On three Saturdays in September, giraffes and zebras get golden-hour visitors bearing mocktails and light bites at the Folsom preserve.

Piles are going in for the long-awaited Catfish Capital ramp, funded partly by BP oil spill settlement money.

The New Orleans Botanical Garden debuts a drought-tolerant Sun Garden September 2, with free succulents and a lemon-hibiscus sno-ball while supplies last.