• A location’s zone is determined by its average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.
• On the map, zones range from 1a to 13a, with zone 1a representing -60º to -55º F and zone 13a representing 65º to 70º F.
• The map is interactive, and you can find your exact location’s zone by typing in your zip code.

Austin’s plant hardiness zone

• Texas bluebonnet
• Mexican hat
• Standing cypress

• The Great Outdoors | 2730 S. Congress Ave.
• Shoal Creek Nursery | 2710 Hancock Dr.
• The Natural Gardener | 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd.

• Vinyasa Flow with Collette | Wednesday, April 10 | 10-11 a.m. | Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd., Austin | $10-$15 | All levels are welcome to practice their flow alongside breathwork and sound bowls — remember to bring a mat.
• Scott Strickland | Wednesday, April 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Meanwhile Brewing Co., 3901 Promontory Point Dr., Austin | Free | Sit back with a beverage at the south Austin brewery, which was voted the best in Bat City by ATXtoday readers.

• Celebrating Fusebox! An Opening and 20th Anniversary Birthday | Thursday, April 11 | 6-9:15 p.m. | The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center, 700 Congress Ave., Austin | Free | Explore the “HOST: Fusebox” exhibition and celebrate the opening with a birthday bash on the rooftop.
• Power of 3 Group Art Show | Thursday, April 11 | 7 p.m. | South Congress Hotel, 1603 S. Congress Ave., Austin | Free | Take in artworks by Ana Stapleton, Jodie King, and Stephanie Moore.

• La Flor Loteria | Friday, April 12 | 7-10 p.m. | Taquero Mucho, 508 West Ave., Austin | $40 | Celebrate Selena Quintanilla’s birthday with lotería, a Selena tribute show, and Taquero Mucho’s signature pink drinks.

• Tree Identification Walk | Saturday, April 13 | 9-11 a.m. | Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd., Austin | Free with admission | Learn to identify the trees of Central Texas while enjoying the springtime weather on this walk.

• Austin Reggae Fest | Friday, April 19-Sunday, April 21 | Times vary | Auditorium Shores, 900 W. Riverside Dr., Austin | $26-$240 | Check out Mellow Mood and The Human Rights at this event, which began as a Bob Marley tribute in 1994.

• Austin Resource Recovery is collecting eclipse glasses to donate to Astronomers Without Borders, a nonprofit that distributes glasses to underserved communities that are slated to experience an eclipse. Drop off glasses at nearly 30 locations citywide — see the full list. (KVUE)

• A hotel tower and residential tower will be constructed at a new development called Pinnacle Plaza on a site that currently houses the DoubleTree UT Austin off of I-35. The project spans ~3 acres and would include multiple amenity decks 55 ft above ground level. (Austin Business Journal)

• The Samsung chipmaking facility in Taylor may receive a $6+ billion subsidy from the federal government, based on early reports. Funding may go toward construction of an advanced packaging facility and a research and development center. (Austin American-Statesman)

• The City of Austin launched a pilot program to change left-turning systems at 16 Austin intersections, in an attempt to reduce left-turn crashes. Adjustments range from flashing yellow arrows to protected left turns — see the full list of affected intersections, which includes seven on 5th Street. (KXAN)

• Hui Lau Shan, a mango dessert shop based out of Hong Kong, will open an Austin location at 7020 Easy Wind Dr. next month. The chain makes specialty desserts like sticky rice, pancakes, puddings, and drinks out of — you guessed it — mangoes. (Eater Austin)

• Written answers for STAAR exams will now be graded by computers. The Texas Education Agency rolled out the automatic scoring engine — which was trained using human scoring — for the standardized tests this year. (CBS Austin)

• The Landlock Festival — a new surf rock music fest slate to take place in Waco this May — has been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.” All ticket-holders will be refunded for the cost of their purchases.

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