Grow Green: Education in Sustainable Gardening

Want a beautiful Central Texas garden that is good for your pocketbook and the environment?

Grow Green is the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department's gardening education program to promote sustainable landscaping practices. It addresses water quality and conservation, recycling, plant placement, and eco-friendly techniques to address pest issues.

The Grow Green program includes:

• 23 Grow Green fact sheets on big picture and pest-related topics
• Rebates, Free Stuff and Grants to help your garden grow
• Landscape Design, Installation and Maintenance information - including demonstration gardens and design templates
• Native & Adapted Plant Guide for Central Texas
• Searchable database
• Landscape Professionals
• Training specifically for landscape professionals
• List of Grow Green Landscape Professionals who have completed the training series
• Pest Information (Integrated Pest Management)
• Rain Gardens to keep water on the land

We usually offer classes a couple of times a year. Contact us for dates and to be put on our mailing list.

http://www.austintexas.gov/department/grow-green

Watershed Protection Department
One Texas Center
505 Barton Springs Rd. 12th Floor
Austin, TX 78704
512-974-2581
Contact: http://www.austintexas.gov/email/denisedelaney