Click here to subscribe online to be notified by mail about gardening classes or call 512-974-2550 and ask to be put on the emailing list for gardening classes. You will receive notification when a gardening class is scheduled. We usually offer classes a couple of times a year. Please also check the Grow Green home page occasionally. We post classes from multiple City departments and the Travis County Master Gardeners - but will not be sending out announcements for those classes individually.
Visit www.austintexas.gov/gardengoodies to learn more about gardening-related rebates, grants, and free stuff available from the City of Austin for residential, multi-family and homeowner associations, community groups, commercial and other properties.
- City of Austin’s Invasive Plant Webpage
- Invasives Plant Database - To find out if a plant in your area is an aggressive non-native that competes with native plants for resources.
- Austin Resource Recovery
- Austin Energy: Green Building
- Austin Water Utility: Water Conservation and Wildlands
- Parks and Recreation Department: Urban Forestry, Wildlife Austin, Zilker Botanical Garden
- Development Services Department
- Watershed Protection Department: Grow Green
Grow Green and xeriscaping have very similar principles. Xeriscaping is landscaping whose main goal is to conserve water (Water Wise Austin). The seven principles of Xeriscape include: Planning and Design, Soil Analysis, Plant Selection, Practical Turf Areas, Efficient Irrigation, Use of Mulches, and Maintenance. Grow Green goes beyond Xeriscaping in emphasizing the use of least toxic products in the landscape. Minimizing chemical input in the landscape protects our living areas and our water ways.