Design for Drought Resilience
Leah Churner
Barton Hills Garden Club, 9/22/26
“Plants Need Water, Man”
youtube.com/watch?v=xEip_OoF4dY
Austin nonprofits offering free plants:
Treefolks
Central Texas Seed Savers
Recommended local garden centers:
Greensleeves Nursery
greensleevesnursery.com
The Natural Gardener
tngaustin.com
The Great Outdoors
gonursery.com
Shoal Creek Nursery
shoalcreeknursery.com
Other resources!
Native Texas Nursery grows plants locally and supplies to the retail nurseries. Though wholesale only and not open to the public, their website’s plant catalog is a great resource for native plant info, with photos, spacing guidelines, light recommendations, etc.
nativetx.com/wholesale/catalog
Drought-Resilient Species list HERE
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uZ50p5bVhf8pQO_9knixhoSMJtjmC29G7heT0sRDdSg/edit?usp=sharing)