Design for Drought Resilience
Leah Churner
Barton Hills Garden Club, 9/22/26
Leah’s Drought-Resilient Species list - click HERE
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uZ50p5bVhf8pQO_9knixhoSMJtjmC29G7heT0sRDdSg/edit?usp=sharing)
Some more thoughts on Xeriscape and gravel
Spring Creek Project: “Pollinator’s Paradise”
About the planting design
Austin PBS Central Texas Gardener segment
“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
Certified arborists:
TreeWeaver
https://www.treeweaverarborist.com (tree work)
Jackson McIntosh (512) 740-0541
Colleen Dieter, ATX Gardens (consulting arborist)
atxgardens.com
Lori Daul, Soil & Green (consulting arborist)
512-921-5908 (Text preferred)
instagram.com/loridauldesign
Soil yards
Organics By Gosh
https://www.organicsbygosh.com/
Whittlesey Landscape Supply
https://www.989rock.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