Native Plants
- Grow Green Plant Guide of Native and Adapted Plants: searchable database, pdf City of Austin)
- Central Texas Recommended Plant List (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)
- Central Texas Native Plants Image Archive (University of Texas at Austin)
- Native Plant Information Network (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)
Trees
- Tree Resources (City of Austin)
- Community Trees (City of Austin Development Services Department)
- Native Trees of Texas (Texas A&M University)
- Urban Forestry (City of Austin Parks & Recreation)
- Native Trees on the University of Texas at Austin campus
Landscaping
- Grow Green Program Home Page
- Grow Green Landscape Design
- Water Conservation Tips, Rebates and Tools
- Waterwise Landscape Rebate Program (Austin Water)
Applications are accepted twice per year, December 1 – March 31 for spring installations and June 1 – September 30 for fall installations.
Wildlife Habitats
- Wildlife Austin(City of Austin Parks & Recreation)
- Austin Butterfly Forum
- National Audubon Society
- National Wildlife Federation
- Native Plant Society of Texas’ list of resources for teachers and kids
- Downloadable Flower Masks
- Native Seed Ball Activity Kit available for checkout
Teacher and Kid Resources
- Watershed Protection Department Youth Education
- Downloadable Native Plant Masks
- Native Seed Ball Activity Kit available for checkout
Native plants are acclimated to local climate conditions and soils, provide habitat for wildlife, typically require less water and maintenance once established, and do not rely on chemical fertilizers and pesticides to thrive. These homegrown plants also give us a sense of place and help maintain the region's wide variety of flora and fauna. Not only do they provide all of these wonderful benefits, but they are beautiful, too!
- 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