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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Clint Small Middle School name one of the TOP 10 ECO-SCHOOLS in the COUNTRY!

Green Tech Academy, Clint Small Middle School, Austin, Texas

 Green Tech Academy, Clint Small Middle School, Austin, Texas
Clint Small Middle School's Green Tech Academy earned Texas' first Green Flag. Students created an extensive garden, planting more than 300 native plant species. The campus also has an outdoor classroom, a greenhouse, a chicken coop, composting, recycling, water-harvesting, and a Japanese garden. Twenty-five percent of the school's food is produced locally.


http://www.nwf.org/Eco-Schools-USA/Top-10-Eco-Schools.aspx?s_email_id=20150929_ECO_ENG_TopTenGreenestSchools|STEdu

Monday, September 21, 2015

Plant Sale FASTLY approaching! This Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday!

Here are some of the students' hard work advertising for the plant sale. They put in a lot of effort and it shows!






































































Here is a list of plants we usually have at the sale. They usually range from $3 for 4 inch pots to $7 for 1 gallon pots. Some more specialty plants can go between $10-$25. We may even have some trees. If there is anything you would us to try and procure, let us know!

Texas Red Bud
Mexican Plum
Fragrant Mimosa (in bloom)
Possumhaw
Yaupon Holly
Wax Myrtle
Anacacho Orchid (in bloom)
Crossvine (in bloom)
Montezuma Cypress
Monterey Oak
Red Yucca (in bloom)
Twist Leaf Yucca
Gulf Muhly
Lindheimer Muhly

Inland Sea Oats
Blue Eyed Grass (in bloom)
White Coneflower
Purple Coneflower (in bloom)
Cedar Sage
Salvia Cleavelandii
Red Columbine
Texas Betony
Chocolate Daisy
Texas Rock Rose (in bloom)
Apache Plume (in bloom)
Chili Pequin
Escarpment Cherry

TX Mountain Laurel
Spiderwort
Cedar Elm
Aloe Vera
Pinyon Pine
Shrubby Bush Sage
White Mistflower
Gregg's Mistflower
Catalpa
Evergreen Sumac
American Beautyberry
Lantana Horrida
Sabal Minor
Eve's Necklace
Mexican Plum
Monterey Oak
Lacey Oak
Desert Willow
Goldenball Leadtree
Aloe Vera
Century Plant
Possumhaw
Red Yucca
Sotol
Nolina Texana
Heartleaf Skullcap
Obedient plant
Skeletonleaf goldeneye
Prostrate Rosemary
Mexican Oregano
Salvia greggi

Remember, we are still selling potted homecoming mums. Buy in bulk, it saves $$$!!! Show your COUGAR SPIRIT!

Check out our Facebook page for order forms and other information about the Green Tech Academy.


Tuesday, September 8, 2015

UPDATE! PLANT SALE COMING SOON! 9/24, 9/25, 9/28 and 9/29!

More information to come. Native and adapted plants will be sold! We will also sell potted mums in honor of football homecoming.