26 July 2006

Go native!


In my opinion, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is one of the most amazing places to watch green things growing in the country. The Wildflower Center grows and advocates for native plants, participates in restoration research and landscape design (e.g. green roofs, xeriscaping, and diversity of roadsides), and the center itself is a beauty to behold. Lady Bird Johnson has left a fantastic legacy for this country and the world. Lucky for us, it's right here in Austin and the center will join the College of Natural Sciences and School of Architecture this fall. The potential is huge (and just maybe I'll be lucky enough to have more excuses to visit and learn).

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