Wells Branch Wild

09/28/2026

We have TWO local school garden workdays happening back-to-back this Saturday Oct 3rd. So you can drop in for one or double up for extra extra credit:

📍 Wells Branch Elementary 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Joe Lee Johnson Elementary | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

No green thumb or experience required—just bring yourself, some water, and any basic garden tools (gloves, shovels, rakes) if you have them. Whether you can stay for 30 minutes or the whole stretch, any time you can lend a hand makes a huge difference for our kids' learning spaces.

Hope to see a few familiar faces there! Drop a comment if you think you can make it. Guaranteed good karma and fresh air on us! Plus you can skip the gym! 😉 ✨🌱🪏

09/26/2026

Blackfoot daisy in a pot Why not? Just remember that pots become ovens in this heat, so even our hardy drought surviving plants need regular water in a pot. I usually use the water from rinsing veggies, glasses, etc for the pots. :)

09/26/2026

Beautyberry never disappoints, but this year it has outdone itself. This drought required some watering, but it does better than most plants, and the birds love the berries. A mockingbird claimed it a few years ago and has been raising her chicks there for a few years.

09/24/2026

Butterflies and bees don't stop working when summer ends. Neither should your garden. 🐝🦋

Fall-blooming natives like frostweed, fall aster, and goldenrod give pollinators a crucial food source as they prep for winter or continue their migration south (yes, monarchs are passing through Central Texas right now!). Planting native this fall means your yard becomes part of that lifeline.

Shop pollinator-friendly natives at our Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 17.

1,200+ plants ready to bring the buzz back to your backyard. 🌼
📍 2106 Klattenhoff Drive, Austin, TX 78728 | 🕐 9 AM–1 PM (or until plants run out)

09/24/2026

09/22/2026

Are you interested in creating a DIY wildlife habitat out of a Bermudagrass backyard? Curious how much work is involved in having a meadow garden, since mowing is no longer required?

WBWC will host a field trip to a DIY garden that is a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat (NWF’s CWH), created using the Austin Water WaterWise Landscape Rebate program to lower overall costs.

Our guide, Angel, is a gardener-want-to-be who finds being in her garden an opportunity to relax in awe of nature. She will outline the steps to create an NWF CWH using the WaterWise Landscape program, share the amount of time required, and share lessons learned.

(Note: The date listed in the WBNA Newsletter is incorrect! The event is on Saturday!)

09/21/2026

Come join us for KWBB! We will 100% be BIOBLITZING with iNaturalist and would love to see you there!

Help be a part of history at the Keep Wells Branch Beautiful Fall Volunteer Day! Join us Oct. 18 from 2-5 p.m. at the St. Andrew’s Parking Lot, where we will be preparing the future Eastside Nature Park by charting out the biodiversity of the area! This BioBlitz and cleanup will build toward a sustainable neighborhood, and we hope you can be a part of it!

Registration is now open, so secure your spot now!

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09/21/2026

Native plants have been surviving Texas summers for thousands of years. 🌾

When you plant native this fall, you're choosing species that are already adapted to our heat, our clay soil, and our unpredictable rain. Less fuss, less fertilizer, less replacing plants that just can't hang with a Texas July. 🫠

Come find your new favorites at our Fall Native Plant Sale. 1,200+ native plants plus herbs and veggies will be waiting for you. 🌻

📅 October 17 | 📍2106 Klattenhoff Drive, Austin, TX 78728 | 🕐 10 AM–1 PM (or until plants run out, members get in an hour early)

09/20/2026

LIGHTS OUT time.