Xeriscaping on Your Own Schedule

Have you thought about redoing your landscape as a xeriscape, but the whole idea seems just too overwhelming to even begin? Find out how you can do this project and not kill yourself or break the bank! Yes, it is possible to accomplish—as long as you don’t get in too big a hurry. Follow speaker Deedy Wright as she shows how she changed a typical contractor yard into a lovely xeriscape all by herself. It can be done, if you are patient.

Deedy Wright is a life-long Texas gardener. Her particular interests are native and invasive plants. She has been an active member of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) since 1996. She has completed multiple native plant courses at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and landscape training at Texas A&M University, along with the Texas Invaders training on invasive plants.

In addition, Deedy was a certified Texas Master Gardener for 15 years in Bexar and Guadalupe Counties, with specialist training in propagation and vegetable gardening.

A retired secondary language arts and social studies teacher, Deedy has taught adult continuing education classes on various gardening topics in the San Antonio area.