How to Tame a Water-Thirsty Yard: Getting Started on Xeriscape

Is the water bill getting out of hand and the landscape still looks terrible? Or even worse, is water being rationed? Find out how you can change this picture and have a nicer looking landscape, reduce your water use and shrink the water bill!

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.