Gardening during drought without busting the water bill is the theme for March 16 Gardening Essentials.

San Antonio has been in meteorological drought for 7 years. The total rainfall during that time has totaled 6 years of our average rainfall and we’ve lived through the 2 hottest years recorded in local history.

How can we and our gardens survive and thrive? We will revisit some gardening basics through the lens of extreme water conservation with intent of surviving drought with two of our most familar friends of GVST and encore presenters, Robin Maymar and David Vaughan.

Robin Maymar, mathematician and long-time president of San Antonio Herb Society, will give us a no-fail strategy to get an herb garden well-rooted while conserving water with five basic herbs.

David Vaughan was among the group of Texans who first became certified as arborists by International Society of Arborists and then founded the Texas chapter of ISA. Vaughan was recognized by the chapter as “Arborist of the Year” in 2022. David Vaughan is committed to sharing information about soil health as it affects trees. He will discuss strategies for tree care during drought.

San Antonio Garden Center
Program 12 noon to 3 p.m.
Doors open to public at 11:30.

Open to the public free of charge.
Donations appreciated!