The Coppell Community Garden will be hosting "Best Plants for Texas Summers" on Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10:00am, Town Center, 255 Parkway Blvd. where there will be a presentation and also a tour of the drought tolerant perennials at Helping Hands Garden.

From clay soils to hot and dry summers, homeowners face unique growing situations in North Texas, but there are plenty of solutions to overcome these difficulties. “Best Plants for Texas Summers” will help you find these solutions and provide guidance on how to be “water wise” in your lawn and garden.  This course is all about successful gardening by selecting the right plants for your landscape.  Texas hardy native and adapted plant materials give everyone the edge for gardening success.  This course is taught by Chrissy Cortez-Mathis.  Ms. Cortez-Mathis has been a Dallas County Master Gardener and was the President of the Dallas Organic Garden Club in 2011.   The class is free of charge and registration is not required.