 We've all heard the term zera-scaping. It means featuring landscape plants that don't require much water. NY-Omin is a magnificent state to practice zera-scaping because most of the state receives no more than 12 inches of precipitation a year. Consider, too, that many Wyoming native plants make excellent zeric plants for your landscape. Take, for example, this four-winged salt bush found throughout our desert ecosystems. It makes for a beautiful shrub that, frankly, never needs watered once established. Here's another Wyoming native, the Mexican hat combflower. Found in our eastern prairies, this is a beauty that will thrive in once to twice a month watering. This entire landscape has been watered only four times this year, and yet look at how all these plants are thriving. With the state experiencing seven out of eight years of drought, doesn't it make sense to use native plants in our own gardens? This has been Tom Hill from the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service.