Category Archives: Colorado garden

A is for Agastache

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

Gardeners are notoriously a fickle lot, and picking one favorite is tough, but I do love the Wild Hyssops (one common name) or Hummingbird Mints (another common name.) Most agastaches are native to the West, and the three that are … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Gardens for Colorado

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

The Monarch butterfly is in the news and on almost everyone’s mind.  Monarchs are in trouble. Here’s what scientists from the World Wildlife Fund had to say about them: The latest decrease in monarch butterflies is likely due to a … Continue reading →

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Pea Shoots

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

It’s still a little early to plant peas outside, but if you are short on time and space, you can have a fabulous early spring pea garden on your windowsill, ready to eat in just a couple or three week. … Continue reading →

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How to Have a Great Vegetable Garden in a Dry Year

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

We have a good friend in Pueblo who converted her front yard to native perennials and drought tolerant shrubs, and her back yard to a vast vegetable garden. She doesn’t have a scrap of lawn anywhere.  Her vegetable garden produces … Continue reading →

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Pray for Rain; Plan for Drought

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

When water restrictions went into effect in our valley last summer, I watched as people struggled to keep their lawns alive. Many people gave up–the heat, the unprecedented drought for our area–it all conspired against a bluegrass lawn.  And yet, … Continue reading →

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Echinocereus coccineus

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

A month ago I posted some pictures of a cactus we found near the nursery. I wasn’t sure of the name, but since then quite a few people have come forward to help with the identification: Echinocereus coccineus.  Don Barnett, … Continue reading →

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Sunny and Warm

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

We might break a record high temperature for today. I don’t think that’s good–we need snow!–but I’m trying to be optimistic and enjoy the warm weather. It does allow me to get things done outside that I wouldn’t be able … Continue reading →

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A Walk on a Winter’s Day

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Perennial Favorites

Not far from the nursery is a steep, south-facing ridge. We took Xander for a walk today and found cactus growing out of the rocky hillside.  I’m not sure what it is, but it could be Echinocereus triglochidiatus, or E. fendleri.  … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget to Water

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Perennial Favorites

What a dry fall we’ve had in the Greenhorn Valley! I know Denver has had a little more rain and snow this fall than we’ve had, but, really, all along the Front Range it is dry. I’ve been watching the … Continue reading →

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Native Hackberry

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Perennial Favorites

Here where we live, where the foothills meet the prairie, I feel like I know the landscape like the back of my hand.  I know the oaks and the sumac that grow on the dry hillsides, I know the boxelder … Continue reading →

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