Spectacular Seasons of Color DVD


David Salman

I hope that sharing my insights on waterwise gardening will help you grow your own spectacular gardens.

Below, you will find the easy to grow, low-care perennials featured in my DVD:Spectacular Seasons of Color with Waterwise Gardening. These quality plants are organized by blooming seasons, and can be ordered from our High Country Gardens catalog.

Before you begin planting, be sure to review the Eight Principles of Waterwise Landscaping outlined in the DVD. Here's a reminder of two important principles:

1. You should add organic matter in the form of compost whenever you plant. At HIGH COUNTRY GARDENS, we use and recommend Yum Yum Mix® and Soil Mender® Compost products.

2. Plant native turf grasses instead of Kentucky Blue Grass. Legacy® Buffalo and Blue Grama Grasses are excellent drought-tolerant alternatives.

David Salman, President and Chief Horticulturist, High Country Gardens

The Essential Plants for Any Xeriscape:


Early Spring Blooming Spring Blooming
Summer Blooming Native Buffalo Grass
Early Fall Blooming Pre-Planned Gardens


Early Spring Blooming

Wild Flower Batalinii - Tulipa Batalinii Bright Gem
Fragrant Persian Stonecress - Aethionema schistosum
Thrift-leaf Perky Sue - Hymenoxys scaposa
Creeping Shrubby Ice Plant - Ruschia pulvinaris
Juniper Leaf Thyme - Thymus neiceffii
Thyme-leaf Speedwell - Veronica oltensis
Blue Woolly Speedwell - Veronica pectinata



Tulipa batalinii 'Bright Gem'

 

Prickly Dianthus

 

Furman's Red Texas Sage

 

Chocolate Flower

 

Hybrid Hummingbird Mint

 

Legacy Buffalo Grass

 

The Jumbo Waterwise Garden

Spring Blooming

Prickly Dianthus - Acantholimon hohenackeri
Swallowtail® Columbine - Aquilegia species 'Swallowtail'®
Sundrops - Calyophus hartwegii v. lavandulifolius
Moonshine Yarrow - Achillea 'Moonshine'
Jupiters Beard - Centrantus ruber 'Coccineus'
Coral Canyon® Twinspur - Diascia integerrima 'Coral Canyon' ®
Blue Avena Grass - Helictotrichon sempervirens
Sundancer Daisy - Hymenoxys acaulis
Graves English Lavender - Lavandula angustifolia 'Graves'
Blue Catmint - Nepeta faassenii 'Select Blue'
Compact Pineleaf Penstemon - Penstemon pinifolius 'Compactum'
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue - Penstemon strictus
Firecracker Beardtongue 'Richfield Selection' - Penstemon eatonii
Missouri Evening Primrose - Oenothera macrocarpa
Dwarf Silver-Leaf Sage - Salvia daghestanica
Furman's Red Texas Sage - Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red'
Violet Cloud Hybrid Skullcap - Scutellaria 'Violet Cloud'

Summer Blooming

Chocolate Flower - Berlandiera lyrata
Licorice Mint or Sunset Hyssop - Agastache rupestris
Poppy Mallow - Callirhoe involucrata
Mayfield Giant Tickseed - Coreopsis grandiflora 'Mayfield Giant'
Texas Red Yucca - Hesperaloe parviflora
Fat Bud French hybrid Lavender - Lavandula intermdio 'Grosso'
Gayfeather - Liatris punctata
Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia
Purple Prairie Clover - Dalea purpureum
Maraschino Bush Sage - Salvia 'Maraschino'
Prairie Zinnia - Zinnia grandiflora

Early Fall Blooming

Hybrid Hummingbird Mint - Agastache 'Desert Sunrise'®
Maximilian's Sunflower - Helianthus meximiliana 'Santa Fe'
Creeping Hummingbird Trumpet - Zauschneria garrettii 'Orange Carpet'®
Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet - Zauschneria arizonica

Native Buffalo Grass

Buchloe dactyloides 'Legacy®' Buffalo Grass
Legacy® Buffalo Grass Companion Garden

Pre-Planned Gardens

The Jumbo Waterwise Garden
Soft Colors Inferno Strip Garden
The Xeric Aroma Garden
Waterwise Rose & Perennial Garden
The Big Easy Water-Wise Garden