Summer Dreams Pre-Planned Garden: Good preparation in spring leads to beautiful summer displays! by David Salman, Chief Horticuluralist It’s already time to prepare your garden for spring planting! With spring...

Gardening with Cold Hardy Cacti by David Salman Echinocereus triglochidiatus ('White Sands' Claret Cup Cactus) is without a doubt the fastest, largest and most spectacular of any claret cup cactus....

by David Salman I admit that I have a fascination with cold hardy succulents, ornamental grasses and other plant groups that for some gardeners, are just a bit off the...

By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder & Chief Horticulturalist   Many gardeners don't realize that there are cold hardy cacti and succulents - plants that can grow outdoors even in...

by David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder The genus Lavandula is a favorite group of ornamental herbs native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean, a region with plenty of sun...

Agastache are a showy, fragrant group of perennial herbs. The greatest concentration of Agastache species is found in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, so they are very successfully grown...

In the past few years, lavender has become quite the plant—for gardens, herbalists, and craftspersons. With its current popularity, lavender graces the gardens of many homeowners and the fields of...

By David Salman, Founder of High Country Gardens First Season Perennial Care Planting & Establishing Root Systems Perennial plants can be planted anytime the soil is not frozen. But in...

by High Country Gardens Protecting Your Garden from Browsing Animals Gardens can always be found attractive to deer and rabbits because of their fresh supply of greens. Chemicals and tall...

by High Country Gardens 1. Practice Being Patient Many varieties of Delosperma (Ice Plant) are suitable for high altitudes. As I write this article, the ground is still solidly frozen...

While fall is a great time to transplant perennials, shrubs, and trees across the country – in the Southwestern US, where winters are mild and summers are extremely hot, fall...

by High Country Gardens Fall is the time when gardeners prepare their gardens for winter, whether it's cold temperatures, heavy snows, drying winds, or depredation by grazing animals. Gardeners living...