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With waterwise plants, or drought-tolerant and xeric plants, your garden can do more than just survive dry conditions - it can thrive. You can turn to High Country Gardens for inspiration and ideas, helpful planning and planting guides, and learning how to choose beautiful waterwise plants for your sustainable yard transformation.
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Habitat For Bumblebees & Top Pollinator Plants ...
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Chief Horticulturist For me, no other insect so readily brings a smile to my face than to watch a busy bumblebee buzzing around the...
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Easy Gardening: Top 4 Tricks of the Trade
 This rock garden uses gravel mulch to make gardening simpler. by David Salman, High Country Gardens Chief Horticulturalist Conservation of Energy: Ideas for a More Beautiful and Labor Efficient...
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Keeping Your Landscape Healthy In The Heat
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder and Chief Horticulturist For much of the US, the summer heat has arrived. But not to worry - many plants are well equipped...
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Creating Living Landscapes: The Importance Of N...
By Ray The Gnome. A Summary of the Habitat Hero Presentation given by Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware Professor of Entomology, at the Denver Botanic Garden. Groundbreaking research by Professor...
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Shade & Partial Shade Plants For Waterwise Gardens
By David Salman, Founder of High Country Gardens David Salman gardened in the high desert of New Mexico for more than 30 years. This article covers his best recommendations for...
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18 Water-Saving Gardening Tips For Drought
In this Sonoma, California garden, xeric plants and gravel mulch paths replace a traditional grass lawn. This zone 9 garden includes Gaura (Wand Flower)'Trader Joe's', Origanum (Ornamental Oregano)Â 'Amethyst Falls', Nepeta...
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Rock Gardening: Creating a Miniature World of P...
by David Salman There are many styles of rock gardening. Europeans were the first to develop rock gardening as a way to mimic the Alps and other European mountain ranges...
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The Nectar Garden: The Importance of Planting a...
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Chief Horticulturist Pollinators are the pulse of the planet. To say pollination is an important process would be an understatement. Pollinators such as native...
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The Hummingbirds Are Back: David Salman’s Hummi...
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder In spring, hummingbirds start to make their appearance in my gardens. At first, it is one bird, and then there are 3 or...
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Firescaping: Landscaping to Avert Wildfires, In...
by High Country Gardens Ice Plant and other low-growing succulents make a good buffer when firescaping. Creating Non-Burn Zones Around Your Home: Learn Which Plants Burn Easily and Which Are...
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Winter Watering In The Garden: When And Why
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder Colder zone ecosystems rely on winter snowfall as a crucial part of their yearly water supply. However, when the weather seems a bit...
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How To Create Well-Drained Soil
The Importance Of Soil Drainage In Your Garden Soil drainage is a very important factor to consider when planting Salvia, Agastache, Lavender, Penstemon and other perennials that like "well-drained" soil....
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