Waterwise Learning Center

Maintaining Our Gardens To Maximize Their Value As Habitat By David Salman, Founder of High Country Gardens Fall is well underway and many of us are focused on getting our...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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) 'Amethyst Falls', Nepeta...

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...

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...

Our late founder, David Salman, planted his Santa Fe garden to feed hummingbirds from spring into fall. Here are his favorite natural nectar plants by bloom season, from Penstemon and...

Firescaping creates defensible zones around your home. Learn how to clear and plant each zone, which plants burn easily, and which fire-resistant plants help slow a wildfire.

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...