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Waterwise Learning Center
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.
Habitat creation
Native Plants Of California
California's diverse ecoregions make this state home to an amazing array of native plant species. Our friends at Calscape, The California Native Plant Society, make it easy for gardeners to...
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Plants With A Purpose: Our Pillars Of Sustainab...
Sustainability Begins In Your Backyard Our founder, David Salman, knew that plants play a vital role in the interconnected ecosystem that connects all life on Earth. He believed that “our...
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The Best Native Perennials For Western Gardens
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder I've been gardening with ornamental plants for more than three decades in the challenging, high elevation, USDA zone 5/6 climate of northern NM....
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Clean, Prune, Divide: Easy Tips For Habitat-Fri...
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder and Chief Horticulturist Every gardener counts down the days until they can get into the garden for spring. Here are some spring clean-up...
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Habitat Gardening With A Pond In Colorado
A Q & A With Larry G. about his wildscape in Fort Collins, CO By Wendy Hatoum, staff writer for High Country Gardens Q: What makes your wildscape special? The...
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Boulder Yard Transformed Into A Habitat Hero Wi...
The front and back yards of this Boulder, CO home were transformed from lifeless, flat, brown spaces into lush, colorful flowering gardens using native perennials and drought resistant plants. The...
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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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Customer Garden: A Neighborhood Native Garden I...
In Denver, Colorado, our customer Jason B. killed his Kentucky Bluegrass lawn and replaced it with waterwise native plants to attract pollinators, inspired by rain gardens and moonlight gardens. We...
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Landscaping with Native Plants: Creating a Sens...
by David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder and Chief Horticulturist While native plants have always had a small but devoted following, both the general gardening public and mainstream horticulture have...
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Gardening with Native Plants: Understanding Gro...
By Chief Horticulturist David Salman Incorporating native plants into your landscape and landscape designs can be a very gratifying experience.The key to success with native plants is learning where the...
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Make Your Yard A Hummingbird Haven: Plants, Wat...
Did you know that the southwest is home to more hummingbirds than any other region of the US? Some hummingbirds are year-round residents in the American South and West, but...
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How To Plant A Habitat Garden To Attract Songbirds
By David Salman, Chief Horticulturalist. Photo by our customer, Austin S. The songbirds of North America need our help. There are many factors taking a toll on their populations, and...
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