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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.
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Natural Nectar for Hummingbirds and Pollinators...
By David Salman, High Country Gardens Founder “The hum of bees is the voice of the garden” Elizabeth Lawrence, garden designer and author (1904 – 1985) What do we mean...
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How to Attract Honeybees to Boost Vegetable Yields
Help to Assure Pollination Bee on Echinacea 'Rocky Top' hybrid. Pollination is an essential part of the web of life, and nowhere is it a more essential than when growing...
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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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How To Plant A Butterfly Garden: Plants, Water ...
By David Salman, Founder of High Country Gardens. Banner photo by our customer, Steve T. A butterfly garden can be a wonderful part of your landscape, and will make a...
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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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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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