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Exclusive to High Country Gardens, our Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden was created by renowned garden designer Lauren Springer, in partnership with Plant Select® and Habitat Hero, a program of Audubon Rockies. Designed specifically for the Rockies, but well-suited for many climates, the garden includes a majority of North American native perennials with pollinator-friendly Old World perennials for a resilient, wildlife-friendly garden. Winner of the 2014 Green Thumb Award.
*Plants are subject to change due to availability. Any substitutions will feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the garden design. Not all plants will be in bloom at the same time, as may be depicted in the artist’s rendering.
Our Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden covers 84 sq. ft (7 ft x 12 ft). It includes a garden map, care and planting instructions, and 16 plants:
| Name | Quantity | Height | Width | Bloom Season | |
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Agastache rupestris | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 36-42" tall | 18" wide | Early summer to fall |
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Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass | 2 x Plant - 5" Pot | 30-36" tall | 30-36" wide | Mid to late summer |
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Select Blue Nepeta | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 15" tall | 18" wide | Late spring to summer |
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Shimmer Evening Primrose | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 6-8" tall | 15" wide | Late spring to late summer |
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HALF PINT® Pineleaf Penstemon | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 10" tall | 12" wide | Late spring to early summer |
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Crandall's Clove Scented Currant (Ribes) | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 4-6' tall | 4-6' wide | Late spring |
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Prairie Blues Little Bluestem Grass | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 32-36" tall | 12-15" wide | Late summer |
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Windbreaker Giant Sacaton Grass | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 8-10' tall | 6' wide | Summer |
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Orange Carpet® Creeping Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria) | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 4-6" tall | 15-18" wide | Summer |
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Dakota Sunshine Maximilian's Sunflower (Helianthus) | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 5-6' tall (60-72" tall) | 36-60" wide | Late summer to fall |
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Red Rocks® Penstemon | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 18" tall | 15" wide | Late spring to summer |
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Ultra Violet Salvia | 1 x Plant - 5" Deep Pot | 18-20" tall | 24-28" wide | Mid summer to fall |
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Munstead Violet English Lavender | 1 x Plant - 5" Pot | 18-24" tall | 24-30" wide | Late spring through summer |
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Butterfly Weed | 1 x Plant - 2.5" Pot | 15-18" tall | 15-18" wide | Late spring to summer |
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Longwood Blue Caryopteris | 1 x Plant - 5" Deep Pot | 2-4 ft tall | 24-48" wide | Summer |
As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.
Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (801) 769-0300 or contact us by email or chat.
Overall rating: 4.4117646 / 5 from 17 reviews.
Review topics: ["instructions","look","plant","garden","roots"].
"Closing out the third summer in the ground and starting to take shape. Lost a penstemon and a lavender first year. Everything else took hold pretty well. The catmint seems to be overtaking the neighbors, so have to cut it back periodically. We are at 7,300 feet, so a fairly short growing season. Tons of pollinators every summer."
"I planted this pre-planned garden last fall - so less than a year ago. It's already much bigger, with more flowers than I expected at this time. When I went out to take this picture of it two hummingbirds swooped in! I did have a few plants swapped out from the ones I was supposed to get and I was missing one plant, but when I let them know, they sent me the missing plant. Beware that all your plants might not match up exactly with the plan. It's still beautiful and works great though!"
"It hasn't been a full year since I planted, so I don't have a sense as to how things will look once they're fully grown in. However, I'm thrilled with the unusual variety of plants and how well they did over the winter (in cold New England). I can't wait to see it in a few years! Would absolutely buy again."
"The plant assortment and suggested planting map were very useful. The plants arrived in decent shape - a couple looked a bit weak and a couple (labeled live root) weren't visible. Most of them have thrived and just one month later, there are even some small blooms! The Texas Blazing Stars had problems - three of the four never came up. However High Country promptly replaced them and the new ones are doing great! I'm so excited to see these plants getting established. They will provide a beautiful garden and will make the hummingbirds and bees happy!"
"4 of the plants were dead on arrival. The rest are doing OK. I'm not sure I'll be buying plants from the internet again. Seems like too many die immediately."
"While not unhappy, I'm also not overly impressed. Two of the plants were dead on arrival. While the instructions are good, two different layouts could be provided; one for long and one for wide. Unfortunately, you don't know which way it is designed until it arrives. Then you have to make your best guess as to how to rearrange it to make it attractive. I think adding this to the product description would be helpful if you don't choose to provide two layouts. The plants are small, which accounts for the reasonable price point. It's difficult to picture what it will look like in a couple of years since I made up my own placement."
"garden at entry to our home"
"part of garden for birds"
"We purchased the Habitat Hero garden and planted along the front of our house. Pics are from about 10 months after planting. They spread and grew even more the following summer. The variety of colors and textures are attractive to people, birds, and butterflies. We liked it so much we purchased this garden again at our next home. Unfortunately, we have ground squirrels here and they liked eating the roots so three of the plants died. The others are all doing well after about 2 years. Thinking of planting this mix plus extra Windbreaker Giant Sacaton Grass to block the wind in our back yard next season."
"This area of my yard is very inhospitable. There is a big Russian olive that sucks a lot of moisture out of the area. I will replace the plants they did not live. Eventually it will be a beautiful spot."
