Planting a garden is an act of optimism and hope. Carolyn’s Hope pink penstemon is also about raising funds to benefit breast cancer research. Learn how you can be part of this project. >>
You’ll be certain to want to try many of the 2014 winning plants. Here’s the list – look for them at local independent …
Learn about fire-wise landscaping from fire-fighting gardener, Dave Egbert, adapted from Pacific Horticulture publications.
You MUST try this water-wise hot new ice plant from South Africa>>
Soft blue mounds all summer long turn to blazes of yellow in August – read about this beautiful alternative dwarf rabbitbrush for xeriscapes.
Being ambitious, and a handsome blonde, means this grass’s virtues really stand out when it mingles with other attractive grasses and late-blooming perennials!
Chosen for it’s beautiful foliage as much for its blooms, this recommendation for 2010 is not your ordinary kniphofia!
First time summer visitors to the Rockies are often struck by the abundance of scarlet tubular flowers everywhere you look in the high meadows. One often sees hummingbirds darting from scarlet gilia to penstemons in the summer months, always a highlight for the observant visitor. Many of these mountain plants adapt well to the Xeriscape or border in your home garden.