If you need assistance with your irrigation adjustments to accomodate the heat, please contact us at 303-721-9003. Thank you.
Have you noticed that the heat wave this week has peonies drooping and other thirsty plant varieties wilting around the edges? This is a reminder that our high-altitude yards are in a semi-arid region. This is where the extremes of weather ravage the plants and water is precious. It’s tough growing! Thankfully, we have experts like Panayoti Kelaidis, chief curator at Denver Botanic Gardens, the team of CSU horticulturists and pros in the green industry who work hard to develop plants that actually LIKE to grow here. We’re grateful to you for bringing us Plant Selects! Another cool thing about Plant Select plants is that many of them either attract or repel wildlife. In urban environments with so much space taken by buildings, pavement and lawns, there are few nectar resources for hummingbirds and butterflies – or pollen sources for bees. Attracting pollinators is especially important to grow edibles. And if that other Colorado gardening hazard – deer – is ruining your yard, Plant Select has help there, too. Many of the plants that are low-water, heat lovers and attract pollinators, are not appetizing to deer. All of these factors make the following plants very sustainable choices for Colorado yards. Wild Thing & Furman’s Red sage – altitude limit: 5,500 ft. Plants that grow to 6,000 ft.
Plants that grow to 7,000 ft. |