Native Plants

Greenleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula)
Colorado's Hardy Manzanitas
January 29, 2014 — Help birds and brighten winters with these native evergreen shrubs.
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Blue spruce (Picea pungens)
Weeping White Spruce: A New Look at Spruce
December 24, 2013 — Backbones for the winter garden.
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Black hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii).
Hungry for a Little Landscape Color?
November 27, 2013 — Give thanks for hawthorns.
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How To Provide Water for Birds and Butterflies
November 21, 2013
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Hyssop stalks with purple flowers.
Plant Profile: Hurray for Hyssop!
August 28, 2013 — Learn more about hyssop and which varieties are best for gardening in the Rockies region.
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A female Broad-tailed Hummingbird hovers near red trumpet flowers.
Plant It and They Will Come
August 21, 2013 — Learn more about hummingbirds in the Rockies and the native plants that attract them.
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Silver Sage of the Desert
July 31, 2013
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Hummingbirds See Red, Bees See Blue
July 10, 2013
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