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Echinacea photo above courtesy of Karen Matthews Echinacea is a native of the plains and prairies of the USA. Originating in this tough environment gave Echinacea the deep-rooted traits of drought tolerance, long bloom, low maintenance and dependability....
Question: I keep hearing about alkaline soils from Rocky Mountain gardeners but what are they and how do they differ from regular soils? How do I need to garden differently in alkaline soils? Soils in the Rocky Mountains...
Above: Featured Image, Aconitum, courtsey wikimedia commons Aconitum is a tall, erect perennial that blooms in the fall garden and adds valuable blue colors to contrast with the hot colors of autumn. Everything about Aconitum is incredible. The...
Black-eyed Susans are so floriferous and distinctive that they are easily recognized by gardeners in the Northern Hemisphere. Their broad branched clumps of golden daisies with brown cones are long-blooming, offering a late summer, constant color intensity that...
Question From a Gardener: I’m an organic gardener in the western Rocky Mountains and realize that all mountain gardens are lacking nitrogen. I would rather not use chemical fertilizers and wonder how to solve this dilemma using organic fertilizing....
Corydalis (pronounced kor-ID-ah-liss) starts blooming in May with the late spring-blooming Tulips and is still blooming with fall’s Asters. The best part is that this plant never requires deadheading to keep the flowering show going strong, so it is...
Image above Courtesy Walters Gardens. Want a different look in your shade garden? Then Foamflower is your answer. This underused, little know perennial is a perfect plant for creating a woodland garden under trees. Foamflowers grow as clumps...
Image above courtesy Walters Gardens Springtime in the Mountains? One day it snows, then rains and suddenly the sun is shining and outside temperatures are a balmy fifty-degrees. Then the process repeats itself! What is a gardener to...
Preventing Frost Damage in Springtime Spring in the western Rocky Mountains has nothing to do with a calendar but is dictated by the weather. Just when gardeners and plants are suckered by warmer weather, Jack Frost pays us a...
Lungwort (Pulmonaria) image courtesy Walters Gardens Pulmonaria is a very desirable perennial for shady low-light gardens not only for its original flowers but for its matchless foliage. The perennial’s early spring buds are one color and when they...