“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.”
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“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.”
Learn from CSU on how to transform your landscape into a water efficient landscape with garden design ideas, plant suggestions, soil amendments and so much more. Click here to begin.
This 24 page guide touches on everything about gardening in high elevation regions in Colorado. From landscape design methods to pest management. There is something for everyone to learn from The Colorado Native Plant Society’s Native Plant Guide for the Mountains. Check it out here.
While this website is catered towards gardening in California, it is an amazing digital tool to help you see the processes that go into designing a wonderful garden from start to finish. Providing many different garden styles, themes and the appropriate plants for each different style, everyone can find some great information and inspiration from Water Wise Garden Planner. Give it a try today by clicking here.
Rocky Mountain Guide: Plants That Thrive: This guide combines former CNGA, (Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association) publications, providing current information on a wide array of annuals and perennials that grow well in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Water Wise. Native Plants for Intermountain Landscapes:This book reviews hundreds of waterwise tree, shrub and perennial plant species, devoting a full page to each, with a description of appearance, habitat, landscape use and color photos.
For over 100 years the American Horticultural Society has been a leading resource in providing information, education and inspiration to gardens all over the US. Visit the American Horticultural Society’s website to gain access to podcasts, learn about different groups and societies, read blogs and learn more about how you can get involved in gardening in your local area.
