The plants I grow in my Colorado garden. Zone: 5 Area: Front Yard Light: The front yard faces southeast and is shaded by a large silver maple on the Northeast corner. Along a strip next to the driveway I get 6+ hours of sun, but the majority of the yard would be considered partial shade to […]
Colorado has a fairly short growing season, so many of the plants that would normally be started outdoors after danger of last spring frost I chose to start indoors. Getting the timing right is always a challenge. If you start too soon, plants will tend to be leggy and will have a hard time adjusting […]
This year I wanted plant at least one hummingbird attracting perennial. Thanks to a generous gift from my mother in law, Karen, I had money to spend at High Country Gardens. Here is what I bought. Veronica liwanensis – turkish speedwell (Standard Pot) Quantity: 7 Price Each: $4.99 Beautiful blue flowering, semi-evergreen groundcover, to be […]
Did I really buy over a hundred bulbs? 90 Daffodils may suck now, but springs gonna be great! These will replace the daffodils bulbs I took up and then promptly forgot about when we removed the rose garden. Lets hope this place is the same outfit I got my last bulbs from, I don’t want […]
Plants for shade Bellium minutum (Miniture Daisy) – Planted 5 below the wall – purchased from HGG Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago)- Planted 5 above the wall – purchased from HGG Lilium pardalinum (Panther Lily) – Planted 3 near the soggy area – purchased from HGG Hosta ‘Minuteman’ – Planted 5 above the wall behind the plumbago – purchased […]