May 2024 Plant of the Month for Erie Colorado area landscapes

Peony Erie, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} So much has been written about Peonies or Paeonia lactiflora, the common peony, that it almost seems disingenuous to write about them in such a short blog post. Here’s a try anyway. A flowering perennial, xeric, and a prolific bloomer for about 1 month of the year in … More May 2024 Plant of the Month for Erie Colorado area landscapes

April 2024 Plant of the Month for Lafayette Colorado area landscapes

Dwarf Pussytoes Lafayette, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Dwarf Pussytoes or Antennaria parvifolia ‘McClintock’ are a very drought tolerant low growing groundcover ideal for rock gardens. It will create a silver mat and will thrive in the harshest of environments in our Lafayette Colorado landscapes. If you have created a succulent garden with varieties of … More April 2024 Plant of the Month for Lafayette Colorado area landscapes

March 2024 Plant of the Month for Louisville Colorado area landscapes

Blue Mist Spirea Louisville, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Blue Mist Spirea, or Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist’ is not really a member of the Spiraea family but has such similar characteristics that its common name is Spirea. It has green and very fragrant foliage when touched or crushed which fade to silver as the … More March 2024 Plant of the Month for Louisville Colorado area landscapes

February 2024 Plant of the Month for Frederick Colorado area landscapes

Pawnee Buttes Creeping Western Sand Cherry Frederick, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Pawnee Buttes Creeping Western Sand Cherry, or Prunus pumila besseyi PAWNEE BUTTES is a low growing creeping variety of the Western Sand Cherry that has become a popular groundcover plant for xeric landscapes along the Front Range of Colorado. It does well in … More February 2024 Plant of the Month for Frederick Colorado area landscapes

January 2024 Plant of the Month for Longmont Colorado area landscapes

Zone 5….why can’t I grow all zone 5 plants in Colorado? Longmont, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Colorado has a harsh climate. That’s a given. Often, people will say they just moved here from Massachusetts, upstate NY, or somewhere else in the mid-west that also has a zone 5 climate like much of the Front … More January 2024 Plant of the Month for Longmont Colorado area landscapes