Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Boulder Colorado area landscapes {Plant of the Month Series} Purple Leaf Sand Cherry or Prunus x cistena is a medium to large shrub with beautiful burgundy leaves in summer and small white flowers in spring. It has an open growing habit with lanky branches if left unpruned. It can be shaped, … More June 2021 Plant of the Month for Boulder Colorado landscapes
Trees and Shrubs Winter Watering Boulder Colorado landscapes – Plant of the Month Series Winter watering of evergreen trees and shrubs is as important to maintaining a healthy landscape as watering in the summer. It is especially true with evergreens, because, unlike deciduous plants that lose their leaves in the winter, evergreens will continue to … More February 2021 Plant of the Month for Boulder Colorado landscapes
July, 2020: Yucca Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Yucca is an extremely drought tolerant plant. Narrow leaf Yucca is the most common in our natural landscapes along the Front Range of Colorado. There are larger and smaller varieties as well as variegated ones. They have a fleshy long tap root that … More Yucca is July 2020 Plant of the Month
December, 2019: Holly Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Holly, and more specifically, Ilex x meserveae is a form of Holly that can grow here in our Erie Colorado landscapes. It likes some sun, but will tolerate shade, and should be protected from strong winter sun or late afternoon summer sun. It … More Holly is the December 2019 Plant of the Month
November, 2019: Alleghany Viburnum Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Lantanaphyllum viburnum or Alleghany Viburnum is a large deciduous flowering shrub that does well in part sun to shade. In the Eastern US, it can be grown in full sun, but here in our Boulder Colorado landscapes, with our intense sunshine, it … More Alleghany Viburnum is the November 2019 Plant of the Month
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