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Fall Gardening Fall: The Overlooked Planting Season Here’s why planting later in the year can give your garden a head start Fall gives a newly planted root system months of cool, moist soil to settle in before next summer’s heat arrives. Every spring, the phones
▶ Vlog Plant Pick of the Month Fireworks Goldenrod Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Eva on why this Fireworks Goldenrod cultivar is stealing the show in mid-September. Soil type Average, clay, or sandy soil Hardiness Zone 4 – 8 Bloom Late summer into fall Firewise Yes —
Sustainability Durango’s Living Rainscapes: Why Preparing to Catch the Rain is Vital A self-guided tour of nine water-harvesting landscapes across Durango One of the nine properties on Durango’s Living Rainscapes self-guided tour. Seventy percent of the water Durango treats and pipes through the city each
▶ Vlog Plant Pick of the Month Mojave Sage Salvia pachyphylla ‘Mojave Sage’ Eva at Durango Botanic Gardens explaining why Mojave Sage earns its keep in a xeric border. Water needs Very low once established Hardiness Zone 5 – 8 Bloom Summer through fall Firewise
Design When Do You Need a Licensed Landscape Architect & Why We Added One to Our Team Introducing Barnabas Kane, Consultant Landscape Architect PLA Barnabas Kane, Consultant Landscape Architect PLA At Columbine Landscapes Co, we’ve always believed that great landscapes start by understanding the land.
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Soil Health · Ongoing Care · Sustainability Transform Your Dirt to Healthy Soil Teeming with Life Does your landscape have soil — or dirt? Living soil, teeming with the organisms that make a landscape thrive. You might think the question is rhetorical but there’s a
▶ Vlog Plant Pick of the Month Partridge Feather Tanacetum densum ‘Partridge Feather’ Eva on how Partridge Feather’s grey foliage adds contrast to your garden. Water needs Very low once established Hardiness Zone 4 – 9 Bloom Late Spring / Early summer · small button-shaped
Design · Firewise · Water Harvesting Thinking About Landscaping During Drought? Here’s What We’ll Talk About Making your home safe, beautiful & resilient Before & After: From neglected, unwatered lawn to biodiverse, native and adapted waterwise plantings. When the land is dry and water restrictions
▶ Vlog Plant Pick of the Month Color Guard Yucca Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ Your browser does not support the video tag. Eva on why Color Guard Yucca earns its place in any firewise, water-wise, or high-altitude garden. Water needs Very low once established Hardiness
Seating Walls: Water-wise & Wildfire Resilient Architecture Landscape design is at its best when beauty and function come together. A seating wall does exactly that — it’s a place to sit, a piece of architecture, a water management tool, and a fire-resilient landscape element all
Rock & Roots: Crevice gardens in the Southwest Caroline Golarz, Landscape Designer, Columbine Landscapes Co. Crevice gardens are having a moment as many of us look at ways we can lessen our ecological footprint. An accessible place for us to do this is
