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      A Visit to Yampa River Botanic Park

      What a long, beautiful fall we had in the Mountain West last year! I was…

      • How to Winterize Your Irrigation System

        When I first moved to Colorado, I learned the hard way about the need to…

      • How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

        It was long thought that Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) would not survive in our Mountain…

      • Upright Sedums Dazzle in Autumn

        Earlier this year I highlighted some of my favorite ground-cover sedums. But I can’t ignore…

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      • Regional Picks: Tough Plants—Mountain West

        See regional picks for tough pretty plants, and read the article by Julie Lane Gray…

      • Your Favorite Plants Improved for the Mountain West

        In Paul Westervelt's article on perennial upgrades, he explains the benefit of stepping out of…

      • Shade-Loving Perennials for the Mountain West

        On a recent Zillow report of my home, I saw a photo from when my…

      Protecting Your Garden from Wildfires

      • Firewise Landscaping in the Mountain West

        In 2020, wildfires raged across the west, with Colorado having three of the largest wildfires…

      • Firewise Plants for the Mountain West

        Those of us who live in the Mountain West know that our forests are filled…

      We're Conifer Crazy

      • Narrow Conifers for the Mountain West

        Sometimes you just want a tree to stay green year-round. You may need privacy from…

      • Dwarf Pines for the Mountain West

        The forests in the Mountain West are made up of huge swaths of pines, such…

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      • Queen of the prairie
        Filipendula rubra
      • Ironweed
        Vernonia fasciculata
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        Liatris ligulistylis
      • Prairie smoke
        Geum triflorum
      • Sullivant's milkweed
        Asclepias sullivantii
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        Azalea x ‘Golden Lights’

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