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Xeriscape Gardening in the Mountain West

If you’ve lived in the Mountain West for any period of time, you know the…

Dwarf Pines for the Mountain West

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

4 Outstanding Spring Plants for the Mountain West

We all have certain plants that immediately come to mind when thinking of a garden…

Propagating Native Plants From Seed in the Mountain West

When I think about growing plants from seed, I usually think about my vegetable garden.…

Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials - Mountain West

Gallery series lupine Name: Lupinus Gallery series USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 16…

Regional Picks: Tough-as-Nails Shrubs - Mountain West

1. Mountain Mahogany Name: Cercocarpus montanus USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 4 to…

Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Mountain West

Mountain West No. 1 Mojave sage (Salvia pachyphylla) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9…

Mountain West Seasonal Tips

Damage to Look for When the Snow Melts

While many in the Mountain West are used to their gardens being buried under feet…
Put Fruit Trees on Your Holiday Wish Lists

Well, that was a wild and wooly autumn! Throughout the Rockies, autumn 2019 gave us…

Spring-Flowering Bulbs

Mix It Up: Bulbs and Perennials

You’ve got a bit of time left to plant some bulbs. There are some imaginative…

Order Up: Time to Be Thinking About Spring Bulbs

Thinking of spring-blooming bulbs in August? You probably think the heat has gone to my…

Mountain West Plants

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

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Traveling Plants | Letter from the Editor

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A Fool and His Garden | Letter from the Editor

Fine Gardening - Issue 195

Dahlias Don’t Ask Much | Letter from the Editor

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