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ArticleLawn Alternatives for the Mountain West
If you’ve looked at current drought maps for the Mountain West, you’ve seen a sea of red, orange, and yellow indicating abnormally dry to severe drought conditions across the region.…
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DesignDesigning a Native Mixed Border in the Mountain West
Adding native plants in the landscape is a design trend that continues to increase in popularity. For those of us in the Mountain West, this primarily means choosing natives that…
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DesignLow-Growing, Evergreen Shrubs for Dry Shade in the Mountain West
One of the most challenging areas to landscape is dry shade. Whether under the canopy of trees or the north side of your home, the number of plants that will…
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Kitchen GardeningInside Vertical Harvest Farms in Jackson, Wyoming
Last summer, my husband and I decided to escape to the mountains, and we took a road trip to Jackson, Wyoming. After arriving at our hotel room, my husband immediately…
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DesignMoose in the Garden!
Cheryl shared today’s photos of some unusual garden visitors. In gathering garden wildlife photos of bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and birds, I realized there was also a recurrent large brown presence…
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DesignFirewise Plants for the Mountain West
Those of us who live in the Mountain West know that our forests are filled with large stands of conifers such as Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga menzisii, Zones 4–6), ponderosa pines…
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How-ToFirewise Landscaping in the Mountain West
In 2020, wildfires raged across the west, with Colorado having three of the largest wildfires on state record. Just west of where I live in Fort Collins, the largest of…
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How-ToXeriscape Gardening
If you’ve lived in the Mountain West for any period of time, you know the importance of water. Throughout our winters, we watch snowpack totals accumulate in our mountains, and…
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DesignDwarf Pines for the Mountain West
The forests in the Mountain West are made up of huge swaths of pines, such as lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta, Zones 4–8), ponderosa pine (P. ponderosa, Zones 3–7), and many…
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Design4 Outstanding Spring Plants for the Mountain West
We all have certain plants that immediately come to mind when thinking of a garden in spring. For many, these are daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths skirting the trunks of flowering magnolias,…
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