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Xeriscape

(Includes many other CO Gardening Topics & Tips Too!)

Current Water Restrictions and Guidelines

Does Not mean just Cactus rocks! You may be surprised to see how many beautiful plants are Xeriscape plants and how many plant products cater to these types of gardens.


High Country Gardens
This is a wonderful site. Explains what Xeriscape is and has a beautiful online catalog! Great Customer Service too!		 Xeriscape Plant Guide
by Denver Water, introduction by Rob Proctor  ISBN 1555913229 $19.95		 DEPARTMENT OF RANGELAND
Short Grass for field or pastures and other types of shrub and plants.
Xeriscape Gardening Gardening In Colorado Xeriscape in Colorado
Society for Economic Botany Green Industries Of Colorado
 Great Gardening Tips!
Water Smart from the Botanical Gardens! Colorado Gardening Coping with Drought
Current events and info on gardening - CO Plant talk Colorado Colorado Alpine Plants
X-Rated Xeriscape Gardening Plant Select - What plants to select! Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society 
Colorado Native Plant Society Gardening On-Line The North American Rock Garden Society
American Gardening Museum Creative Gardens - HGTV
 Parker Water and Sanitation - Xeriscape
Xeriscape Colorado Inc.
 Colorado Springs Utilities - Xeriscape
 'Xeriscape Colorado: The Complete Guide'
Xeriscape - Dept of Water - City of Loveland
 Growing Green Gardens - Xeriscape
 Denver Master Gardener
Western Colorado Gardening Foundation
 Green House Garden (Cool Site!)
 Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers -Picture Trail
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
 Water Smart Tips - Botanical Gardens
 Denver Water Dept. Xeriscape / Conservation
Green Industries of Colorado
 Garden Centers of Colorado
 Hudson Gardens - Littleton Colorado
Western Colorado Botanical Gardens
 National Plants Database
 Colorado Dahlia Society
American Horticultural Society
 American Iris Society Region 20 (Colorado)
 The American Rose Society
Colorado Water Garden Society
 Denver Orchid Society
 Herb Society of America
North American Native Plant Society
 ET Water Colorado
 Water Use Educational Tools
Little Thompson Water District
 NRCS Colorado
 Perennials That Withstand CO’s Worst Droughts

Some of the plants native to Colorado: Penstemon, Scarlet Bugler, Indian Paintbrush, Columbine, Mariposa Lilies, Lady Slippers, Wood Lilies, Yuccas, Colorado Iris, Rabbit brush and Sage Lupine. Two kinds of Yucca: the Banana Leaf Yucca - Yucca Baccata, (Has broad, stiff "leaves." It's a striking but sharp plant - Watch out for the tips) and Needle Leaf Yucca (smaller with needle like spires) To name just a few!

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