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Our first and only garden exclusively designed with Plant Select, a nonprofit collaboration of CSU and Denver Botanic Gardens. Nestle these plants among decorative rocks in your existing soil amended with pea gravel to facilitate good drainage. Rock mulch is preferred over wood mulch for this dry loving garden. However, these plants are resilient and fairly adaptable. Once established, plants in this garden will thrive with very low water. A variety of bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects will enjoy this garden with bloom times that extend from spring to fall’s first hard frost.
Product Details
- Designed By: Emily Goldman for Plant Select
- Covers: 60 sqft
- Includes:
- 15 starter plants with 9 different varieties in 4-inch pots
- 3 plant by number layout options (6' x 10' rectangle, 10' x 5' half circle, 12' x 5' rectangle with wavy edge)
- Exposure: Full sun (requires a minimum of 6 hours direct sun per day)
- Mature Height: 4 in to 4 ft
- Hardiness Max: 5,500 ft
- Bloom Time: Spring to fall
- Benefits:
- Locally grown
- Pollinator supporting
- 3 of 9 plants are native to Colorado
- 9 of 9 plants are deer resistant*
- 4 of 9 plants are rabbit resistant*
Plant Varieties
Autumn Sapphire Sage
Quantity: 1
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Quantity: 1
Attracts: Birds
Engelmann's Daisy
Quantity: 1
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Quantity: 3
Attracts: Birds
Orange Carpet Hummingbird Trumpet
Quantity: 1
Attracts: Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Partridge Feather
Quantity: 1
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Pike's Peak Purple Penstemon
Quantity: 3
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Red Rocks Penstemon
Quantity: 3
Attracts: Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Vermilion Bluffs Mexican Sage
Quantity: 1
Attracts: Bees, Hummingbirds
What To Expect
- Our xeric gardens feature anywhere from 14 to 30 starter plants in 4-inch pots.* Plants will be small relative to their mature size and they will not be in full bloom.
- "First year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap!" During the 1st and 2nd growing season, xeric plants will be in the establishment phase – requiring regular watering to encourage a deep taproot system, and not yet having reached their full size. On average, allow 3 years for your Xeriscape garden to reach full maturity!
- Gardens will easily fit in a small car - yes, we're talking Mini Cooper small - unless you ordered multiple gardens (we're not judging). One garden will come in either one or two 2 ft x 1 ft trays (pictured left).
FAQs
What Customers Say
Affordable Xeriscaping
"Everyone has been a pleasure to work with, and the time frames for prep and pick up gave me plenty of time to get the work done. This program made xeriscaping affordable. So excited about our new garden!"
City Westminster Customer
Easy Transition from Lawn to Garden
"I thought this was a great idea when I first heard about it and now am completely confirmed in thinking it is a great idea. Having someone with more knowledge of plants than I put together groupings that would go together and providing sample layouts made starting to shift to a xeriscape lawn fairly easy. Thanks!"
City of Fort Collins Customer
Happy Gardener, 2 Years in a Row!
"This is the second time I've gotten a garden. The plants are flourishing - it's great to have the collection curated for you."
City of Brighton Customer
