Gardening in Northern Colorado

Embracing a dry climate

Today ’s photos are from Bryan Fischer , who garden in northern Colorado and espouse thedry climatethere to produce beautiful garden .

volunteer help Bryan keep the shortgrass incision of his prairie garden in shape . Using lots ofnative , locally conform plants constitute for a beautiful , water - wise garden . celebrated works here includeNassellatenuissima(Mexican feathering grass , Zones 6–9)Oryzopsishymenoides(rice grass),Gutierreziasarothae(broom snakeweed , Zones 6–8),Liatrispunctata(dotted liatris , Zones 4–9 ) , andLupinusargenteus(silvery lupine , Zones 3–9 ) .

Erica carnea(Zones 5–9 ) is a ace - early bounce - bloomingminiature shrubthat looks delicate but is in reality quite long-lived . It is one of the few member of its kinsfolk that will thrive in the alkalinesoilsof Colorado .

Mahoniarepens(Zones 5–8 , akaBerberisrepent)is a beautiful littleground masking . Bryan grow a bunch of it from source , and this individualseedlinghad these beautiful leaves with additional - long spines on the leaf allowance , giving it an strange texture .

Big sweeps of wildAntennaria(pussy toes , Zones 3–8 ) make a beautiful display in thismeadow . Wild conniption like this are a great inspiration for creating beautiful gardens in this mood .

A close look at the antennaria shows the single cluster of tinywhite flowersrising above the mats of tiny foliation .

YellowPhysariaand a purple - bluePenstemonmake a simple but intense combination of plants . These are aboriginal plants that thrive in well - drained , dry conditions and honor the nurseryman with moderately wonderful show of springiness flowers .

A monarch butterfly butterfly stroke bring down onLiatrisligulistylis(Zones 3–8 ) . All specie ofLiatrisare great for butterfly , but this one — which is n’t as commonly grown in garden — is an absolute magnet for monarchs , and quite beautiful as well .

An over - the - top wild stand ofCastilleja(probablyCastillejaminiata , Zones 4–9 ) . This beautiful plant is a semiparasite — entail that while it does photosynthesize and produce its own solid food , it also attach to the rootage of flora around it to siphon off extra water and nutrients . That strange growth pattern makes it a piddling difficult to cultivate in gardens sometimes , but it has to be one of the most beautifulwildflowersof western North America .

The genusEpilobium(formerlyZauschneria , Zones5–9 ) has wonderful displays of intensered flowersand is a great choice for dry gardens . This particular individual is an olympian seedling that bloom in the beginning and expectant than most other mixed bag .

Prairie gardens often peak in the downslope . Here , this one is full of salad days and the tawny colour of fading weed before the onrush of acute wintertime cold-blooded .

To see more from Bryan , check out his instagram:@b.w.fisch

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