Category: Colorado Native Trees and Shrubs

Colorado Native Plants that Tolerate Shade

Posted on | Colorado Native Plants, Colorado Native Trees and Shrubs, Flower Interest

By Deborah Lebow Aal, with help from Robert Greer, Jan Midgley and Jonathan Sciarcon This is a revised version of our most popular toolkit entry. Gardening in the shade with native plants requires quite a bit of creativity on the Front Range of Colorado. We did not have many native trees here on the plains, […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plants that Tolerate Shade"

Multi-Stem Native Trees and Large Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes

Posted on | Colorado Native Plants, Colorado Native Trees and Shrubs, Ecological Services

By Paul Alaback and Kristine Johnson Why Use Multi-Stemmed Trees?   When we think of creating a native garden or landscape in the semi-arid West, we often conjure up an image of a dry prairie with many wildflowers and grasses, all adapted to hot dry conditions. While some places were historically prairie, all around Colorado we […] Continue reading "Multi-Stem Native Trees and Large Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes"