Landscape Mountain Plants

Kelley and lisa operated a lawn and landscape nursery in canyon texas from 1983 to 1996 prior to moving their family to mountain home ar.

Landscape mountain plants. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9. Kelley thomas landscape nursery is a family operated business that was started by the husband and wife team of kelley and lisa thomas. Grow a diverse colorful and gorgeous garden in the mountain region. It is also pertinent to alaska and elevated portions of nevada and new mexico.

One option is buffalo grass buchloe dactyloides which is hardy in us. Native plants bring the distinct terroir the flavor or sense of place to landscapes and gardens. Kim douglas rla asla is president of the colorado chapter of the american society of landscape architects and senior associate with studioinsite. Should your mountain laurel plants get too tall or gangly for your landscape design cut them back almost to ground level to rejuvenate themthese tough shrubs can take a severe pruning when necessary.

The mountain gardening region includes idaho montana wyoming colorado and utah. With more than 400 members asla colorado promotes the development education and awareness of the landscape architect profession in colorado. Plants native to the rocky mountains make gardening in that region easier. In places of bare vegetation smaller plants like mosses grasses and flowering plants begin this process.

Also called blazing star these plants are deer resistant low maintenance drought tolerant and attract birds and butterflies to your garden. This process is called plant succession or more broadly ecological succession because as the plants change so do the microorganisms and animals. Plants that grow in any given place change over periods of years or decades. The spikes of liatris tower above most other plants but their vertical growth adds unique summer beauty for garden growth and cuttings.

In spots where you need a little grass such as a play area for children plant grasses that do well in mountain conditions. Rock mountain products is an aquatic nursery that specializes in bamboo and is a leading supplier of decorative garden landscape stone and aquatic products. Apr 23 2019 beautiful native landscaping ideas. Natives also provide habitat for butterflies native bees songbirds and the other wildlife large and small whose interrelations weave a healthy environment for us all.