Great Presentation! Just wanted to add a a few things. Deadheading can sometimes be beneficial, especially with younger plants, as it will give the plant more energy to spend growing its crown, rather than producing seed, penstemons are a great example of this, and it can often in general increase their lifespan if deadheaded, but it’s also always a good idea to leave some seed heads as well, because some some plants can be short lived, and seedlings can often be more vigorous and longer lived than the original transplants. Pulsatilla patens is actually the species of the plant commonly referred to as pasque flower that is from Europe and Asia, the plant found In the Rockies is Pulsatilla nuttalliana. Lastly I just wanted to add one other great shrub- Rhus trilobata, or three-leaf sumac. It grows both in the Rockies as well as on the high and dry short grass praires below them, so is right at home in most any Colorado garden. The flowers are slightly inconspicuous, but it grows berries that birds and mammals both eat, and has great fall color(can spread vegetatively through suckers just like mentioned about the prunus virginiana). Again, great presentation.
I live in the eastern plains, just east of Colorado Springs, and need help restoring the native grasses and introducing native plants. What's your advice? Very sandy soil and grass clumps out here.
I’m in SE Denver, if anyone knows of a place selling native plants please reply to this comment. I’d also appreciate tips on transplanting native plants. My dad has a lot of kinnikinnick on his land near Bailey. I’m new to gardening, I’m not sure if that’s possible to transplant or if Denver will be too hot even in the shade.
Almost 6 minutes into the video and no mention of any native plants - this woman uses this video as a platform for a her politically motivated statements about habitat and development. Shameful. Almost 10 minutes and catapilarrs are the subject and not a single plant mentioned. I hope I never need any actual information from the university or her.
I suppose I missed which part was political. I’m new to gardening and I like butterflies so I appreciated the context of knowing milkweed was important to caterpillars. However, I think adding the “chapters” feature to this video would be helpful. When I reference it again I’ll want to skip to the perennial list.
Great Presentation! Just wanted to add a a few things. Deadheading can sometimes be beneficial, especially with younger plants, as it will give the plant more energy to spend growing its crown, rather than producing seed, penstemons are a great example of this, and it can often in general increase their lifespan if deadheaded, but it’s also always a good idea to leave some seed heads as well, because some some plants can be short lived, and seedlings can often be more vigorous and longer lived than the original transplants. Pulsatilla patens is actually the species of the plant commonly referred to as pasque flower that is from Europe and Asia, the plant found In the Rockies is Pulsatilla nuttalliana. Lastly I just wanted to add one other great shrub- Rhus trilobata, or three-leaf sumac. It grows both in the Rockies as well as on the high and dry short grass praires below them, so is right at home in most any Colorado garden. The flowers are slightly inconspicuous, but it grows berries that birds and mammals both eat, and has great fall color(can spread vegetatively through suckers just like mentioned about the prunus virginiana). Again, great presentation.
Awesome post guys thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
I live in the eastern plains, just east of Colorado Springs, and need help restoring the native grasses and introducing native plants. What's your advice? Very sandy soil and grass clumps out here.
I'll be on the hunt looking for places to buy native varieties in the Colorado Springs area.
I just want to know what to grow and how...
I’m in SE Denver, if anyone knows of a place selling native plants please reply to this comment.
I’d also appreciate tips on transplanting native plants.
My dad has a lot of kinnikinnick on his land near Bailey.
I’m new to gardening, I’m not sure if that’s possible to transplant or if Denver will be too hot even in the shade.
Almost 6 minutes into the video and no mention of any native plants - this woman uses this video as a platform for a her politically motivated statements about habitat and development. Shameful. Almost 10 minutes and catapilarrs are the subject and not a single plant mentioned. I hope I never need any actual information from the university or her.
She lists plants broken down by category starting at 30 minutes. Before that she’s providing context. You can always skip ahead.
I suppose I missed which part was political.
I’m new to gardening and I like butterflies so I appreciated the context of knowing milkweed was important to caterpillars.
However, I think adding the “chapters” feature to this video would be helpful. When I reference it again I’ll want to skip to the perennial list.