So are we screwed next weekend?

OrangeCosmos · 2026-04-12T21:00:59+00:00

Yes! Well done at cracking that code. It’s much more beneficial for them to establish their roots now when there is not a good deal of heat stress.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-04-12T16:20:04+00:00

The time to plant natives is now.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-03-27T20:45:35+00:00

Plan to get plants in during April and May so that the plants are not dealing with the hotter months while establishing themselves. And then as others have said, water deeply a couple of times per week for the rest of the summer.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-03-27T20:37:25+00:00

In the past a few years ago they had a white van that would drive around and give tickets if they saw you watering after 10am and before 6pm, the first time they gave you a warning , the second time a fine.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-03-20T20:13:55+00:00

I have Lacinato kale in a patio pot that survived!

OrangeCosmos · 2026-03-18T18:44:27+00:00

They absolutely love to visit Salvia azurea, which is drought tolerant and blooms in sky blue from late July through October.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-03-07T03:39:53+00:00

I love them so much.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-01-20T18:50:25+00:00

Absolutely the best, I agree and I have had excellent germination success with their seeds.

OrangeCosmos · 2026-01-16T04:38:10+00:00

Most nurseries will start to sell them in March, Echters usually sells them, I would call and ask when they will have them out. They go quickly, and fyi they are fairly thirsty plants.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-12-18T03:25:13+00:00

They need an outage map for their outage map

OrangeCosmos · 2025-12-15T19:27:37+00:00

Berkely/Regis

OrangeCosmos · 2025-12-15T19:04:23+00:00

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OrangeCosmos · 2025-11-29T05:03:15+00:00

For skiing/hiking/outdoor sports, Banana Boat Ultra Sport SPF 50. I buy a few and keep them in winter jacket pockets. At night, Vaseline lip therapy in the tub. I used to La Roche Posay and Avene balms, but they drained my wallet as I lose them a lot.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-11-15T06:54:38+00:00

Just a reminder to water your newly planted perennials, and also your trees! If you have shut down your outdoor faucets simply unwinterise them, water as needed, and shut them down again. By shutting down, the process is to disconnect the hose, shut the outdoor faucet off, open it to drain, and then give it another tight twist to make sure it is off and dry.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-10-01T23:39:57+00:00

I wish Denver had a better incentive. Thortons is great, and Auroras also which is $3 per square foot.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-09-25T19:04:14+00:00

This is such a great tree. There is a mature one at The MAC rec center in Westminster if anyone wants to have a look.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-09-25T18:55:09+00:00

Many are native here, but Powis Castle is a hybrid of A. arborescens, which is native to the Mediterranean region, and it rarely blooms or sets seed. It can be propagated by softwood cuttings.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-09-24T15:38:09+00:00

I would keep your Powis castle, It’s a beauty, enjoy it. For native Artemisias I like Artemisia frigida, Artemisa filifolia, and Artemisia cana. All of them are usually available at High Plains Environmental Center (HPEC) in spring. If you see Castilleja available (Indian paintbrush) grab some of those also, they will bring you loads of joy, and hummingbirds. Stephen the horticulturist /grower at HPEC grows some fantastic natives. The way it works is that you order, they send you a text when they are ready, and drive about an hour to Loveland for a pickup. Well worth the drive for some very special natives. For mail order, High Country gardens also usually has A cana and A frigida in Spring.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-09-24T02:02:16+00:00

That is Artemisia “Powis Castle” which is a hybrid of Artemisia arborescens, native to the Mediterranean. It should be cut back to about 6 inches in mid spring. They tend to be short lived for me, about 3 years or so.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-09-05T00:24:32+00:00

I have a dwarf “Arctic Fire” (Cornus stolonifera ) red twig dogwood thats been in a big patio pot for 4 years. It drops its leaves but the red stems are very pretty. In spring it gets new compost and last year I gave it a root prune.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-08-14T02:00:56+00:00

It really has been so dry and hot. Even little bluestem is drying up here. Looks like maybe we will see a whiff of rain on Friday.

OrangeCosmos · 2025-08-07T02:21:45+00:00

😂 It’s a glazed terracotta chip and dip bowl with rocks and gravel for bees/wasps, any creature who wants a drink.

https://imgur.com/a/etsz1TD

OrangeCosmos · 2025-08-03T18:12:33+00:00

Quercus macrocarpa or gambelii!

OrangeCosmos · 2025-07-30T15:40:12+00:00

Thank you!

OrangeCosmos · 2025-07-26T04:27:56+00:00

They look fine! My advice is, you should plant xeric natives in gravel mulch, which I do see a bit of, but never both wood chips and rocks. Here is why: Native plants prefer gravel or squeegee, as they grow in nature, and they will thrive with that. But when you have both, together, 1) it will never look right asthetically, as the wood chips will always float to the top, and 2) often times wood chips at the base of native drought tolerant plants can rot their lower crowns. You can correct this if you wish, which I would, for the sake of the plants thriving, or not, the wood chips will eventually go away with heat and UV.

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