Gardening the Garden

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Any pointers would be appreciated. I’m interested in trees, shrubs, perenniels, ground covers and wild flower seed (the last one I’ve seen around). Paulino’s, at about 72nd & Pecos, is pretty helpful.  Sturtz & Copeland in Boulder is good, too.

When you go to Sturtz and Copeland, ask to speak to Sky Stevenson — he’s a gold mine of info on what *actually* grows in a Boulder garden. (Mr. Copeland just died — 80some years old…)  Also, there is a great little magazine just a year or two old called "Rocky Mtn. Gardener", based, I think, out of Gunnison.  They have several ads each issue for Ariz., NM, and Colorado nurseries. —     "I prefer a rude vigor to a polished banality."  -  Utah Philips

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I am looking for nurseries or garden catalogs that carry native plants, particularly plants native to the Western Great Plains and the foothills of the Central Rockies. I am in the process of landscaping my yard and I’d like to emphasize native plants where possible, but I find that they are not that easy to obtain. Any pointers would be appreciated. I’m interested in trees, shrubs, perenniels, ground covers and wild flower seed (the last one I’ve seen around).

Paulino’s, at about 72nd & Pecos, is pretty helpful.  Sturtz & Copeland in Boulder is good, too. —      "For the world trusts us with power… they trust       us to do what’s right."                        G. Bush, "State of the Union," 1992

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I am looking for nurseries or garden catalogs that carry native plants, particularly plants native to the Western Great Plains and the foothills of the Central Rockies. I am in the process of landscaping my yard and I’d like to emphasize native plants where possible, but I find that they are not that easy to obtain. Any pointers would be appreciated. I’m interested in trees, shrubs, perenniels, ground covers and wild flower seed (the last one I’ve seen around). Thanks for any help, Sharon Badian

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