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planting perrenial ornamental grasses in the foothills above Boulder #752527
Asked May 27, 2021, 12:51 PM EDT
Boulder County Colorado
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planting perrenial ornamental grasses in the foothills above Boulder
I would like to plant a variety of ornamental grasses along a fence at my cabin in Gold Hill, above Boulder. What kind of grtasses doe you recommend? Thanks. Torkin wakefieldAsk Extension offers one-to-one expert answers from Cooperative Extension/University staff and volunteers within participating Land-Grant institutions across the United States.
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Grasses that would do well at your elevation would be Indian ricegrass, Mountain brome, Blue grama, Blue wildrye, Arizona fescue, Junegrass and Mountain muhly.
Here are links to fact sheets with shrubs and flowers for your elevation.
https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/native-shrubs-for-colorado-landscapes-7-422/
https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/native/Mountains.pdf