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Good books for plant choice? #753707

Asked June 03, 2021, 10:35 AM EDT

Hi! I am originally from Arizona and we had a few standards that were always recommended for choosing plants like the booklet called "Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert" put together by the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association. I was wondering if you could recommend any good sources for the Colorado climate for picking trees, shrubs, plants and vines. I found the https://plantselect.org/ website and will definitely use that as well. Anything you can recommend in the way of books, pamphlets and publications would be very helpful. I do see your publications library and will be looking through those. Thank you!!

Grand County Colorado

Expert Response

Ruth,

Here are some fact sheets that you may find helpful. 

General mountain gardening: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/colorado-mountain-gardening-basics-7-224/

Trees and shrubs: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/trees-and-shrubs-for-mountain-areas-7-423/

Vegetable gardening in the mountains: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/vegetable-gardening-in-the-mountains-7-248/

Ground covers and rock garden plants for mountains: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/ground-covers-and-rock-garden-plants-for-mountain-communities-7-413/

Natives for our area: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/native-herbaceous-perennials-for-colorado-landscapes-7-242/

Flowers for our area: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/flowers-for-mountain-communities-7-406/

An Ask Extension Expert Replied June 08, 2021, 1:05 PM EDT
Thank you so much for the references I really appreciate it. I was able to find a few decent books as well. 

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 10:05 AM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied June 08, 2021, 1:15 PM EDT

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