Plant Collecting in Colorado

Giving in to the urge to fill a garden with flowers

Kathy Lariviere charge in today ’s photos .

When we moved to this Colorado Springs , Colorado , house almost seven years ago , I vow that I would attempt to keep my plant addiction under mastery . I screw try out with vividness and texture , though , and every yr I ’ve found plant life that I just have to try . This is my smallish front yard .

Geranium(possiblyGeranium‘Rozanne ’ , Zones 5–8 ) with a Denver daisy(Rudbeckiahirta , Zones 5–9 or one-year ) unpaid worker , wooly thyme(Thymus lanuginosus , Zones 4–9),‘Angelina ’ sedum(Sedum rupestre‘Angelina ’ , Zones 5–8 ) , gaura(Gauralindheimeri , Zones 5–9 ) , ‘ Millennial ’ allium(Allium‘Millenium ’ , Zones 5–9 ) , daisies(Leucanthemum× superbum , Zones 5–9 ) , and tick-weed sunrise(Coreopsis grandiflora‘Early Sunrise ’ , Zones 4–9 ) .

A young hummer bush(Cotinuscoggygria , Zones 4–9 ) , an old yew(Taxussp . , geographical zone 5–9),redtwig dogwood(Cornus sericea , Zones 3–8 ) , Earth blue spruce(Piceapungens‘Globosa ’ , Zones 2–7 ) , iberis(Iberissempervirens , Zones 3–8 ) , veronica(Veronicaspicata , Zones 3–8 ) , daylilies(Hemerocallishybrids),gaura , catmint(Nepeta× faassenii , Zones 3–8 ) , daisies , tickweed , yarrow(Achillea , Zones 3–9 ) , liatris(Liatrisspicata , Zones 3–9 ) , and sweet alyssum(Lobularia maritima , annual ) .

Another view of the same bed , with a lavenderScabiosablooming behind the yellowyarrow .

downcast and white balloon flowers(Platycodon grandiflorus , Zones 3–8 ) in front of the border . Pink and white echinacea(Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 3–9 ) are blooming near the edge of the porch .

One last aspect of the efflorescence - throng front layer . Happy horticulture !

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