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October 24, 2006
Highlands Garden Conference in Pinetop 10/13/06
The seventh annual Arizona Highland Garden Conference was held in Navajo County this year on Oct. 13-14 in Pinetop. One of the keynote speakers was David Salman, the owner and chief horticulturist of High Country Gardens. The talk like the catalog for High Country Gardens, was very practical. The topic was 'Creating a Colorful, Watewise Garden in the High Desert' and David Salman included some wonderful combination plantings for high country gardens. For those of you already thinking of spring planting and creating new low water gardens, I have attached his ideas. All the plants are available through the High Country Gardens catalog www.highcountrygardens.com. The combinations include 3 of my favorites - agastache, salvia and penstemon from the Olivia White Hospice Garden.
Herbaceous Perennial and Grass Combinations
Late Spring Blooming
1. Hymenoxys acaulis (Sundancer Daisy)
Scutellaria x ‘Violet Cloud’ (Hybrid Skullcap)
Salvia greggi ‘Furman’s Red’ (‘Furman’s Red’ Texas Sage)
2. Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulfer Buckwheat)
Penstemon pinifolius (Pineleaf Beardtongue)
Penstemon hallii (Hall’s Beardtongue)
3. Penstemon palmeri (Palmer’s Beardstongue)
Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mt. Penstemon)
Stipa hymenoides ‘Nezpar’(Indian Rice Grass)
4. Salvia dorri (Blue Desert Sage)
Yucca harrimaniae (Dollhouse Yucca)
Penstemon psuedospectabilis (Desert Beardtongue)
Summer Blooming
1. Salvia x ‘Raspberry Delight’ (‘Raspberry Delight’ Hybrid Bush Sage)
Zinnia acerosa (White Flowered Bush Zinnia)
Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Cactus)
2. Blepharoneuron tricholepis (Mountain Mist Grass)
Callirhoe involucrate v. tenuisecta (Mexican Poppy Mallow)
Calylophus hartwegii v. lavandulaefolius (Sun Drops)
3. Liatris punctata (Prairie Gayfeather)
Zinnia granifora (Prairie Zinnia)
Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy)
4. Zauschneria garrettii ‘Mountain Flame’ (Mountain Flame Hummingbird
Trumpet)
Oenothera fremontii ‘Shimmer’ (Shimmer Evening Primrose)
Salvia pachyphylla (Giant Purple Sage)
Early Fall Blooming
1. Agastache x ‘Desert Sunrise’ (‘Desert Sunrise’ Hummingbird Mint)
Zauschneria arizonica (Hummingbird Trumpet)
Helianthus maximiliana ‘Santa Fe’ (Maximillian’s Sunflower)
Cacti and Succulents with Companion Plant Combinations
Spring/Summer Blooming
1. Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker Beardtongue
Dasylirion wheeleri (Sotol)
Stanleya pinnata (Prince’s Plume)
2. Nolina texanum (Bear Grass)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Cold Hardy Manzanita)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus ‘White Sands Srain’ (White Sands Strain Claret Cup)
3. Agave parryi (Parry’s Century Plant)
Echinocereus coccineus (Needle spined Claret Cup)
Agave utahensis (Utah Century Plant)
Muhlenbergia dubia (Pine Muhly)
4. Hesperaloe parviflora (Texas Red Yucca)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium (Fern Bush)
Prunus besseyi ‘Pawnee Buttes’ (Pawnee Buttes Sand Cherry)
Shrub Combinations
1. Cercocarpus intricatus (Needle-leaf Mahogany Bush)
Arctostaphylos patula (Manzanita)
Mirablis multifora (Desert Four O'Clock)
Thanks,
Loni Shapiro
Volunteer Master Gardener
Olivia White Hospice Home
Posted by maxmaddy at October 24, 2006 8:37 PM