Xander the Dog – Perennial Favorites http://www.pfplants.com Growers of plants particularly suited to Colorado's challenging conditions. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:04:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Late October in the Greenhorn Valley http://www.pfplants.com/?p=2888 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:04:27 +0000 http://www.pfplants.com/?p=2888 Continue reading →]]> I usually post pictures of Greenhorn Mountain, but on our walk we can also see Pike’s Peak, The Spanish Peaks, and this snow covered mountain, Mount Mestas.

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Winter Fat is at its silvery best in the fall.

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A native bee on the last rabbitbrush flowers.

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Merrilee and Greenhorn Mountain.016

This shale covered hillside has great plants growing in the rocks: Eriogonum jamesii; Cercocarpus montanus; Yucca glauca; Penstemon angustifolius, and others.

022From the arid uplands, it’s only a short stroll to Graneros Creek where the water is running fast and happy. Xander stepped in to have a drink.

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We have a lot of mulching still to do. We’re trying to get a handle on the weeds, mulching any bare path.  025

We’ve been digging and dividing overgrown perennials in these areas. We’ve replanted quite a few spots, but there are still some blanks that I’ll fill in in the spring.  Until then, we’re mulching deeply so that we don’t start the year with out-of-control weeds.

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