I wrote the post below on May 9 of last year (2011). The interesting thing is that most of these blooms are already long gone already this year (May 14, 2012). Our season is very early due to early warm weather.
The fun part of this spring has been that the warm weather keeps giving way to chilly, so all the spring flowers bloomed longer that usual. It’s been a lovely spring. Happy planting!
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In the gardens between Denver and Boulder early spring flowers have faded, yet summer’s glory won’t be in full bloom for a month. I dislike having a lull in the blooming, so I’ve worked hard to incorporate flowers that will bloom now, in the ‘tween season.
Here’s some reliable bloomers for high plains gardens, all perennials that require little work.

Raspberry Splash Pulmonaria. Another shade-lover, a short plant but the flowers pack a punch that gets her noticed!

Phlox. Another reliable small plant that packs a big punch. I like to plant them at the base of my clematis.
Windflower Anemone – sorry, I don’t have a photo. I just saw this dancing lady at Timberline Garden Center and bought three, but they only had small starts that weren’t blooming yet. You can bet I’ll be looking forward to them next year. (White flowers, like the shade.)
Copyright © 2011 Joetta Fort
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Last weekend I got together with some friends and headed west from Arvada to Boulder to get some beautiful, sweet-scented additions for our gardens. The iris farm was our destination, it was about a 25 minute drive, and we had a great time.
Everyone’s talking about how early the plants are coming into season this year, with our warm temps and dry weather. I wasn’t convinced until I started looking at last years’ garden posts.




















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