 Agastache aurantiaca 'Shades of Orange' (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Agastache hyb. 'Ava' (2004) |  Agastache hyb. 'Ava' (2004) |  Agastache cana 'Rosita' (2008) |  Agastache hyb. Desert Sunrise® (2000) |  Agastache hyb. 'Desert Solstice' (2010) |  Agastache rupestris (1996) |  Agastache rupestris Glowing Embers® (2002) |  Aloinopsis hyb. 'Psychidelic' (2007) |  Aquilegia aff. longissima Swallowtail® (2002) |  Aquilegia aff. longissima Swallowtail® (2002) |  Berberis fendleri (Taos Co., NM collection) (2005) |  Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP#22,xxx (2011) |  Delosperma dyeri Red Mountain® Flame |  Delosperma dyeri Red Mountain® Flame |  Hesperaloe parviflora 'Coral Glow' PPAF (2016) |  Lavandula angustifolia 'Wee One' (2014) |  Muhlenbergia reverchonii (2008) |  Salvia hyb. Raspberry Delight® (2000) |  Salvia phachyphylla (2004) |  Salvia pachyphylla 'Blue-Flame' (2006) |  Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' PPAF |  Scutellaria hyb. 'Dark Violet' (2010) |  Sorghastrum nutans 'Thin Man' PPAF |  Sporobolus wrightii 'Windbreaker' (2006) |  Veronica hyb. Blue Reflection® (1998) |  Zauschneria garrettii Orange Carpet® (1998) |  Zinnia grandiflora 'Gold on Blue' (2012) |
Upcoming Events
CANCELLED! The Importance of Native Plants for Habitat Creation and Pollinators
June 11 - 13, 2020
Get ready for the 2020 State Master Gardener Conference
Master Gardening for 40 years and still Growing! Hosted by the Albuquerque Master Gardeners.
More information coming soon.
CANCELLED! Natural Nectar: Planting to Attract Hummingbirds in Your Garden
July 31 - August 2, 2020
Sedona Hummingbird Festival is tentatively scheduled for July 31-August 1-August 2, 2020 and will include
3 days of presentations by hummingbird experts from around the world. Birds & Blooms" Hummingbird Garden Tours, Gala Banquet Celebration, The Hummingbird Marketplace, and Birding Trips.
Biography | Chief Horticulturist, David Salman
David is a 1979 graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Horticultural Science. He is the founder of Santa Fe Greenhouses retail nursery and greenhouse (1984) and the High Country Gardens mail order catalog (1993). He is a founding member of the Colorado Plant Select® introduction program.
Invite David to Speak at your Conference or Symposium
David is a garden/landscape photographer and a well-traveled speaker who gives lectures on Xeriscaping and gardening throughout the US with a special focus on WATERWISE gardening, habitat gardening, and other important landscaping topics. Please use the form below to inquire about honorarium cost and expense requirements.
Through thirty plus years of hands-on experience, David has acquired expertise in a wide range of horticultural endeavors including greenhouse production, perennial propagation, ornamental plant seed production, rock gardening , xeriscape design and commercial tree farming.
David is a specialist, propagating and growing waterwise plants. He has introduced more than 50 improved hybrid, Old World and native plants sold through High Country Gardens over the past 20 years. His new company, WATERWISE Gardening is where David is continuing to focus on the breeding and improvement of cold hardy, xeric (water-wise), ornamental and habitat improving plants.
Lecture topics include:
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Hummingbird Gardening
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Xeriscaping
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Gardening for pollinators
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Cold-hardy Cacti and Succulents
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Ornamental Grasses
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Landscaping with native plants
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Season long color with flowering perennials
Testimonial:
We’ve had David present during events at Conservation Garden Park on two occasions. He highlighted water wise plants in a very engaging and knowledgeable way. His treatment of attendees was respectful but authoritative in a way that kept the discussion moving while allowing some questions. Best of all, he was easy to coordinate with and was not demanding on our schedule but was flexible. We really appreciate David and hope to ask him to come present for us again.
Clifton Smith | Garden Manager
Conservation Garden Park