

Waterwise Gardening | David Salman
- Jul 30, 2019
Top Ten Natural Nectar Plants
All the plants included in our 2019 Pollinator Plants Days are favorites, but here are 10 plants David Salman decided to highlight for their beauty, value to pollinators as sources of "natural nectar" and resilient performers in our high desert gardens of northern New Mexico. Pollinator friendly plants are why late summer and fall gardens can be as colorful as spring time with a stunning display of flowers and seed heads. Agastache (hummingbird mint), Salvia (Sage), Zauschner


Waterwise Gardening | David Salman
- Jul 17, 2019
Understanding the Summer Garden
Now is the time to invite pollinators, pull weeds, water and deadhead your gardens and understand why August and September gardens are the prettiest time of year. Late blooming, pollinator-friendly plants are why our late summer/early fall gardens here in northern New Mexico can be more colorful than springtime with stunning displays of flowers and seed heads. Brilliantly colored perennials and gorgeous ornamental grasses are all wonderful additions to the waterwise landsca