

Waterwise Gardening | David Salman
- Jul 19, 2020
Top Ten Natural Nectar Plants
All the plants included in our 2020 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 9, 2020
July in the Waterwise Garden
Now is the time to invite pollinators, provide deep watering for your plants and deadheading faded flowers in your gardens. Late blooming, pollinator-friendly plants, especially native species, are why our late summer/early fall gardens here in northern New Mexico can be more colorful than springtime with stunning displays of dramatic flowers and attractive seed heads. Brilliantly colored perennials are all wonderful additions to the waterwise landscape and are an essential