High Altitude Gardening in the Colorado Rocky Mountains


	Location. I describe our wonderful mountain property with this page.		Weather. Our weather is both cooler and warmer then lower altitudes. On this page, I explain this paradox.
	Environment. Gardening conditions here are challenging but, in some ways, gardening is easier than it is at lower altitudes. I show how with these pages.		Wild Flowers. A vast variety of wild flowers grow here. New portion of website under construction.


	Vegetable Gardening. With this gallery of photographs, I explain some aspect of high altitude gardening or a particular gardening technique.		Flower Gardening. Slowly but surely I am creating an alpine garden and a dry land (xeriscape) garden near our house. Here, I chronicle my progress.
	Propagating Native Plants. I am planting native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and cactus on our property. Here I document my experiences and progress.		Maintaining the Forest. I share some of our forest maintenance activities with these pages.
	Greenhouse Growing. With such a short growing season, even a temporary greenhouse is useful. I describe the one I use on this page.		Indoor Gardening. I experimented with growing tomatoes and peppers indoors over the winter of 2001/2002. Here are the results.
	Landscaping with Rocks. One thing we have in abundance is rocks of all sizes. On this page, I describe some of the ways I have used rocks.		Projects. In this section, I share how we did some garden projects - like building steps - with tutorials.
	High Altitude Gardening Tips. Some more tips and techniques such as choosing a vegetable garden site, watering on a slope, and acidifying your soil.


	Critters, Weeds, and Weather Presentation. On April 6, 2014, I gave a short presentation to the Conifer Historical Society. This page has the images I used and a downloadable copy of my handout with links to pertinent sites.