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Colorado gardeners eyeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which now places much of the state in a warmer growing zone, should hold their horses – or trowels – before loading up on heat-loving perennials.
"People are thinking we’re going to be a tropical paradise, but it is still very cold winters."
Colorado gardeners eyeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which now places much of the state in a warmer growing zone, should hold their horses – or trowels – before loading up on heat-loving perennials.
Colorado's native plants are a good way to conserve water and maintain the natural habitat, experts say, but they're in short supply for gardeners who want them.
Colorado's native plants are a good way to conserve water and maintain the natural habitat, experts say, but they're in short supply for gardeners who want them.