High Country Gardens has closed.

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11 years ago

A favorite xeric and high country plant supplier has gone out of business.

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gardener_sandy
11 years ago
Thanks for the information, nmgirl. We have lost several in our area, also. The sad state of the economy has been tough on all of us.
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napapen
11 years ago
I just got a catalog from High Country Gardens so it seems they were able to stay open!
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highalttransplant-Thanks for the name of the mountain! My husband thought it started with an S. I love Glenwood Springs and want to take my parents for a visit when they are here someday. Steve-Thank you and I'm curious about your 100+ year old property/house. Did you have to do much renovation yourself? Do you sell your flowers at market? I know you sell veggies. I also love HCG's western twist on the Cottage Garden and hope to capture that some in my future gardens. We had dinner last night with our neighbors who have lived here for quite a while and have done some historical research on our neighborhood. Fascinating...It used to be Indian land and our land specifically which sits on top of a mesa surrounded by canyons below was considered sacred as it is flat and fairly high above the canyon which served as a burial place and lookout into the canyons and west over the mountains. Another house at the top of the hill also served that purpose as a vantage point to the east (looking into Parker, Franktown areas) over the prairies. I never knew any of this and have had a few dreams this past year about Indians. Kind of cool and a little strange at the same time! That could be a whole new topic. The history of our land. Take care! Charlene
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I hadn't followed up on this, and wanted to say that I did get my refund for the plants. Though, when considering *half* of the plants were screwy, I thought they should pay half of the shipping charges - but they didn't. On top of that, of the plants that remained - not all of the survived. Now that it's spring, I can be sure. My garden is pretty bare looking compared to what I'd expected when ordering :/ If the plants were anywhere near as fantastic as I'd read, I'd have been happy to pay the price. Alas.... - Luckily, I've learned a lot more about Xeriscape and native plants and came up with a plan: Learn from sites and people online, catalogs like HCG, cut out or print out photos and info on water, sun, height, width, and bloom times - Put them in a 'diary'. (My diary is a simple black and white "Composition" book from the supermarket.) Then bring that with me to local nurseries and even cheapo big stores. This has worked out great! I found some sweet Gazanias for 1/2 the price of HCG and they are 4 times the size. They are doing better than any of my HCG plants. It's so handy to take this diary everywhere - It helps me to *focus* and keeps me from getting a mass of plants that won't work in my garden (which I have done *many* times - who can resist pretty flowers?!) Many of you have probably done something like this already, but I'm a bit slow when it comes to desert gardening and wish someone had told me to do it when we first moved here! If you live in Tucson and see a woman with a B&W Compo book reading furiously at the nursery, come up and say hello :) -A
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Wow nmgirl, that's a shock! Thanks for the heads up... now I'll be sure to make my final visits there soon. I guess I'll have to console myself with deals on plants that I can only imagine they will have to offer. Here are my thoughts on this nursery (not the mail-order section of it): Glossy, overpriced, but with an extensive offering of ornamentals. Great during a sale! I can easily imagine why this nursery would fail before others though... loads of employees, expensive buildings and greenhouses, show gardens to maintain, high enough prices to limit the buying to subset of population. I am also quite sure though that the owner has already made his millions and does not need to stay in business to make a living! I imagine this will be a blow for fans of the mail order side of the business, but for me it's the least useful of Santa Fe area nurseries (Agua Fria, Plants of the Southwest, Newman's, and Payne's all have better prices and either more natives, a better fruiting plant selection, or wider variety of gardening tools, seeds, etc...
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Just found this out on the SW Forum. Debndal, you're probably right about the heat issue with some of perennials, but it can get plenty hot in some parts of NM too! Clay soil is also predominant here in Santa Fe, so there might have been some other factors at play. Lucas, I'm still hopeful that there will be a sale at their store locations here in NM. Sorry about the loss of the mail-order side of things, which was probably the best part of this company (the stores were always overpriced outside of sale times).
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napapen
10 years ago
Just got two orders from HCG maybe a little slower than in the past but nice plants and bulbs. Penny
Alice W
9 years ago
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/high-country-gardens/information-on-high-country-gardens-american-meadows/10151445063349320

"Information on High Country Gardens & American Meadows

February 18, 2013 at 11:56am

We are very excited to now be owned by American Meadows, a respected competitor in the mail-order gardening business for over 30 years. We understand that many of you have questions about what this means for us as a company. Please find answers to your common questions below and if you have any further questions, our customer service team will be more than happy to answer them. You can contact them by emailing plants@highcountrygardens.com.

Location: High Country Gardens will still be based in the west. All of our proprietary plants will be propagated by David Salman in Santa Fe while common varieties will be sourced from trusted partners in the region. We will ship from Denver due to its similar climate and centralized location. Rest assured that High Country will still be focused on waterwise plants for challenging growing conditions.

About American Meadows: Although American Meadows is located in Vermont, they have been serving gardeners all over the country for over 30 years. They are independently owned and have an excellent reputation for hardy products, great customer service and extensive information.

Announcement: We issued a press release on Thursday, February 14th and are working to update both websites with the relevant information. As you can appreciate, it’s a tremendously busy time of year.

Our Catalog: Yes, we will still be publishing our catalog. Look for it in your mailboxes in mid-March!

Our Quality: David Salman will continue as Chief Horticulturist and in that role, will be dedicated to ensuring that the High Country Quality continues.

Happy Gardening!

- The team at High Country Gardens and American Meadows "

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