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rock garden need to find a rock garden designer

hboudr

4 years ago

looking for rock garden designer who can provide plans for butterfly and hummingbird rock garden

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
4 years ago
Pretty much any experienced garden designer can design a rock garden for you. And one active in your locale will be able to pick the best plants for your specific situation. Try looking through the Houzz Pros to see if any advertise here. Otherwise, ask at a better independent garden center....they usually provide referrals.
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
4 years ago
hboudr, what area of the rocky mountains are you in? Your profile doesn't show a location. I would contact your local county extension office for referrals in your specific area. If you are local to Colorado front range, that would be the CSU extension office and then each county has a satellite office.
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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
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And to get ideas, if you are anywhere near Denver, the Denver Botanic Garden has rock garden areas. There are also some up in the mountains, though off the top of my head I don’t remember any details.
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
4 years ago
I could have sworn I posted this yesterday but see no sign of it....so trying again.

IME, no extension service provides referrals to independent business owners (contractors/designers). That is not what they were intended to do nor the type of service they provide. Colorado may well be different but I see no indication on their website that this is a type of service they provide.

Check with a better retail nursery/garden center or your local chapter of the APLD.
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
4 years ago
I just got an email from Better Homes and Gardens with some rock garden articles. I could send you the links if you like. Also, if you are in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, I highly recommend visiting the Betty Ford memorial gardens in Vail. Lots of great rock garden ideas there.

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