Plant Select Alpine Gardens Demonstration Garden - Breckenridge, CO, USA - Demonstration Gardens on Waymarking.com

"Breckenridge Alpine Garden, Breckenridge

As you travel through Breckenridge, consider visiting the Breckenridge Alpine Gardens located on Adams Street at the Blue River across from the Riverwalk Center. Owned by the Town of Breckenridge, these beautiful gardens are supported by Summit County Garden Club. Dedicated members have planted the gardens and maintain them on a regular basis. The gardens include a “Plant Select” Demonstration Garden, a collaborative effort with Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado State University and regional and national growers. We report back to “Plant Select” on the growth and survival rate of these test plants in our harsh climate at 9,600’. Look up at the mountains, watch and listen to the river, and enjoy the flowers while you partake of a sack lunch in the middle of Breckenridge. It is a great spot!

In the beginning it was tough going, but the efforts of Club members have reaped rewards (see below). The Breckenridge Alpine Garden continues to be a ‘work in progress’!"

The following is information about the "Plant Select" program taken from the web site, (visit link)

"In recent decades, the Rocky Mountain region has become known for horticultural innovation. Rather than being an obstacle, our bright sun and crisp air are, in fact, a boon to growing plants from the high mountains and plateaus that make up so much of the world’s surface. An ever expanding list of native plants – Phlox, Eriogonum, Penstemon — has entered the world’s gardens, thanks to experimenters in our region. Yellow and purple hardy ice plants from South Africa and salvias and snow daisies from western Asia have gained popularity worldwide through the groundwork of Plant Select®.

Plant Select® is a cooperative program administered by Denver Botanic Gardens and Colorado State University in concert with horticulturists and nurseries throughout the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. The purpose of Plant Select® is to seek out, identify and distribute the best plants for landscapes and gardens from the intermountain region to the high plains.

Plants are chosen each year that thrive in the unique and variable conditions of Rocky Mountain gardens. These can be plants that have grown here for years and have not yet attained the popularity they deserve, known as recommended plants.Introductions represent taxa that are discovered by our cooperators, and are often superior forms or hybrids." (from (visit link) )

Address: Riverwalk Plaza Breckenridge, CO USA Educational programs: Yes Demonstration garden's website:: [Web Link]

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