BLUE LAKE RANCH
16919 Highway 140 · Hesperus, CO 81326 · 970-385-4537
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Renowned for its natural and xeriscape plantings of hardy, high-altitude heirloom and ornamental perennials and annuals, including many unavailable flowers like Hybrid Petunia, Icelandic Poppy, and Flander's Poppy. Also raise dry-land German Bearded Iris and Peonies. Overnight guests are welcomed.
HOURS: Daily
SEASON: All year, winter activities are limited
TOURS: Garden tours by appointment
ORGANIC: No
EVENTS: Early June Iris sale, featuring Iris, Peonies, and various bedding plants.
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BLUE MOUNTAIN GARDENS
13020 Road M · Dove Creek, CO 81324 · 970-562-3069
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Greenhouse, seedlings, houseplants, perennials, nursery stock. Internship opportunities available. "Growing in harmony with nature." Working farm vacations.
HOURS: Wednesday - Sunday, 10 am-6 pm
SEASON: May to August; call during off-season
TOURS: Please call ahead for farm tours
ORGANIC: No
EVENTS: Specializing in heirloom vegetables, dried flowers, and perennials.
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CLIFFROSE YOUR HIGH DESERT GARDENS
27885 Highway 160 · Cortez, CO 81321 · 970-565-8994
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A full-service garden center specializing in native and drought tolerant plants for the High Desert. Gift shop specializes in fair trade and local gifts. Large selection of organic gardening products. Fresh eggs for sale from resident hens.
HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 9 am-6 pm, Sunday 10 am-5 pm
SEASON: Open all year, except winter holidays
TOURS: Free with appointment or self-guided
ORGANIC: Yes
EVENTS: Saturday workshops in Spring, wreath making workshops after Thanksgiving, wine tasting fund-raiser in July, cat adoptions monthly, Christmas gift shop with over 20 decorated theme trees.
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FOUR SEASONS GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY
26650 Road P · Dolores, CO 81323 · 970-565-8274
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Award winning greenhouse and nursery, featuring locally grown, on-site, annuals, perennials, and vegetables, as well as native plant species specially suited to our high desert area. Locally grown delicious and nutritious sunflower greens, for use in salads, sandwiches or raw. Sunflower greens are high in fiber, Vitamins A, C, and E and protein.
HOURS: Daily, 9 am-6 pm, Spring/Summer; 9 am-5 pm, Fall/Winter
SEASON: All year
TOURS: Free field trips
ORGANIC: No
EVENTS: Taste of the Seasons, wine and food tasting charity event. First weekend in December, call for exact dates.
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JUNIPER CANYON DAYLILIES
29237 Road S.2 · Dolores, CO 81323 · 970-882-0123 or 970-739-9042
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Daylilies at their best! Sixty hybrid varieties grown at 7,500 on a hillside overlooking a pond. Let us know when you'd like to come by. We dig as you wait and off you go with bare-rooted plants, or we'll ship to your home. Come enjoy the setting with Mesa Verde and Sleeping Ute on the horizon.
HOURS: Anytime, but please call ahead.
SEASON: All year (Plants dug or shipped in June - August)
TOURS: Free
ORGANIC: No
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LET IT GROW NURSERY AND GARDEN MARKET
90 Mildred Road · Cortez, CO 81321 · 970-565-3099
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Dedicated to the culture of agriculture: Growers of healthy plants, roasters of fine coffees, cooks of local foods, providers of attentive service. Offering functional products that enhance a healthy community in a neighborhood market setting.
HOURS: Seasonal, but open daily
SEASON: Year round, with seasonal hours
ORGANIC: Beyond organic
EVENTS: Workshops on pruning, grafting, and other propagation, coffee tastings
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