TIMBERLINE GARDENS

Gardening news, classes & more

Summer 2005

hat a beautiful spring we’re having!

Our crops are ready and the palette Desert Beauties
of new varieties is astounding. From
If you would like to recreate the beauty of the
new Magnolia cultivars to dwarf hum-
Southwest’s deserts, Timberline Gardens is the nurs-
mingbird mints, you’ll find the most
ery with all the plants you’ll need.
exciting plants at Timberline Gardens.
We have huge yucca palms, century plants, cacti,
Our staff of Certified Nursery Professionals have
bear grass, red yucca and desert wildflowers. Our staff
an amazing amount of knowledge to assist you with
are passionate about desert plants and have exten-
any question or problem. If you are having trouble
sive knowledge and experience in preparing sites for
with plant diseases or need suggestions about what to
these unique additions to your garden.
grow, we can help. Our array of classes range from
xeriscape topics to water gardening. See our list of
classes online at timberlinegardens.com.
Very Special Roses
Our rose collection highlights varieties that are well-
Go Wild! suited to our region. With the advice of rosarian Marilyn
Timberline Gardens is your best source for native Raff we’ve chosen great performers that are long-
plants. From native trees and shrubs to perennials blooming, fragrant and disease resistant.
and groundcovers, we have the best selection of indig- If you love a rose that smells great, try
enous varieties in the region. ‘Aromatherapy,’ ‘Bella’roma’ or ‘Barbra Streisand.’
You could easily create a whole landscape with the These beauties will take you back to another era when
native species that we grow. Look for our great selec- roses smelled lovely and gas was 35 cents.
tion of Manzanita, Dwarf Rabbit Brush and dozens of Until June 17th, BUY TWO ROSES
other native shrubs and wildflowers. AND GET ONE FREE.
Choose from 150
varieties!
Grow it in Pots!
Are you looking for beautiful, unique containers for
your home, deck or patio? We have glazed ceramic pots
from all over the world as well as from local artisans.
Our carved stone tinajas from Mexico are ideal for out-
door succulents and cactus. Rugged alpine troughs
are made of hyper tufa and are perfect for miniature
rock garden plants.
If you need moss baskets, Timberline is the place!
We have them in many shapes and sizes. Growing in
containers is a great way to garden if you have limited
space or just want to limit your yardwork.

(303) 420-4060
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11700 W. 58th Ave. www.timberlinegardens.com Mon–Fri: 8–6
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 Landscape Materials Delivery is available. Please call (303) 420-4060 for more information.

Rock and Roll

Shop around. You’ll be delighted with the price and mulch varieties that quickly fade to gray. It provides
selection of landscape materials at Timberline Gar- an elegant finishing touch to your garden that will
dens. Tumbled Pennsylvania Blue Flagstone is HOT last and last.
and we have a great selection! It’s ideal for creating We have a great selection of landscape weed bar-
that cool, refreshing look that you can’t get from red rier fabrics in sizes of 3x50, 3x100 and 4x100. Our
or buff colored stone. numerous types of steel and heavy grade plastic edg-
The hottest new mulch is a deep brown beauty ing gives you a lot of options for different areas in the
called Chocolate. Our Chocolate Mulch is a shredded landscape. For children’s play areas we have EDG-
product that will hold its color much longer than other KING which has a soft, flexible top.
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Soils & Mulches Bulk Rock - Priced by the yard

Available by the yard or 1/2 yd.
1 yard covers 150 square feet, 2 inches deep. Cobble, White - Sm. 2-4” $67.00
Cobble, White - Lg. 4-12” $67.00
Soils, priced by the yard Cobble, Rainbow - Sm. 2-4” $67.00
Boss Compost $28.00 Colo. Rose - 1 1/2” $49.00*
30% cow, 10% sheep, 10% turkey, Colo. Rose - 3/4” $49.00*
25% straw, & 25% aspen fines Concrete Mix $28.00
Cow Manure $26.00 Crusher fines gray $27.00**
EKO Planters Mix $53.00 Crusher fines red $49.00**
Fill Dirt* $10.00 Mtn. Stone - 1 1/2” $28.00*
Planters Mix $27.00 Mtn. Stone - 3/4” $28.00*
60% top soil, 40% boss compost Pea Gravel $30.00*
Rock Garden Mix $32.00 Road Base $26.00
75% planters mix, 25% squeegie Recycled Asphalt $22.00
Top Soil* $23.00 Rip Rap - 6-12” $42.00
clay loam - add compost for planting River Rock - 1 1/2” $30.00*
* also available in bags River Rock - 3/4” $30.00*
Rocky Mtn. Black - 3/4” $32.00*
Mulches, priced by the yard Rocky Mtn. Black - 1 1/2” $32.00*
Aspen $29.00 Rhyolite - 1 1/2” $31.00*
Cedar* $41.00 Sand $24.00*
Coarse Wood $15.00 Squeegie $24.00*
Large Bark* $44.00
Metro Rose* $32.00 *Available in 1 cu. ft. bags.
Forest $24.00 ** Use for base when laying flagstone.
Chocolate Mulch $32.00 1 yard covers 150 sq. ft. 2 inches deep. Cobble and Rip
*also available in bags (many additional bagged varieties of mulch available) Rap will cover approx. 50-75 sq ft. 27 bags = 1 yard

Flagstone Rock by the Pound

1 ton generally covers 100-125 sq ft.
Lace rock .50
1 pallet weighs approximately 3500 lbs.
Cobble stone .08
Rip rap .10
Flagstone by the pound
Flat river rock .20
Buff Flagstone .18
Moss rock, priced by the pound
Red Flag Stone .12
1-499 pounds .25
Quartzite .20
Over 500 pounds .15
Pennsylvania Blue .25

Flagstone by the FULL pallet Landscape Supplies

Buff Flagstone .15 Galvanized rolled top edging $7.99
Red Flagstone .10 Weed fabric 3x50 $16.50
Quartzite .18
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 Hot New Varieties
Annuals Perennials

W n
ith our beautiful new greenhouse we are able Agastache ‘Acapulco’ series
to offer a wonderful array of tough, heat tol- n Agastache ‘Ava’ from High Country Gardens
erant annuals. If you’re tired of planting flow-
ers and watching them fail, our experts can help you
n Agastache ‘Black Adder’ from High Country Gardens
find a selection that will thrive with your conditions. n Bog Iris ‘Roy Davidson’ (Yellow with brown eye
zones)
n Oxalis ‘Copper Tones’ with chartreuse and copper
n Echinacea ‘Orange Meadowbrite’ and other orange
colored leaves and Oxalis ‘Zinfandel’ with deep
hybrids
wine-colored leaves make great fillers.
n Verbena ‘Corsage Peach’ has huge, DOUBLE peach
n Hardy Cactus Opuntia ‘Mesa Sky’
colored flowers. n Perennial Snapdragons in several colors from Kelly
n Cleome ‘Linde Armstrong’ only grows to 15 inches Grummons at Timberline Gardens
and has deep rose flowers. n Tall Wheatgrass Elytrigia ‘Jose Select’
n Thunbergia ‘African Sunset’ is a vigorous vine with from High Country Gardens
antique peach tone flowers.
n Euphorbia cotinifolia is a red leafed tropical shrub
for large containers.
n Pennisetum ‘Red Bunny Tails’ is a grass with green
leaves and plump red flowers.
n Fuchsia ‘Autumnale’ is a trailing type with gold
and orange foliage. Wow!

Yellow Butterfly Magnolia

Did you know that the yellow flowered magnolia tree
Magnolia ‘Yellow Butterflies’ is one of the finest flow-
ering trees for our area? It blooms much later that the
saucer and star magnolias thus avoiding flower scorch-
ing late frosts. ‘Butterflies’ gets 18-20 feet high and
wide. Its lemon-colored blossoms perch gracefully at
the end of every branch.

NOW HERE’S A TREE SALE!

From now through June 17, buy ANY tree on our lot in a ten gallon size or larger and get 25% off. Offer
is only valid Monday through Friday and you must take it with you. Buy as many as you like and tell
your neighbors. A tree would make a great FATHERS DAY gift. Fruit trees and specialty conifers are not
included. Here are a few of the trees we have available:

VARIETY REG. PRICE SALE PRICE

Autumn Purple Ash, #10 $109 $81.75
Quaking Aspen, 8-12 ft $89 $66.75
Tricolor Beech, 1.75” $449 $336.75
Spring Snow Crabapple, #15 $149 $111.75
Skyline Honeylocust, 1.5” $189 $141.75
Greenspire Linden, 1.5” $189 $141.75
Autumn Blaze Maple, 1.5” $189 $141.75
Northern Red Oak, #15 $149 $111.75
Newport Plum, #15 $129 $96.75
Austrian Pine, 6 ft $189 $141.75

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Special Values...

ROSES TREE SALE

25% Off, 10-gallon size or larger
Buy Two, Get One Free TIMBERLINE GARDENS
TIMBERLINE GARDENS Offer valid Monday through Friday only. Fruit trees and specialty
Not valid on previous purchase. conifers are not included. Cash & carry only - not valid for deliveries.
Offer expires 6/17/05 Not valid on previous purchase. Offer expires 6/17/05

June Class Schedule

Saturday June 4, 10am-noon
INDESTRUCTIBLE PLANTS FOR BEGINNING GARDENERS
Instructor: Diane Badterscher (Horticulturist, Timberline Gardens)
If you don’t know where to start with your garden, you might as well get some
good advice from an expert and save yourself a lot of wasted time and money!
Tap in to Diane’s broad experience with trees, shrubs and perennials to create
a no-fuss garden. Cost: $5
Sunday, June 19, 9am-noon
CHOICE PERENNIALS FOR THE PLANT JUNKIE
Instructor: Kelly Grummons (Horticulturist, Timberline Gardens)
Have you become a plant junkie? Do you go to the nursery twice a week or
more for your fix? Is your family ready to put you in rehab? Then this class is for
you! Learn about all the hottest new perennials from your dealer. Cost: $10

Saturday, June 11, 10am-noon

THINK NOTHING GROWS IN THE SHADE?
Instructor: Kelly Grummons (Horticulturist, Timberline Gardens) Call (303) 420-4060 or stop by to register. Please arrive
There is a wonderful variety of plants available for the shade garden. Whether 15 minutes early, and follow signs for parking back by
you have a moist, mulched area or a drier area, dappled or deep shade, there the schoolhouse. Register early as classes can fill quickly.
are so many varieties to use. Learn about plants like Siberian Forget-Me-Not,
Wild Ginger, Lungwort, Black Mondo Grass and Mountain Lover. Cost: $5.

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