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Notes, Tips and Advice from Pleasant Avenue Nursery
This will be a new section where we offer the most current advice related to the growing of plants, use of products, special sales and just good old advice. Visit this area of our website regularly to get the best high elevation gardening information. Respond to this information by using the email link below. If we get enough input we may start a forum for regular give & take.
Tip #5 6/30/10 - Our elevation and climate make it possible to plant landscape plants, including perennials, throughout the summer.
The common misconception is that the planting season is over at the end of June. In Chaffee County (7000 ft. Elev., or higher) the climate is cool enough that you can plant Trees Shrubs and Perennials right on through the summer. Of course, you must use common sense when planting in the middle of the summer. You should not plant in the middle of the day when the temperatures are the hottest, save your planting for the evening or the next morning. If it's hot it is OK to spray water onto the leaves to help cool the newly planted plants. We might recommend weekly watering, but newly planted plants may show signs of drought stress in 3 or 4 days, so you must water these plants a little more often until they get their roots out into the soil. Always remember to water your plants deeply each time you water and then don't water them again (several days) until they dry out a little. Be careful transporting plants in the heat, you should protect all plants for the trip if you have a distance to travel. Good plants can be found at reduced prices in the summer when garden centers implement inventory reduction sales. Watch for ours, it usually happens in July.
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Jim & Gary Ludwig have owned & operated Pleasant Avenue Nursery for many years, this is what we're about...
Our nursery facility is located in the Arkansas River Valley in the central Colorado mountains. We’ve been growing plants that are adapted to our high desert climate since 1972. Many of the plants that we produce are native plants that occur in Colorado, from 7,000 ft. to 11,000 ft. in elevation. We are a retail and wholesale supplier of plants that can survive in the extremely dry climate of the Southern Rocky Mountains. In Buena Vista, Colorado our elevation is 8000 feet above sea level (2438 meters) and our average annual moisture is less than 12 inches. At this time we do not have a mail order division, but we would like to invite you to visit our nursery. We're sure you'll find some hardy plants to take home with you.
In July we will be only be open 6 days a week. Monday - Saturday 9:00 to 5:00
Store Hours:
February through March Tue-Sat 9:00 to 5:00, Closed Sunday & Monday April through June - Mon-Sat 9:00 to 5:00, Sundays 12:00 to 4:00
July - Mon - Sat 9:00-5:00, Closed Sunday
August through October Tue-Sat 9:00 to 5:00, Closed Sunday & Monday Variable hours in November, December, and January, call us at 719-395-6955
Reach us at:
506 South Pleasant Avenue (See map on contact page)
PO Box 1669
Buena Vista, CO 81211-1669
Phone: 719 395-6955
Fax: 719 395-5718
Email: pan@amigo.net
Perennials proven to do well in our high elevation climate. We have over 250 varieties available. Check out our list in the "Plant Lists" page. All are grown in Buena Vista so they'll be well adapted to your high elevation site.
This view of Mount Princeton is from our nursery facility!