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The Colorado Gardenerrsquos Companion is your guide to cultivating a successful garden in the Centennial State Whether you are an experienced green thumb or an inquiring novice whether you live in the mountains on the Western Slope along the Front Range or on the eastern plains this easy-to-understand guide will help you grow bountiful vegetables abundant flowers and lush lawns You will learnWhatrsquos in your Colorado soil and how to improve itHow to take advantage of the statersquos semiarid climateTechniques to maximize the short growing seasonThe best high-performance plant varieties for your climate How to landscape to conserve waterWays to deal with the challenges of Coloradorsquos wild weatherLocal sources of hands-on assistance with gardening questionsIn short how to succeed in your Rocky Mountain garden.