Colorado Native Plant Feature - Desert 4 o'clock
Common name: Desert 4 o’clock, Showy 4 o’clock, Colorado 4 o’clock Botanical name: Mirabilis multiflora Mature height: 18-30” Mature width: 48” – 72” (irrigation results in plant widths at the upper range) Plant type: Herbaceous perennial Availability: Available from nurseries, limited availability, typically not available until late spring / early or even mid-summer, as it is a warm season perennial Bloom season: Mid June – first frost Bloom color: Magenta, with up to hundr
The Development Footprint - Treading Lightly on the Land
The term footprint makes a good metaphor for the human imprint on the natural world. Since there are few places on the planet that remain untouched by man, our collective footprint on the earth is pretty massive. The actions of each individual also have a footprint, or influence on the natural world. People are not really outside of nature, and our footprints, or imprints, on the natural world are not always negative. Typically, the more our actions are in harmony with natura
