This collection of desert landscaping plants includes perennials, cacti, and shrubs that can be used as foundation plants for desert gardening. Our desert plants are particularly drought-resistant / drought-tolerant plants (xeric plants).

At High Country Gardens our mission is to improve the earth one garden at a time by offering unique plants that are drought resistant or native.

These high altitude plants thrive in a harsh, high desert climate with intense sun, hot, dry summers, cold winters, and poor soils. The plants featured here are perfect for high elevation gardening conditions.

Our plants for the Southwest have been garden-tested in Santa Fe, NM and are well-suited for the alkaline soils, drying winds, hot summers and freezing winters of New Mexico, Arizona, West Texas and Southern California.

David’s Dependable Desert Plant Collection represents a nice array of evergreen shrubs, succulents, and perennials that thrive in dry, hot western or Great Plains growing conditions. This collection features pollinator-friendly flowers and bird-friendly habitat for a …

Our waterwise plants are selected for their colorful flowers, interesting foliage, durable garden performance, and habitat-friendly nature. Chief Horticulturist David Salman's commitment to cultivating a beautiful palette of waterwise plants has redefined xeriscaping.

Although we think of cacti as being strictly low desert plants many species are found in some very cold, harsh environments. The habitats of most cold-hardy cacti are concentrated in the mountains of northern Mexico and the western United States.

This article covers his best recommendations for gardening in the shade, and a list of favorite waterwise shade plants, too. David Salman gardened in the high desert of New Mexico for more than 30 years.