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“Jennifer and Jeremy Stark, who own and operate Valley of the Flowers Landscaping.
While Iverson designed the Cannery project, Jennifer and Jeremy made it happen—putting plants and seeds in the ground and making sure they had everything they needed to thrive. The Starks are specialists in how to get native, drought-tolerant plants to
establish. “If you want to see native grasses and shrubs, it will take a couple years but it will be worth it,” Jeremy says. “A water-wise landscape is less work because you aren’t fighting against nature.

When seeking inspiration for a landscape project, the Starks suggest looking to the wild spaces around you to see what grows there. “My whole take on landscape design is using the right plant for the right place,” says Jeremy. “If you have a dry, windy, open site, you shouldn’t plant riparian plants like aspens and cottonwoods. Instead, consider planting juniper, silver buffalo berry, or sagebrush. … You could also have a natural water collection area, like a swale, and put water-loving plants there.””