Plant Select offers new choices for plant lovers – part 1 of 2
By Don Ireland
Ross Shrigley doesn’t mind if you call him a plant geek. Actually, it’d be something of a compliment for Shrigley, the executive director of Plant Select. Although he doesn’t live in Gilpin County, Shrigley is familiar with high-altitude plants and the challenges of growing in the mountains, whether it’s around 8,500 feet in Gilpin County or other, higher places. He helped install plants at the Mt. Goliath Natural Area and Dos Chappell Nature Center at Mount Evans, just outside Idaho Springs. Visits to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail and the Yampa River Botanic Gardens in Steamboat Springs also have been part of Shrigley’s travels. In fact, he once served as a travel assistant to John Fielder, the nationally renowned Colorado photographer, publisher, environmentalist, and teacher for his book – Rocky Mountain National Park: A 100 Year Perspective.
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