Salman Ranch Gardens

“Think of the tall delphinium, swaying, or the bee when it comes to the tongue of the burgundy lily.” ~ Jane Kenyon, Collected Poems
The gardens are as beautiful as they have ever been this summer. They are full of color, lush and vibrant, a photographer’s paradise.

The Salman Ranch Gardens are fit snuggly into the flagstone and adobe walls which housed the tack and ferrier shops and were a part of the Grist Mill and Mercantile Building Complex of the 1850's. Flagstone walks meander through three large gardens, leading from one uniquely enclosed space to another. Nestled around the adobe and flagstone walls and hugging the flagstone walks are flower beds filled with vibrant annuals and perennials; hollyhocks, sunflowers, lavender, Russian sage, roses, columbines, daisies, peonies, petunias, and many other colorful plants act as backdrops to picture taking and quiet conversations. Aspen trees, and one of the largest blue spruce you are likely to encounter, grow amidst the grass and floral beds.

Purchasing Seeds & Plants

A large assortment of wild flower, perennials, and annual seeds are featured in the Salman Ranch Store year round for purchase and the Nursery has all the plant life you see in the Gardens for sale.

The availability of the plants are weather and season dependent, but in May, June, and July one may fine everything at the Nursery that you enjoy in the Gardens. In July, August, and September certain plants will be featured on the covered portal of the Ranch Store and may be bought in the Ranch Store or Ranch Nursery.

You will also see various flowers that are available in the Nursery bordering the Ranch Cafe during the summer and the Ranch Mercantile Building.