How to Landscape Sagebrush

The image of a sagebrush plant growing in a dry and arid landscape may come to mind when you think of sagebrush. Gardeners living in western regions with dry conditions can often grow sagebrush shrubs successfully. When you landscape with sagebrush, you provide an excellent food source and habitat for wildlife that may visit your property, including native birds, reptiles, deer, sheep and rabbits.

Garden spade
Sagebrush seeds
Land imprinter (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare the planting area in the autumn to give seeds the necessary stratification period during the winter. Stratification refers to the cold, moist period a seed needs to germinate. Cultivate the landscape area with a garden spade to remove weeds. Work the top 4 inches of soil to prepare it for planting.
- 2
  Broadcast the seeds evenly over the planting area to sow them. Cover the seeds with about 1/8-inch of soil, or press the seeds into the soil with a land imprinter to ensure that the seeds have complete contact with the soil.
- 3
  Saturate the soil evenly after planting. By planting in the autumn, natural precipitation (rain or snow) should keep the soil sufficiently moist during stratification and while seeds germinate the following spring.

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