There are many different types of flowers with varied colors, fragrances and blooms. Many bloom at different times of the year. To study the plants in flower beds like this one, visit one of the many parks in Highlands Ranch. Coniferous trees, like the tree pictured on the left, have cones and the needle is a modified leaf. The needles help the tree retain water.
Conifers stay green year round.
However, there are two species of conifers that lose their needles in the winter. Those are the Bald Cypress and the Larch or Tamarac. There are two Bald Cypress trees planted in the shrub bed on the north side of Cougar Run Park in Highlands Ranch. Deciduous trees, like the one pictured above to the right, lose their leaves in the fall. They do not have cones, but do have leaves.