Lawn and Garden
Living Soil
One of the pleasures of spring is digging in the soil and that earthy smell but how much do we really know about the soil beneath our feet.
Rose Care
Our roses don’t have many problems here in Colorado compared to other places, but a few problems crop up each year for gardeners.
Plan to Conserve Water this Year
Don’t waste water. Recent downpours, in some areas of Colorado, have resulted in the Rocky Mountain Sod Growers once again stressing water conservation.
Landscaping Trends That Increase the Value of Colorado Homes
The choices you make for your yard affect your curb appeal and property value. Here are a few trends sure to increase the value of your Colorado home.
Active and Passive Rainwater Harvesting
As the gardening season gets into full swing and you’re looking at your landscape with fresh eyes, it is a great time to reassess what worked last year, what didn’t, and perhaps start trying out some new ideas. Enter, rainwater harvesting!
The Lighter Side: Spring is Here! Even a Pandemic Can’t Take Away the Joy of Gardening
Given the surreal state of our world, I cannot be more grateful that spring is here. Spring has not heard of the worldwide pandemic, sheltering in place or social distancing, and is insisting on showing up anywhere and everywhere in bunches of riotous bursts.
Food Systems and Priorities in the Time of COVID-19
Eating at home more lately? You are not alone. Consumer food demand has pivoted abruptly over the past two months during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Cheatgrass
It’s that grass whose seeds get caught in your shoes and socks when you go hiking, cheatgrass (aka. Downy brome Bromus tectorum, Japanese brome Bromus japonicus) is a winter annual List C noxious weed in Colorado.
Grow Your Own Food with Plants from Fossil Creek Nursery
Fossil Creek Nursery is a family-run landscape & garden center serving Northern Colorado as a one-stop shop for plants, flowers, shrubs and trees.
Grow and Give Offers Free Online Vegetable Gardening Course
Gardeners are good at sharing with others. In good or difficult times, gardeners rise to help with small kindnesses. These everyday things make us happy; it’s how we sow community as well as gardens.
It’s Time to Aerate Your Lawn
Aeration of your lawn is a simple task that improves the overall growing conditions of your turf and will result in a healthier lawn.
Unwelcome wildlife visitors
There’s a scratching sound coming from the attic or an unpleasant smell from under your deck or droppings each morning on your front porch. You have become the reluctant host for wildlife. This time of year, squirrels have made their way into attics to give birth and...
Methods for Managing Voles
As the weather warms and we are spending time outside, we may be noticing “raceways” or small holes in lawns, grassy areas, natural areas and pastures.
It Takes a Village: How Gardeners Can Help
In times like these, the whole village needs each other. How can gardeners help? Elizabeth Black, Boulder Culinary Gardeners group, has a few suggestions.
Using Wildflowers in Your Colorado Home Landscaping
You’re guaranteed to have success using native wildflowers in your Colorado home landscaping. Tips to bring a more natural look to your property.
The Gift of Gardening
It is no secret that time spent in the garden has myriad benefits to our health and well-being. It can provide stress relief, mental clarity and moderate (or depending on the task at hand, intense) physical activity.
Ask Angie’s List: What’s the Best Fence for My Home?
Whether you’re looking to add privacy to your yard, increase your curb appeal or just keep your pets contained, investing in a fence offers a great solution.
Michael Morris Elected President of Garden Centers of Colorado
Don Weakland, owner of The Flower Bin in Longmont, would like to congratulate Michael Morris who was recently elected president of the Garden Centers of Colorado.
Boulder County Agriculture Workforce in Jeopardy
Given this chasm between “good jobs” and agriculture jobs, Boulder County farmers are feeling the pinch of recruiting and retaining a quality workforce.
Baby Chicks Arrive at Area Stores
You heard the cheeping when you walked into area stores. Now you are thinking about bringing a few chickens home. Here’s a few tips to consider.
Spring Brings New Things
A crocus is trying to bloom in a friend’s yard, despite frigid days and snow squalls. She’s not alone in her countdown to spring; many gardeners are pouncing on the slightest signs of green.
Colorado Outdoor Living: The Outdoor Oasis of Your Dreams
Thinking about creating an outdoor oasis of your own? Don’t wait. Spring, or another 70-degree bluebird winter day, will be here before you know it.
On Gardening: Pantone Color of the Year, Classic Blue, is an inspiration for gardeners
The New Year will be rockin’ baby thanks to Proven Winners’ introduction of the Salvia Rockin’ Blue Suede Shoes. Not only will this salvia bring in the hummingbirds, bees and butterflies all summer, but it will be trending with the celebration of 2020 Pantone Color of the Year ‘Classic Blue’.
Twelve days of Christmas for gardeners
To celebrate the season, sing along with me (with apologies to the original version of the carol). In the final days of Christmas, the garden calls to me:
Poinsettias bloom for holidays
Check out the Colorado State University Horticulture Center’s poinsettia sale, where poinsettias grown by students are available for $10 per six-inch pot.
On Gardening – Peanut butter for the holidays, a most rewarding gift
Peanut butter is a special treat for the birds, and if you like birds coming to your sunflower or thistle seed feeders, you will be in birdwatching ecstasy with peanut butter.
Gifts for the Gardener
Good ideas for gift giving are hard to find when you don’t participate in that hobby; you love your person but can’t relate, especially in gardening. So a few suggestions might help.
Home and Garden – Final chores for the season
Winter is around the corner, so before the holidays distract you and chill days drive you indoors, take advantage of the lingering warmth to tuck the landscape in to bed.
Clean out unwanted garden guests
If you’re letting leaves lie you might be adding to plant problems in spring, when insects and fungi shake off the cold to infest the garden. Now that fall snows finally quieted the garden, clean out the guests before winter sets in to ensure your plants get off to a healthy start next year.
Winter watering crucial for trees, shrubs
The wintry blast we’ve recently received should remind all gardeners that it’s time to plan for helping our gardens through a long, cold, dry winter. While it’s true we just had a wet storm and our plants got a nice drink of water, gardeners should think ahead on how to make sure your plants stay watered in winter.
