The time for fall planting often comes sooner than you think, so it’s best to start preparing early. Starting a garden in the fall can bring new life to your landscape long after summer crops have withered. Here are some great tips for starting a bountiful fall garden. Choose the best spot. The sun is lower in the sky…
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Autumn Composting
Composting is an easy way to recycle organic waste, while producing a healthy, sustainable product for your garden. Autumn is the ideal time to focus on creating compost, as well as for adding compost and other amendments to improve soil composition and texture. Here are some of the top benefits of soil improvement and composting in the…
Continue ReadingDon’t “Fall” Victim to These Gardening Blunders
Every garden season has its joys, as well as its potential pitfalls. The good news is that many garden and landscape problems are preventable. When fall arrives in Colorado, make sure you avoid the following common garden mistakes. Forgetting to safeguard plants from wildlife. As temperatures drop, food sources for deer and other creatures dwindle. This can make your…
Continue ReadingNoxious Weed Prevention Tips
Noxious weeds can be a serious enemy to your garden. Weed control is important all year round, but it’s especially important in the fall. This is because many weeds become more vulnerable to herbicides during this season, and any weeds left to overwinter in the garden may cause problems the following spring. Here are tips to prevent these unwelcome…
Continue ReadingCommon Gardening Mistakes to Avoid in Colorado
Here in Colorado, gardeners often face difficult weather patterns, air circulation, and variations in soil types from region to region. But no matter which part of Colorado you call home, gardening requires patience and knowledge because even skilled gardeners can make mistakes. Here are a few common gardening mistakes to avoid so that your back yard…
Continue ReadingA Colorado Gardener’s August Checklist
Extra heat and sunshine calls for dutiful attention to watering in the month of August. Although your landscape’s lush greenery and bountiful harvests may still be your landscape’s focal point, autumn’s chill is actually just around the corner. Here is a brief checklist of landscaping tasks for Colorado gardeners this August. Keep an eye on watering. Water trees…
Continue ReadingIndian Paintbrush
If you’ve spent any amount of time gazing at our beautiful Colorado landscape, no doubt you’ve noticed a couple of fiery spots of color dotting the hillsides and valleys from March through September. If so, there’s a good chance you’ve spotted stands of Indian paintbrush (Castilleja ssp). Upon closer examination, the Indian paintbrush is a small…
Continue ReadingSummer Gardening Tips & Tricks
If you speak with any long-time gardener, you’ll hear stories of trial-and-error, great ideas gone wrong and accidental happenings gone right. Take advantage of this wisdom, and apply these Colorado gardening tips to your own landscape design. Learn New Colorado Gardening Tips & Tricks for Your Summer Garden Raise the mower blade. Sure, a perfectly manicured lawn is attractive, but…
Continue ReadingA Colorado Gardener’s July Checklist
July is a month in which your Colorado landscape may require a little extra planning and attention. While your landscape transforms into a colorful oasis, most of your gardening tasks may entail an early morning wake up call so you can head outside before the summer sun heats up. Here’s a quick garden checklist for you to…
Continue ReadingCoral Bells
Coral bells (Heuchera) are popular perennial plants that can survive and thrive in many different growing spaces and local climates. They are popular due to their hardiness (thriving in both hot and cold environments) and their wide selection of colors and varieties, ranging from white and pink, to light coral and a deeper red. Most…
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