It’s about time to get started on your fall garden. While it’s viable to find starts at the local farmer’s market, or the nearby hardware store, nothing is more rewarding than […]
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What to grow for a flavorful fall veggie garden
Summer’s sultry days may find you melting in the garden, but heavenly homegrown tomatoes and scrumptious sweet corn makes every drop of sweat and mosquito bite worth it. While you’re […]
Dahlia types explained
Let’s talk about dahlias Dahlias are becoming increasingly popular in landscapes and make excellent additions to border plantings, flowerpots, and cut-flower gardens. They flower continuously from summer through the first frost […]
Verbena can rock any spot in the garden during the hottest days of summer!
Overview and history Verbena are known for withstanding the pressure of hot, dry conditions. Luckily for all of us, there are many new hybrids that have been bred just for this […]
Fall in love with container gardening: Five great reasons
Container gardening, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Here are five great reasons to give container gardening a try: Beginning gardeners Plant Anywhere Architectural Interest Simplify […]
Fabulous flowers for your cutting garden
What should you grow in your cutting garden? If you adore bold colors and textures, choose cheerful zinnias and sunflowers in vibrant colors. If you prefer a softer palette and delicate […]
Gardeners flock to phlox
This wildflower perennial works well in woodland, prairie and meadow landscape Phlox are an easy-to-find wildflower stretching from Florida and Quebec to Alaska. One of the classic American perennials, this was […]
Savor a scent-sational garden with fragrant plants
What’s your favorite garden memory? Is it burying your nose in sweet lavender lilacs, sneaking a sip of nectar from fragrant honeysuckle as a child, snipping spicy roses for a […]
Four flower sources for your Victorian garden
Whenever we start a garden, we wonder what we should put in it. Do I want annuals, perennials, shrubs, or maybe biennials? Perhaps some ornamental grasses would work as well. Victorian […]
Pollinator predicament: What happens when the birds and bees can’t do it?
When it comes to birds, bees, plants, and pollination, timing truly is everything. And, in the Rocky Mountains, where short summers dictate extreme synchronicity, the timing is off. Less snow and […]