MADE IN COLORADO
Colorful fabric containers
Inspired by small-space gardening guru , two childhood friends founded the local garden product company Fab Pot, right, a fabric planter made from post-consumer plastic. While the fabric allows for better root aeration and growth, the planter construction is extra tough thanks to double-layered walls and nylon-reinforced tops. Fab Pots come in three sizes and cost $5.65 to $14.99 at . Also at City Floral (1440 Kearney St., 303-399-1177), Country Fair Garden Center (2190 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-757-4949), O’Toole’s Garden Centers (three metro locations) and select Ace Hardware and True Value stores in Denver and Colorado Springs.
GREEN AMERICA AWARDS
Contest for communities
Nature Hills Nursery is accepting applications for its Green America Awards, which annually doles out thousands of dollars in plants and materials to organizations that are improving the environment with new trees, bushes and shrubs. Past recipients have included a soil-erosion project, an abandoned lot-reclamation project, a refurbished park space and a wildlife habitat. Four prizes from $500 to $2,000 will be awarded this year. For entry details and contest rules, log on to
Deadline is June 17.
Elana Ashanti Jefferson, The Denver Post
