Summer bulbs can add an exotic touch — and dreamy fragrances — to your Colorado garden
Plants with bold foliage, exotic-looking flowers and dreamy fragrances can add a touch of the tropics to Colorado landscapes.
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Pansies persist through Colorado’s whiplash weather, colorful faces shining through the snow
Pansies that show up at garden centers in spring provide a much-needed service for gardeners and their gardens. Not only do they add color to empty flower beds and containers,...
Planting succulents for success
The keys to successfully growing succulents have to do with sun and water.
It’s already time to plan your fall vegetable garden
If you want to keep harvesting fresh vegetables long after other gardeners are relaxing on the couch, you鈥檒l need to start soon.
Techniques of the trade: How to properly fertilize your Colorado vegetable garden
I learned the hard way that too much fertilizer, or too much of one nutrient, can lead to excessive growth, stunted growth or dead plants.
How to grow a lush, beautiful garden in inhospitable, dry shade
Little sunlight, tree roots, lack of nutrients, no air circulation and dry soil make for inhospitable conditions. But there is opportunity in that garden challenge.
Betting on new perennials? Here are 8 that proved up in Colorado State University trials
For a plant to gain 鈥渢op performer鈥� recognition, it has to be consistent through three hot, dry summers and two cold, windy winters.
Techniques of the Trade: How to mow the lawn
Feed the lawn, weed the lawn, mow the lawn. Water and repeat. All of these lawn care tasks make for a nice green lawn, but the mowing part seems to...
Techniques of the Trade: Planting the perfect window box
While there are few plantings that compare to the charm of window boxes overflowing with summer flowers, these days window boxes aren鈥檛 just for windows.
Tools of the Trade: How to pick the perfect shovel
Archeologists believe the first shovels were made from the shoulder blades of large animals more than 5,000 years ago. Thank goodness garden-tool technology has evolved.