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Showing posts with label Miscellaneous. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2014

Health Hazards for Gardeners? by Donna Duffy

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Gardening is great for your health, right? The benefits of gardening-related exercise are well known. Lesser known are some serious...
Friday, March 15, 2013

The History of the Shamrock by Carol King

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, the day when everyone in the world is Irish for a day! And the shamrock is the most recognized symbol of the Irish....
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Urban and Community Forestry: Improving Our Quality of Life by Lindon Wiebe

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Urban and Community Forestry: Improving Our Quality of LifeBy Lindon Wiebe
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Creating a Backyard Pond by Rich Haas

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Have you dreamed of having a second home where you can privately enjoy a gentle waterfall and babbling brook leading to a cool, relaxing...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Best Gifts for Gardeners by Patti O'Neal

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What do I get for the gardener or my favorite new “wanna be” gardener on my list this year?  Most of my friends are seasoned gardeners and...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Scan Away by Patricia Barry Levy

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Many of us enjoy taking pictures of our flowers and gardens. But have you ever considered recording the beauty of your plants using someth...
Sunday, July 3, 2011

Happy Fourth of July ! Natures' Fireworks

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Photo by GayleL Art Fireworks are commonly seen in the United States on the Fourth of July as a celebration of independence. "A...
Monday, June 27, 2011

What's Blooming in Your Garden? by Carol King

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Here's what's blooming in my garden! What's blooming in yours? Email me your pictures at jeffcogardener@gmail.com and I'll ...
Monday, April 4, 2011

Choosing Healthy Plants at the Garden Center by Carol King

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Garden centers and big box stores are starting to be filled with tempting plants for your garden. How do you choose the healthiest plants; p...
Friday, March 18, 2011

Bloggers' Dreams and Nightmares. Plant Hopes and Desires!

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Taking our cue from a Denver Post article about their garden writers' desires for the garden season, here are some of our bloggers' ...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

14th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count

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Photo from National Audubon Society The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in c...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Thirteenth Annual Tomato-Tasting and Cider-Pressing Party by Duane Davidson

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Guests tasted and rated more than 25 varieties of tomatoes at Char and Tom Gottlieb's 13th annual tomato-tasting and cider-pressing par...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Rose History by Jerry Peterson

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Jerry Peterson shared this history of the rose which he got from the White Flower Farm Catalog:  "Based on fossil records, the Rose f...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Colorado Cactus and Succlent Society's Show and Plant Sale by Dusty M

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Specialized plant groups can be valuable resources to gardeners who want to explore subdivisions of the gardening world. Here in Colorado th...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Home and Garden Show Provides a Wealth of Information by Heirloom Fan

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If you have never attended one of the Home and Garden shows, you must give yourself a treat next year and plan to attend. The garden display...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

One Year in Ninety Seconds

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Here is a cool video of a view from a balcony of one whole year of change in the garden. It has been condensed into ninety seconds!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Uh-Oh! A "Blue Moon" Ends the OOs

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It's a "Blue Moon" New Years Eve! This is a good omen for the 2010 planting season. Our wish for all  gardeners is a year wi...