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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Working in the Demo Garden by Heirloom Fan

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Today I reported for duty with three other Master Gardener volunteers to do cleanup work at the demo gardens. We chose to work on the gard...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Pincushion Flowers by Heirloom Fan

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One of the hardiest perennial flowers in my garden is the Scabiosa columbaria, commonly known as the Pincushion Flower. As you can see in t...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Spring Rose Pruning and Other Rosy Ramblings by Gardener Dave

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Over the nearly 40 years that my wife and I have lived on Green Mountain in Lakewood, I probably have had nearly a hundred roses in my gar...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Workbench by Gardener Cumax

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When we bought our house, the garden had been neglected for maybe 15+ years. It used to be a rental. While it was remodeled inside, the...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

Why We Garden: The Dirty Truth Revealed by Donna Duffy

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Oh, the many benefits of gardening. Ask any gardener and they’ll go on and on about the fresh air, the homegrown veggies, the peace and quie...
Friday, May 8, 2009

One Week in April by Late Bloomer

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Instead of the usual Wednesday at the potters' wheel, I found myself out in the front yard, trying to makeup for lost time by tending t...
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Upside Down Tomatoes by Dusty M

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Have you seen the ads for the hanging planter with a tomato plant growing upside down from the bottom? Last week an out-of-area friend cont...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Turf Mites by Mary Small, CSU Extension Agent

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Our Plant Diagnostic Clinic has been seeing a number of lawn samples with the same problem - mite damage. Areas of the lawn looks dead, b...

April Showers bring May Flowers by Gardener Cumax

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In my case, April snow dumps can squash the flowers. It just depends on what kind of flowers they are. The tulips have some minor damage. Mo...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Finding Fennel by Heirloom Fan

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As the weather began to warm, I noticed some green growth in one of my raised beds and this always gets my attention. Last year I grew seve...
Monday, May 4, 2009

Some “Off-the-Garden-Wall” Thoughts by Gardener Dave

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Are any of you fellow gardeners like me at this time of year, waking up at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning with your brain synapses “twitter-tw...
Friday, May 1, 2009

Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Planting by Heirloom Fan

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You’ve heard the expression, “cold hands, warm hearts”. This certainly applied to a dedicated group of CSU Jefferson County Extension Mast...