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Sunday, August 30, 2009

25th Anniversary Harvest Show by Dusty M

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Hail survivors played a key role in last weekend’s 25th anniversary Jeffco Master Gardener Harvest Show. Top winners in several show divis...
Friday, August 28, 2009

A Lion in the Garden by Donna Duffy

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My friend Beth – a Master Gardener in Boulder County – has an unusual plant growing in her yard. It’s called Leonotis leonurus , a member...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Gardening on the Cheap by Late Bloomer

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This has been a strange year for this veggie and fruit gardener. First, frozen apple blossoms, followed by cool wet weather, lasting long af...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Hail Resistant Plants? by Gardener Dave

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There are no hail-proof plants (cast iron plants?). There also may be no such thing as a “hail-resistant” plant. Their survivability dep...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

WHAT COLOR SHOULD MY GARDEN BE? by Jerry Peterson

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That’s a good question! How many color choices do we have? Well, there’s white, red, blue, yellow, pink, purple, and orange, but let’s not...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Wasps, Hornets and Sunflowers by Heirloom Fan

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When the hailstorm hit my garden, I had just started getting a nice crop of bicolor sunflowers. I did some pruning in the days following...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Musings of an Apprentice Master Gardener by Donna Duffy

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There are a couple of things I need to admit right up front.  Before taking the CMG classes, I thought I knew a lot about gardening. My fri...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program in Jefferson County Presents the 2009 Harvest Show by Jack Shea

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“Learning and Growing – Sharing and Showing” is the theme of the 25th Silver Anniversary Harvest Show sponsored by the Colorado State Univ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

It’s Peach Season! by Gardener Janet

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One of my favorite times of the year is when the peaches from the western slope of Colorado arrive at local farmer’s markets and grocery st...
Monday, August 10, 2009

What’s Wrong with My Ash Tree? by Mary Small

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Many ash trees in the Denver Metro area are not faring well. Some trees have scattered dead branches, while others appear at least half d...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Report From the Aftermath by Heirloom Fan

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I am still doing some garden cleanup and the "wait and see" regarding which plants will make it and which may not. I was surpri...
Monday, August 3, 2009

Brown Garden Snail

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The brown garden snail is the largest snail in Colorado. It is a native of Britain and parts of Europe and has been accidentally introduced...