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Monday, February 28, 2011

Force Blooming Spring-blooming Trees and Shrubs

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Buds will be swelling soon on our spring-blooming shrubs. It is always fun to rush the season and bring some inside to force bloom. Here...
Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sowing Seed in the Snow!

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Here's a cool technique to sow seeds outdoors in the winter by using miniature green houses made of recycled containers.  It looks like ...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Tobacco Plant Helps Detect explosives

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 So the next time you travel, you may not only have to have a body scan, you may also have to walk by planters full of Nicotiana !  Dr. June...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Where Did the Flowers in My Bouquet Originate?

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Photo by Carol King Did you receive a bouquet from your Valentine this year?  Did you ever wonder where the flowers come from?  More than...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Presidential Gardening

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 In honor of President's Day, I am posting this video that gives a quick history of Presidential gardening!  Presidents have been garden...
Friday, February 18, 2011

Westminster High School Horticulture Program Awarded Grant

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The Denver Post had an interesting story about Westminster High School's  horticulture program. It is one of the few left on the Front ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Great Plant Ideas at the Garden and Home Show by Duane Davidson

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When you visit this year's Garden and Home Show, be sure to stop by the Educational Garden presented by Colorado State University. The ...
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...
Friday, February 11, 2011

African violets –not just foliage plants! by Elaine Lockey

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It seems that you either have luck with African violets blooming or you don’t. I was in the no-luck category for many years. I had one par...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Did the Cold Kill the Pine Beetles?

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The recent cold, cold temperatures has everyone talking and hoping that it was cold enough to kill the mountain pine beetle.  Sadly, the ans...
Monday, February 7, 2011

All-America Selections Announce 2011 Winners

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All-America Selections , is an organization dedicated to testing and recommending plants for gardens in North America . Their mission state...
Saturday, February 5, 2011

Wow Caterpillars Whistle!

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The next time, Dear Gardener,you are out and about in your garden and hear a wolf whistle, it just might be a caterpillar! Scientists have...