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Monday, September 24, 2012

Kim Bone's Garden

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If you missed the Jeffco Master Gardeners' garden tour or the Garden Conservancy Tour then you missed Kim Bone's beautiful garden.  ...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Cider Pressing and Tomato Tasting 2012 by Duane Davidson

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Tomato Tasting Table Char and Tom Gottlieb's harvest season event, making cider and tasting multiple varieties of tomatoes, cel...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Lavender Hyssop is a Great Bee Magnet by Joyce D’Agostino

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Photo by Joyce D'Agostino A few years ago, I overheard some gardeners remarking how much they enjoyed hyssop.  Since I enjoy growing...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Mulch-Moving Turkeys by Elaine Lockey

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As if deer weren’t enough of a struggle for mountain gardeners, throw in some mulch-moving turkeys!  Turkey surveying her handiwork ...
Sunday, September 9, 2012

Golden Rain Tree Bugs by Gardener Dave

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Golden Rain Tree A  while ago Carol King wrote an informative article about box elder bugs on this blog. Well, my yard has now been “occ...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Early Leaf Color is Drought Related by Mary Small

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When fall coloration appears early, like this year, it usually means plants are stressed.  Many factors can stress trees, but in 2012, the...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Growing Bee Balm by Joyce D'Agostino

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In the last couple of years, I had focused most of my garden space to vegetables, however this year I decided to once again dedicate some...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Water: Where and When You Want It! by Dave Moland

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Tomatillos, Part II By Amy Norwood

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This is a sequel to the excellent post on growing tomatillos by Elizabeth Buckingham dated September 6, 2011 ,  a post I wish I had read bef...
Monday, August 13, 2012

How to Begin a Garden Project by Kate Sullivan-Sisneros

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Author's Garden After Planning If you have never done any gardening before or have never seen it done, getting started can be a litt...
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...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Hardy Succulents: Tough Plants for every Climate; Book Review by Pam Macy

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 “Succulents are the drama queens of contemporary gardens,” states the back cover of this compelling book.  Hardy Succulents: Tough Plan...