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Photo CSU |
Monday, April 12, 2021
Garden Preparation in Spring by C J Clawson
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Dandelion Salad this Spring
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Photo: Peter Hugur |
Monday, April 5, 2021
Celebrate Daffodil Season with a Poem! By Amy Norwood
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Photo courtesy of High Country Gardens |
Look around outside in March and April and you might see blooming daffodils. Daffodils are grown from bulbs planted in the fall. They are one of the earlier bulb flowers to bloom, and have a range of colors from deep gold to white and a variety of sizes to choose from. Daffodils are deer resistant and tend to naturalize, that is, divide on their own and expand their territory year after year.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Tree Identification in Early Spring by Steve White
In this article, I will give some identification tips for some of the trees you will usually see in your neighborhood when you are on your daily walk. Because the trees won’t be leafed out for at least another six weeks, you don’t have the leaves to help with the identification process. However there are other identifying factors such as the bark, branching structure, and buds which are valuable aids in this process.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Not So Fast! Gardening Tips for Early Spring by Donna Duffy
Thursday, March 25, 2021
How plants manage the shift from winter to spring - by Richard B. Primack
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Trees in cold climates have evolved protections against ice and snow. Photo: Richard Primack CC BY-ND |
Tolerating cold
On winter days when temperatures fall below freezing, animals will hibernate underground or huddle together in protected spots. But trees and shrubs have to sit there and take it - the tissues in their trunks, branches and roots are alive. How do they survive the freezing cold?
Monday, March 22, 2021
Denver Botanic Gardens Plant Sale 2021 by Nancy Shepard
The Denver Botanic Gardens (DBG) is holding its popular Spring plant sale online again this year and will offer its wide selection of plants to gardeners of every skill level. It is regularly one of the most popular plant sales in the state.
Saturday, March 20, 2021
The Spring or Vernal Equinox by Carol King
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Photo www.almanac.com |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Happy Saint Patrick's Day by Vicky Spelman
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Photo: Pixabay |
You don't need to be Irish to wear green on St. Patrick's Day!
In Ireland, shamrocks are considered lucky and are worn and given as gifts on St. Patrick’s Day. However, there is some disagreement as to the exact plant, but most growers will tell you that Trifolium repens, white clover, is the plant most commonly known as a shamrock. What we consider to be a common lawn weed, is a native of Ireland. This plant has naturalized throughout North America in lawns, fields and roadsides. The flowers are attractive to bees and white clover is a nitrogen fixing plant which is used in crop rotation. Also a good forage plant for livestock.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Spring Bulb Companion: the Pasque Flower by Nancy Shepard
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Photo by Manfredrichter |
I’ve been regularly checking a spot in my garden to see one of my most favorite spring flowers – the Pasque flower, Pulsatilla patens. I first saw this flower at the Denver Botanic Gardens one spring and couldn’t get over its odd hairy beauty with its wispy stems and purple blooms. When it decides to push through the cold ground and snow, its delicate flowers look impervious to the conditions.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Soil Test Best Way to Check Growing Potential of Garden by Vicky Spelman
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CSU Soil Test |
A soil test is the best way to check the growing potential of your garden. You can buy the most attractive plants in the greenhouse or order the best seeds, but they won’t produce the best results if the soil lacks the proper nutrition or the proper qualities the soil should have. The “routine” Garden and Landscape test will take the guess work out of your garden’s growing potential. It will guide you in deciding which nutrients are lacking and sometimes, more importantly, which you have too much of. Overfertilizing is a common gardening problem. It is not only expensive, but it may harm your garden’s production and our environment. CSU also enables you to have your garden retested at a discount to check on your garden’s progress.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference 2021 by Nancy Shepard
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Scrophularia macrantha (Red Birds in a Tree) |