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Monday, March 30, 2015

A Pulse in the Garden by Rebecca Anderson

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Photo by Rebecca Anderson I was reading an article recently about changes in the global human diet. While this is a topic for volumes o...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Fermentation by Cathy Jo Clawson

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My seed catalogues have arrived and my husband is amazed at the amount of time I can spend turning pages, reading and rereading vegetabl...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Rethink Your Colorado Bluegrass Lawn by Donna Duffy

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Across Jefferson County, bluegrass lawns are just starting to green up. This is a good time to think about changes you’d like to make in you...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Rejuvenation (“to make young again”) Pruning by Audrey Stokes

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Pruning photo Cyrus McCrimmon, Denver Post This article is an excerpt from the CMG Garden Notes publication Pruning Flowering Shrub...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Watch Your Lawn for Snow Mold by Mary Small

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We have had  snow in the Front Range urban areas this winter, and snow mold might be a problem, especially in areas where snow is very slo...
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Hügelkultur – Who knew? Composting Process Using Raised Beds! By Audrey Stokes

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Raised bed gardening using hugelkultur photo Open Hand Foundation Used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, (in German it trans...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Why Fresh Flowers on Valentine's Day? by Carol King

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Photo sodahead.com Legends and lore abound on why we celebrate Valentine’s day by giving flowers to our loved ones.  Here’s one of my fa...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Legos and Scarecrows in the Garden By Joyce D’Agostino

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Last fall, we went to San Antonio and as part of our trip, we went to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens.  The highlight of this visit was...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Winter Identification of Deciduous Trees by Audrey Stokes

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For most of us, tree identification begins with leaves. Typically, it is the only characteristic of the tree that we ‘dabbling foresters’...
Friday, January 30, 2015

Seed Saving and Seed Saving Methods by Ed Powers

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Seeds Tempting though it may be to ignore everything else but the delicious flavor of our home produce, it is important to bear in mind...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Welcome New Jefferson County Master Gardeners! by Donna Duffy

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Back row: Barb Donahue,  Jack Mellon, Kelli Marko, Mariska Hamstra, Keith Rabin. Front row: Lorrie Redman, Lynn Leventhal, Michelle Loudis...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Brown Needles on Pines May be Due to November's Cold Snap by Mary Small

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Photo by CJ Clawson We are starting to see the first damage to plants caused by the unseasonably cold weather in November. Many evergre...