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Monday, July 30, 2018

Summer Mystery: Powdery Mildews by Olivia Tracy

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Photo courtesy of M. Grabowski, UMN Extension If you’ve gone out to your peonies and found that they look like someone dusted them wit...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

How to Harvest Summer Squash (Video)

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Fine Gardening show us the nuances of harvesting summer squash.

The Cicadas are Singing!

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Dog-day Cicada, Neotibicen canicularis Did you know that Colorado has 26 species cicadas, all of the order Hemiptera?   It seems like t...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

Create a Monarch Waystation

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Monarch Watch is a nonprofit educational outreach program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the monarch butterfly,...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Mid-summer Lawn Care: Watering by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy Donna Duffy Here we are in the heat of July, and your lawn watering practices may need to be altered from those that w...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Gardening Under Cover by Joyce D'Agostino

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Photo courtesy Joyce D'Agostino Most gardeners have to deal with a variety of weather and growing conditions each season. These cha...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

What's Bugging my Roses? by Donna Duffy

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It’s that time in early summer when roses come into full bloom. Their beauty and fragrance make them the superstars of the early summer g...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

PlantTalk: Overseeding Your Lawn (Video)

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Overseeding is a great way to manage bare spots in your lawn. Here are tips from PlantTalk!
Friday, July 6, 2018

Happy International Kissing Day! by Carol King

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Hot Lips ( P sychotria elata) International Kissing Day was established in 2006 to focus on kissing and to celebrate the significanc...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Summer Hummingbird Tips By Joyce D’Agostino

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Photo courtesy National Audubon Society Now that it’s July, hopefully you are enjoying the flowering plants you added to your garde...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Happy Fourth from the Rose Garden! by Donna Duffy

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The Fourth of July is about all things patriotic: freedom, independence, fireworks! You can celebrate these patriotic roses all summer ...
Sunday, July 1, 2018

How to Build a Native Bee Hotel

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Native bee hotel, photo courtesy Modern Farmer Some people think of bees as hive creatures with a nasty sting. But not all bees live in...