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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Gardening Power to the People: Pollinators (Video)—Bee or Wasp?

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What is that buzzing around my head and food? This video will help you identify helpful pollinators and troublesome pests.
Sunday, May 26, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Squash Bees

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Squash bee, photo courtesy Holly Prendeville, University of Nebraska This article is reprinted  from “Squash Bees” by Jim Cane, USDA ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Spring-planted Bulbs, Corms and Roots

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Photo courtesy pixshark.com As you are thinking about your summer flower garden, don’t forget to include spring-planted bulbs, corms ...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Flower Flies

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Tachinid fly, photo courtesy of Beatriz Moisset The two-winged insects (flies, gnats, mosquitos) is a very large and varied group. Many...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Hardening Off and Transplanting Seedlings

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Seedling Photo by Brooke Coburn It is time to begin to transplant tender seedlings outdoors, and seedlings that have grown indoors up t...
Monday, May 13, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Leaf Cutting Bees

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A female leafcutter bee collecting pollen.   Image courtesy of Jim McCulloch. This article is excerpted from Leaf Cutting Bees (Megachi...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

Dealing with Hail By Joyce D’Agostino

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Hail, photo by Joyce D'Agostino For many of us, having to deal with hailstorms is a reality. In this area of Colorado, we are i...
Sunday, May 5, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Halictid Bees

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Sweat bee on wild rose,  photo courtesy LuRay Parker, Wyoming Wildlife In honor of the upcoming National Pollinator Week (June 19-25)...
Saturday, May 4, 2019

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the Garden by Carol King

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Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration in Mexico held to commemorate the Mexican Army's difficu...
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Rufous Hummingbird

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< Rufous Hummingbird, photo courtesy Pollinator Partnership This article is excerpted from The Rufous Hummingbird: Small But Feist...
Sunday, April 21, 2019

Easter Lily Lore and Care by Carol King

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Photo Tufts University It’s Easter time and the ubiquitous Easter Lily is every where.  Did you ever wonder why we purchase these flower...

Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22! by Audrey Stokes

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Each year, Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement which began in 1970. ...