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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Black Swallowtails by Camille Paige

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Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes. All photos by Camille Paige The black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, is a large native CO butterfly w...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Cold Frames - Making the Best Choice by Gregory Engel

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Photo credit:  Extension, University of Maine  https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2752e/ If you've gardened in Colorado for more ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant by Megan Snow

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Photo by Author Common names: Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Bee spiderflower, Stinking-clover, Toothed spider-flower Scientific Name: Cleome s...
Thursday, August 17, 2023

A Bounty of Bees By Amy Longworth

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Photo by author One of the first things I planted was echinacea, which were being sold as a medicinal herb that spring. These perennial love...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

The Myth of “Vine Ripe” by Amy Poinsett

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When you should REALLY pick your tomatoes... Many gardeners and tomato lovers believe that the very best tomatoes are those picked right off...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Galls on my Shrub Redleaf rose bush by Kelli Barker

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Photo:  CMG Kelli Barker Nature spared no creativity in designing its myriad of galls!  As I’ve dived deeper into my master gardener apprent...
Thursday, July 27, 2023

The Case for Indoor Plants in the Workplace by Jen H.

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Pexels - George Milton The appreciation for the passive value of people and plants has been lauded for years. By its very definition, biophi...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Look What’s Growing in My Gutter- Strawberry Container Gardening by Kara Olyowski

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Photo: Kara Olyowski There’s nothing that says summer quite like biting into a juicy, homegrown strawberry! When I lived in Golden, I had a ...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Are Your Lilacs Blossoms Looking “Rusty’? Time to Prune By Joyce D’Agostino

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Photo Joyce D'Agostino For those who love lilacs, having those wonderful blooms and fragrance is a welcome end of the long winter. ...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Ready to take the pledge Gardeners? by Vicky Spelman

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"So, by now you have all your seed starting gear cleaned and ready. You have your seeds and sterile growing media and you have even fil...
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Blue Mustard by CMG Brenda Sterns

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  Photo:  Brenda Sterns Purple Mustard, Blue Mustard or Crossflower Chorispora tenella    With the arrival of spring, the days are getting s...
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Easter Cactus by Sally Blanchard

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Move over those Easter lilies and forced bulbs and welcome the regal Easter Cactus! Unlike its Thanksgiving and Christmas cousins, the sprin...