Happy Gardening New Year! As I was in the midst of my un-decorating flurry this week, I moved my displaced houseplants back to their permanent spots and noticed that we had uninvited guests come to visit over the holidays. Just as we look for a warm place to spend the winter, so do the bugs […]

Choosing the perfect tree is a time honored family Christmas tradition but going out into the forest to cut one isn’t the only option. Cut trees provide a wonderful aroma in your home during the time you have it set up and for many, it’s the most traditional of the choices. Artificial trees are great […]

If there was a plant that you could safely bet your grandmother had at one time or another, it would almost be a sure bet it was a Christmas cactus. Christmas cactus’ claim to fame sometimes is the fact that they can, and have, been passed down generation to generation. Since they’re among the easiest […]

You either love them or you hate raking them, but either way, it just wouldn’t be the fall season without leaves. Now that most of them are down, you might be wondering what to do with your abundance of leaves. Although they are lovely to look at and fun to kick through, leaves can create […]

Before you hang up your garden tools for the season, a final chore is to put your garden to bed for the upcoming winter and that means protecting your plants so that they survive the cold and thrive next spring. Prepare your lawn for next spring by applying winterizer fertilizer. Apply this product on a […]

Just as the price of oil fluctuates based on a world wide demand, the price of plants can fluctuate too. In particular, in the 1600’s, there was an item that was weighed just like gold, by the grain, and priced according to it’s color, size and other characteristics. Desirable, fashionable ones could cost as much […]

Although spring is the season that immediately comes to mind when most people think about gardening, fall really is the best season to plant trees, shrubs, perennials, pansies and mums. Fall planting is optimal for several reasons. If you aren’t a fan of working outdoors during the heat of the summer, or digging in the […]

There’s a perfect flower to plant right now and it’s not a perennial or even a shrub. This unassuming little annual is one of my favorites and I think it is underutilized in most home and commercial landscapes. I’m talking about fall pansies. Fall pansies are fabulous. For some reason, many people either don’t know […]

If you are like many of us and have aspens planted in your Colorado yard, you know that eventually you have to deal with the annoying problem of suckers. While aspens and poplars are notorious for throwing suckers, you’ll also find them popping up around many other trees. Trees like apples, crabapples, cherries, nectarines, pears […]

If you’ve never tried planting a fall vegetable garden, you should. Since the days are still warm and sunny, the ground is still warm from the hot summer, but the nights are cooler this makes it a great time to get a crop of fall vegetables in the ground. Many vegetables do well when planted […]