As heavy winter snow melts away, you may discover large patches of your lawn that are matted down and appear straw-colored or gray. This is caused by gray snow mold, a […]
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Wrap Trees to Protect from Sun Scald
- Season: Winter
Bright, cold days of winter can cause sunscald on thin-barked woody plants such as willows, aspen, mountain ash and maple. The warmth of the sun heats the bark, essentially waking […]
Summer Pruning & Deadheading
- Season: Summer
All trees can be pruned year-round, but most trees do best if pruned in the early spring or late fall. Specific trees, like maple, birch and walnut trees, can be pruned […]
Divide and conquer!
- Season: Autumn
Have your irises grown into huge clumps, but not produced blooms like they used to? Some clumps may also have started to lift out of the soil, which is an […]
Bringing the Outdoors In
Chances are, you have experienced or will experience stress in your life. Juggling class and work schedules, managing money, and battling homesickness can all take their toll on students’ mental […]
Invasion of lady bugs
- Season: Autumn
Lady Beetles, or Lady Bugs, are very beneficial insects in the garden. They often make a meal of harmful insects such as aphids and spider mites. But when the temperature […]
Live Music on the Straw Bale Stage
Have you noticed the Fort Collins Nursery’s straw bale stage? In June, 2010, The Sustainable Living Association generously donated a straw bale structure which needed a permanent home after being built […]
Recycle Nursery Pots
Did you know that you can recycle your black nursery pots in curbside recycling? According to the City of Fort Collins, nursery pots of 1 gallon and under, as well […]
Hold Off Spring Fever
The itch to start planting my garden has now grown from an almost imperceptible tickle to a full-blown case of Spring Fever. I desperately want to see my tomatoes start […]