By Jesse Eastman As I outlined in last month’s newsletter, we are in the midst of a major construction project that will add roughly 5,000 square feet of covered retail […]
Category: FCN Blog
Big News: We’re Growing!
At Fort Collins Nursery we trace our origins back to a humble nursery called Kinghorn Nursery in the early 1930s. Since then, we’ve grown, passed from one owner to the […]
Nursery Pot Recycling at Fort Collins Nursery
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New Record Set at 2018 Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off & Fall Jamboree
Our 10th Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off is now in the books! Dozens of pumpkin growers and our largest festival crowd to date gathered here last Saturday to create a truly […]
In Praise of Pumpkins!
by Beverly Henke What does the word pumpkin bring to your mind? I think of holidays, and pie, and of my own somewhat pitiful, but very sincere and prolific pumpkin […]
Fall Planting
- Season: Autumn
We generally think of spring – a time of new growth and life – as the time to plant everything including trees & shrubs. However, cooler temperatures make fall an […]
There’s No “Right” Way to Garden
By Jesse Eastman I’m often a bit surprised when people come to the nursery looking for a definitive answer to a question. They can get frustrated and sometimes outright angry […]
The Importance of Tree Diversity
By Jesse Eastman It is a pretty basic human trait to see something a fellow human has, and if we like it, we want it too. Usually this sense of […]
2019 Rock Garden Concert Series
Tickets are now on sale for our 2019 Rock Garden Concert Series! We have an amazing lineup this year and have continued our partnerships with many wonderful non-profit organizations and […]
Gardening with Children
I recently polled the Nursery’s Facebook fans on what they wanted to see in this article, and the most popular topic was gardening for kids. Now, I find myself trying […]