By Jesse Eastman, Owner & General Manager With our Giant Pumpkin Contest only days away, this seems an appropriate time to talk about size. Of course, there are plenty of […]
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Bountiful harvest: Don’t let it go to waste!
By Jesse Eastman, Owner & General Manager So you’ve put in work all spring preparing your garden, selecting plant varieties, fertilizing, protecting plants from late freezes, fending off pests, and […]
(Archives) Xeriscapes: Fantasy vs. Reality
By Jesse Eastman As I sit down to write, I check the 10-day weather report and see ten daily high temperatures at or above 80 degrees and very little moisture. […]
Planning for Pleasure in the Garden
In the past I’ve written about the importance of developing a detailed plan prior to the start of the gardening season – measure your beds, track sunlight, review your carefully […]
5 Tips for Successful Vegetable Gardens
Spring is here, and that means it’s time to shake off the winter cloak and get outside. Here’s a few tips to help you get your garden underway for a […]
March of Progress
March in Colorado is a season of rapid and dramatic changes. We enter the month in a world that is, by all appearances, void of plant life, and we will […]
From a Seed, a World of Good
By Jesse Eastman, Owner & General Manager As a lifelong plant enthusiast, it’s easy for me to forget that for many people, gardening is not a lifetime dedication, it’s a […]
Are your evergreens looking yellow or brown? This might be why…
Extreme temperature changes over short periods of time during winter months can leave evergreen trees looking a little yellow and sad. There are a number of different reasons an evergreen tree […]
Out of sight, but hard at work
by Jesse Eastman As days grow short and Mother Nature slips into her frosty slumber, we get a lot of questions about just what it is that we, nursery employees, […]
2014 Great Pumpkin Contest winners
And the winner is … Pete Mohr with a 794-pound gourd. Mohr surpassed all other entries in Fort Collins Nursery’s annual event, taking the top prize of $500. Other winners […]