by Laurel Aiello Gardening isn’t just for homeowners with sprawling lawns and immaculate landscaping. Anyone with an apartment balcony or patio can grow flowers and vegetables in various types of […]
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Gardening on a Budget
By Laurel Aiello While gardening might seem like a cheap hobby, it can easily become an expensive one due tothe vast selection of plants, gardening tools, and landscaping supplies available […]
10 Gardening Goals for the New Year
By Alex Tisthammer This is the time of year when we reflect on the past growing season. What worked, what failed, and what we’re excited to try for next year. […]
Caring for Holiday Houseplants
by Laurel Aiello With shorter days and chilly weather settling in, the holidays are a perfect excuse to bring life and color into the home. Decorating with pine boughs, wreaths, […]
Choosing the Right Plants: Plants to Avoid
By Alex Tisthammer It is easy to find lists identifying plants to seek out for harsh environments, low-water gardens, poor soil, and more, but rarely is there discussion about what […]
Therapeutic Gardens
By Alex Tisthammer Garden refuges serving as calming environments date back as far as 2000 BC in Mesopotamia. Persians in 500 BC created gardens that were arranged harmoniously, had calming […]
Cut Flower Gardens
By Alex Tisthammer When I used to imagine a cut flower garden, I would think of English cottage gardens full of species that we couldn’t grow successfully here in Colorado. […]
Local Garden Spotlight: the Trial Gardens and Perennial Garden at CSU
By Shannon Moreau This month we are highlighting a Fort Collins institution, the The Annual and Perennial Trial Gardens and the Perennial Demonstration Garden at Colorado State University. Location:1401 Remington […]
Gardening for Kids
by Laurel Thompson Gardening is a great way to get the kids outside and learn lifelong skills. It takes patience, organization, and lots of attention to create a fruitful garden, […]