Deck your halls with a fresh cut, Colorado native Llodgepole Pine or Subalpine Fir from Fort Collins Nursery! You can keep your tree fresh with a little care. When you […]
Christmas Tree Care
- Season: Winter
Category: Seasonal Tips
Indoor Herb Gardens
- Season: Winter
by Laurel Aiello Summer is still almost six months away and if you’re itching to get back out in the garden, you aren’t alone. Many of us battle the winter […]
Winter care for woody shrubs, trees
- Season: Winter
Don’t forget to water your woody trees and shrubs! Pick a day through the winter that is over 40 degrees and water thoroughly through the winter. Late winter is also […]
What to do with old Christmas trees
- Season: Winter
Most municipalities in the U.S. offer some kind of recycling program for dried out Christmas trees, and the variety of uses for those tired old trees is truly astonishing. Probably […]
Add Amaryllis for Indoor Winter Color
- Season: Winter
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) are a great way to bring some magnificent color indoors during the gray winter months. Although they naturally bloom in the Spring, many are ‘forced’ to bloom around […]
Cleaning beds, amending soils
- Season: Winter
Think there’s nothing to do in the winter garden? Think again! When garden soils soften, and days grow warm, amending soil and cleaning garden beds is the best preparation for […]
Spider mites love dry indoor conditions
- Season: Winter
Colorado winters are often a very dry time of year, both inside and out. This warm, dry indoor climate is an optimal condition for spider mites, a common plant pest. Spider […]
Winter Care for Trees & Shrubs
- Season: Winter
By Jesse Eastman Winter along the Colorado Front Range is defined by dry air, minimal precipitation, low soil moisture, fluctuating temperatures, the occasional heavy wet snow, and intense sun. It’s […]
Tis the season … for fungus gnats
- Season: Winter
Have you noticed an annoying visitor that you haven’t been able to get rid of? We’re not talking about a relative that’s overstayed their holiday welcome … we’re talking fungus […]
Short days, grow lights
- Season: Winter
If you noticed a slight sluggishness in your routine when the days begin to get noticeably shorter, imagine what your sun-loving tropical houseplants are feeling! Houseplants will lose their leaves […]