By Jesse Eastman While weeds always present a challenge when gardening, 2021 on the Front Range has been particularly difficult. A wet spring followed by intense heat created ideal conditions […]
Category: Seasonal Tips
Heat Stress & Plants
- Season: Summer
By Jesse Eastman In the heat of summer in Colorado, the signs of heat stress can emerge and cause real stress for plant parents. Leaves scorch in the sun, it […]
Summer Pest Control
- Season: Summer
By Jesse Eastman Colorado summers mean hot days, camping trips, and unfortunately, garden invaders. All sorts of pest problems amplify in summer, from insects to fungus to bacterial problems that […]
10 Perennials in Bloom for July
- Season: Summer
By Alex Tisthammer July is full of summer swims to escape the heat, tomatoes and parties! Corn is knee high (or at least it is supposed to be if we […]
10 Perennials in Bloom for August
- Season: Summer
By Alex Tisthammer / Fort Collins Nursery The sun is high and so are the flowers! Sunflowers are towering over us in the late summer sun and we are getting […]
Protecting Your Garden from Summer Heat
- Season: Summer
by Laurel Aiello The dog days of summer are lingering on, leaving some outdoor plants dry, droopy, or just plain scorched. It’s normal for our vegetable gardens to suffer a […]
How to Grow Hardy Hibiscus
- Season: Summer
By Alex Tisthammer Hibiscus moscheutos, also known as hardy hibiscus, doesn’t look like it should survive in dry, hot Colorado with its huge tropical blooms and large glossy leaves. Luckily […]
Dividing Perennials
By Alex Tisthammer In order to keep your landscape healthy, attractive, and blooming, it is important to divide certain perennials. The plants we get asked about the most are daylilies, […]
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 […]
5 Tips for Peach Success
Nothing defines these hot lazy days of late summer better than a sweet juicy peach. Did you that the only thing better than a Colorado-grown peach bought at a farmer’s […]