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, […]
Caring for Holiday Houseplants
- Season: Autumn
Category: Seasonal Tips
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 […]
Are your evergreens looking yellow or brown? This might be why…
- Season: Winter
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 […]
Christmas Tree Care
- Season: Winter
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]