Try fighting pests with their natural enemies! Beneficial insects prey upon pests that damage your plants. In our Garden Shop you can seasonally find ladybugs, praying mantid eggs, earth worms and […]
Seasonal Tip: Summer
Seed Saving
Saving seeds can be an inexpensive way to continue the great harvest of a vegetable or flower garden. For hundreds of years, it was part of the task of growing […]
Preserving Home-grown Fruits and Vegetables
With a wonderful bounty of fresh produce, sometimes the garden overflows. Many home gardeners consider preserving the fruits of their labor to enjoy throughout the years to come. Preserving your […]
Toughen up your lawn
- Season: Summer
Kentucky bluegrass has gotten a bad rap as a high water-consuming lawn grass. Many folks have ripped out bluegrass and started over with fescue, blue gramma or buffalograss. The establishment […]
Control annual weedy grasses
- Season: Summer
If crabgrass is taking hold in your lawn this summer, now is the time to act. Grassy weeds like quackgrass, crabgrass, tall fescue and bromegrass are common invaders in Colorado […]
Summer Pruning & Deadheading
- Season: Summer
All trees can be pruned year-round, but most trees do best if pruned in the early spring or late fall. Specific trees, like maple, birch and walnut trees, can be pruned […]