PLANT BLOG

In the Heart of the Garden: An AI Poem
In the Heart of the Garden: An AI Poem

The Importance of Watering Plants: Nurturing Growth and Establishment
The Importance of Watering Plants: Nurturing Growth and Establishment

The Importance and Benefits of Mulching Plants
The Importance and Benefits of Mulching Plants

Protecting Plants From Deer
Protecting Plants From Deer

Understanding Plant Dormancy: Nature’s Survival Strategy
Understanding Plant Dormancy: Nature’s Survival Strategy

RIBES AUREUM Golden Currant, Clove Current
RIBES AUREUM Golden Currant, Clove Current

POTENTILLA FRUITICOSA “Medicine Wheel Mountain”
POTENTILLA FRUITICOSA “Medicine Wheel Mountain”

COLD HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS
COLD HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS

Spiraea “Dakota Goldcharm” tm
Spiraea “Dakota Goldcharm” tm

CHAENOMELES “TEXAS SCARLET”FLOWERING QUINCE
CHAENOMELES “TEXAS SCARLET”FLOWERING QUINCE

MAHONIA REPENS Creeping Mahonia, Creeping Oregon Grape
MAHONIA REPENS Creeping Mahonia, Creeping Oregon Grape

Spiraea Nipponica “Halwards Silver”
Spiraea Nipponica “Halwards Silver”

FORESTERIA NEOMEXICANA , PUBESCENS (New Mexico Privet, Desert Olive)
FORESTERIA NEOMEXICANA , PUBESCENS (New Mexico Privet, Desert Olive)

WHY DO I GROW PLANTS?
WHY DO I GROW PLANTS?

A ROOT BALL IS A RESERVOIR!
A ROOT BALL IS A RESERVOIR!

“I don’t think it is going to make it!”
“I don’t think it is going to make it!”

SIZE MATTERS!
SIZE MATTERS!

BUY LOCAL?
BUY LOCAL?

WHERES’ THAT WEED?
WHERES’ THAT WEED?

Happy May Day! Hardy plants in Zion National Park
Happy May Day! Hardy plants in Zion National Park

Flowering Ornamental of the Week: Chaenomeles speciosa “Texas Scarlet” Flowering Quince
Flowering Ornamental of the Week: Chaenomeles speciosa “Texas Scarlet” Flowering Quince

Native Plant of the Week: Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)
Native Plant of the Week: Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)

Spring is Here! Golden Currant is in Bloom
Spring is Here! Golden Currant is in Bloom

Flowering Ornamental Plant of the Week: Potentilla (Dasiphora) Fruticosa “Medicine Wheel Mountain”
Flowering Ornamental Plant of the Week: Potentilla (Dasiphora) Fruticosa “Medicine Wheel Mountain”

Native Plant of the Week: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnickinick)
Native Plant of the Week: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnickinick)

Flowering Ornamental of the Week – Spiraea ‘Gold Flame’
Flowering Ornamental of the Week – Spiraea ‘Gold Flame’

Colorado Native Plants in March
Colorado Native Plants in March

Plant of the Week – Rhus glabra cismontana
Plant of the Week – Rhus glabra cismontana

Ribes Aureum – Plant of the Week
Ribes Aureum – Plant of the Week

Plant of the Week: Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Plant of the Week: Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Signs of Spring in Colorado