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About Me:
I began gardening in Colorado (zone 5) in 1998. Each year I learn more with the help of a journal to note my successes and the inevitable failures. Find your Garden Treasure
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Dragons and other Mythical creatures
I found the companions of my favorite new garden creature, Paws. Campania International is a wholesaler that specializes in cast stone pieces for your garden. They have a link to find a retailer near you. Last year I…
Journal
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2012 Spring arrivals
I am happy to say that many of the late purchases of last season have returned this warm Colorado spring. For me the most joyful part of gardening is seeing a misplaced or mistreated plant beat the odds….
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New Rose Bed
Setting out to accomplish a single task I found others cropped up begging to be completed first. So was the case of my rose garden. To get my vegetable garden’s raised beds set, I need to first get…
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Its getting hot out there!
As a native Coloradan I’m rarely surprised in spring to see a very warm sunny day only to be followed by a heavy snow. But this year has been the strangest of all years I can remember. I…
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Square Foot Gardening: Plant Chart
This will be my first year using the square foot gardening method in Colorado. I’ve chosen a number of different sized plants to see just how true my resources end up being for plant spacing. I was surprised…
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Is your home garden safe from GMOs?
I am a reticent vegetable gardener. I liken growing a vegetable patch to eating healthy versus adding to the beauty I like to look upon. There’s a resistance to the process even though I know how delicious home…
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Growing Onions
My husband wants onions in our garden this year. I’ve never tried onions so have found the following guide help me. In Colorado we would plant intermediate day onion bulbs, meaning bulbs will form when you have 12…
Front Yard
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Front Yard Plant List
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsThe plants I grow in my Colorado garden. Zone: 5 Area: Front Yard Light: The front yard faces southeast and is shaded by a large silver maple on the Northeast corner. Along a strip next to the driveway I... -
Gathering seeds for a more formal cottage look.
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsCosmos bipinnatus loves a Colorado summer. This summer my front yard’s main flower bed took on the appearance of an untended cottage garden, mainly due to the cosmos I let take over all along the driveway. Cosmos (cosmos... -
Unexpected fall color
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsThis fall in Colorado has been as long an Indian summer as I can remember. It is just now that some of my plants are showing their fall foliage. With the amount of shade I receive in... -
Hollyhock from seed 2010 gorgeous in 2011
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsWho knew Alcea Rosa would be such a wonderment in my Colorado garden. Last year I grew hollyhock plants from seed named, Alcea Rosea ’Nigra’. The “death hollyhock,” as my husband calls it, is a wonderfully... -
Tomato in a pot
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsEach year I want at least one tomato and some Jalapeños and most often without the hassle of a full on garden. Even with a soil test completed for my vegetable garden, I don’t think I will be planting in... -
Red Rocket Snapdragons
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsI bought 2 4 packs of Red rocket snapdragons from our favorite little nursery down the street. The leaves are a gorgeous dark green with burgundy mixed in…. The tag says these will get up to 36″ tall,...
Backyard
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Gardening in Black and White Continued.
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsDesigning for a Colorado garden. Continuation from The Garden in Black and White So the black and white photo of the main flower bed in my backyard has shown room for improvement in terms of defining shapes, plant... -
Finally planted!
Posted on October 22, 2011 | No CommentsFall planting in Colorado, a weigela’s story. Okay so I’m a lazy gardener come August. My beds look like a frat house after homecoming, and the last of my summer grand plans sit in pots waiting their permanent... -
The garden in black and white
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsDesigning a Colorado Garden. Recently, I read an RSS feed from Horticulture magazine suggesting gardeners should design in black and white. Instantly my mind went to white flowers next to dark luxurious leaves and my new favorite flower... -
Lovely Peonies
Posted on June 20, 2011 | No CommentsColorado is a great place to grow peonies. They are hardy as long as you give them some winter watering. This double pink ‘Nick Shaylor’ (as I have decided it is). I know summer is about to arrive... -
McKana’s Giant Columbine
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsAn impressive columbine mix from seed. Who says growing plants from seed can only be veges? Today I’m reaping the reward of growing 6 or 7 columbines from seed last year. The mix, called McKana’s Giant Columbine (Aquilegia... -
Back Yard Plant List
Posted on May 29, 2011 | No CommentsThe plants I track in my Colorado garden. Zone: 5 Light: Looking out my patio I face northwest and the majority of the yard is shaded by numerous trees throughout the day. The most sunny spot is it...