Colorado Gardener Articles

By Jane Shellenberger Email Newsletter • July 20, 2021 With all the cool rain, then heat, then rain again, and now July heat (& lately,...

Our Late Spring issue covers a particularly wide range of topics, from a simple individual science project sparked at a community garden...

By Colleen Smith: You’ll need: paper grocery bags, scissors, tub or sink for soaking paper, glass jar to use as a form, smaller jar...

Our fear and loathing of wasps is both self-induced, and a product of external sources of misinformation. When we equate “wasp” with a...

Q: Kelly, do you have any thoughts on dealing with Japanese beetles that are destroying my flower garden? A: After observing Japanese...

Q: What are some easy-to-grow plants that benefit pollinators in spring, summer, and fall? I’m not much of a gardener but I would like...

By Jodi Torpey: Growers from all parts of the country know agriculture is more than just corn and soybeans. AG also includes fruits,...

By Jim Warland: While most kids use summer vacation to play, this eager young student used part of her summer last year to learn about...

By Carolyn Dunmire: When the Montezuma School to Farm Project (MSTFP) is mentioned to a group, the first question is usually, “Hey, isn’t...

By Mikl Brawner: New Mexican Privet: Forestiera pubescens var. neomexicana Photo: Keith Williamson This Colorado native small tree or...

By Marcia Tatroe: Every time I see a shopping cart filled with flats of impatiens I see a missed opportunity. It’s not that impatiens...

By Panayoti Kelaidis: Above: Kelly D Norris' home garden in Des Moines, Three Oaks Garden. This prairie planting is juxtaposed against a...

By Penn Parmenter: A Grex is a mixture of varieties growing together and encouraged to cross-pollinate. The seeds from those crosses are...

By Emily Goldman with Mike Bone: Exciting new plants don’t magically appear on shelves at garden centers each spring. Bringing plants to...

By Judith Rice-Jones • Photos: Debra Othitis: Pandemic Gardening & Colorado Springs’ Garden Father Backyard gardening and hunger have...

New N. American Strategy to Protect Alpine Plants Addressing the need for a global vision to protect plants, the Global Strategy for...

by R. Gary Raham: My wife Sharon and I raised Shakespeare one spring in the 1980s. Shakespeare was a starling. I classified the project...

By John Hershey: As diehard fans may remember, a while back the Broncos briefly had a quarterback by the name of Tim Tebow. There was...

Q: I grow kale in a raised bed. Last year it got covered (smothered) in aphids. After using Neem oil spray on it for a month, I decided...

In addition to celebrating 25 years of publishing in 2021, we're kicking off the new gardening season with a new website! Stay tuned as...