Colorado Gardener Articles

A back-up plan for pandemics? By Brigitte Mars An early story recounts how, in the 14th century, a group of thieves mysteriously managed...

By Eric R. Eaton It is easy to see insects as pests, or at least a nuisance, but we also have six-legged arthropods to thank for...

By Roland Evans Why do I garden? That is a question I’ve often asked myself, particularly in winter as I look out over the snow-swept...

Press Release from Landscaping With Colorado Native Plants Conference DENVER – What’s the buzz about native plants? Find out at the 7th...

Native Plant Alternatives to Common Garden Plants By Jennifer Bousselet Over the past fifteen years I have seen trends come and go in the...

By Douglas W. Tallamy As the human footprint continues to expand at the expense of the natural capital that sustains us, there is a...

COLORADO GARDENER NEWS Greetings Colorado Gardener Subscribers! I'd like to share some important news about our 2022 publishing season....

By Jane Shellenberger Email Newsletter • October 26, 2021 The cold weather usually rolls in at or around Halloween but it’s been a...

Q: I live in Larkspur, altitude 6782. Spring and fall 2020 planted grass seed, rototilled, new soil, the works. Then drought worsened and...

Amid increasing concern about the immediate as well as long-term, cumulative effects of sytemic pesticides, especially neonicotinoids, on...

Q: We’ve moved into a two-story house that creates a lot of shade on the narrow, north-side yard. The neighbor’s house to the south of us...

By Marilyn Raff: Cooking gadgets are close to my heart. My garlic press is one of few items not lost after 50 years of marriage! (Both are

By: R. Gary Raham: As we all know, bees visit flowers and inadvertently help the plants producing those flowers to consummate their sex...

By Deb Whitaker: After curing, which can happen right in the ground, potatoes should be moved to a dark, 45º room. Store in open paper...

By Kenton Seth: Above: Cactus and desert plants are archetypical of the gravel zone. PHOTOS: Kenton Seth The Lazy Greedy Gardeners...

PHOTOS: Todd Winslow Pierce/BFAG Covering just 15% of the Earth’s land surface, the alpine environment is defined both by the climate...

When July and August heat rises into the upper 90’s day after day only perennials best adapted to the west can bloom, cheering up the...

By Jane Shellenberger: Mike Smedley doesn’t have fond childhood garden memories. He remembers the hot, sweaty, hand-blistering job of...

The Colorado Native Plant Society’s Annual Conference is in Trinidad, CO this year, Sept 10-12, or you can attend virtually. It’s a great...

Don’t miss the flower trial garden display located at College Ave. and Lake St. in Fort Collins. Open to the public and free, the annuals...