New Addition to the Garden

Recently Planted

How I hope it looks in the future.
My garden family has a new member as of March 21, 2009.  I have been contemplating on a small shade tree to give my azaleas and rhododendron some more shade.   I finally decided on a Tatarian Maple, Acer tataricum, that met my requirements of: deciduous tree, medium [...]

Faces of Spring in My Garden

Which season do you like out of Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter?  Spring is my favorite of all the four.  Each season has its on attributes, but Spring I feel stands above the rest.  After a long winter nap the earth begins its awakening with small crocus popping their head up through the cold earth [...]

The Unfortunate Loss of Habitat

This past Sunday was a beautiful sunny, warm day here in Colorado.  Unfortunately, it was a tragic day for our surrounding wildlife and nearly a catastrophic one for humans as well.  An approximate 40 acre ravine/marsh land caught fire Sunday afternoon and sent plumes of black smoke soaring into the air.  The area was a [...]

Visitors to my Garden

A lot of the other gardeners in my area that I talk with always mention the different animals that visit their garden.  Some are welcome visitors like birds and butterflies.  There are also the unwanted visitors like the deer, voles and rabbits.  Those type of visitors I can do without in my garden and luckily [...]

Spring Has Arrived In My Garden

Spring is here, well not officially, but my Forsythia bush has announced Spring’s arrival.  Today I noticed bright blooming yellow flowers on my Forsythia bush in my Meadow Garden.  I know soon my wife will be asking me to sacrifice some branches so she can put them in a vase for her Easter decorations.
I love this time [...]

Colorado Springs Horticultural Art Society (HAS) Spring Plant Sale

Looking for that special shrub, perennials, or annual?  Come to the annual Colorado Springs Horticultural Art Society’s  (HAS) Spring Plant Sale.  The plant sale will be conducted from May 15-17 2009, Friday and Saturday 9:00-5:00 PM and Sunday 10:00-4:00 PM.  The location is the HAS Demonstration Garden at Cache la Poudre and Glen Ave. 
If you [...]

Mite Alert, Mite Alert!!!

                                                                 Clover Mite
You know Spring is getting closer when we start to talk about bugs.  Our El Paso County Horticulture Agent asked all the Master Gardeners to disseminate the word about possible problems with grass mites.  The warmer weather we have been experiencing has started the Kentucky Blue Grass to come out of dormancy.  [...]

Excellent Gardening Book

For you gardeners who are looking for a new gardening book, you never can have enough, you need to check out “Durable Plants for the Garden” edited by James E. Henrich.  The first night I purchased the book I found myself in bed totally enthralled with the photographs, the detailed information on each plant and [...]

First Nature Hike of the Season

 
 
 

                                                            Grove of Shrub Oak
Today was such a lovely and warm day my wife and I decided to take a nature hike to one of our new state parks.  We have passed by Cheyenne Mountain State Park many times and kept saying we need to go visit it one day.  Well today with warm temperatures and [...]

Gardening Jobs for March

 
Spring is right around the corner, but still too early to do any planting.  There are some things you can do in the garden in preparation of the planting season.

Cut back your ornamental grasses now in preparation for their new  growth.  If you have a compost pile put the cuttings in there.
Once again check to [...]