The Economic Affect on Garden Shows

I love going to garden shows this time of year, because there is not much else to do.  It is too early to start my plants and too cold to do any digging.  I look forward to them to get new ideas for my garden and see what new plants are on the market.  Yesterday [...]

Happy New Year from Colorado

I know a lot of you are asking where did 2008 go?  Hopefully, to all you gardeners it was spent enjoying your flowers, vegetables and whatever tickles your fancy.  Didn’t do anything exciting tonight, went to a movie and then dinner afterwards.  I guess my big party days are long gone.  Just wanted to wish [...]

Wind aftermath

It is a lovely day today here in Colorado Springs, but I thought I was Kansas yesterday with all the wind we had here.  We had wind gusts up to 60 mph which had everybody and everything outdoors holding on for dear life.  Today I got out of my nice cozy bed and went outside [...]

Forcing Garden Bulbs Indoors

Soon it will be Christmas and then New Years, but right after the holidays is when I start thinking about the Spring garden.  I know it is too early to do anything in the garden, but if you are like me you want to do something resembling gardening.  One of the things I have done [...]

Out in the Garden today

The recent snow we received has helped the moisture content in the garden.  But along with that we received some cold north winds which can play havoc on our plants if not properly protected.  If you have planted new shrubs or trees this year continue to water them, even if they are classified xeric, as [...]