10 days to go and the crunch has begun. Here at Creek Side, we still have some great gifts to gather up for your friends and family. Gift Certificates Not sure what to give? Creek Side Gardens gift certificates are a perfect choice! Get ready for the 2024 season with a gift that gardeners will love to spend next season. Game Night Puzzles and popcorn... Read More
As we roll through December, our Green Team staff is excited to help you shop for the perfect gift or extra special decorations to enhance your own home. We still have a good selection of Christmas trees, greenery, blooming plants, décor and gifts to choose from. Gift Certificates Can’t decide on that perfect gift? Creek Side Gift Certificates are always a good option. Stop by... Read More
Everyone has that friend or family member that celebrates a birthday, milestone or a ‘non’ holiday event during December. Not everyone wants to receive a holiday themed gift. Think outside the box and see what Creek Side has for you. Garden gifts – year-round Your avid gardeners can start the spring season with some new supplies, seeds, and tools. Think about gloves, seeds, a watering... Read More
Certainly, one of the biggest surprises for our first-time visitors is that we have a beautiful décor gift shop and boutique. The gift shop is often the ‘go to’ place for our regular customers who can usually find a special and unique gift for themselves or the perfect hostess gift. We have some exciting new items this year to showcase for you. Holiday snacks Everyone... Read More
Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins galore!! The Creek Side Courtyard is full of pumpkins of all sizes, shapes and colors! Colors!? Yes, pumpkins are available in a variety colors now thanks to our rich farming heritage and more widely requested heirloom varieties. Rouge Vif d’Etampes or Cinderella Orange, Queensland Blue, Cotton Candy White, Long Island Cheese, Tan and Jarrahdale Green, not to mention our popular Warted varieties... Read More
Our days are warm and bright, but the nights are cooling off to create that inescapable feeling that we are ready to move on to the fall season. Football is all around, vacation is over, kids are back in school and the rich earthy color tones of the fall season are creeping in. Perennial Flowers Who can resist the contentment that bright gold Black-Eyed Susan’s... Read More
The Industry Flower Trials and Evaluation Industry leaders in west Denver hosted a flower trial this week with all the new varieties grown in containers in their greenhouse. Container growing performance is especially important to us at Creek Side because that is our growing specialty. Flower trials are where the flower breeding companies may introduce new varieties for the upcoming season or feature their... Read More
Come out to VOTE and check out the Creek Side Gardens “Flower Trials”. Every August, flower ‘breeders’ (such as Proven Winners) grow and showcase new varieties for the next growing season. Colorado State University in Ft. Collins hosts one of the largest and most respected flower trial gardens in all the US. Hundreds of industry professionals (including your Creek Side Green Team members) will visit... Read More
Hanging Baskets Grown Fresh Summer Hanging Baskets are a Creek Side specialty. These Hanging Baskets are planted toward the end of the spring season, so they are very full and fresh for mid-summer enjoyment and décor. Right now, traditional hanging basket flowers for sunny locations like Petunias, Callies and Verbena and 3 color Callie baskets are in full bloom. Find these baskets in a couple... Read More
In Colorado we are considered the ‘high plains desert’. But this season it is more like a monsoon. The extra rain and cooler temps have challenged all of us gardeners. Every Colorado spring season is a little bit different. We rely on the ‘average’ or ‘typical’ weather conditions as a guide to plan our gardening tasks but in the end, Mother Nature dictates how we... Read More
