Creek Side Perennial Garden Design

A well-designed perennial garden can provide many years of beauty and enjoyment. Careful selection of plant materials and thoughtful planning can result in a full season of color. A thoughtful design can help you achieve your garden goals including water efficiency, pollinator attraction, family functionality and beauty. Journaling Chances are you’ve thought about a new perennial garden before you’ve reached the actual design task. Utilize... Read More

What’s Growin’ On for 2026?

The Green Team is in full swing planting annuals and perennials at Creek Side Gardens. Container Gardens & Hanging Baskets All the greenhouses are filling up with the big, beautiful plants you expect from us. Over the last three weeks the first round of Grown Fresh container gardens and hanging baskets have been planted in an assortment of sizes. More and more Geraniums, Petunias, Calibrachoa/... Read More

Challenges for New to Colorado Gardeners

Gardening in Colorado can be challenging. Hot and Dry Due to the high elevation, sunlight is frequently of high intensity and the humidity generally is low. This will require more frequent water applications to your lawn, landscape and flower pots throughout the year. Poor Soils Most population centers are on heavy clay soil. These soils have poor aeration that limits root growth.  The best solution... Read More

Spring Garden Cleanup Tips

March is a great time to get out into your garden and lawn areas and assess what can be done now for the upcoming season. Garden Beds Remove leaves and debris from the garden and raised beds. Apply a pre-emergent such as Preen for weed control. If you didn’t cut back plants in the fall, now is the time to remove dead flowers and leaves.... Read More

Early Season Flowers and Plants

Rolling into the month of March, most of we avid gardeners are feeling like we are ready to get going in the garden. Best bet is to continue with garden clean-up and preparation. Cut back your ornamental grasses. Remove large pieces of garden debris. Add Natures Yield Organic Compost to the soil. But if you are anxious to be the first person on your block... Read More

Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds indoors offers an opportunity to exercise your green thumb before the warm spring weather rolls around.  If you have particular vegetable or flower varieties you love, but do not find them at the nursery, consider looking for seed and starting them yourself.  Now is the time of the year to plan that out. Starting seeds indoors now also extends your gardening season, allowing... Read More

More Than Milkweed

It’s always exciting to see pollinators in our gardens, but the monarch butterfly seems to hold a special place in our hearts. The Colorado Front Range is the eastern boundary for the adult monarch’s migratory path from southern Canada to central Mexico. Monarchs can be seen along the Front Range between June (heading north) and September (heading back south). How can we attract those boundary... Read More

Get Your Garden Essentials at the Garden Shop

On March 20th it will officially be spring! While the weather is warming up and giving all of us the itch to garden again, be ready with these garden essentials to have on hand.  The Creek Side Garden Shop is fully stocked and ready for the start of a brand new gardening season.  Don’t hesitate to ask questions or examine product options with our Green... Read More

General Houseplant Care

The “secret” to success with taking care of house plants is to create the same ideal conditions as they would enjoy in their native habitat. Indoor Plant Lighting Wondering what plant to put where? Here’s an indoor plant lighting guide to four categories of light exposure for house plants. Sunny (direct sun) location? Within 2 feet of a south- or southwest-facing window. Windowsills flooded with... Read More

The Longest Flowering Perennials

A well-designed garden provides interest from early spring through late autumn, and beyond if you also select plants for winter structure. But, for the main growing season, much of that interest comes from flowering and foliage plants. Gardeners who want a lower maintenance landscape would be wise to look for perennial plants that are both easy-to-grow and offer a long blooming period. Most perennial plants flower... Read More