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
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
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
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
Learn About Your Hardiness Zone Outdoor plants are rated by hardiness zone. Choose your outdoor garden plants based on what hardiness zone is appropriate for our zone – Zone 5. A warm zone plant like 7 8 will not survive the winter in a cooler zone like zone 4. Learn the Crucial Vocab Annual/ Perennial – annual plants will die at the end of the... Read More
With the beautiful weather we have been experiencing now is the perfect time to get a start on routine early spring garden activities. Step out into the crisp wintry air and follow a few garden tips to do now. Early Clean-up and Maintenance Cut back ornamental grasses in the landscape as they are beginning to grow. Apply Natures Yield Organic compost to garden soil in... Read More
Are you thirsty? Most likely your plants are too! The Denver metro area has been subjected to one of the warmest/ driest winters on record. October 2025 total precipitation was .14″ – average 1.24″ November 2025 total precipitation was .07″ – average .62″ December 2025 total precipitation was .50″ – average .61″ January 2026 total precipitation was .52″ – average .52″ So we are gaining... Read More
To reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen. In turn, pollinators rely on flowers for food, including both nectar and pollen. If you’re a gardener, you might want to support this partnership by planting flowers. But if you live in an area without a lot of green space, you might wonder whether it’s worth the effort. Research shows that bees don’t... Read More
The Denver Metro area is experiencing another warm, dry autumn! The Average Annual precipitation is 14.3” and to date only 11.19” of rain has been measured. Fall weather usually is marked by dry air, relatively low amounts of moisture and swings in night and day temperatures. Normally the Denver area will receive a average of another 2″ of precipitation between now and the end of... Read More
Ssshhh, garden is sleeping… what else can you do in January? January is a nice rest period for the garden, and for we gardeners as well. Your garden is settled in for the winter, but your green thumb may be itching to do something outside in the yard or garden on a beautiful January day in Colorado. Step out into the crisp wintry air and... Read More
