Summer is here and the time is right….to visit Creek Side Gardens: Courtyard of Annual flowers Perennial Pathway of Perennial flowers Woodland Walk featuring shrubs and trees Frontyard of Roses Beautiful, colorful Grown Fresh flowers and soothing greens all around. Just imagine what your patio and landscape will look like? Hanging Baskets & Container Gardens Our Annual Hanging Baskets love the warm temperatures and long... Read More
Right on schedule, our spring season is moving into the full summer season mode. Visit Creek Side Gardens for the best selection in town of Grown Fresh Container Gardens, Hanging Baskets, annual flowers, perennial flowers, roses, shrubs and trees. We have been taking good care of all our flowers during the ups and downs of this spring season. Plus, we schedule a new crop of... Read More
Tomatoes are easy to love and easy to grow. Here are a few tips for planting them, getting you on your way to this summer’s bumper crop. Get Off to a Great Start Choose healthy starts. Grow your own from seed or pick up starter plants at Creek Side Gardens offering small, medium, large and extra-large plant selections. Know where you’re going to plant and... Read More
What to consider when planting a Tree, Shrub, Rose, or Perennial – Planning Preparation (of area) Purchasing Planting Materials to have on hand for planting a Tree, Shrub, Rose or Perennial – Hand Trowel/ Spade/Shovel or Garden Fork Nature’s Yield Organic Compost Ferti-Lome Root Stimulator or Espoma BioTone Mulch Garden Hose/Watering Can Tape Measure Plan: Measure the bed area, the amount of sunlight the area... Read More
Annual flowers are the most colorful flowers that will bloom all summer. Especially grown in Hanging Baskets or Container Gardens for enjoyment on your porch or patio. Annual flowers are also used in flower garden ground beds, usually in the form of 6-pak bedding plants. Again, colorful flowers all summer long. Thrillers – Spikes & Cordyline Use Dracaena spikes or red leaf Cordylines as the... Read More
Roses Roses are undoubtedly one of the most popular garden flowers. Unfortunately the premier rose supplier for Creek Side Gardens has had a delay in the delivery of our rose bushes this year 2025. Usually Creek Side would feature a beautiful rose selection to our shoppers for Mothers Day. But not this year. Rose bushes will be available beginning Memorial Day weekend when we will... Read More
A low maintenance vegetable garden A vegetable garden isn’t a no-maintenance space, but with a little planning, soil care, good site selection, and smart crop choices it can certainly be a lower maintenance garden. If you’re new to gardening or just tight on time, keep it simple and keep it small. You can grow a lot of food in a single raised bed or a few... Read More
Warm Season Annual Flowers and Vegetables As we experienced last weekend – still just a little early for planting outside. Creek Side’s greenhouse crops are maturing now as we will have some early selections available by next week. Stop by the greenhouse to see what is coming up. Plant Pansies and Cool Season Annual Flowers To be successful with outdoor flowers and plants at this... Read More
It’s that time of the Rocky Mountain growing season where damage to flowers, vegetables, gardens, trees and shrubs due to freezing temperatures could happen at any time. Last weekends frost was not unusual. But it was unique in that the warm temperatures in March accelerated normal plant growth patterns. Which made the plants think it was late May, when a hard frost would be unusual.... Read More
A great gift to both give and receive is a houseplant. Houseplants are beautiful, lush, lively and almost universally adored. When choosing a gift, we can be tempted to choose plants that are striking or exotic or blooming. We can take it a step further and hunt for a houseplant which conveys symbolism and sentiment for the intended recipient. Aglaonema The Aglaonema, or Chinese evergreen,... Read More
