A little planning before planting your vegetable garden will go a long way in helping to create a productive and manageable garden space. Focus your resources on planting only enough of what you would like to eat and enjoy. Vegetables may be grown in containers as well a traditional ground bed. Follow these tips to success Don’t make it too hard or be ready for... Read More
Vegetable varieties – what is tried and true and what is something new to explore. Get outside your comfort zone and branch into varieties you may not have tried. Tomatoes What is an heirloom? An heirloom tomato is an old variety that has not been hybridized. What does determinate and indeterminate mean? A determinate variety means that it will grow to it’s ‘determined’ height. Indeterminate... Read More
When we think of eating healthy, it may be the thought of eating organic produce or fresh home-grown organically grown vegetables. Because we would like to know where our food comes from and that it has not been sprayed with chemicals. Plants that have not been sprayed with chemicals is an important component of organic growing. But another component of the organic equation is how... Read More
Not only does the warm weather we are experiencing right now, make it feel like spring, it feels like summer is right around the corner. But for all of you that have lived in the Rocky Mountain growing region for some time…you know…there is more cold, snow, rain and freezing temperatures on the way. For early gardening enthusiasts, let’s stick with the plan for success... Read More
Perennial Definition: A perennial plant will recur each year in the garden. Alternately, an annual plant is one and done for the season. A perennial’s foliage dies back to the ground each winter while the roots survive. The foliage remerges in the spring. A perennial typically takes 3 years to fully establish (sleep, creep, leap). Perennial Planting Considerations: Right Plant, Right Place Light: Sun... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
