Yes – I know St. Patrick’s Day is already over for this year, but remember this high plains gardening tip for next spring – St. Patrick’s day is green for high country gardeners in a way that doesn’t involve beer – it’s the ‘official’ day to plant peas. There are some high country gardens [...]
Peas Please – High Plains Garden Trial
I love fresh garden peas. This year, I got to enjoy picking them and eating them on the spot with Jayden, my 1-1/2 year old grandson. He loves them too! Early this spring I decided to keep track of which kind of pea I plant where, so I would know for sure which performed the [...]
Boulder Iris Farm
Written on JUNE 5, 2008 AT 5:22 PM by JOETTA FORT Last weekend I got together with some friends and headed west from Arvada to Boulder to get some beautiful, sweet-scented additions for our gardens. The iris farm was our destination, it was about a 25 minute drive, and we had a great time. You get to wander the fields, [...]
A Glorious Year for Iris
Everyone’s talking about how early the plants are coming into season this year, with our warm temps and dry weather. I wasn’t convinced until I started looking at last years’ garden posts. The post below was written in mid June 2011, yet the photo of the white beauty to the upper left was taken yesterday, [...]
Where Once There Was A Garden
When I saw this greenhouse at a foreclosed home in Arvada last week, I knew that once upon a time a gardener lived there. The kind of gardener that went beyond digging in the dirt, and invested the time and expense to build this structure. I saw more signs of the kindred spirit who tended [...]
Iris – Her Beauty Prevails
I was previewing a house for a client last week, and boy was it a wreck. Not too bad on the inside, actually. Had rounded doorways and the recessed ceiling popular in the 1940s. But the outside had been completely neglected for a long, long time. I’d say this was one of the most neglected [...]
To Garden is to Believe in a Beautiful Future
Gardens don’t always look great right from the start. Every year, we have to wait. Still, like these clematis buds, we know they hold the promise of beauty to come. They’re not gorgeous right now, but in just a few days … Wow! Time to [...]
Gardening Soothes the Stress of Life
I’ve noticed this year my posts and thoughts on gardening have a lot to do with beauty surviving and thriving despite harsh circumstances. It’s not difficult to understand why this theme is so top-of-mind for me. Tomorrow my grandson, Levi, will be two months old and he has not yet left the hospital. Born with [...]
Experience All 19 Garden Seasons
Gardeners – can you relate to this? Wherever I’ve lived, people say they love living there because they get all four seasons. Well … now you can say, “What? Only four?” Nature Calendar can help you experience 19 gardening seasons. This website is fun and interesting. Follow the seasons as they change in your plant hardiness zone. Right [...]
Trench Composting – Great for Backyard Gardens
“Is there some special trick to starting a compost pile? Do you think I should ask my landlord first? I don’t really garden I just don’t want to throw away all this useful stuff. Maybe I should just save it all in a trash bag and bring it to you?” This question came from my [...]
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