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What NOT to Do in Your Western Garden in February

What NOT to Do in Your Western Garden in February

Our perma-piles of snow are finally melting in Colorado. The sun is shining its warm rays. Birds are singing. And Costco has started assembling its spring pergola displays. Spring is starting to feel like it's within reach, even if it's still a ways off. It’s enough...

Creating a Native Pollinator Garden in Colorado

Creating a Native Pollinator Garden in Colorado

I would love to introduce you to Ann Winslow. (Yep, another Ann!) She spent time creating a native pollinator garden in her Colorado yard during the Covid shutdown in 2020. She wanted to attract more pollinators—like native bees and hummingbirds—to her yard, so...

Will Wind Chill Kill My Plants?

Will Wind Chill Kill My Plants?

- 20 degrees below zero... -50 degrees below zero... -70 degrees below zero ... Yikes. We've seen some big wind chill numbers across parts of the Rocky Mountain region and high plains this winter, including in Colorado and Wyoming. With these arctic blasts, it's...

3 Garden Supplies to Shop for in March (Yep, March!)

3 Garden Supplies to Shop for in March (Yep, March!)

I’ve been feeling conflicted about sharing this week’s gardening tip. I firmly believe that you do not need a lot of stuff to be a successful gardener. When I moved into my home, I was fortunate to inherit a few, basic gardening supplies from the previous owner. She...

How Can You Tell If a Perennial Is ‘Marginally Cold Hardy?’

How Can You Tell If a Perennial Is ‘Marginally Cold Hardy?’

It was a winter week to make a gardener shudder. In February 2021, an arctic blast covered the western United States like a frosty ice pack from the kitchen freezer. Where I live in Colorado, the high temperature for several days was a not-so-balmy zero degrees. The...

Why Bees and Butterflies Are Like Puppies and Kittens

Why Bees and Butterflies Are Like Puppies and Kittens

Have you ever gotten a puppy or kitten? Chances are, you did a few things to get your home ready: Bought special food... Stocked up on toys... Rolled up rugs... Shut bathroom doors, so Buddy (or Mittens) didn’t turn your toilet paper rolls into New Year’s Eve...

What Is a Plant Hardiness Zone? (And How to Find YOUR Zone)

What Is a Plant Hardiness Zone? (And How to Find YOUR Zone)

When you buy a flower plant... You may notice a strange phrase on the plant tag that says: "Hardiness zones" or "Zones." If you're wondering, "What is a plant hardiness zone? What does that mean?", you're in the right place. At its most basic, a plant hardiness zone...

Get a Prettier Winter Garden (in the Spring)

Get a Prettier Winter Garden (in the Spring)

Spring flowers are starting to pop from the ground like eager party guests who want to be the first to arrive... even as Mama Nature sends us a few more snowstorms in Colorado. (Good times.) As we ride the weather roller coaster between winter and spring, it’s a good...

Western flower gardening is an adventure

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Western container gardening with flowers
Pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
Simple gardening tips and tricks for new and budding gardeners
The best flowers for Colorado, Utah and the West
Flower garden basics for beginner gardeners

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