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Colorado Garden ClubHarvest time and canning
After the initial bumper crop of lettuce, zucchini and yellow squash, we are finally reaching the point of harvesting our other veggies (and sugar baby watermelons). We have been really pleased with the tomatoes. Three of the plants have really taken off, and we’re expecting at least 100 tomatoes before the season ends. We planted [...]
August garden
The garden is thriving (for the most part) and we are anticipating a good harvest. We have already started eating the squash blossoms, zucchini and yellow squash. The rogue giant zucchini that always seem to hide under the leaves will be turned into bread, and the small, sweet ones have been excellent sauteed with a [...]
July garden surprises
I have been watching flowers grow in our front bed since late spring, convinced at first that they were peonies. As they grew, it was obvious they were not peonies, but I could not place them. They finally began to bloom last week, and they are spectacular this morning. From the research I have done [...]
Too pretty to eat
I am growing a vegetable garden for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the satisfaction of growing my own food. Yet, I find myself reluctant to harvest some plants because they are just too pretty to eat. Our lettuce right now is gorgeous. Stunning. I would like to frame it and [...]
Here comes the sun
It has been a rough couple of weeks for our new garden. When we planted on May 15, I really didn’t expect the rain to continue as long as it did. We were socked in for days, and some of our tender seedlings paid the price. The watermelon, zucchini and cucumber seedlings effectively drowned. We have [...]
Groupon Limited Time Gardening Offer! June 2, 2011
In my email I have received a great offer that gardeners will love. This one is a Groupon coupon from Groundcovers Greenhouse and Nursery. For $25 you get $50 worth of plants and gardening supplies. Coupon expires Nov 30, 2011. Located at 4301 East Iliff Ave Denver CO 80222, 2 blocks east of Colorado Blvd [...]
Planting day
Colorado gardeners, it has been quite a season so far, hasn’t it? As thankful as I am for the much-needed rain (let’s not even talk about the May snow), I am ready to see the springtime sun, and I am definitely ready for warmer temps. In spite of the cold and rain, we planted our [...]
Garden Tours – Colorado 2011 – Starting June 4th
I’m quite happy to provide this updated list of garden tours in Colorado for 2011. Last year’s list became quite a popular blog post, so it’s great to see how many people are interested in touring the wonderful private gardens that these generous people open up to the public. I was sad to find no [...]
National Public Gardens Day – May 6
Tomorrow, May 6, is National Public Gardens Day. Gardens across the country are opening their gates to the public, free of charge. In Colorado, the Denver Botanic Gardens, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in the Vail Valley and The Gardens of Spring Creek in Fort Collins are participating. The Denver Botanic Gardens annual plant sale also runs May [...]
May Day flowers and more
Happy May Day, everyone. In some countries, May Day is celebrated as a labor day or workers’ day, but being of Scandinavian descent, it always makes me think of flowers and maypoles. The maypole dance is regarded as a dance of fertility and rebirth, which is perfect for spring. So, on this May Day, although [...]
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