Gardening Articles

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Articles on gardening topics are organized by year

Gardening articles for the current web issue may not yet be listed here; to view these go to News. Not all gardening and landscaping articles are archived. Photos are not archived. Select the year for which you wish to see a gardening article, or simply scroll down this page.

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Gardening Articles 2011 [Top of Page]
Tilapia, lettuce co-exist happily in LaPorte CSU announces top picks for annual flowers Master gardeners help keep Colorado growing Turn your back yard into an urban homestead CSU announces top performers in perennial trial garden Ants: those other horticulturalists Grow bold with tomatoes Indigenous plants thrive in appropriate zones Add pizzazz with rock gardens Scientists debate plant intelligence Leafy spurge: perennial problem, unrelenting invader Local garden pro outlines steps for first-time growers Grandma knows gardening best

Gardening Articles 2011
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Tilapia, lettuce co-exist happily in LaPorte
CSU announces top picks for annual flowers
Master gardeners help keep Colorado growing
Turn your back yard into an urban homestead
CSU announces top performers in perennial trial garden
Ants: those other horticulturalists
Grow bold with tomatoes
Indigenous plants thrive in appropriate zones
Add pizzazz with rock gardens
Scientists debate plant intelligence
Leafy spurge: perennial problem, unrelenting invader
Local garden pro outlines steps for first-time growers
Grandma knows gardening best

Gardening Articles 2010 [Top of Page]
Choose indoor plants for winter filled with color Manage noxious weeds this fall Choose plants for fall color Pepper virus serves as proxy for human pollution Colorful sunflowers brighten gardens for all ages Basils add spice to life with taste and fragrance Lichens: ancient partners with modern significance Delve into shortgrass prairie plants Garden railroad tour includes glimpse of Old West Swarm of interest keeps bees in business CSU announces top perennial picks from trial garden Get to know the beetle masters of planet Earth Containers can grow gardens Apple trees deliver delight but require care Ornamental grasses add movement to gardens Strangers carry dangers when traveling the globe Dwarf conifers can solve problems Plant Select introduces seven sun-loving choices Control mustards in spring

Gardening Articles 2010
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Choose indoor plants for winter filled with color
Manage noxious weeds this fall
Choose plants for fall color
Pepper virus serves as proxy for human pollution
Colorful sunflowers brighten gardens for all ages
Basils add spice to life with taste and fragrance
Lichens: ancient partners with modern significance
Delve into shortgrass prairie plants
Garden railroad tour includes glimpse of Old West
Swarm of interest keeps bees in business
CSU announces top perennial picks from trial garden
Get to know the beetle masters of planet Earth
Containers can grow gardens
Apple trees deliver delight but require care
Ornamental grasses add movement to gardens
Strangers carry dangers when traveling the globe
Dwarf conifers can solve problems
Plant Select introduces seven sun-loving choices
Control mustards in spring

Gardening Articles 2009 [Top of Page]
Make use of plants that don't get along Plant bulbs for spring color Cold frames extend growing season Homegrown herbs make teatime a special treat Benefits abound for those with stomach for insects Succulents easy to grow indoors Lessons from the locusts Wolf Moon Farms blends town and country acreages Landscape without a lawn Serenity Garden feeds spirit, sense of community Backyard composting is fun Lavender varieties spice up life and landscape Dumped tomatoes live again Some like it hot--especially chili pepper plants Black walnuts in peril of canker disease Leafy spurge: perennial problem Rock gardens rock Why are plants green? Spring pruning helps maintain shrub health The EOL: Facebook for garden communities Remove those noxious weeds

Gardening Articles 2009
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Make use of plants that don't get along
Plant bulbs for spring color
Cold frames extend growing season
Homegrown herbs make teatime a special treat
Benefits abound for those with stomach for insects
Succulents easy to grow indoors
Lessons from the locusts
Wolf Moon Farms blends town and country acreages
Landscape without a lawn
Serenity Garden feeds spirit, sense of community
Backyard composting is fun
Lavender varieties spice up life and landscape
Dumped tomatoes live again
Some like it hot--especially chili pepper plants
Black walnuts in peril of canker disease
Leafy spurge: perennial problem
Rock gardens rock
Why are plants green?
Spring pruning helps maintain shrub health
The EOL: Facebook for garden communities
Remove those noxious weeds

Gardening Articles 2008 [Top of Page]
Saving seed fun for all ages Too many weeds are sign of poor lawn care New CSAs sprout in northern Larimer County Greeley nature center provides urban oasis Garden delight: blue, green and everything in between Ikebana enhances living spaces Sundials: Old timepiece revived for modern minds Aphid herding: as sweet as manna from heaven Amphibians: Canaries in the environmental coal mine Peppers--choose sweet, hot, spicy or pretty Demo garden in Loveland packed with xeriscape ideas Yard plants: Nurturing natives and ousting aliens For avid rose lovers, Longmont blooms brightest Going green with green roof shelters Upside-down tomatoes a curiosity Jack Frost: Do new clothes make him more friendly? Flowering herbs add spice to the home garden Ingenuity solves space problem Dandelions: If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em Northern Water's public gardens rooted in xeriscape design Save room in the flower garden for heirlooms Identify and appreciate mushrooms with spore prints Do supermarkets and parks hide Pleistocene ghosts Seed starting made simple

Gardening Articles 2008
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Saving seed fun for all ages
Too many weeds are sign of poor lawn care
New CSAs sprout in northern Larimer County
Greeley nature center provides urban oasis
Garden delight: blue, green and everything in between
Ikebana enhances living spaces
Sundials: Old timepiece revived for modern minds
Aphid herding: as sweet as manna from heaven
Amphibians: Canaries in the environmental coal mine
Peppers--choose sweet, hot, spicy or pretty
Demo garden in Loveland packed with xeriscape ideas
Yard plants: Nurturing natives and ousting aliens
For avid rose lovers, Longmont blooms brightest
Going green with green roof shelters
Upside-down tomatoes a curiosity
Jack Frost: Do new clothes make him more friendly?
Flowering herbs add spice to the home garden
Ingenuity solves space problem
Dandelions: If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em
Northern Water's public gardens rooted in xeriscape design
Save room in the flower garden for heirlooms
Identify and appreciate mushrooms with spore prints
Do supermarkets and parks hide Pleistocene ghosts
Seed starting made simple

Gardening Articles 2007 [Top of Page]
Living with wildlife: Owls attack from third dimension Living with wildlife: Raccoons look like bandits for a reason August tips from the mystery man with a familiar voice Daylilies come in many colors Dress up landscape with living jewels Create a seamless garden for prairie or foothills Trees, like good friends, require tender loving care Living with wildlife: Dealing with squirrelly behavior New turf varieties will feature drought and salt tolerance Living with wildlife: Keeping up with the corvids Colorado soil offers challenges to new gardeners Fort Collins farm is pioneer in 'eat local' movement Skogerboe sows lasting legacy of historic plants Living with wildlife: Cottontails get close and cozy

Gardening Articles 2007
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Living with wildlife: Owls attack from third dimension
Living with wildlife: Raccoons look like bandits for a reason
August tips from the mystery man with a familiar voice
Daylilies come in many colors
Dress up landscape with living jewels
Create a seamless garden for prairie or foothills
Trees, like good friends, require tender loving care
Living with wildlife: Dealing with squirrelly behavior
New turf varieties will feature drought and salt tolerance
Living with wildlife: Keeping up with the corvids
Colorado soil offers challenges to new gardeners
Fort Collins farm is pioneer in 'eat local' movement
Skogerboe sows lasting legacy of historic plants
Living with wildlife: Cottontails get close and cozy

Gardening Articles 2006 [Top of Page]
Plant garlic now to overwinter Paying attention to signs of frost extends season Start cole crops to extend harvest Work now to reap good harvest Meet the cucurbit family Rural properties have different landscaping issues Insects intrigue, inspire artists through centuries Transplanting tomatoes and peppers requires care Onion family essential for cooking and good health Planning a vegetable garden is half the fun

Gardening Articles 2006
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Plant garlic now to overwinter
Paying attention to signs of frost extends season
Start cole crops to extend harvest
Work now to reap good harvest
Meet the cucurbit family
Rural properties have different landscaping issues
Insects intrigue, inspire artists through centuries
Transplanting tomatoes and peppers requires care
Onion family essential for cooking and good health
Planning a vegetable garden is half the fun

Gardening Articles 2005 [Top of Page]
Produce preservation has several options Forcing bulbs will provide indoor winter blooms Gardening questions answered Will plants grow us out of trouble in a greenhouse world? Creepy crawling chemists may surprise the unwary Sweet corn: a truly All-American summer treat Matchmaking tips for finding the perfect landscaper Create a yard; grow a lifestyle Identifying wildflowers offeres 'family style' fun Call on the good guys to control garden pests Check out 'bulbs' for spring planting Spring test: What do you know about gardening? Plant Select names new picks The hippies had it right: Life's a commune Save trees from foreign invaders Plant dessert first this spring Backyard re-do pleases birds, bees and butterflies Key to successful gardening is a good start Observe the arms race between animals and plants Get a jump on spring: Bring blossoms indoors Now is the time to plant cool season crops

Gardening Articles 2005
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Produce preservation has several options
Forcing bulbs will provide indoor winter blooms
Gardening questions answered
Will plants grow us out of trouble in a greenhouse world?
Creepy crawling chemists may surprise the unwary
Sweet corn: a truly All-American summer treat
Matchmaking tips for finding the perfect landscaper
Create a yard; grow a lifestyle
Identifying wildflowers offeres 'family style' fun
Call on the good guys to control garden pests
Check out 'bulbs' for spring planting
Spring test: What do you know about gardening?
Plant Select names new picks
The hippies had it right: Life's a commune
Save trees from foreign invaders
Plant dessert first this spring
Backyard re-do pleases birds, bees and butterflies
Key to successful gardening is a good start
Observe the arms race between animals and plants
Get a jump on spring: Bring blossoms indoors
Now is the time to plant cool season crops

Gardening Articles 2004 [Top of Page]
Herbs add pizazz to holiday meals Squash creatures come to life Start indoor herb garden for winter enjoyment Your gardening questions answered Biomimics take cues from nature Garden provides palette for artistic expression Buffalo bur: a plant that will really stick with you Mighty mites battle bindweed Theme gardens: evening and colonial Homeowner tracks efficient water use after changing landscape Nocturnal naturalists explore fascinating world Vegetable container gardens extend season High-elevation gardens take planning Soil provides food for thought as well as for plants Flying solo: Some bees got no honey Summer colors brighten indoors Wise watering keeps West from withering Container gardens have varied uses When's lunch? That's the blooming question! Free plant list helps landscapers Pollen: It's not just something to sneeze at Theme gardens add colorful excitement to landscape Gardening catalogs offer much more than seeds Seed catalogs erase winter blues

Gardening Articles 2004
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Herbs add pizazz to holiday meals
Squash creatures come to life
Start indoor herb garden for winter enjoyment
Your gardening questions answered
Biomimics take cues from nature
Garden provides palette for artistic expression
Buffalo bur: a plant that will really stick with you
Mighty mites battle bindweed
Theme gardens: evening and colonial
Homeowner tracks efficient water use after changing landscape
Nocturnal naturalists explore fascinating world
Vegetable container gardens extend season
High-elevation gardens take planning
Soil provides food for thought as well as for plants
Flying solo: Some bees got no honey
Summer colors brighten indoors
Wise watering keeps West from withering
Container gardens have varied uses
When's lunch? That's the blooming question!
Free plant list helps landscapers
Pollen: It's not just something to sneeze at
Theme gardens add colorful excitement to landscape
Gardening catalogs offer much more than seeds
Seed catalogs erase winter blues

Gardening Articles 2003 [Top of Page]
[Top of Page] Wreath conveys warm welcome Spring-blooming bulbs brighten winter-weary landscapes Water, weather sensors make irrigation efficient Evergreen perennials add interest to winter landscape Mantid love: X-rated for graphic violence Plant groundcovers to enhance color, texture Waggles and loops communicate right bee-havior Grass clippings left on lawns aid environment Low-moisture mallows great for colorful displays Chemical warfare in garden happens naturally Water-sipping trees recommended for Colorado landscapes Yard art adds beauty, ambience to home Water hemlock, other plants can kill grazing animals Grasses add unique interest to gardens Amphibians: Are they 21st century canaries? Crystals hold hope for water savings Shrubs add interest to northern Colorado gardens Hardy, recommended plants require low water Make trees priority when watering Flowers: Those beautiful deceivers Front Range gardens challenging Insects on smaller scale common problem Giant blue spruce falling to tiny beetle

Gardening Articles 2003
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[Top of Page]

Wreath conveys warm welcome
Spring-blooming bulbs brighten winter-weary landscapes
Water, weather sensors make irrigation efficient
Evergreen perennials add interest to winter landscape
Mantid love: X-rated for graphic violence
Plant groundcovers to enhance color, texture
Waggles and loops communicate right bee-havior
Grass clippings left on lawns aid environment
Low-moisture mallows great for colorful displays
Chemical warfare in garden happens naturally
Water-sipping trees recommended for Colorado landscapes
Yard art adds beauty, ambience to home
Water hemlock, other plants can kill grazing animals
Grasses add unique interest to gardens
Amphibians: Are they 21st century canaries?
Crystals hold hope for water savings
Shrubs add interest to northern Colorado gardens
Hardy, recommended plants require low water
Make trees priority when watering
Flowers: Those beautiful deceivers
Front Range gardens challenging
Insects on smaller scale common problem
Giant blue spruce falling to tiny beetle

Gardening Articles 2002 [Top of Page]
[Top of Page] Mystic mistletoe has romantic roots Tree rings tell drought story Shortage squeezes small acreage irrigators Water right: guide to landscape survival Gardeners on track for Junior League tour Good earth recipe: worms, waste and pinch of time Antique roses romance gardens Patriotic themes will brighten yards Control this Colorado opportunist: the potato beetle Heirloom veggies make comeback Xeric landscape high on year-round interest Special spots blur boundary from home to garden Go native, get wild(life)! Art enhances public gardens Stewardship award recognizes land restoration

Gardening Articles 2002
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[Top of Page]

Mystic mistletoe has romantic roots
Tree rings tell drought story
Shortage squeezes small acreage irrigators
Water right: guide to landscape survival
Gardeners on track for Junior League tour
Good earth recipe: worms, waste and pinch of time
Antique roses romance gardens
Patriotic themes will brighten yards
Control this Colorado opportunist: the potato beetle
Heirloom veggies make comeback
Xeric landscape high on year-round interest
Special spots blur boundary from home to garden
Go native, get wild(life)!
Art enhances public gardens
Stewardship award recognizes land restoration

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