Deer-Resistant Shrub for Western Gardening
Potentilla fruticosa, also known as bush cinquefoil, is a reliable no-maintenance shrub that is one of the 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants mentioned in a new book by Ruth Rogers Clausen. The first...
View ArticleAnother Good Shrub for Western Gardening
The silver fountain butterfly bush in the perennial garden is turning into a nice-sized specimen plant. I wasn’t sure how many of my shrubs would make it through the winter, because the weather was so...
View ArticleGreat Ghostly Vine for Western Gardening
One of the toughest plants in my landscape is a vine that has a ghostly past. A few years ago I picked up a ‘Kintzley’s Ghost’ honeysuckle at the Plant Select annual meeting and planted it next to an...
View ArticleHarison’s Yellow Rose Keeps on Blooming
I wrote about my Harison’s yellow rose a few days ago…and since then it’s come into full bloom.
View ArticleSilver Fountain Butterfly Bush Doing its Job
The Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush is now loaded with purple blooms and I’m not the only one to notice.
View ArticleThe Rose Monster Blooms Again
One of the toughest roses I’ve found that does consistently well in my Zone 5 backyard has turned into something we affectionately call The Rose Monster. Something most people don’t know about me is...
View ArticleWatering Rocks Solve Key Gardening Problem
My “Best Of” gardening selection at the 2012 ProGreen industry tradeshow is a new portable drip irrigation system called Watering Rocks. There were a lot of new gardening products featured at ProGreen...
View ArticleBiennial Hollyhock Finally Blooms
How long would you wait for a plant to flower? I know some plants take years to bloom, so waiting just a few seasons for this old-fashioned hollyhock to show its colors seems like a short time in...
View ArticleLook for Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea in 2013
A new colorful and durable echinacea will keep gardening interesting next year. I really appreciate how All-America Selections has changed its process for announcing its winners. Instead of releasing...
View ArticleHas it Really Been 4 Years?
Happy Fourth Anniversary to WesternGardeners.com! It was February 24, 2009, when I hit the “publish” button on my first gardening blog post. I wrote a short post about the predicted drought conditions...
View ArticleDry Gardens Need Watering Rocks
Have you ever wished for a simple solution for keeping gardens watered? Then Watering Rocks is for you. Gardeners are always on the lookout for innovative solutions for ongoing gardening problems. One...
View ArticleNew Gardening Ideas for 2015
What’s new in gardening this year? Here are some interesting ideas I saw at the ProGreen Expo last week. ProGreen is the premier Rocky Mountain regional green industry conference held annually in...
View ArticleStart the Gardening Season with the New Edition of The Colorado Gardener’s...
The second edition of my first book is ready in time for gardening season! I worked over the winter months to fill this new edition with more of everything to help Colorado gardeners grow great...
View ArticleXeriscape Garden Finally in Full Bloom
Have you heard the old gardening saying about perennial plants? “The first season they sleep, the second season they creep and the third season they leap.” That saying sure proves true with the...
View ArticleHow to Transform a Landscape into a Xeriscape
About 16 years ago, after months of house hunting, the realtor stopped in front of a little ranch-style house and I instantly knew I was home. This one definitely had curb appeal and it spoke to me....
View ArticleAre You America’s Best Gardener?
Could you be one of America’s Best Gardeners? Maybe! That’s if you’re willing to enter your indoor garden, ornamental garden or vegetable garden in the 2017 America’s Best Gardener contest, sponsored...
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