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Put Fruit Trees on Your Holiday Wish Lists
Well, that was a wild and wooly autumn! Throughout the Rockies, autumn gave us unusually early and record-breaking cold temps, a blizzard, and some of the best fall colors I’ve…
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Gardening Gift Ideas for Mountain West Gardeners
When you are tucking in the garden for the year and daydreaming of next year’s bounty, consider the tools, the plants, and the fellow gardeners that make you happy. Take…
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It’s the Season for Taking Stock: What Plants Worked This Year and What Didn’t
For a couple of years now, I’ve been evaluating my garden plantings to determine who gets to stay and who goes. Water is pricey, plants can be pricey, and my…
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Perennials for Fall Color and Interest
I love autumn. It’s my favorite time of year. It's time for wool socks, sweaters, the low, warm light of the autumnal equinox, the smell of spices in the kitchen,…
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Amaryllis: A Long-Blooming, Time-Tested Seasonal Showstopper
The old adage is true: “The early bird gets the worm.” Or in this case, the early shopper gets first choice of the newest, most unusual, and most beautiful amaryllis…
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How-To
Divide and Conquer: How to Divide and Multiply Perennials
We all have friends who’ve created lush, fancy gardens with “pass-along-plants.” It’s easy, and it’s affordable. Perennial division in a garden gives existing favorites room to spread and fill in,…
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Order Up: Time to Be Thinking About Spring Bulbs
Thinking of spring-blooming bulbs in August? You probably think the heat has gone to my head. Why, yes, now is the time to stay in your air-conditioned house perusing websites…
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How-To
Unique Options for Edible Flowers
There are so many ways to incorporate what you grow in the garden into your daily life. Herbs and blossoms may be prettiest as cuttings, but they also work as…
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Taming a High-Impact Design
The back patio is the heart of our two-acre garden in Indianapolis. Convenient to the house, it is a favorite spot for dining and relaxing, and it is a central…
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Regional Picks: Fantastic Fall Interest – Mountain West
Everyone enjoys spring gardens, with the fresh foliage and colorful flowers that lift our spirits after a long, dull winter. And summer gardens are glorious, of course, with an abundance…