Mountain West Regional Reports
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Mountain West Regional ReportsRocky Mountain Rock Gardens, Part I: Build Your Own
Several years ago, we opened a new rock garden at the Gardens on Spring Creek, the botanic garden in Fort Collins where I serve as executive director. The beautiful showpiece…
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Mountain West Regional ReportsApril Garden To-Do List for the Mountain West
Add a pop of color. Even though spring can be erratic in the Mountain West, I plant some pansies (Viola × wittrockiana cvs., annual) or other cool-season annuals to a…
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Mountain West Regional ReportsGet a Jump Start on Spring Planting
Don’t you just love the spells of warmer days (between storms) that remind us that winter is coming to an end? In the Mountain West, we gardeners know we still…
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Mountain West Regional ReportsDamage to Look for When the Snow Melts
While many in the Mountain West are used to their gardens being buried under feet of snow throughout winter, others of us are more accustomed to a storm that drops…
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Mountain West Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Spring Color—Mountain West
If your first few trips to the nursery can be overwhelming and chaotic, check out our plant recommendations for spring color in your region. There’s no doubt that these spring…
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Mountain West Regional ReportsCrafting an Original Seasonal Arrangement
You may not even realize it, but my guess is that very close at hand you can find all you need to make gorgeous, last-minute seasonal arrangements. Get your gloves…
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Mountain West Regional ReportsPut 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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Mountain West Regional ReportsGardening 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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Mountain West Regional ReportsIt’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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Mountain West Regional ReportsPerennials 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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