Deb Babcock: Controlling invasive weeds
Often, we gardeners call a weed anything that we don’t like in a location we planned for something else.
Deb Babcock: A great vine for all your senses
If you’re looking for a vine that will cover a fence, arbor, trellis or other support system, consider hops (Humulus lupulus). The hop plant vines grow fast reaching a height up to 25 feet by midsummer.
Jane McLeod: Ongoing care for hardy roses
Hardy rose plants awaken slowly from dormancy in our climate, and given the fickle nature of our weather, this is a good thing.
Deb Babock: Capturing the outdoors in ink
With such short, but spectacular, summers here in the mountains of Colorado, we need to make the most of the days we have in the garden. Perhaps one way we can extend our enjoyment of the plants we grow is to capture them in pencil and ink.
Deb Babcock: Good for your garden and town
If you’re at all like me, you didn’t get the garden fully cleaned up before the snow came last fall. That means when it melts, we’re going to have a bit of work to do before it looks presentable.
Deb Babcock: How to plant a tree
Certain trees are better for windbreaks than others. Some trees are much better at providing shade. Others are great attractors for birds. Some flower and produce fruit. Others flower without producing fruit. Some have trunks and branches with wonderfully vibrant color and shapes that look great against the white snow.
Deb Babcock: Pairings that complement your garden
As we drool over the beautiful flowers in the garden catalogs that are cramming our mailboxes, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by choices. One way to narrow down what you might want to add to the garden this year is to consider planting pairings that will look good together in different areas of your garden.
Deb Babcock: Keeping plants healthy
Most of us know that our houseplants need air, water, sunlight and nutrients in order to grow.
Deb Babcock: The benefits of lady bugs
Whitney Cranshaw, one of Colorado’s foremost entomologists, or bug experts, was in Routt County in late February to teach the garden insect portion of our local Master Gardening course. Always entertaining, Whitney spent a good portion of the morning discussing lady beetles, one of our favorite garden insects.
Deb Babcock: Planting greens a great addition
The other night I attended a cooking class at City Cafe put on by chefs Nicolette and Olivia.
Deb Babcock: Add interest to your indoor decor with the polka dot plant
One of the prettiest colored-foliage plants that is growing in popularity for the indoors is the polka-dot plant, Hypoestes phyllostachya. It’s a compact, bushy plant that prefers bright light and as much humidity as you can generate.
Jane McLeod: Exploring a new world of hardy roses
Every garden has a personality as unique as its creator. When we plant a garden, we choose plants for site and climate, plus color, shape, vigor, disease resistance, bloom time and fragrance.
Deb Babcock: Philodendron a hardy indoor plant
If you’re looking for a hardy houseplant, philodendron is king as far as I’m concerned. Not being a houseplant person but loving some fresh greenery in the house, I purchased a philodendron many years ago when we first moved into our home in Routt County.
Deb Babcock: A bold-leaved plant for your home
Dieffenbachia maculata, commonly called Spotted dumbcane, is a popular home or office plant that is readily found in local garden centers in a variety of leaf patterns. With a spread of 2 to 3 feet and heights of as much as 8 feet, it makes its presence known in most any room you place it.
Deb Babcock: Can we grow tomatoes indoors?
At the grocery store last week, I bought tomatoes even though I knew they wouldn’t add much flavor to our salad, just some color. Why are tomatoes from the store so tasteless in the winter?
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