Entries by Mike Wade

Pollinators Support Biodiversity

Importance of Pollinators by Jessica of The Bees Waggle Biodiversity is the variety of life.  It showcases the relationships between all life forms on Earth.  It is the web of life, connecting all life on Earth in an interdependent web of function, purpose, and necessity.   It can be a protective mechanism against catastrophic failure of […]

Lives of Solitary Bees

Lives of Solitary Bees by The Bees Waggle Do solitary bees such as Mason Bees and Leafcutter Bees live through the winter?  Well, to put it simply, no. The mason and leafcutter bees you have seen flying from flower to flower and back to their nesting holes will die off, and the egg cells they […]

Mexican Hat Plant … Ole’

Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel What’s your favorite wildflower? When I ask that of people in Colorado, I often get answers like Columbine, a delightful airy flower found in the mountains. But when I go into people’s gardens and see what they actually grow, I often find the wonderful yellow and red Ratiba columnifera that some […]

How To Deal with Troublesome Pests In Container Gardens

Pests Control Tips by Angela Thomas Many gardeners choose to grow plants in containers for the ease of planting and for the convenience of placing the containers anywhere they want. Maintaining healthy plants in a container garden is no different from plants in a garden. However, container plants need more care. Taking care of them […]

Kelp: A Gardener’s Best Friend

Why to Use Kelp in Your Garden by Sandy Swegel Our local garden club invited a rose expert from Jackson and Perkins to give us some winter inspiration this week. Rose growers are like tomato growers….they have their own little secrets and rituals to make their roses the best and the biggest. Our expert showed […]

Why You HAVE to Grow Watermelon Radishes this Year

Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Words barely do the watermelon radish justice. Virant. Brilliant fuchsia. Magic. We just started carrying the watermelon radish seed this year and it is one of the first seed packets I snagged this Spring. I’m not a big radish eater although I like them eaten raw with breakfast eggs as is common […]

Jumpstart your Lettuce Garden

Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Our new tricolor blend of romaine lettuces has me itching to get my salad garden started. I like Romaines because they are especially nutritious, comparable to kale. And I like this blend because it’s shiny and colorful. There’s a lovely gloss to the colorful Romaines that looks beautiful in the garden and […]