Primping for Winter Interest
How to Prepare the Garden For Winter by Sandy Swegel As Fall proceeds at full speed, our tasks in the garden take a new direction as we start primping for winter interest. There’s no longer time for flowers to set new buds to bloom before frost. There won’t be any tomatoes that aren’t already on […]
A Pest you Can’t Help but Love
Love For the Hornworm by Sandy Swegel Yesterday was a bright sunny day and pollinators were out gorging on the nectar of asters. It’s been a good year for asters, those vigorous re-seeders. Besides honey bees and some native bees, there were at least seven hummingbird sphinx moths in a small garden area. Their very […]
After the Deluge
How to Help Our Gardens Survive by Sandy Swegel I went out into the garden yesterday for the first time since September 10th. I’m sure you heard of our flooding in Boulder and the Front Range area of Colorado. Back on September 11th, it started to rain here. That Wednesday started as a welcome rain […]