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The Windy Garden
Building a Wind Resistant Garden By: Sandy Swegel This could be a perfectly beautiful early Spring. We’ve had a week of warm sunny weather that is waking up the daffodils and tulips. Birds are flitting about and energetically singing out mating calls. It’s a joyful break from dark winter days. But then there’s the wind. […]
Crevice Gardens
By: Sandy Swegel Some crevice gardens look like regular gardens where flowering plants cover all the rocks. Others look more like rocky alpine mountainsides. The Denver Botanic Gardens latest crevice gardens combine sculptural placement of the rocks with native plants. So keep at eye out for a crevice garden near you. Botanic Gardens around the […]
Give your House Plants a Spa Day
House Plant Care By: Sandy Swegel Right about this time of year is when your indoor plants are all stressed out. It’s been months of winter and dry heated air. Outdoors in nature, wild plants are enjoying spring rains that clean off their leaves and freshen their soil. Once again, we plant lovers know to […]