The Dirt
Lessons from an Orchid Show
Indoor and Outdoor Gardening Ideas by Sandy Swegel Seeking solace from Winter and brown landscapes, I headed to the Denver Botanic Gardens yesterday. They have turned all their indoor spaces into a grand orchid show with orchids in the conservatory, orchids in hallways, and orchids tucked into every nook and cranny. A perfect winter escape. […]
Three Ways to Hurry Spring Along
How to Quickly Prepare for Spring by Sandy Swegel Even in snowy Colorado, signs of Spring are showing up. The landscape is mostly brown, but on the warm side of rocks, weeds are greening up. Who knew how happy I could get watching a weed grow! Wednesday we had five inches of snow and Thursday […]
Cute food you gotta grow
Mini-Sweet Bell Peppers by Sandy Swegel One of the new seeds we’re carrying this year ranks number one on my cute food meter and in my top three best and fastest cute appetizers. This wonder food? The little mini-sweet bell peppers sold in grocery stores in mixed bags of red, yellow and orange. They are […]