
Gardens & Landscapes


Best Plants for Autumn Color
By Alex Tisthammer | Fort Collins Nursery With all the glorious summertime flowers clamoring for attention, it’s easy to forget about fall color when you’re choosing plants for your space. But as the […]

Fall Forage for Asters
By Robyn Oster | The Gardens on Spring Creek As the seasons start to shift from summer to fall, the crisp night temperatures signal to pollinating insects and birds that winter is coming. Pollinators […]

Tomato Flavor Profiles
By Laurel Aiello | Fort Collins Nursery If you’re a gardener, a foodie, or both, you’re probably familiar with the tastes and textures of different tomato varieties. After all, there’s a reason certain tomatoes […]

Trees for Wet Areas
Alex Tisthammer | Fort Collins Nursery Excessively saturated soil is not a common problem along the Front Range, but those who deal with it know how hard it can be to find trees that […]

The Endless World of Stonecrops
by Andrew Scott, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek If you’re looking for a low-maintenance and drought-tolerant addition to your garden that is virtually impossible to kill, it’s hard to go wrong with sedums. Once all […]

Coexisting with Wasps
Shannon Moreau | Fort Collins Nursery Usually, when you think of a wasp the first thing that comes to mind is a black and yellow insect with a tapered body and wings that will […]

Make Your Yard Work for You
by Andrew Scott, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek I’ll just come out and say it. I don’t like turf. There’s a place for it as sports fields, public parks, concert venues… but they’re so uninspired […]

How to Grow Hardy Hibiscus
Alex Tisthammer | Fort Collins Nursery Hibiscus moscheutos, also known as hardy hibiscus, doesn’t look like it should survive in dry, hot Colorado with its huge tropical blooms and large glossy leaves. Luckily for […]

Sustainable and Organically Grown with Love for Northern Colorado
Over the past several months, I have learned a lot about farming. I already knew a lot about growing plants after traveling the country to produce a gardening TV show throughout the United States. But […]