Gardens & Landscapes

By Jessica Clarke | Gardens on Spring Creek   It’s that time of year. The nights are cooler, and the days are shorter. Gardeners are working hard at gathering the last fruits of their labor […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]