Gardens & Landscapes

by Laurel Thompson | Fort Collins Nursery Plant parenting isn’t always easy. Despite our best efforts, leaves sometimes dry up, turn yellow, or fall right off, and it takes some investigating to figure out why. […]

  Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Of all the questions I get, most fall into two categories: “What’s the plant I have?” and “How do I grow this plant / […]

by Bryan Fischer, Curator, and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   What if I told you that your garden is full of deadheads right now? Gathering in large groups, they are bound to hang out […]

  By Alex Tisthammer Herbs have been used by our ancestors for millennia. The first recorded depiction of herbs appears in the Lascaux caves in France, dating back to between 13,000 and 25,000 BC. The […]

Laurel Thompson | Fort Collins Nursery   The dog days of summer are lingering on, leaving some outdoor plants dry, droopy, or just plain scorched. It’s normal for our vegetable gardens to suffer a bit […]

by Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Convergent evolution. Yep, it’s a big term. It’s also worth knowing.  We all know that plants, like animals, evolve. Mutations and changing gene arrangements […]

By Alex Tisthammer / Fort Collins Nursery The sun is high and so are the flowers! Sunflowers are towering over us in the late summer sun and we are getting slightly sick of gardening in […]

Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Growing up on the Front Range, hearing someone mention “the monsoon is starting” was always welcome. A respite from the intense, Colorado sun and searing […]

By Shannon Moreau | Fort Collins Nursery   With summer heat come summer weeds. Staying ahead of weeds can be challenging, but don’t give up – these pesky invaders are experts at stealing moisture, nutrients, […]

Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Late summer is a time when many of us begin to resemble our gardens: burned up. Roasting average highs, intense high-elevation sun and climbing nighttime […]