Gardens & Landscapes

By Alex Tisthammer / Fort Collins Nursery Here’s an experience most avid gardeners can probably relate to: you’re enjoying a nice cup of tea or coffee on a summer morning, looking out into your beautiful […]

by Laurel Thompson | Fort Collins Nursery   It’s time to start prepping gardens and raised beds for spring planting, but with so many different topsoils, composts, minerals, and other ingredients to choose from, it […]

Want to live in better harmony with the land while still maintaining beautiful gardens? Join in celebrating pollinator-friendly spaces featuring native habitats, Plant Select® choices, Xeriscaping, conservation, and Colorado WaterWise practices. The tour also features […]

by Bryan Fischer, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Flowers have evolved into a dizzying array of shapes, sizes, colors, and arrangements since first making waves on the evolutionary scene at least 120 million years […]

Alex Tisthammer | Fort Collins Nursery   Perhaps you are a gardener with a small yard or a collector who is a little plant crazy, but regardless, you know that space is valuable and you […]

by Bryan Fischer, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek If you’ve read any of my articles, you’ve probably heard me rambling on about “fine-textured foliage”.  I can’t help it – foliage texture is an integral part […]

by Selena Kunze, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek  Whether you are a home brewer, are drawn to the ornamental beauty of the plant or just enjoy the fragrance, hops continue to be popular in home […]

Looking for a magical family adventure? Try a day trip to Red Feather Lakes and see if you can locate Gnome Road or Elf Lane, just a stone’s throw from the town center. Apache Lake […]

by Laurel Thompson | Fort Collins Nursery   With spring right around the corner, many of us have been busting out our seed packets and getting to work. March is a great time to plant […]

Bryan Fischer, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Last week we examined composting as a concept. This week’s article will shift from concept to application.  Broadly speaking, compost piles are fed three types of inputs: […]