Gardens & Landscapes

Growing Peonies 

by Alex Tisthammer | Fort Collins Nursery   Peonies are a timeless classic, a common subject in artwork all over the world, and prized for their breathtaking flowers. With their classical delicate-looking blooms, they don’t […]

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A Look at Ancient Garden Trends

by Jessica Clarke, Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   There is archeological evidence that most ancient societies had gardens – even highly specialized ones. For this article, we will dabble into just a few ancient […]

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Planting for Dry Shade

by Bryan Fischer | Gardens on Spring Creek   Dry shade represents one of the most challenging gardening situations on the Front Range. Most widely grown garden plants adapted to grow in the shade evolved […]

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Dividing Perennials

By Alex Tisthammer | Fort Collins Nursery To keep your landscape healthy, attractive, and blooming, it is important to divide certain perennials. The plants we get asked about the most are daylilies, iris, and ornamental […]

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Row Cover

  by Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Floating row cover:  no, it’s not an enchanted bedsheet. A flexible piece of woven or spun plastic, floating row cover, also known by […]

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Creating Windbreaks

by Shannon Moreau | Fort Collins Nursery   A windbreak (a row of trees or shrubs strategically planted for functional purposes) provides various benefits, including screening and privacy, wildlife habitat, and protection from winds and […]

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Cold Frames

by Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek Last spring, I built a cold frame. I’m far more a plantsperson than a carpenter, and the affair cost me an afternoon and a hundred […]

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Identifying Common Plant Pests

Shannon Moreau | Fort Collins Nursery   While some plant pests are relatively uncommon, many are prolific and can be found indoors and outdoors with a wide variety of plants. Correctly identifying pests is critical […]

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Valentine’s Gift Plants

Laurel Aiello | Fort Collins Nursery   Every Valentine’s Day, shoppers flood the grocery store in search of the perfect flower bouquet to show their special someone how much they care. There’s a reason people […]