Gardens & Landscapes

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 […]

By Alex Tisthammer / Fort Collins Nursery   July is full of summer swims to escape the heat, tomatoes, and parties! Corn is knee-high (or at least it is supposed to be if we planted […]

by Laurel Thompson   Annual flowers can transform any porch, patio, or storefront with bursts of color that dazzle all summer long. Some varieties trail and vine, making them great for hanging baskets, while others […]

Tim Van Schmidt | New SCENE   I have been pretty dutiful about mowing my lawn. If you look at yard work as exercise, then I have gotten a lot of exercise over the years. […]

by Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek Increasingly, gardeners in Northern Colorado are faced with a dilemma: unpredictable weather significantly limits our plant palette, particularly due to drought and cold events.  While […]