Free Tickets!

Kick start the summer gardening season with a fun and inspiring garden tour. The Conflict Center presents the 14th annual Enchanted Gardens Tour of Northwest Denver. This tour is one of the largest in the region and has something for everyone — water features, chickens, edibles and beautiful flowers galore!

The courtyard garden at The Denver Puppet Theater is a perennial tour favorite!

When:  Saturday, June 7, 9am-4pm   Rain or Shine!
Where: The Conflict Center: 4140 Tejon Street, Denver
             Pick up your tour map, check out the huge silent auction, and purchase a snack.
Price: $15 in advance, $20 day of event includes tour and admission to an exciting after party.

Win! Leave a comment on the blog between now and midnight MST June 4th to be eligible for a random drawing. I'll announce the winner on June 5th. Be sure to include your email address so I can contact you if you've won (I won't do anything with those email addresses besides notify the winner). If I do email you, I need to hear back from you within 24 hours or I'll pick a new winner and contact them.  

The Conflict Center is a real asset to our entire community; this garden tour benefits their school programs, which work to reduce violence and bullying in schools. Please join me in supporting this great cause.

         

Wordless Wednesday 5.29.2014

Iris germanica

This is Normal

Plumbago, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, is painfully slow to emerge in the spring.

mid-May appearance of plumbago, also known as leadwort

But never fear, once it gets growing it takes off quickly to form a dense mass of foliage about 8" tall. By mid-summer the lovely blue flowers will begin to emerge,

and this lush groundcover will keep flowering through fall.

mid-September and full of flowers

As autumn progresses, plumbago's leaves shift color from rich green to oranges and reds.

Plumbago is a true ground cover and creeps via its root system. Plant in full sun or part/filtered shade. Moderately drought tolerant, once established.

Wordless Wednesday 5.21.2014

Allium christophii

Wordless Wednesday 5.14.2014

Love this cactus and pot combo at Timberline Gardens, Arvada, CO

S%*# Happens!

Oh, Spring, you are so fickle!

May 12, 2014

Most plants will bounce back from this storm with little or no damage. Appreciate the insulating quality of the snow and wait a few days to asses your plants. Prune back any broken branches or soft tissue that has been frozen (tender annuals may need to be replaced). Before you know it, we'll be enjoying real spring weather once again!

May 9, 2014