Yes, I’m actually recommending Russian sage. The new varieties are not the garden thug of old. It is one of those Colorado garden workhorses that earns its keep: silvery, aromatic foliage, a long haze of lavender-blue flowers, and remarkable tolerance for heat, sun,...
Reality: Many perennials, ornamental grasses, and seed-bearing flowers are better left standing until spring. Their stems and foliage help protect crowns from Colorado’s freeze-thaw cycles, provide winter texture, and offer seeds and shelter for birds and beneficial...
September is the Front Range gardener’s pivot month: keep harvesting and watering through warm days while preparing plants, soil, and irrigation for the abrupt arrival of frost. Denver’s average first fall frost is often in the first week of October, but elevation and...
Gardening is more than a hobby. It’s a lifestyle. Think spring is the best time to plant? Think again. If you’re waiting until spring to plant your trees, shrubs, and perennials, you may be missing one of the best planting opportunities of the entire year. Fall is for...
A red rose that returns pink has almost always been replaced by its own rootstock after a hard Colorado winter. How to tell, and what to do about it.
Browning that starts on the lower inner branches of a Colorado blue spruce is usually needlecast, not drought. How to tell what you are looking at.