🌱 The Garden Wise Journal — June 2026 "Gardening is more than a hobby; it is a lifestyle." Welcome to The Garden Wise Journal You may be receiving this for the first time, or maybe it made a dramatic second appearance. Either way, we discovered the link needed...
June Gardening Tips for Colorado Gardens
June Gardening Tips for Colorado Gardens Garden Wise Guy – Denver Edition June is when Colorado gardens officially wake up and take off. Warm days, cool nights, intense sunshine, afternoon hailstorms, drying winds, and unpredictable rain all combine to make Front...
Native Penstemons: The Low-Water Perennials Hummingbirds Can’t Resist
Plant Profile — Garden Wise Guy If there were a bumper sticker for gardeners like me, it would probably say: "I Brake for Penstemons." Seriously. If I spot a patch of penstemons blooming along a trail, tucked into a rock garden, or spilling through a dry landscape...
June Garden Myth – Watering Every Day Is Good for Your Plants
June Garden Myth "Watering Every Day Is Good for Your Plants" If there's one garden myth that causes more problems in Colorado gardens than almost anything else, it's this one. The minute June heat arrives, people start watering every single day because they think...
Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners
Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners Skip the Rookie Mistakes and Grow Like You Mean It If you've ever planted a garden and ended up with sad, stunted plants—or worse, absolutely nothing—you're not alone. Around here in Colorado, gardening in the ground can feel like...
Fragrant Daphne Shrubs for Colorado Gardens
Daphne shrubs bring sweet spring fragrance to Colorado gardens when planted in the right protected, well drained spot.






