OK, I couldn’t stop buying annuals this year. I kept seeing holes in color all over the place and felt the undeniable urge to fill them. Fortunately, my front yard was beyond beautiful in many spots that lacked the WOW factor in prior years. I didn’t care if colors clashed. The brighter, the better.
However, I think I need to seek medical attention for my addiction to have the most colorful front yard in the neighborhood…
I have a stockpile going on. The last week I made the mistake of meandering through Lowes and Home Depot garden departments and purchasing annuals. I admit it…I’m drawn to bright colors. Red. Purple. Gold. Hot Pink. I love them. When these stores began displaying their flowers, well, I just couldn’t resist buying.
What I have resisted is the urge to plant them. It’s still too early for the Metro Denver area. Danger of frost, freeze, and even snow is still there. If you don’t have a greenhouse, that’s OK. For short-term cold protection of plants between now and planting time in a few weeks, I’ve set up a makeshift pseudo coldframe (a protected plant bed), using bags of mulch located in… Continue reading the rest of this article...
The installation of pond equipment and the building of backyard ponds, streams and waterfalls are booming in America. Homeowners love the fact that they can find peace, tranquility and relaxation and create a real piece of nature in their own backyards, with a natural looking, easy to maintain water feature. And the new technology ponds, using equipment such as that made by Aquascape Designs in Chicago, are ecologically balanced, easy to maintain, chemical free and safe for fish and other wildlife.
Landscaping with water is the fastest growing segment of the landscape and horticulture industry today. And this is an extremely profitable business to be in, if you know how to do it properly. The point of our “Build a Pond Days” is to give landscape contractors the opportunity… Continue reading the rest of this article...