A Las Vegas Master Gardener shares tips and gardening news for early spring Read Article
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Interior West: January/February Gardening
A Las Vegas Master Gardener shares current tips and news Read Article
Interior West: Full Pockets
BY LAUREN SPRINGER / Masonville, Colorado, Zone 5 PLANTS between dry-laid paving stones are nothing new in European gardens. Nature takes her cue, and presto—the romantic, tufty, fuzzy walkways of “neglected” gardens. In England, a few bricks are pulled from … Read Article
Interior West: German Lessons
BY LAUREN SPRINGER / Masonville, Colorado, Zone 5 In England, gardening has been raised to an art form. It is a cultural expression, a national identity. Love, technique, and plantsmanship come together; gardens burst forth like jewels spangling the island. … Read Article
Oklahoma: A Poppy’s Roots
BY RUSSELL STUDEBAKER/Tulsa, Oklahoma, Zone 6 Starting out from Mexico in 1541, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Coronado searched in vain for fabled gold on the plains of Texas and Kansas near Wichita. A few centuries later, and not far from … Read Article
Early Spring in the Rockies
These wildflowers are the first to bloom in the Rocky Mountains.
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Interior West: Oklahoma Tough
Sunshine Nursery, in Clinton, Oklahoma, has helped countless southern Great Plains gardeners find tough, beautiful plants that will thrive in their challenging conditions. Read Article
The Interesting Suburban Garden
Creating an interesting suburban garden that reflects its native surroundings.
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Wyoming Plant Research
A test station in Wyoming helped determine hardy plants for the rugged west.
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Interior West: Hardy Pardners
Who’s native and who is not carries weight in the ever-more-populated state of Colorado, and the least favorite arrivals seem to be Texans. Fortunately such attitudes are irrelevant in the garden. Ours is brimming with Texas plants that are much hardier than we might have guessed. Read Article
Interior West: Berry Fest
When it comes to most aspects of gardening I have endless patience. Waiting seven years for peony seedlings to bloom is perfectly acceptable. But the vegetable patch is another story. So what was once the lettuce and bean area is now overrun with several dozen strawberry plants. Read Article