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News Briefs
Holiday Events
Many garden
centers will be hosting special events this month to kick off the holiday
season. You will find holiday plants, gifts, and holiday decorations.
See our events page for additional information.
Colorado Gardening
Advertiser
Visitors to the
Colorado Gardening website will find a new advertiser on our Links page and
Directory of Products and Services page.
Main Street Seed and Supply
Company sells vegetable and flower seeds including certified organic
seeds. You will also find a wide assortment of other gardening items on
their website. Check it out!
Christmas Trees
If you want to go to the forest to cut your
Christmas tree, several locations allow this provided you have a permit. A permit
costs $10 per tree, with a limit of 5 trees. See the USDA Forest
Service Rocky Mountain Region website for information on where and when to get a
permit, cutting dates and times, tips on caring for your tree including a recipe
for a fireproofing mixture, and other details: www.fs.fed.us/r2/recreation/christmas/index.shtml.
Living Bronze Sculptures
by Robert Wick: Exhibit Extended
Denver Botanic Gardens is currently
hosting an exhibit of 26 large bronze sculptures. The impressive
sculptures contain watering systems allowing
living plants to be incorporated in them The exhibit was originally
scheduled to close on Oct. 31, but it has now been extended to Jan. 21, 2007.
During the holiday season it will become a component of Blossoms of Light.
Some sculptures will be illuminated nightly and incorporate seasonal plantings.
Answers for Gardeners
CSU Cooperative Extension Service answers gardening questions
by e-mail.
Go to
www.ext.colostate.edu and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Click on AnswerLink.
Planttalk Colorado en
Espaņol
Spanish speaking
gardeners can listen to or read articles in Spanish at Planttalk
Colorado. Call
1-888-666-3063 or visit
www.planttalk.org
and follow the prompts for Spanish.
Radio Gardening Program
Susan Rose and
Curtis Swift are hosting a radio program, "From the Ground Up," on KAFM,
88.1 FM, Grand Junction, the last Thursday of each month from Noon - 1 p.m.
Each show includes guests, gardening tips, announcements of upcoming
programs and takes calls on gardening. If you cannot receive this
station you can listen to it online at
http://kafmradio.org.
Colorado State Forest Service
Tree Planting Program
Every year the
CSFS grows more than 2 million tree and shrub seedlings. Over 50 different
species are available to people who own two acres or more of land and need trees
and shrubs for conservation purposes, such as windbreaks or reforestation.
The seedlings cannot be resold as a living tree or used for landscaping.
Seedlings are available in minimums of 30 to 50 plants. For more
information about this program please see www.colostate.edu/Depts/CSFS.
Scroll down and click on "Obtain conservation seedlings for windbreaks,
habitat and reforestation."
Hudson Gardens Offers Classes
Hudson Gardens
in Littleton has partnered with the Community Education Department of Arapahoe
Community College to offer a series of classes on gardening, painting,
photograpy and more. See www.hudsongardens.org
for details.
FireWise Colorado
Homeowners are reminded of the need to
take special caution with landscapes in areas that are likely to be threatened
by fire. FireWise Colorado is a highly informative website with lots of helpful
information for people who live in fire-prone areas. You will find
articles on fire-resistant landscaping, FireWise plant materials, vegetative
recovery after wildfire, grass seed mixes to reduce wildfire hazard, and much
more. Visit the FireWise Colorado website at
www.firewise.org/co.
Play It Safe
Gardeners use a
number of products in the garden that typically come with safety warnings on the
label. Pesticides and fertilizers often suggest wearing pants, long
sleeved shirts, gloves, and a mask. Those who use bone meal have a new
concern that should encourage them to take pre-cautionary measures: dust from
the bone-meal may carry the mutated protein from mad cow disease.
Gardeners are encouraged to play it safe whenever using any gardening product by
following all label instructions.
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2007 Calendars
Colorado Gardening now has 2007 calendars available. We are offering a
selection of Colorado-themed calendars. They make a wonderful gift
for someone special -- or yourself!
Click on the photos for more information or to purchase
these calendars.
Featured Books for Colorado Gardeners
Colorado
Gardening's bookstore offers many books dealing with gardening in Colorado and
the Rocky Mountain region. These books provide how-to information and
plant selection recommendations. Click on the photos for more information or to purchase these
books:
A Medley of Gardens - Denver Style
Rocky Mountain Gardener's Guide
How to Get Started in Rocky Mountain Gardening
Month-By-Month Gardening in the Rocky Mountains
See our Bookstore pages for additional selections.
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