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Making a Pea Trellis with Kids

This simple project is a great way to get the kids out in the garden for a little free labour…{ahem} I mean garden therapy. Spring...

Pueblo Open Days: Sage Queen Garden welcomes monarchs

June 22, 2026 Sage Queen Garden — this evocative name intrigued me during the Pueblo Open Days Tour a couple weeks ago. Don’t you love...

Pueblo Open Days: Midway Xeric Garden has an appreciation for chaos

June 23, 2026 The final garden from the Pueblo Open Days Tour two weeks ago was the Midway Xeric Garden. As soon as I drove...

5 Mistakes You’re Making That Are Attracting Flies

Flies can ruin an outdoor gathering faster than you can say Diptera (the insect order in which the more than 150,000 fly species are...

Heidi’s pollinator garden in June bloom

June 26, 2026 Last week Heidi Harris, aka Denver Dry Gardeninvited me over for a morning garden visit, and it was all so pretty that...

Greenworks vs Ryobi Lawn Mowers

The question of Greenworks vs Ryobi lawn mowers is an essential one for anybody looking to pick up a powerful, reliable lawn mower for...

How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Summer Rainbow Pickled Vegetable Plate: A Taste of Summer

Slice all the vegetables thinly and uniformly so that they cure and pickle at a similar rate to each other, except leave the carrots...

How to Save Heat-Stressed Plants – 5 Easy Steps to Take Now

As summer temperatures soar, so does the risk of heat stress in our plants. Our first instinct when we see our beloved hydrangea or...

Sue and Marshall’s New Garden in Pittsburgh

Hi GPODers! I don’t think you could find more than a few Garden Photo of...

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Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden

July 04, 2026 The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of...

Greenworks 24V 6-Inch Pruning Saw: Hands-On Review

If you’re seeking a powerful tool for pruning large tree branches – thicker than anything you could cut with regular pruning shears – then...

Gardeners Are Using Flour To Deter Garden Pests. Does It Work?

Can you use flour to deter garden pests? That's the question everyone's asking at the moment, thanks to some pretty bold claims on social...