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GARDENING IN COLORADO |
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General |
Colorado State Extension
Office
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/menugard.html
A wonderful web site with great, detailed information on gardening in Colorado,
including:
- Gardening Online Fact Sheets (Very helpful, and all printable). They cover information about:
- Gardening basics
- Diseases
- Flowers
- Fruits and vegetables
- Trees and shrubs
- Yard
- AnswerLink - Ask a question or search for answers to questions.
- Gardening in the Rockies - Weekly gardening tips.
- Plant Select - Selections of plants suited to Colorado.
- Planttalk - Toll-free phone recordings on gardening topics.
The Denver
County Cooperative Extension/Colorado State University Web site:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/index.htm
Contains information on xeriscape plant selection and landscaping, as well as
caring for your landscape during drought.
Xeriscape.org
http://www.xeriscape.org/
Describes the fundmentals of xeriscape, includes a bibliography, and lists Xeriscape
demonstration gardens across Colorado.
Xeriscape
Demonstration gardens in Colorado
http://www.coloradogardenclubs.org/articles/xdemogrdns.html
Colorado
Springs Xeriscape Demonstration Garden
http://www.csu.org/environment/xeriscape/where/index.html
Information on our local xeriscape gardens sponsored by the Colorado Springs
Utilities. They now have a new demonstration garden at Cottonwood Creek Park.
Includes photos of plants grown in the garden, along with an assessment of how
they are faring in the garden. A great resource for what will do well locally!
Their classes are highly recommended. If you are a Colorado Springs Utilities
customer, you can apply for one of several xeriscape rebates: http://www.csu.org/residential/rebates/
Xeric groundcovers
for Colorado
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07230.html
Xeric trees
and shrubs for Colorado
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07229.html
Native
plants for horticultural use in Colorado
http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/openspace/nature/gardens/native-plant-list-410.pdf
This 7-page list of native plants for use in front range gardens.
Native
Plant Revegetation Guide for Colorado
http://parks.state.co.us/cnap/Revegetation_Guide/revegetation.pdf
A 269 page guide for the serious about native plant enthusiast.
Tips for Proper Care of Turfgrass
http://csuturf.colostate.edu/Pages/extension.htm
http://www.ncwcd.org/ims/ims_info/recomm1d.pdf
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Local Resources |
El Paso County
Extension Office
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/elpaso/index.htm
305 South Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3123
E-mail: elpaso@coop.ext.colostate.edu
Phone: 719-636-8920
This office offers classes of all kinds, including the Master Gardener classes
(contact Linda Smith, 636-8921). They will also answer your gardening questions
by phone or E-mail. They also provide bags and instructions for getting your
soil tested.
Classes
Offered Locally (Every Spring and Fall)
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/elpaso/horticulture/sp06class.html
Black Forest Slash-Mulch
Program
http://www.bfslash.org/bfslash/p7.php
Get free mulch all summer. You can also take your slash in and have it turned
to mulch!
Colorado
Federation of Garden Clubs
http://www.coloradogardenclubs.org/events/xeritours.html
This organization sponsors xeriscape garden tours in Colorado Springs and
elsewhere in the state.
Colorado
Plants Societies And Clubs
http://www.coloradogardening.com/plant_societies.htm
Carnegie Garden
Project
http://www.ppld.org/Carnegie/Garden/default.asp
Pikes Peak Library District is planning a garden near their renovated 1905 Carnegie
Library building. They need volunteer help and donations!
Horticultural Arts Society
475-0250
Watch for their annual plant sale on May 12-13, 2006 at Monument Valley
Park.
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Books |
Gardening books are a great source of information. Browse through the books at your local public library branch or at a bookstore. You may want to pick a few of your favorite books, and buy your own copies for home reference and use. We don't have too many gardening books here at Tutt, but some of the best are:
Ref SB 439.8 .P76 1996
Xeriscape
plant guide
Ref SB 439.8 .X47 1998
Xeriscape
color guide
Ref SB 975 .F55 1998
Natural
enemies handbook : the illustrated guide to biological pest control
Ref SB 950 .O35 1991
Common-sense
pest control
Ref SB 434 .T36 2002
Best perennials
for the Rocky Mountains and high plains
Ref SB 403.2 .A45 1997
American
Horticultural Society A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants
Ref SB453.2.W4 S9 2001
Sunset western
garden book
Ref SB472.32.U6 S85 1997
Sunset western
landscaping book
SB 543.2 .R63 G85 1985
Complete
guide to Rocky Mountain gardening
SB 473 .S68 1994
The undaunted
garden / Lauren Springer
SB 475.83 .K57 1991
The xeriscape
flower gardener: a waterwise guide for the Rocky Mountain region / Jim Knopf
SB 439.8 .E58 2004
Xeriscape
Colorado : the complete guide / by Connie Lockhart Ellefson and David Winger
SB 475.83 .X4 2004
Xeriscape
today : beautiful by design (DVD)
SB 455 .S816 2000
Passionate
gardening: good advice for challenging climates
SB453.2.R63 T84 2004
Rocky Mountain
garden survival guide / Susan J. Tweit
SB453.2.R63 H93 1993
Gardening
in the mountain west / Barbara Hyde
SB451.34.W47 W36 2003
The zen
of gardening in the high & arid west / David Wann
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Where to Buy Gardening Stuff |
Many of these local nurseries can provide expertise on xeriscape plants:
Colorado Tree Farm Nursery
http://www.coloradotreefarmnursery.com
Phone: 719-676-3557
E-Mail: levictf@hotmail.com
Good Earth Garden Center
1330 N. Walnut Street
Phone: 719-473-3399
gdearth@citystar.com
Greenside Nursery
5055 List Drive
Phone: 471-1090
Phelan Gardens
http://www.phelangardens.com
4995 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.
Phone: 719-574-8058
E-Mail: mphelan001@cs.com
Harding Nursery
http://www.hardingnursery.com/
721 N. Powers Blvd.
Phone: 596-5712
Hillside Gardens and Nursery
http://www.hillsidegardens.net
1006 S. Institute
Phone: 520-9463
Rick's Garden Center
http://www.ricksgarden.com
1827 W. Uintah
Phone: 719-632-8491
E-Mail: ricksgarden@earthlink.net
Spencer's Lawn & Garden Center
1430 S. Tejon
Phone: 719-632-2788
4720 Center Valley Drive
Fountain, CO 80817
Phone: 719-392-2726
High Country Gardens
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/
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Gardening Reference Resources |
Pest
and Disease Finder
http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Link-Page?id=5285
Suggestions for how to control various insect pests and diseases.
Colorado
Insects Fact Sheets
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/pubins.html
Colorado Extension fact sheets about pests and disease.
Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/
A "citizen science" program sponsored by Cornell University. View
(and share) ratings about vegetable varieties, and learn about optimal growing
conditions.
Digital
Librarian's Best of the Web
http://www.digital-librarian.com/gardening.html#General
More than you can ever comprehend, a remarkable compilation of web sites on
botanical gardens, English gardens, nurseries, catalogs, databases, organizations,
botanical images, plant history, ethnobotany and much more. Fun to explore!
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