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Our roses are
available in time for Mother's Day! Many varieties, colors, etc. to
choose from. Learn how and where to plant your roses for a lifetime
of enjoyment. Refrain from using dry fertilizers on newly planted
roses until their second year. Use a liquid fertilizer during
midsummer of their first year. |
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For
established roses, apply a fast-acting, balanced, granular fertilizer
(fairly soon after pruning is completed) and water deeply. Continue
a fertilizing schedule for established roses every 4-6 weeks. |
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Plant
bursts of color in your pots and garden with our excellent selection of
annuals (after the last frost date, May 10-15 along the Front Range). |
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If
you live below 6000', it's time
to plant warm season vegetables - snap beans, eggplant, peppers, pumpkins,
tomatoes, etc. Don't forget to pick up herbs that add wonderful
flavor/aroma to foods, etc. If you live above 6000', plant warm
season vine crops. |
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Fertilize
lawn if you haven't yet. Use a spot spray on weeds. |
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Mulch,
mulch, mulch! Apply 1-2" of organic mulch between flowers to
retain moisture and control weeds. |
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If
you don't have an automatic sprinkler system, water your trees with a
bubbler at the end of a hose at a low rate, at several locations beyond
the drip line. |
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Delay
pruning at least two weeks before the last spring frost. |
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you know that you can create beautiful container gardens using annuals,
vegetables or herbs??? And, most any container will do, as long as
it has holes for drainage in the bottom. |
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Use
a good potting mix such as the EKO Outdoor Planting Mix. (YES, we
sell it!) You can even combine flowers, vegies and herbs so
that your container plantings are useful as well as beautiful. |
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about different textures of leaves. Use a tall plant, such as a
spike, in the center of your container. Add lower plants around it;
and then use smaller, trailing things to spill over the edges. |
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Check
containers frequently and water when dry to the touch. For
containers in sunny locations, this is usually EVERY DAY. Containers
will also need regular fertilizing. We recommend Osmocote slow
release fertilizers. Apply them once in the spring and then again
mid/late summer and that's it. Enjoy! |
