I received my monthly newsletter from Hudson Gardens today and here is what’s happening for the month of September:

Garden Admission $1, September 1-30, 9 AM — 5 PM

Celebrate the gorgeous weather and enjoy the fall colors in The Gardens for $1 admission, all month long! Enjoy our spectacular fall colors, dramatic grasses in full splendor, the Dahlia Display Garden in full… Continue reading

As the summer continues and the hot weather seems to go on and on….FOREVER, do you find yourself spending less and less time in the garden? I know I do. Usually, this equals some plants getting neglected, with the biggest victims being any pots. That’s one reason I always shy away from doing pots. There were a few years I had a whole drip system set up for all my… Continue reading

There’s nothing more awesome in the garden than long lasting flowers. Even though daylily individual flowers only last a day or two, the entire plant usually produces a long series of flowers spanning several weeks. That, in my book, is good enough for me to put the daylily in my group of favorite long lasting flowers in my July Denver garden. Don’t you think?

Over the years I’ve collected… Continue reading

Beauty abounds in the garden in July. The sweet scent of tall trumpet lilies fill the evening air.  Daylilies are in full swing, except for a few of them that bloom later anyway.  The promise of hoards of golden rudbeckia flowers are just around the corner.

This is the time of year I wished I lived on at least an acre, instead of my postage-stamp sized suburban lot. All… Continue reading

Gosh, I can’t believe it’s been 10 days since I posted last! Where does the time go?

Thought you would all appreciate seeing how the Topsy Turvy planters are doing.

I read somewhere that end of June and early July is the right time for including some more plant food in with the watering, so that’s what I did. The article said that if you’ve been watering regularly… Continue reading

Just a quick update on the Topsy Turvy tomatoes and peppers.

My last update mentioned that the Roma tomatoes weren’t producing new fruit. OK…I was wrong. I just didn’t see them. There are AT LEAST 6 more clusters of roma tomatoes growing, in various size stages.

A few of these new clusters look a bit deformed. What’s up with that? I’m sure it was something I did. Very… Continue reading

Joy, joy, joy!

I harvested about 8 sprigs of fresh cilantro today, about 3 – 4 inches long each. This is my first experience with growing cilantro (or even cooking with cilantro) so I was a bit surprised when my fingers smelled like citrus. Not sure what I expected, but it wasn’t citrus. Thought it might be more “herb-y”. You know what I mean, right?

I searched on www.allrecipes.com

Aren’t the months of June and July always spectacular in the garden? Seriously.

See what’s blooming in my garden right now and over the past week by scrolling through the slideshow below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I love taking the pictures.

That reminds me, I need to put new batteries in my camera. I’m getting a flashing red-looking battery.  Could have sworn I just… Continue reading

Celebrate Independence Day with The Hudson Gardens!
Here’s “what’s happening” this holiday weekend…

Happy 4th of July, USA!

Firefall: Sunday, July 4, 7:00 PM
This Colorado-based band with their mellow, easy, country/rock sound brought us many top 40 chart hits, including You Are The Woman, Just Remember I Love… Continue reading

With heat comes growth! Ain’t that the truth.

The tomatoes in the Topsy Turvy Tree are wild and crazy big. The patio tomato is now showing new tomatoes…finally! I am a bit surprised that I don’t see any new tomatoes on the Roma plant, but there are a lot of flower clusters that I’m hopeful will produce.

Patio tomatoes making it to the party