GARDENING VIDEO TUTORIALS

Topics covered in this video:

• What are wildflowers?
• Why are wildflowers important?
• Learn how you can successfully grow your own wildflowers in Colorado.

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Topics covered in this video:

•  A handful of great options for attracting pollinators – bees, bee flies butterflies, moths and hummingbirds (as well as other beneficial insects such as hoverflies, lacewings, ladybugs, beetles) – to your garden. Some of these plants also help deter other pests in your garden like aphids, squashbugs
• A successful pollinator garden will have a diverse variety of plant species, with an emphasis on native plants. We encourage you to call us stop by for prices and availability of these plants.
  • Annuals for Pollinators: Calendulas, Lantanas, African Daisies, Petunias, Salvias , Zinnias
  • Perennials for Pollinators: Catmint, Coneflowers, Delphiniums, Lavender, Butterfly Weed (host plant for the monarch butterfly), Phlox, Salvia
  • Shrubs for Pollinators: Potentillas, Weigela
  • Trees for Pollinators: Cortland Apple,  Bing Cherry, Willow

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Topics covered in this video:

• What to Plant: Annuals and vegetables
• Benefits: Offers great early season color. Plants tolerate cooler weather and light frost. You can bring your container indoors when temps drop below freezing.
• Gather Your Supplies: Potting mix, fertilizers, large pot, your plants, watering can
• How to Plant Your Container Garden: Fill the pot 2/3 full with soil. Water until damp. Add slow-release fertilizers. Select your combo of pants with similar light requirements. Place your tallest plant in the back (example: Columbine). Make sure to not overcrowd your plants so they have room to grow. Loosen root balls slightly. Fill the areas around your plants with soil. Cleanup excess dirt. Give your plants a gentle drink with a watering can.

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Topics covered in this video:

Basic houseplant care and becoming a houseplant parent!

Houseplant questions addressed in this video:

• Who can become a plant parent?
• What you should feed your new baby
• Where your plants should live
• When you know you’re ready to become a plant person
• Why you should be come a crazy plant person
• How to choose a houseplant, or 10, because that’s what happens once you buy one!
• Resources

Have more questions?

Stop by our Garden Center or Call us today at: (719) 375-3573 to get more information from our gardening experts.

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Check out one of our newest videos with Dean, an avid tomato and vegetable gardener who has been gardening here in the Tri Lakes area for over 30 years! Today he is sharing his tips for success and how to beat (or embrace) the elements for a successful harvest.

Topics covered in this video:

• When to start your tomato plants
• Basic care for your plants
• How do you protect your plants from wildlife and weather?
• How to make your own compost

Have more questions?

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Check out one of our newest videos with Anna, one of our favorite fellow aspiring Crazy Plant People!

Topics covered in this video:

• Why it’s beneficial to Start Seeds Indoors
• Timing of starting your seeds 
• Necessary supplies 
• Basic care for your seeds and how to introduce them to the outdoors when ready.

Have more questions?

Stop by our Garden Center or Call us today at: (719) 375-3573 to get more information from our gardening experts.

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Grass Seeding & Care – with Todd Land from Buffalo Brand Seed

Since Todd can’t be here in person this spring to give us a class, he made a video for us! Click the link below for video.

Questions about grass seed? Todd Land from Buffalo Brand Seed goes over grass seed mixes for our area and addresses our most common grass seeding and care questions.

Topics covered in this video:

• When should I seed my lawn?
• How do I seed and what is the best way to prepare my soil?
• How do I patch bare spots in my lawn?
• What kind of grass grown best under pine trees or in non-irrigated areas?

Have more questions?

Stop by our Garden Center or Call us today at: (719) 375-3573 to get more information from our gardening experts.

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Contact McCords for a free consultation and estimate on landscaping services. Call us today at: (719) 640-1134