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How to Winterize Your Garden and Give Yourself an Early Start to Spring

Putting your garden to bed for winter is very valuable, [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2022-09-23T11:09:28-06:00September 23rd, 2022|Categories: Gardening|Tags: Colorado gardening, compost, custom soil mixes, garden, garden beds, garden planning, mulch, soil amendments, tips for gardening|

5 Reasons You Should be Testing Your Garden Soil

Want to help your garden out this year? Perform a [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2022-04-25T08:59:54-06:00April 21st, 2022|Categories: Organics|Tags: garden soil, gardening soil, organic fertilizers, soil amendments, soil testing, spring gardening in Colorado, tips for gardening|

Garden Planning: Plan for Next Year’s Garden

When it comes to growing a productive, attractive garden, planning [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2021-10-22T16:01:30-06:00October 22nd, 2021|Categories: Gardening|Tags: Colorado gardening, garden ideas, garden planning, preparing your garden for spring, tips for gardening, vegetable gardening, Western Slope gardening|

Choosing the Right Gravel for Your Project

There are many ways in which gravel can be used [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2021-09-24T11:05:02-06:00September 24th, 2021|Categories: Gardening, Landscaping|Tags: Colorado gardening, gravel, landscaping, landscaping projects, landscaping tips, tips for gardening|

Tips for Making a Pollinator-Friendly Garden

Thinking about changing up your garden? You can design a [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2021-07-23T16:21:33-06:00July 23rd, 2021|Categories: Gardening|Tags: bee friendly garden, bee friendly plants, butterfly friendly plants, Colorado gardening, pollinator-friendly garden, tips for gardening, Western Slope gardening|

Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Spring

A great garden requires a lot of preparation and maintenance [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2021-03-19T15:16:11-06:00March 19th, 2021|Categories: Gardening|Tags: beaver lakes nursery, organic gardening, preparing your garden for spring, spring garden Colorado, spring gardening in Colorado, tips for gardening|

Raised Garden Beds vs. In-Ground Gardens

Have you ever wondered about what the differences are between [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2020-04-08T08:10:13-06:00April 10th, 2020|Categories: Gardening|Tags: custom soil mixes, garden projects, gardening, gardening soil, growing vegetables, planting seeds, raised beds, soil, tips for gardening, vegetable garden|

Using Neem Cake as an Organic Slow Release Fertilizer

Neem is a tree native to India and is known [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2023-03-04T05:44:36-07:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Organics|Tags: bugs, gardening, gardening soil, growing vegetables, insects, neem, neem cake, organic, organic fertilizer, organic gardening, organic landscaping, organic pest control, soil, tips for gardening|

6 Easy to Grow Vegetables & Herbs for Early Spring

Although most herbs and vegetables prefer the longer days of [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2019-03-20T22:18:53-06:00April 2nd, 2019|Categories: Gardening|Tags: garden projects, gardening, growing vegetables, planting, planting seeds, plants, seedlings, seeds, southwest region, spring, tips for gardening|

Making your landscape more pet friendly

Pets are great to have and make great companions. Sometimes [...]

By BPetersonDesign|2023-03-04T05:42:28-07:00March 21st, 2019|Categories: Landscaping|Tags: flowers, garden borders, garden projects, garden rocks, garden stone, gardening, landscaping, landscaping tips, plant nursery, planting, plants, southwest region, spring, summer, tips for gardening, western Colorado landscaping|