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Colleen Smith writes and gardens in a Denver historic district. A longtime contributor to Sunset Magazine, The Denver Post, Colorado Expression and other publications; she studied in University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop. She is a fellow of the Salzburg Seminar’s international intellectual community. Visit her Bluestocking blog at colleenwordsmith.blogspot.com.

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Goodbye Smith & Hawken, hello deep discounts on garden goods

The bad news is that, sadly, Smith & Hawken’s venerable old garden shops are closing across the country. The good news is that everything...
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Shop Whole Foods today and support Slow Food Denver

Need some sweet butter for your garden's green beans? Some balsamic vinegar for your freshly cut greens? Head to Whole Foods today, and your purchase...
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Show your sports team colors in your garden

If sports is your other obsession--or your other half's obsession--you can show some team spirit in your garden by planting pansies in the home team's...
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Free sweet corn at Tagawa Gardens produce market--last week for Colorado peaches

Tagawa Gardens is offering a great deal this weekend. Are you all ears? So are they! FREE Eight Ears of Fresh,Colorado Sweet Corn with...
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Tagawa Gardens discounts plants for Labor Day Weekend in metro Denver

Stretch your greenthumb greenbacks at Tagawa Gardens, where plants are discounted for end-of-season sale. One of my favorite greenhouses in metro...
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Denver Botanic Gardens flourish in more ways than one: new construction, new book

Construction continues at Denver Botanic Gardens, and the noise, lack of parking, congested traffic, dust and disarray can be frustrating as the...
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'With silver bells and cockle shells'

"How does your garden grow?" With abundant rain--thanks be to God!--my gardens are groovy. If you'd like to take a peek, here is a link to...
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Slide show: Secret garden's small space is big on charm

A small garden can be big on charm. A mixture of plants, surfaces, textures, colors, and comforts of home make my shoebox-sized secret garden the best...
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Landscape trend: a kid-friendly environment

Along with the unveiling of its new web site, the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC) announced the top ten landscape trends this...
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Landscape trend: lighting up