For more Colorado gardening information, please visit the following sites:

Arapahoe County Extension Service		Colorado State Univ Cooperative Extension
The Denver Botanical Gardens		PlantTalk Colorado
Colorado Garden and Home Show		Denver Master Gardeners, Gardening & Horticulture
Mile High Daylily Society		Denver Rose Society
Click here for your water district's current watering restrictions.

Garden Tips from Rob Proctor

For a complete list of this season’s garden tips and
streamed video of 9News Garden Expert Rob Proctor
and Cheryl Preheim/Kyle Dyer segments as seen on
9News, click here

For information about the Green Industry organizations to which Tagawa Gardens belongs, visit these sites:

Garden Centers of Colorado Association

Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association

We are not a member of the following organization, however you will find a list of reputable Landscape Professionals at this organization’s website:

Association of Landscape Contractors of Colorado

Have you seen the Colorado CW2 News weather patio sponsored by Tagawa Gardens?

Watch the 7- 9 AM morning news, 11 AM midday news and 9 PM nighttime news on Channel 2 and watch for the weather segment when it is filmed outdoors! 

The weather patio at CW2 features container gardens, hanging baskets and trees, shrubs and evergreens provided by Tagawa Gardens! 

We also have a "mini-weather patio" here at Tagawa Gardens which features similar plants to the patio at CW2.

We thank CW2 for the honor and opportunity to work with them on this special project!  Click here to visit the CW2 Weather page and view the weather patio sponsored by Tagawa Gardens!

 

Attention, Aurora Residents!

Do you know about the City of Aurora Xeriscape Rebate Program? If you take out turf areas and replace them with Xeriscape plants, you may qualify for a rebate of $1.00 per square foot!   Click here for more information.

All you have to do is apply, get your application accepted, install the plants and have an inspection by the City of Aurora and they will give you a check for $1.00 a square foot for the areas of sod removed! Visit the website link above to see if you qualify.

Tagawa Gardens and Big Horn Landscape Materials have teamed up with the City of Aurora to help Xeriscape our community!  If you are accepted into the City’s Xeriscape Rebate Program, you will receive an acceptance letter that will contain a coupon for 15% OFF* a one-time purchase at Tagawa Gardens and a one-time purchase at Big Horn!

*Tagawa Gardens exclusions:  discount good on regularly priced items only, excludes LIve By Design™ Gift Plants, special orders, delivery charges, patio furniture and items already discounted. Not valid with other offers, on purchase of gift cards or on previous purchases.

*Big Horn exclusions: Offer good for regularly priced landscape materials excluding the following:  PAVESTONE® products, items in "Manager's Special" area, freight and/or delivery fees, Mexican Beach Pebbles or River Flats. Not valid for purchase of gift certificates or off previous purchases.

Visit our neighbor, Big Horn Landscape Materials, for your landscaping supply needs.

Call (303)690-5714 for their hours which vary seasonally.

Help the City of Denver Plant One Million Trees!

As part of the international effort by the United Nations Environment Program to plant one billion trees to help re-forest our planet, the City of Denver is inviting its residents to register every tree you plant  to keep an ongoing tally towards their goal of one million trees!

Click here for more information about the Mile High Million program.

Click here to register your trees!

Click here to register your tree with the United Nations Environment Program, and get more information about the Plant for the Planet—Billion Trees Campaign!

Frequently Asked Questions in our Garden Information Dept.

1. What kind of soil should I use in my garden?
We recommend Nature's Yield™ Compost. It is made of specially aged and composted poultry wastes, and has some peat moss mixed in. It is high in organic content and can be used with clay or sandy soils. Use about 1/3 compost to 2/3 of your native soil.

2. How do I plant my tree (or shrub or perennial)?
Dig the hole 2-3 times as wide as the pot the plant came in, but only as deep. Loosen the roots so as to promote growth. Place the rootball in the hole and back fill with the original soil that has been mixed 1/3:2/3 with compost or other organic matter. Be sure to keep the new soil level the same as it was in the pot. Water thoroughly.

3. Do I use potting soil for outdoor planters?
Potting soil is a specially blended soil mix that is for indoor pots or outdoor planters. A bit heavier mix with good drainage is best for outdoor planters. We like Sunshine™ Planter Box Mix or All Purpose Soil mixed with EKO Potting soil for a good, economical mix for outdoor planters.

4. I received a beautiful pot as a gift and want to put a plant in it - but the pot does not have drainage holes! Can I plant in it?
A. Pots without drainage can cause the roots to rot in wet soil, which will damage the roots so they can no longer take up water and the plant will look like it is "thirsty" when in fact it has plenty of water but cannot absorb it. It is best to simply use the beautiful pot without holes as "pot cover" - put the plant in a plastic pot that just fits inside the desirable one. Put the plastic pot into the nice one and it will look like the plant is potted in the pretty pot, yet the plant can easily be removed with its plastic pot and be watered over the sink, allowed to drain, then replaced into the beautiful pot.

5. With what should I fill my rose collars?
Shredded bark or small bark chips, hay, straw, leaves or grass clippings (as long as none of the above have been treated with pesticides).

6. I have black spot on my Aspen. What do I do and will it kill the tree?
In spring at leaf-break, spray with Daconil™ (a fungicide). Spraying at other times of the year will not be effective. During your fall raking, get rid of all the leaves that have black spot - do not compost them. This maintenance precaution will not cure the problem but it will keep it from spreading.

7. How do I plant fall-planted, spring-flowering bulbs?
Tulips, daffodils , hyacinth, crocus, etc. are planted, as a rule of thumb, four times as deep as the widest part of the bulb. Ex.-if the bulb is 2" wide, plant it 8" deep. Sprinkle bulb food or superphosphate on the bottom of the hole. Plant the bulb upright (usually pointy-die up) Mix the soil from the hole 1/3 compost to 2/3 native soil and back fill over the bulb.

8. We have had a really mild winter and my bulb flowers are starting to sprout and come up through the ground too early! What can I do?
Hopefully nature knows best and a cold snap will slow down the growth, however you can recreate a cold snap by watering the bulbs, which will cool them, then mulch the area.

9. Do Paperwhite Narcissus grow outside?
No, they are an indoor bulb that, once forced into bloom, is extremely difficult to get to re-bloom. Discard the spent bulb and plant another.