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What’s New in Connie’s Garden in November 2011

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Connie's Mom - Trish Smith

My mom said I’m behind on blogging. So here I go…

Remember when cleaning out your garden in the fall to NOT put diseased or buggy plants in your compost pile. I trash them or put them in the The City Compost. Your compost pile or bin may not heat up enough to kill bugs, disease or weed seeds for that matter.

Now that we have had our first cold spell and the soil has cooled and the snow has cleared - It is a perfect time to plant flower bulbs for a blast of color in spring.

Best to mulch afterward to moderate the soil temp. This will help prevent them from sprouting too early.

Plant your winter pansies now too. You can plant them right over your bulbs for a show of color off and on this winter and a very early jump start to color in late winter / early spring.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening |

What’s New in Connie’s Garden - Week of October 1st

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

This fall I finally found what seems to be a good solution to the problem of squirrels eating my winter squash. Apparently, they hate the smell of blood, so I sprinkled blood meal all around, on the leaves on the ground and it really worked. EUREKA!

Tonight 10/8 - looks like the first night it may freeze. I will cover my tender vegetable plants like tomatoes, peppers and summer squash in order to eek out another week or two of harvest. THe frost blanket we sell at Sturtz and Copeland is lightweight so it doesn’t crush the plants. I find it works very well down to about 25 degrees F or so. Below that not much helps.

Happy Fall Harvest!

Posted in Deer and Other Pests, Flowers, Gardening, Herbs |

New Fall and Winter Class Schedule - 2011/2012

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Sturtz & Copeland 2011&2012 Fall and Winter Class Schedule

All materials purchased during class will be 20% off

Contact Sturtz and Copeland to sign up for classes (303) 442-6663 or email Hannah@sturtzandcopeland.com

9/28/11 Fall Gardening with Hannah Learn about Planting bulbs, perennials, veggies, and winterizing your garden. $15 lecture class. 6:15-8pm

10/06/11 Beginner Orchid Class with Candace Learn the basics of growing and caring for your orchids! Bring in your own orchids for repotting. $15 lecture. 6:15-8pm

10/19/11 Creating Halloween Fairy Gardens with Hannah–All ages A great class for kids! Design your own creepy fairy garden with our plants and other little fairy furniture. Maybe we’ll even see some fairies, witches and goblins! You are welcome to bring your own planter and materials. $15, not including materials. 6:15-8pm

10/26/11 Creating Gourd Creatures with Hannah- for older kids and adults Design fun creatures for holiday centerpieces out of gourds and pumpkins. $15, not including materials. 6:15-8pm

10/31/11 Trick or Treat at Sturtz! Come in and show off your costumes, talk to Lindy and feed the fish. We’d love to see all the fun Halloween Costumes. FREE!

11/10/11 Seasonal Decorating with Ashley and Hunter Learn terrific fun and unique holiday decorating techniques with our design experts! Make the easy transition from Fall to Winter in your home décor. $20 lecture class.

11/17/11 Beginning Floral Arranging with Emily Come join us for our very popular floral arranging class. Sign up now as slots are limited! Learn the basics of creating your own gorgeous arrangements just in time for the holidays! $15 not including supplies. 6:15-8pm

12/1/11 Wreath Decorating with Becca Learn gorgeous wreath decoration techniques! Bring your own ornaments and trinkets or buy ours! A fun way to make a unique wreath for your holiday décor! $15, not including materials.

12/14/11 Creating Holiday Fairy Gardens with Hannah A great class for kids! Design your own fairy garden with our plants and other little fairy furniture. Maybe we’ll even see some fairies! You are welcome to bring your own planter and materials. $15, not including materials. 6:15-8pm

12/15/11 Beginning Floral Arranging with Becca Come join us for our very popular floral arranging class. Learn the basics of creating your own gorgeous arrangements just in time for the holidays! $15 not including supplies. 6:15-8pm

1/12/12 House Plants with Candice Learn the basics of growing house plants including light requirements, fertilizing and pest management. $15 lecture class. 6:15-7:30pm

1/26/12 Beginner Orchid Class with Candace Learn the basics of growing and caring for your orchids! Bring in your own orchids for repotting. $15 lecture. 6:15-8pm

2/1/12 Creating Terrariums with Hannah Learn the fun techniques of planting terrariums for your home. Bring your own fun glass container, or use ours! $15, not including supplies. 6:15-8pm

2/2/12 Valentine Floral Arranging with Emily Come join us for our very popular floral arranging class. Learn the basics of creating your own gorgeous arrangements just in time for the Valentine’s Day! $15 not including supplies. 6:15-8pm

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Orchids |

This week in Connie’s Garden - Week of August 8th

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Barely time to blog between Zucchini Harvests! Speaking of summer squash every year about now, it gets powdery mildew, along with my lilac bush, cucumbers among other things - … So over the years I’ve gotten smarter and done a preemptive spray with Safer Fungicide, which is best used as a preventive. It makes a leaf surface acidic and mildew won’t grow there. It is much harder to get rid of once the leaf surfaces are turning white and if you see mildew forming - avoid getting the leaves wet as it spreads it.

Posted in Flowers, Fruits and berries, Gardening, Vegetables |

This Week In Connie’s Garden - June 25th

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

This week it got so hot that I decide to shade my lettuce from the afternoon sun as you can see in my first picture to the left. As many of you know, heat causes the lettuce to bolt (go to seed) and after that it gets bitter. I find I can gain an extra week or two of harvest by shading during days over 87 F degrees or so.

The second picture shows tiny black flea beetle on my tomato plants. They come every year and chew tiny holes in the lower leaves, but never seem to bother the whole plant enough for me to take action. If you have a bad problem you can treat them with Wood Ash or Diatomaceous earth. Dust the leaves and the soil around the plants

Posted in Deer and Other Pests, Flowers, Gardening, Tomatoes, Vegetables |

What’s New in Connie’s Garden April 8th

Friday, April 8th, 2011

This week in Connie’s garden, she couldn’t resist picking up the newly arrived broccoli and cauliflower starts from Sturtz to plant in her own garden. The weather this week has been perfect for getting them established.

Moving on to another section in the yard, Connie then took the time to cut back the old dried up stalks on her perennials and removed much of the leaf mulch she had placed around them for the cold winter months. The two photo’s to the left show the before after view of what will soon be blooming perennial geraniums.

It was also a good time to cut back her extraordinary and favorite Jackmanii and Sweet Autumn Clematis vines to about a 10 inch stubble.. The butterflies will be arriving to visit the flamboyant blooms soon!

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Vegetables |

New Spring and Summer Class Schedule is Available

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Our new Spring / Summer Class Schedule is available. Please stop by or call to register for a class and get a jump on your spring /summer gardening and home decorating.

Sturtz & Copeland 2011 Spring-Summer Class Schedule

All materials purchased during class will be 20% off

Contact Sturtz and Copeland to sign up for classes (303) 442-6663 or email Hannah@sturtzandcopeland.com

5/26/11 Beginner Orchid Class with Candace - Learn the basics of growing and caring for your orchids! Bring in your own orchids for re-potting. $15 lecture. 6:15-8pm

6/2/11 French Garden Container Gardening with Cyndy Create spectacular container gardens for your home with help from our designers. You can bring your own container if you’d like. $15, not including materials. 6:15 -8:15 pm

6/9/11 Herb Class with Isabelle Andre Come learn about how to get the most of your herb gardening! Plant your own container herb garden, or learn how to get the most from your herb garden at home. $15 lecture, materials not included. 6:15-8 pm

6/16/11 High Altitude Gardening with Hannah This class is designed for our customers living in the foothills and mountains in this area. Subjects covered will be native plants, xeriscape, cool weather veggies and specific perennial varieties for your high altitude gardens. $15 lecture. 6:15-8:00 pm

6/30/11 Creating Fairy Gardens with Hannah - All Ages - A great class for kids! Design your own fairy garden with our plants and other little fairy furniture. Maybe we’ll even see some fairies! You are welcome to bring your own planter and materials. $15, not including materials $15, not including materials. 6:15-8 pm

7/14/11 Beginning Floral Arranging with Emily - come join us for our very popular floral arranging class. Sign up now as slots are limited! Learn the basics of creating your own gorgeous arrangement! $15 no including supplies. 6:15-8pm

7/21/11 Organic Pest Management with Hannah From deer to flea beetle powdery mildew, this class will cover tricks or the gardening trade, using natural and organic pest management techniques. Feel free to bring your best remedies too. $15 lecture. 6:15 - 8 pm

Posted in Avant Gardening Series, Flowers, Gardening, Vegetables |

Re-Vegetaton Grass and Wildflower Mix for 4 Mile Canyon Fire Area

Friday, November 19th, 2010

We carry a wide selection of Beauty Beyond Relief seeds and we are offering at a reduced price to Four Mile Canyon Wild residents a 50 pound bag of re-vegetation Grass and Wildflower Mix at about $10.00 a pound. This is about half the normal price. The mix is designed to re-vegetate disturbed sites with quick germination for erosion control and spring color. Plant seed this fall for new spring growth. 5% wildflowers mixed with hardy grasses. Seeding rate: 1-2 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. or about 50 lbs. per acre. The mixtures contains the following grasses: Sheep Fescue, Hard Fescue, Chewings Fescue and Perennial Ryegrass. It also contains the following wildflowers in the mix as well: Bachelor Button, Black-eyed Susan, Coreopsis, Blue Flax, Firewheel, Rocky Mountain Penstemon, Orange California Poppy, Mixed Shirley Poppy, Red Shirley Poppy, Wallflower. We can order any quantity for you.

Posted in Avant Gardening Series, Flowers |

Is it Rose Bush Pruning Time?

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Now that your rose bushes are finally loosing their leaves you may be tempted to cut back the canes, but in Colorado we do that in the Spring. The reason is because we may get a warm spell, either now or too early in the spring that will cause them to want to grow at the wrong time. Canes that have been cut back are more likely to sprout new growth, only to be injured by freeze.

Check with us in the late April to find out how to cut back roses - Connie

Posted in Flowers, Roses and Petunias |

Nonstandard Standards!

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Have you ever heard the gardening phrase “trained to standard”? This is a method by which you convert a woody vine into a small tree. Over the course of a few years simply eliminate all the side shoots, retaining a single shoot supported with a pole. When the shoot hits the right height — say seven or eight feet — allow the vine to branch out. Pinch the tip of the original shoot to promote lateral shoot growth. This summer, check out the alley behind the Ares Thrift Store on Spruce Street in Boulder. Across the alley there are two trumpet vines that look like trees. In flower they’re phenomenal!