The Colorado Master Gardener Program
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CO-Hort is CSU Extension's new Gardening Blog
CO-Hort is CSU Extension's new gardening blog. It is designed for green industry personnel, Colorado Master Gardener volunteers, and the gardening public. Enjoy the timely information for CSU Horticultural Agents and Specialists. The URL is http://www.csuhort.blogspot.com/
The Science of Gardening
Colorado Master Gardener Manual
The Colorado Master Gardener manual has been reformatted into a full color textbook, by David Whiting, Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. (ISBN 978-0-7575-9659-9). The book focuses on research-based gardening information in 636 pages with over 600 color photographs and line drawings. Units include the following:
- Benefits of Gardening
- How Plants Grow
- Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
- Diagnostics and Pest Management
- Trees and Shrubs: Identification, Selection, and Planting
- Pruning
- Herbaceous Plants (Flowers)
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Lawns
- Water Wise Landscape Design
- Irrigation Management
To order
- By mail (mail check) from state CMG Office
- The book is also available from Kendall Hunt Publishing (print or Electronic Delivery EBook formats).
