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CMG GardenNotes
- CMG Training Materials, 2-20 pages long
- CMG GardenNotes in Numerical Order
CSU Extension Fact Sheets
- Brief summary, 2-6 pages long
- Extension Fact Sheets in Numerical Order
Planttalk Colorado™
- Brief, 1 page discussion on specific topics
Topics
- Compost - see Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
- Diagnostics
- Diseases / Plant Pathology
- Fertilizers
- Fire-Wise Landscaping
- Flowering Herbaceous Plants - Flowers, Ground Covers and Ornamental Grasses
- Flowers - see Flowering Herbaceous Plants
- Fruit
- House Plants and Indoor Gardening
- How Plants Grow - Botany
- Insects/Entomology
- Insects - Household and Biting
- Irrigation Management
- Lawn Care
- Lawns: Establishment, Seeding, Sodding, Species Selection
- Lawns: Insects and Diseases
- Lawns: Irrigation
- Lawns: Weed Management
- Plant Health CaLawns: Weed Managementre, IPM
- Propagation and Seeds
- Pruning
- Seeds - see Plant Plant Propagation and Seeds
- Shrubs - see Trees and Shrubs
- Soil Amendments
- Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
- Trees and Shrubs
- Care of Trees and Shrubs
- Diseases and Abiotic Disorders of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
- Evergreen Pests
- Identifying Trees and Shrubs
- Insects of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
- Planting
- Pruning
- Selection of Trees and Shrubs
- Vegetables
- Water Wise Landscaping / Xeriscaping
- Weed Management
- Wildlife
- Xeriscaping see Water Wise Landscaping
Diagnostics - Plant Health Care (IPM) and the Diagnostic Process
- Diagnosing Abiotic Disorders of Trees: Homework – GardenNotes #107
- Diagnosing Insects and Diseases of Tree: Homework – GardenNotes #109
- Diagnosing Insects and Diseases: Worksheet – GardenNotes #108
- Diagnosing Soil and Root Disorders of Landscape Trees – GardenNotes #103
- Diagnosing Tree Disorders – GardenNotes #102
- Diagnostics and PHC: Homework – GardenNotes #105
- Diagnostics: References and Study Questions – GardenNotes #100
- IPM: Plant Health Care – GardenNotes #101
- Pest Management Options: Worksheet – GardenNotes #109
- Root Spread of Trees:Worksheet – GardenNotes #106
- Step 2 in Diagnostic Process: Worksheet – GardenNotes #104
Diseases / Plant Pathology
- Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth - Planttalk #2101
- Anthracnose - Sycamore Anthracnose - Fact Sheet #2.930
- Anthracnose - Sycamore Anthracnose - Planttalk #1406
- Ascochyta Leaf blight of Turf - Fact Sheet #2.901
- Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots - Fact Sheet #2.920
- Aspen Leaf Spot - Planttalk #1403
- Aster Yellows - Planttalk #1452
- Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] - Fact Sheet #2.800
- Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] - Fact Sheet #2.804
- Bacterial Wetwood - Fact Sheet #2.910
- Bacterial Wetwood - Planttalk #1438
- Canker Diseases on Deciduous Trees - Planttalk #1407
- Coryneum Blight - Fact Sheet #2.914
- Coryneum Blight - Planttalk #1444
- Cytospora - Planttalk #1451
- Cytospora Canker - Fact Sheet #2.937
- Cytospora Canker - Fact Sheet #2.937
- Diagnosing Tree Disorders - GardenNotes #102
- Dollar Spot Disease of Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #2.933
- Dutch Elm Disease - Planttalk #1423
- Fairy Ring - Mushrooms and Fairy Rings - Planttalk #1506
- Fire Blight - Fact Sheet #2.907
- Fire Blight - Planttalk #1411
- Forest Fires - Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires - Fact Sheet #6.309
- Fungicides - Pesticides: Disposal - Planttalk #1426
- Fungicides - Pesticides: Natural Products - Planttalk #1427
- Fungicides - Pesticides: Poisoning and First Aid - Planttalk #1428
- Fungicides - Pesticides: Safety - Planttalk #1429
- Fungicides - Pesticides: Toxicity - Planttalk #1430
- Fungicides - Pesticides: Who Can Use - Planttalk #1431
- Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWV-INSV) - Fact Sheet #2.947
- Hollyhock Rust - Planttalk #1412
- Honeylocust Diseases - Fact Sheet #2.939
- Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires - Fact Sheet #6.309
- IPM: Plant Health Care - GardenNotes #101
- Juniper-Hawthorn Rust - Planttalk #1450
- Leaf Blight of Turf - Planttalk #1527
- Leaf Scorch - Fact Sheet #2.911
- Leaf Spot and Melting Out (Turf) - Planttalk #1524
- Marssonina Leaf Spot - Planttalk #1476
- Mushrooms and Fairy Ring (Turf) - Planttalk #1506
- Necrotic Ring Spot in Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #2.900
- Necrotic Ring Spot on Kentucky Bluegrass - Planttalk #1528
- Non-Chemical Disease Control - Fact Sheet #2.903
- Oak Leaf Blister - Planttalk #1449
- Pinon Decline - Planttalk #1465
- Pinon Pine Insects and Diseases - Fact Sheet #2.948
- Plant Health Care - GardenNotes #101
- Plant Pathology - GardenNotes #331
- Plant Pathology: Homework - GardenNotes #332
- Plant Pathology: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #330
- Powdery Mildew - Fact Sheet #2.902
- Powdery Mildew - Planttalk #1415
- Recognizing Tomato Problems - Fact Sheet#2.949
- Rose Diseases - Planttalk #1433
- Slime Mold - Planttalk #1435
- Strawberry Diseases - Fact Sheet #2.931
- Sycamore Anthracnose - Fact Sheet #2.930
- Sycamore Anthracnose - Planttalk #1406
- Tomato Diseases - Planttalk #1442
- Tomato Early Blight - GardenNotes #718
- Tomatoes - Recognizing Tomato Problems - Fact Sheet #2.949
- Vegetable Seedling Pests - Planttalk #1410
- Viruses in Plants - Planttalk #1443
Fire-Wise Landscaping
- Cheatgrass and Wildfires - Fact Sheet #6.310
- Creating Wildfire Defensible Zones - Fact Sheet #6.302
- Fire-Resistant Landscaping - Fact Sheet #6.303
- Firewise Plant Materials - Fact Sheet #6.305
- Forest Home Fire Safety - Fact Sheet #6.304
- Gambel Oak Management - Fact Sheet #6.311
- Grass Seed Mixes to Reduce Wildfire Hazard - Fact Sheet #6.306
- Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires - Fact Sheet #6.309
- Soil Erosion Control After Wildfire - Fact Sheet #6.308
- Vegetative Recovery After Wildfire - Fact Sheet #6.307
Flowering Herbaceous Plants
Annuals, Perennials, Ground Covers, & Ornamental Grasses
- Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth - Planttalk #2101
- Allium - Bulbs: Alliums - Planttalk #1006
- Alpine Ivy Geranium - Planttalk #1043
- Amaranthus - Planttalk #1044
- Anemone - Planttalk #1060
- Annual Flower Trials - Planttalk #1065
- Annual Flowers - Best Annuals from 2005 Trials - Planttalk #1066
- Annual Flowering Vines - Planttalk #1029
- Annuals - Planttalk #1005
- Aster Yellows - Planttalk #1452
- Asters - Fall Asters - Planttalk #1014
- Attracting Butterflies to the Garden - Fact Sheet #5.504
- Basil - Planttalk #1055
- Bulbs: Alliums - Planttalk #1006
- Bulbs: Bed Preparation - Planttalk #1007
- Bulbs: Colchicum - Planttalk #1008
- Bulbs - Deer Resistant Bulbs - Planttalk #1067
- Bulbs - Early Emergence of Bulb Foliage - Planttalk #1069
- Bulbs: Fall Flowering Crocus - Planttalk #1009
- Bulbs - Fall Plants Bulbs and Corms - Fact Sheet #7.410
- Bulbs: Fertilizing - Planttalk #1038
- Bulbs - How to Force Bulbs Indoors - Planttalk #1319
- Bulbs: Maintaining - Planttalk #1010
- Bulbs: Selecting - Planttalk #1011
- Bulbs: Spring Flower - Planttalk #1012
- Bulbs - Spring-Planted Bulbs, Corms and Roots - Fact Sheet #7.411
- Bulbs: Summer Flowering - Planttalk #1013
- Butterfly Gardening -Attracting Butterflies to the Garden - Fact Sheet #5.504
- Butterfly Gardens - Planttalk #1121
- Cacti - Winter Hardy Cacti - Planttalk #1028
- Catmint - Planttalk #1053
- Clematis - Planttalk #1045
- Colchicum - Bulbs: Colchicum - Planttalk #1008
- Color - Combining Colors - Planttalk #1113
- Color - Using Color in the Landscape - Planttalk #1110
- Color - Using Hot Colors or Pastels - Planttalk #1111
- Color in the Rock Garden - Planttalk #1106
- Colorado Gardening: A Challenge to Newcomers - Fact Sheet #7.220
- Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Colorado Plant Zones - GardenNotes #511
- Columbine - Planttalk #1031
- Combining Colors - Planttalk #1113
- Container Gardens - Fact Sheet #7.238
- Container Gardening: Basics - Planttalk #1001
- Container Gardening: Containers - Planttalk #1102
- Container Gardening: Designing - Planttalk #1114
- Containers - Overwintering Container Plants - Planttalk #2028
- Coral Bells - Planttalk #1062
- Crocus - Bulbs: Fall Flowering Crocus - Planttalk #1009
- Daylilies - Planttalk #1032
- Deer Resistant Bulbs - Planttalk #1067
- Design - Flower Bed Dimensions - Planttalk #1124
- Designing for Shade - Planttalk #1126
- Diseases - Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWV-INSV) - Fact Sheet #2.947
- Diseases - Powdery Mildew - Fact Sheet #2.902
- Dividing Ornamental Grass - Planttalk #1068
- Early Emergence of Bulb Foliage - Planttalk #1069
- Edema - Planttalk #2107
- Edible Flowers - Fact Sheet #7.237
- Edible Flowers - Planttalk #2012
- Fall Asters - Planttalk #1014
- Fall Plants Bulbs and Corms - Fact Sheet #7.410
- Flea Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.592
- Flower Bed Dimensions - Planttalk #1124
- Flowers for Mountain Communities - Fact Sheet #7.406
- Four-o'clock - Planttalk #1049
- Frosts - Last Spring Frost - Planttalk #2018
- Frosts - Spring Frosts and Snow - Planttalk #2013
- Fungus Gnats at Houseplant and Indoor Pests - Fact Sheet #5.584
- Geranium - Alpine Ivy Geranium - Planttalk #1043
- Geranium Types - Planttalk #1070
- Grass - Native Grasses - GardenNotes #581
- Grass - Ornamental Grass - Planttalk #1002
- Grass - Ornamental Grasses - Fact Sheet #7.232
- Grass - Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses - Planttalk #1906
- Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWV-INSV) - Fact Sheet #2.947
- Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
- Ground Cover and Rock Garden Plants for Mountain Communities - Fact Sheet #7.413
- Ground Cover Plants - Fact Sheet #7.400
- Ground Covers - Shade Gardens: Ground Covers - Planttalk #1022
- Growing Lavender in Colorado - Fact Sheet #7.245
- Growing Plants from Seed - Fact Sheet #7.409
- Hail Damage - Planttalk #2014
- Herbaceous Perennials - Fact Sheet #7.405
- Herbaceous Plants: Homework - GardenNotes #514
- Herbaceous Plants: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #510
- Herbaceous Plants: Right Plant, Right Place - GardenNotes #512
- Herbaceous Plants: Worksheet - GardenNotes #513
- Hollyhock Rust - Planttalk #1412
- Hosta - Planttalk #1033
- Hyssop - Planttalk #1061
- Hyssop - Sunset Hyssop - Planttalk #1051
- Indoor Herb Garden - Planttalk #1056
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insects - Flea Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.592
- Insects - Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
- Insects - Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insects - Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Insects - Leafcutter Bees - Fact Sheet #5.576
- Insects - Tobacco Budworm - Planttalk #1419
- Insects - Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.581
- Iris - Planttalk #1041
- Iris Division - Planttalk #1071
- Italian Kitchen Garden Plants - Planttalk #1047
- Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Kinds of Shade - Planttalk #1127
- Last Spring Frost - Planttalk #2018
- Lavender - Growing Lavender in Colorado - Fact Sheet #7.245
- Lavender - Planttalk #1015
- Leadwort - Planttalk #1048
- Leafcutter Bees - Fact Sheet #5.576
- Lungwort - Planttalk #1052
- Marigold - Planttalk #1036
- Mint - Planttalk #1057
- Mountain - Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Mountain - Flowers for Mountain Communities - Fact Sheet #7.406
- Mountain - Ground Covers and Rock Garden Plants for Mountain Communities - Fact Sheet #7.413
- Mountain Perennials: Choosing - Planttalk #1039
- Mountain Perennials: Location - Planttalk #1040
- Native Grasses - GardenNotes #581
- Native Plant Reference - GardenNotes #582
- Native Plant Vendors - GardenNotes #583
- Native Plants: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #580
- Oriental Poppy - Planttalk #1037
- Ornamental Grass - Planttalk #1002
- Ornamental Grass - Dividing Ornamental Grass - Planttalk #1068
- Ornamental Grasses - Fact Sheet #7.232
- Ornamental Grass - Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses - Planttalk #1906
- Overwintering Container Plants - Planttalk #2028
- Pansy - Planttalk #1030
- Parsley - Planttalk #1059
- Peony - Planttalk #1042
- Perennial Gardening - Fact Sheet #7.402
- Perennials: for the Rock Garden - Planttalk #1016
- Perennials - Herbaceous Perennials - Fact Sheet #7.405
- Perennials: How and When to Plant - Planttalk #1017
- Perennials: How to Divide - Planttalk #1018
- Perennials: Maintaining - Planttalk #1019
- Perennials - Perennial Gardening - Fact Sheet #7.402
- Perennials: Winterizing - Planttalk #1020
- Perennials: Winterizing During Drought - Planttalk #1064
- Petunia - Planttalk #1035
- Plant Health Care, IPM - GardenNotes #101
- Plant Select 1997 - Planttalk #2002
- Plant Select 1998 - Planttalk #2009
- Plant Select 1999 - Planttalk #2016
- Plant Select 2000 - Planttalk #2019
- Plant Select 2001 - Planttalk #2022
- Plant Select 2002 - Planttalk #2023
- Plant Select 2003 - Planttalk #2024
- Plant Select 2004 - Planttalk #2025
- Plant Select 2005 - Planttalk #2026
- Plant Select 2006 - Planttalk #2027
- Plant Select 2007 - Planttalk #2035
- Plant Select 2008 - Planttalk #2036
- Plant Select 2009 - Planttalk #2037
- Planting and Plants for an Herb Garden - Planttalk #1003
- Poinsettias - Fact Sheet #7.412
- Poppy - Oriental Poppy - Planttalk #1037
- Powdery Mildew - Fact Sheet #2.902
- Powdery Mildew - Planttalk #1415
- Rock Garden - Designing a Rock Garden - Planttalk #1115
- Rock Garden - Perennials for the Rock Garden - Planttalk #1016
- Rock Garden Plants - Fact Sheet #7.401
- Rose Cane Borer - Planttalk #1463
- Rose Diseases - Planttalk #1433
- Roses - Selecting and Planting Roses - Fact Sheet #7.404
- Russian Sage - Planttalk #1050
- Salvia - Planttalk #1058
- Sedum - Planttalk #1046
- Seed Storage - Planttalk #2020
- Seeds - Growing Plants from Seed - Fact Sheet #7.409
- Seeds - Starting Seeds Indoors - Planttalk #1034
- Shade - Designing for Shade - Planttalk #1126
- Shade Gardening - Planttalk #1125
- Shade Garden Perennials - Planttalk #1108
- Shade Gardens: Annuals - Planttalk #1021
- Shade Gardens: Ground Covers - Planttalk #1022
- Shade Gardens: Soil Preparation - Planttalk #1054
- Shade - Kinds of Shade - Planttalk #1127
- Slugs - Fact Sheet #5.515
- Slugs - Planttalk #1436
- Spring Frosts and Snow - Planttalk #2013
- Spring-Planted Bulbs, Corms and Roots - Fact Sheet #7.411
- Starting Seeds Indoors - Planttalk #1034
- Sunflowers - Planttalk #1004
- Sunset Hyssop - Planttalk #1051
- Thyme - Planttalk #1063
- Tobacco Budworm - Planttalk #1419
- Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.581
- Using Color in the Landscape - Planttalk #1110
- Using Hot Colors or Pastels - Planttalk #1111
- Vines - Annual Flowering Vines - Planttalk #1029
- Viruses in Plants - Planttalk #1443
- Water Gardening: In Containers - Planttalk #1023
- Water Gardening: Introduction - Planttalk #1024
- Water Gardening: Plant Recommendation - Planttalk #1025
- Water Gardening: Planting Aquatic Plants - Planttalk #1026
- Water Gardening: Winterizing Water Lilies - Planttalk #1027
- Whitefly - Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
- Wildflowers in Colorado - Fact Sheet #7.233
- Winter-hardy Cacti - Planttalk #1028
- Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants - Fact Sheet #7.230
Fruit
Tree Fruits (apples, cherries, pears, peaches, and plums)
- Apple and Pear Insects - Fact Sheet #5.519
- Apples - Planttalk #1201
- Apricots - Planttalk #1209
- Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] - Fact Sheet #2.800
- Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] - Fact Sheet #2.804
- Cherries - Planttalk #1202
- Coryneum Blight - Fact Sheet #2.914
- Coryneum Blight - Planttalk #1444
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees - Fact Sheet #7.612
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees - Planttalk #1216
- Fire Blight - Fact Sheet #2.907
- Fire Blight - Planttalk #1411
- Growing Tree Fruit in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #771
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- IPM: Plant Health Care - GardenNotes #101
- Oystershell Scale - Planttalk #1414
- Peach Tree Borer - Fact Sheet #5.566
- Peaches - Planttalk #1204
- Pear Slug - Fact Sheet #5.560
- Pears - Planttalk #1205
- Plums - Planttalk #1206
- Pollination of Tree Fruits - Fact Sheet #7.002
- Reference and Review Questions: Tree Fruit, CMG GardenNotes #770
- Pruning Mature Fruit Trees - Planttalk #1210
- Pruning - Training and Pruning Fruit Trees - Fact Sheet #7.003
- Pruning - Training Young Fruit Trees - Planttalk #1211
- Spider Mites - Fact Sheet #5.507
- Tent Caterpillar - Planttalk #1484
- Training and Pruning Fruit Trees - Fact Sheet #7.003
- Training Young Fruit Trees - Planttalk #1211
- Tree Fruit - Growing Tree Fruit in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #771
- Tree Fruit - Reference and Review Questions: Tree Fruit, CMG GardenNotes #770
Small Fruits
- Blackberries - Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #762
- Currants - Planttalk #1214
- Currants, Gooseberries and Jostaberries - Fact Sheet #7.005
- Elderberries - Planttalk #1212
- Gooseberries - Currant, Gooseberries and Jostaberries - Fact Sheet #7.005
- Gooseberries - Planttalk #1215
- Grapes - Growing Grapes in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #764
- Grapes - Planttalk #1203
- Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #762
- Growing Raspberries in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #761
- Growing Grapes in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #764
- Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #763
- Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Reference and Review Questions: Small Fruits, CMG GardenNotes #760
- Raspberries - Growing Raspberries in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #761
- Raspberries - Planttalk #1207
- Raspberry Cane Borer - Planttalk #1478
- Root Weevils - Fact Sheet #5.551
- Serviceberries - Planttalk #1213
- Spider Mites - Fact Sheet #5.507
- Strawberries - Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden, CMG GardenNotes #763
- Strawberries - Planttalk #1208
- Strawberries for the Home Garden - Fact Sheet #7.000
- Strawberry Diseases - Fact Sheet #2.931
- Strawberry Pests and Diseases - Planttalk #1441
House Plants and Indoor Gardening
- African Violets - Planttalk #1301
- Aliminum and Artillery Plants - Planttalk #1302
- Amaryllis - Planttalk #1303
- Avocado - Planttalk #1304
- Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus - Planttalk #1334
- Bromiliads -Planttalk #1305
- Bulbs - How to Force Bulbs Indoors - Planttalk #1319
- Bulbs - Saving Forced Bulbs - Planttalk #1333
- Cactus - Planttalk #1306
- Christmas Cactus - Planttalk #1336
- Christmas Trees: Care for Cut Trees - Planttalk #2006
- Christmas Trees: Care of Living Trees - Planttalk #2017
- Christmas Trees: Recycling - Planttalk #2007
- Cineraria - Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus - Planttalk #1334
- Containers - Houseplants: Containers - Planttalk #1315
- Croton - Planttalk #1346
- Cyclamen - Planttalk #1335
- False African Violet - Planttalk #1341
- Ferns - Planttalk #1307
- Fertilizing - Houseplants: Fertilizing - Planttalk #1331
- Fungus Gnats - Planttalk #1445
- Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests - Fact Sheet #5.584
- Gardenia - Planttalk #1345
- Gloxinia - Planttalk #1308
- Greenhouse Whitefly - Planttalk #1448
- Growing Plants from Seed - Fact Sheet #7.409
- Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse - GardenNotes #723
- Herbs - Indoor Herb Gardening - Planttalk #1056
- Hobby Greenhouse - Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse - GardenNotes #723
- Hobby Greenhouses: Benches and Supplies - Planttalk #1309
- Hobby Greenhouses: Construction and Foundations - Planttalk #1310
- Hobby Greenhouses: Covering - Planttalk #1311
- Hobby Greenhouses: Heating and Cooling - Planttalk #1312
- Hobby Greenhouses: Types - Planttalk #1313
- Houseplants: Artificial Light - Planttalk #1314
- Houseplants: Containers - Planttalk #1315
- Houseplants: Fertilizers - Planttalk #1331
- Houseplants - Managing Houseplant Pests - Fact Sheet #5.595
- Houseplants: Repotting - Planttalk #1316
- Houseplants: Temperature and Humidity - Planttalk #1317
- Houseplants: Watering - Planttalk #1318
- How to Force Bulbs Indoors - Planttalk #1319
- Humidity - Houseplants: Temperature and Humidity - Planttalk #1317
- Indoor Herb Gardening - Planttalk #1056
- Interior Plants and Light - Planttalk #1352
- Jade Plant - Planttalk #1320
- Kalanchoe - Planttalk #1343
- Leaching Salts from Potting Mixes - Planttalk #1339
- Light - Houseplants: Artificial Light - Planttalk #1314
- Light - Interior Plants and Light - Planttalk #1352
- Managing Houseplant Pests - Fact Sheet #5.595
- Mealybugs on Houseplants - Planttalk #1466
- Moving Houseplants Outdoors - Planttalk #1332
- Narcissus - Paperwhite Narcissus - Planttalk #1322
- Norfolk Island Pine -Planttalk #1321
- Orchid: Cattleya - Planttalk #1347
- Orchid: Cymbidium - Planttalk #1348
- Orchid: Paphiopedilum - Planttalk #1349
- Orchid: Phalaenopsis - Planttalk #1350
- Palms - Planttalk #1351
- Paperwhite Narcissus - Planttalk #1322
- Philodendron - Planttalk #1323
- Piggy Back Plant - Planttalk #1324
- Poinsettia - Planttalk #1325
- Poinsettias - Fact Sheet #7.412
- Primrose - Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus - Planttalk #1334
- Ranunculus - Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus - Planttalk #1334
- Repotting - Houseplants: Repotting - Planttalk #1316
- Rubber Plant - Planttalk #1326
- Salts - Leaching Salts from Potting Mixes - Planttalk #1339
- Salts - White Crust on Potting Mixes - Planttalk #1338
- Saving Forced Bulbs - Planttalk #1333
- Schefflera - Planttalk #1327
- Seeding - Starting Seeds Indoors - Planttalk #1034
- Snake Plant - Planttalk #1337
- Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants - Planttalk #1464
- Spider Mites - Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants - Planttalk #1464
- Spider Plant - Planttalk #1328
- Springtails- Planttalk #1481
- Stephanotis - Planttalk #1342
- Succulents - Planttalk #1329
- Temperature - Houseplants: Temperature and Humidity - Planttalk #1317
- Tri-Color Wax Plant - Planttalk #1344
- Vegetables - Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse - GardenNotes #723
- Watering - Houseplants: Watering - Planttalk #1318
- Weeping Fig - Planttalk #1330
- Whitefly - Greenhouse Whitefly - Planttalk #1448
- Whitish Crust on Potting Mixes - Planttalk #1338
- Zebra Plant - Planttalk #1340
How Plant Grow
- Horticulture Classification Terms - GardenNotes #121
- How Plants Grow: Homework - GardenNotes #147
- How Plants Grow: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #120
- Plant Growth: Hormones - GardenNotes #145
- Plant Growth: Light - GardenNotes #142
- Plant Growth: Photosynthesis, Respiration and Transpiration - GardenNotes #141
- Plant Growth: Temperature - GardenNotes #143
- Plant Growth: Water - GardenNotes #144
- Plant Structures: Cells, Tissues, and Structures - GardenNotes #131
- Plant Structures: Flowers - GardenNotes #135
- Plant Structures: Fruit - GardenNotes #136
- Plant Structures: Leaves - GardenNotes #134
- Plant Structures: Roots - GardenNotes #132
- Plant Structures: Seeds - GardenNotes #137
- Plant Structures: Stems - GardenNotes #133
- Plant Structures: Worksheet - GardenNotes #146
- Taxonomic Classification - GardenNotes #122
Insects / Entomology
- Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth - Planttalk #2101
- Ants - Planttalk #1401
- Ants and Landscape Plants - Planttalk #1420
- Ants: Carpenter Ants - Fact Sheet #5.554
- Ants in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.518
- Aphids - Planttalk #1402
- Aphids on Shade Trees and Ornamentals - Fact Sheet #5.511
- Apple and Pear Insects - Fact Sheet #5.519
- Apple and Pear Insects - Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears - Fact Sheet #2.800
- Ash Borer - Shade Tree Borers - Fact Sheet #5.530
- Ash Borer -Planttalk #1425
- Ash Plant Bug - Planttalk #1434
- Ash Plant Bug - Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants - Fact Sheet #5.557
- Ash Sawfly - Planttalk #1455
- Ash Sawfly - Brown Headed Ash Sawfly - Fact Sheet #5.586
- Bacillus thuringiensis - Fact Sheet #5.556
- Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] - Fact Sheet #2.800
- Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] - Fact Sheet #2.804
- Bagworms - Snailcase Bagworm - Fact Sheet #5.580
- Bark Beetles (Evergreens)- Planttalk #1469
- Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.574
- Bed, Bat and Swallow Bugs - Planttalk #1470
- Bed Bugs - Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.574
- Bees - Nuisance Wasps and Bees - Fact Sheet #5.525
- Bees and Pollination - Planttalk #1404
- Beneficial Insects - Planttalk #1421
- Beneficial Insects and Other Arthropods - Fact Sheet #5.550
- Beneficials - Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Insect Control - Fact Sheet #5.573
- Billbugs and White Grubs - Fact Sheet #5.516
- Biting Flies - Fact Sheet #5.582
- Black Widow Spider - Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- Borers - Shade Tree Borers - Fact Sheet #5.530
- Borers - Ash Borer - Planttalk #1425
- Borers - Oak Borer - Planttalk #1477
- Borers - Peach Tree Borer - Fact Sheet #5.566
- Borers - Pigeon Tremex Horntail and Giant Ichneumon Wasp - Fact Sheet #5.604
- Borers - Pinon Pine "Pitch Mass" Borer - Planttalk #1456
- Borers - Tree Borers - Planttalk #1417
- Box Elder Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.522
- Box Elder Bugs - Planttalk #1405
- Brown-Headed Ash Sawfly - Fact Sheet #5.586
- Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.607
- Carpenter Ants - Fact Sheet #5.554
- Carpet Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.549
- Caterpillars - Gypsy Moth - Fact Sheet #5.539
- Caterpillars - Pine Tip Moths - Fact Sheet #5.529
- Caterpillars - Ponderosa Pine Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.567
- Caterpillars - Tent Caterpillar - Planttalk #1484
- Caterpillars - Tent-Making Caterpillars - Fact Sheet #5.583
- Caterpillars - Tobacco Budworm - Planttalk #1419
- Caterpillars - Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.581
- Caterpillars - Western Spruce Budworms - Fact Sheet #5.543
- Caterpillars - Woollybear Caterpillar - Planttalk #1409
- Centipedes - Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs - Fact Sheet #5.552
- Cicadas - Fact Sheet #5.590
- Clothes Moths: Identification and Control in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.599
- Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #5.505
- Clover Mites - Planttalk #1408
- Cockroaches - Fact Sheet #5.553
- Cockroaches - Planttalk #1413
- Colorado Tick's and Tick-Borne Diseases - Fact Sheet #5.593
- Conifer Seed Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.588
- Cooley Spruce Gall - Planttalk #1432
- Cooley Spruce Galls - Fact Sheet #5.534
- Corn Earworm - Planttalk #1468
- Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth - Planttalk #1422
- Douglas-Fir Tussock Moths - Fact Sheet #5.542
- Earwigs - European Earwigs - Fact Sheet #5.533
- Earwigs- Planttalk #1472
- Elm Leaf Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.521
- European Earwigs - Fact Sheet #5.533
- European Paper Wasp - Planttalk #1473
- European Paper Wasps - Fact Sheet #5.611
- False Chinch Bug - Fact Sheet #5.603
- Firewood and House Log Insects in Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.563
- Flea Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.592
- Flea Beetles on Vegetables - Planttalk #1446
- Fleas and Plague - Fact Sheet #5.600
- Flies - Biting Flies - Fact Sheet #5.582
- Flies in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.502
- Food - Indian Meal Moths - Fact Sheet #5.598
- Food - Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food - Fact Sheet #5.501
- Forest Fires - Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires - Fact Sheet #6.309
- Fungus Gnats - Planttalk #1445
- Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests - Fact Sheet #5.584
- Galls - Ash Plant Bug - Planttalk #1434
- Galls - Cooley Spruce Gall - Planttalk #1432
- Galls - Cooley Spruce Galls - Fact Sheet #5.534
- Galls - Honeylocust Plant Bug - Planttalk #1454
- Galls - Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants - Fact Sheet #5.557
- Galls - Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Fact Sheet #5.579
- Galls - Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Planttalk #1437
- Grasshopper Control in Gardens and Small Acreages - Fact Sheet #5.536
- Grasshoppers - Planttalk #1447
- Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
- Greenhouse Whitefly - Planttalk #1448
- Gypsy Moth - Fact Sheet #5.539
- Harlequin Bugs - Planttalk #1474
- Hawthorne Mealybug - Planttalk #1457
- Honey Bees Swarm in House - Planttalk #1475
- Honeylocust - Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust - Fact Sheet #5.571
- Honeylocust Plant Bug - Planttalk #1454
- Hornworms and Hummingbird Moths - Fact Sheet #5.517
- Horsehair Worms - Planttalk #1453
- Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Houseplants - Managing Houseplant Pests - Fact Sheet #5.595
- Houseplants - Mealybugs on Houseplants - Planttalk #1466
- Houseplants - Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants - Planttalk #1464
- Identifying Insects: Homework – GardenNotes #317
- Identifying Insects – Insect Anatomy and Growth – GardenNotes #312
- Identifying Insects – Insect Orders – GardenNotes #313
- Identifying Insects – Key 1 – Common Garden Insects – GardenNotes #314
- Identifying Insects – Key 2 – Insect Orders – GardenNotes #315
- Identifying Insects: References and Review Questions – GardenNotes #310
- Identifying Insects – Taxonomy of Arthropods (Insects and Insect Relatives) – GardenNotes #311
- Identifying Insects: Worksheet – GardenNotes #316
- Indian Meal Moths - Fact Sheet #5.598
- Insect Anatomy and Growth – GardenNotes #312
- Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants - Fact Sheet #5.557
- Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust - Fact Sheet #5.571
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insect Control: Soaps and Detergents - Fact Sheet #5.547
- Insect Orders – GardenNotes #313
- Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food - Fact Sheet #5.501
- Insecticides - Bacillus thuringiensis - Fact Sheet #5.556
- Insecticides - Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insecticides - Insect Control: Soaps and Detergents - Fact Sheet #5.547
- Insecticides - Pesticides: Disposal - Planttalk #1426
- Insecticides - Pesticides: Natural Products - Planttalk #1427
- Insecticides - Pesticides: Poisoning and First Aid - Planttalk #1428
- Insecticides - Pesticides: Safety - Planttalk #1429
- Insecticides - Pesticides: Toxicity - Planttalk #1430
- Insecticides - Pesticides: Who Can Use - Planttalk #1431
- Insecticides - Soaps and Detergents - Fact Sheet #5.547
- Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires - Fact Sheet #6.309
- Insects Over-Wintering - Planttalk #1440
- IPM and PHC: What Are They? - Planttalk #1461
- IPM: Plant Health Care - GardenNotes #101
- Ips Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.558
- Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Key 1: Common Garden Insects - GardenNotes #314
- Key 2: Insect Orders - GardenNotes #315
- Lady Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.594
- Lawn Insects - Planttalk #1514
- Leafcutter Bees - Fact Sheet #5.576
- Leafmining Insects - Fact Sheet #5.548
- Managing Houseplant Pests - Fact Sheet #5.595
- Mantids of Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.510
- Mealybugs on Houseplants - Planttalk #1466
- Miller Moths - Fact Sheet #5.597
- Miller Moths - Planttalk #1462
- Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs - Fact Sheet #5.552
- Mites - Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #5.505
- Mites - Spider Mites - Fact Sheet #5.507
- Mites - Spider Mites - Planttalk #1416
- Mites on Turfgrass - Planttalk #1467
- Mosquito Management - Fact Sheet #5.526
- Mosquitoes - Safe Mosquito Control - Planttalk #2029
- Moths in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.572
- Mountain Pine Beetle - Planttalk #1424
- Mountain Pine Beetle and Bark Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.528
- Nematodes - Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Insect Control - Fact Sheet #5.573
- Nuisance Wasps and Bees - Fact Sheet #5.525
- Oak Borer - Planttalk #1477
- Oyster Shell Scale - Fact Sheet #5.513
- Oyster Shell Scale - Planttalk #1414
- Peach Tree Borer - Fact Sheet #5.566
- Pear Slug - Fact Sheet #5.560
- Pesticides: Disposal - Planttalk #1426
- Pesticides: Natural Products - Planttalk #1427
- Pesticides: Poisoning and First Aid - Planttalk #1428
- Pesticides: Safety - Planttalk #1429
- Pesticides: Toxicity - Planttalk #1430
- Pesticides: Who Can Use - Planttalk #1431
- Pigeon Tremex Horntail and Giant Ichneumon Wasp - Fact Sheet #5.604
- Pine Tip Moths - Fact Sheet #5.529
- Pinon Decline - Planttalk #1465
- Pinon Pine Diseases and Insects - Fact Sheet #2.948
- Pinon Pine "Pitch Mass" Borer - Planttalk #1456
- Plant Health Care (IPM) - GardenNotes #101
- Ponderosa Pine Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.567
- Ponderosa Pine Needle Miners - Fact Sheet #5.544
- Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Fact Sheet #5.579
- Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Planttalk #1437
- Potato or Tomato Psyllids - Fact Sheet #5.540
- Psyllids - Planttalk #1458
- Psyllids - Potato or Tomato Psyllids - Fact Sheet #5.540
- Raspberry Cane Borer - Planttalk #1478
- Root Weevils - Fact Sheet #5.551
- Rose Cane Borer - Planttalk #1463
- Safe Mosquito Control - Planttalk #2029
- Sawflies on Evergreens - Planttalk #1439
- Sawfly - Ash Sawfly - Planttalk #1455
- Sawfly - Brown Headed Ash Sawfly - Fact Sheet #5.586
- Scale - Oyster Shell Scale - Fact Sheet #5.513
- Scale - Oyster Shell Scale - Planttalk #1414
- Scale Insects Affecting Conifers - Fact Sheet #5.514
- Scale Insects on Pine - Planttalk #1418
- Shade Tree Borers - Fact Sheet #5.530
- Slugs - Fact Sheet #5.515
- Slugs - Planttalk #1436
- Snailcase Bagworm - Fact Sheet #5.580
- Soaps and Detergents - Fact Sheet #5.547
- Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants - Planttalk #1464
- Solitary Bee - Planttalk #1480
- Sowbugs - Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs - Fact Sheet #5.552
- Spider Mites - Fact Sheet #5.507
- Spider Mites - Planttalk #1416
- Spiders - Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.607
- Spiders - Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- Spiders in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.512
- Springtails - Fact Sheet #5.602
- Springtails - Planttalk #1481
- Squash Bugs - Planttalk #1482
- Strawberry Insects and Diseases - Planttalk #1441
- Sunspider - Planttalk #1483
- Sunspiders (Windscorpions) - Fact Sheet #5.589
- Tent Caterpillar - Planttalk #1484
- Tent-Making Caterpillars - Fact Sheet #5.583
- Termites - Fact Sheet #5.532
- Ticks - Colorado Tick's and Tick-Borne Diseases - Fact Sheet #5.593
- Tobacco Budworm - Planttalk #1419
- Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.581
- Tree Borers - Planttalk #1417
- Vegetable Seeding Pests - Planttalk #1410
- Wasps - European Paper Wasp - Planttalk #1473
- Wasps - European Paper Wasps - Fact Sheet #5.611
- Wasps - Nuisance Wasps and Bees - Fact Sheet #5.525
- Western Spruce Budworms - Fact Sheet #5.543
- Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- White Grubs - Billbugs and White Grubs - Fact Sheet #5.516
- Whitefly - Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
- Whitefly - Greenhouse Whitefly - Planttalk #1448
- Windscorpions - Sunspiders (Windscorpions) - Fact Sheet #5.589
- Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- Wolf Spider - Planttalk #1485
- Woollybear Caterpillars - Planttalk #1409
- Zimmerman Pine Moths - Fact Sheet #5.591
- Zimmerman Pine Moth - Planttalk #1459
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Household and Biting Insects
- Ants - Carpenter Ants - Fact Sheet #5.554
- Ants in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.518
- Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.574
- Bed, Bat and Swallow Bugs - Planttalk #1470
- Bed Bugs - Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.574
- Bees - Nuisance Wasps and Bees - Fact Sheet #5.525
- Biting Flies - Fact Sheet #5.582
- Black Widow Spider - Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- Box Elder Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.522
- Box Elder Bugs - Planttalk #1405
- Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.607
- Carpenter Ants - Fact Sheet #5.554
- Carpet Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.549
- Clothes Moths: Identification and Control in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.599
- Cockroaches - Fact Sheet #5.553
- Cockroaches - Planttalk #1413
- Colorado Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases - Fact Sheet #5.593
- European Paper Wasps - Fact Sheet #5.611
- False Chinch Bug - Fact Sheet #5.603
- Firewood and House Log Insects in Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.563
- Fleas and Plague - Fact Sheet #5.600
- Flies in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.502
- Flies - Biting Flies - Fact Sheet #5.582
- Food - Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food - Fact Sheet #5.501
- Food - Indian Meal Moths - Fact Sheet #5.598
- Fungus Gnats - Planttalk #1445
- Fungus Gnats at Houseplant and Indoor Pests - Fact Sheet #5.584
- Honey Bees Swarm in House - Planttalk #1475
- Houseplants - Managing Houseplant Pests - Fact Sheet #5.595
- Indian Meal Moths - Fact Sheet #5.598
- Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food - Fact Sheet #5.501
- Managing Houseplant Pests - Fact Sheet #5.595
- Miller Moths - Fact Sheet #5.597
- Miller Moths - Planttalk #1462
- Mosquito Management - Fact Sheet #5.526
- Mosquitoes - Safe Mosquito Control - Planttalk #2029
- Moths in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.572
- Nuisance Wasps and Bees - Fact Sheet #5.525
- Root Weevils - Fact Sheet #5.551
- Safe Mosquito Control - Planttalk #2029
- Spiders - Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado - Fact Sheet #5.607
- Spiders in the Home - Fact Sheet #5.512
- Spiders - Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- Springtails - Fact Sheet #5.602
- Sunspider - Planttalk #1483
- Sunspiders (Windscorpions) - Fact Sheet #5.589
- Termites - Fact Sheet #5.532
- Ticks - Colorado Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases - Fact Sheet #5.593
- Wasps - European Paper Wasps - Fact Sheet #5.611
- Wasps - Nuisance Wasps and Bees - Fact Sheet #5.525
- Western Widow Spider - Fact Sheet #5.605
- Wolf Spider - Planttalk #1485
Irrigation Management
- Automatic Sprinkler System Overview - Planttalk #2201
- Colorado's Water Situation, GardenNotes #261
- Converting Inches to Minutes, GardenNotes#266
- Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens - Fact Sheet #4.702
- Efficient Irrigation - Planttalk #1903
- Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting - Fact Sheet #6.702
- Irrigation Equipment, GardenNotes#264
- Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation Systems - Fact Sheet #4.722
- Irrigation Management: Reference and Review Questions, GardenNotes#260
- Methods to Schedule Home Lawn Irrigation, GardenNotes#265
- Rainwater - Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting - Fact Sheet #6.702
- Scheduleing - Methods to Schedule Home Lawn Irrigation, GardenNotes#265
- Understanding Irrigation Management Factors, GardenNotes#263
- Water Conservation In and Around the Home - Fact Sheet #9.952
- Water Movement Through the Landscape, GardenNotes #262
- Watering Colorado Soils - Planttalk #1621
- Watering Efficiently, GardenNotes #267
- Watering Established Lawns - Fact Sheet #7.199
- Worksheet: Home Lawn Irrigation Check-Up, GardenNotes#268
- Xeriscape - Efficient Irrigation - Planttalk #1903
Landscape Design
- Attracting Birds - Planttalk #1702
- Birds - Attracting Birds - Planttalk #1702
- Butterfly Gardening - Planttalk #1121
- Challenging Areas - Planttalk #1109
- Color - Combining Colors - Planttalk #1113
- Color in the Rock Garden - Planttalk #1106
- Color - Using Color in the Landscape - Planttalk #1110
- Color - Using Hot Colors or Pastels - Planttalk #1111
- Colorado Garden Style - Planttalk #1101
- Combining Colors - Planttalk #1113
- Container Gardening: Containers - Planttalk #1102
- Container Gardening: Designing - Planttalk #1114
- Design Considerations - Planttalk #1103
- Designing a Rock Garden - Planttalk #1115
- Designing for Shade - Planttalk #1126
- Flower Bed Dimensions - Planttalk #1124
- Formal Residential Design - Planttalk #1123
- Front Entry Design - Planttalk #1116
- Kinds of Shade - Planttalk #1127
- Landscape Lighting - Planttalk #1104
- Landscaping and the Law - Planttalk #1105
- Landscaping for Energy Conservation - Fact Sheet #7.225
- Lighting - Landscape Lighting - Planttalk #1104
- Retaining Wall Basics - Planttalk #1117
- Retaining Wall Design Considerations - Planttalk #1118
- Selecting a Designer - Planttalk #1107
- Selecting Plants - Planttalk #1119
- Shade Garden Perennials - Planttalk #1108
- Shade Gardening - Planttalk #1125
- Sustainable Landscapes - Fact Sheet #7.243
- Tree Placement: Right Plant Right Place - GardenNotes #631
- Tree Placement Tips - Planttalk #1120
- Tree Selection: Right Plant Right Place - GardenNotes #632
- Using Color in the Landscape - Planttalk #1110
- Using Hot Colors or Pastels - Planttalk #1111
- Visual Screens - Planttalk #1122
- Water Considerations - Planttalk #1112
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Principles - GardenNotes #413
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Steps - GardenNotes #411
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Selecting Turf Options - GardenNotes #412
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Homework - GardenNotes #415
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Reference and Review Questions - GardenNotes #410
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Worksheet - GardenNotes #414
Lawn Care
- Aeration - Lawn Aeration - Planttalk #1505
- Aeration - Lawn Aeration During Drought - Planttalk #1534
- Aeration - Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Basic Turf Management Principles, GardenNotes #551
- Brown Tacks and Wheel Marks - Planttalk #1501
- Choosing a Lawn Care Company - Planttalk #1502
- Dog Spots - Planttalk #1503
- Dog Urine Damage on Lawns: Causes, Cures, and Prevention, GardenNotes#553
- Earthworms and Nightcrawlers in the Home Lawn, GardenNotes#554
- Efficient Lawn Watering - Planttalk #1532
- Fall Lawn Fertilization - Planttalk #1523
- Fall Lawn Fertilization During Drought - Planttalk #1535
- Fertilizing - Fall Lawn Fertilization - Planttalk #1523
- Fertilizing - Fall Lawn Fertilization During Drought - Planttalk #1535
- Fertilizing - Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Fertilizing Lawns in Spring and Summer - Planttalk #1533
- Grass Clippings - Planttalk #1504
- Growing Grass in the Shade - Planttalk #1518
- Growing Turf on Salt-Affected Sites - Fact Sheet #7.227
- Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation Systems - Fact Sheet #4.722
- Lawn Aeration - Planttalk #1505
- Lawn Aeration During Drought - Planttalk #1534
- Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Lawn Mower Maintenance - Planttalk #2015
- Lumpy Lawn - Planttalk #1508
- Mowing - Grass Clippings - Planttalk #1504
- Mowing Guidelines - Planttalk #1515
- Mowing - Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Mowing - Lawn Mower Maintenance - Planttalk #2015
- Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System - Fact Sheet #7.239
- Power Raking - Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Renovating the Home Lawn - Fact Sheet #7.241
- Salt - Growing Turf on Salt-Affected Sites - Fact Sheet #7.227
- Shade - Growing Grass in the Shade - Planttalk #1518
- Thatch - Planttalk #1520
- Thatch - Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Trails or Burrows - Planttalk #1510
- Tree Roots - Planttalk #1507
- Turfgrass Management: Reference and Review Questions , GardenNotes #550,
- Water Absorbing Polymers: Lawns - Planttalk #1624
- Watering - Efficient Lawn Watering - Planttalk #1532
- Watering Established Lawns - Fact Sheet #7.199
- Watering - Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation Systems - Fact Sheet #4.722
- Watering - Lawn Care - Fact Sheet #7.202
- Watering - Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System - Fact Sheet #7.239
Lawns: Establishment - Seeding and Sodding - Species Selection
- Alkaligrass - Planttalk #1536
- Artificial Turf for Lawns - Planttalk #1537
- Best Turf Varieties, GardenNotes #562
- Buffalograss Lawns, GardenNotes #565
- Buffalo Grass Lawns - Planttalk #1512
- Choosing a Lawn Grass in Colorado - Planttalk #1521
- Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass - Planttalk #1540
- Fall Planting of Sod - Planttalk #1539
- Fine Fescues for Lawns, GardenNotes#564
- Hybrid (Kentucky X Texas) Bluegrass, GardenNotes#563
- Seeding a Lawn - Planttalk #1516
- Sodding a Lawn - Planttalk #1517
- Sources of Grass Seed, Sod, and Plugs for Colorado Lawns, GardenNotes #566
- Tall Fescue Lawns - Planttalk #1519
- Turfgrass Species Selection Guidelines, GardenNotes#561
- Zoysia Grass - Planttalk #1511
Lawns: Insects and Diseases
- Ascochyta Leaf Blight of Turf - Fact Sheet #2.901
- Billbugs and White Grubs - Fact Sheet #5.516
- Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #5.505
- Clover Mites - Planttalk #1408
- Dollar Spot Disease of Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #2.933
- Dollar Spot of Turfgrass - Planttalk #1522
- Earthworms and Nightcrawlers in the Home Lawn, GardenNotes#554
- Fairy Ring - Mushrooms and Fairy Ring - Planttalk #1506
- Insects - Planttalk #1514
- Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Leaf Blight of Turf - Planttalk #1527
- Leaf Spot and Melting Out - Planttalk #1524
- Mites - Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #5.505
- Mites on Turfgrass - Planttalk #1467
- Mushrooms and Fairy Rings - Planttalk #1506
- Necrotic Ring Spot in Turfgrass - Fact Sheet #2.900
- Necrotic Ring Spot on Kentucky Bluegrass - Planttalk #1528
- Patchy Lawn - Planttalk #1509
- Slime Mold - Planttalk #1435
- White Grubs - Billbugs and White Grubs - Fact Sheet #5.516
Lawns: Irrigation -- see Irrigation Management
Lawns: Weed Management
- Bermuda Grass in Lawns and Gardens - Planttalk #1531
- Broadleaf Weed Control in Lawns, GardenNotes #552
- Control of Tree Seedlings in Lawn - Planttalk #1538
- Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns - Planttalk #1525
- Controlling Weedy Grasses in Lawns - Planttalk #1530
- Crabgrass - Planttalk #1513
- Crabgrass - Preemergent Herbicides for Crabgrass Prevention in Lawns - Planttalk #1541
- Fall Lawn Weed Control - Planttalk #1526
- Grassy Weed Control in Lawn - Fact Sheet #3.101
- Preemergent Herbicides for Crabgrass Prevention in Lawns - Planttalk #1541
- Tall Fescue as a Weed in Bluegrass Lawns - Planttalk #1529
- White Clover Control - Planttalk #1542
Miscellaneous
- Additional Information: Green Industry Organization - Planttalk #2003
- Additional Information: Plant Societies - Planttalk #2004
- Additional Information: Sources - Planttalk #2005
- Colorado Gardening: A Challenge to Newcomers - Fact Sheet #7.220
- Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Commonly Used Plant Terms - Planttalk #2008
- Gardening as a Renter - Planttalk #2011
- Misleading Plant Advertisements - Planttalk #2021
- Mountain - Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Tools: Maintenance - Planttalk #2010
- Treated Lumber in Gardening - Planttalk #2030
Plant Propagation and Seeds
- Growing Plants from Seed - Fact Sheet #7.409
- Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs - GardenNotes #712
- Seed Storage - Planttalk #2020
- Starting Plants Indoors - Planttalk #1034
- Storing of Vegetable and Flower Seeds - Fact Sheet #7.221
Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
Fertilizers
- Calculating Fertilizer Rates - GardenNotes, #233
- Epson Salts and Wood Ashes - Planttalk #1601
- Fertilizers - Planttalk #1608
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees - Fact Sheet #7.612
- Fruit Trees - Fertilizing Fruit Trees - Fact Sheet #7.612
- Gypsum - Planttalk #1602
- Iron Chlorosis - GardenNotes #223
- Iron Chlorosis - Planttalk #2115
- Iron Chlorosis in Trees - Planttalk #2121
- Nitrogen Sources and Transformations - Fact Sheet #0.550
- Nutrition: Plant Nutrition - GardenNotes #231
- Organic Fertilizers - GardenNotes #234
- Organic Materials as Nitrogen Fertilizers - Fact Sheet #0.546
- Organic vs. Manufactured Fertilizers - Planttalk1619
- Phosphate Fertilizers and Water Pollution - Planttalk #1620
- Plant Nutrition - GardenNotes #231
- Selecting an Analytical Laboratory - Fact Sheet #0.520
- Soil Tests - GardenNotes #221
- Soil Tests - Selecting an Analytical Laboratory - Fact Sheet #0.520
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #210
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Homework - GardenNotes #253
- Understanding Fertilizers - CMG GardenNotes, #232
Soil Amendments
- Choosing A Soil Amendment - Fact Sheet #7.235
- Compost - Making Compost - CMG GardenNotes #246
- Compost - Using Compost - CMG GardenNotes #243
- Composting Yard Waste - Fact Sheet #7.212
- Composting: Fall Leaves - Planttalk #1612
- Composting: Making - Planttalk #1613
- Composting: Structures - Planttalk #1623
- Composting: Using - Planttalk #1614
- Composting: What Can Be Composted - Planttalk #1615
- Composting: Worm Composting - Planttalk #1622
- Cover Crops - Planttalk #1616
- Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops - CMG GardenNotes #244
- Cover Crops: Winter Rye - Planttalk #1607
- Earthworms - CMG GardenNotes #218
- E coli - Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate - Fact Sheet #9.369
- Epson Salts and Wood Ashes - Planttalk #1601
- Green Manure Crops - Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops - CMG GardenNotes #244
- Gypsum - Planttalk #1602
- Making Compost - CMG GardenNotes #246
- Manure and Soil Improvement - Planttalk #1618
- Manure - Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate - Fact Sheet #9.369
- Manure - Using Manure - CMG GardenNotes #242
- Organic Soil Amendments - Planttalk #1604
- Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate - Fact Sheet #9.369
- Soil Amendments - CMG GardenNotes #241
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #210
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Homework - GardenNotes #253
- The Living Soil - CMG GardenNotes #212
- Using Compost - CMG GardenNotes #243
- Using Manure - CMG GardenNotes #242
- Wood Ashes - Epson Salts and Wood Ashes - Planttalk #1601
Soil Management
- Colorado Gardening: A Challenge to Newcomers - Fact Sheet #7.220
- Compaction - Soil Compaction - CMG GardenNotes #215
- Compost - Making Compost - CMG GardenNotes #246
- Compost - Using Compost - CMG GardenNotes #243
- Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops - CMG GardenNotes #244
- Diagnosing Saline and Sodic Soil Problems - Fact Sheet #0.521
- Drainage - Soil Drainage - CMG GardenNotes #219
- Earthworms - CMG GardenNotes #218
- Estimating Soil Texture - CMG GardenNotes #214
- Expansive Soils - Landscaping on Expansive Soils - Fact Sheet #7.236
- Expansive Soils - Planttalk #1617
- Iron Chlorosis - CMG GardenNotes #223
- Iron Chlorosis - Planttalk #2115
- Iron Chlorosis in Trees - Planttalk #2121
- Landscaping on Expansive Soils - Fact Sheet #7.236
- Maintaining Healthy Soils - Planttalk #1603
- Making Compost - CMG GardenNotes #246
- Managing Saline Soils - Fact Sheet #0.503
- Managing Sodic Soils - Fact Sheet #0.504
- Managing Soil Tilth - CMG GardenNotes #213
- Mulches for Home Grounds - Fact Sheet #7.214
- Mulches for the Vegetable Garden - CMG GardenNotes #715
- Mulching - Organic Mulches - Planttalk #1609
- Mulching with Wood/Bark Chips, Grass Clippings and Rock - CMG GardenNotes #245
- pH - Soil pH - CMG GardenNotes #222
- Saline Soils - CMG GardenNotes #224
- Salt - Diagnosing Saline and Sodic Soil Problems - Fact Sheet #0.521
- Salt - Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees - Fact Sheet #7.425
- Salt - Managing Saline Soils - Fact Sheet #0.503
- Salt - Managing Sodic Soils - Fact Sheet #0.504
- Salt - Saline Soils - CMG GardenNotes #224
- Salty Soils - Planttalk #1610
- Selecting an Analytical Laboratory - Fact Sheet #0.520
- Soil Amendments - CMG GardenNotes #241
- Soil Compaction - CMG GardenNotes #215
- Soil Drainage - CMG GardenNotes #219
- Soil pH - CMG GardenNotes #222
- Soil Preparation - Planttalk #1605
- Soil Tests - CMG GardenNotes #221
- Soil Tests - Planttalk #1606
- Soil Tests - Selecting an Analytical Laboratory - Fact Sheet #0.520
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Homework - GardenNotes #253
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #210
- Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Worksheet - GardenNotes #252
- Texture - Estimating Soil Texture - CMG GardenNotes #214
- The Living Soil - CMG GardenNotes #212
- Using Compost - CMG GardenNotes #243
- Water Absorbing Polymers: Lawns - Planttalk #1624
- Watering Colorado Soils - Planttalk #1621
Trees and Shrubs
Care of Trees and Shrubs
- Christmas Trees: Care for Cut Trees - Planttalk #2006
- Christmas Trees: Care of Living Trees - Planttalk #2017
- Christmas Trees: Recycling - Planttalk #2007
- Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Containers - Overwintering Container Plants - Planttalk #2028
- Desiccation in Woody Plants - Planttalk #2105
- Diagnosing Tree Disorders - GardenNotes #102
- Diagnosing Root and Soil Disorders on Landscape Trees - GardenNotes #103
- Environmental Disorders of Woody Plants - Fact Sheet #2.932
- Fall and Winter Watering - Fact Sheet #7.211
- Fall and Winter Watering - Planttalk #1706
- Fall and Winter Watering During Drought - Planttalk #1751
- Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs - Planttalk #1708
- Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs in Fall: During Drought - Planttalk #1752
- Fertilizing - When to Fertilize - Planttalk #1720
- Gambel Oak Management - Fact Sheet #6.311
- Hardening Winter Plants - Planttalk #1731
- Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees - Fact Sheet #2.926
- Hiring a Tree Care Company - Planttalk #1709
- IPM: Plant Health Care - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Iron Chlorosis in Trees - Planttalk #2121
- Irrigation - Fall and Winter Watering - Fact Sheet #7.211
- Irrigating - Fall and Winter Watering - Planttalk #1706
- Irrigating - Fall and Winter Watering During Drought - Planttalk #1751
- Irrigation - Watering - Planttalk #1719
- Mountain - Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Mulching with Wood/Bark Chip, Grass and Rock - CMG GardenNotes #245
- Overwintering Container Plants - Planttalk #2028
- Plant Health Care - Planttalk #1739
- Plant Health Care (IPM) & Life Cycle of Trees - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Roots - Diagnosing Root and Soil Disorders on Landscape Trees - GardenNotes #103
- Roots - Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees - Fact Sheet #2.926
- Stump Removal - Planttalk #1740
- Watering - Planttalk #1719
- When to Fertilize - Planttalk #1720
- Why Leaves Change Color - Planttalk #1728
Diseases and Abiotic Disorders of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
- Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth - Planttalk #2101
- Anthracnose - Sycamore Anthracnose- Fact Sheet #2.930
- Anthracnose - Sycamore Anthracnose - Planttalk #1406
- Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots - Fact Sheet #2.920
- Aspen Leaf Spot - Planttalk #1403
- Bacterial Wetwood - Fact Sheet #2.910
- Bacterial Wetwood - Planttalk #1438
- Canker Diseases on Deciduous Trees - Planttalk #1407
- Cytospora - Planttalk #1451
- Cytospora Canker - Fact Sheet #2.937
- Diagnosing Tree Disorders - CMG GardenNotes #102
- Dutch Elm Disease - Planttalk #1423
- Fireblight - Planttalk #1411
- Honeylocust Diseases - Fact Sheet #2.939
- IPM: Plant Health Care - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Iron Chlorosis - CMG GardenNotes #223
- Iron Chlorosis in Trees - Planttalk #2121
- Juniper-Hawthorn Rust - Planttalk #1450
- Leaf Scorch - Fact Sheet #2.911
- Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees - Fact Sheet #7.425
- Marssonina Leaf Spot - Planttalk #1476
- Oak Leaf Blister - Planttalk #1449
- Plant Health Care (IPM) and Life Cycle of Trees - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Rose Diseases - Planttalk #1433
- Salt - Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees - Fact Sheet #7.425
- Sunscald of Trees - Planttalk #2111
- Sycamore Anthracnose - Fact Sheet #2.930
- Sycamore Anthracnose - Planttalk #1406
- Tree Leaf Scorch - Planttalk #2112
Evergreen Pests
- Bark Beetles - Planttalk #1469
- Conifer Seed Bugs - Fact Sheet #5.588
- Cooley Spruce Gall - Planttalk #1432
- Cooley Spruce Galls - Fact Sheet #5.534
- Diagnosing Tree Disorders - CMG GardenNotes #102
- Douglas-Fir Tussock Moths - Fact Sheet #5.542
- Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth - Planttalk #1422
- Dwarf Mistletoe - Planttalk #2106
- Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- IPM: Plant Health Care - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Ips Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.558
- Juniper Hawthorn Rust - Planttalk #1450
- Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees – Fact Sheet #7.425
- Mountain Pine Beetle - Planttalk #1424
- Mountain Pine Beetle and Bark Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.528
- Needle Browning of Evergreens - Planttalk #2123
- Pine Tip Moths - Fact Sheet #5.529
- Pinon Decline - Planttalk #1465
- Pinon Pine Insects and Diseases - Fact Sheet #2.948
- Pinon Pine "Pitch Mass" Borer - Planttalk #1456
- Plant Health Care (IPM) - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Ponderosa Pine Budworm - Fact Sheet #5.567
- Ponderosa Pine Needle Miners - Fact Sheet #5.544
- Salt - Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees – Fact Sheet #7.425
- Sawfly on Evergreens - Planttalk #1439
- Scale Insects Affecting Conifers - Fact Sheet #5.514
- Scale Insects on Pines - Planttalk #1418
- Spider Mites - Fact Sheet #5.507
- Western Spruce Budworms - Fact Sheet #5.543
- Winter Browning of Evergreens - Planttalk #2114
- Zimmerman Pine Moths - Fact Sheet #5.591
- Zimmerman Pine Moth - Planttalk #1459
Identifying Trees and Shrubs
- Identifying Broadleaf Flowering Trees and Shrubs - GardenNotes #153
- Identifying Broadleaf Flowering Trees and Shrubs: Worksheet - GardenNotes #155
- Identifying Conifers - GardenNotes #152
- Identifying Conifers: Worksheet - GardenNotes #154
- Identifying Trees and Shrubs - GardenNotes #151
- References and Reveiw Questions: Identifying Trees and Shrubs, #150
Insects of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
- Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth - Planttalk #2101
- Aphids on Shade Trees and Ornamentals - Fact Sheet #5.511
- Ash Borer - Planttalk #1425
- Ash Plant Bugs - Planttalk #1434
- Ash Sawfly - Planttalk #1455
- Bagworms - Snailcase Bagworm - Fact Sheet #5.580
- Borers - Ash Borer - Planttalk #1425
- Borers - Oak Borer - Planttalk #1477
- Borers - Shade Tree Borers - Fact Sheet #5.530
- Borers - Tree Borers - Planttalk #1417
- Boxelder Bugs - Planttalk #1405
- Brown-headed Ash Sawfly - Fact Sheet #5.586
- Caterpillars - Gypsy Moth - Fact Sheet #5.539
- Caterpillars - Tent Caterpillar - Planttalk #1484
- Caterpillars - Tent-Making Caterpillars - Fact Sheet #5.583
- Cicadas - Fact Sheet #5.590
- Diagnosing Tree Disorders - CMG GardenNotes #102
- Elm Leaf Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.521
- Galls - Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants - Fact Sheet #5.557
- Galls - Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Fact Sheet #5.579
- Gypsy Moth - Fact Sheet #5.539
- Hawthorne Mealybugs - Planttalk #1457
- Honeylocust - Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust - Fact Sheet #5.571
- Honeylocust Plant Bug - Planttalk #1454
- Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants - Fact Sheet #5.557
- Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust - Fact Sheet #5.571
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- IPM: Plant Health Care - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Leafmining Insects - Fact Sheet #5.548
- Oak Borer - Planttalk #1477
- Oyster Shell Scale - Fact Sheet #5.513
- Oyster Shell Scale - Planttalk #1414
- Pear Slug - Fact Sheet #5.560
- Plant Health Care (IPM)- CMG GardenNotes #101
- Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Fact Sheet #5.579
- Poplar Twig-Gall Fly - Planttalk #1437
- Root Weevils - Fact Sheet #5.551
- Rose Cane Borer - Planttalk #1463
- Sawfly - Ash Sawfly - Planttalk #1455
- Sawfly - Brown-headed Ash Sawfly - Fact Sheet #5.586
- Scale - Oyster Shell Scale - Fact Sheet #5.513
- Shade Tree Borers - Fact Sheet #5.530
- Snailcase Bagworm - Fact Sheet #5.580
- Spider Mites - Fact Sheet #5.507
- Tent Caterpillar - Planttalk #1484
- Tent-Making Caterpillars - Fact Sheet #5.583
- Tree Borers - Planttalk #1417
Planting
- Buying Trees and Shrubs - Planttalk #1703
- Care of Recently Planted Trees - GardenNotes #635
- Fall Planting - Planttalk #1707
- Planting Trees and Shrubs - Planttalk #1711
- Preparing the Planting Site - Planttalk #1712
- The Science of Planting Trees - GardenNotes #633
- Transplanting Trees and Shrubs - Planttalk #1717
- Tree Placement: Right Plant, Right Place - GardenNotes #631
- Tree Planting - The Science of Planting Trees - GardenNotes #633
- Tree Planting Steps - GardenNotes #636
- Tree Planting: Homework - GardenNotes #637
- Tree Planting: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #630
- Tree Selection: Right Plant, Right Place - GardenNotes #632
- Tree Staking and Underground Stabilization - GardenNotes #634
- Watering recently planted trees - Care of Recently Planted Trees - GardenNotes #635
Pruning
- Developing Strong Branch Unions - CMG GardenNotes #612
- Pruning Cuts - CMG GardenNotes #613
- Pruning Evergreens - CMG GardenNotes #618
- Pruning Flowering Shrubs - CMG GardenNotes #619
- Pruning: Homework - GardenNotes #620
- Pruning Maturing Shade Trees - CMG GardenNotes #616
- Pruning Shade Trees - Planttalk #1724
- Pruning Shrubs - Planttalk #1713
- Pruning: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #610
- Renewing Shrubs - Planttalk #1729
- Structural Pruning on Maturing Shade Trees - GardenNotes #617
- Structural Training of Young Shade Trees - CMG GardenNotes #614
- Structural Training Summary (2 page summary) - CMG GardenNotes #615
- Tree Growth and Decay - CMG GardenNotes #611
- When to Prune Trees - Planttalk #1730
- Why Prune Shade Trees? - Planttalk #1721
- Wound Dressing - Planttalk #1753
Selection of Trees, Shrubs and Vines
- Apache Plume - Planttalk #1742
- Ash Trees - Planttalk #1735
- Aspen Trees - Planttalk #1701
- Attracting Birds - Planttalk #1702
- Austrees - Planttalk #1738
- Birds - Attracting Birds - Planttalk #1702
- Crabapple - Flowering Crabapple - Planttalk #1747
- Crabapple - Flowering Crabapple Trees - Fact Sheet #7.424
- Creeping Oregon Grape - Planttalk #1737
- Deciduous Shrubs - Fact Sheet #7.415
- Dwarf and Specialty Conifers - Planttalk #1704
- Elm Trees - Planttalk #1746
- Evergreen Shrubs - Fact Sheet #7.414
- Evergreen Trees - Fact Sheet #7.403
- Evergreen Trees for Colorado Landscapes - Planttalk #1722
- Fall and Winter Interest - Planttalk #1705
- Flowering Crabapple - Planttalk #1747
- Flowering Crabapple Trees - Fact Sheet #7.424
- Goldenrain Tree - Planttalk #1744
- Holly - Planttalk #1732
- IPM: Plant Health Care - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Large Deciduous Trees for Street and Shade - Fact Sheet #7.419
- Linden Trees - Planttalk #1734
- Maple Trees - Planttalk #1733
- Mountain - Trees and Shrubs for Mountain Areas - Fact Sheet #7.423
- Native Plants - Planttalk #1710
- Native Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes - Fact Sheet #7.422
- Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes - Fact Sheet #7.421
- New and Under-Used Shrubs - Planttalk #1723
- Oak Trees - Planttalk #1736
- Pinon - Planttalk #1748
- Plant Health Care (IPM) & Life Cycle of Trees - CMG GardenNotes #101
- Rabbitbrush - Planttalk #1741
- Rose of Sharon - Planttalk #1749
- Roses - Selecting and Planting Roses - Fact Sheet #7.404
- Roses: Basics - Planttalk #1725
- Roses: Shrub Roses - Planttalk #1745
- Roses: Winter Care - Planttalk #1726
- Russian Olive Alternatives - Planttalk #1750
- Selecting Shrubs - Planttalk #1714
- Selecting Trees - Planttalk #1715
- Shade - Trees and Shrubs for Shady Areas - Planttalk #1718
- Small Deciduous Trees - Fact Sheet #7.418
- Small Trees and Utility Lines - Planttalk #1716
- Tree Placement: Right Plant Right Place - CMG GardenNotes #631
- Tree Selection: Right Plant Right Place - CMG GardenNotes #632
- Trees and Shrubs for Mountain Areas - Fact Sheet #7.423
- Trees and Shrubs for Shady Areas - Planttalk #1718
- Viburnum - Planttalk #1743
- Vines for Colorado - Planttalk #1727
- Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs - Fact Sheet #7.229
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Vegetables
- Baby Pumpkins - Planttalk #1801
- Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens - CMG GardenNotes #713
- Blossom End Rot - Planttalk #1471
- Buying and Hardening Transplants - Planttalk #1802
- Chile Peppers - Planttalk #1803
- Collards - Planttalk #1823
- Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Container - Vegetable Gardening in Containers - CMG GardenNotes #724
- Cool Season - Growing Cool Season Vegetables - Planttalk #1806
- Cool Season Leaf Varieties - Planttalk #1804
- Corn Earworm - Planttalk #1468
- Corn - Sweet Corn - Planttalk #1816
- Cucumbers and Squash - Planttalk #1805
- Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons - Fact Sheet #7.609
- Cultural Tips for Leafy Vegetables - Planttalk #1820
- Early Blight - Tomato Early Blight - CMG GardenNotes #718
- Eggplants - Peppers and Eggplant - Fact Sheet #7.616
- False Chinch Bug - Fact Sheet #5.603
- Fertilizer - Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization - CMG GardenNotes #711
- Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden - Fact sheet #7.611
- Flea Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.592
- Flea Beetles on Vegetables - Planttalk #1446
- Frost Protection and Extending the Growing Season - CMG GardenNotes #722
- Frosts - Last Spring Frost - Planttalk #2018
- Frosts - Spring Frosts and Snow - Planttalk #2013
- Garlic - Harvesting Garlic - Planttalk #1827
- Grasshopper Control in Yards and Gardens - Fact Sheet #5.536
- Greenhouse - Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse - CMG GardenNotes #723
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables - Planttalk #1806
- Growing Great Pumpkins - Planttalk #1807
- Growing Onions from Seed - Planttalk #1808
- Growing Plants from Seed - Fact Sheet #7.409
- Growing Tomatoes - CMG GardenNotes #717
- Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse - CMG GardenNotes #723
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables - Planttalk #1809
- Hail Damage - Planttalk #2014
- Harlequin Bugs - Planttalk #1474
- Harvest - Vegetable Harvest Stories - Planttalk #1822
- Harvesting and Roasting Sunflower Seeds - Planttalk #1828
- Harvesting Garlic - Planttalk #1827
- Harvesting Leafy Vegetables - Planttalk #1810
- Harvesting Pumpkins - Planttalk #1829
- Herbs - Growing, Preserving and Using Herbs - Fact Sheet #9.335
- Home Storage of Vegetables and Flower Seeds - Fact Sheet #7.221
- Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Hot Weather Impacts Vegetables - Planttalk #1830
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils - Fact Sheet #5.569
- Insects - Flea Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.592
- Insects - Grasshopper Control in Yards and Gardens - Fact Sheet #5.536
- Insects - Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
- Insects - Harlequin Bugs - Planttalk #1474
- Insects - Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Insects - Potato or Tomato Psyllids - Fact Sheet #5.540
- Irrigating the Vegetable Garden - CMG GardenNotes #714
- Italian Kitchen Garden Plants - Planttalk #1047
- Japanese Beetles - Fact Sheet #5.601
- Kale - Planttalk #1821
- Last Spring Frost - Planttalk #2018
- Layout - Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens - CMG GardenNotes #713
- Leafy Vegetables - Cool Season Leaf Varieties - Planttalk #1804
- Leafy Vegetables - Cultural Tips for Leaf Vegetables - Planttalk #1820
- Leafy Vegetables - Harvesting Leafy Vegetables - Planttalk #1810
- Leafy Vegetables – Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens – Fact Sheet #9.373
- Leafy Vegetables - Spicy Greens - Planttalk #1815
- Manure - Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate - Fact Sheet #9.369
- Melons - Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons - Fact Sheet #7.609
- Mountain - Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics - Fact Sheet #7.244
- Mulches for the Vegetable Garden - CMG GardenNotes #715
- Onions - Growing Onions from Seed - Planttalk #1808
- Parsley - Planttalk #1059
- Peppers and Eggplant - Fact Sheet #7.616
- Peppers - Chile Peppers - Planttalk #1803
- Planning a Vegetable Garden - Planttalk #1811
- Planting Guide - Vegetable Planting Guide - CMG GardenNotes #720
- Potato or Tomato Psyllids - Fact Sheet #5.540
- Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate - #9.369
- Psyllids - Planttalk #1458
- Psyllids - Potato or Tomato Psyllids - Fact Sheet #5.540
- Pumpkins - Baby Pumpkins - Planttalk #1801
- Pumpkins - Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons - Fact Sheet #7.609
- Pumpkins - Growing Great Pumpkins - Planttalk #1807
- Pumpkins - Harvesting Pumpkins - Planttalk #1829
- Raised bed - Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens - CMG GardenNotes #713
- Raised bed - Sample Planting Guide for Raised-Bed Garden - CMG GardenNotes #721
- Raised Bed - Treated Lumber in Gardening - Planttalk #2030
- Raised Bed vs. Rows - Planttalk #1812
- Recognizing Tomato Problems - Fact Sheet #2.949
- Ripening Tomatoes Indoors - Planttalk #1831
- Root Vegetables - Planttalk #1813
- Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs - CMG GardenNotes #712
- Sample Planting Guide for Raised-Bed Garden - CMG GardenNotes #721
- Saving Seed - Fact Sheet #7.602
- Second Crops - Planttalk #1825
- Seed Catalogs - Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs - CMG GardenNotes #712
- Seed Storage - Planttalk #2020
- Seeding Vegetables - Planttalk #1814
- Seeds - Growing Plants from Seed - Fact Sheet #7.409
- Seeds - Home Storage of Vegetable and Flower Seeds - Fact Sheet #7.221
- Seeds - Saving Seeds - Fact Sheet #7.602
- Soils - Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization - CMG GardenNotes #711
- Spicy Greens - Planttalk #1815
- Spring Frosts and Snow - Planttalk #2013
- Squash - Cucumbers and Squash - Planttalk #1805
- Squash - Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons - Fact Sheet #7.609
- Squash Bugs - Planttalk #1482
- Storage of Home Grown Vegetables - Fact Sheet #7.601
- Sunflower Seeds - Harvesting and Roasting Sunflower Seeds - Planttalk #1828
- Sweet Corn - Planttalk #1816
- Thyme - Planttalk #1063
- Tomato Diseases - Planttalk #1442
- Tomato Early Blight - CMG GardenNotes #718
- Tomatoes - Blossom End Rot - Planttalk #1471
- Tomatoes for Home Gardens - Planttalk #1817
- Tomatoes - Growing Tomatoes - CMG GardenNotes #717
- Tomatoes - Recognizing Tomato Problems - Fact Sheet #2.949
- Tomatoes - Ripening Tomatoes Indoors - Planttalk #1831
- Transplanting - Buying and Hardening Transplants - Planttalk #1802
- Transplanting into the Garden - Planttalk #1818
- Treated Lumber in Gardening - Planttalk #2030
- Varieties - Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs - CMG GardenNotes #712
- Vegetable Garden Hints - CMG GardenNotes #719
- Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization - CMG GardenNotes #711
- Vegetable Gardening in Containers - CMG GardenNotes #724
- Vegetable Harvest Stories - Planttalk #1822
- Vegetable Planting Guide - CMG GardenNotes #720
- Vegetable Seedling Pests - Planttalk #1410
- Vegetable Site Tips - Planttalk #1819
- Vegetables: References and Review Questions - GardenNotes #710
- Vine Crops - Cucumbers and Squash - Planttalk #1805
- Vine Crops - Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons - Fact Sheet #7.609
- Viruses in Plants - Planttalk #1443
- Warm Season - Growing Warm Season Vegetables - Planttalk #1809
- Water Conservation in the Vegetable Garden - CMG GardenNotes #716
- Water Related Problems in the Vegetable Garden- Planttalk #1826
- Watering Vegetables - Planttalk #1824
- Whitefly - Greenhouse Whitefly - Fact Sheet #5.587
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Climate Summary (Frost Dates)
- Frost Dates and Length of Growing Season, CMG GardenNotes #740
- Climate Summary: Boulder and Longmont - CMG GardenNotes #741
- Climate Summary: Canon City - CMG GardenNotes #755
- Climate Summary: Castle Rock, Littleton and Parker - CMG GardenNotes #742
- Climate Summary: Chaffee County - CMG GardenNotes #752
- Climate Summary: Colorado Springs - CMG GardenNotes #743
- Climate Summary: Dillon - CMG GardenNotes #744
- Climate Summary: Eagle and Glenwood Springs - CMG GardenNotes #745
- Climate Summary: Fort Collins, Greeley and Estes Park - CMG GardenNotes #746
- Climate Summary: Gunnison - CMG GardenNotes #747
- Climate Summary: Northeast Colorado - CMG GardenNotes #748
- Climate Summary: Northwest Colorado (Steamboat Springs and Craig) - CMG GardenNotes #749
- Climate Summary: Norwood and Telluride - CMG GardenNotes #753
- Climate Summary: Pueblo - CMG GardenNotes #751
- Climate Summary: San Luis Valley - CMG GardenNotes #754
- Climate Summary: Southwest Colorado - CMG GardenNotes #750
- Climate Summary: Summit County - CMG GardenNotes #744
Water Wise Landscaping / Xeriscaping
- Annuals and Perennials - Xeriscape Annuals and Perennials - Planttalk #1909
- Colorado Water Divisions - Planttalk #2202
- Creative Landscaping - Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping - Fact Sheet #7.228
- Denver Water Sources - Planttalk #2203
- Design - Xeriscape Design - Planttalk #1902
- Drought Cycles in Colorado - Planttalk #2204
- Ground covers - Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants - Fact Sheet #7.230
- Irrigation - Xeriscape - Efficient Irrigation - Planttalk #1903
- Learning More about Xeriscaping - Planttalk #1904
- Maintenance - Xeriscape Maintenance - Planttalk #1910
- Ornamental Grasses - Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses - Planttalk #1906
- Plant Choices - Xeriscape Plant Choices - Planttalk #1907
- Retrofit Your Yard - Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard - Fact Sheet #7.234
- Soil Amendments - Xeriscape Soil Amendments - Planttalk #1908
- Trees and Shrubs - Xeriscape Trees and Shrubs - Planttalk #1911
- Trees and Shrubs - Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs - Fact Sheet #7.229
- Turf and Alternatives Xeriscape Turf and Alternatives - Planttalk #1912
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Principles - GardenNotes #413
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Steps - GardenNotes #411
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Selecting Turf Options - GardenNotes #412
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Homework - GardenNotes #415
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Reference and Review Questions - GardenNotes #410
- Water Wise Landscape Design: Worksheet - GardenNotes #414
- Xeriscape: Annuals and Perennials - Planttalk #1909
- Xeriscape Basics - Planttalk #1901
- Xeriscape Design - Planttalk #1902
- Xeriscape Efficient Irrigation - Planttalk #1903
- Xeriscape Maintenance - Planttalk #1910
- Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses - Planttalk #1906
- Xeriscape Plant Choices - Planttalk #1907
- Xeriscape Soil Amendments - Planttalk #1908
- Xeriscape Trees and Shrubs - Planttalk #1911
- Xeriscape Turf and Alternatives - Planttalk #1912
- Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping - Fact Sheet #7.228
- Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants - Fact Sheet #7.230
- Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard - Fact Sheet #7.234
- Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs - Fact Sheet #7.229
Weeds Management
- Bermuda Grass in Lawns and Gardens - Planttalk #1531
- Bindweed - Controlling Bindweed - Planttalk #2104
- Blue Mustard Control - Planttalk #2119
- Broadleaf Weed Control in Lawns, GardenNotes #552
- Broadleaf - Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns - Planttalk #1525
- Canada Thistle - Planttalk #2102
- Cheatgrass and Wildfires - Fact Sheet #6.310
- Colorado Noxious Weeds - Planttalk #2103
- Controlling Bindweed - Planttalk #2104
- Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns - Planttalk #1525
- Controlling Weedy Grasses in Lawns - Planttalk #1530
- Crabgrass - Planttalk #1513
- Fall Lawn Weed Control - Planttalk #1526
- Grassy Weed Control in Lawn - Fact Sheet #3.101
- Grassy Weeds - Controlling Weedy Grasses in Lawns - Planttalk #1530
- Herbicides: Pre-emergent - Planttalk #2118
- Indicator Weeds - GardenNotes #353
- Landscape Weeds: Basics - Planttalk #2116
- Landscape Weeds: Control - Planttalk #2117
- Leafy Spurge Control - Planttalk #2122
- Musk Thistle - Planttalk #2108
- Puncture Vine - Planttalk #2109
- Purslane - Planttalk #2110
- Tall Fescue as a Weed in Bluegrass Lawns - Planttalk #1529
- Weed Associations with Specific Environments and Cultural Conditions - GardenNotes #353
- Weed ID - GardenNotes #352
- Weed Management - GardenNotes #351
- Weed Management: Homework - GardenNotes #356
- Weed Management: References and Review Questions – GardenNotes #350
- Weed Management: Worksheet – GardenNotes #355
- Weed Management: Worksheet: Weed Life Cycles – GardenNotes #354
- Why So Many Weeds - Planttalk #2113
Wildlife
- Attracting Birds - Planttalk #1702
- Birds - Attracting Birds - Planttalk #1702
- Coping with Snakes - Fact Sheet #6.501
- Deer Control - Planttalk #2301
- Deer - Preventing Deer Damage - Fact Sheet #6.520
- Deer Resistant Plants - Planttalk #2302
- Gophers - Managing Pocket Gophers - Fact Sheet #6.515
- Managing Pocket Gophers - Fact Sheet #6.515
- Managing Voles in Colorado - Fact Sheet #6.507
- Managing Wyoming Ground Squirrels - Fact Sheet #6.505
- Preventing Deer Damage - Fact Sheet #6.520
- Snakes - Coping with Snakes - Fact Sheet #6.501
- Squirrel Damage to Trees - Planttalk #2303
- Squirrels - Managing Wyoming Ground Squirrels - Fact Sheet #6.505
- Voles - Managing Voles in Colorado - Fact Sheet #6.507
- Woodpeckers - Fact Sheet #6.516