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RESOURCES FOR GARDENING IN PINE BROOK HILLS

 

THE GRANITE GARDEN......Articles from the Pine Brook Press

Since 2002, Barbara Hosmer and subsequently, from 2008, Jay Markel , both PBH residents, have contributed articles to the Press on the joys and tribulations (aka deer, drought, rocky soil etc.) of gardening in Pine Brook Hills. Below are links to the articles from past issues and the relevant subject matter. To retrieve an article click on the issue in the left column.

 

ISSUE

SUBJECTS

Autumn 2002 Water absorbing crystals, weed barrier fabric
Winter 2003 Fungus, gnats
Spring 2003 Deer repellants, ticks
Summer 2003 Donkey tail spurge
Autumn 2003 Preparing to bring plants indoors
Spring 2004 Plants deer are less likely to eat, container plantings
Summer 2004 Pine and Ips beetles, wood rats, herbs to grow in PBH
Spring 2005 Local web resources
Summer 2005 Visit to Chris Blue's garden in Boulder Heights, deer hot sauce recipe
Autumn 2005 Summer lessons learned
Spring 2006 Hummingbirds
Summer 2006 Ground covers
Autumn 2006 Fighting Cheat grass
Spring 2007 Western Conifer Seed Bugs, aka (in error) as Stink Bugs
Autumn 2007 Russian Sage, Bee Flies
Spring 2008 Container gardens
Summer 2008 Perennials
Autumn 2008 A conversation with Jay Markel

Summer 2009

Landscapes

OTHER RESOURCES

Suggested Native Plants from the Colorado Native Plant Society

Flowers from the Pine Brook Press
What is a Weed? from the Pine Brook Press