Featured Garden of the Week: All-America Selections (AAS) Garden

Though seasonal displays can be seen throughout the Gardens, the only significant display of annuals at Denver Botanic Gardens is found in the AAS Garden. Featuring premier annuals from the All-America Selections program, this garden is in spectacular form at this time and was artistically designed by Senior Horticulturist Maria Bumgarner. Through trials throughout the country, the AAS program each year introduces superior varieties proven to be excellent garden performers throughout North America. The AAS Garden features latest and past years’ plant introductions, which includes bedding plants and vegetables.
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Why Baby Vegetables are a Luxury, and Other Thoughts on Preparing for Winter

August Bounty

Preparing for winter? Yes, I’ve been thinking about winter for a couple months now, ever since I decided to try to eat more local foods. I won’t be limiting myself to eating only foods grown in Colorado, especially over the winter, but I am wanting to pay more attention to where my food comes from. And, I have extra incentive, since local foods tend to be cheaper these days than foods relying on expensive long-distance transportation!

I was in my garden the other day, harvesting beets and green beans to freeze. I found myself leaving the tinier veggies to grow for a few more days, knowing that they will go that much farther this winter. I imagined
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