Washington Park East Neighborhood Association

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Apr 27, 2001

Gardening along the Front Range presents some unusual challenges, as many folks who have just moved to Colorado will discover during their first growing season. Even the experienced Denver area gardener becomes frustrated at times. Perhaps your tomatoes didn't do as well as you had hoped last year, or your favorite rose bush didn't produce the fabulous blooms of years passed. You may not know that you have a "Master Gardener" ready to help you! A Master Gardener is someone who
has graduated from the nation-wide Master Gardener training system, and in our state the Master Gardener Program is administered by Colorado State University. The Denver Master Gardener Program has information on almost every gardening topic you can think of and if you have questions, you may call them at 720/913-5278 or e-mail them at denvermg@coop.ext.colostated.edu. You may also go to their website at www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/ where you will find a monthly calendar of gardening tips, pest alerts and average weather statistics, and links to other sites.