Alpine Gardens received both, The President's Award for the "Best Educational Garden", as well as the Stephen M. Tanner Director's Award for the "Best Garden" at the 2011 Colorado Garden and Home Show in Denver, Colorado.
Now is a good time to prune your fruit trees. There are no leaves in the way to hamper your view and not a lot of other garden tasks to do, so you can take your time.
This month is the time to cut back ornamental grasses so new growth stands out and looks its best. In nature, the old growth on grass plants is browsed upon by animals, packed down by snowfall or disposed of by wildfire.
