Monday Mash-Up 9/8/2014

September is continuing the summer weather trend of cool temps and rainy afternoons. If and when you need to add some supplemental water to your lawn, Denver Water's recommendation this month — based on three applications per week — is 11 minutes per zone for fixed spray heads and 28 minutes per zone for rotary nozzles.

Denver Botanic Gardens is hosting it's annual fall plant and bulb sale on September 19th and 20th. Standard admission costs apply, but you'll find unusual plants for timely installation. And if you haven't seen the Chihuly glass exhibit yet, you're in for a treat!

If your fall planting plans include incorporating more plants to attract butterflies, here is a resource that matches native butterflies to their preferred nectar providers.

Got tomatoes? Like pie? Herd your tomato harvest into this yummy recipe.

Monday Mash-Up 4.28.2014

Cameo quince, Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo'

1. The showiest bloomer in my garden right now is this quince. I can't quite capture the elusive salmon color.

2. A great article about avoiding the hard-sell for Emerald Ash Borer pesticide applications.

3. Yes, now is the time to prune your roses. Here is a brief "how-to".

4. This is my favorite garden of the week on Pintrest. These days I'm drawn to designs that feature strong contrasts between formal and informal.

5. Overwhelmed with debris from your spring garden clean-up? You can recycle it here rather than sending it to the landfill: Mountain States Wood Recyclers, 2300 W. Radcliff Ave, Englewood  CO, 303-789-3356.