Over the past few years, Xeriscaping has become the new trend in the Colorado region. This low maintenance style of gardening features desert climate plants such as cactus and aloe plants. Desert family plants as are great to have inside your home. Here's a neat trick to help your agave and cactus plants grow taller! Plant your cactus or agave plant in a small container or pot. Sounds simple, right? The smaller the plants potting surface, the smaller the roots. This means tha

It's that time of year to grow wonderful herbs, fruits and vegetables in your garden! Keep your Basil plants looking healthy and hearty by watching for flower buds. These flower buds are a sign that your Basil plants is going into a reproductive stage. The leaves will soon become smaller in size and a brighter green. As a result, the taste of the Basil leaves will become light in taste and more bitter. MXLLS​​ To prevent this from happening, snip the flowers off of your Basil