{"id":249,"date":"2026-04-30T15:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:51:09","slug":"gardening-horticulture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/topics\/gardening-horticulture\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening &amp; Horticulture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gardening &amp; Horticulture<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Broomfield County Extension provides research\u2011based guidance and locally relevant expertise to help residents garden successfully in Colorado\u2019s unique climate. Programs and resources include the Master Gardener Program, public demonstration and teaching gardens, and practical tools designed to support healthy, sustainable landscapes and food gardens throughout the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/topic\/garden-landscape\/\">Learn More At CSU Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Indian-Magic-Crabapple.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Clusters of pink crabapple blossoms and buds blooming on a tree branch, with green leaves and additional pink flowers filling the background.\" class=\"wp-image-256 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Indian-Magic-Crabapple.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Indian-Magic-Crabapple.jpg?resize=300,237 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Indian-Magic-Crabapple.jpg?resize=768,607 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Indian-Magic-Crabapple.jpg?resize=600,474 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Master-Gardeners.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"A group of volunteers stand along a sidewalk holding rakes and gardening tools during a spring cleanup at a demonstration garden, with shrubs and trees behind them on a sunny day.\" class=\"wp-image-190 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Master-Gardeners.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Master-Gardeners.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Master-Gardeners.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broomfield Master Gardeners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Colorado Master Gardeners of Broomfield are a small, but dedicated group of local volunteers willing to assist with your gardening and horticulture questions. Each Master Gardener has received extensive training on a variety of topics which affect Colorado landscapes, and they stand ready to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/offering\/master-gardeners\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demonstration\/Teaching gardens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Broomfield County Extension offers public demonstration and teaching gardens that highlight practical and appropriate gardening practices. Maintained by Broomfield Master Gardeners, the demonstration garden features a xeriscape design, while the teaching garden at Brunner Farmhouse and Gardens includes perennial beds and raised\u2011bed vegetable gardens used for hands\u2011on workshops and learning opportunities hosted by CSU Extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/garden\/broomfield-gardens\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Demo-Garden.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A landscaped demonstration garden with a winding concrete path, colorful flowering plants, shrubs, and trees, featuring a decorative sculpture and a bench surrounded by lush greenery on a sunny day.\" class=\"wp-image-250 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Demo-Garden.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Demo-Garden.jpg?resize=300,288 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Demo-Garden.jpg?resize=768,737 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Broomfield-Demo-Garden.jpg?resize=600,576 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A wooden drawer pulled open to reveal labeled seed packets organized inside a seed library, with a handwritten card listing plant details such as tomato variety, harvest year, and reference number from City and County of Broomfield Extension.\" class=\"wp-image-261 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/Seed-Library-Drawer.jpg?resize=600,600 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broomfield Seed Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Broomfield Seed Library is a community resource that provides free seeds to help residents grow food, flowers, and plants at home. Operated by CSU Extension and located inside the Broomfield Library, the Seed Library encourages gardening, food resilience, and seed sharing by making a variety of fruit, vegetable, herb, and ornamental seeds available throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/offering\/seed-library\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CSU soil testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The CSU Soil, Water and Plant Testing Lab at the SPUR campus in Denver offers year-round soil testing. It\u2019s a great way to check the quality of soil in your yard and learn to improve it. Visit the Soil, Water and Plant Testing Laboratory website to learn more on how to use their services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/soiltestinglab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil, Water and Plant Testing Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/csu-soil-testing.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A row of clear glass jars filled with soil samples arranged on a laboratory counter, with metal lids placed nearby and labels visible on the jars in a research setting.\" class=\"wp-image-251 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/csu-soil-testing.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/csu-soil-testing.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/csu-soil-testing.jpg?resize=768,498 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/csu-soil-testing.jpg?resize=1024,664 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/csu-soil-testing.jpg?resize=600,389 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-brush-stroke\" style=\"height:40px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-985d9e89 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local resources and services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ask a Colorado Master Gardener<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 During the growing season (April through October), Broomfield Master Gardeners answer questions at the CSU Extension Office and other convenient locations.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/compass.broomfield.org\/events\/upcoming?keywords=ask%20a%20master%20gardener\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>View the upcoming schedule<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Colorado Master Gardener Helpline<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Trained volunteers are available to assist Broomfield residents year round.&nbsp; Leave a message for a Broomfield Master Gardener at 303-464-5554, send an email (with photos!) to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:BroomfieldMG@colostate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BroomfieldMG@colostate.edu<\/strong><\/a>, or complete this&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSct4JKmdr0SGcIXxIX44WVpJOV1tGBQEy2LaKYDPUsKUeqs1w\/viewform?gxids=7628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interactive form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diagnostic Site Visits<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 For a $75 fee, a CSU Extension Horticulture Agent will provide an on-site consultation for homeowners within the City and County of Broomfield. For more information or to schedule a visit, please fill out our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/broomfield\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"195\"><strong>contact us form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gardening &amp; Horticulture Broomfield County Extension provides research\u2011based guidance and locally relevant expertise to help residents garden successfully in Colorado\u2019s unique climate. 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