Tom Throgmorton
Tom has been offering garden advice on KUNC for almost two decades. During that time he has been the wholesale sales manager at Ft. Collins Nursery, Inc. Since January of 2005 he has been the owner and operator of Throgmorton Plant Management, LLC., a landscape installation and maintenance company as well as a horticultural consulting firm. He lives in northern Ft. Collins with his wife and two kids.
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A drop in temperature by 60 degrees in just a few days may be damaging to perennials, shrubs and trees. There isn’t a thing we can do about the cold front… -
One plus for the residents of Fort Collins is that their community is host to Colorado State University's Flower Trial Gardens. Located along College… -
One of the joys of horticulture and gardening is it’s a continual learning process. Just when you think you know how a plant is going to react, nature… -
With the fall garden clean up come piles of yard waste generated from dead-heading, weeding, mowing and moving plants. Tossing all of that organic matter… -
It’s October and that means we’ll begin seeing more and more squash and pumpkins on display. These annual, trailing vines are native throughout the… -
To enjoy Colorado is to appreciate summer temperatures even well into the fall. While this weather is wonderful for people, it’s quite confusing for… -
At some point in September, we’re going to have a frost or freeze. That marks the end of most annual flowers and the vegetable garden. As we move into the… -
Spring may resemble the time when most gardeners commence planting, but autumn is just as good of a time when it comes to ideal conditions for… -
When things go wrong with plants there are steps to get to the root of the problem. Systematic sleuthing considers all of the possibilities when… -
Mmm… Colorado Peaches. Early and mid-season varieties are best eaten fresh. Mid-season varieties ripen in August. They include Sullivan, Blake and Globe.…
