Harlequin's Gardens Blog
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Receive empowering gardening tips, ecological insights, and keep up on happenings at Harlequin's Gardens. Harlequin's Gardens is a small family business owned by Mikl Brawner and Eve Reshetnik Brawner that specializes in Colorado-adapted plants.
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
1d ago
The day before Thanksgiving in the Reshetik-Brawer home was largely spent cleaning the house, but we also decided it was time to cut down the towering inflorescence of our Century Plant (Agave utahensis x parryi v. couesii). I held the 3”- thick stalk while Mikl cut through it with his folding hand-saw (a great tool!),[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
3w ago
And now for the surprise! Just when you thought the gardening season was over, and that Harlequin’s Gardens has gone into winter hibernation until March 2024, we have a surprise for you! We will be open for 2 Saturday Pop-Up Markets, on November 11th and 18th from 10am to 4 pm! Our earlier fall[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
1M ago
We still have LOTS of gorgeous spring-flowering bulbs! When these ‘buried treasures’ emerge, they are among the first signs of spring and are welcomed not only for their beauty, but also for providing early pollen and nectar sources for our pollinating insect as they, too, emerge. Customers have been inquiring about which bulbs can thrive[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
1M ago
SAVING YOUR TOMATO SEEDS If you’re thinking about starting your own tomato plants from seed, you’ll be glad to know that it’s easy to save the seeds from heirlooms and other ‘open-pollinated’ tomatoes. One reason for this is that tomatoes are self-pollinating. This means that each flower is ‘perfect’, containing both male and female parts,[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
1M ago
Well, that was a false alarm! You heard it from us (and all the weather guessers in the media) – we were going to have our first freeze, possibly a hard freeze, late last week. As my friend Elise put it, after harvesting all of her dahlia blooms, tomatoes, etc., “Huh?”. In fact, Mikl and[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
1M ago
It’s time to clear counter space in your kitchen and bring in final harvests of tomatoes, peppers, basil, ground cherry, beans, and squash for whatever processing you like to do. My dehydrator has been churning out dried tomatoes to snack on and use in soups, sauces and stews through the winter. Frost is predicted for[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
1M ago
As Colorado gardeners, we’ve come to expect snow in October (last year it was October 10). It looks like this weekend might give us our first real freeze and chance for snow (the earliest recorded area snowfall was in 1961 when Denver received over 4″ of snow on Labor Day). This translates into a lot[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
2M ago
This fall Harlequin’s Gardens is offering many varieties of spectacular fall and spring blooming bulbs, in addition to specialty holiday bulbs such as amaryllis and paperwhites! We are working hard to provide you with detailed descriptions and photos of each bulb. Check back often as our listing will continue to fill-out. Click on names for[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
2M ago
If you’ve been to Harlequin’s Gardens, you know that what Mikl and I and our wonderful staff have collaborated on these past 31 years is much more than a place to purchase plants. We believe “our primary product is knowledge”, and much of our work has been to develop and support deeply knowledgeable gardeners who[Read More ..read more
Harlequin's Gardens Blog
2M ago
This week our staff is busy, busy, busy transforming our store into our 12th Annual Holiday Gift Market! We work hard to create a beautiful and interesting display of our local artisanal products so that you can shop for your holiday gifts in a relaxed and homey atmosphere. And in the same visit, you can shop[Read More ..read more