Did you know that after May 2, there’s a still 50% chance of frost in Denver? Don’t let that stop you from getting your garden started now! O’Toole’s offers frost blankets and other products to help protect your plans from hard freezes. If you’re a vegetable gardener, we recommend this Insulated Plant Protector/Mini Greenhouse from Dalen. Tubes of water to insulate young …
Planting Winter Crops: A Guide to Growing Shallots, Onions, and Garlic
Tuesday April 18, 2023
As the weather turns colder, many gardeners are ready to pack up their tools and wait until spring to start planting again. But why wait when you can start growing delicious winter crops? At O’Tools, you can find a variety of bulbs and plants perfect for winter gardening, including shallots, onions, and garlic. When planting shallots, it’s important to remember …
5 Common Beginner Gardening Mistakes to Avoid
Monday April 17, 2023
Gardening can be a fulfilling and rewarding hobby, but it’s important to avoid common mistakes to achieve the best results. Whether you’re a beginner gardener or starting a plot in a new space, starting too big can lead to less than great yields. Starting small and adding on as you learn about pest control, soil composition, weeds, and light is …
Tips on Planting Bulbs for the winter
Wednesday September 28, 2022
O’Toole’s has a great variety of bulbs. Click for tips on planting bulbs in the winter.
Thank you Littleton for 30 years!
Friday August 26, 2022
After 30 years of business, we have made the difficult decision to close our Littleton location at the end of August. Due to real estate expansions near the property, we lack adequate parking to safely and effectively run our store, which led us to the ultimate decision to close our doors in the fall. We want to extend our warmest …
Kale Slaw Spring Salad
Tuesday May 7, 2019
Here at O’Toole’s, we love to eat almost as much as we love to garden. In fact, the two go hand in hand. What could be better than preparing a home-cooked meal using ingredients fresh from your garden? That’s why we’ve started this new feature on our Garden Blog, the Recipe of the Month Club! Each month, we’ll be sharing …
Ask A Gardener – Hollyhock Weevils
Monday April 17, 2017
It can be difficult to make a diagnosis sight unseen, but from your description and the time of year, it sounds like those black beetles could be hollyhock weevils. These natives of Europe are now pretty common throughout the state wherever hollyhocks are grown. Life Cycle Hollyhock weevils overwinter under the soil around the flowers and emerge in the spring …
Ask A Gardener – Companion Planting
Tuesday March 21, 2017
Companion Planting is the art of planting different plants together to their mutual benefit. You can use companion planting to intensify the flavor of vegetables, enrich the soil, attract beneficial insects and repel pests. One of the most famous examples of this kind of cooperative planting is the Native American tradition of The Three Sisters The Three Sisters Native Americans …
Poinsettias: Flowers of the Season
Friday December 9, 2016
Poinsettias are the quintessential Christmas flower. Though they are famous for they brilliant reds (almost 80% of commercially grown poinsettias are red), they also come in beautiful yellows, whites and pinks as well as variegated varieties. History & Lore Poinsettias, or more scientifically Euphorbia pulcherrima, are native to Mexico and can be found growing wild in tropical forests down the …
Why Do We Carve Pumpkins on Halloween?
Friday October 21, 2016
The practice of carving pumpkins on Halloween originated in Ireland during the Celtic festival of Samhain. According to legend, on Samhain night the door between the world of the living and the world of the dead was flung open and sprits and ghosts were thought to walk the earth. People would hollow out turnips to create makeshift lanterns, often carved …