Ricks Garden Center

When asked the softball of a question, “Why do you garden?” Larry responds, “It is much more than that– I

In mid-November, I met Melody Daugherty at a local gathering spot in Manitou Springs for a hot beverage. Dressed similarly

Rick's 2023 Winter Reading List

By Katherine PlaczekWinter is the perfect time to curl up with a book. Our staff has accumulated our favorite plant

Summer 2024 tomato Variety List

In our newsletter we mentioned Rick's would soon release our 2024 tomato list and we are excited to reveal it

Rick's Deep Freeze Guide

In preparation for our first deep freeze coming this Sunday, Rick's Garden Center would like to remind our fabulous customers

Come Meet Our Geckos!

Here at Rick's Garden Center, we'd like to introduce you to our two new special guests living within the store:

Trees are the cornerstones of our landscapes. No other kind of plant impacts the local ecosystem as broadly and effectively

Small Pot Sizes, Mighty Plants

Here in the nursery at Rick’s Garden Center, we tend towards smaller pot sizes. In the nursery business, pots are

Native, Xeric and Edible Plants: The Three Pillars of Plants in our NurseryHi there, this is Billy, the nursery manager

Bare Root Fruit Trees

What are bare root trees?Bare root trees are harvested from their growing beds in the late fall, and the soil

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