Christmas trees can still be mulched at the City yards from 7am - 6pm, at 2549 River Road, again this year. Whole trees, free of tinsel, will be ground into mulch, which is available at the site at no charge. Use the evergreen mulch to protect your roses and other perennials this winter. For additional information call the City of Grand Junction at 244-1549. Be sure to get your order in for seedling trees and shrubs from the Colorado State Forest Service.
Several species are already out of stock.
You must have at least two acres of land, and plan to use the trees and shrubs for non-landscape purposes such as windbreaks and wildlife habitat, to qualify for this low cost program. Call the Cooperative Extension office at 244-1834, to receive an order form. A Fundamentals of Wine-Grape Production Workshop will start the 58th Annual Convention of the Western Colorado Horticultural Society January 15th, 2001. The workshop will target new grape growers and will be presented by Dr. Horst Caspari, the new viticulturist at CSU s Western Colorado Research Center, and Dr. Harold Larsen. Vendors and information booths will be available before and during breaks.