We will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd. We hope you are able to enjoy the day with family and friends.
This Nov 25, we want to share Small Business Saturday® with you! It’s a holiday shopping tradition that celebrates small businesses like ours. And it wouldn’t be a celebration without customers like you joining us.
So mark your calendar for Nov 25 — the Saturday after Thanksgiving — and get ready to Shop Small® with us. Grab a friend or family member and come by COUNTRY FAIR GARDEN CENTER between 9am – 5pm on the big day.
Thank you for all your support, and see you Saturday, Nov 25!
Always wanted to try and start composting? Come learn all the tricks and tips for it and get your questions answered so you can start! Class is free but please call to reserve your spot.
Westwoods (303-209-4394) class starts at 10:00
Lowry (303-757-4949) class starts at 2:00
The new store (South Lowry) will have a Grand Opening on April 7th!
This will coincide with the Spring Open House April 7th, 8th and 9th.
More details to come…
We are excited to share our new address with you! We will be located in the South Lowry Square shopping center on the corner of Leetsdale & Quebec. The new store is approximately 3.5 miles from the old location on Colorado Blvd.
Country Fair Garden Center
7150 Leetsdale Dr., Unit #415
Denver, CO 80224
*The photo is a rendering of what Country Fair Garden Center will look like when we are finished with the new addition of a greenhouse and nursery.
We hope to see you in the Spring when we re-open for business!
Basil
Plant near: most garden crops Keep away from: rue Comments: improves the flavor and growth of garden crops, especially tomatoes and lettuce. Repels mosquitoes.
Beans, Bush
Plant near: beets, cabbage, carrots, catnip, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, marigolds, potatoes, savory, strawberries Keep away from: fennel, garlic, leeks, onions, shallots Comments: potatoes and marigolds repel Mexican bean beetles. Catnip repels flea beetles.
Beans, Pole
Plant near: corn, marigolds, potatoes, radishes Keep away from: beets, garlic, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, shallots Comments: same as for bush beans.
Beets
Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, bush beans, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, kohlrabi, onions Keep away from: charlock, field mustard, pole beans Comments:
Borage
Plant near: squash, strawberries, tomatoes Keep away from: Comments: repels tomato worms. Improves flavor and growth of companions.
Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts
Plant near: beets, buckwheat, calendula, carrots, chamomile, dill, hyssop, marigolds, mints, nasturtiums, onions, rosemary, sage, thyme, wormwood. Keep away from: strawberries Comments: marigolds repel cabbage moths. Nasturtiums repel aphids.
Cabbage and Cauliflower
Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, celery, chard, spinach, tomatoes. Keep away from: strawberries Comments: tomatoes and celery repel cabbage worms.
Cantaloupe
Plant near: corn Keep away from: Comments:
Carrots
Plant near: cabbage, chives, early potatoes, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, radishes, rosemary, sage, salsify, wormwood. Keep away from: Comments: onions, leeks, and wormwood repel carrot flies
Chives
Plant near: apples, berries, carrots, grapes, peas, roses, tomatoes. Keep away from: Comments: Improves flavor and growth of companions. Deters aphids and Japanese beetles.
Corn
Plant near: beans, cucumbers, early potatoes, melons, peas, pumpkins, soybeans, squash. Keep away from: Comments: soybeans deter chinch bugs.
Cucumbers
Plant near: beans, cabbage, corn, early potatoes, radishes, sunflowers. Keep away from: late potatoes Comments: Radishes deter cucumber beetles. Cucumbers encourage blight in late potatoes.
Dill
Plant near: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, lettuce, onions Keep away from: carrots Comments: Improves flavor and growth of cabbage family plants.
Epplant
Plant near: green beans, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes Keep away from: Comments: green beans deter Colorado potato beetles.
Garlic
Plant near: cabbage, cane fruits, fruit trees, roses, tomatoes Keep away from: peas, beans Comments: deters Japanese beetles and aphids. A garlic oil spray deters onion flies, aphids, and ermine moths. A garlic tea helps repel late potato blight.
Kale
Plant near: aromatic herbs, buckwheat, cabbage family, marigolds, nasturtiums Keep away from: pole beans, strawberries Comments:
Kohlrabi
Plant near: cabbage/cauliflower companions (except tomatoes) Keep away from: fennel, pole beans, tomatoes Comments: kohlrabi stunts tomatoes
Lettuce
Plant near: beets, carrotsparsnips, radishes, strawberries Keep away from: cabbage family Comments: lettuce tenderizes summer radishes.
Marigolds
Plant near: all garden crops Keep away from: Comments: stimulates vegetable growth and deters bean beetles, aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, nematodes, and maggots.
Marjoram
Plant near: all garden crops Keep away from: Comments: stimulates vegetable growth.
Mustard
Plant near: alfalfa cover crops, fruit trees, grapes, legumes Keep away from: Comments: stimulates growth of companion plants.
Nasturtiums
Plant near: apples, beans, cabbage family, greenhouse crops, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, squash Keep away from: Comments: repels aphids, potato bugs, squash bugs, striped pumpkin beetles, and Mexican bean beetles and destroys white flies in greenhouses.
Onions
Plant near: beets, cabbage family, carrots, chamomile, lettuce, parsnips Keep away from: beans, peas Comments: deters most pests, especially maggots.
Oregano
Plant near: all garden crops Keep away from: Comments: deters many insect pests.
Parsley
Plant near: corn, roses, tomatoes Keep away from: Comments:
Parsnips
Plant near: onions, radishes, wormwood Keep away from: Comments: onions and wormwood help keep root maggots from parsnips.
Peas
Plant near: beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, early potatoes, radishes, turnips Keep away from: garlic leeks, onions, shallots Comments:
Peppers
Plant near: basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, parsley, tomatoes Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi Comments:
Potatoes
Plant near: basil, beans, cabbage family, corn, eggplant, flax, hemp, marigolds, peas, squash Keep away from: apples, birch, cherries, cucumbers, pumpkins, raspberries, sunflowers, tomatoes, walnuts Comments: hemp deters phytophthora infestans. Basil deters potato beetles. Marigolds (dug into crop soil) deter nematodes.
Radishes
Plant near: chervil, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, peas, nasturtiums, root crops Keep away from: hyssop Comments: radishes deter cucumber beetles. Chervil makes radishes hot. Lettuce helps make radishes tender. Nasturtiums improve radishes’ flavor.
Rosemary
Plant near: beans, cabbage, carrots Keep away from: Comments: repels bean beetles, cabbage moths, and carrot flies.
Sage
Plant near: cabbage family, carrots, tomatoes Keep away from: cucumbers Comments: deters cabbage moths and carrot flies. Invigorates tomato plants.
Soybeans
Plant near: corn, potatoes Keep away from: Comments: chokes weeds and enriches soil.
Spinach
Plant near: celery, cauliflower, eggplant, strawberries Keep away from: Comments
Strawberries
Plant near: borage, bush beans, lettuce, pyrethrum, spinach Keep away from: cabbage family Comments:
Sunflowers
Plant near: cucumbers Keep away from: potatoes Comments: can provide a trellis and shelter for shade-loving plants.
Swiss Chard
Plant near: bush beans, kohlrabi, onions Keep away from: pole beans Comments:
Tarragon
Plant near: all garden crops Keep away from: Comments: improves vegetables’ flavor and growth.
Thyme
Plant near: all garden crops Keep away from: Comments: deters cabbage moths.
Tomatoes
Plant near: asparagus, basil, cabbage family, carrots, gooseberries, mustard, parsley, onions, rosemary, sage, stinging nettles Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi, potatoes, walnuts Comments:
Turnips and Rutabagas
Plant near: peas Keep away from: knotweed, mustard Comments: mustard and knotweed inhibit the growth of turnips and rutabagas.