FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Every spring, the blooms of Colorado State University’s flower trial garden light up in a kaleidoscopic spectacle of color that draws thousands of visitors.
This year, visitors will have a new garden to enjoy. Thanks to funding from Barney and Julie Feinblum, the university is opening a garden dedicated to herbs.
The quarter-acre garden, which will sit next to the existing flower trial garden, will feature more than 50 varieties of plants divided into three sections: culinary herbs, tea herbs and medicinal herbs. CSU will break ground on the new garden in April. Staff hope to begin planting the first herbs in mid-May…