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CSU Extension master gardeners will need to be extra-creative when it comes to cultivating community from a distance, encouraging new gardeners to reach out for reliable information and finding ways to reduce the fear of failure for beginning gardeners. New gardeners will continue searching for resources, help and advice. Look for combinations of Illuminating Yellow and Ultimate Gray at big box stores, garden centers, the plant sections at grocery stores and wherever else gardening supplies are sold. Pantone’s colors of the year will show up in plants, flower colors, pottery and other garden accessories. New offerings include plants that drape over pot edges and tiny plants for tiny places. Houseplants will continue to be in demand to fill home offices and windowsills that have turned into miniature greenhouses. A nice rock garden and border plant, tiny white flowers bloom on a bushy low mounding plant that attracts pollinators to the garden. The Perennial Plant Association selected Calamintha nepta (calamint) as its Perennial Plant of the Year for 2021.

The AAS’s Gold Medal winner is Profusion Red Yellow bicolor zinnia that’s sure to be in demand.

Goldilocks squash and Pot-a-peno peppers are meant for small-space gardens. Smaller garden varieties are part of All-America Selections winning plants this year. The Plant Select website features a list of retailers that offer Plant Select plants so you can call ahead to check on availability. Plant Select has three new introductions for this year that include Drew’s Folly Hardy Snapdragon (Antirrhinum sempervirens), Hokubetsi (Helichrysum trilineatum) and Blanca Peak Rocky Mountain Beardtongue. The selections are popular, easy-to-grow, widely adaptable, genetically diverse, and versatile, according to the NGB.

That’s especially true for the National Garden Bureau’s Plants of the Year for 2021.Įvery year the national organization selects and promotes its Crops of the Year plants. Some plants will sell out sooner than others because of special marketing and promotional programs. They’ll be on the lookout for heirlooms and all kinds of organic options. Those who had some success last season will be anxious to expand their gardens those who wished they would’ve started last season will get growing this year. More than a few had to shut down their online systems so they could catch up with orders.Įven though companies say they’re better prepared this year, gardeners should plan ahead and order their favorite varieties yesterday.īackyard, front yard, patio and balcony food growing will continue to engage new and newer gardeners. Last year seed catalogs, online retailers and garden shops couldn’t keep up with the overwhelming spring demand. If that prediction holds true, experienced gardeners will be competing with new gardeners for seeds, plants, potting soil, mulch, tools, accessories and anything else that helps with planting and growing. They’re predicting 85% of those gardeners will continue this year. Experts estimate the industry gained 16-20 million new gardeners during the pandemic. Sign up through this simple form.There may have been one bright spot among the gloom of 2020: The pandemic turned out to be great for horticulture. You can support CSU’s Green Initiative by consenting to receive your W-2 and other documents electronically.

By default, you will receive a paper copy of your W-2 in the mail.

Your W-2 is uploaded to employee self-service by Jan.

To effectively use the estimator it is helpful to have a copy of your most recent pay-slip and tax return. To conduct the check-up you can use the IRS’s Tax Withholding Estimator.

It is recommended that you do a paycheck check-up before completing a W-4.

Step 4 is for other adjustments (additional income such as interest and dividends, itemized deductions that exceed the standard deduction and extra tax you may want withheld) and those claiming exempt or nonresident alien employees.

Step 3 is to claim tax credits for dependents.

Step 2 is for households with multiple jobs.

Sections 2, 3, and 4 are optional and dependent on your personal circumstances.

Before completing the W-4, please read the instructions located on pages 3 and 4 of the form.

If you wish for different deductions between State and Federal, please complete a paper W-4 form and return to Human Resources.

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Change your W-4 – this will update both state and federal withholdings.

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