Lawn and Garden
Care of holiday plants
Small pines, aromatic mini-trees, and flowering cacti are the perfect touch for your décor. Try these care tips:
It’s time to wrap your trees
There are some simple things you can do now to winterize your trees. One such task is tree wrapping.
Winter bird feeding with native plants
Here are some trees, shrubs and perennials you might consider adding to your landscape. They not only provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife but also provide winter interest in your landscape.
Halloween mythconceptions
Halloween horrors aren’t always connected to the spirits of the dead, even though the ancient holiday is. Some of the spookiest creatures on the planet are products of human imagination trying to explain the workings of Mother Nature, or using Mother Nature to...
All fired up about fall
We all need to muse more, and fall is the perfect time for sitting, pondering and reflecting, particularly in front of a fire.
Gardening is exercise
I recently underwent a health assessment which involved a lengthy questionnaire on how I care for myself. Things went smoothly until the interviewer asked about any exercise I routinely do. I said “gardening.”
Why does gutter cleaning matter?
It can be easy to forget to keep them clean, but gutter cleaning is a vital step in home maintenance.
The Lighter Side: It’s fall! Time to winterize your home and yard!
Ah, fall in Colorado! Sunny days with cool, crisp air, blue skies and colorful foliage. Unfortunately we never know how long this weather will last. Thus now is the time to winterize your home and yard.
What makes weeds so successful?
What characteristics make weeds so successful and able to annoy us and resist our attempts to eliminate them from our properties?
Home gardening takes off during coronavirus pandemic years
Home gardening surged in interest over the past two summers, largely because people were looking for distraction during our home-bound time.
The apple is the harbinger of autumn
Along with all the garden bounty that comes this time of year is one of my favorites, the apple.
Lawns browning from heat
When the heat switched on, lawns stressed, with Kentucky Bluegrass going dormant to escape the near-hundred degree temperatures. Brown spots in yards are blooming faster than the roses.
Artificial turf and how it has evolved
We’re getting more proficient at making artificial things appear like the real thing. From plant-based Impossible Burgers to porcelain tiles that are the spitting image of marble, reproductions sometimes offer benefits that improve upon the real deal. Artificial grass has improved over time, too.
Turf benefits environment and increases property values
Turf often gets a bad rap. Because people do not really understand the water requirements of their lawns, or newly established sod, it is often mischaracterized as a water guzzler. However, grass doesn’t waste water, people do.
Plant a low maintenance garden to increase your Colorado property’s value
When it comes to gardens, your piece of paradise can look like another person’s maintenance nightmare. This is especially true if you’re selling your home. You’ll want to do all you can to increase your property value, and planting a low-maintenance garden can help.
The annual weeds of summer
With the recent moisture and the heat of summer, summer annual weeds have sprouted and are growing in Colorado.
Help plants beat the summer heat
Summer heated up in a hurry in Colorado, and yards, vegetables and trees are showing the price of the record heat in between the rains.
It’s always a good time to celebrate pollinators
Whether it’s June, September, or any other month of the year, let’s celebrate pollinators and help make our home, their home.
Ask Angi: Is a fire pit a good idea for my backyard?
A fire pit makes a great backyard feature. Make sure you prep for safety while using it.
Thistles: The good, the bad and the native
There are 20 thistles native to Colorado, besides being prickly, they are desirable plants. Thistles are in the Asteraceae, sunflower (daisy) family.
Patience is the key to planting
The cool, wet weather we’ve been enjoying has had gardeners impatiently waiting for the soil to warm and the skies to stop peppering us with hail so our plants can finally go outside.
Double the good in your gardening to increase home value
Homes with backyards that extend living area and offer the promise of protecting our natural environment have strong appeal.
Plant summer bulbs now for splash of color this season
As spring bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinth begin to fade, you can look to their heat loving cousins for a splash of color throughout your garden.
Plan to conserve water this year
Recent downpours, in some areas of the state, have resulted in the Rocky Mountain Sod Growers (RMSG) once again stressing water conservation moving into the growing season.
Grow to fight hunger
Colorado Gardeners: Let’s plan for that bounty this year in order for others to eat, let’s sow for our community as well as ourselves.
Not all compost is created equally
I spoke with Landscape Designer, Shanti Schultz of Love in Bloom and asked if she prefers plant or manure-based compost for her projects. She said that for vegetables, fruit trees and lawns she likes to use manure, and for ornamental beds she prefers plant based.
Seed labels
We are told to read labels and instructions on just about everything we purchase whether it is a new cell phone, food or pesticide. This is also the case with seed.
How to design a stunning spring garden
As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers and if you want to get the most out of your buds, you’ll have to take the proper steps to carefully design your spring garden.
Gardeners, get ready for planting
Spring in Colorado brings out the best and worst in gardeners, who have been pining for the warm, longer days of the growing season.
Keeping your chicks healthy
You decided that you want to keep a few chickens so that your family has fresh eggs. You have all the equipment to house and feed them but how do you keep them healthy?
