Tag: garden
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Colorado Springs Garden Tour celebrates its 100th featured garden
For one weekend, the lawns, flower beds and hidden backyard gems that are typically reserved for a household’s usual members become a horticultural sight for locals to explore. For years, winding garden paths and pollinator-friendly landscapes have been carefully curated in homeowners’ outdoor spaces across the city. Now, with their gardens in full bloom, homes…
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The Springs Home Show connects local homeowners with experts
It usually starts with something small: a leaky roof, an outdated kitchen or a backyard that never quite feels finished. Then come the questions: Who do I call? How much will it cost? Where do I even begin? For homeowners in Colorado Springs, that process doesn’t have to stretch over weeks of research and DIY…
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5 ways to refresh your home without renovating
Refreshing your space doesn’t have to mean tearing it apart. Sometimes, the biggest difference comes from the smallest resets, rather than a full renovation. When the couch cushions sit a little higher, the floors feel even cleaner than they look and subtle shifts in color and scent make a room feel brighter and more lived-in,…
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Department of Agriculture warns of packages holding potentially invasive seeds
Spring planting is around the corner, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture wants residents to know where their seeds are coming from. Officials with the department warned Tuesday that they received reports of unsolicited packages containing plant seeds mailed internationally to Coloradans, according to a news release. While small, the contents of the package are…
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Remodeling expo brings local experts to Norris Penrose Event Center
Every home has a project waiting. The to-do list often starts small: fixing a drafty window, cleaning an overly-ignored carpet or working on an air conditioner that struggles through another hot afternoon. Those small frustrations can often have a way of turning into bigger renovation plans. A remodel imagined, a repair postponed or an upgrade…
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Gobble, gobble, crunch: How some farmers have turned to birds to combat the ‘hopperpocalypse’
CAÑON CITY • Hundreds of grasshoppers flutter through the air as Matt Koster wades through his neighbor’s decimated hay field. Passing through the flattened grass and fog of pests, he reaches his own field. The clouds of insatiable insects seem to dissipate, and the rows of plants stand strong in bloom. Soon, we see why.…
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LIFE | Goats help Colorado Springs property owners with fire mitigation
Goat Mowers LLC in El Paso County will bring goats to your property to do fire mitigation. Goats are an ideal fire mitigators because they can get in places that equipment can’t, and they don’t reseed in their manure, unlike other ruminant animals such as cows, which do drop their seed. (Video by Skyler Ballard/…
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LIFE | Bonsai’s roots and growth in Colorado
Colorado Springs Bonsai enthusiast David Kuntz has practiced bonsai for more than 20 years, at times with hundreds of trees in his possession. Bonsai has been one hobby in this pandemic era that has been noted for a global surge in interest, growing far beyond its Chinese and Japanese roots. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The…
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LIFE | Betty Ford Alpine Garden
The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, located in Vail, is the world’s highest botanical garden at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky Mountains. (Video by Jon Mitchell)
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LIFE | This Place is for the Birds
This Place is for the Birds, a garden center specializing in bird seed, has a long history in Colorado Springs. The family-owned small business is located on a 100-year-old farm in the city. (Video by Skyler Ballard)