Tag: gardening

Now that the snow has melted, gardeners are itching to get into their gardens. Planting cool-season vegetables is one way to get a garden going in early spring. Vegetables are grouped into two categories — cool season and warm season — determined by soil, nighttime temperatures and tolerance for light frost. Hardy, cool-season vegetables can…

As water prices rise, and time is precious, gardeners are beginning to rethink turf, preferring to spend time hiking or playing pickleball rather than mowing lawns or motivated by a desire to reduce irrigation costs. While it might be tempting to consider converting turf to an all-rock landscape, we discourage it for a variety of…

While tulips might be peeking out, the forecast predicts snow. Gardening in Colorado is challenging! Still, we’ll soon be able to tackle April chores as our gardens emerge from winter’s hold. • Lawn care: Get lawns off to a good start by aerating and applying a light application of nitrogen fertilizer. Avoid broadcast pre-emergent herbicide;…

Pollinators need food, water, shelter and nesting space, collectively known as habitat. Due to urbanization, our pollinators are experiencing a loss of habitat, especially in urban areas dominated by hard surfaces. Bees are abundant and effective pollinators, with more than 900 species of solitary bees native to Colorado. We can help support that population by…

With nursery catalogs filling our inboxes, along with a few unseasonably warm days, gardeners start thinking spring is just around the corner. But if you’ve lived in Colorado for any time, you know better! Still, it’s a great time to plan for the coming season, which includes lawn care. Schedule any services needed as landscape…