Tag: home and garden
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Year-round gardening: Tour of seven gardens in Colorado Springs promises something for everyone
By Debra Stinton OthitisColorado Master Gardener This year’s highly acclaimed Colorado Springs Garden Tour will be the 15th of its kind. The tour, which started in 2011 and skipped only the COVID-plagued year of 2020, will highlight seven gardens by the Colorado Springs Country Club and nearby neighborhoods that display a wide variety of styles…
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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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Colorado Springs area home and garden events starting June 13
SUNDAY Growing Healing Kitchen Herbs — 3:30-4:30 p.m., Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, $18. Registration: phelangardens.com. JUNE 20 AND 27 Sweet Pea Days — 8 a.m.-noon, Gather Mountain Blooms, 5210 S. U.S. 85/87, $10 admission, $25 for cup of flowers. Tickets: gathermountainblooms.com. JUNE 21 Victory Garden Market — With treats, plants, local vendors and…
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Year-round gardening: Coping with deer in the garden
By Fredricka BogardusColorado Master Gardener El Paso County is blessed, or perhaps cursed, with very healthy deer herds. While the deer can be fun to see, especially the babies in spring, they can frustrate gardeners by treating the garden like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Physical barriers such as fences are very effective as long as they…
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National Mill Dog Rescue’s Festival in the Bark: Meet the dogs looking for forever homes
Soft puppy eyes press into the cold bars of a kennel, and a dog blinks through a metal grid that’s always stood in its way. Beneath the glare of fluorescent lights and surrounded by a constant chorus of barking, rows of that same picture fill a commercial breeding space. Many of those dogs have spent…
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Colorado Springs area home and garden events starting June 6
TUESDAY Gardening for the Birds Kid’s Class — 10:30-11 a.m., Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, $8. Registration: phelangardens.com. THURSDAY Make Your Home a Hummingbird Haven — 10-11:30 a.m., Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, $18. Registration: phelangardens.com. JUNE 14 Growing Healing Kitchen Herbs — 3:30-4:30 p.m., Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, $18. Registration:…
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Dig into fossils, crystals and jewelry at the 62nd Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
From glittering gemstones to dinosaur-era fossils, the 62nd Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show is ready to rock Colorado Springs once again. This weekend, the Norris Penrose Event Center is about to get a little more sparkly, with dozens of vendors and hands-on activities under one roof at 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road. Sponsored…
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Year-round gardening: June should be a busy month for Colorado gardeners
By Kerry PeetzColorado Master Gardener What a wild ride the weather has delivered over the past several weeks. Hard freezes and record-breaking days of unusually warm temperatures, even our plants were confused! Assuming we are now headed in the right direction (cross your fingers), it’s time to get down to business in June. General maintenance…
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Year-round gardening: Compost is ‘black gold’ for gardeners. Here are tips for starting your Colorado mine.
By Debra Stinton OthitisColorado Master Gardener Composting is the natural, accelerated decomposition of organic matter by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi) into nutrient-rich soil conditioner. It is a relatively simple and rewarding procedure. Compost-amended soil improves soil structure, enhances moisture retention, and promotes healthy microbial activity, fostering robust plant growth and reducing the need for chemical fertilizers.…
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Colorado Springs festival to celebrate return of hummingbirds
If you haven’t been treated to the buzz of a flyby, you will be soon. The hummingbirds are back. As is the longtime Hummingbird Festival, held annually at the Starsmore Nature and Visitor Center in North Cheyenne Cañon Park. Started in the 1990s, the free event has only missed a few years, due to the…