Tag: home and garden
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Year-round gardening: Pruning at the proper time pays big dividends later
Shrubs and trees can be pruned to improve structure, maximize blooms and/or fruit production, or to remove damaged or diseased branches. Such branches should be removed as soon as possible. They provide portals for pathogens to infect or infest the tree. Do not use a wound sealer, as this causes more harm than good. Pruning…
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Gardening in the Golden Years: Growing old and staying young
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was planting season when Colorado Springs resident John Poyzer traded his worn-out knee for a new one a few years ago. No problem when it came to his favorite pastime. A walker joined the rake, shovel and other tools that accompany the almost-80-year-old to…
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Gardening in the Golden Years: Growing old and staying young
It was planting season when Colorado Springs resident John Poyzer traded his worn-out knee for a new one a few years ago. No problem when it came to his favorite pastime. A walker joined the rake, shovel and other tools that accompany the almost-80-year-old to his longtime community garden plot. “I had my surgery the…
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At Home: For podcaster, home is the open road
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, while talking to the host of “The Midlife Makeover” podcast, who is interviewing me over Zoom about rightsizing, I notice that this host, Wendy Valentine, is recording from inside an RV trailer. Though she’s…
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At Home: For podcaster, home is the open road
So, while talking to the host of “The Midlife Makeover” podcast, who is interviewing me over Zoom about rightsizing, I notice that this host, Wendy Valentine, is recording from inside an RV trailer. Though she’s asking the questions, I have a few for her. “Wendy,” I interrupt. “Is that RV your office or do you…
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Denver Home Show to host 36th annual expo over weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Need some reno-inspo? Next weekend is your chance to catch the 36th annual Denver Home Show. Set to kick off Friday at the National Western Complex, there will be more than 400 vendors at the show specializing in everything related to homes and landscapes: builders,…
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Year-round gardening: Build a pollinator ‘hotel’ to help Colorado bees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Year-round gardening: Build a pollinator ‘hotel’ to help Colorado bees
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…
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Denver Home Show to host 36th annual expo over weekend
Need some reno-inspo? Next weekend is your chance to catch the 36th annual Denver Home Show. Set to kick off Friday at the National Western Complex, there will be more than 400 vendors at the show specializing in everything related to homes and landscapes: builders, remodelers, contractors, building materials, decks, pools, spas, entertainment systems, storage…
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Year-round gardening: March is an ideal time to prep lawn for growing season
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…