Tag: home and garden
-
At home: Walking the rightsizing walk: Yikes! Our house sold.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I should know by now, if you venture into an exploratory hypothetical conversation with a real estate broker, you might as well start packing. One casual conversation with a broker friend started the house hurricane.…
-
Year-round gardening: August tasks for Colorado gardeners to consider
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save August has arrived in Colorado. And while it might feel like summer is winding down, gardens still have plenty of life, beauty and even a few surprises left to offer. With bright blue skies, sudden…
-
Year-round gardening: August tasks for Colorado gardeners to consider
August has arrived in Colorado. And while it might feel like summer is winding down, gardens still have plenty of life, beauty and even a few surprises left to offer. With bright blue skies, sudden storms and that high-altitude sunshine, Front Range landscapes are buzzing — literally and figuratively. Here are a few garden tasks…
-
Year-round gardening: Common mullein getting way too common in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recently, common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) seems to be ubiquitous: on roadsides, abandoned lots and even popping up in manicured landscapes. I get why gardeners might find it attractive; with fuzzy leaves and a tall spike…
-
Year-round gardening: With most of the work done, sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor
“America the Beautiful” were the words penned by poet Katharine Lee Bates on July 22, 1893. Bates taught English at Wellesley College and loved to travel. Her home was filled with souvenirs from faraway lands. But her most important travels came in the U.S. Bates took a train from Boston to Colorado in 1893 to…
-
At Home: What to do with beloved stuff?
I get lots of emails from readers asking for advice on home design and improvements, organizing and moving, but the topic that dominates my inbox is exactly how (not whether) to get rid of stuff we value, which, to be clear, is not the same as valuable stuff. Here are two recent emails addressing this…
-
Year-round gardening: Annual tour to highlight Old Farm, Briargate gardens in Colorado Springs
Back for its 14th year, the highly acclaimed Colorado Springs Garden Tour will highlight nine gardens in the Old Farm and Briargate neighborhoods. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend this popular event where there is something of interest for everyone. The nine gardens on the tour tell stories about differing garden “genres.” For…
-
Don’t toss those paper bags: Here are 9 clever ways to reuse them
Last year, Colorado implemented a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. My kitchen has seen the impact of the ban in one way: stacks of paper bags (I’m bad at remembering my reusables!). But, there are ways to get use out of those paper bags outside of recycling. Here’s a list: Gift wrap No need…
-
Year-round gardening: Lamb’s ear wonderful or weedy, cultivars might help
The plant commonly identified as lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantina) can be a controversial choice for your garden. This native of Turkey is treasured for it silver, gray wooly foliage and tall stalks of pink-purple blooms. The reason for the controversy is its ability to spread by seed, perhaps a bit more vigorously than your neighbors…
-
Year-round gardening: Zinnias are the flower of choice for abundant blooms
“The Language of Flowers is indeed as old as the hills; yet it can never become old, for every Spring reproduces its characters anew.” — Robert Tyas, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments (1875) The Victorian language of flowers assigned feelings and emotions to various flowers. Most commonly, red roses represent love. Less well-known…