Giving Your Lawn Tough Love?
April 24, 2015 In the spring, don’t spoil
your lawn
In the spring, don’t spoil your lawn.
Kids who are spoiled keep asking for more. And turf grass that is spoiled by over-watering will also...
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Winning The War on Weeds
April 13, 2015 Now there’s warm weather and suddenly, it’s dandelion season. They are blooming their yellow heads off, bind weed is winding its way around the garden and thistle, mallow and...
Reducing Landfill Waste
March 30, 2015 Reducing landfill waste
This year, the Scott paper company introduced its no-tube toilet paper product. The full-page ads that launched this product announced that each year 17 billion TP...
Getting the Veggie Season Off the Ground
March 23, 2015 Growing your own veggies that can go from the garden to the table in a matter of minutes is not a fad but a solid trend. Even restaurants are establishing their own gardens to give their...
Who Grows Your Garden?
March 17, 2015 Did you know that 98 percent of kids who grow their own vegetables will actually eat them? That means kids will want to eat peas, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli and maybe even spinach! This is...
Getting Ready for Spring?
March 09, 2015 Lingering snow and cold temps tell us our yards are still down for their long winter’s nap. Thankfully, that hibernation will soon end. Spring is just weeks away and gardeners with...
Got Seeds?
March 03, 2015 Spring planting is just around the corner, so now is the time to sort out the old seeds and order new ones. Popular varieties can sell out, so the early bird will catch the best seeds....
Help Plants Survive the Snow
February 23, 2015 The heavy snowfall predicted this weekend is a reminder that we’re heading into the season of heavy spring snows when plants may need extra TLC from their human caretakers.
Deep...
Keeping Rain In Your Yard
February 23, 2015 How to save some rain. One approach to cutting water use is to collect rain that runs off the roof into a rain barrel. Residents in dry areas around the country collect rain to water their...
Are You Growing Clean Air?
February 06, 2015 It has long been said that plants are the lungs of the earth.
They produce oxygen and clean the air of toxins. Those of us who love the outdoors often report the beneficial impacts that...
What’s Alive Under Your Feet? Soil Matters.
February 06, 2015 The two most critical elements to sustaining life as we know it are water and soil.
But when it comes to which one gets the spotlight, water always seems to win. It keeps the upper hand if...
Are Your Plants Dry? Probably.
February 06, 2015 This weekend marks the midpoint between two weeks of almost spring-like weather throughout much of Colorado. This weekend could also be a critical time to water plants as warm temps and...