A way to give flowers, free
That’s right, free — this Monday, Feb. 15, is a free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Admission is gratis; you pay nada, bupkus, rien, amigos. (fyi: it’s just at the York Street facility, though,...
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Gardening as marathon
Lettuce to the second power The score, after a marathon gardening weekend: 27 hours with my hands in the dirt — shoveling, planting, weeding, volunteering, writing about it, talking about it. 15...
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Why tree pruning matters
Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone? -Joni Mitchell Susan ClotfelterFlowering crabapple, Loveland Colorado: After the October storm I have a fruit tree. She...
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Winter lettuce and Sushi Den’s greenhouse
The lettuce said, “Winter? What winter?” Susan Clotfelter, The Denver PostWinter lettuce -- after a week of single digits As I marshalled my courage to pull the blizzard cover off my lettuce, a press...
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Good weather for a gardener’s bean recipe
Susan Clotfelter, The Denver PostPotted "Arp" rosemary under the snow Digging in is digging out. There was a two-and-a-half foot drift in my walkway, and more snow to shovel all around the corner. The...
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Roses for Colorado’s Front Range
Photo provided by Bailey Nurseries"Winnipeg Parks" rose tops Kent Broome's list of roses well-suited to Colorado's Front Range Who doesn’t love a rose? A lot of consumers, who think of them as fussy,...
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For Valentine’s Day, a rose that casts a spell
Provided by Plant SelectPlant Select's Rosa "Ruby Voodoo" I’m here to tell you: Nobody can resist a rose. But if you want to give a Valentine’s Day present that says you’ll be around a while? Sure,...
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SO done with shoveling? How to choose a snow thrower
Will you scoop it, shovel it or throw it this winte?r (Steve Nehf, Denver Post file photo) I love my neighbors with snow throwers. When the pavement gets cold enough for snow to stick, Russ the Realtor...
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Winter gardening: If you mulched, you get to be smug about Colorado’s big chill
It dried, and then it froze, but this “Buck” rose will likely bloom again. (Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post) When the weather gets this cold, new gardeners worry. Should they? Not if they’ve made...
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Finally! Snowflakes, snow chores, snow play and snow days come to Colorado
Snow clings to a dormant rosebush. (Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post) When the buzz on Facebook last Sunday wasn’t about the Oscars, it was about the beautiful snow Colorado was finally getting after...
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Home heating quiz: How much heat could your Colorado house leak?
Got chills? A few home heating fixes – simple things like closing the damper on a fireplace – can mean big savings. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post) Here are some fun facts to contemplate as colder...
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