Gardening Fun for Kids
If children's first experiences with gardening are fun and successful, chances are good that they'll develop a green thumb that will stay with them for life. Children delight in the unexpected. Many of our favorite garden vegetables are now ... [... more]
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Small Shrubs for Small Spaces
Whether you're landscaping your yard for the first time, or you simply need to replace aging plants that are past their prime, small shrubs might be just what you need. Shrubs provide the structural backbone of a garden. With their colorful ... [... more]
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Container Water Gardens
Although many people are putting in full-scale pond features, you don't need to do that to enjoy water garden plants. Container water gardens are as much alternatives as container flowers are to a full-size flower bed. The only difference is that ... [... more]
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Drying Flowers from Your Garden
Begin by picking flowers at their peak bloom, but include some unopened buds to add interest to your arrangements. Cut at midday when the flowers are dry but not wilted from the hot afternoon sun. If you can't start the drying process right away, ... [... more]
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Watering Newly Planted Trees
If trees are to survive, the gardener needs to understand the basics of watering. Incorrect watering can cause more harm than good. Overwatering, very common with newly transplanted trees, forces oxygen out of the soil around the roots and can ... [... more]
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Fall Planting of Trees and Shrubs
For a land that once was a treeless plain, the Front Range of Colorado has come a long way. Early Denver was dependent upon runoff from the mountain snowpack, creeks and man-made canals for its basic water needs. Today's system of reservoirs has ... [... more]
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Spring tree planting, do it right
Coloradans plant hundreds of young trees every spring, but many will not survive because they were planted improperly. Here are a few simple planting guidelines to increase the chances of successfully establishing trees. Bare root trees must be ... [... more]
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The Ten Commandments of Tree Planting
Trees evoke all kinds of images. Arbor Day, Earth Day and the coming of spring take care of that. But, before we dream about their beauty and the cooling shade trees supply through the summer, let's consider The Ten Commandments of tree ... [... more]
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The Intimate Patio Tree
What could be more inviting than an evening with family or friends on your carefully manicured patio -- sheltered by an intimate tree? They are out there -- wonderfully small, humble, unpretentious trees, oozing coziness from every stoma. A patio ... [... more]
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Spring Tree Care
How can the homeowner keep shrubs and trees healthy during the spring and throughout the year? For an answer to this question, it's important to know something about the needs of healthy plants. Facts to consider include a plant's capacity to ... [... more]
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Soil preparation for successful gardening
Living in the West has always meant being in touch with the land. Successful Colorado gardeners learn how to take advantage of the favorable plant growing properties of our soils, and how to moderate the less favorable ones through soil ... [... more]
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Air Pollution Affects Local Trees and Shrubs
The brown cloud, so prevalent in Denver during the fall, may cause injury to trees and shrubs. Researchers at universities in smog-prone areas have studied and documented air pollution damage to plants. These areas include the San Gabriel and the ... [... more]
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