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Showing posts with label Landscaping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Landscaping. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Building Berms: Lessons Learned by Nancy Shepard

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2022 front yard with berm, four years after installation. Photo by Nancy Shepard When we replaced our front yard landscape in 2018, I wanted...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

2022 Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference by Nancy Shepard

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  This year’s Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants conference is being held on Saturday, February 26 th and runs 9:30 AM to 4 PM. I at...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Does Your Landscape Have Winter Interest?

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Red hips on Rosa glauca (Redleaf Rose) It's pretty easy to have an interesting garden from May through October while flowers,...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Dogwood Bushes Bring Some Bright Winter Color by Joyce D’Agostino

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Winter branch color Summer foliage If you are looking for a “four seasons” plant to add to your landscape, a good suggestion wou...
Friday, November 8, 2013

Book Review: 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants by Elaine Lockey

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In my search for plant ideas to help in my heavily deer-foraged garden, I came across the book 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Pla...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Simple Structures Can Change Your Garden's Appearance by Keith Hamlyn

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How about adding a vertical element without planting a tree?   Do you need a visual divider to change the look of your garden?  ...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Creating a Backyard Pond by Rich Haas

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Have you dreamed of having a second home where you can privately enjoy a gentle waterfall and babbling brook leading to a cool, relaxing...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

2011 Annual Flower Trials at CSU

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Salvia 'Summer Jewel Red' Dr. James E. Klett,  CSU professor and Extension Landscape Horticulture Specialist ,  invites us t...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Espalier: The Art of Plant Training by Elaine Lockey

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Espalier at Denver Botanic Gardens Espalier, pronounced esp-al-ee-er or esp-al-ee-ay , is the practice of training and pruning a p...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Planting a Butterfly Garden by Stan Ames

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A Vanessa atalanta a.k.a. “Red Admiral”on a Purple Coneflower Planning a butterfly garden this season?  These techniques will help you p...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

WHAT COLOR SHOULD MY GARDEN BE? by Jerry Peterson

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That’s a good question! How many color choices do we have? Well, there’s white, red, blue, yellow, pink, purple, and orange, but let’s not...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Marriages in the Garden, Achieving Plant Partnerships by Jerry Peterson

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All you gardeners out there are invited to a wedding! Actually, every time you plan, arrange, or plant your gardens, you’re participating...