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Friday, December 30, 2022

Where To Recycle Your Christmas Trees & Holiday Lights This Year by Vicky Spelman

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Many municipalities across Colorado have free tree recycling or composting programs for holiday pines that have served their festive purpose...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Norfolk Island Pine by Nancy Shepard

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Norfolk Island Pine, Getty Images Norfolk Island pines are popular during the holiday season and while sometimes used as a substitute for a ...
Thursday, December 8, 2022

Do’s and Don’ts of Having a Live Christmas Tree

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Luan Aikin and certified arborist Mike Landers share the do's and don'ts of having a live Christmas tree including how to bring it i...
Thursday, December 1, 2022

Amaryllis Bulbs for the Holidays by Vicky Spelman

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Courtesy Home Depot Amaryllis - another fun bulb to have blooming during the Holidays.   Amaryllis, freesia, and paperwhite narcissus are th...
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Sweet Potatoes, Yams, and other Thanksgiving plants by Vicky Spelman

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Courtesy Iowa State University Are sweet potatoes and yams the same thing?  No, sweet potatoes and yams are different plants.  
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Soldiers Gardening During Wartime by Nancy Shepard

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  Ukrainian soldier planting potatoes in a trench in the 2022 war zone. Photo:  Pravda Gerashenko  This Friday, November 11 th , is Veteran’...
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Leave Ornamental Grasses Alone Until Spring by Nancy Shepard

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  Ruby Muhly Photo: Plant Select As we see plants in our garden die off, some of us might have the urge to tidy everything up. One of the pl...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Dying, off-color pine needles normal in autumn by Colorado State Forest Service

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Courtesy of Colorado State Forest Service Although thousands of evergreen trees in Colorado’s high country, foothills and communities are be...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Protecting your Pumpkin Masterpieces by Vicky Spelman

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Pexels Getting ready to carve your pumpkins?  Here are some tips to help your pumpkin masterpieces last for Halloween or your special event....
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Fall Maintenance of Garden Tools

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  Photo: Pexels: Buntysmum While making plans to build a garden shed and taking inventory of what we want to put into it, I realized that in...
Friday, October 7, 2022

Introducing New Staff Members by Vicky Spelman

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We would like to introduce two of our new staff members.  Hania Oleszak Please welcome Hania Oleszak as our new CSU Extension Agent for Hort...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Garden Successes and Failures by Sue Zirbes

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Photo:  Sue Zirbes We asked our Master Gardeners to share what successes and failures they’ve experienced in their gardens this year....