A day in the garden, in the mountains
iPhone movie: Colorado Aspen Tree Since there’s snow coming to Colorado’s mountains now, I’m especially grateful that I got up to Estes Park last Friday to see some things in the gorgeous, golden...
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Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone? -Joni Mitchell [media-credit id=156 align="aligncenter" width="495"][/media-credit]Flowering crabapple, Loveland Colorado:...
View ArticleImages of life after death
[media-credit id=375 align="aligncenter" width="495"][/media-credit]Sprigs of Rosemary are covered with maple leaves. I try to find beauty in all things and all aspects of life, but i sometimes tend to...
View ArticleIn Colorado, farming is the new sexy
[media-credit name="Photo by Darren Mahuron, Summit Studios" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit]Aaron Rice and Raisa Burgos of Jodar Farms I knew it would happen someday. After years of...
View ArticleWinter lettuce and Sushi Den’s greenhouse
The lettuce said, “Winter? What winter?” [media-credit name="Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post" align="alignright" width="495"][/media-credit]Winter lettuce -- after a week of single digits As I...
View ArticleDespite the forecast, it’s seed time
It’s a sign of the times for a few more hours, at least.
View ArticleGood weather for a gardener’s bean recipe
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 snow came in from the northeast, so it scooped into my walkway and...
View ArticleRoses for Colorado’s Front Range
Who doesn’t love a rose? A lot of consumers, who think of them as fussy, says Kent Broome, sales rep for Bailey Nurseries. Broome spoke Tuesday (Feb. 7) at ProGreen Expo, the annual confab for plant...
View ArticleFor Valentine’s Day, a rose that casts a spell
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, give one longstem, just in a nod to tradition. But add a...
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