Betty Cahill

Bright purple blooms and a host of foliage plants enjoy deeply mulched beds at the Pierce home.

Punch list: Create a healthy garden – and then reap the rewards

June 8, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

We regularly read and hear about eating the right foods, exercising and keeping the mind active for happiness and longevity. What are the guidelines for keeping our landscapes and plants...

Fruit trees need to be thinned to improve harvest, however Montmorency cherries typically don't need the work.

Punch List: The first week of June is when to thin fruit from trees in the Colorado garden

June 1, 2018 at 12:16 a.m.

It may seem extreme to purposely thin or remove so many small fruits in June, but you鈥檒l be rewarded later with larger and better quality fruit.

Now is a good time to plant hardened off vegetable starts, such as tomatillos.

Punch List: The last week in May is when you should be direct seeding flowers in the Colorado garden

May 25, 2018 at 12:48 a.m.

It's Memorial Day weekend so game on for shopping -- and planting. Pace yourself and have fun as you welcome summer to the garden.

An aerial view of Larry of a backyard garden where trellises are used for vertical gardening.

Punch List: It’s warm enough in the fourth week of May to start thinking about planting tomatoes

May 18, 2018 at 12:22 a.m.

It seems like the final spring frost may be behind us (fingers crossed). That means it is OK to plant hardened-off warm-season ornamental annuals and tomatoes outside when nights are...

Hanging baskets may need to be brought indoors on chilly May nights.

Punch List: The third week in May is a good time to start planning a trip to the Flower Trial Gardens in Fort Collins

May 11, 2018 at 12:02 a.m.

What抖阴ap on your plant list this year? Garden centers are filled with blooming annuals, hanging baskets, roses and tomatoes.

Bindweed vines snuggle insidiously close to Queen of Night tulips.

Punch List: You should be obsessing about bindweed in the second week of May

May 4, 2018 at 12:39 a.m.

Got bindweed? We all do. Keep after it by pulling and mulching and pulling again.

People pruning rose bushes with piles of canes stacked on tarps

Punch List: You should be pruning your Colorado rose garden during the first week of May

April 27, 2018 at 12:15 a.m.

The best time for the first pruning of roses is generally somewhere between late April and Mother鈥檚 Day -- after the plant has broken dormancy and after the final spring...

Raised beds can be created from many materials and to grow many types of plants. Just make sure you've picked the right soil mix to fill them with.

Punch List: Be prepared to mow your Colorado lawn in the fourth week of April

April 20, 2018 at 12:50 a.m.

The lawn mowing season is officially open. We know that from the hum of mowers in the neighborhood.

Weeding wonders: Atlas nitrile gloves are available in youth sizes ($6.98).

Punch List: Watch out for weeds in the Colorado garden the third week of April

April 13, 2018 at 12:52 a.m.

Weeds are really taking off and taking root. Stay on top of removal. Hand digging is suggested over spraying since beneficial insects and pollinators may be harmed from insecticide use...

Punch List: You should be focusing on soil in the Colorado garden the second week in April

April 6, 2018 at 12:48 a.m.

We want our plants to be healthy with great flowers, foliage or fruiting -- the reason we garden! What makes this all happen? It抖阴ap all about the soil.

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