Betty Cahill
Betty Cahill
Betty Cahill speaks and writes about gardening in the Rocky Mountain Region. Visit her site at for even more gardening tips.
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Punch List: What do to in your Denver area garden this week, July 29-Aug. 4
The garden is in full swing -- all good. Conversely, not so good are plant stressors from the weather, pest insects, disease or unwelcome critters. First, correctly identify the problem,...

Punch List: What to do in your Denver-area garden this week, July 22-28
Practically Perfect Plants: These plants perform almost perfectly in Colorado gardens, with a long bloom period (nice foliage counts, too), less fuss and maximum enjoyment.

Punch List: What to do in your Denver area garden this week, July 15-21
Monitoring spider mites and proper watering are important to preserve your mid-summer garden into fall.

What to do in your Denver-area garden
Plants are blooming and home grown vegetables are tasty, it must be summer!

Punch List: Tips for Colorado gardeners fighting Japanese beetles
Most of us weren't living in Riverton, New Jersey, in 1916, but that's the place and year when Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica, first showed up in America.

What to do in your Denver-area garden this week, June 25-July 1
Warm spring breezes have turned into hot summer windy days. Boiled down, the summer must-do chores are easy to remember – moisture, mow, mulch, monitor and maintain. Try to get...

What to do in your Denver-area garden, June 18-25, 2016
We’re in for a sensational summer season if flowers and fragrance are going to be as good as they have been so far.

What to do in your Colorado garden June 11-17
Managing a landscape can be like conducting an orchestra. When the entire ensemble is tuned and performing with precision, the concert experience can be brilliant. But if one of the...

Punch List: what to do in your Denver garden the first week of June
Here's what you need to do this week in your Colorado high-altitude garden.

Punch List: Summer planting tips to do now
Memorial Day weekend means the planting and outdoor garden season is officially in full swing. This summer, make it a family affair.