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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.

Container gardening is a great way to get started if you're new to planting vegetables or flowers — such as this vegetable planter in Vail. Pick out some large containers, drill some holes for drainage and get planting. Tomatoes grow well in containers. Betty Cahill, Special to The Denver Post

What to do in your Denver area garden this week, May 21-27

May 21, 2016 at 6:56 p.m.

What to do in your Denver area garden this week, May 21-27

Dandelions will return year after year if not removed. Hand dig for immediate removal (and satisfaction), or identify the weeds and carefully spot treat with sprays.

What to do in your Denver area garden this week, May 14-21

May 16, 2016 at 12:54 p.m.

What to do in your Denver area garden this week, May 14-21

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Punch List: What to do in your Denver area garden this week, May 7-14

May 6, 2016 at 4:00 a.m.

Punch List: What to do in your Denver area garden this week, May 7-14

A beekeeper collects bees from a swarm in Denver

Punch List: What to do in your Denver area garden this week, April 30-May 6

May 1, 2016 at 2:36 a.m.

Punch List: What to do in your Denver area garden this week, April 30-May 6

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What to do in your Denver area garden this week, April 30-May 6

April 28, 2016 at 8:52 a.m.

What to do in your Denver area garden this week, April 30-May 6

Planting container-grown and balled-and-burlapped trees and shrubs in early spring will give them time to establish before summer's heat.

What to do in the garden this week: Weed, mulch, fertilize and plant

April 21, 2016 at 6:31 a.m.

What to do in the garden this week: Weed, mulch, fertilize and plant

Mary Mulqueen of Denver looks over pansies at Country Fair Garden Center. It's the perfect time to shop for cool-season bloomers.

Don’t dig yet! Spring garden prep to tackle while soil dries

April 14, 2016 at 6:09 p.m.

Don't dig yet! Spring garden prep to tackle while soil dries

(ML)fe13csoughta_040808_004_Jo Haugland searches for edible spring greens, finding many, including Taraxacum officianalis, or Dandelion. It got its English name from its French name of Dente de Lione. The Denver Post, Lyn Alweis

How to prepare for spring planting (even though there’s snow outside)

April 14, 2016 at 8:01 p.m.

How to prepare for spring planting (even though there's snow outside)

Larger matted areas of snow mold may form over the lawn, making it look dead. Just rake the area lightly with a leaf rake so it dries out.

What gardeners in Colorado need to do in March

April 14, 2016 at 5:44 p.m.

What gardeners in Colorado need to do in March

It's a good time to tune-up lawn mowers. Justin Hobart, 11, attaches a blade onto a lawn mower during the annual United Church of Broomfield Lawn Mower Clinic.

Gardeners will succeed at resolutions: Exercise, eat well, enjoy life

April 18, 2016 at 3:23 p.m.

Gardeners will succeed at resolutions: Exercise, eat well, enjoy life