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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.

Employees Kim Phillips, left, and Linda Orist work to repair screening that was still weighed down by hail in late May at the Summerland Garden Center in Colorado Springs.

Colorado garden to-do list, May 30-June 5: Time to plant tomatoes

April 27, 2016 at 9:53 a.m.

Colorado garden to-do list, May 30-June 5: Time to plant tomatoes

If you want to plant bare-root strawberries, now is the time.

Colorado garden to-do list for May 23-29

April 27, 2016 at 12:09 p.m.

Colorado garden to-do list for May 23-29

The spring plant sale at the Denver Botanic Gardens draws a crowd every year, with annuals, xeric plants, herbs, vegetables and rock-garden plants on offer.

10 things to know before buying plants for Mother’s Day

April 27, 2016 at 12:04 p.m.

10 things to know before buying plants for Mother's Day

Bindweed vines snuggle insidiously close to "Queen of Night" tulips.

Colorado Garden to-do list, May 2-9: Fight bindweed, prep containers

April 10, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Colorado Garden to-do list, May 2-9: Fight bindweed, prep containers

A lush English-style garden in Golden benefits from the bright blooms of " Jackmanii" and "Ville de Lyon" clematis.

Colorado Garden to-do list for April 25-May 2: Prune roses, clematis

April 27, 2016 at 12:19 p.m.

Colorado Garden to-do list for April 25-May 2: Prune roses, clematis

If raised beds can help vegetables grow at 15th and California streets in downtown Denver, they can surely help them grow in your yard or garden.

Colorado Garden to-do list for April 18-24

April 27, 2016 at 8:52 a.m.

Colorado Garden to-do list for April 18-24

It's time to plant hardened-off transplants of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, and direct-seed cool-season vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and onions.

Colorado Garden to-do list for April 11-16, 2014

April 27, 2016 at 12:18 p.m.

Colorado Garden to-do list for April 11-16, 2014

Yellowjackets account for an estimated 90 percent of all stings in Colorado. Reduce their numbers by not leaving out food or water. Now through May is the time to set bait traps or lures to trap early fliers, including the queen who starts the nest.

Your Colorado Garden to-do list for April 2-12, 2014

April 27, 2016 at 7:20 a.m.

Your Colorado Garden to-do list for April 2-12, 2014

Got apple or crabapple trees? You can force blooms to open indoors, providing your house with color. Cut a few spring-blooming branches and water them well.

What to do this week in your Colorado Garden, 3/26-4/5

April 27, 2016 at 6:44 p.m.

What to do this week in your Colorado Garden, 3/26-4/5

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Punch list, 3/15/2014

March 14, 2014 at 9:15 p.m.

Punch list, 3/15/2014