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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.

A bouquet of roses for comparison story on roses -- LEHRER'S -- ranked number 1 by panel of judges

Punch List: How to keep cut flowers fresh

April 30, 2016 at 11:56 a.m.

Punch List: How to keep cut flowers fresh

blooming amaryllis

Holiday plants: Keep trees, greenery, poinsettias and bulbs happy

April 28, 2016 at 8:16 p.m.

Holiday plants: Keep trees, greenery, poinsettias and bulbs happy

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Punch List: How to dispose of your old, toxic garden chemicals

November 2, 2012 at 3:53 p.m.

Punch List: How to dispose of your old, toxic garden chemicals

This undated photo provided by he North Dakota Department of Agriculture shows a Japanese beetle. The beetles have turned up in North Dakota for only the second time in more than half a century, but officials do not believe it has anything to do with extreme drought in states where the destructive pests are more prevalent.

Punch List: Garden season is far from over

May 1, 2016 at 7:41 a.m.

Punch List: Garden season is far from over

Pick basil regularly, and it'll continue to produce.

Garden harvest: Here’s what to pick when and how to store it

May 1, 2016 at 9:26 a.m.

Garden harvest: Here's what to pick when and how to store it

Roxborough community service youth group plants a community agriculture garden. Here, Damon Dutton, helps Hutson Thomas, 10, put a cage around a tomato plant as Reina Arora, 9, watches.

Punch List: Tomato triumphs

May 1, 2016 at 5:55 a.m.

Punch List: Tomato triumphs

K.C. the Great Dane seems happy to be in the shade on such a sunny day. Dogs enjoy the open space, green lawns and no leashes at Barnum South Park dog park at West 5th ave and Julian street. This story is about the emotions, morality and ethics of dogs. Animal behavioralists think that dogs have, among other things, compassion and empathy for other animals and humans, a sense of fair play and cheating, guilt feelings, jealousy and so on. The play bow is a promise from one dog to another that they are playing and won't hurt the other dog. Big dogs tend to play more gently -- even handicapping themselves -- when they play with smaller or really young dogs. Or, even capture portraits of dogs looking sad, joyful, soulful or outraged. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post

Punch List: Tree care can improve quality of life

April 30, 2016 at 11:27 p.m.

Punch List: Tree care can improve quality of life

Jean Morgan and her small but intricate garden at her home in Louisville on Monday, July 18, 2011. It attracts a number of butterflies, including this swallowtail. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Garden to-do list: Deadhead flowers and lure beautiful butterflies

April 30, 2016 at 9:54 p.m.

Garden to-do list: Deadhead flowers and lure beautiful butterflies

To keep moisture in, Tom Moore spreads mulch around the base of a newly plantedtree along the Mary Carter Greenway.

The Gardening Punch List, 6/29/2012

May 1, 2016 at 6:47 a.m.

The Gardening Punch List, 6/29/2012

Adam Rogers, 19, of Denver Parks and Recreation wiped his face of sweat as he weeded plants and flowers at Civic Center during Denver's record-breaking heat in August 2011.

How to help your outdoor plants in the extreme heat

April 30, 2016 at 9:16 p.m.

How to help your outdoor plants in the extreme heat