Now Team Editor
Dana Coffield
Dana Coffield was a senior editor for The Denver Post. She left The Post in 2018. Coffield has worked at news organizations of all sizes, including the Rocky Mountain News, the Associated Press bureaus in Denver and Cheyenne, weekly general interest and business publications in Boulder and Larimer counties and at the Daily Times-Call in Longmont. She has also worked as a business editor at technology and natural products trade magazines. Raised to be a princess, she continues her adolescent rebellion by keeping bees and chickens in the backyard of a house she and her husband rescued from the wrecking ball.
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Will the plum trees deliver on spring bloom’s promise?
Will the plum trees deliver on spring bloom's promise?

Some garden questions are easy, but no answer for where the bees went
Some garden questions are easy, but no answer for where the bees went

Calendar says plant, but the gardener must be convinced
Calendar says plant, but the gardener must be convinced

Garden gloom bouyed by thoughts of distant landscapes
Garden gloom bouyed by thoughts of distant landscapes

Colorado spring, heralded by buzz of bees, scent of potential
Colorado spring, heralded by buzz of bees, scent of potential

Outside Voice: Lush eastern gardens pale compared to rambling roses
Outside Voice: Lush eastern gardens pale compared to rambling roses

Outside Voice: Fragrance of honeysuckle blocks scent of wildfire
Outside Voice: Fragrance of honeysuckle blocks scent of wildfire

Outside Voice: A honeybee blessing, made by the hands of a friend
Outside Voice: A honeybee blessing, made by the hands of a friend

Outside Voice: Compost bin’s layers tell tales of gardens past and future
Outside Voice: Compost bin's layers tell tales of gardens past and future

Outside Voice: Stories may sub for blooms on garden tours this year
Outside Voice: Stories may sub for blooms on garden tours this year