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Marcia Tatroe

A giant stone snail peeks out among the groundcovers at the base of aspen.

Garden art: Not quite oxymoron, not quite highbrow, either

April 27, 2016 at 11:12 a.m.

Garden art: Not quite oxymoron, not quite highbrow, either

Rusted gears and other ironwork peeks out of gravel mulch and mat daisies.

The steampunk garden: The gears are out there if you look

April 27, 2016 at 10:52 a.m.

The steampunk garden: The gears are out there if you look

Goldfinches love cosmos. And the flowers reciprocate by reseeding.

Gardening for birds: Leave seedheads on to lure wild finches

April 27, 2016 at 8:43 a.m.

Gardening for birds: Leave seedheads on to lure wild finches

A purple mound of phlox hides a rough harvester anthill — a lesser evil among ant species.

Ants in your plants? Gardener learns to coexist with some

April 27, 2016 at 12:21 p.m.

Ants in your plants? Gardener learns to coexist with some

A honeybee visits an early crocus when few other food sources are available.

If you love honeybees, make room for some early flowers

July 5, 2016 at 4:40 p.m.

If you love honeybees, make room for some early flowers

New Guinea impatiens keep company with the red-splashed leaves of one of winter's poinsettias.

Make winter’s plants multitask into spring containers

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

Make winter's plants multitask into spring containers

Here's a section of the garden where Marcia Tatroe is always fighting quackgrass. It is lurking, but it is impossible to see when the rest of the garden grows up around it.

Weed woes in Colorado: How to get control of evil quackgrass

April 27, 2016 at 3:08 p.m.

Weed woes in Colorado: How to get control of evil quackgrass

Virginia bluebells is one of many bulbs that do well in shade.

Colorado gardens should broaden their palette of bulbs

April 27, 2016 at 6:18 p.m.

Colorado gardens should broaden their palette of bulbs

An agave decorated with skulls isn't just a wacky style of garden décor: It protects unwary hands from spines.

Tatroe: Spice up cacti with unused beads or corks

April 29, 2016 at 9:36 p.m.

Tatroe: Spice up cacti with unused beads or corks

A cluster of poppies is a beacon for butterflies.

Tatroe: Use more native flowers to lure butterflies back

April 29, 2016 at 6:25 p.m.

Tatroe: Use more native flowers to lure butterflies back