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Marcia Tatroe

Purple kale and amaranth have striking colors and textures.

Tatroe: Strangely frozen garden a reminder that nature’s in control, not us

April 30, 2016 at 5:09 a.m.

Tatroe: Strangely frozen garden a reminder that nature's in control, not us

Silver bush (Calocephalus brownii)

Tatroe: Fancy foliage gives garden a lift of color when heat blasts

May 1, 2016 at 6:41 a.m.

Tatroe: Fancy foliage gives garden a lift of color when heat blasts

Scadoxus multiflorus.

Tatroe: Summer-blooming bulbs add color to gardens

May 1, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.

Tatroe: Summer-blooming bulbs add color to gardens

An Austrian pine, center, struggles at an altitude below 6,000 feet. Stressed trees become vulnerable to borers.

Tatroe: In much of Denver metro, it’s too dry for pines

May 1, 2016 at 4:13 a.m.

Tatroe: In much of Denver metro, it's too dry for pines

Wichita Mountains solidago is punctuated with blue blown-glass "blooms" in Marcia Tatroe's garden.

Tatroe: Plan now for Colorado’s best October gardens

April 30, 2016 at 11:38 p.m.

Tatroe: Plan now for Colorado's best October gardens

The flowers of a desert willow look more delicate than its harsh Southwestern origins would suggest.

Tatroe: How to help desert willow adapt to a Denver-area climate

May 1, 2016 at 4:45 a.m.

Tatroe: How to help desert willow adapt to a Denver-area climate

Crab apples and other trees should be freed from burlap wrap before planting in Colorado, where burlap is slow to rot.

Tatroe: Give new plants their best head start

May 1, 2016 at 6:06 a.m.

Tatroe: Give new plants their best head start

Dicentra spectabilis goes dormant in July.

Tatroe: Pick variety of bleeding heart that won’t break yours

April 30, 2016 at 11:17 p.m.

Tatroe: Pick variety of bleeding heart that won't break yours

A golden barberry contrasts with slow-opening blooms of alliums.

Tatroe: Yellow-leaved shrubs keep garden’s spring look fresh into summer

April 28, 2016 at 10:13 p.m.

Tatroe: Yellow-leaved shrubs keep garden's spring look fresh into summer

Salvaged bricks line a path to a work area in Marcia Tatroe's garden.

Tatroe: How to simplify garden edging

May 1, 2016 at 10:58 a.m.

Tatroe: How to simplify garden edging