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Use mini greenhouses to prolong the gardening season or for starting crops in the spring for later planting in the garden. (Getty Images)

Easy ways to extend Colorado’s growing season

November 12, 2025 at 9:20 a.m.

Autumn in Colorado often extends into November. For avid gardeners, that's a bonus.

Bees in the genus Hoplitis build nests in hollow plant stems. (Molly Jacobson, bugguide.net)

Smart autumn garden care: preparing Colorado landscapes for winter and beyond

October 5, 2025 at 8:27 a.m.

Clean-up is an essential fall chore, but what it means 鈥� and how much you should actually do 鈥� has shifted in recent years.

A taxiles skipper (Lon taxiles) in an Arapahoe County back yard. Skippers are butterflies and many

species forage on a variety of native grasses. While some skippers only host on one species of plant, the

taxiles skipper will host on grasses on the Poa family and others. Photo: Lisa Mason, Special to The Denver Post

Gardening: beneficial native beauties for autumn in Colorado

August 31, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Gardening: beneficial native beauties for autumn in Colorado

Containers mounted on a fence make use of vertical space and add whimsy to a garden. (Kathi Thistlethwaite, provided by Martha Kirk)

Growing your own food (yes, even on an apartment balcony)

August 19, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Growing one鈥檚 own fruit, vegetables and herbs makes economic sense.

Red Gambel Oak and Yellow Cottonwood in the San Juan Mountains. (Getty Images)

Restoring the web of life: How keystone native plants can help save our ecosystems

July 27, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.

This garden design by Colorado State University Extension sustainable landscape state specialist Deryn Davidson, and published in 鈥淟ow Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens: Front Range/Foothills鈥� by Colorado Native Plant Society et al, features native plants to create a Coloradoscape in the corner of a yard. (Provided by Wild Ones Front Range Chapter)

Transition your garden to a vibrant Coloradoscape

July 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Finding native plants can be a challenge as many retail nurseries in Colorado stock limited native plants at best.

The Platinum Divas perform during the parade near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

PHOTOS: Denver Juneteenth Parade and Music Festival 2025

June 15, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

Denver's Juneteenth Parade marched through the Five Points neighborhood, kicking off the Juneteenth Music Festival on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Juneteenth celebrates the day African Americans in Texas learned of...

Production sous chef Walter James, left, and Austin Cruz, right, tasting chef, work on preparing a tasting menu for a business event in the kitchen at Footers Catering on April 25, 2023, in Arvada. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Top Workplaces 2025: The best small companies to work for in Colorado

May 14, 2025 at 9:38 a.m.

The rankings are put together by Energage, The Denver Post's survey partner for Top Workplaces. No. 1 Homewatch Caregivers of North Suburban Denver and Boulder County Years ranked: 2 Founded:...

Elevations Credit Union employees participate in a Boulder Creek cleanup project. (Photo provided by Elevations Credit Union)

Top Workplaces 2025: The best large companies to work for in Colorado

May 14, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

The rankings are put together by Energage, The Denver Post's survey partner for Top Workplaces. No. 1 Elevations Credit Union Years ranked: 3 Founded: 1952 Headquarters: Boulder Employees: 565 Locations:...

Employees socialize during a happy hour at Madison & Company in Denver on Feb. 12, 2019. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

Top Workplaces 2025: The best midsize companies to work for in Colorado

May 14, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

The rankings are put together by Energage, The Denver Post's survey partner for Top Workplaces. No. 1 Madison & Co. Properties Years ranked: 12 Founded: 2008 Headquarters: Greenwood Village Employees:...

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