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Marie Iannotti, About's Gardening Guide, discusses 5 gardening and landscaping trends of which she approves — followed by 5 examples of ill-advised trends. Regarding the latter, I especially like her denunciation of "garden snobs," people who "are so busy acting bored and unimpressed, they've lost track of why they garden." Let us never lose track of that, as we journey together through four seasons of landscaping in 2007!…Read More

I've been saying this comment ever since the beginning of the new year. Spring is on its way, spring is on its way, spring is on its way. I guess you can tell by now that i'm a little tired of this winter weather and i'm ready to get in gear and start all of my spring and summer projects.

Yeah, i know spring is not exactly as close as I would like it to be. But it does not hurt to start thinking of projects that you would like to do. Like starting your seedlings if you have a warm place to keep them. Or placing an order from your favorite nursery for vegetable and tomato plants so that they are delivered at the right time for the climate of your area.

Maybe you might want to go out and get some grass seed to get ready for reseeding your front and back yard. Yeah, I know spring is still a ways a way but it never hurts to be prepared and it will save you less preparation time when spring finally does arrive.

Check out our latest article on lawn dethatching and how to prepare your lawn come spring. Can you tell i'm really,really,ready for spring :)…..Read More

Take a look at our latest video with a few tips from Joe Pro on how to plant your hostas…Read More

Recently here in the southern Colorado area we have had a rash of major snow storms the past four weeks or so . Now I do admit that I like going out and playing in the snow and enjoying the scenery of the snow capped mountains in this area. But then comes the time when you have to shovel your driveway and clean off your automobile to go to your place of work or run your errands for the day.

Shoveling snow and clearing the driveway and walkways around your home can be a big task. Especialy if you have a…..Read More

When My wife and I moved from Massachusetts to southern Colorado just over a year now. I was told that the winters in southern Colorado were very mild and did not last very long. They said that the most snow that would fall in a day would be no more than 3 or 4 inches and most of the time the next day the sun would shine bright,the tempeture would rise and all the snow would disappear like the snow storm never happened. (Yeah Right!)

So far we have had over 3 major snow storms. A couple of them of record proportion snow fall. Even my niece back in Massachusetts is thanking me for all of the mild weather and low heating bills that they are having in the northeast. She says that my wife and I took all of the winter weather with us when we moved to Colorado.( I'm starting to believe her)

Well if you are not snowed in like we are here in Colorado . You may be thinking about what you can do to improve your landscape curb appeal in these cold winter months. If so we have few tips that will bring some pizazz to your property. And you people in the northeast you just wait. That big snow storms right around the corner …..Read More

If you are a fan of HGTV you know that they giveaway a dream home every year in a different location in the United States. Being from Colorado I could not help put notice that this years HGTV dream home giveaway is located in Winter Park,Colorado not more than 100 miles from were I currently reside. (Hmmm, you think I might be interested in that?)

Not only is this a beautiful home but the natural landscapes and beautiful Rocky Mountain scenery is just to die for. If you would like to learn more about the hgtv dream home and what it takes to garden the Alpine landscape that it located at. Take a look at this recent article (The secret of the easy-care HGTV Dream Home 2007 landscape: tough, native plants). And remember to put your email in the hat and keep on dreaming

Checkout our latest video on some jazzy landscapes with the cool jazz music of Benny Goodman in the background…Read More

 

If you have been keeping up with our weekly posted articles on Fridays. You may have read are article on (Do I need a Greenhouse). We have added a followup article to our original that you may be interested in called (Essential Greenhouse Supplies). Even though we are in the middle of winter. Spring is just around the corner and will be here before you know it. Having a small greenhouse is a great way to get your seedlings started and ready to plant for the beginning of the spring season. Take a look at the 2 articles above to get you prepared on how to start your own greenhouse…Read More