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Xeriscaping: Garden Flowers

June 22, 2021

Garden flowers provide showy, colorful displays in a xeriscape garden. Xeriscape (zer-i-skap) is a water-conserving landscape. Annuals and perennials can be integrated with shrub borders and groups of trees, or they may be planted in […]

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Lawn Mower Maintenance

June 16, 2021

Most homeowners have a rotary-type lawn mower that requires periodic maintenance to keep it working efficiently and safely. Use the operating and service instruction manual provided with your mower, and consistently perform the suggested maintenance. […]

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Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees

June 10, 2021

Quick Facts… Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) is a salt compound composed of Mg+2 and Cl– ions. Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) is used as a dust suppressant and road stabilizer on nonpaved roads and as a deicing product on paved […]

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Watering Your New Trees and Shrubs

June 7, 2021

Since Colorado’s Front Range is a semi-arid environment, all newly planted trees and shrubs will need supplemental water. Apply as much water as the size of the pot or root ball each week during the […]

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Do you know how to save water in your landscape?

June 4, 2021

“It’s getting warmer across Colorado, and our plants will need more water. But just because the drought is over on the Front Range—for now—doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still try to conserve water. The Western Slope, […]

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The time for pinching the candles on pines is almost over!

June 2, 2021

Many people love the grafted pines that can decorate our gardens with year-round greenery.  Unfortunately, evergreens continue to grow while they are alive and many times, eventually outgrow the spot we intended for them to […]

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