Colorado Yard Care
Helping you create a more beautiful, functional and sustainable yard along Colorado's Front Range
How quickly change happens. I just saw the first few snowflakes of the year drift to the ground! Although it doesn’t look like the Front Range will get a huge amount moisture out of the storm, the temperatures are starting to drop dramatically. It’s easy to be taken off guard when the weather changes so quickly. Here are […]
By the time November rolls around, I’ve usually put my gardening tools away for the year. Colorado weather will always keep you guessing! I was having a conversation with an acquaintance the other day when he told me he just bought a new house. As I was congratulating him, he revealed that he had no […]
If you’re still wearing sandals and shorts, you know the weather has been warmer than usual. Both September and October were four to five degrees higher than average. Yikes! That may be great for those of you who lament summer’s departure, but your landscape plants still think it’s late August. In a normal year, most […]
With much of the Front Range facing the possibility of snow tonight and sub-freezing temperatures mid-week, here are a few considerations to care for your landscape: If you haven’t yet fertilized your lawn for the last time this year, it’s still worth doing before the snow hits. Fertilizing in late fall keeps your lawn slightly green […]
If you ignore Grand Junction and La Junta, most of Colorado normally experiences the first frost of fall sometime in late September or October. And yet, it’s October 27 and there hasn’t been a fall frost. Weird. Colorado is definitely unpredictable. So what does this extended fall mean to our landscape plants? Here’s a short […]
Now that it’s October, some plants have lost their luster. Some look tired and ragged. Add in the extra moisture from the spring rains, and some plants simply flop. Russian sage can be the poster child for floppy plants in rainy years. If you’ve got floppy Russian sage, you may want to watch this video […]
October is here! It’s a great time to take care of a few tasks in your yard so your yard will be in great shape come spring. Here are my suggestions. Continue to water It’s important for your plants to go into dormancy well-hydrated. This gives them a better chance to survive Colorado’s dry winters […]
Most Coloradoans plant in spring. But fall can be a great time to tuck a few extra plants in your landscape. Here are a few reasons why. First, you can see bare spots in your yard easily since most plants have reached their full size for the year. Second, the soil is warm, which encourages […]
Now that the kids are back in school, it’s a great time to take care of a few yard care tasks. Here are my recommendations for the month of September: Core Aerate Your Lawn if Necessary With three kids, my lawn withstands a ton of traffic over the summer. By late summer, the upper soil […]
I am so tired of weeding. I swear I pull them and when I return, there’s even more. Talk about feeling like gerbil on a wheel. If you feel like you’ve been bombarded by weeds this year, you’re not alone. The regular rainfall we’ve received this summer has caused a lot of weed seeds to […]
You can, but it might be better to wait until spring. If you want the quick answer, here’s a 90-second video on cutting back Russian sage in fall. Read on if you’d like a deeper explanation. Keep in mind it doesn’t need to be cut down in fall. There is absolutely not a problem in […]