Colorado Yard Care
Helping you create a more beautiful, functional and sustainable yard along Colorado's Front Range
Now that spring is here (sort of), you may be wondering what you should do to care for your yard with the impending major snowstorm this weekend. Here are my top four tips for what to do and to leave for later. Knock the snow off the branches of your trees and shrubs periodically. This […]
With several inches of snow and an overnight low in the 20’s predicted today, we’re in for another late spring snowstorm. And just when our lilacs were in full bloom and the trees have just leafed out! Ah…Colorado. It always keeps you guessing. Our landscape plants can suffer during spring snowstorms for two reasons. First, heavy […]
With spring right around the corner, it’s a good idea to start thinking about your landscape again. Trust me, it’s not too early. The warm weather will be here before you know it! To help you decide where to start, I made a video where I talk about the yard care tasks to complete during […]
Snow last week. Record 70’s today. High winds tomorrow. What season are we in anyway? On February 2, the country watched to see if the groundhog saw its shadow. We supposedly then know if we’re in for another six weeks of winter. I heard conflicting reports this year. Some groundhogs called for an early spring […]
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 […]
Spring snow is full of moisture. That’s good news for winter-dehydrated landscape plants, but can cause problems for our trees and shrubs. During late spring snow storms, the wet flakes cling to branches, causing them to bow under the weight. Sometimes branches will bend outward from the plant’s center. But if enough heavy snow accumulates, […]
The storm arrived as predicted. It’s not supposed to get super cold tonight, but the forecast is saying we’ll get up to a foot of snow. Yikes! With so much snow a real possibility, you might want to read a post I wrote on protecting trees and shrubs during heavy spring snow storms. Spring snow […]
When Spring Turns to Winter I was in Tucson for spring break last week. Imagine my surprise to hear reports of two feet of snow along Colorado’s Front Range! It was hard to believe until we hit the blizzard coming over Raton pass. Old Man Winter wasn’t ready to leave just yet. Late spring snowstorms […]
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 […]