Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Barbara Broshous, 78, has stayed diligent about staying home during the pandemic. She's kept busy most days thanks to her love of quilting.
Weather in May can be volatile, so stay aware of the forecast.
Dear Ken: We have a squeaky garage door. What kind of grease should I use? — Owen
When I was a kid, my mom often would dispatch me to a neighbor’s house to borrow an egg or a cup of sugar. My dad regularly loaned out his too…
Adult and junior birding clubs are available at Fountain Creek Nature Center. The adult club features monthly classes and field trips, and the…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Dear Ken: I have that old pressed board siding — about 30 years old and the edges are starting to look bad. What about new vinyl material? Or …
“What are you writing about this week?” my husband asks, stopping by the door to my home office.
Shrubs that bear small fruits can be a great addition to your garden. These can include currants, gooseberries, chokecherries, plums, jostaber…
Farmers give tips for teaching children to grow gardens to celebrate Earth Day.
While a city exodus is one of many pandemic-driven housing trends, at the other end of the spectrum are millions whose living arrangements hav…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Former high school and physics teacher Daniel Dalton will give two "What's wrong with my plant?!" classes at the two locations of The Living R…
The key to growing excellent sweet corn is providing rich amended soil, ample moisture and fertilizer, and planting in block-rows for good pol…
Dear Ken: I got a flyer in the mail that offered to sell me water line insurance for that line that goes out to the street for about $65 a yea…
It makes sense that their friendship started inside a thrift store.
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
The idea of designing your own perennial garden might seem daunting. But it doesn’t have to be. If you can’t fathom tackling a large area, sta…
I’m often asked for my advice about protecting the sprinkler system from freeze-ups during this transition time between seasons, when the weat…
From their two-bedroom condo in a high-rise tower in San Francisco, Kristina and Grayson Dove enjoyed all downtown had to offer. Great restaur…
Raised bed gardens can be built by hand with a few purchases from a store such as Home Depot, or a garden center or raised beds business can b…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
April can bring all sorts of weather. As it warms, your garden will start to grow. But beware of late April and early May weather mischief. Wa…
The day had finally come, well, actually the night, when I got to see my home in a new light — LED light to be exact. I had been waiting impat…
I hope you kept up with your winter watering when conditions were dry. These here-today- gone-tomorrow snowstorms are fine, but we have had fa…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Coloradans are accustomed to plants that flourish in full sun. Finding plants that thrive in the shade of buildings or trees is more of a chal…
Dear Ken: We’re close to the foothills and had about 2 feet of snow on the roof of my 30-year-old, two-story home during that last blizzard. I…
Is it me, or, as the pandemic slowly whimpers away, are you, too, hearing those who have been cooped up working from home chanting: There’s no…
