Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
As I get older, it seems the Christmas season starts ever earlier and I catch up ever later. One way to get in the mood, I find, is to dig the…
These six locally owned and operated garden centers in Colorado Springs are a great source of gifts, both practical garden tools and supplies …
It’s time to start thinking about gifts for those handy folks in your life.
Dear Ken: Should I do anything with my air conditioner in the winter? — Sam
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Dear Ken: Would you tell me how to pick out a whole house humidifier? — Brenda
The winter months are a great time to take care of deciduous tree pruning. Once the leaves have fallen, it is easy to see the structure of the…
It’s time to button up the house for the cold weather season, so here are a few tips to help you stay cozy, warm and hassle-free this winter.
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Dear Ken: I have a toilet that “burps” on occasion. It seems to happen when the water heater kicks on. Does this sound familiar? — Brenda
Does your Christmas cactus bloom before Thanksgiving? Maybe it starts budding in February or it blooms periodically throughout the year but no…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
November through February are the driest months in the Pikes Peak region. These months typically receive about 1/3 inch of precipitation per month.
Dear Ken: I have a home out east and am going to paint the exterior this year. There are no trees on the property to provide protection and so…
Autumn is an active growing season for cool season grass. Cool season grasses like blue grass, fine fescue and perennial rye are the most comm…
Ken Moon is a home inspector in the Pikes Peak region and Colorado Springs. His radio show airs at 4 pm Saturdays on KRDO, FM 105.5 and AM 1240.
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
A large percentage of landscape waste comes from grass clippings, tree leaves and other gardening debris. Tree leaves make up half of that was…
This is National Fire Prevention Week, so it’s a good time for our annual review of the basic systems and procedures that keep your family safe.
Life can’t exist without H2O, and if it could it probably wouldn’t be much fun.
Back in February, Colorado Springs’ own “garden father,” Larry Stebbins, came up with an idea to spur more backyard gardening.
October is a month when you can get your plants on a path to renewed vigor in the spring. A few simple steps will help fortify the root system…
Dear Ken: I would appreciate you telling me about decks — how to seal them and when and how often. Mine is on the west side and is showing sho…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
Many Pikes Peak region gardeners enjoy growing rosemary as a summer herb. But if left unprotected, the plants will not survive our winter.
Dear Ken: I’ve got some dark and dreary paneling in the basement that I want to paint. Getting the paint to stick is a problem. I don’t want t…
Planting, home improvement and other home and garden events in and around Colorado Springs.
