As you wander through your local garden center, you’ll find lush vines, vibrant shrubs, and flowering perennials that promise charm and curb appeal. However, beneath some of those glossy tags and Pinterest-worthy appearances are time bombs of chaos waiting to wreak havoc in your garden.  As a novice gardener, you might think that you’re planting …

Why do some years bring relentless droughts, unseasonal snow, or back-to-back hurricanes, while others don’t? As a Colorado Master Gardener and expert in agricultural engineering, I hear this question often.  Weather unpredictability can make gardening the ultimate challenge. You’ll question why your tomatoes were successful one year but not the next, or be left wondering …

You don’t need to spend your weekends elbow-deep in the dirt to have a vibrant, productive garden. You can grow a lush, thriving garden that practically takes care of itself, with just a fraction of the time and effort that most people expect.  The key to low-maintenance gardening is to work with nature, not against …

Every year, the arrival of spring whispers a promise of warmer days and greener gardens. However, there is always one last late-season cold snap that threatens to ruin all of your hard work in the garden overnight. The key to avoiding this as much as you can is to understand your region’s last frost date.  …