Home & Garden

Fall 2017: Things We Love

Our staff and families love these things, and thought you might, too! - Pawdle Expandable Pet Carrier - Chef’n Garlic Zoom - Shark Rocket - Sencha Mints

Improving the Health and Vigor of Your Lawn

Fall fertilization helps your lawn recover from the stresses of summer and provides nutrients for it to grow deeper roots and a denser stand of grass, which means fewer weeds and a healthier lawn that’s more resistant to drought, insects and diseases. Fertilize in early September as the temperatures begin to cool and lawns start […]

Tree tips: Fall is a great time of year to plant trees

Trees offer us a host of environmentally friendly qualities. Here are ways to return the favor when we plant them. By Sara Bruskin Autumn is famous for its harvest-themed hooplas, but before that hard cider goes to your head, remember that harvest time for some is planting time for others. This time of year is […]

A Path Well Traveled

Choosing the right garden path is essential, but the choices are many. Here are some options.

Bloomin’ Perfect: 11 Must-Have Annuals

The senior curator at Denver Botanic Gardens shares his list of must-haves annuals.

Butter Me Up

Jessica Jacobson recently invited us to her home to feast on six incredible dishes made with her Fireworks Finishing Butter.

Summer 2017: Things We Love

Our staff loves these things, and thought you might, too! Garden booties, skin care, Union Reservoir, Zing Anything

Stunning Gardens, Amazing Homes and New Things

The best thing about doing this magazine is meeting all the creative folks who are busily beautifying our county with their stunning gardens and amazing homes,

Making Gifts for the Garden

The growing season is a great time to repurpose items for the garden. Here are 12 ideas.

Shape-shifting Structures

Architects thinking outside the box (or inside it, if you will) are creating shape-shifting designs that transform as if by magic. Here are examples from around the world.

Love to travel? Try Trading Places

If you love to travel but crave the comforts of home, a home exchange might be right up your alley.

Give a Little, Get a Lot

Here’s a list of upcoming, good-cause fundraisers and benefits in Boulder County that could use your support.

Bumblebees Buck the Trend

Contrary to the national trend, Boulder County bumblebees are holding their own, say researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Find Fun Stuff to do in Longmont

Want to find fun stuff to do in Longmont? Just pick up the newest copy of Visit Longmont—THE guide for all things Longmont!

Women rule at The Upholstery Shop

The Upholstery Shop in Lyons, Colo., is happy to tackle Grandma’s chair, and any other piece (even antique car interiors) worthy of reupholstering.

Making Positive Realities

neglected foster children a chance to realize scholastic dream.

John McMahon is New Kid in Town

Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado has hired John McMahon in March to be its new executive director.

False Alarm

If you have a security system for your home or business, you now have to register it and pay an annual fee of $35 if you live within Boulder city limits. If that alarm falsely triggers after June 1, you’ll be fined for each successive false alarm to the tune of $100 to $450, depending […]