Dig It–Not! The No-Dig Gardening Method
Want a garden without the backbreaking task of digging? Try this method.
Home & Garden
Make Your Garden a Twilight Retreat
After dark, your garden could be a magical place.
Summer Surprises: Late-blooming flowers
A wealth of late-summer flowers is available for our gardens—and not just plants in the mint and daisy families
10 Revolutionary Building Materials In Use Throughout the World
What if pollution were a thing of the past? What if all trash was either biodegraded or reused? What if houses were constructed of 100-percent sustainable materials? Many environmental advocates think those goals are possible. And because the construction industry is responsible for more than a third of negative environmental impacts, it’s not surprising that […]
Feature Home: Cultural Crossroads
This bright contemporary remodeled home is a showcase of cultural artifacts and ancient crafts.
Haley’s Homespuns: Grilled Peach Sundaes
We’re kicking off peach season with a decadent, backyard-BBQ-friendly treat: grilled peach sundaes. Grilling peaches brings out their natural sugar and perfectly softens the flesh for this luscious dessert.
Wild Earth Gardens
LANDSCAPING EXCELLENCE, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP Wild Earth Gardens is in their twentieth year of transforming landscapes! Kirsten Devine started the business as a small enterprise. For the first few years it was a single person operation that focused solely on garden maintenance. Wild Earth Gardens grew organically through customer referrals. Kirsten’s husband, Bryan Devine, […]
Things We Love
We Have A New Look I’m excited. First, spring is here—yay! Second, I like the magazine’s new look. Our art director, Karen Sperry, has diligently redesigned these pages just in time to give the magazine a fresh face for spring. We’ve also added new departments and done away with others to better serve your interests. […]
Rebecca’s Recommendations: Where There’s Water, There’s CFCI
File this under “you learn something new every day.” Upon a recent inspection while preparing to sell our home, we learned that regular outlets near any sort of water source don’t cut it. That means bathrooms and kitchens should be outfitted with GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) outlets. Not only that, but they’re also supposed to […]
The Farm
The Farm – Recreational Marijuana Dispensary Established in 2009 and often referred to as Colorado’s finest dispensary, we’ve built our reputation by providing a unique experience and top-notch service. It takes a village to deliver clean and consistent Craft Cannabis batch after batch. Our team consists of growers, harvesters, curers, packagers, budtenders and many others […]
Rebecca’s Recommendations: Wash, Rinse, Repeat for Cleaner Laundry
Get Rid of Detergent Buildup for Cleaner Laundry Have you noticed your clothes not getting as clean as they used to, or towels not smelling as fresh as they once did? The problem could be detergent buildup in your washing machine. Borrowing a technique from the cloth-diapering world, I decided to try a simple “stripping” […]
Rebecca’s Recommendations: Foil Itchy & Scratchy Mosquitoes
Try these ideas for prevention and protection While everyone looks forward to warmer weather on the horizon, no one’s excited about the mosquitoes it spawns. Every person has a preventive he or she swears by, but nothing is ever 100-percent effective for everyone. As someone who spent most of her childhood covered in mosquito bites, […]
Rebecca’s Recommendations: Make your own dry-erase board
Write On Just because something’s functional doesn’t mean it can’t look nice. Dry-erase boards are handy in nearly any room—the kitchen for a grocery list, the entry to greet the family, the kids’ rooms to remind them what they need for the day. But finding a board that doesn’t look like it belongs in a […]
Get a good night’s sleep with these budget-friendly window shades
Sweet Sleep Almost everyone’s looking for a better night’s sleep—one easy way to do that? Make sure your room is as dark as possible. Blackout shades are the perfect way to achieve this, but can be pricey, and finding the perfect fit isn’t always easy. A great alternative to expensive premade shades is to buy […]
Rebecca’s Recommendations: Make Body Wash from Your Favorite Soap
Use your favorite bar soap to make this body wash Bar soap tends to be much cheaper than its liquid counterpart. And sometimes, amazing scents are only available in bars. But, bar soap is slippery and often washes away to a mere sliver in a week or two. But here’s how to turn that bar […]
Starting April 2- Boulder County Farmers’ Markets
Boulder County Farmers’ Markets Weekly markets around the county feature local produce, naturally raised meats, cheeses and bread, honey, eggs, coffee, organic wine and more. Check the websites for details. Boulder: Saturdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. starting April 2; Wednesdays 4-8 p.m. starting May 4. On 13th Street between Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue. Visit www.bcfm.org. Erie: […]
Crevice gardens allow gardeners to grow xeric plants in unique setting
some local gardeners are starting to experiment with crevice gardens—a new type of easy-to-maintain garden centerpiece.
Hostas are a shoo-in for shady areas
Hostas come in endless varieties, colors and sizes By Mary Lynn Bruny Come blistering summer months, nothing is as inviting as a calm, cool shade garden—especially one with a nice bench. One favorite shade perennial is the glorious hosta. Also called plantain lilies, hostas are herbaceous perennials that typically have shiny, heart-shaped veined leaves. Though […]
Tiny Houses: The big benefits of living with less
Living small changes lives in a big way. Some residents are finding their lives are fuller with less.
Gardening helps seniors look forward
Keep On Keeping On This senior learned a whole new way of doing things so he could keep gardening at his new home. By Lisa Truesdale As resident programs director at Brook-dale North Boulder, Susan Sullivan says the goal of her job is to make sure every resident is involved in—and passionate about—something. “Even if a program […]
Feature Garden: A mature oasis of greenery and blooms
SHADY. SUNNY. SERENE This mature garden is an oasis of greenery and blooms that three generations enjoy. By Carol Brock Kristin and George Karakehian are avid gardeners. One look at their lush, colorful landscape is evidence of this couple’s passion for plants. But getting their garden to that point was challenging, as graceful, mature trees […]
