For a super-modern twist on the hanging planter or vase, try repurposing old lightbulbs for your plants. This is an easy DIY that involves unscrewing the metal part of the bulb and removing the burnt-out filament (find step-by-step instructions here). If you want to hang the bulb, coil wire around the lip of the metal to […]
Going organic starts with the right plant in the right place with the right care. But when things go awry, here’s a guide to natural pest control. By Carol O’Meara A garden is a cheerful way to accessorize your home, wrapping your house in colorful flowers and fresh vegetables. Growing a garden takes patience, time […]
By Eli Wallace; Image: timecall.com Happy Independence Weekend, Boulder! There’s a ton of summer celebration taking place this weekend, and I’m sure you’ll be seeing red, white and blue, stars and stripes, and painted faces aplenty. Here’s your guide to doing this weekend right: 1. Parades and Fireworks! Image: Boulder4thofJuly.com Whether it’s at Folsom Stadium
By Beki Pineda; Image: Colorado Shakespeare Festival, 2015 Othello Rehearsal OTHELLO. Written by William Shakespeare; directed by Lisa Wolpe. Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre on the University of Colorado campus) through Aug. 8. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or www.coloradoshakes.org. Shakespeare’s tale of jealousy and deception is given a fine telling
Beat the heat this summer with boozy ice pops! While recipes for picture-perfect alcoholic popsicles abound online, the real name of the game is experimentation. Take your favorite cocktail and mix in something to make it a little sweeter, whether that’s simple syrup or juice. Next freeze your concoction in either a popsicle tray or, […]
Making spice rubs for summer BBQs is simple. Just start with a few basic ingredients and add others to your liking. You really can’t mess up a spice rub. You simply adjust the seasonings to your tastes. But starting with the freshest, highest-quality spices “makes a huge difference,” says Dan Hayward, owner and managing partner […]
By Lisa Truesdale The “co-creative process” these homeowners engaged in resulted in a spectacular home that’s smart and sustainable. When Michael and Nancy Linsley get hungry, they just wander over to their indoor greenhouse or outdoor vegetable terraces to grab some kale and tomatoes. When they feel like serving that meal in a pretty new […]
Is your yard bee-friendly or a bee bomb? Here’s how to help these beneficial pollinators. The world would be strangely quiet without the subtle hum of bees busily foraging the world’s 250,000 or so flowering plant species. Their prolific pollinating abilities have earned bees top billing as a keystone species. In North America alone, bees […]
This landscape endured some hard knocks before a couple revived its pervasive beauty. Just inside the rusted gate, beneath a dying 75-year-old willow, she saw it: A lone framed door standing in the middle of the yard, opening to a tangle of wilted and overgrown flower beds. “I saw that and I knew this place […]
Enjoy colorful, carefree flowers come fall if you plant these natives this summer. It’s easy to get carried away in spring, when plant sales, garden centers, home-improvement stores and supermarkets are replete with floral temptations. Even those of us who know better are drawn to whatever is blooming at the time, predisposing our gardens toward […]
High-altitude gardening requires an attitude adjustment. But with a little knowledge, you can make the most of the short growing season. Many serious diseases afflict plants, but sometimes I think the worst is one most gardeners rarely acknowledge—“zonitis,” which causes many plants to perish before their time. This dread disease has definite symptoms and manifestations. […]
Growing fresh herbs and chiles is easy, and it saves you a bundle at the supermarket. You too could become an herbivore Show of hands. Who wants to pay $3 for a tiny package of fresh herbs when the recipe calls for a small amount and you can’t use the rest before it rots? If […]
Plum, gray and metallic are the top beauty hues this summer. In the fashion epicenters of Paris, London and New York, city sidewalks are a veritable runway of the latest designer clothes and accessories. In Boulder County, however, the sidewalks are full of pub patios and we dress for the outdoors rather than catwalks. So […]
A potting station can be a creative project that pays off in terms of gardening ease. It’s hard not to covet the potting stations we see at nurseries, especially when we drive home with soil and flowers and ponder the project ahead: lugging pots and garden tools from the garage, mixing soil and compost, filling […]
Jax is committed to super freshness, sustainability, service and fun By Kate Jonuska | Photos by Phil Mumford The coasts have it easy, says Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar owner Dave Query. A restaurant in New York City can serve Hawaiian seafood, an L.A. eatery may offer Nantucket scallops, and diners assume they’re getting
The Greenbriar springs to life with patio pleasures and herb-infused summer cocktails By John Lehndorff | Photos by Phil Mumford Walking up to The Greenbriar Inn on a sultry July evening is like making a grand entrance at a classy garden party in progress. Couples and families, having cleaned up nicely from the day’s exertions, sit
In local fly-fishing shops you’ll find summer camps for kids and guided trips solely for women By Shannon Burgert If you’re having a rough day, Bridget Robinson has a recommendation: Go fishing. “It gives you time to mellow out,” she explains. Bridget, 8, has been fishing with her father since she was 4. (To date,
Alzheimer’s already affects some 65,000 patients and 234,000 caregivers in Colorado, with the numbers rising sharply. By Shannon Burgert Baby boomers are starting to become seniors, and thanks to modern medicine, people are living longer. But with increasing age comes an increased risk for Alzheimer’s, a disease which the medical field has yet to successfully
By Eli Wallace; Image Credit: Sunflower Farm We’re officially in the depths of summer, and schedules are packed with sunshine-drenched activities. If you ever do head inside, make it count by enjoying one of these fine Boulder (and American!) activities. 1. National Pride Image: Pride Longmont This isn’t Boulder specific, but it’s worth a mention.
Get a second opinion, and ask around In the late 1960s, getting a new knee might have seemed risky. But it’s been almost 50 years since the first knee replacement, and today the procedure is performed more than 700,000 times a year in the United States. (Given Boulder’s active and aging population, we may account
