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After you’ve fertilized your lawn, the next chore for the season is to fertilize your trees. Ideally, this should be done before they begin to break dormancy in the spring, and as cool as this...
DATE: April 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
With spring right around the corner, those dormant trees, shrubs and perennials you have in your yard will be starting to wake up soon. Many a gardener has pulled out a plant that appears dead,...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
Although tulips, daffodils, and crocus are the first flowers to bloom each spring, you can capture that beauty through the winter months as well. Forcing bulbs is a sure fire way to bring this...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
The end of October means that the gardening season is almost over for most of us. Yet there are still a few garden chores that remain before you are ready to hang up your shovel for the season....
DATE: Oct. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
In our part of the world, cold nights can happen in just about any month of the year. As we move from the warm, sunny days of summer toward winters chill, the National Weather Service will often...
DATE: Oct. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
If you’re feeling a little like you’re a victim of a long, hot summer, you’re not alone. Not only was it hot, but the smoke from the fires contributed to many of us feeling more heat stressed than...
DATE: Sept. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
It’s been an ideal summer for bug infestations with the hot, dry weather, and many visitors at the garden center have been complaining that they’ve been spraying and spraying, but that their...
DATE: Aug. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Right about now you should be finding a bumper crop of squash in your garden. Zucchini, yellow, scalloped, crookneck, spaghetti, butternut and more all make for delicious meals from now through the...
DATE: Aug. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Editor’s note: This is the final of three columns about fire-wise homes. Wildfires are nature’s way of taking care of itself. It clears out old underbrush, dead trees, overly dry wood and in some...
DATE: July 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Editor’s note: This is the second of three columns about fire-wise homes. During the fires of 2002, I spent a day in Durango, at the site of the Missionary Ridge Fire, and as emotionally draining...
DATE: July 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on fire-wise landscaping. It starts with basic concepts and how to begin. In 2002, there was a story on the national news about a woman who...
DATE: June 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Although I’ve always had a love affair with cooking, one of the best things for me that has come out of our winter produce program has been more adventures with fresh herbs and spices. And even...
DATE: June 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Thousands of tons of rock, mud and trees came down crossing East Animas Road (County Road 250) as a result of snowmelt at the rockfall area on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The mudslide is up to 10 feet deep in the 2700 block of East Animas Road, which has been closed since Friday.
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