Your Colorado garden should be an oasis for birds and butterflies while fending off annoying and destructive garden pests. By carefully choosing which plants you grow in your yard, it can be! Olive Dawson offers this guide to plants that repel pests and attract wildlife.
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Spring fever has come early for many Coloradans. Get started on your spring cleaning and make your home stand out with a picture perfect yard! To make the most of the warm days as the state transitions from winter to spring, Tiffany Rowe offers 7 yardwork tips to get your home ready for summer.
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Nothing fills a homeowner with pride quite like a lush, green lawn. But with unpredictable Colorado weather, keeping your lawn healthy year round is often easier said than done. Taking care of your lawn during the winter can help ensure a healthy yard next summer.
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Spending time outdoors in your own yard is one of the best parts of home ownership for many Coloradans. But prying eyes from neighbors, passing cars, or pedestrians can feel like an intrusion to your personal space. To shield your yard from potential onlookers, Timothy Johnson with LawnStarter offers advice about landscaping for more privacy.
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Making sure your home has curb appeal can be one of the smartest things you do as a home seller. In real estate, an attractive exterior can make or break a home sale.
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Colorado homeowners are preparing their homes, yards, and lawns for changing seasons. For many homeowners (except those who have made the switch to a lawn-free xeriscaped yard), your grass requires ongoing care and maintenance.
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Colorado homeowners are choosing xeriscaped yards to save water, time, and money, while honoring the beauty of Colorado’s natural landscape. Xeriscaping is a landscape design that incorporates native plants that can thrive in natural conditions. Xeriscaping is not the same as zero-scaping, which uses no plants in favor of patios, porches, gravel, or hardscaped designs. […]
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1 in 6 trees in Denver are ash trees. And if we do nothing, it’s just a matter of time before they’ll ALL be devoured by the emerald ash borer (EAB). But who wants to be a Debbie Downer when you can Be A Smart Ash? Be A Smart Ash is a public education campaign […]
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It’s no surprise that today’s buyers want year ‘round living space. While statistics vary, a well designed and functional outdoor space can add as much as 30% to the value of a home in some parts of the country. Smartmoney reports that a landscaped patio raises the value of your home by 12.4%. Hedges alone can raise the […]
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