First False Spring Thaw: Tasks Now for Big Spring Impacts The Chinook winds arrived last night. It was 64 degrees at 10 o’clock and 57 at 6AM today. Banks of drifted snow disappeared over night. The snow eater of February arrived. If you have lived along the Front Range of Colorado for any length of … More First Thaw Tasks for Longmont Colorado area landscapes February 2025
Winter Watering Revisited Frederick, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} It has been 13 years since addressing winter watering techniques in this blog. Most of the winter watering information was buried at the end of this article <https://glacierviewlandscape.com/2012/07/04/brighton-colorado-watering-yourlandscape/> but it might be a good time to refresh the ideas for a January article that focuses only on … More Winter Watering Revisited for Frederick Colorado area landscapes January 2025
Color, Texture and Scene Longmont, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} There are two difficult concepts and procedures to perfect in order to get a great landscape in Colorado. First, get the water right…..that’s a whole other article. The second things to put together in a landscape is color, texture, and scene. Mixing of colors can … More Color, Texture and Scene for Longmont Colorado area landscapes December 2024
Zone 5….why can’t I grow all zone 5 plants in Colorado? Longmont, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Colorado has a harsh climate. That’s a given. Often, people will say they just moved here from Massachusetts, upstate NY, or somewhere else in the mid-west that also has a zone 5 climate like much of the Front … More January 2024 Plant of the Month for Longmont Colorado area landscapes
Why do my plants take soooooo long to grow? Mead, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Welcome to Colorado. We live in a high desert. Or, if you prefer, a Bsk or Cold Arid Steppe climate as classified in the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification system. What does all that mean? It means we have hot dry summers, … More December 2023 Plant of the Month for Mead Colorado area landscapes
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