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Colleen Smith writes and gardens in a Denver historic district. A longtime contributor to Sunset Magazine, The Denver Post, Colorado Expression and other publications; she studied in University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop. She is a fellow of the Salzburg Seminar’s international intellectual community. Visit her Bluestocking blog at colleenwordsmith.blogspot.com.

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Gardening 101: How often do I winter water in Denver?

How much you need to winter water your Denver garden depends on so many factors: your sun and wind exposure, your soil, the sorts of plantings you...
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Gardening 101: Don’t whack back your garden’s fall and winter interest

Now that the hard frost finished off the tender plants, you’ll want to get out in your beds and borders to do some clean-up. This...
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Gardening 101: What should I do to my lawnmower before storing for winter?

The reel scoop on putting your lawnmower to bed: Take time and make the effort now; you'll thank yourself come spring. If you live in Colorado, you...
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Gardening 101: What do I do with my container gardens now that winter's here?

Most potted annuals that you did not invite in to spend winter in the hospitable conditions of a sunny window have perished by now in the...
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Gardening 101: How do I welcome birds to my garden this winter?

In a Front Range backyard, a black and white downy woodpecker raps at a suet box attached to the trunk of a crab apple tree. A tubefeeder teems with...
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Gardening 101: When do I plant tulips, daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs?

Though crocus and daffodils and tulips are harbingers of spring, these flower bulbs must be planted in the fall. You can plant until the ground...
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Gardening 101: What’s a quick, easy, affordable way to add autumn color to my garden?

Dog days have pretty much lost their bite in Denver, where an early autumn seems to settle in now that we’re winding down August. But September...
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Gardening 101: What is an architectural plant?

An architectural plant is simply a plant grown more for form and foliage than for flowers. Under ideal growing conditions, all plants will flower, but...
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Gardening 101: How do I keep my cosmos from getting too leggy?

If your garden contains cosmos, you've probably noticed that this plant self-sows--and how! What started about 20 years ago as a few plants from my...
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Gardening 101: How do you brew compost tea?

Brewing compost tea You can give your plants food and water in one if you serve your plants compost tea. To prepare for a compost tea party for your...
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