For this week’s Holiday plant, let’s discuss the Paperwhite Narcissus. You may not know this flower by name, but chances are you have seen it on display on a front porch or in a neighbor’s holiday landscaping. The Paperwhite Narcissus is a great holiday plant because it’s one of the easiest bulbs to force if you…
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If you are deciding to buy an artificial Christmas tree this year because it seems more sustainable than a real tree, think again. Did you know that “an artificial tree must be used and re-used for 20 years to have a lower carbon footprint than a real tree“? Grown trees support the Earth the entire time…
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You probably only have your poinsettias out in the garden or front landscape during the Holiday season, so how do you keep your poinsettias healthy during the cold Colorado winter? You may be surprised to know that it is not difficult to keep poinsettias healthy during the Holidays. However, poinsettias do require specific lighting and…
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During the Holiday season, people love to decorate their landscape with lights and other festive ornaments, but if you prefer to decorate your landscape in a more elegant and natural fashion for the holidays, consider planting poinsettias in your garden or in front of your house. Poinsettias are known to be tropical plants but it…
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During the late Fall and early winter months it’s important to stay active in maintaining your landscape in order to keep it beautiful during every season. Here are 3 tips that you can utilize now to maintain a healthy and beautiful Colorado landscape: In colder climates like areas in the Colorado mountains, some perennial plants…
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Yes, your Colorado plants and trees still need to be watered during Winter. However, not as frequently as in the previous seasons. Here are some useful winter watering tips from Lifescape: Winter water is extremely important for the health of your plants and trees. Winter watering should take place approximately every three weeks when there…
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It’s not too late to make sure you start checking off those landscaping to-do’s on your November Checklist. You want to make sure that your landscape is prepared for the upcoming Winter so when Spring arrives, you’ll begin to see those beautiful flowers and plants returning to their full glory. Just in case you don’t…
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You may not know it, but mulch during the cold winter months acts as an insulator for your plants. With the wide range of temperature swings that plants are subjected to, it’s important to have mulch to protect your plants in the cold weather. It’s a fact that sometimes it is not the cold temperatures…
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Garden clean-up in the Fall is important because you need to know what to trash in order to prevent making a dangerous compost pile for your next growing season. Here are three tips that will help: Don’t procrastinate on the Fall cleanup. By leaving dead plants and leaves on the top soil, you are making…
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During the Fall season, your landscaping can become overwhelmed in leaves. That can be a good thing for making compost, however, it’s important to make sure you know the don’ts in creating the right compost cocktail for you Colorado landscaping: 1. Don’t put oak and cottonwood leaves in your compost pile. It is best to…
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