Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

In cooler climates, where the last spring frost is expected in May (USDA Zone 4 and lower), March is the month to start a ...

Companion planting is a mutually beneficial placement of compatible plants and natural pest management — the keys to complete ...

Larkspur has delayed a decision on allowing off-leash dogs at Piper Park because of liability concerns. The City Council, which discussed the issue at its meeting on Wednesday, decided to push off ...

LARKSPUR, Colo. (KDVR) — The more than 2,000-acre open space in Larkspur has been in the middle of a heated debate for months, ever since Douglas County proposed a pilot camping program that may ...

You’d never guess by looking at a seed that it’s alive; that suspended in a state of dormancy, it waits for a certain set of environmental conditions to spur it into growth. Those triggers ...

Ideally, mature fruit trees should be irrigated to a depth of 3 feet. Blast aphids from plants with a spray of water or insecticidal soap. Pinch back perennials and fast-growing annuals to encourage ...

and they will make a perennial bed, coming back spring after spring. Asparagus needs three years of growth before you can harvest any spears, so while you could grow this plant from seed ...

Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be pinched back to control growth ... Other flowers, such as campanula, cockscomb, dill, larkspur, and most sunflowers, do not benefit from this and ...