November 02, 2018
After hours in the hillside garden of Panayoti Kelaidis
Panayoti Kelaidis is an institution in the gardening world. I visited his Denver garden in June as part of the Garden Conservancy’s Open Day …
Crevice garden and secret-garden path in Mike Kintgen’s garden
Mike Kintgen’s garden includes a ribbon-like crevice garden in the buffalograss lawn — a crevice design unlike any I’ve seen …
Flowering cacti and more in the garden of Steve Aegerter
A rainbow of flowering prickly pear cactus wowed me in the waterwise garden of Steve Aegerter on Denver’s Open Days tour …
My new home and garden (to be) in Denver
Turns out, moving 900 miles to a new state and downsizing houses is a walloping big life change. Here’s an update on my new home and garden …
Marilyn Raff’s garden of foliage, flowers, and fragrance
Arms uplifted in joy, a metal goddess welcomes you to the garden of author Marilyn Raff in Denver, Colorado …
Keith Funk’s rock garden under the pines
Keith’s garden sits at a busy street corner, and he’s used several design strategies to pull focus away from passing cars and into the garden …
Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden
On the 250th birthday of America, let’s explore the meadow garden in the Mount Vernon Garden at Denver’s Washington Park …
Heidi’s pollinator garden in June bloom
Heidi Harris, aka Denver Dry Garden, invited me over for a morning garden visit, and it was all so pretty that I took a million photos …
Pueblo Open Days: Midway Xeric Garden has an appreciation for chaos
As soon as I drove into “The Blocks” neighborhood in historic Pueblo, I knew this would be my favorite kind of garden — an artist’s garden …
Pueblo Open Days: Sage Queen Garden welcomes monarchs
Sage Queen Garden refers to the meadow sage growing in abundance in this waterwise, pollinator-friendly garden …
Pueblo Open Days: Wetland meets xeriscape in Conrad Family Garden
On the Pueblo tour, a terraced xeriscape bristling with yucca, cholla, and prickly pear shares space with a wetland garden …
Mid-June blooms at Denver Botanic Gardens
Dreamy scenery, romantic flowers, perennial walks, pond views, and more during a summer visit to Denver Botanic Gardens …
Red hot pokers and meadow garden part of Wash Park’s Pollinator Corridor
Red hot pokers are blazing right now in the Big Garden in Denver’s Washington Park. The meadow is part of the park’s Pollinator Corridor …
Ryan and Allison’s rock garden blooms in Castle Rock
Ryan and Allison Harter’s garden reveals a love of crevice gardening, waterwise plants, cool rocks, and floral abundance …
