Summer 2010

Room designed by Outdoor Craftsmen

Out & About: Creating Outdoor Rooms

Summer’s the time to enjoy your yard, and creating an outdoor room lets you enjoy it even more. Here are some tips for making an outdoor room you’ll really want to live in.

Green Guide: Growing “Green” Food

Green Guide: Growing “Green” Food

The nation’s first net-zero greenhouse is being built and tested at a local organic farm by a Boulder firm, which hopes to develop it for residential applications so homeowners can grow vegetables year- round—without the associated astronomical energy costs.

Fits Like a Glove

Fits Like a Glove

Are your garden gloves too sweaty, too porous or too prone to pricking? We had Master Gardeners test four popular gloves to see which ones were just right for the job.

Tried & True Toughies

Tried & True Toughies

It’s hard to love plants that die off, never produce or need constant babying. Sometimes you gotta give your plants “tough love,” and let ’em figure it out on their own. Here are some that thrive on tough lovin’.

The Love of Lore

The Love of Lore

Do plants have the power to attract love, ward off evil and restore happiness? Here are mystical and medical plants some locals swear by.

Yard Art: Tacky or Tasteful?

Yard Art: Tacky or Tasteful?

For many people, a garden is a canvas they fill with more than flowers, to the pleasure or dismay of neighbors. Here are some local landscapes that have inspired both awe and ire.