Tag: garden
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Remodeling expo brings local experts to Norris Penrose Event Center
Every home has a project waiting. The to-do list often starts small: fixing a drafty window, cleaning an overly-ignored carpet or working on an air conditioner that struggles through another hot afternoon. Those small frustrations can often have a way of turning into bigger renovation plans. A remodel imagined, a repair postponed or an upgrade…
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Gobble, gobble, crunch: How some farmers have turned to birds to combat the ‘hopperpocalypse’
CAÑON CITY • Hundreds of grasshoppers flutter through the air as Matt Koster wades through his neighbor’s decimated hay field. Passing through the flattened grass and fog of pests, he reaches his own field. The clouds of insatiable insects seem to dissipate, and the rows of plants stand strong in bloom. Soon, we see why.…
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LIFE | Goats help Colorado Springs property owners with fire mitigation
Goat Mowers LLC in El Paso County will bring goats to your property to do fire mitigation. Goats are an ideal fire mitigators because they can get in places that equipment can’t, and they don’t reseed in their manure, unlike other ruminant animals such as cows, which do drop their seed. (Video by Skyler Ballard/…
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LIFE | Bonsai’s roots and growth in Colorado
Colorado Springs Bonsai enthusiast David Kuntz has practiced bonsai for more than 20 years, at times with hundreds of trees in his possession. Bonsai has been one hobby in this pandemic era that has been noted for a global surge in interest, growing far beyond its Chinese and Japanese roots. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The…
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LIFE | Betty Ford Alpine Garden
The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, located in Vail, is the world’s highest botanical garden at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky Mountains. (Video by Jon Mitchell)
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LIFE | This Place is for the Birds
This Place is for the Birds, a garden center specializing in bird seed, has a long history in Colorado Springs. The family-owned small business is located on a 100-year-old farm in the city. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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NEWS | Venetucci Farm preps pumpkin patch
Venetucci Farm prepped for their annual pumpkin patch, a tradition that has been held at the farm for generations, on Friday morning ahead of the coming weekend’s events. The pumpkin patch opens to the public on Saturday from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m., and continues every Saturday in October, except Oct. 9. (Video by Skyler…
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LIFE | Gardener brings his own flair to backyard escape
Cody Klingenberg has worked to transform and maintain a “zen garden” in his backyard in Colorado Springs. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Rodeo, Victor Gold Rush, Paranormal Cirque
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Go rodeo or hot rods, garden touring or gold camping and PRIDE celebrations this weekend around Colorado Springs and elsewhere in Colorado. THURSDAY-SATURDAY A highlight of the summer for 80 years, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo continues this weekend at Norris-Penrose Event Center. Championship rodeo, bull…
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Rodeo, Victor Gold Rush, Paranormal Cirque
Go rodeo or hot rods, garden touring or gold camping and PRIDE celebrations this weekend around Colorado Springs and elsewhere in Colorado. THURSDAY-SATURDAY A highlight of the summer for 80 years, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo continues this weekend at Norris-Penrose Event Center. Championship rodeo, bull riding, saddle broncs and, for the kids, the delightful Mutton…