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by Ginger Baer A new study shows 41 percent of insect species have seen steep declines in the past decade, with similar drops forecast for the near future. It is estimated that 40 percent of the 30 million or so insect species on earth are now threatened with extinction. The causes are not surprising, and have all been on the radar for decades. Deforestation, agricultural expansion and human sprawl top the list. The wide use of pesticides and fertilizer as well as industrial pollution are also taking massive tolls.  Invasive species, pathogens and climate change are also getting punches in. [1] ‘Why is this such a big deal?’ you might ask, ‘I don’t need pesky mosquitoes all over me’… ‘Who needs those ants anyways?’… ‘Besides, those bugs are making a mess out of my garden. They make holes in my flowers’ leaves, and they mess with my lettuce and make it look really ugly.’ Ladybug devouring aphids Ecosystems can’t function without the millions of insects that make up the base of the f...

By Sharon Faircloth, Master Gardener Typical Colorado winter landscape We’re in the throws of another record, dry, winter.  The dry wind that brings those unseasonably warm days in the winter, cause substantial damage.  The seed catalogs are coming in the mail so spring MUST be just around the corner.  Hopefully, we’ll get feet of that lovely moisture-laden snow in March and April to help mitigate the stress created from so little precipitation (without the damage that can come along with that wet heavy snow)! In the meantime, if you have no snow cover but do have water rights, consider watering trees, shrubs and susceptible plants.  Trees that are particularly susceptible are spruce, alders, mountain yews, maples, mountain ashes and conifers.  Watering can be done when temperatures can get to about 40 degrees by mid-day.  Ideally, you’d like to be able to get the water down about twelve inches and to give the enough time to soak in before temperatures drop...

By Irene Shonle, CSU Extension in Gilpin County Native plants are some of the easiest plants to grow if you are a mountain gardener.  As I have been gardening up here for nearly twenty years, I have experimented with a lot of plants.  Some have done great, and some have died.  But, as I always say, “if you’re not killing plants, you’re not trying hard enough.” Because I am a rather Darwinian gardener, I don’t coddle the plants in my garden. They have to make it despite drought, critters, winds, and long winters.  As a result, many of the non-native species have been weeded out.  Over the years, I have ended up with going from about 25% native to probably about 80% native.  And I couldn’t be happier. If you are interested in native plants, please come to the 4th Annual Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference on February 16th at the Auraria Campus in Denver. The Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference promotes the inclusion of native pla...

Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference --Save the Date! February 10, 2018 at the Denver Botanic Gardens Registration for the 3rd Annual LWCNP Conference coming December of 2017: landscapingwithcoloradonativeplants.wordpress.com . Our keynote speaker will be Panayoti Kelaidis.   Topics for the ‘New to natives’ breakout session will include planting for habitat, planting for year-round interest, adding natives to an existing landscape (including replacing your lawn), and “plant this, not that”.  Topics for the ‘Knows the natives’ breakout sessions will include maintenance,  rock/crevice gardening (including bare-root planting), soils for native plants, and water conservation through passive water harvesting.  We will end the day with panel with a grower’s perspective on natives. We will also have many wonderful vendors to check out before and after the conference, and during breaks. The Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference promotes the in...

The Colorado Native Plant Society (CoNPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the knowledge, appreciation and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through education, stewardship and advocacy. CoNPS is a society made up of one thousand professional and amateur botanists, naturalists, and horticulturists spread throughout the state and currently divided into six chapters: Boulder, Gore Range, Plateau, Metro-Denver, Northern, Southeast, and Southwest. As part of the mission of CoNPS, the society organizes field trips, summer field seminars and other educational events. The list of CoNPS events can be found on the calendar https://conps.org/mfm-event-calendar and all of the CoNPS events that are available to anyone for free are listed below. CoNPS Field Trip (Southeast) Withers Canyon, Comanche National Grassland Saturday, May 21, 2016, Comanche National Grassland south of La Junta, CO CoNPS Field Trip (Northern) Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Tuesday, May 2...