By Lynn Gregory
This past month was the driest February in Denver history!
We are so fortunate to live in an older established neighborhood with an abundance of beautiful mature trees. They not only help shade us on a hot summer day, provide wonderful color, but also add value to our homes—a very important point in these tough economic times.
Your trees, shrubs, roses, and perennials need a lot more moisture than they have been receiving this past year. It is critical for the health of these plants to water when the temperature is above freezing. Plants that do not receive additional moisture are more susceptible to insect infestation and various types of tree diseases. Many local tree companies offer a winter watering service, but homeowners can certainly do it themselves. Simply attach an old-fashioned frog sprayer on your hose and move it around the yard every 20-30 minutes to cover all your plants. This will do enormous good for your garden.
If you don’t have any type of spray head handy, at least put the hose at the base of each tree and let it run slowly for at about 20 minutes. Our trees will thank you for taking a few hours of your time to do this beneficial watering!
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The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the North American Garden Society will hold it’s annual plant sale on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. More than a dozen specialized growers from Colorado and New Mexico will bring their choice xeric, alpine, native and rock garden plants to this sale. These plants are especially well suited to grow in troughs, patios, or as architectural elements in combination with rocks and boulders found in alpine and desert environments.
Experts will be on hand to help with ideas and questions.
For further details about the sale, contact Sandy Snyder, Plant Sale Chairman at 303-795-9484 or swsnyder@frii.com.
Green Festival is coming to Denver May 2-3 at the Colorado Convention Center to celebrate what is working in Denver’s community – for people, business, and the environment. Volunteer to help put on an amazing two-day event that will educate and activate people to make choices for a just and sustainable world!
Volunteering
Volunteers receive free admission to the event all weekend, an exclusive organic and sweatshop-free Green Festival t-shirt, free one-year membership to Global Exchange and Green America, and discounts at the festival! Volunteer positions last 4.5 to 5 hours and include bike valet, box office, speaker registration, fair trade pavilion, green team, and more!
To sign up and for more information please visit www.greenfestivalvolunteers.org/denver.
Please email Nancy Schoemann at Denver-volunteer@greenfestivals.org with questions.
