You know how fall – even winter – can be in Colorado: 70s and sunny, then temperatures plummet. Swings that can drive gardeners nuts. Colorado Matters visited Phelan Gardens in Colorado Springs, where ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

Dry, sunny, warm and windy winter conditions have left many Colorado landscape plants short of moisture, and Colorado State University Extension specialists recommend supplemental watering to prevent ...

Fruit trees are blooming prematurely. Whether or not they can escape a hard freeze in April and May is concerning.

Last week, just after an early-season storm poured snow on Keystone Resort, Colorado, a crew headed onto the mountain to plant almost 800 saplings in the high-altitude Bergman Bowl. The tree planting ...

National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April. However, Colorado observes Arbor Day on the third Friday in April because it is better suited for local planting. If you plan to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- Many people across Southern Colorado may be celebrating warmer days, but arborists say the unusual winter weather could actually be putting local trees at risk.