If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

"I can already hear the birds chirping." Nonprofit offers homeowners cash incentive to rip out their lawns: 'Now's a great time' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Andrea Condes, 39, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and adopted into the United States, where she grew up and pursued a career ...

Pedestrians and bicyclists along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction may have noticed something out of the ...

Noxious weeds outcompete native plants for food, space, light and nutrients. The Colorado Department of Agriculture operates a Noxious Weed Program responsible for creating and updating the ...

Colorado homeowners can replace hard-to-maintain grass lawns with water-wise, pollinator-friendly landscaping. Design considerations include sun exposure, bloom succession, layered planting and ...

A local initiative aims to help Coloradans save water and money by transforming their traditional grass lawns into colorful, ...

Golden currant: This sun-loving native shrub is hardy and offers three-season interest but is not widely planted. ... These trees and shrubs are must-adds for fall color in Colorado. Advertisement.

Since Colorado’s 1,000 species of native bees have co-evolved with plants for maximum pollination efficiency. native bees are both an indicator and a booster of native plant populations, Keras ...

Hungry hunters. While you might think carnivorous plants belong in the tropics, Colorado has its own sinister specimens. The sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), although more commonly found in wetlands, ...

Invasive plants can be an issue in some areas of southern Colorado. That's why one group of young volunteers is coming together at the Fountain Creek Nature Center to help our local environment.