Gardens and Landscapes
Explore the beauty and bounty of Northern Colorado’s gardens and landscapes. North Forty News provides expert tips, seasonal advice, and local inspiration for a range of topics, including backyard gardens, native plantings, sustainable landscaping, and water-wise design. Learn from horticulture experts, discover community gardening projects, and get ideas to help your outdoor spaces thrive in Colorado’s unique climate.
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Winter Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – January 16, 2018 – Despite a relatively small amount of precipitation falling recently, the most recent U.S. Drought…
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Tips to Prepare Landscape Trees for Winter
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – October 31, 2017 – Landscape trees in urban and community settings throughout Colorado are going dormant now, and they require…
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Goldfinch at sunflower
No need to deadhead your sunflowers when their blooms are done. You might see some yellow on them yet—American goldfinches…
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Community support is the heart of Wellington Food Bank
by Mark Gabbert More than 20 years ago, two members of Zion Lutheran Church began the Wellington Food Bank. At…
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Celebrating sunflowers
by Sally Roth Hard to miss the cheerful sunflowers that bloom throughout NOCO, along roadsides, at the edges of farm…
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“Roosters” make their appearance
In late summer, flowering stems—“roosters”—rise above their flock of hens-and-chicks (Sempervivum), a tough, cold-hardy succulent that’s nice for nestling among…
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Fort Collins offers free wood mulch in August
The City of Fort Collins Forestry Department will provide free wood mulch to the public on Saturday, August 5, and…
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Eating out of your hand
You’ve seen the videos and the posts on Facebook: Someone holding a small container of sugar water and swarmed by…
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Leave a legacy, buy a butterfly
Spring Creek Gardens is under metamorphosis. A planned new botanical gardens, staged venue, and northern Colorado’s first and only permanent…
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Dig In® Dividing Irises
It’s the time of year in Colorado to thin your irises. Thinning them now will encourage new growth and bigger,…