How Not to Change A Lightbulb
Flummoxed by the deceptively difficult task of changing a light bulb? Droll Youtube tutorial explains how to change a light bulb, and helpfully illustrates all the noob mistakes you don’t want to make.
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To feed, or not to feed: Glorious forecast for weekend spurs lawn care question
Mark Overton repairs a sprinkler head in 2011. (Denver Post file) And the answer is … wait for it … according to the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado … no. Do NOT fertilize lawns in April...
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Mow Down Pollution 2013: Discounted electric lawn mowers the highlight
An electric-lawnmower race at a “Mow Down Pollution” event in 2002 (Denver Post file). Got lawn? Got gas mower? Then you’ve got pollution, gas, oil, and … kind of a pain in the lungs and other body...
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Garden planning 101: My mother’s garden and The Mother Earth News Vegetable...
Me and mom in the garden, 1985 (Nicole Nejad, The Denver Post) As I look back on my first memories of gardening, I find it impossible to forget the first garden I planned with my mother – a haphazard...
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Garden ideas: Seed bombs can perk up vacant lots or dull corners
Seed bombing is easy: It takes seeds, clay or mud, and a little time. (Photo by Becky Hensley) Got a vacant lot in your neighborhood that’s looking gloomy and unloved? A corner of your yard that needs...
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Paint, plus rocks, equals cute weatherproof garden markers
Green onions in the Gates garden (Kristen Browning-Blas, The Denver Post) Valerie Gates has an ingenious way to mark the rows in her raised beds. All you need is some acrylic paint, a couple coats of...
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Colorado Fall Home Show’s fresh furnishings, finishes and fabrics
Turquoise, pink, black-and-white (and a little purple), grays and yellows – one of the bright spots of the Colorado Fall Home Show, Sept. 6-8, is always the parade of room vignettes put together by...
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In Colorado, flooded gardens yield bumper crop of questions
A vegetable garden in Bellevue, Colo., was flooded by nearby Mitchell Creek Sept. 15, 2013. (Dawn Madura, The Coloradoan/AP) Can you eat produce from flooded gardens? Radio programs said no, some...
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Denver Post’s “Amazing Aging Expo,” a gold mine of free seminars
World traveler John Ahlenius created a vibrant apartment in Denver. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post) What roof will you be living under when you’re 64? 74? 84? How will you pay for it? Will it treat...
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Home heating quiz: How much heat could your Colorado house leak?
Got chills? A few home heating fixes – simple things like closing the damper on a fireplace – can mean big savings. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post) Here are some fun facts to contemplate as colder...
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