Shanti Shultz Gardening Boulder Co

Winter bird feeding with native plants

Nov 8, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

Here are some trees, shrubs and perennials you might consider adding to your landscape. They not only provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife but also provide winter interest in your landscape.

Halloween mythconceptions

Oct 31, 2021 | eNewsletter, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

Halloween horrors aren't always connected to the spirits of the dead, even though the ancient holiday is. Some of the spookiest creatures on the planet are products of human imagination trying to explain the workings of Mother Nature, or using Mother Nature to...

All fired up about fall

Oct 18, 2021 | eNewsletter, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

We all need to muse more, and fall is the perfect time for sitting, pondering and reflecting, particularly in front of a fire.

Gardening is exercise

Oct 4, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Featured, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

I recently underwent a health assessment which involved a lengthy questionnaire on how I care for myself. Things went smoothly until the interviewer asked about any exercise I routinely do. I said "gardening."

Why does gutter cleaning matter?

Oct 4, 2021 | eNewsletter, Home, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

It can be easy to forget to keep them clean, but gutter cleaning is a vital step in home maintenance.

The Lighter Side: It's fall! Time to winterize your home and yard!

Sep 27, 2021 | eNewsletter, Home, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden, The Lighter Side

Ah, fall in Colorado! Sunny days with cool, crisp air, blue skies and colorful foliage. Unfortunately we never know how long this weather will last. Thus now is the time to winterize your home and yard.

What makes weeds so successful?

Sep 13, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

What characteristics make weeds so successful and able to annoy us and resist our attempts to eliminate them from our properties?

Home gardening takes off during coronavirus pandemic years

Aug 31, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, Coronavirus, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

Home gardening surged in interest over the past two summers, largely because people were looking for distraction during our home-bound time.

The apple is the harbinger of autumn

Aug 23, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Featured, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

Along with all the garden bounty that comes this time of year is one of my favorites, the apple.

Lawns browning from heat

Aug 2, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

When the heat switched on, lawns stressed, with Kentucky Bluegrass going dormant to escape the near-hundred degree temperatures. Brown spots in yards are blooming faster than the roses.

Artificial turf and how it has evolved

Jul 26, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, eNewsletter, Erie, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Superior

We're getting more proficient at making artificial things appear like the real thing. From plant-based Impossible Burgers to porcelain tiles that are the spitting image of marble, reproductions sometimes offer benefits that improve upon the real deal. Artificial grass has improved over time, too.

Turf benefits environment and increases property values

Jul 19, 2021 | eNewsletter, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

Turf often gets a bad rap. Because people do not really understand the water requirements of their lawns, or newly established sod, it is often mischaracterized as a water guzzler. However, grass doesn't waste water, people do.

Plant a low maintenance garden to increase your Colorado property's value

Jul 16, 2021 | Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

When it comes to gardens, your piece of paradise can look like another person's maintenance nightmare. This is especially true if you're selling your home. You'll want to do all you can to increase your property value, and planting a low-maintenance garden can help.

The annual weeds of summer

Jul 12, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

With the recent moisture and the heat of summer, summer annual weeds have sprouted and are growing in Colorado.

Help plants beat the summer heat

Jul 2, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

Summer heated up in a hurry in Colorado, and yards, vegetables and trees are showing the price of the record heat in between the rains.

It's always a good time to celebrate pollinators

Jun 29, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Superior

Whether it's June, September, or any other month of the year, let's celebrate pollinators and help make our home, their home.

Ask Angi: Is a fire pit a good idea for my backyard?

Jun 25, 2021 | eNewsletter, Home and Garden, Lawn & Garden

A fire pit makes a great backyard feature. Make sure you prep for safety while using it.

Thistles: The good, the bad and the native

Jun 13, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

There are 20 thistles native to Colorado, besides being prickly, they are desirable plants. Thistles are in the Asteraceae, sunflower (daisy) family.

Patience is the key to planting

May 28, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

The cool, wet weather we've been enjoying has had gardeners impatiently waiting for the soil to warm and the skies to stop peppering us with hail so our plants can finally go outside.

Double the good in your gardening to increase home value

May 28, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, eNewsletter, Erie, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Superior

Homes with backyards that extend living area and offer the promise of protecting our natural environment have strong appeal.

Plant summer bulbs now for splash of color this season

May 24, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

As spring bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinth begin to fade, you can look to their heat loving cousins for a splash of color throughout your garden.

Plan to conserve water this year

May 24, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder & Broomfield County, Broomfield, eNewsletter, Erie, Fort Collins, Greeley, Home and Garden, Lafayette, Lawn & Garden, Local, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Northern Colorado, Superior, Windsor

Recent downpours, in some areas of the state, have resulted in the Rocky Mountain Sod Growers (RMSG) once again stressing water conservation moving into the growing season.

Grow to fight hunger

May 3, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

Colorado Gardeners: Let's plan for that bounty this year in order for others to eat, let's sow for our community as well as ourselves.

Not all compost is created equally

Apr 30, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

I spoke with Landscape Designer, Shanti Schultz of Love in Bloom and asked if she prefers plant or manure-based compost for her projects. She said that for vegetables, fruit trees and lawns she likes to use manure, and for ornamental beds she prefers plant based.

Seed labels

Apr 18, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

We are told to read labels and instructions on just about everything we purchase whether it is a new cell phone, food or pesticide. This is also the case with seed.

How to design a stunning spring garden

Apr 5, 2021 | eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers and if you want to get the most out of your buds, you'll have to take the proper steps to carefully design your spring garden.

Gardeners, get ready for planting

Mar 29, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

Spring in Colorado brings out the best and worst in gardeners, who have been pining for the warm, longer days of the growing season.

Keeping your chicks healthy

Mar 8, 2021 | Agriculture, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

You decided that you want to keep a few chickens so that your family has fresh eggs. You have all the equipment to house and feed them but how do you keep them healthy?

Spring lawn care

Mar 1, 2021 | Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

The warm weather ahead of the bitter cold snap had many people thinking of spring chores. Colorado Home and Garden.

Boulder County 2021 Water Year: Dry forecasted

Feb 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Colorado State University Extension, eNewsletter, Lawn & Garden

2021 is shaping up to be problematic for Agriculture in Colorado from the perspective of higher temperatures, lower precipitation and low surface water irrigation supply.