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New Educational Series from CSU! Transform Your Outdoor Space with CSU Extension’s Fall Landscaping Series!Are you ready...
08/26/2026

New Educational Series from CSU!


Transform Your Outdoor Space with CSU Extension’s Fall Landscaping Series!

Are you ready to create the outdoor space of your dreams? Colorado State University Extension is excited to announce Landscape Like You Live Here, a 6-week fall series designed to help you achieve a thriving, beautiful home landscape tailored to our unique region.



What You’ll Gain

This program provides actionable guidance for DIY landscaping projects, including:

Practical tips for designing and maintaining a successful home landscape

Expert advice on plants, trees, shrubs, and lawn care

Strategies for creating a sustainable landscape, including seasonal blooms, native, and perennial plants



Course Overview

Here’s what you can look forward to:

Week 1: Designing Your Outdoor Space

Week 2: Trees & Shrubs that Thrive

Week 3: Best Lawn on the Block

Week 4: Perennial & Native Plants that Pop

Week 5: Seasonal Blooms for Every Space

Week 6: Putting It All Together



Details You Need to Know

Where: Live & Recorded Webinars
When: Tuesdays, September 15 – October 20, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $150 for the entire course series (includes recordings)


Register Now to Reserve Your Spot: https://extension.colostate.edu/offering/landscape-like-you-live-here/

Why Join?

Stop guessing and start growing! Designed for new gardeners and DIY landscapers, this series offers straightforward, practical approaches to landscaping success in Colorado. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your outdoor space and gain confidence in your gardening skills.

Book Highlight: The Gravel Garden By: Jeff Epping and Teresa WoodardPersonally, I hate hauling and spreading rock, wheth...
08/26/2026

Book Highlight: The Gravel Garden By: Jeff Epping and Teresa Woodard

Personally, I hate hauling and spreading rock, whether large or small, but if that’s something you don’t mind (or you need to punish yourself for some misdeed) this may be an interesting book for you! I can’t say how these gardens would work in Colorado, but it’s an interesting concept that may prove beneficial overall. If anyone tries this in their yard, shoot me an email to let me know how install went and how the garden is performing-I’d love to hear all about it!

Per the publisher:

Gravel gardening is a drought-defying, low-maintenance gardening technique in which deep-rooted, drought tolerant perennials are planted in a deep layer of gravel that suppresses weeds and conserves water. In The Gravel Garden, longtime horticulturist Jeff Epping explores the art of gravel gardening as a naturalistic approach with huge promise for the future of ecological landscaping.

Alongside 20 gorgeously photographed gardens in both the US and Europe, including Epping’s own home gravel garden in Wisconsin, the book offers insights from leading naturalistic designers such as Roy Diblik and Cassian Schmidt, as well as practical techniques for various scales and applications, from intimate home settings to expansive public and commercial spaces.

Gardeners at any scale will be inspired to create their own beautiful garden with the resilience necessary to stand up to our changing climate.

"August skies are lullabies, promises to keep / Dandelions and twisting vines, clover at your feet / Memories of aspen l...
08/24/2026

"August skies are lullabies, promises to keep / Dandelions and twisting vines, clover at your feet / Memories of aspen leaves trembling on the wind / Honeybees and fantasies, where to start again? / Some place cool an', green, an' shady."

-John Denver, “Cool an’ Green an’ Shady”, Back Home Again (1974)

(Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay)

Native Plants are Imaginary View Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/J4c7uWnzc78Gardening with native plants is becoming...
08/21/2026

Native Plants are Imaginary


View Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/J4c7uWnzc78

Gardening with native plants is becoming ever more mainstream. What makes a native plant special? Join John Murgel from CSU Extension in Douglas County to learn more – the answer might surprise you.

Come Visit the Edible Gardens!Pueblo County Master Gardeners work on a program called Edible Landscapes whereby they pla...
08/20/2026

Come Visit the Edible Gardens!

Pueblo County Master Gardeners work on a program called Edible Landscapes whereby they plan, plant, and tend gardens in public spaces that community members can visit to both learn and harvest from. The team of Master Gardeners who work at the Mineral Palace Park garden wanted me to share that you are welcome to visit the large vegetable bed they tend and come pick some goodies to take home. It’s on the west side of the greenhouses, tucked in pretty close, so just walk around and you’ll find it. It’s not behind fencing and there’s some signage so you’ll know you’re in the right place. We just ask that as you harvest, you’re careful not to pull up the entire plant along with the produce 😉. They tell me that cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, and eggplant are coming in as well as some peppers and tomatillos!

Emerald Ash BorerLikely many of you heard that the EAB was confirmed up in Colorado Springs recently. That means it’s on...
08/19/2026

Emerald Ash Borer

Likely many of you heard that the EAB was confirmed up in Colorado Springs recently. That means it’s only a matter of time before we too get to deal with it. While I want everyone to be vigilant and do your part to identify the pest as early as possible to slow the spread, I also don’t want to over-alarm the community and have every little issue on ash trees creating panic over the potentiality of a beetle infestation. With that in mind here’s a few details to remember:

What to Watch Out For:

Sparse leaves or branches in the upper part of the tree
New sprouts on the lower trunk or lower branches
Increased woodpecker activity, including flecking where they may expose the lighter inner bark
Vertical splits in the bark
D-shaped exit holes approximately 1/8-inch wide, found on the trunk or branches larger than 1 inch in diameter
Winding, S-shaped tunnels under the bark


Species Affected: The emerald ash borer affects all species of ash trees (Fraxinus genus), including green, white, black, and blue ash. It also attacks the native white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus), but does not affect mountain-ash (Sorbus), which is not a true ash.

What you can do now:

Determine if you have ashes on your property
Don’t transport firewood that could contain ash wood. This is the most likely method of accidental spread.
Be proactive and consider removing any already dying, declining, or even healthy ash trees and replant with better options.
DON’T PLANT ANY NEW ASH TREES! Consult this resource for better tree species:https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/2024-Front-Range-Tree-List.pdf
Protect high-value trees with treatment by a licensed pesticide applicator every 2-4 years, based on label instructions and current population levels of EAB.
Insecticides will be more effective on healthy trees, trees exhibiting no more than 20-40% canopy decline and trees receiving good tree care, such as proper watering and pruning.
Homeowners should educate themselves and use caution when purchasing products that claim to protect trees against a pest such as EAB. Some of these chemicals can be harmful to beneficial insects.
Homeowners should only hire licensed professionals certified by the Colorado Department of Agriculture to administer treatments.
Who you should contact if you see the signs:

Residents should contact their city forestry department, CSU Extension office or an ISA Certified Arborist if they suspect a tree is infested with EAB.
Further resources for the incurably curious:

News update: https://coloradosprings.gov/news/emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-colorado-springs

Emerald Ash Borer: A Threat to Colorado’s Urban Forests: https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/emerald-ash-borer-a-threat-to-colorados-urban-forests/

Emerald Ash Borer: A Green Menace: https://csfs.colostate.edu/forest-management/common-forest-insects-diseases/emerald-ash-borer/

Extension Webinar: What’s Killing My Plants?-Emerald Ash Borer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az-FKVWo_6I

"Brings jasmine tea on a painted trayAnd bends to kiss my frown awayBut I'm still stuck in the August rainStuck out in t...
08/18/2026

"Brings jasmine tea on a painted tray

And bends to kiss my frown away

But I'm still stuck in the August rain

Stuck out in the cloudburst once again."

-Jethro Tull, “Stuck in the August Rain”, Roots to Branches (1995)

Land & LegacyRising from the Ashes: Resilience and Recovery Benefit Dinner for NWDC after the Aspen Acres FireFriday, Se...
08/17/2026

Land & Legacy

Rising from the Ashes: Resilience and Recovery Benefit Dinner for NWDC after the Aspen Acres Fire

Friday, September 25, 2026
5 PM Event Starts
6 PM Dinner

At Pueblo Union Depot
132 West B St, 81003

Experience Includes:
- A three-course dinner crafted by incredible local Pueblo chefs.
- A fully hosted bar with live entertainment.
- A silent auction and high-energy paddle raise.

Become a Sponsor!
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Get your Tickets HERE!

https://forms.hikeandlearn.org/forms/rebuild-the-legacy-registration?event=143&fbclid=IwY2xjawTrIwtwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVlTTTRacEgwa2NGMTk5UDFzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEek3YyOpbmZm4SGaNOJF75gsKluvxcbebaL13JSkKr3O_OV3QiKPsRkWhw8yU_aem_FZCzXGFG16WKw2SLZ5cWFA

08/14/2026

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Pueblo, CO
81003

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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