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This spring’s cool, wet weather may have delayed the emergence of the dreaded Japanese beetle – but emerge, they finally have – and they’re chewing up roses, ornamental vines, and almost any other kind of plant you have in your landscape. The beetle is a highly destructive pest that can be notoriously difficult to control. We spoke to Alison O’Connor, a horticulture specialist with CSU Extension in Larimer County, for more on where they came from and how to deal with them without harming pollinators.
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It's National Pollinator Week. From bees to butterflies, hummingbirds to moths, these species play a crucial role in agriculture and healthy ecosystems.
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Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. But, managed properly, it also has the potential to remove climate-warming carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil. KUNC’s Rae Solomon wondered if backyard gardeners could do the same thing.
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Gardening is good for your mental and physical wellbeing. It’s a gut feeling shared by many people who enjoy digging in the dirt. But a new CU-Boulder study backs up that sentiment with science.
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A Colorado professor is studying how plants grow under solar panels on rooftops. The research highlights the growing green roof movement — and the challenges cities face in mandating rooftop green space.
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Celebrate National Native Plant Month by adding some local Colorado flora into your garden this spring.
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After three years, “Stinky” -- the Denver Botanic Gardens’ beloved corpse flower -- may be preparing to bloom again.Denver Botanic Gardens horticulturist…
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Estes Park's Stanley Hotel was the inspiration for Stephen King's novel The Shining, but it has long faced one key problem: The hedge maze that audiences…
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It’s Monday, around 9 o’clock, and the library is locked for the night. Silently, Linda Zellmer appears on the other side of the glass door. She opens it…
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A drop in temperature by 60 degrees in just a few days may be damaging to perennials, shrubs and trees. There isn’t a thing we can do about the cold front…