The third annual Colorado Lavender Festival takes place July 12 through 14, 2013, in Palisade, Colorado (map).
Hosted by the Lavender Association of Western Colorado, the event will include self-guided and guided lavender field tours …

Using bark as your means, escape and observe the world of trees in an entirely new way playfully and aesthetically at a lecture September 27, 2012, in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, …

“Every Tree Tells a Story”, but some stand as living reminders of our country’s past. Twelve extraordinary trees and tree groupings at twelve sites in the United States have been collected into a “landslide” exhibit …

Here’s a rare opportunity for Road Trips Gardeners whose travels take them to Colorado, on July 21, 2012.
Scott Skogerboe celebrates the Year of the Tree by opening his three-acre edible yard in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Scott …

Did you know that tree houses have something to say? According to professional tree house creator Pete Nelson, they speak in an ancient language and the message is universal: climb up and be in harmony …

American state legislatures spend time debating which flower best represents their state.
In Kansas, the choice was obvious: the sunflower (specifically Helianthus annuus). Next door in Missouri, it’s (inexplicably) the hawthorn blossom (Crataegus), which is more …

Spring officially arrives in Boulder, Colorado, on April 23, 2011. (OK, so that’s a month after its calendar debut, but, heck, this is Boulder!)
That’s the date for the annual Tulip Fairy & Elf Parade, …

There’s no better place to see the monumental works by sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) than outdoors. Moore in the Gardens is just such an exhibition. Through January 2011, the Denver Botanic Garden will showcase the …

Find out what to grow in the Rocky Mountain region at the 51st annual Colorado Garden & Home Show, Road Trips Gardeners. It’s open February 13-21, 2010, at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, …