Digging

October 29, 2026 I’ve never been great at book clubs, preferring to choose my own books for my precious reading time.

October 27, 2026 In my last post I shared Gardens of the West at Chatfield Farms, a branch of Denver Botanic Gardens.

October 26, 2026 Back in August, with friends visiting from Texas, I trekked out to Chatfield Farms, a 700-acre native plant garden and working farm in southwest Denver.

October 23, 2026 Our Halloween season got a glow-up last Saturday at Glow at the Gardens, a multi-night jack-o’-lantern extravaganza held at Denver Botanic Gardens.

October 16, 2026 When drought, heat, hail, or cold has you feeling daunted about gardening in Colorado, all you have to do is walk through the Undaunted Garden at the Gardens on Spring Creek to get your mojo back.

October 14, 2026 “An outstanding book….I couldn’t put it down.”

October 13, 2026 Sculpture in a garden combines two things I love: art and plants.

October 06, 2026 Last month I made a road trip to Santa Fe despite being knee-deep in house projects and between visits from out-of-town friends and family.

October 03, 2026 I struck up a conversation with landscape architect Wendy Booth at a garden event a few months ago, and we connected over a love of garden design and a shared interest in social media.

September 30, 2026 The mountains were calling again, so on Sunday we picked up our daughter and headed west.

September 30, 2026 Are you like me?

September 28, 2026 Denver’s Washington Park is looking fallish.

September 27, 2026 With an entry pass to Rocky Mountain National Park in our e-wallet last Sunday, we headed west into the mountains, eager to see aspens turning gold and bugling elk.

September 24, 2026 Ah, an artist’s garden — these are always fun to explore, accented with original art and inventive details.

September 22, 2026 The third garden on the Boulder Open Days Tour back in June was located on a lovely old street near downtown.

September 19, 2026 “Every winter we create a new garden room,” Katy Bohn told me during the June Open Days Tour of her Boulder garden.

September 17, 2026 My Texas brain can hardly comprehend that mid-September brings fall color to Colorado.

September 03, 2026 Pick up a copy of Fine Gardening magazine (Fall 2026 issue), and you’ll find my “Shopping List Plants” recommendations for the southwestern U.S. on page 73.

September 01, 2026 Two Sundays ago, I headed to the South Pearl Street Farmers Market to check out vendor offerings and enjoy a morning stroll in a new neighborhood.