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• Container gardening class offered

  April 3, 2012 3:01 PM

  The CSU Extension Office in Pueblo is offering a class on container gardening. It will include what kinds of containers to use and how to maintain them. Who: Colorado State University Extension/Pueblo County What: Yard and Garden Class - Dramatic Container Gardens When: Tuesday, April 17,... more »

• Landscape symposium to teach water saving techniques

  March 19, 2012 2:44 PM

  Homeowners will get a chance to learn about landscaping that takes less water at a two day symposium at UCCS at the end of the month. The Peak to Prairie Landscape Symposium happens on March 30 and 31. Homeowners and industry professionals will learn the latest landscape design tips... more »

• Woman's husband buried in her garden

  June 27, 2011 3:27 AM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Neighbors thought it was odd that Ruth Huber Bostic appeared to talk to herself for years as she tended her garden in Raleigh, N.C. After she died in January 2010, authorities uncovered a gruesome secret beneath the 78-year-old woman's flowerbed: Her husband had been buried... more »

• Serious fall reported at Garden of the Gods

  May 6, 2011 7:00 PM

  Colorado Springs rescue crews are on the way to Garden of the Gods where a climber is reported injured. First reports indicate the climber fell 150 feet. We do not know the extent of the injuries but we do have a news crew on the way. more »

• Jump-start your creative side

  February 26, 2011 3:28 PM

  The Home and Landscape Expo is underway in Colorado Springs at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. There are four large-scale landscaped gardens as soon as you walk into the building. Over one hundred venders are featuring all sorts of new products for your home and garden. Experts are available... more »

• Need ideas for building your dream home and yard?

  February 25, 2011 9:11 PM

  Spring is right around the corner and local home and landscape vendors are hoping to get you in the mood to make some changes around your home and garden this weekend at the Home and Landscape Expo in Colorado Springs at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Over one hundred venders... more »

• Roads closed Saturday for Race for the Cure

  September 9, 2010 4:01 PM

  Thousands of participants will descend on Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs this Saturday for the annual Komen race for the Cure. Several roads will be closed in the area to accommodate the crowds. The walk/run is still accepting participants and donations. Information about the race is online. more »

• Garden of the Gods summer programs

  June 29, 2010 12:40 PM

  The Garden of the Gods offers many interesting and educational talks about wildlife, plants and geology in the park. Free Guided Walks 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily Free Nature Presentations Throughout each day Summer Fun at the Garden (Reservations Required: 719-219-0108)... more »

• Free xeriscape garden tours this weekend in Pueblo

  June 2, 2010 4:19 PM

  Gardening season is here! If you're looking for ideas on how to make a Xeriscape garden there are free tours in Pueblo this weekend. The Xeriscape Garden Tour runs Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In Pueblo. It continues on Sunday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to... more »

• City plants veggie garden

  May 12, 2010 7:18 PM

  City flower beds in Colorado Springs may not be as bright his year but one could be pretty tasty. About three weeks ago, several volunteers planted a vegetable garden outside City Hall. Veggies include rhubarb, beets and potatoes. "We want to show people that they too can garden," said... more »

• Cops called over nude gardener

  March 18, 2010 4:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A nudist in Boulder who was threatened with eviction last spring for gardening outside wearing only pasties and a thong has caused another stir by gardening topless. At least four callers told police 52-year-old Catharine Pierce was in her yard topless on Wednesday. State law... more »

• Bighorn sheep day planned

  February 9, 2010 8:43 AM

  It can be tough to spot a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the wild, unless you go to Garden of the Gods in the winter. A herd of the majestic animals spends the cold winter months around Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Big Horn Sheep Day is... more »

• Huge garden grows on side of high-rise

  October 14, 2009 12:20 PM

  The next big thing in green building design might be to turn an existing idea on its side. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. recently installed a green wall the size of two tennis courts on one side of its headquarters. Like green roofs - their perpendicular counterparts - green... more »