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Grow Fence-free Screening with the Right Plants
Grow fence-free screening with the right plants. You can define the view you want. By Vicky Uhland Special Thanks to The Denver Post Posted: 06/20/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT Grapevines trained up a bamboo trellis provide an organic screen against traffic on the street nearby. (Dana Coffield, The Denver Post ) Anyone who lives next door [...]
Environmental Artist, Nancy Eastman at the Botanic Gardens
A House is a House for Me: Art, Land & Science Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Inspired by “Art of Nature,” join Colorado Art Ranch, environmental artists and naturalists in this workshop to explore animal habitats and art.
Native Plants Are Well-Adapted and Create Habitat for Wildlife
Plants native to a particular place have evolved over millennia to provide food and shelter for native wildlife. This balance between plants and animals is disrupted when the land is settled. Our landscapes can work toward bringing back native plants that are better adapted to our climate, use fewer resources than introduced plants, and create [...]
Distress Signals of Plants
When insect pests attack, your garden plants send out an alert to beneficial insects. A diverse garden has pests and their predators in balanced numbers. Plants produce chemicals to attract the predators to their defense as well as warning nearby plants. So, allow the plants to take care of themselves before rushing in with pesticides.
The Ecosystem of Plant Roots
Plant roots in natural forests are colonized by soil fungi, called mycorrhizal fungi, which allow additional absorption of water and nutrients. These beneficial fungi also provide the plants with increased tolerance to pH extremes, soil salinity, drought, heat, and soil toxins. Plants with mycorrhizal fungi grow faster, are hardier, and survive transplant shock.
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