What Does Phenology Have To Do With Crabgrass!?

By Alison O'Connor, Horticulture Agent, Larimer County Since our CSU Rams just lost in the NCAA basketball tournament (and my Cyclones...

Read More

Mulch: More Than Just A Pretty Face

By: Alison O'Connor, Horticulture agent, Larimer County Extension We horties gossip as much as any other office clique...generally ab...

Read More

Epcot Does Annuals

Posted by: Colorado Master Gardener in Larimer County, Illeane Podolski (uploaded by Alison O'Connor) Not to steal Carrie's thunde...

Read More

Defoliation Leads To Refoliation: What It Means To Trees

By: Alison O’Connor, Horticulture Agent, Larimer County Unless you’ve been vacationing in southern France for the past few weeks, you k...

Read More

Even Horties Make Mistakes: Tree Planting

Posted by: Alison O'Connor, Horticulture Agent for Larimer County Extension This is my linden.   Looks pretty good, huh?   Nice and st...

Read More

It Doesn't Get Any Fresher: Farmers' Markets

By: Alison O'Connor, Horticulture Agent...and manager of the Larimer County Farmers' Market in Old Town Fort Collins Some of you ...

Read More

Cover Crops: They Look Cool And Serve A Purpose

Posted by: Alison O’Connor, horticulture agent, Larimer County Extension As the weather cools, my thoughts turn to comfort food, good b...

Read More

Earthworms: The Beauty And The Beast

Posted by: Alison O'Connor, Horticulture Agent in Larimer County An earthworm; photo by Alamy Ok, I’ll admit….I’ve never given much...

Read More

Seriously Cool Science: Estimating The Carbon Cost Of Producing Trees In The Nursery

Posted by: Alison O’Connor, horticulture agent, CSU Extension in Larimer County I spend a lot of time reading scientific journal articles...

Read More