Walking into your yard after Winter Storm Hernando may have felt like stepping into a different landscape entirely. Bent arborvitae, cracked limbs, and browned evergreens are enough to make any ...

Help apples, pears, and other fruit trees survive the cold with these winterizing tips. Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation. Protect trees with tree ...

Heavy snow accumulating on tree branches can cause them to bend and ultimately snap. Rather than letting this happen, homeowners should keep an eye on their trees and remove a build-up of snow as it ...

Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden beds, knowing it would protect my trees, shrubs and dormant perennials. When ...

The recent heavy snow and Arctic temperatures have me thinking about how gardens react to winter conditions. Can too much snow harm or help my plants? What steps can I take to ensure my trees and ...

There’s something magical about spring on the farm. In part, it’s what poet James Hearst called “the chores of birth,” and we’ve certainly seen plenty of that during the past several weeks. Nearly a ...

This week we’ll give our trees a drink of water and see how insects survive the cold winter months. This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll give our trees a drink of water and see how insects survive the ...

It’s not yet time to plant annual flowers and veggies in the High Country. The snowstorms that have hit Colorado this spring are a reminder of what could be in store for High Country gardeners later.