What's Happening in Boulder County!
The weather here in Boulder is amazing. Snow one day. 60+ degree weather the next. But this is the beauty of Spring here. The changing seasons are getting us all thinking about change, new growth and renewal. If this time of year makes you think about starting a vegetable garden, you are not alone. Here are some ideas from Sunset Magazine about how to start your own vegetable garden. To read more click here.
The Center for Resource Conservation is offering a series of water-wise seminars. Keep your beautiful landscaping, but make it more water-wise. Sign up for a seminar and learn how!
Visit the Center for Resource Conservation’s website to get more details and register: Water-Wise Seminars
The Center for Resource Conservation is offering a pre-sale on their super popular Garden-In-A-Box program. They offer a variety of options but all include flowers and shrubs along with a professionally designed layout options to maximize their appeal. Learn more and get your garden ready by going to http://conservationcenter.org.
The Town of Superior, in collaboration with the Center for Resource Conservation, is offering Outdoor Irrigation Audits. If you have an outdoor irrigation system you can learn some great tools for saving water and maximizing resources – meaning you have a beautiful lawn while using less water and saving money! Everyone wins!
Interested? Get on the list to participate by contacting the Center for Resource Conservation – email them at water@conservationcenter.org or giving them a call at 303.999.3824.
Slow the Flow Colorado offers free sprinkler inspections available to home owners. The sprinkler inspections – or irrigation audits – are conducted by trained water auditors through the Center for Resource Conservation. It’s easy to set up a sprinkler inspection and you will get very useful information about how you can effectively save water, save money, and enhance your yard. To get more information and to participate click here.
There seems to be an abundance of water right now in Boulder, but we still live in an arid environment. Water-wise landscaping saves water & creates a less maintenance intensive landscape for you to maintain. Interested? The Center for Resource Conservation [CRC] is offering many free workshops on the topic in the near future. Here is a list of what the upcoming workshops:
Get the details on these events & register here.
Have a green thumb? Want to have a green thumb? Interested in a beautiful landscape without using tons of water? Then you will be interested in these upcoming water-wise landscaping classes. The Center for Resource Conservation partners with local water providers to offer numerous free seminars on the how-to’s of xeriscaping and other water-wise landscape practices. From getting started to more advanced topics, there is surely a seminar to suit your needs. They have some great classes coming up! Seminars are FREE and open to anyone.
Get the details and register for any seminars from this list here.
9 teams, 15 hours, to ReUse, ReDesign & ReImagine. The ReSource War design competition will be celebrated with two exciting opportunities to view the new ReSource Boulder showroom. Join the ReSource teams at an Awards Ceremony & Party on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 from 4pm – 7:30pm. Purchase tickets here.
Boulder County has a rich history of farming. Learn more about past and current agriculture by attending Boulder County’s 2013 Farm and Water Tours. Â Take a three hour tour of some of the agricultural lands and learn about the issues facing farming. You need to register ahead of time. Learn more here.
[August 20, 2013 . 5:15 to 8:30pm]
It is not too late to create a container garden! Love herbs? Here are some secrets for a successful container garden. 1. Get organized/know what you want to plant. 2. Gather your containers. 3. Get the right soil for your plants. 4. Watering is essential. 5. Choose sun vs. shade plants carefully. 6. Know your fertilizers. For more details from Design Mom click here.
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