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August 05, 2026

Continuing with the gardens on the Denver Open Days Tour in June, let’s visit the garden of Steve Aegerter, owner of Garden Guy Designs. Even before I stepped out of my car, I was wowed by a rainbow of flowering prickly pear cactus.

Orange may ha...


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August 03, 2026 First view of the Rocky Mountains from the road

Turns out, moving 900 miles to a new state and downsizing houses is a walloping big life change. If you’ve wondered why I’ve been quiet on the blog for the past month, that’s why!

To recap, this spring we s...


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July 07, 2026

A pocket-sized garden with flowery exuberance was my next stop on the Denver Open Days Tour in June, sponsored by the Garden Conservancy. Arms uplifted in joy, a metal godde...


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July 05, 2026

Last month, five Denver-area gardens were open to the public during an Open Day sponsored by the Garden Conservancy. Five more garden tours — yippee, I’m in!

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July 04, 2026

The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of Washington’s death), and within the park is the Mount Vernon Garden. What better day than the 250th birthday of America to share a stroll around the garden?

Under a sunset sky earlier this week, the meadow garden ...


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