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Inside Denver Urban Gardens: How you can get involved

​Denver Urban Gardens has over 100 gardens in and around Denver, so chances are, if you've live anywhere near or in Denver, you've seen one. Urban gardening provides community residents the oppurtunity to grow their own food, participate in urban renewal and to help local nonprofits out with h ... More >>

Parsley plants a rooftop garden

Jenny An​Despite Colorado's short growing season, there's a growing movement in town of restaurants starting their own gardens. And Parsley has taken the local movement to a new level -- its roof. The tiny, organically-minded lunch spot in the Golden Triangle has planted a garden on top of it ... More >>

Sunnyside sunflower seeds are used to cultivate a quick culture: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

​ Traditionally, several Native American groups planted sunflowers on the north side of their gardens as a "fourth sister" to complement the better known three sisters combination of corn, beans, and squash. Denver gardeners can cultivate a quick history and pay tribute to a north-side Denver ... More >>

Christian Guitierrez, Christopher Bagnall accused of destroying Boulder tulips

Flickr​At this writing, the most viewed Boulder Daily Camera article involves Christian Eduardo Guitierrez and Christopher James Bagnall II, 26-year-olds ticketed for allegedly picking, stomping or otherwise destroying tulips on the Pearl Street Mall. It's a uniquely Boulder story -- one that ... More >>

Letters: "I don't bother with Carmine's anymore"

Bedbugs: Stop Bugging Me uses Estes Park Super 8's dirty-hotel ranking to sell bug spray

TripAdvisor​ Bedbugs are the stuff of horror movies -- an army of bloodsuckers that sup on your flesh when you're most vulnerable. But they can be good for sales: The fear of getting eaten whilst sleeping is enough to convince most people to buy a product that claims to kill them. Combine that ... More >>

Bedbugs: Fort Collins man invents ThermalStrike, a box to bake bedbugs to death

​ When Mike Lindsey and his family traveled to Mexico in 2008 for Christmas, they brought home more than memories. Bedbugs, the subject of this week's cover story, "Bug Bedlam," hitched a ride from their rental house to the Lindseys' Fort Collins home.

Bedbugs: Infestation in Capitol Hill apartment complex estimated at 10,000 bugs (PHOTOS)

​ "Bug Bedlam," this week's cover story about Denver's bedbug infestation, has inspired readers to post stories of their own battles with the tiny bloodsuckers. One story, from the former manager of a Capitol Hill apartment complex, was accompanied by some of the most disgusting, creepy-crawly ... More >>

Bedbugs: Top five myths -- and the icky truth

​ Bedbugs, which are the subject of this week's feature, "Bug Bedlam," are truly creepy. If you need proof, watch these video clips of them sucking human blood, pooping and procreating. But nasty as they are, there are also some nasty rumors out there about them that are just plain fiction. ... More >>

Bug Bedlam! Denver's bedbug infestation one of the worst in the U.S.

Bedbugs: See a map of the addresses of all bedbug complaints made to the city in 2010

​ Denver's bedbug infestation has been called one of the worst in the country. But is that true? As explained in this week's cover story, "Bug Bedlam," it's tough to tell, since the city doesn't track bedbug infestations. But it does take complaints about them through the Department of Environ ... More >>

Bedbugs: Watch them suck human blood, defecate and have sex (VIDEO)

​Bob Hancock is a biology professor at Metro State College. He's also "Mosquito Man," star of the documentary The Bedbugs of London. In it, Hancock journeys to London in search of an infested hotel room in which to spend the night. Along the way, he offers facts about the bloodsuckers, as well ... More >>

Not-So-Secret Garden

Bed bug survey: The little suckers are everywhere, including church! Good God!

Mr. Bug, I presume.​ Yesterday, we told you that the bed bug-killahs are in town: An estimated 500 pest management professionals are attending the inaugural National Bed Bug Forum in Broomfield, which runs through tomorrow. The shindig is hosted by the National Pest Management Association, whi ... More >>

Bed bugs: National Bed Bug Forum for pro bug-killers being hosted in Broomfield

​ Right now, more than 500 people are meeting at a hotel in Broomfield to learn about one creepy, crawly, nationwide problem: bed bugs. The National Bed Bug Forum is the first event of its kind in recent memory, says Missy Henriksen, spokewoman for the National Pest Management Association. Why ... More >>

Denver gets a second new dog park near East High -- along with an urban garden

railyarddogs.orgRailyard Dog Park construction.​Students returning to East High School today can look forward to a lesson in community involvement over the next two years, courtesy of Denver's parks department. By the end of September, the city plans to demolish the former Safeway/Church in t ... More >>

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Urban homesteading deluxe with Fort owner Holly Arnold Kinney

Joel WarnerHolly Arnold Kinney and neighbor Matt Slater in Kinney's greenhouse​Most of the gardening operations I've been exploring as part of "Urbavore's Dilemma," my summer-long series on the local urban agriculture movement, are grassroots affairs: compost bins made from recycled plastic b ... More >>

Urbavore's Dilemma: Fort owner Holly Arnold Kinney uses her garden to dig into her past

Joel WarnerHolly Arnold Kinney and neighbor Matt Slater in Kinney's greenhouse​Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backy ... More >>

It's not easy being the greenhouses at Denver Botanic Gardens

For everything, there is a season -- and for this greenhouse, it's the last winter.​This week, crews at the Denver Botanic Gardens are removing ten greenhouses, many of which have been at the DBG's York Street site for decades, in advance of a $16 million renovation that should be completed by ... More >>

Urbavore's Dilemma: Introducing Heirloom Gardens, your friendly neighborhood farm

Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Chec ... More >>

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Channel your inner fairy or elf at this annual springtime parade.

Win a holiday party at Loews Denver Hotel

If your company has canceled its holiday party because of the economy, there's still hope! Loews Denver Hotel will be giving away a full holiday party to a local small business. To enter, a business manager must create a DVD or YouTube video explaining why his or her company should win, and do it fa ... More >>

A Green Thumb in the Eye

The Bulb Botanic

History Lesson

When it comes to the Southwest, English is the new Spanish.

Growing Concern

Old Matelski had a farm ...

Grow Forth

Best Free Service for Gardeners

CSU Master Gardener website

Best Garden Decor

The French Flat

Talking Shop

Paradise Found

The Plot Thickens

A fear of development is growing in community gardens around Denver.

Best Place to Find Replacements for Old Light Fixtures

Specialty Architectural Products

'Tis Better to Receive

The Original Dinner Party is serving up a rotten deal.

Green Acres

Rosedale Community Garden gives people a little piece of the prairie.

Best community project

Box Canyon Restoration, City Park

Best neighborhood greenhouse

Groundcovers Greenhouse and Nursery

Best high-altitude cultivars

Pleasant Avenue Nursery

Talking Shop

Paths of Glory.

The Secret Garden

North High school's Greenhouse Club keeps on growing.

Bella Dinner

Dig This

Walk on the Wild Side

Bugging Out

Greek Town's Taki Dadiotis wants to clean up Colfax, but angry tenants say he should start with his own apartments.

Life in a Fog

Did a dose of pesticides ruin a Denver family's health?

A Growing Boy

Gardening prodigy Jonah Bradley is already a perennial favorite.

GLOBEVILLE WARMING: DESPITE A RECENT TURF WAR, RESIDENTS ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS BUCK OLETSKI. HE'LL GIVE YOU THE DIRT ON HIS FAMILY.

YO VERMIN! HEY TRASH-OUTS! DAVE EMGE IS ON THE WARPATH. CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!GRIME & PUNISHMENT IT'S A DIRTY JOB, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT. FORTUNATELY, DAVE EMGE LOVES TO.