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Don't Use Peat Moss - A Story From An Irish Peat Bog
I've made a few videos about the use of peat moss as a soil amendment. Harvesting Peat Moss is an ecological disaster. I got the chance to see peat bogs in person in Ireland. See what they look like and traditional method of harvest to heat homes.
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The "Dirt" on Soil Amendments
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Organic soil amendments are like a magic elixir for the soil. The Front Range Gardener bought four soil amendments at a big-box hardware store and show how and when to use each of them. 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Manure 03:22 Peat Moss 05:36 Mid-grade Amendments 07:34 Alternatives #coloradogardening #gardening #gardeningtips
Shade Garden Plants for a Cold Climate Like Here in Colorado
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Shade in the garden can be a problem or an opportunity. Take a tour of my shade garden, and I will show you the varieties of plants that I grow here in Colorado. Plants include Oregon grape, creeping Oregon grape, hosta, coral bells, English primrose, brunnera, begonia, coleus, vinca, creeping Jenny, impatiens, and rush. #gardening #coloradogardening
Grow Mint to Make Mojitos: Growing Tips, Recipes, and a Taste Test of Mint Varieties
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If you love gardening and drinking as much as I do, you should grow your own mint and make delicious mojitos. I'll show you how to select mint varieties, grow mint, and make a delicious mojito. Which mint variety makes the best mojito? I put four varieties of mint to a taste test. I was surprised at the result. The Oxo muddler can be found at Amazon. www.amazon.com/OXO-SteeL-Muddler-Non-Scratch...
June Tips for Your Colorado Garden
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If you're going to do it in the garden, do it in the month of June. The Front Range Gardener shares five things that you can do in your June Garden. Anything and everything can be planted in June. This is the end of the spring planting season for perennials. It's a great time to plant containers and beds of annuals. June is finally the month to get warm season crops like tomatoes and zinnias in...
5 Tips for Colorado Gardening in May
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If you don't garden in May, you either don't garden at all, or you live on the wrong side of the planet. The Front Range Gardener offers you five tips for your Colorado landscape garden in the month of May. 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Plant Containers 02:03 Plant Annuals 03:07 Plant Summer Bulbs 04:01 Divide Perennials 05:04 Turn On Your Sprinklers 06:42 Conclusion #coloradogardening #maygardening
February in Your Colorado Garden
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February in Your Colorado Garden
Colorado Native Shrubs for Amazing Fall Color in Your Landscape
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Colorado Native Shrubs for Amazing Fall Color in Your Landscape
Here are my Garden Failures from this Past Year
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Here are my Garden Failures from this Past Year
Don't Plant these Colorado Native Trees I Hate in the Landscape
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Don't Plant these Colorado Native Trees I Hate in the Landscape
Fall Projects in My Colorado Landscape
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Fall Projects in My Colorado Landscape
Rose Planting in USDA Hardiness Zone 5 Like Here in Colorado
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Rose Planting in USDA Hardiness Zone 5 Like Here in Colorado
Favorite Colorado Native Trees for Front Range Landscapes
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Favorite Colorado Native Trees for Front Range Landscapes
Split Hostas to get More Plants for Your Shade Garden
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Split Hostas to get More Plants for Your Shade Garden
Should You Prune in Fall in Your Colorado Landscape?
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Should You Prune in Fall in Your Colorado Landscape?
July Colorado Gardening Tips
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July Colorado Gardening Tips
Don't Buy a Gas Lawn Mower
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Don't Buy a Gas Lawn Mower
Colorado Gardeners: What to Do in June
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Colorado Gardeners: What to Do in June
Colorado Hummingbirds Beating the Snow
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Colorado Hummingbirds Beating the Snow
5 Tips for May Colorado Gardening
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5 Tips for May Colorado Gardening
5 Ideas for April in Your Colorado Garden
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5 Ideas for April in Your Colorado Garden
Why, When and How to Prune Deciduous Trees in Your Colorado Garden
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Why, When and How to Prune Deciduous Trees in Your Colorado Garden
Grow Live Christmas Trees in Your Colorado Garden
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Grow Live Christmas Trees in Your Colorado Garden
Best Shrubs for Winter Interest in Your Colorado Landscape
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Best Shrubs for Winter Interest in Your Colorado Landscape
November in Your Colorado Garden
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November in Your Colorado Garden
Update on the Mid-Summer Refresh of Your Colorado Garden
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Update on the Mid-Summer Refresh of Your Colorado Garden
Don't Plant Aspen Trees in Your Colorado Landscape
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Don't Plant Aspen Trees in Your Colorado Landscape
Mid-Summer Refresh for Your Colorado Garden
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Mid-Summer Refresh for Your Colorado Garden
Plant Summer Flowering Bulbs in Spring in Your Colorado Garden
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Plant Summer Flowering Bulbs in Spring in Your Colorado Garden
Don't Wait Until Mother's Day to Start Your Colorado Garden
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Don't Wait Until Mother's Day to Start Your Colorado Garden

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  • @mimiedeslateplayer8826
    @mimiedeslateplayer8826 7 днів тому

    Thank you! Watching here in Europe 😆😅😛😝😜🤪😂🤣

  • @Jakereviewsall
    @Jakereviewsall 16 днів тому

    Its now November and our hummingbirds are still very active. The bears have never touched our feeders, they go after the garbage if anything.

  • @arisolisB
    @arisolisB 20 днів тому

    🌺🌺🌺Beautiful🌺🌺🌺

  • @coloradotulips
    @coloradotulips 20 днів тому

    Gorgeous! Sometimes a few hours sitting in an inch of water before planting also really helps them out, I think! I love what you’ve done with having the trio in one pot. I might have to do that this year!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 20 днів тому

      That's a great tip. I've done that with a stubborn bulb to jump start it.

  • @coloradotulips
    @coloradotulips 29 днів тому

    Wow - I hope you’re having a great time in Ireland. Thanks for this video!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 27 днів тому

      I did have a great time in Ireland. Thanks for watching.

  • @beefymcskillet5601
    @beefymcskillet5601 Місяць тому

    I love mine. I use it for all my garden tools and my scissors

  • @claytond6898
    @claytond6898 Місяць тому

    Liberal dipsh!t

  • @morrismonet3554
    @morrismonet3554 Місяць тому

    Peat moss is still the king of garden amendments, and always will be.

  • @ILuvRum
    @ILuvRum Місяць тому

    More woke environmentalist BS. When does it stop?

    • @morrismonet3554
      @morrismonet3554 Місяць тому

      Never. These people with their holier than thou attitude think they know what's best for everyone else and will never quit telling you that.

  • @roywarriner8441
    @roywarriner8441 Місяць тому

    Location is everything, Canadian peat moss is higher quality and is sustainable.

    • @JamesCopeland-i1j
      @JamesCopeland-i1j Місяць тому

      All peat is sustainable, for a given rate of consumption. Just don't exceed generation.

  • @michaelrudolph7003
    @michaelrudolph7003 Місяць тому

    It’s such an ecological disaster that everything has been returned exactly to the way it was in a short time after centuries of removing it. Oh the HUMANITY!

  • @melhawk6284
    @melhawk6284 Місяць тому

    Ive heard it stinks like hell when its burned too!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener Місяць тому

      I found the aroma kind of pleasing. But I can see how not everyone would like it. Thanks for watching.

    • @ILuvRum
      @ILuvRum Місяць тому

      @@FrontRangeGardener You must be a scotch drinker.

    • @ILuvRum
      @ILuvRum Місяць тому

      They do still burn it in Scotland to fire the malting floors used to dry the malted barley, giving "peated" Scotch its distinctive flavor. A bit in Ireland too now.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener Місяць тому

      @ILuvRum I do like Scotch, but not if the smokey peat flavor is overpowering. Thanks for watching.

  • @jessicaw1839
    @jessicaw1839 Місяць тому

    Thanks for the ecologically sound advice.

  • @Vanpham-xe3oj
    @Vanpham-xe3oj Місяць тому

    I’m at 8700ft is that high enough? I have about 6 acres and have a small grove in the back yard. I was thinking it would be nice to have more. What do you think? Thanks for the informative video.

  • @michaelshorts9436
    @michaelshorts9436 Місяць тому

    Ireland looks amazing.

  • @mayyasegura6219
    @mayyasegura6219 Місяць тому

    Where are you in Colorado? We are in Parker and my mums have been blooming for 5 weeks. It is their 1st year

  • @C.R886
    @C.R886 2 місяці тому

    Can asters be perennial in flower pots?

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener Місяць тому

      Plants in pots experience colde temperatures in their roots. Subtract two hardiness zones for potted plants. Asters are rated for hardiness zones 3-8, so they might survive a zone 5 winter in a pot.

  • @mollypitcher9380
    @mollypitcher9380 2 місяці тому

    Asters are better because pollinators are attracted to them, not the mums.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 2 місяці тому

      I agree! I have an aster that is blooming now in my yard.

  • @theamaturepro
    @theamaturepro 2 місяці тому

    I purposely run my system when it rains to take advantage of the extra water. Usually it doesn't rain long enough to really water the lawn, but adding it to my sprinklers makes a significant difference. Rain water is always better, it's like fertilizer. I assume it picks up nitrogen out of the air along with other elements like carbon that really help green up the lawn. Watering for 10 minutes while it rains has the same effect as watering for 20 minutes when it's hot. It looks stupid, but I highly recommend it. Being the Front Range Gardener, I'm not sure if that's a reference to Eastern Colorado, but if so, I'm on the Western Slope.

  • @mapiador
    @mapiador 2 місяці тому

    I bought one of these sharpening tool at Lowe's and I love it and use it all the time...

  • @samodyssa9185
    @samodyssa9185 2 місяці тому

    What if the pine tree is still a baby around 18 inches tall?

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 2 місяці тому

      Still possible it's OK. If the needles at the tip of the branches are green, it may be healthy.

  • @phillyhope27
    @phillyhope27 2 місяці тому

    Will you please explain the trees here in Colorado, I don't know the native trees. I don't know if I'm sitting under an elm, walnut, etc. The blue spruce is my favorite. Some of these trees look like a blend of mosquite and mimosa.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 2 місяці тому

      I have a video on my favorite native trees for Front Range landscapes. ua-cam.com/video/R3V-vcCvKvk/v-deo.html There is a phone app, Picture This, which is pretty good for identifying plants. Google Lens does a decent job too.

    • @phillyhope27
      @phillyhope27 2 місяці тому

      @@FrontRangeGardener Thanks

  • @JS-gt5bh
    @JS-gt5bh 2 місяці тому

    Mine is turning brown this summer. I lightly sprayed Roundup to kill weeds underneath the tree not thinking it would damage the tree?🤔 However, I think the hot weather this summer is the reason. I was not watering much. I had 2 others that died years ago when Denver went into drought. This one now is about 35 years old and probably 25 feet high. I have had a few branches go brown in other years no weed killer anywhere. Will leave it for a couple years to see if it recovers? The trunk is quite large 😊

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 2 місяці тому

      35 years is pretty old for an aspen in the Front Range. They aren't well adapted to our hot summers, and they do need more water than some species that are better adapted to the Front Range. I believe that Roundup works by being absorbed into foliage, so I doubt that is the cause of the aspen's decline. Thanks for watching.

  • @thatarmyveteranguy2490
    @thatarmyveteranguy2490 3 місяці тому

    Here at the Gulf Coast of Florida, they feed year round, but primarily in Summer to Fall seasons.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 2 місяці тому

      I never expected my video about Colorado hummingbirds to get such a wide audience. Thanks for watching.

  • @keatonhamilton5780
    @keatonhamilton5780 3 місяці тому

    Our house came with 9 aspens, in a neighborhood where they are not allowed. Don’t know how previous owners got that done. One snapped in wind already. One hardly leafed out this year. One infested with ants. Should we just cut them all down? What is a good tree to take their place? Shoots are popping up from the healthiest ones. I love the look and wondering if I should keep a few. Thank you!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      If you like the look of aspens, there are birch varieties that are better behaved. There are lots of great conifers that thrive here too.

  • @keatonhamilton5780
    @keatonhamilton5780 3 місяці тому

    Hi Michael, moved a year ago from sea level Southern California to north Colorado Springs. So much to learn. My backyard landscaping is about 40% rock. Wanting to plant a few perennials in the next few weeks. Might try some more grasses, one Russian sage and sone blue tone shrubs. Suggestions welcome. Really appreciate your knowledge!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      Welcome to Colorado. I plan to start my Fall planting in 2-3 weeks. Ornamental grasses are great. Karl Foerster is widely available and has 3-season interest. Russian sage is very hardy. I like the blue-flower spireas like 'Dark knight'. There are a lot of great purple salvia varieties, which are lower growing. All of these shrubs attract pollinators. English lavenders thrive in our climate.

  • @emmiehansen
    @emmiehansen 3 місяці тому

    My neighbor planted aspens when our homes were brand new. The trees died within a few years, but we got lots of volunteers. We let several grow tall and for the last 7-8 years they have been beautiful. We are seeing some branches die back now and the worst part is that our lawn is chock full of aspen knots because they get whacked with every mow. It’s really awful.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      I cut down my last two aspens this year. The shoots are still coming up in my lawn.

  • @lounes7622
    @lounes7622 3 місяці тому

    We re looking to plants 5 plant for little privacy in my backyard, which ones would you recommend us , we are in denver colorado

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      If you have enough room, pinyon pines can work. Arborvitae (non-native) can work in a smaller space. Thanks for watching.

  • @keeparizonawild156
    @keeparizonawild156 3 місяці тому

    Gambel Oak is a massive food producer for wildlife

  • @keeparizonawild156
    @keeparizonawild156 3 місяці тому

    Hate is definitely a strong word. Not sure how you could hate any of these species. Everything has pluses and minuses.

  • @coloradotulips
    @coloradotulips 3 місяці тому

    Great info, thank you!

  • @marilynn76
    @marilynn76 3 місяці тому

    Thanks; this was really informative. Love the animals! 🐴🐑 My soil is pretty much all heavy clay, so maybe I'll be going with mushroom amendment? Broomfield offers free mulch at our branch recycling center. Is that different than using a bagged amendment?

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      I had fun recording the animal segment. Mulch is different than soil amendment. Mulch is spread on top of the soil to retain moisture, inhibit weeds, prevent soil compaction. Mulch from your municipal government is great, but it's a different application than soil amendment.

    • @marilynn76
      @marilynn76 3 місяці тому

      @@FrontRangeGardener Good to know, thanks!

  • @FishMontana1
    @FishMontana1 3 місяці тому

    Cannot disagree more with your first choice tree. Unless you buy a dwarf variety, a blue spruce should not be planted in a typical 1/4 acre yard. These trees get gigantic, there is no space for them. To maintain many of these trees, people skirt them (cutting off the bottom 6-10 ft of the branches). These trees support the snow loads by balancing on those bottom branches. When skirted, the trees become extremely top heavy and fall over in big snows or high winds. Also, the pruning of these trees leaves them misshapen and weird looking. Every blue spruce in my neighborhood has been pruned aggressively and now looks just plain wrong, including the giant tree in my front yard that will eventually need to be remove because it is too big. All that being said -- I do love and have had a globe blue spruce that was magnificent.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      There are a number of smaller varieties of Colorado blue spruce. I have a beautiful globe blue spruce myself. I hate the skirt look too.

  • @jacobmeis1249
    @jacobmeis1249 3 місяці тому

    This guy is a perfect example of the trashy people that moved to Colorado and are ruining it. Thank God he is in trashy castle rock!

  • @jessicaw1839
    @jessicaw1839 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for this info! I'll be able to use these types of products as soon as I can finish pulling up all of the landscape fabric the previous owners put in under the mulch. Some of it was put down in 5-6 layers of fabric overlapping! It's 20 years old so the plants and roots (and weeds) have grown in between the layers, and the soil underneath is awful. It's just hard packed clay. It's REALLY slow going work, but we're getting there! Your soil looks beautiful!!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      Now you know why I hate landscape fabrics so much. Thanks for watching.

  • @JayHoldridge
    @JayHoldridge 3 місяці тому

    Are those the yellow river iris? I just planted some that were divided off a friend’s yard colony

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      I don't know the exact variety.

    • @JayHoldridge
      @JayHoldridge 3 місяці тому

      @@FrontRangeGardener oh ok, no worries and thank you for all the information you provide!

  • @GDSavingThePast
    @GDSavingThePast 3 місяці тому

    The past few years I have been just using mushroom compost and so far I am happy with the results. Thanks for the comparisons.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      I plan to use mushroom compost more often myself. The harvesting of peat moss is too destructive. Thanks for watching.

  • @thatotherguy7596
    @thatotherguy7596 3 місяці тому

    It is against the law to plant cottonwoods in Fort Collins unless they are cottonless.

  • @davidhazen2394
    @davidhazen2394 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the info. I alrady planted my appen trees and are consdering removing them. I have the main tree abotu 40 feet high and 10 shooters that are 4-6 feet. If I wanted to kill all of these, How would I do it. I appreciate your hlep, Thank you

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      I recently had my last aspen removed, and the stump ground. I expect to be pulling up shoots for a few years. The more of the roots you get pull up, the better. Thanks for watching.

  • @coloradotulips
    @coloradotulips 3 місяці тому

    I’m going to have to try some lupine! And I love the dianthus. One of the best for overwintering in my own garden. Looks gorgeous!

  • @ceebee8042
    @ceebee8042 3 місяці тому

    Gorgeous ladies

  • @offworkhours
    @offworkhours 3 місяці тому

    What is your recommendation for a deciduous tree that attracts the least amount of bugs and requires the least maintenance for a small front yard (20 x 20)? I thought about a Rocky Mountain Maple but I don't then I have to deal with maple bugs. Looked at a bur oak but they get pretty tall and I heard horror stories about oak borers.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      I have Tatarian Maples that I really like. They are not that big. Autumn Blaze Maple is another good option. For a small tree, thornless cockspur Hawthorne is good, but aphids like it.

    • @offworkhours
      @offworkhours 3 місяці тому

      @@FrontRangeGardener Thanks for replying! I will see if I can find a good price on a Tatarian Maple.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 3 місяці тому

      @@offworkhours sales start in September.

  • @lauralake7430
    @lauralake7430 4 місяці тому

    Is landscape gardening gardening for small yards , like less than quarter acre? Or big lots like an acre? Or park like settings of 5 acres or more?

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 4 місяці тому

      The objective of landscape gardening is to make your property look good. This is in contrast to gardening to grow food. You can landscape garden on any size lot. My lot is about a quarter acre.

  • @patrickdaugharty7475
    @patrickdaugharty7475 4 місяці тому

    All good choices, except the Ponderosa pine. The deer in my neighborhood just devastate the lower branches. I would use concolor much more often than blue spruce, which are subject to tip back.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 4 місяці тому

      Your experience with ponderosa pine is very interesting to me. I live in a neighborhood that is essentially a ponderosa pine forest, and we are full of deer, and I haven't seen the same problem. I love the concolor fir. It's too bad it's not planted more widely. Thanks for watching.

  • @kristie8357
    @kristie8357 4 місяці тому

    What do u mean by front and back range?

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 4 місяці тому

      In Colorado, the Front Range refers to the cities to the east of the Rocky Mountains - Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and more.

    • @michellekelly3862
      @michellekelly3862 2 місяці тому

      In Colorado, the western slope is referred to as the front range because of

    • @michellekelly3862
      @michellekelly3862 2 місяці тому

      It is named after the mountain range that forms its western boundary. It is a part of the Rocky Mountains

  • @kelsil7622
    @kelsil7622 4 місяці тому

    You are funny 😅 Thanks for the gardening tips.

  • @kelsil7622
    @kelsil7622 4 місяці тому

    Hi! I just discovered your channel and this video. Amazing number of hummingbirds at one feeder! Thoroughly enjoyed it. ❤ Yes, please post more with birds too. Also, I noticed the hummingbird feeder you used has the perches a little too far for them to stand and rest while they feed though. You could add a strip of hot glue for them to have something to grip on, with their tiny little feet. (Not sure how well it would work in our Colorado climate). I love gardening and my husband and I love feeding the birds too. We get our feeders from Wild Birds Unlimited. Anyway, thank you for posting! I will have to check out more of your videos!

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching. I have upgraded that feeder. I'll check the perch distance on that one.

  • @vasaguy7624
    @vasaguy7624 4 місяці тому

    I live on 5 acres in castle rock and would say 75% of the property is shrub oak and I love it. Provides shade to the hiking paths I have built and shelter for many animals.

    • @FrontRangeGardener
      @FrontRangeGardener 4 місяці тому

      Five acres is the right size to enjoy Gambel Oak. I may have been a bit harsh on them. Should I make an apology video?

    • @angelakantola3981
      @angelakantola3981 2 місяці тому

      Please do make a Gambel Oak apology video. I agree it’s probably not great for suburban landscapes. But I believe our state butterfly depends on it. And it provides important food and shelter for lots of other wildlife. I always worry that after wildfires (e.g., the Quarry Fire in my Deer Creek Canyon neighborhood) people will go on a rampage of eradicating this native tree. We do have to manage it close to our homes in the WUI, but it still belongs in foothills habitat.

  • @bryanvarney3383
    @bryanvarney3383 4 місяці тому

    Never seen any videos before, the whole time I watched this I'm saying to my self if Aspen is not the number 1 this guy is dumb... He is definitely not...

  • @lisaberlin708
    @lisaberlin708 4 місяці тому

    Here is something to know about Angel Wing Begonias: in the Summer, put them outside in a shady area. Then bring them inside for Fall and Winter, but keep them in a sunny location. They will bloom all year long. Good luck!