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Kick off the summer with 11th annual Gardens on Tour

private residences, Durango Hot Springs and library greenspace to be featured

June 9, 2024

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Photo: Going green

Another sign of spring, Kroegers opens greenhouse

May 2, 2024

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Darrin Parmenter is climbing the trellis at CSU Extension

director and horticulture agent of the La Plata County office has taken a regional leadership position

March 9, 2024

Get Growing

Getting your seeds started

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season.…

March 3, 2024

From the Extension Office

Old school vs new school – raised beds

I wonder if ‘old school’ gardeners are anything like ‘old school’ skiers, or bikers, or even students. You know, they…

February 4, 2024

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Durango School District 9-R to host grand opening for outdoor learning lab

1 officially complete after the district raised $460,000

September 19, 2023

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Dedication of Durango Literary Garden celebrates books, culture and nature

‘Literature has always been tied to the outside and natural world’ says library employee

July 4, 2023

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Durango woman’s prized red poppies plucked from garden

Waters awoke to find her 'pride and joy’ red flowers had vanished

June 15, 2023

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SOIL lab and community garden reenters fundraising mode after ribbon-cutting celebration Saturday

beside Riverview Elementary serves as learning space for students, growing place for visitors

June 3, 2023

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With spring in air, The Hive decides its thyme for growth with a community garden

space features a mural of an octopus weaving between garden beds and seating areas

May 3, 2023

New Mexico

Elder’s Greenhouse & Garden to open

Greenhouse will open for the season April 1

March 27, 2023

Local News

Photos: Planting a fence

Rob Peper, left, and Robert Talley build the last sections of an 850-foot-long fence on Tuesday around the SOIL Outdoor…

February 7, 2023

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Something on your mind? Set it free in a ‘botanic inspiration wheel’ at Durango library

go of thoughts or practice marriage proposals by writing notes and sending them into the cosmos

October 19, 2022

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Riverview science teacher shares specs on SOIL Community Garden project

Durango Parks and Recreation marks $25,000 in contributing funds

October 14, 2022

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Ohana Kuleana honors founder before community garden’s closure

Lieb leased the land and allowed gardeners to work it for more than 10 years

September 12, 2022

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Xeriscaping trend keeps growing in Durango

shortages make grass-reduced landscaping more appealing

July 23, 2022

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Veterans celebrate 50th anniversary of service at Durango Botanic Gardens

Members of USS Edwards meet to commemorate their time in Vietnam

July 19, 2022

Regional News

Top horticulturalist will talk about famed rock gardens at Kew

Freeth to speak July 24 in Durango

July 16, 2022

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Environmental groups partner to highlight pollinators’ crucial role

Workshop will teach property owners how create habitat for bees, butterflies and other insects

May 17, 2022

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Bayfield FFA takes second in state competition

holding annual plant sale this Saturday and May 14

May 6, 2022

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Local farms producing crops for Pine River Shares

Produce is part of Field to Fork program

May 3, 2022

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Dolores board approves community garden in Joe Rowell Park

Produce will be distributed to anyone in need with a Dolores address

April 29, 2022

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Durango School District works to build community garden

Ohana Kuleana listed for sale, Riverview Elementary hopes to grow something new

April 26, 2022

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Literary Garden begins to grow at Durango Public Library

will feature six themed gardens within it

August 28, 2021