http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5The first one was fun; we all dug out together, smiling and wishing each other Merry Christmas! We were out in the evening, shoveling, amazed at the large flakes that fell so fast. We snapped dozens of pictures to share with family and friends in other climates. The mayor served hot chocolate to...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Short-Stories/Story~167530.aspx1/6/2007 11:44:20 AMCarol King Pansies are the "Old Dog Tray" of the plant world: they are gentle, they are kind, and you'll never, never find a better friend. They can survive wind, cold, snow, and are ever faithful, come spring they are there to lick your hand!* The pansy gets its name from the French word pensée meanin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~294753.aspx4/15/2007 4:20:38 PMCarol King http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~305677.aspx5/8/2007 5:52:39 PMCarol King That great dead header, Mother Nature visited my garden in north Lakewood this week. I saw the storm on the weather map and watched the crawler at the bottom of the screen tell me it was headed directly at me. For some reason, I decided that the weather people didn't know what they were talking ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~317359.aspx6/4/2007 4:54:37 PMCarol King Having lived for nearly thirty years in central Denver, and being a new citizen of Lakewood, I was unfamiliar with the cotton in the cottonwood. I mean, I knew about it; I just didn't KNOW about it. So this is what, the fifteenth or so day the cottonwoods have let go of their cotton? Parts of my...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~327437.aspx6/27/2007 5:40:49 PMCarol King In the garden with Carol It's the dog days of summer, and I am struggling to get through them. Not the dog days where one feels like crawling under the porch and sleeping in the cool dust with the dog, but the dog days of the original meaning from the ancient Romans: an evil time "when the seas...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~347561.aspx8/14/2007 10:19:52 AMCarol King Every gardener probably has an embarrassing weed story. An exotic plant pops up and is nurtured and later turns out to be a musk thistle. Or the new house has some gorgeous plant that resembles a sedum and is really myrtle spurge (on list A of the Noxious Weed Act of Colorado). The "morning glor...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Short-Stories/Story~513398.aspx8/26/2008 2:14:02 PMCarol King http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Sports/Story~518898.aspx9/9/2008 1:18:18 PMCarol King Jefferson County Colorado Master Gardeners were treated to a visit at the Gardens at Kendrick Lake Park last week. We were given a VIP tour by Greg Foreman , Urban Parks Specialist for the City of Lakewood and two of his top aides. Located on Jewell just west of Garrison, Kendrick Lake Park i...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Sports/Story~524147.aspx9/22/2008 12:38:06 PMCarol King http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Photos/Story~526672.aspx9/28/2008 4:19:09 PMCarol King Jefferson County Extension Office celebrated Master Gardener Achievement Night on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Jeffco Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Approximately 100 master gardeners and their guests attended the event. Rusty Collins , Extension Director and Heather Hodgin , Horticultu...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Announcements/General-Recognition/Story~548480.aspx11/15/2008 1:26:01 PMCarol King It's spring and in Jefferson County Colorado, gardeners are revving up for our favorite time of year. Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County offers a variety of services to assist you with your gardening needs. Do you have questions about caring for your lawn or shrubs? Would ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~599867.aspx4/5/2009 5:12:18 PMCarol King It's spring and in Jefferson County Colorado, gardeners are revving up for our favorite time of year. Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County offers a variety of services to assist you with your gardening needs. Do you have questions about caring for your lawn or shrubs? Would ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~599869.aspx4/5/2009 5:21:32 PMCarol King It's spring and in Jefferson County Colorado, gardeners are revving up for our favorite time of year. Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County offers a variety of services to assist you with your gardening needs. Do you have questions about caring for your lawn or shrubs? Would ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/General-News/Story~599874.aspx4/5/2009 5:27:49 PMCarol King It's spring and in Jefferson County Colorado, gardeners are revving up for our favorite time of year. Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County offers a variety of services to assist you with your gardening needs. Do you have questions about caring for your lawn or shrubs? Would ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Conifer/Stories/News/General-News/Story~599878.aspx4/5/2009 5:32:17 PMCarol King It's spring and in Jefferson County Colorado, gardeners are revving up for our favorite time of year. Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County offers a variety of services to assist you with your gardening needs. Do you have questions about caring for your lawn or shrubs? Would ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/News/General-News/Story~599879.aspx4/5/2009 5:36:29 PMCarol King It's spring and in Jefferson County Colorado, gardeners are revving up for our favorite time of year. Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County offers a variety of services to assist you with your gardening needs. Do you have questions about caring for your lawn or shrubs? Would ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/News/General-News/Story~599897.aspx4/5/2009 6:59:41 PMCarol King Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Planting Day, April 25, 2009 Story By Colorado Master Gardener, Joyce D'Agostino You've heard the expression, "cold hands, warm hearts". This certainly applied to a dedicated group of CSU Jefferson County Extension Master Gardeners (CMG) and other volunteers w...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/General-News/Story~608518.aspx4/27/2009 3:25:53 PMCarol King Story by Loay Boggess, Colorado Master Gardener, Jefferson County CSU Extension. A dozen Master Gardeners gathered at the Lakewood city greenhouse on a warm spring morning made warmer by being in the greenhouse. The fans were turned off so that we could hear manager Mollie Fendley introduce u...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~620288.aspx5/27/2009 6:45:59 PMCarol King Many of you lost your gardens Monday evening and want to know if there is anything at all to to do to mitigate the hail damage. Jefferson County Extension Agent Heather Mariel Hodgen gives this information from PlantTalk Colorado: "Successful first aid for a hail-damaged Garden depends on the...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~638549.aspx7/21/2009 12:10:30 PMCarol King Many of you lost your gardens Monday evening and want to know if there is anything at all to to do to mitigate the hail damage. Jefferson County Extension Agent Heather Mariel Hodgen gives this information from PlantTalk Colorado: "Successful first aid for a hail-damaged Garden depends on the...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/General-News/Story~638570.aspx7/21/2009 12:34:27 PMCarol King Many of you lost your gardens Monday evening and want to know if there is anything at all to to do to mitigate the hail damage. Jefferson County Extension Agent Heather Mariel Hodgen gives this information from PlantTalk Colorado: "Successful first aid for a hail-damaged Garden depends on the...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/General-News/Story~638572.aspx7/21/2009 12:35:51 PMCarol King Many of you lost your gardens Monday evening and want to know if there is anything at all to to do to mitigate the hail damage. Jefferson County Extension Agent Heather Mariel Hodgen gives this information from PlantTalk Colorado: "Successful first aid for a hail-damaged Garden depends on the...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/General-News/Story~638574.aspx7/21/2009 12:37:33 PMCarol King Dear Gardeners, We were visited by a terrible thunderstorm on Monday night which hit Arvada, Golden, Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County especially hard. The storm devastated the gardens of many Jeffco residents including those of our Colorado Master Gardeners. Here are some of thei...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/Weather/Story~640118.aspx7/24/2009 6:42:36 PMCarol King Dear Gardeners, We were visited by a terrible thunderstorm on Monday night which hit Arvada, Golden Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County especially hard. The storm devastated the gardens of many Jeffco residents including those of our Colorado Master Gardeners. Here are some of their...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/Weather/Story~640194.aspx7/25/2009 3:03:08 PMCarol King Dear Gardeners, We were visited by a terrible thunderstorm on Monday night which hit Arvada, Golden Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County especially hard. The storm devastated the gardens of many Jeffco residents including those of our Colorado Master Gardeners. Here are some of their...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Weather/Story~640195.aspx7/25/2009 3:08:27 PMCarol King Dear Gardeners, We were visited by a terrible thunderstorm on Monday night which hit Arvada, Golden Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County especially hard. The storm devastated the gardens of many Jeffco residents including those of our Colorado Master Gardeners. Here are some of their...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Weather/Story~640197.aspx7/25/2009 3:12:05 PMCarol King Dear Gardeners, We were visited by a terrible thunderstorm on Monday night which hit Arvada, Golden Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County especially hard. The storm devastated the gardens of many Jeffco residents including those of our Colorado Master Gardeners. Here are some of their...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Weather/Story~640198.aspx7/25/2009 3:12:06 PMCarol King Story by Mary Small, Extension Agent, CSU Extension, Jefferson County The Jefferson County Plant Diagnostic Clinic reports that metro area ash trees are not faring well. Some trees have scattered dead branches, while others appear at least half dead. Some are prematurely dropping leaves. Whi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~645129.aspx8/10/2009 3:56:02 PMCarol King Story by Mary Small, Extension Agent, CSU Extension, Jefferson County The Jefferson County Plant Diagnostic Clinic reports that metro area ash trees are not faring well. Some trees have scattered dead branches, while others appear at least half dead. Some are prematurely dropping leaves. Whi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/General-News/Story~645136.aspx8/10/2009 4:32:36 PMCarol King