Friendly Wildlife Management

Living in the Front Range of Colorado is rewarding in a lot of ways – the views of the mountains, skiing, cheering for our favorite professional sports team whether it be the Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets or Avalanche.  We also have a great variety of wildlife that includes deer, elk, bear, a variety of wild birds, and cute little animals such as chipmunks, rabbits and even raccoons!  However, sometimes those adorable wildlife that we love to watch in the National Parks and as we drive along the Interstate Highways invade our yards and cause damage to our gardens, lawns, and landscape.  But………we don’t necessarily have to take drastic measures to manage wild animals in order to protect our home space.  There are many ways to deter
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Paw-Friendly Gardening

“Our new puppy ate our yard.”
“Help! Our terrier cut himself on the edging.”
“My cat wants ‘outside.’ How do I keep her safe?”

If you find yourself empathizing with these comments, or have even uttered one or two of them yourself, you might be interested in a new book called “Paw-Friendly Landscapes: How to Share the Turf When Your Backyard Belongs to Barney,” by Elizabeth Bublitz. Bublitz, who is teaching a class next week at the Gardens on pet-friendly landscaping, is the owner of a unique landscape design company called “Paw-Friendly Landscapes” – reputedly the only company in Colorado that specializes in designing child- and pet-friendly yards. The quotes above are from her book; her excerpt continues, “Do any of these scenarios sound familiar to you? Have you found yourself wondering
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