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2023 Themes 


January:
New Year Kick-off & Biodiversity

February:
Garden and Habitat Planning

March:
Soil Health and Regenerative Practices

April:
Tree Planting & Tree Care

May:
Biodiverse Places and Spaces

June:
Drought & Water Use

July:
Community Heat Impacts & Mitigation Strategies

August:
Wildfire Resilient Landscapes

September:
Pollinators & Insects

October:
Harvest / Regenerative Agriculture

November:
Seeds – Adaptations & Propagation Methods

December:
Off-Season Yard Care / Compost as a Climate Resource

Tree Planting Instructions

Tree Planting Instructions

Boulder's dry climate and generally poor, alkaline soils present some difficulties for trees. Our soils are usually a shallow layer of compact clay with rocks, over a very dense clay subsoil that is hard for roots to penetrate. Healthy, long-lived urban trees get off to a good start when we pay attention to some tree-planting fundamentals. The following instructions have been shared with over 8,000 trees, which Your Neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm has grown from seed and given away in Boulder over the past 15 years.

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The Best Ways To Water Trees In Our Dry, Colorado Climate

The Best Ways To Water Trees In Our Dry, Colorado Climate

If you looked out across the Colorado Front Range hundreds of years ago, you would have seen grassy plains and very few trees. Growing trees in our region is difficult in wet years, let alone in drought years. What can you do during the hot, dry summer to help our leafy friends?

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