Are you sitting at your desk right now? On the couch? What do you see when you look around? Does your space make you happy? No? Let’s fix that by connecting with nature and bringing it into view.

We are getting close. The weather is warming up, the seeds you planted in January have turned into little green seedlings full of promise. It’s all so very exciting! I hate to be a buzzkill, but the weeds are starting to pop up now as well. Let’s discuss.

It’s been a tough couple of years. No joke. The global pandemic and associated upheaval make my head hurt. But gardening is an act of hope and also good for the soul.

Restaurant gardens can be placed out behind the restaurant but why not make them an integral part of the dining experience?

It’s so tempting isn’t it? All those seed packets, clean starter trays, a vision. Hold the phone…err, spade. There are other things you can do in February to get your garden fix.

It may not feel like we have turned the corner towards spring just yet, but it will be here before you know it, I promise. While you wait, (taps pencil impatiently) let’s look at what you can do to feel like a gardener in the winter in Colorado.

The seed catalogs are arriving and the dreaming and planning can now begin in earnest. So many options. Where do you begin?