The Foundation: CSU Funding Options are a High Priority
The CHREF Board of Directors met on March 9th to discuss business with new directors as well as funding for CSU initiatives beyond the...
Understanding Your Insurance Policy
Insurance policies are written in a unique “language” that takes time and practice to fully understand. This means, in many cases, policies can be...
Mengmeng Gu is New HLA Department Head
Colorado State University (CSU) welcomes Mengmeng Gu, Ph.D., as the new Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) department head in the College of Agricultural Sciences....
Woody Plant Trials on Colorado’s Western Slope
By James E. Klett, Ph.D.
Professor & Landscape Horticultural Specialist
Colorado State University
As part of our multi-site woody plant trials throughout Colorado, one site is at...
CHREF Update
CHREF Donates to Three CSU Hort Research Projects
The Board of Directors of the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) would again like to...
Plant Select® Introductions & Top Performers from the Past
Three Featured 2019 Plants
Plant Select® is the country’s leading source of plants designed to thrive in the high plains and intermountain region. It is...
CHREF Update
Big changes are in the works for the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF). In addition to the continual funding of research, ongoing...
How to Help Customers with Weed Problems
There’s never a dull moment in the weed world, professes State Weed Coordinator Steve Ryder of the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), adding that...
Have You Heard About This Pine Killing Bug?
The pine wilt nematode is not something most of us in the Mountain West have heard of before. I personally came to learn about...
Hellebores for Colorado
A robust, relatively new perennial to many Colorado gardens is the genus Helleborus (common name: hellebores). The leathery leaves, which are mainly evergreen, are...
