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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...
Managing Catastrophic Losses – An Insurance Perspective
Colorado has experienced many weather-related catastrophic losses in the past and will see more in the future. Hail, wind and wildfire top the list....
Smart Plant Substitution Solutions for Popular Eastern Plants
Combing through spring plant catalogs is such delicious eye candy and a glorious spring ritual for gardeners coming out of winter hibernation. However, most...
Top Weed Problems for Residential Landscapes
Many of us enjoy both "formal" and "informal" garden areas. Formal gardens are where the plants are familiar and desirable, while the informal areas may...
Top 5 Garden Diseases in 2020
2020 was quite the year for natural disasters, wasn’t it? COVID-19. Severe weather. Wildfire. With COVID stay-at-home orders, many more people took time last...
Plantivity: Rooted in Grower and Customer Success
Interesting company name, how did it come about?
As a well-meaning gift from Katy’s dad, he provided us with a branding specialist who came up...
Woodburn Nursery and Azaleas, Inc.: A Strong Commitment to High-Quality Plants
How did the company get started?
Starting out by raising mink and growing cane berries and filberts, Bob and Jean Fessler founded Woodburn in 1961....
Deciduous Trees for Winter Interest
Often when people think of trees in winter naturally the first image that comes to mind is that of evergreen conifers such as spruce,...
Four Problematic Garden Insects
Over the past year many homeowners have given increased attention to their yards and gardens. Their awareness has also increased about the kinds of...
CHREF Scholarship Winners Announced
By Mike Schleining, CCNP
CHREF Board Member
2015-16 & 2016-17 CHREF Scholarship Recipient
As you know, the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) relies on fundraisers...













