March teases spring along the Front Range, but patience still wins. Get Keith Funk’s Colorado-specific tips for lawn, seeds, pruning, and more.
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Keith Funk
Keith Funk has been a trusted voice in Colorado horticulture for more than three decades. He hosts The Garden Wise Show on Legends 810 AM / 95.3 FM, taking listener questions live every Saturday morning from the high country to the plains, and owns JK Communications, the show's production company. Off the air he has guided gardeners at Echter's and now at Nick's Garden Center, writes Q&A features for Colorado Gardener, and has had his own water-wise, four-season Denver gardens featured on garden tours.
Forsythia: Colorado’s First Sign of Spring | Garden Wise
Forsythia is Colorado’s spring starter pistol—blooming on bare stems before winter gives up. Keith breaks down how to grow, prune, and force it indoors.
Birdhouses in Colorado: Sizes, Placement, and Care Tips
Colorado gardeners: get the right birdhouse sizes, placement tips, and annual care advice from Keith Funk and finally get tenants every spring.
February – The Garden Wise Journal – Newsletter
The Garden Wise Journal Gardening is more than a hobby. It is a lifestyle. Welcome to The Garden Wise Journal Here in Colorado the garden is tucked under snow, but the gardening spirit is wide awake. February is the month for dreaming, planning, sorting seeds, and...
Garden Myth Busters: Rocks or gravel in the bottom of pots improves drainage
Myth: You should put rocks or gravel in the bottom of containers to improve drainage. Reality: Research shows this actually creates a perched water table, keeping water higher in the soil column and leading to soggier roots, not better drainage. It also takes up...
February Garden Tips
February is an exciting month in the garden. Spring is just around the corner, and my imagination is running wild with plans, ideas, dreams, and a serious case of cabin fever. Time to get out of the house and get myself to as many garden centers as possible. Time to...