As water conservation becomes increasingly urgent across Colorado, landscaping trends are evolving to prioritize ...

Colorado spruce (Picea pungens), the species with the popular blue-needled cultivars, struggles in Maryland growing conditions. As such, it is at risk for several problems that cause dieback and ...

Colorado spruce is a bit picky about soil, requiring moist, mildly acidic soils. Planted appropriately, they are drought tolerant. They are attractive trees, often sporting silvery-blue needles ...

Plus questions on caterpillars on Colorado blue spruce, gorgeous plowers spilling over a boulder wall, on baptisia or blue ...

These are lichens. Lichens are non-destructive, living organisms composed of a fungus and algae living in a symbiotic ...

Then-Colorado U.S. Sen. Gordon Allott offered up a Colorado blue spruce from the Arkansas River Valley. That tree was supposed to come from Cottonwood Pass west of Buena Vista, which is about 25 ...

It's been a busy Monday morning at Millennium Park with the arrival of the 45-foot Colorado blue spruce from Darien, which was chosen to be the city's official Christmas tree this year.

Chicago’s official 2024 Christmas tree is lit in a ceremony in Millennium Park. The 53-foot Colorado blue spruce was planted 50 years ago by former Logan Square homeowner Jim Mulligan.

The Emperor mushroom joins other iconic official state symbols such as the Rocky Mountain Columbine flower, bighorn sheep, Colorado blue spruce and lark buntings to represent the Centennial State.

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“Today, Agaricus Julius, or the Emperor Mushroom Formerly Known as Prince, joins the iconic Rocky Mountain Columbine, Lark Bunting, Bighorn Sheep, Colorado Blue Spruce, and others as a symbol of ...