Can I have a gas grill on my deck if I buy this condo? That was the question my buyer asked on Sunday as she got ready to put an offer in on a 5th story condo in Downtown Denver. I had always heard that as long as the gas tank was less than a pound, it was fine.However, I recently heard of buildings such as the Spire that don't allow gas [...]

What is the besttime to plant in Denver? Is there a certain date? With the crazy weather we have in April, case in point the snow we saw on Friday and last night, it can make it difficult to decide when thelast big storm will be and at what point you can be confidentthe time you spent in in the dirt on hands and knees will be worth it. I [...]

Spring Fling is

In keeping with the Earth Day theme and piggypacking on Mark White's great blog this morning about our Water Karma, it got me thinking as I heard the lawn mowers being fired up outside, just how much impact does our obsession with a green lawn have on our environment, especially here in [...]

I've been sitting on the porch looking at the rain and my green spring grass, looking atseed catalogs, and dreaming about how great my garden will look in May and how brown it will be by August. I'll admit to working to conserve water in my daily life (low flush toilets, no running water while I brush my teeth) but when it comes to the [...]

I've been posting about the Launch of Denver B Cycle on Facebook. If you don't know about it you should! It's a GREAT new way to see Denver, or to get around the city. You go to any of the 50 or so stations in the city, and check out a bike...then return it at the station where you got it or check it in at your destination. Say you're in [...]

I read today that Denver was just named a top 20 city of the future by Sunset magazine. The article states that the 2010's shall be the Decade of Experimentationand the West will be its laboratory. We can definitely see evidence of this in our aggresive light rail program, bike sharing and plethora of "green" building. It is great to see [...]