Caring for Colorado Lawns

Maintaining green grass can sometimes be a challenge in Colorado, which is prone to drought.  (In fact, in the early nineteenth century explorer Stephen Long called it the Great American Desert).  Our library has a number of resources that can help you keep your lawn healthy and verdant.  Check out these resources from the Colorado State University Extension, which provide information specific to Colorado lawns:

• Lawn Care
• Renovating the Home Lawn
• Homeowner’s Guide to Fertilizing Your Lawn and Garden
• Consumptive Use and Return Flows in Urban Lawn Water Use
• Seeding a Bluegrass Lawn
• Watering Established Lawns
• Home Landscape Watering During Drought
• Control of Annual Grassy Weeds in Lawns
• Broadleaf Weed Control in Lawns
• Buffalo Grass Lawns
• Kentucky Bluegrass for Colorado Lawns
• Water Requirements for Urban Lawns
• Planting and Maintaining Colorado Lawns
• Grass Planting Tips for Mountain Communities
• The Lawn Problem Solver (CD-Rom, available for checkout from our library)

Finally, you can find out about watering restrictions in your area by going to http://www.coh2o.co/.