TO POOR, DENVER METRO MUMS:

AT DENVER ALTITUDE, A SIMPLE 30 INCH BY 12 INCH GARDEN BED CAN POSE A TOTAL PAIN, UNLESS YOU'RE INTO HARDENING OFF PERENNIAL PLANTS DURING APRIL, EVERY YEAR.

IT'S BEST TO PLAN A LOW MAINTENANCE, LAMB'S EAR/SNOW-IN-SUMMER/ARTEMISIA BED, WITH A LARGE, COPPER, GARDEN GAZING BALL IN THE CENTER OF THOSE PLACES.

TRY TO OVERSEED THE LAWN WITH NO-MOW, LOW-WATER, HARDY GRASS SEEDS, AND JUST ROCKSCAPE OVER TRIPLE LAYERS OF LANDSCAPING FABRIC, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. RABBITS WILL EAT EVERYTHING IN SIGHT ANYHOW.

***A FEW DOZEN, MATCHING, BRIGHT, GARDEN LIGHTS IN THE FRONT, BACKYARD ARE BETTER THAN PLANTS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL LOOK SAFER TO INVESTORS DRIVING THROUGH AT NIGHT. BRIGHT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING WITH TIMERS ARE A HOMEOWNER'S BEST FRIEND, WHEN LOOKING TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY.***