This year, the garden showcased assorted varieties of lotuses and water lilies that started blooming in early spring.

These spring bulbs also multiply each year, adding more and more blooms in Easter-y purple, lavender, blue, orange, yellow, cream and white. Light: Part sun to full sun Zones: 3 to 8 ...

Early planting is not the way to go for annual flowers. Annuals are plants that are not hardy and will not tolerate frost. Most vegetables are included, with a few exceptions.

We’re on track to a 9 degree rise in average temperatures. That has profound implications for the Colorado River. Spring came early this year on the mountain slopes near Crested Butte. David Inouye ...