Laurel Aiello

Nick Herman had a good life as the director of a Denver tech company, a husband and a father to a newborn son. But he also had what he and his friends call “the sickness,” an utter and complete obsession with fly fishing. He was so infected, so to speak, that he left his career to pursue it full time. “I was out fly fishing with my cousin, and I was catching fish and catching fish…and he was like, ‘Dude, you really need to do something with this,” Herman says.

Every May, eager gardeners flood the nurseries in hopes of securing veggie starts, seeds and supplies to nurture their green thumbs. But not all vegetables have the same planting schedule. In fact, many prefer the cool weather of spring and fall over the dog days of summer. Use this guide to determine when to plant certain vegetables to maximize this year’s harvest.

Michael and Shavonn Janes, owners of Solace Custom Homes, are known for adding unique and edgy elements to each of their builds. Their latest spec home—a 7,200-square-foot, five-bedroom, six-bath property in Berthoud’s Heron Lakes development—is a prime example. The kitchen features a retractable quartz backsplash that opens to reveal a butler’s pantry behind it. “We’d seen that concept online and loved the idea of it,” says Shavonn, a Realtor and owner of The Janes Group.