Six 5k Walks around Loveland CO This Spring/Summer

There are lots of different walking events in and around Loveland CO this spring and summer. Here are six runs that are coming soon.

If you are a beginning runner, going from zero to 5k, you will need about two months to prepare.  Here are some tips to help you get off the couch and onto the trails.

• Start out by walking/running three times a week
• Alternate between walking and running for about 30 minutes, decreasing the time you walk each week.
• Every week, transition one of your 30-minute run/walks into a three-mile walk, until you're doing three miles three times a week
• Gradually increase the mileage of one-run a week until you are doing five miles once a week.

Here are six 5k runs for you to check out and register for.  What better way to get in shape and contribute to a cause.  

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April 20

Loveland Classic

Supports:  Early Childhood Education

Visit website:  Loveland Classic 

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May 11

CerusRuk (obstacle + race)

Supports:  Roberta's Legacy - breast cancer 

Visit website: CerusRuk

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June 2

Crazy Leggs 10k Run

Supports:  Devils Backbone Run

Visit website:  Crazy Legs Run

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June 15

Sierra's Race

Supports:  Meningitis

Visit website:  Sierra's Race

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July 4

Loveland Liberty 5k

Supports:  Life for the Innocent

Visit Website:  Loveland Liberty

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August 9

Valley 5000

Supports:  House of Neighborly Service

Visit Website:  Valley 5000

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Your Real Estate Resource Market Review for March 2019

Northern Colorado Market Report March 2019

As a service to you, I am providing March's real estate market statistics for Northern Colorado. This information has been compiled by IRES which is the multiple listing service (MLS) that serves Northern Colorado, counties Larimer and Weld. As 2019 progresses, I will provide you with monthly updates of these market statistics.

This linked Monthly Market Report will illustrate March's..

• Home Sale Activity
• Average Sold Prices
• Listing Inventory
• Average Days on Market
•  Housing Activity by Price Range

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3 Art Galleries Your Must Visit in Loveland, CO

If art is your passion, then Loveland CO is a spot that you need to visit or live in.  Loveland has been making a name for itself as one of the nation's best small towns for the arts. Loveland CO has got an amazing art culture. The second Friday of each month, in downtown Loveland, the art galleries and other businesses are open from 6pm - 9 pm for your enjoyment. 

Here are three Art Galleries you must visit:

Lincoln Gallery

The Lincoln Gallery is currently featuring the 2019 National Fine Art Show from May 10th  through June 8th.  This is a juried exhibition featuring Fine Art from across America.  They have had many other shows such as the Champagne, Love and Chocolate Show.  They also have "starving artists" shows.  

This gallery is a non-profit cooperative art gallery.  They promote local league members with opportunities to showcase their talents to the community.

They feature great local artists like J.R. Schnelzer and have many community events.

 4th Street Gallery 

Steampunk art

4th Street Gallery is located at 225 E 4th St, Loveland, CO 80537.  They rotate their collection every three months so you will never get tired of the visit.  They have paintings in mediums like watercolor, oils, pastels.  They have featured sculpture artists in bronze, wood, and stone.  

 Regularly, the Gallery features an artist. Some artists perform onsite demonstrations of their talent. 

Another unusual art form that was just featured was by artist, Tracie Wade Jenkins.  She had an exhibit of her Steampunk collection.  

This Gallery is located right in the heart of Loveland.  It's close to restaurants, breweries, and is open on the weekends and some select weekdays.

Go and enjoy!!

Independence Gallery

The Independence Gallery features a wide variety of collections from local artists.  The Gallery is quite diverse, inviting and of high quality.  The owner, Billie Colson, has a combination of uncanny realism and whimsical paintings she has done that are a must see.  

 Some of the art they feature are jewelry artists like Marilyn Bohanan, pottery of all kinds, fiber art and photography.  Regularly, they have guest artists like PiperAnne L. Worcester, who is a photographer with a variety of interests from flowers to animals. 

Schissler Academy of Fine Art has set up a studio in the back of the Independence Gallery.  They have a Certificate Program, portrait art classes,  and many other classes.  

This is located at 233 E 4th Street in Loveland, CO. 

Treat yourself to a night on the town and visit this lovely gallery.

 

  

5 Fragrant Plants for Your Home

Do you want your guests to smell wonderful fragrant plants as they walk up the steps to your home? Since spring has arrived, we turn our attention to the great outdoors and gardening.  Fragrant plants are a must for your senses.  Try planting these five fragrant plants to give wonderful aroma and appeal to your home.

1.  Honeysuckle

This vining plant comes in several different colors.  Yellow, white, and pink are the most common colors. The unusual flower has a very strong sweet aroma to it.  These plants grow rapidly along trellises, fences, and anywhere that has adequate support.  These grow well in Northern Colorado but don't like bitter cold.

2.  Hyacinths

Hyacinths are a bulb that blooms in the spring.  Each bulb produces one to three spikes of flowers.  These can be grown in pots near your front door or they are also attractive as a border plant.

They have a heady perfumed scent that is intoxicating.  They usually planted in the fall and come in a variety of colors.  

3.  Roses

Roses come in over 200 species.  They are known as the Sweetheart flower.  They come in multiple colors, some variegated, some shades are even as dark as night.  

Roses can be used in a multitude of ways because they come as bushes, stemmed roses, climbing roses, miniature roses, platter size (showy) roses,  or trailing roses.  They even vary in size and shape.

A few of the most fragrant varieties are: Honey Perfume, Double Delight, and Climbing Rose America.

4.  Lilac Bush

The lilac bush has long been known for it's sweet intense fragrance.  It's easily grown in Northern Colorado and blooms right around graduation time in the spring.  

The lilac bush is a plant that gets quite large and can be grown as hedge.  They can be pruned to stay smaller for under a front window.  The fragrance is unmistakable and quite lovely.  

Flowers are white or different shades of purple and attract butterflies. 

5.  Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is a partial shade loving plant and is easy to grow.  It is a perennial and spreads quite quickly. 

Although this flower is fragrant, it is poisonous. It has a very sweet bouquet to it and is used in perfumes and wedding bouquets. 

The bell shaped flowers and large waxy leaves make it a striking plant in flower beds.  

Most of these flowers, shrubs, or bushes can be found at local Nurseries such as Loveland Garden Center and Nursery, Gulley Greenhouse and Garden Center, or Donath Lake Greenhouse.