By Kristine Johnson This year, Boulder County members will have the privilege of visiting the garden of Jean Morgan in Louisville not once, but twice, in April and again in September. We are so fortunate that she is being so generous with her time and her space so that more of us will be able […] Continue reading "Visiting the Garden of Living Legend: Jean Morgan"
Thanks to members Deb, Donna, Vicki, Rick and Kristin for hosting tours of their southeast Denver gardens. Each host shared their successes, challenges, and learnings from their experiences (so far!) with native plant landscaping. Nearly 30 people came out to learn from the tour. Our last stop included light refreshments, Colorado native plant seedlings, and […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plant Landscaping | Southeast Denver Member Garden Crawl"
During our hot Colorado summer, twenty-five Wild Ones participants were gifted with a wonderfully cool and comfortable morning to explore two public gardens in Jefferson County: Jefferson County Fairgrounds CSU Extension Native Plant & Plant Select Demonstration Gardens, and Lakewood’s Kendrick Lake Park Xeriscape Demonstration Gardens. The native gardens are easily accessible and worth visiting […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plant Landscaping | Jefferson County Xeriscape, Native & Plant Select Demonstration Gardens"
Thanks to Ruth Inglis-Widrick for hosting a tour of her Fort Collins pollinator paradise garden. Attendees were charmed by the abundance of bumblebees, flowers and trees. Ruth also shared how she grew from a novice gardener into a passionate advocate for native bees by transforming her home landscape and connecting to her local community. Curious […] Continue reading "Pollinator Yard Tour in Fort Collins"
We had a great group come out to tour the Greenverein Garden, which was started in 2019 as a collaboration between Denver Turnverein, Uptown on the Hill, and Front Range Wild Ones on a former Denver hell strip located on Clarkson Street! The garden is 100′ long and 11′ wide and uses berms, swales, check […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plant Demonstration Garden | Tour of Denver’s Greenverein “Hell Strip” @ Turnverein"
Wild Ones Front Range members were treated to a tour of Jan Midgley’s garden in Lakewood. Jan grew most of her native plants from seed and so attendees were excited to see the possibilities. We are also grateful that Jan has been documenting Colorado native plant propagation protocols in her Germination Guide so that anyone […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plant Landscaping | Visit to Jan Midgley’s Lakewood Garden"
We had a fabulous Meet & Greet at the Wild Ones Front Range Colorado native plant demonstration garden at EKAR Farms. Thanks to all who came out! Curious to learn more about transforming your garden into a habitat with Colorado native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees? Check out our native gardening toolkit, register for an upcoming event, subscribe […] Continue reading "Denver Member Meet & Greet"
Jefferson County members attended a garden crawl to four gardens on June 17th. Curious to learn more about transforming your garden into a habitat with Colorado native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees? Check out our native gardening toolkit, register for an upcoming event, subscribe to our newsletter, and/or become a member – if you’re not one already! Continue reading "Colorado Native Plant Landscapes | Jefferson County Members Garden Crawl"
Larimer & Weld County members attended a garden crawl to five Fort Collins Colorado native plant gardens on June 11th. Curious to learn more about transforming your garden into a habitat with Colorado native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees? Check out our native gardening toolkit, register for an upcoming event, subscribe to our newsletter, and/or become a member – if […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plant Landscapes | Fort Collins Members Garden Crawl"
Thanks to all of the members who came out for our May Member Meetups in Boulder and Arvada. Our Regional Coordinators are already planning more gatherings for members to connect with and learn from each other. We are still looking for volunteers to be Regional Coordinators for Colorado Springs. Please email us to learn more. […] Continue reading "May Member Meetups | Colorado Native Plant Gardening"