Category: Native Plant & Seed Swaps

2024 Denver Pollinator/Native Plant Swap & Giveaway — It’s a Very Successful Wrap!

| Colorado Native Plants, Flower Interest, Native Plant & Seed Swaps, Propagation

On June 22, 2024 the Fourth Annual Denver Pollinator/Native Plant Swap & Giveaway Event was held between 10am – 1pm with sunny skies and warm temps reaching 90°F.  We appreciate the estimated 700 participants, including volunteers and families, who attended despite construction hassles, lines and heat. 2024 Denver Pollinator/Native Plant Swap & Giveaway at 11:30am […] Continue reading "2024 Denver Pollinator/Native Plant Swap & Giveaway — It’s a Very Successful Wrap!"

Seed Collecting Pop Ups!

| Colorado Native Plants, Native Plant & Seed Swaps

Our Swaps Committee is hosting multiple seed collection and cleaning events to prepare for the fall swaps. Email Swaps Chair Peggy Hanson if you are interested in participating! 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 […] Continue reading "Seed Collecting Pop Ups!"

Colorado Native Plants | 2023 Plant Swaps Recap

| Colorado Native Plants, Native Plant & Seed Swaps

Once again, Wild Ones Front Range partnered with several other like-minded organizations and individuals to host our annual plant swaps in June.  One was held in Fort Collins on June 17th and the other was held at Denver’s Earthlinks on June 24th.  Happily, word is getting out and both swaps are growing!  More attendees are […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plants | 2023 Plant Swaps Recap"

Colorado Native Plants | Denver Native Plant Swap & Giveaway

| Native Plant & Seed Swaps

What a fabulous turnout for the Third Annual Denver Native Plant Swap & Giveaway! Attendees had over 4,500 regionally native plants to choose from across a wide range of species. Thanks for all of your native plant donations. The magic of this swap is that one year you may “take some” and then, as your […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plants | Denver Native Plant Swap & Giveaway"

Native Plants – Colorado Front Range | Plant Swaps

| Colorado Native Plants, Native Plant & Seed Swaps

If you’re looking for Native Plants for the Colorado Front Range, make sure to join us for our Native Plant Swaps each year in June and our Native Seed Swaps in the fall. Join us to get on our email list for announcements for upcoming native plant swaps and events. June is the month of […] Continue reading "Native Plants – Colorado Front Range | Plant Swaps"

Colorado Native Plants | Fort Collins Plant Swap at the Xeriscape Garden Party

| Native Plant & Seed Swaps

Over 300 people came out for the Second Annual Fort Collins Pollinator Plant Swap! Thanks to the many people who donated plants from their personal gardens and to OneCanopy, who donated greenhouse space for the committee to grow native seedlings. Enjoy getting these plants into your landscape to build more habitat and support local ecosystems. […] Continue reading "Colorado Native Plants | Fort Collins Plant Swap at the Xeriscape Garden Party"

Tips, Tricks, and Info for Planting Native Plants on the Front Range

| Colorado Native Plants, Native Landscape Planning & Design, Native Plant & Seed Swaps, Propagation

by Wild Ones Front Range Chapter Board Members This month we thought we’d go “trick or treating” for (i.e. do a deep dive into) nuggets of wisdom our Chapter Board Members (and prospective Board Members) have to hand out from their own experience planting natives in their landscapes – tips, tricks, and info that will […] Continue reading "Tips, Tricks, and Info for Planting Native Plants on the Front Range"