Events

Discover the power of ecological garden design in this free national webinar, Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard, with award-winning landscape designer Larry Weaner. Join us for a personal look at how dynamic, self-sustaining landscapes can emerge when we partner with nature instead of controlling it. Drawing on more than 35 years of experience, Larry will share practical strategies for designing dynamic gardens that evolve naturally, support biodiversity, and bring lasting beauty to your yard.

Join us for Aurora’s Native Plant Seed Swap—a free community event celebrating the beauty and benefits of native plants! Bring seeds to share or just your curiosity and take home free native seeds for your garden. We will be hosting a swap with fellow gardeners, naturalists and plant enthusiasts.

Discover new species for your garden, learn about winter sowing and connect with others who share a passion for water-wise and pollinator-friendly landscapes. Whether you’re a seasoned seed saver or just starting out, there’s something for everyone.

Please consider contributing regionally native seeds, labeled according to our guidelines:
- Required label information: Botanical Name, Common Name, Date of Collection, Location/Elevation of Collection, and Donor’s First Initial and Last Name.
- Seeds may be brought in small paper/coin envelopes or plastic/glass lidded jars.
- Please do not bring large envelopes of seeds—these make it difficult for participants to take a portion.
- All seeds will be inspected before being accepted. Only regionally native, properly labeled seeds will be allowed.

Join us to clean seeds for our seed swap in December. Text, call, or email Kristine for the address.  a303-885-7567 or [email protected]

Bring seeds (or don't!), bring colanders, cookie sheets, bowls, and strainers to clean seeds (or don't--we have extra!).  

We will chat, clean, and package seeds for our seed swap in December.  Get in contact if you have any questions.  Clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers for reuse welcomed.  Empty plant pots and trays for propagation welcome.

Join us for an overview of home propagation of native plants from seeds.  Members will cover what to do with all of those seeds you've picked up from the Wild Ones Front Range seed swaps!

Presenters will include Zoe Turin, Eric Johnson, Tom Kraus, Ron Martin, and Mike Artmann.

Topics to be covered include:  

-A brief introduction to Jan Midgley's Germination Guide  

-Media ("soil") to use Personal growth as a propagator: you, too, will get better over time! 

-Direct seeding larger projects 

-Scarification (treatments for tricky seed coats) 

-Stratification (overcoming seed dormancy) 

-QUESTIONS

A registration link and a form for submitting questions ahead of time will be coming!

Designing with native plants isn’t just about what you grow, it’s about how you shape your space. In this hands-on workshop, Zoe Evans (Plan it Wild) and Heather Evans (Design Your Wild) guide you through the process of creating a cohesive yard plan that supports both your lifestyle and biodiversity.

WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees.  We will also have information about how to grow native seed, as well as info about plants which support pollinators and birds.  You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event in Boulder. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

If you would like to volunteer to plan the Boulder County Plant Swap (Spring 2026!), also use that email.

To volunteer at this seed swap, go  to this page and then select Sign up: 

Volunteer sign up is live!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AEAD2EABF5CE9-60663426-wild 

Details and Registration coming soon!

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Topic: Rainwater Harvesting

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Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program. 

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