Events

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Join us for Water-wise Day on Saturday, June 6th for a day of water-wise learning, garden tours, hands-on fun, and smart solutions for thriving in our dry climate. Come to the Aurora Water-wise Garden and celebrate all things water-wise. Listen to gardening tips from local experts like CSU Extension Service, learn about efficient irrigation from leaders in the industry, Hunter Industries and Rainbird, and chat with natural resource experts on helping pollinators. Then, stroll the beautiful, ten-acre garden while you enjoy a free breakfast burrito. Take home tons of info on conserving water in your yard, free seed packets collected locally, an indoor water conservation kit, and more! Activities will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Aurora Water-wise Garden, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.  Located just south of the City Hall east parking lot.

This event is limited to registered Wild Ones members.  This event is not open to the public.  Copy & paste the link below to join Wild Ones Front Range Chapter prior to the event.

 https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=86

Online registration ends June 5 at 3:00 pm.

The site is on a gravel covered open area several yards from a grassy parking area with uneven terrain.  

Contact [email protected]

We will tour the owner farm and gardens and share plants. Because this is at private property we ask  for members only and rsvp to [email protected].

Join us for our Free Native Plant Swap at the Fort Collins Xeriscape Garden Party. You do not have to register to attend.

Learn about plant and pollinator connections with the help of volunteers as you select pollinator-friendly plants for YOUR garden and watch your backyard turn into a habitat for wildlife and a sanctuary for your friends and family.

Nothing to swap? No problem! Everyone is welcome to take home a limited number of plants. Please bring your own bag, basket, tray, or box to transport your plants home.

If you do have plants to donate, please check them in at the swap. If you want to drop off plants before the swap, email [email protected].

We will share plants propagated at our workshops. Because this is at private property, we ask that you be a member and rsvp to [email protected] for additional information.

The swaps continue!! Join us at a member's Wash Park garden for a social gathering and a chance to casually swap home-grown native plants! Address provided after registration. 

Confirmed species available will include: firecracker penstemon, harebell, apache/canyon plume, chocolate daisy, plains coreopsis, prairie zinnia, showy fleabane, prairie skullcap, blue flax, rocky mountain penstemon, asclepias tuberosa, rudbeckia hirta, and more! 

Let us know what you've been growing HERE so we can prepare for your donations. 

Bring any plants you have to swap, labeled with the full Latin name, and your last name. Please ensure that any plants you plan to share at the swap are grown free of chemicals to protect pollinator health: this means no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or synthetic fertilizers. Please no plants propagated from seeds treated with neonicotinoids. The bees will thank you! To protect our natural areas, we also cannot accept donations of plants that are listed as noxious weeds by the CO Dept. of Agriculture.

NO NEED TO BRING PLANTS TO TAKE PLANTS! 

Can't make it, or event was full? Fear not! We will host 5+ of these over the season. Check the event page for more Pop-Up-Swaps as we continue to confirm hosts. 

We will tour the gardens of 4 Jeffco WOFR members and learn about their processes of creating native plant gardens.

We will meet at 9am at the first garden and travel as a group in a specific order to the others, finishing up around 1pm.

Please respond to an email sent to Jeffco members by regional co-coordinator Laurel Starr to register.  Registration limited to 15 people.

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

We will gather casually, tour the host's garden, and discuss topics related to gardening with native plants.

Please respond to an email sent to members by Laurel Starr to register.

Join us as we revisit the major renovation of a mile-long stretch of Cherry Creek between Quebec and Iliff Streets in Denver, which was completed in 2022.  Before the renovation, this area was a wasteland with a deeply incised creek, few trees, lots of bare soil, and with a ragged collection of native and non-native plants.  In places the creek had dug a channel over twenty feet deep.  

Of greatest interest to Wild Ones members, the area was fully re-planted with native forbs, grasses, shrubs and trees.  The grasses and forbs were all planted as seeds.  A Wild Ones tour occurred four years ago during its first year of recovery.  There was a lot of bare ground, but plants were growing.  Come see how the native plants are doing after four years.

Pollinators play a crucial role in our ecosystem and Aurora wants to celebrate all they do! Join us for a day filled with fun activities and presentations! Learn about the role pollinators play in our food system and how you can support them in your own backyard. Don't miss this chance to explore Aurora’s amazing water-wise garden and learn how it holds the key to protecting pollinators. This event is perfect for families and individuals of all ages.
 

 Mini plant swap and garden crawl. Boulder. Bring plants to swap and a bag lunch.  Come tour Zoe’s yard to see what they’re working on and what’s blooming.  Rock garden, veggie garden, bird friendly, low budget, recycling/reclaiming materials, renter. Zoe grows thousands of plants each year, and they can talk propagation as well! Registration required. 

Registration will come later… watch this space. There will also be an opportunity to volunteer to help set up for the plant swap part of this event--details to come.

Please join us for our 3rd Annual Garden Crawl and Social!

Our group will tour 4 gardens at various levels of native plant development in  Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs.  We will meet at the first location (carpooling available) and visit each garden in turn.  Each homeowner will be giving a brief overview of their journey with native plant garden designing and planting, as well as successes and challenges.  Sharing our experiences is a great way to build community and our own gardens!

We’ll end the crawl with snacks, beverages and great conversation at the last garden. 

You can also drop off any of your collected seeds for our Seed Share in November!

Free to members and guests.  

Non-members $5.00. 

Registration coming soon!

Please join us for our 3rd Annual Garden Crawl and Social!

Our group will tour 4 gardens at various levels of native plant development.  We will meet at the first location (carpooling available) and visit each garden in turn.  Each homeowner will be giving a brief overview of their journey with native plant garden designing and planting, as well as successes and challenges.  Sharing our experiences is a great way to build community and our own gardens!

We’ll end the crawl with snacks, beverages and great conversation at the last garden. 

You can also drop off any of your collected seeds for our Seed Share in November!

July 11, 2026 - 5:30  PM - 8:00 PM

Free to members and guests.  

Non-members $5.00. 

Registration coming soon!

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

 Mini plant swap and garden crawl. Boulder. Bring plants to swap and a bag lunch.  Come tour Kristine’s yard to see what she’s working on and what’s blooming.  Fair number of penstemons, rain garden, crazy amount of composting. We can talk propagation as well! Registration required.

Registration will come later… watch this space. There will also be an opportunity to volunteer to help set up for the plant swap part of this event--details to come.

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

The swaps continue!! Join us at a member's Four Square Mile garden for a tour of their space, and a chance to casually swap home-grown native plants! The large four year old native garden features many shrubs and trees, including riparian species. Address provided after registration. 

Let us know what you've been growing HERE so we can prepare for your donations. 

Bring any plants you have to swap, labeled with the full Latin name, and your last name. Please ensure that any plants you plan to share at the swap are grown free of chemicals to protect pollinator health: this means no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or synthetic fertilizers. Please no plants propagated from seeds treated with neonicotinoids. The bees will thank you! To protect our natural areas, we also cannot accept donations of plants that are listed as noxious weeds by the CO Dept. of Agriculture.

NO NEED TO BRING PLANTS TO TAKE PLANTS! 

*Note: we don't know what the available selection of seedlings will be this late in the season. We anticipate that this swap will be focused on plants grown in-situ and moved into pots, as well as seeds. 

Please contact [email protected] to discuss accessibility needs! 

Details coming soon! 

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

Details coming soon! 

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

Details coming soon! 

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.