Native Plants Toolkit

Coloradoscaping with Native Plants

This Front Range Wild Ones Toolkit is designed to empower people to garden with native plants and promote native & sustainable landscapes. Learn How to Use this Toolkit. Use the search or choose a topic below:

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Getting Started

Developing a Design

Preparing Your Site and Removing Turf

Selecting Native Plants for Your Landscape

• Native Plant Lists/Guides
  • Low Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens
  • Hardiest of Hardy Native Plants for Denver’s Front Range
  • Native Plants No Colorado Garden Should be Without
  • Plant This, Not That
  • Plant This, Not That (one pager)
• Native Plants for Specific Purposes
  • All Native Plants are NOT Created Equal
  • Container Gardening with Colorado Native Plants
  • Shade Tolerant Native Plants
  • Edible Colorado Native Plants
  • A Brief Introduction to Colorado Native Short Grass Prairie Plants – Easy to Find and Grow
  • Attracting Butterflies with Colorado Native Plants
  • Native Plants for Caterpillars and Birds
  • Low Water Native Plants for Pollinators
• Native Plants by Form
  • Grasses
    • Grasses are the Foundation
    • Glorious Grasses Native to Colorado’s Front Range
    • Cool and Warm Season Colorado Native Grasses Chart
    • Native Grasses for Use in Colorado Landscapes: CSU Extension
  • Flowering Perennials/Forbs/Wildflowers
    • Native Herbaceous Perennials for Colorado Landscapes: CSU Extension
  • Trees
    • Native Trees for Colorado’s Front Range
    • Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes: CSU Extension
  • Shrubs
    • Colorado Native Shrubs – Ecological Powerhouses and More
    • Colorado Native Shrubs for Bird Habitat
    • Native Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes: CSU Extension

Planting and Maintaining Your Native Plant Garden

• Best Practices for Establishing and Maintaining Colorado Native Plants
• Ask CSU Extension Anything: Keeping Dead Perennial Plant Stems for Insect Nesting
• Protecting Colorado Native Bee Habitat | Spring Stem Cleanup
• Video of Native Planting Technique

Growing Native Plants from Seed

• Native Plant Seed Collection and Germination
• Germination Guide for Native Seeds by Jan Midgley (7/9/24 edition)
• Native Plant Propagation

Sourcing Native Plants and Seeds

Seeking Inspiration

• Public Native Plant Demonstration Gardens to Visit
• A Broomfield Front Yard Rewild 2024

Advocating for Native Plants and Landscapes

• Resources for Advocating for Native Planting Ordinances
• What to do if the “Weed Police” Knock on Your Door
• Video “How to Make Friends with the Weed Police”
• Native Plant Demonstration Garden Guide
• Actions to Influence Change at the Local Municipal Level
• Native Trees to Promote in Tree Ordinances and Landscaping Codes

Additional Resources

• Book Reviews