Coloradoscaping with Native Plants Toolkit

WILD ONES FRONT RANGE TOOLKIT OUTLINE

How to Use this Toolkit

Coloradoscaping

• Definition of Coloradoscaping
• Why Coloradoscape with Native Plants?
• Time for Coloradoscaping to Replace Xeriscaping

Getting Started: Site Preparation and Turf Removal

• Determine Native Landscape Goals
• Replacing Turf – Goals and Approaches

Developing a Design

• How to Approach Developing a Design
• Low Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens Booklets
• Kenton Seth’s Generic Front Range Design Plan (pdf form)
• Mulch Selection
• Container Gardening
• Fire Mitigation

Native Plant Selection

• Native Plant Lists/Guides
  • Low Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens
  • Hardiest of Hardy Native Plants for Denver’s Front Range
  • 20 Easy Native Plants for Your Garden
  • Native Plants No Colorado Garden Should be Without
  • Plant This, Not That
• 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
  • Wilding Your Landscape: Gardening for Insects, Pollinators and Wildlife
  • 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
• CSU Weed Management Pocket Guide

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 and Seed Sources

Seek Inspiration

• Public Native Plant Demonstration Gardens to Visit
• Guide to Developing a Native Plant Demonstration Garden

Additional Resources

• Book Reviews