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:
Getting Started
Developing a Design
Preparing Your Site and Removing Turf
Selecting Native Plants for Your Landscape:
Native Plant Lists/Guides
Native Plants for Specific Purposes
Native Plants by Form
• Grasses
• Flowering Perennials/Forbs/Wildflowers
• Trees
• Shrubs
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
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