Learn to Landscape with Less Water
Our free, online Waterwise Yard Seminars are taught by local landscape and horticultural professionals. Get your landscaping questions answered and learn how to keep your yard looking great while using less water. Seminar topics range from low-water landscape design, xeric plant selection, smart irrigation, and more. Both novice and advanced gardeners are sure to learn something new. Seminars are held virtually, via Zoom, February through August.
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Best of 2025 Seminar Playlist
Can’t wait to start learning? Get inspired by revisiting our most-loved Waterwise Yard Seminars from this past year. The 2025 Best Hits YouTube playlist features seven seminars in our main topic areas. They’re packed with practical advice and expert insights to kickstart your waterwise spring garden planning.
Seminar Schedule
New schedule coming in January!
In the meantime, you can review our 2025 past seminars for an idea of topics we offer.
February 4, 2025 | Intro to Xeriscape by Curtis Manning
February 13, 2025 | Trees and Waterwise Landscaping by Eric Hammond
February 18, 2025 | Designing Rain Gardens: A Permaculture Perspective by Amy Scanes-Wolfe
February 25, 2025 | Planting a Native Grass Lawn by Catherine Moravec
March 6, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Sprinkler System by Resource Central
March 11, 2025 | Getting to Know Colorado Native Plants by Deryn Davidson
March 19, 2025 | Spring Maintenance: Prepping Your Space For Waterwise Planting by Joe Schneider
March 25, 2025 | Fire-Resilient Landscaping: Design and Materials by Christine Woods
March 27, 2025 | Introducing the DIY Landscape Transformation Guide by Ali Colbert, Bea Stratton, and Jenna Battson
April 3, 2025 | Improving Your Sprinkler System by Resource Central
April 10, 2025 | Creating Pollinator, Edible, and Nature-Connected Gardens & Landscapes by Aaron Michael
April 16, 2025 | Right Plant, Right Place… Right Practice! by Laura Swain
April 22, 2025 | Earth Day for Pollinators by Cassey Anderson
April 24, 2025 | Considering the Needs of Trees in Waterwise Landscapes by Alison O’Connor
April 29, 2025 | Preparing for Spring in the Garden: Master Gardener Q&A by CSU Master Gardeners
May 8, 2025 | Perennial Garden Irrigation / Riego de jardines perennes by John Murgel
May 13, 2025 | Turf Transformation: Planning and Removal by Jess Crowley
May 20, 2025 | Bees! & Other Pollinators Too by Cassey Anderson
May 22, 2025 | Vegetable Garden Care Through the Seasons / El Cuidado del Jardín de Vegetales a lo Largo de las Estaciones by Jessica Romer
May 28, 2025 | Waterwise Gardening at Higher Elevations by Irene Shonle
June 4, 2025 | Favorite Rock Garden Plants by Kenton Seth
June 10, 2025 | Compost and Soil Health by Rutger Meyers
June 24, 2025 | Insect Visitors in Your Garden: Friend or Foe? / Los Insectos Que Visitan su Jardín: ¿Amigos o Enemigos? by Lisa Mason
June 26, 2025 | Sustainable High Altitude Gardening with Colorado Native Plants by Maggie Gaddis
July 8, 2025 | Compost and Soil Health: A Deeper Dive by Rutger Myers
July 15, 2025 | Turf Transformation: Converting the Space by Jess Crowley
August 7, 2025 | Perennials and Late-Summer Planting and Care by Alison O’Connor
August 13, 2025 | Defensible Space: Using Firewise Landscaping by Leslie Brodhead
August 19, 2025 | Putting the Garden to Bed: Master Gardener Q&A by CSU Master Gardeners
August 27, 2025 | Pollinator-Minded Fall & Winter Garden Care by Ashley White
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Community Reviews
4.6 star rating overall
“With these seminars, I went from knowing absolutely nothing about sprinklers to feeling more confident about planting a waterwise garden and reducing water usage. The presenters were amazing! Thank you!”
Seminar Participant, 2025
“The seminar revved us up to maximize our water savings, while continuing to beautify our xeriscaped yard. Thank you so much for offering these Zoom webinars!”
Seminar Participant, 2025
“This series is amazing! I have learned so much already. Thank you for hosting these and making them free. The information and the presenters have all been fabulous!”
Seminar Participant, 2025
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