Grow Your Impact: Certify Your Garden Today!

At Resource Central, we’re dedicated to making conservation so easy, you don’t even realize you’re doing it! Our Lawn Replacement and Garden In A Box programs make it easy for you to ditch your lawn and start saving water in your yard. By removing thirsty turf grass and replacing it with a native, waterwise gardens, Coloradans can conserve thousands of gallons of water over the garden’s lifetime.

But removing irrigated grass and planting a waterwise Garden In A Box kit offers more than just water savings. By increasing biodiversity in your yard, and providing sections of native plant species, we consequently support the many insects, birds, and invertebrates that call Colorado (and maybe even your neighborhood) home. These pollinators play important roles in the ecosystems we are a part of.

Along the Front Range and beyond, our state’s native landscapes are disappearing, replaced with concrete, asphalt, and large blocks of irrigated sod. As a result, the pollinator communities that depend on these native plants and diverse ecosystems are struggling. By planting Garden In A Box or other pollinator supporting plant varieties, you’re helping to provide food, shelter, and other essential resources for these species. In a urban environments where these resources have been lost, your garden and others like it are especially valuable.

While any native garden supports pollinators to some degree, certified native plant/pollinator gardens go above and beyond to ensure their pollinator supporting intentions. They include a wide variety of plant types and food sources as well as other landscaping features to support not only butterflies and bees, but moths, birds, and other vital pollinators. There are many local and national organizations dedicated to protecting and supporting pollinators – and recognizing the gardeners that go the extra mile to create habitat for them.

To take your waterwise yard’s impact a step further, consider earning a garden certification. Explore the different garden certification programs offered by organizations like the Audubon Society and the Colorado Native Plant Society. Each program differs in purpose, scope, and requirements – so no matter your goals, there’s a perfect fit for you!