Shop the Late Summer Garden In A Box season now!
Visit the garden store now to order gardens for pickup and planting in August & September!
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Low-Water Gardening Made Easy
The Garden In A Box program makes it easy to transform your yard into a beautiful, drought-tolerant oasis helping you to use less water on your landscaping year after year. Each spring and summer, we offer a selection of professionally designed, low-water garden kits tailor-made for Colorado yards. These do-it-yourself kits include quart-sized perennial plants, Plant by Number maps, seasonal maintenance suggestions, and watering schedule recommendations. Ditch thirsty turf grass and plant a new perspective with Garden In A Box!
How It Works
The Garden In A Box program offers two times to purchase gardens during the gardening season:
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- Pre-order in March for pickup and planting in May and June.
- Pre-order in June for pickup and planting in August and September.
- Join the Interest list for all 2025 Garden season news and updates.
- Measure your space and determine the sun exposure.
- When available, pre-order your Garden In A Box online here.
- Remove your lawn: Our kits are designed to replace sections of non-functional lawns for the most water-saving impact.
Want help? Apply for our affordable Lawn Replacement program. - Pick up your Garden In A Box order.
- Plant and mulch your new Garden In A Box.
- After the first year, reduce your water usage and start saving.
50% of residential water use in Colorado is used outdoors, mostly on lawns!
We’re Growing
After 21 years on the Front Range, we’re expanding our Garden In A Box program into the Rockies and the western slope of Colorado with sponsorship from several water partners and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. We’re excited to help more Colorado communities transform their yards into waterwise landscapes and pollinator habitats.
The following western slope areas are digging into the Garden In A Box program in 2025: Aspen, Avon, Basalt, Cortez, Dotsero, Durango, Eagle, Edwards Metro District, El Jebel, Grand Junction, Snowmass, Vail, and Steamboat Springs. Learn more about our western Colorado expansion.
Get Involved
As a small nonprofit, we rely on volunteer support to help distribute Garden In A Box kits to thousands of customers across Colorado annually. Volunteering at garden pickup events is a fun way to support low-water landscaping in your community and meet others who share your love for gardening. Join our email list to be notified when volunteer shifts are available for May, June, August, and September.
Community Reviews
4.6 star rating overall
“This is a wonderful program and I am incredibly grateful to have access to it. I tell everyone about it and hope to encourage others to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help pollinators, save water and become more aware of our impact on this planet and how we can make it better. Thank you!”
Fort Collins Utilities participant, 2024
“I bought five kits and love all of them, as well as the amazingly done garden guides, which are so helpful for beginners like myself. We are restoring a very neglected lawn (and reducing it), and I’m so thrilled to have replaced 500+ square feet with mostly natives that are also piquing my neighbors’ interest. Thank you for all you do, and to the volunteers who ran the pickup, as it was so efficient and lovely. This is an amazing program and I’m grateful to have been able to take part in it!”
City of Brighton participant, 2024
“Fantastic program all around! Very thorough and professional from start to finish.. ordering, picking up, educational materials, etc. Very pleased with and proud of my city for participating/offering this. Will buy again next year to replace more lawn!”
City of Westminster participant, 2024
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