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29Jul

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Blossoming Benefits: Community Perks of Garden In A Box

Melanie Stolp

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The benefits of Garden In A Box extend far beyond water savings. By fostering community engagement, the program helps create vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods.

10Jul

Red Birds In A Tree flowers

Beat the Heat in Your Garden

Taylor Nicholson

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Check out these tips to help Colorado gardeners deal with hot summer temperatures.

12Jan

Waterwise Yard Seminars: Perennials, Shrubs, and More!

There are so many plant choices when it comes to planting your waterwise landscape. In this presentation, Alison O’Connor will cover a variety of choices for perennials, shrubs, trees, and

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12Jan

Waterwise Yard Seminars: Intro to Xeriscape

This presentation will walk you through the 7 xeriscape principles using photos and in-depth descriptions about how to plan and execute your project. From design to soil preparation to irrigation

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12Jan

Waterwise Yard Seminars: Garden Prep From a Permaculture Perspective

Permaculture is a design science that uses nature as a model for building resilient human systems. In this class, you will learn how we can use natural ecosystems as a

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12Jan

Waterwise Yard Seminars: Regenerative Agriculture Techniques

Regenerative agriculture is a fairly new term that utilizes the age-old principles of earth stewardship and holistic concern for plants, microorganisms, and soil. This workshop will cover the importance of

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08Jan

Purple and yellow flowers around a tear-shaped bee house in a garden

Waterwise gardening & native plants

Ali Colbert

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As low-water landscaping becomes the new norm in Colorado (check out our most recent blog post about xeriscaping myths!) a focus on native plants is also increasing in popularity. In

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06Dec

Top 3 Myths About Waterwise Landscaping

Phebe Taylor

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  As Xeriscaping, now also referred to as ColoradoScaping or waterwise landscaping, is getting its moment in Colorado’s news  (also here and here and here) this year we wanted to

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11Apr

Mulch: The Fifth Principle of Xeriscape

Phebe Taylor

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Let’s discuss one of the seven principles of Xeriscaping that we get the most questions about – mulch! For clarity’s sake, we are talking about mulches that fit into a

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