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Events and Resources
There are many opportunities to learn more about water wise gardening in Colorado. Keep up to date on horticultural events in Colorado by using the links for calendars and information below. There are several books that will help you better understand water wise gardening. There are also garden tours, classes and demonstration gardens to see. Get inspired and learn more by perusing the information below.
Pueblo Home and Outdoor Living Expo
TBD
Western Landscape Symposium
TBD
Xeriscape Tour of Pueblo & Pueblo West
TBD
For more information call: CSU Extension Pueblo County (719) 583-6566
Calendars of Organizations that offer Gardening Classes and Workshops:
Plant lists and plant data bases on the web useful to Colorado Gardeners:
CSU Plant Database
This site is an excellent resource for Native plants
Plant Select Plant database
Plant Select offers over 120 plants tested for Colorado Gardens
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Natural by Design |
Southwestern Landscaping |
Plants for Natural Gardens |
Xeriscape Colorado |
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Xeriscape Hanbook |
Waterwise Landscaping |
The Xeriscape Flower Gardener |
Meet the Natives |
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Xeriscape Plant Guide |
The Hot Garden |
Low Water Flower Gardener |
Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West |
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Hellstrip Gardening |
Hot Pots |
Lawn Gone |
Dry Climate Gardening with Succulents |
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Beautiful No-Mow Yards |
Yard Full of Sun |
Demonstration Gardens in the Front Range that will inspire you to think about being water wise in your own landscape:
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Demonstration Xeriscape Garden
3171 United Avenue, Pueblo, CO (719) 948-2400
Xeriscape Demonstration Garden at Cattail Crossing
(Enter at Desert Hawk Golf Course) At US Hwy 50 and McCulloch Blvd., turn south onto McCulloch Blvd. and go 0.8 mile to Joe Martinez Blvd. Turn right and continue to the Desert Hawk Golf Course parking lot. Cattail Crossing and the garden are on the right.
Mesa Xeriscape Demonstration Garden
Colorado Springs Utilities Conservation and Environmental Center
2855 Mesa Rd., Colorado Springs, CO (719) 668-8232
Horticultural Arts Society (HAS) Demonstration Garden
In Monument Valley Park on the corner of Glen Avenue and Mesa Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO (719) 596-4901
Carnegie Library Demonstration Garden
Between Penrose and Carnegie Public Libraries
20 N. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO (719) 531-6333
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street, Denver, CO (720) 865-3501
Gardens at Kendrick Lake Park
East side of Kendrick Lake Park
9351 W. Jewell Avenue, Lakewood, CO (303) 987-7800
Centennial Gardens
A formal garden using water wise plants
1101 Little Raven Street, Denver, CO
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
Great for higher elevation water wise gardeners
183 Gore Creek Drive, Vail, CO (970) 476-0103
Conservation Gardens
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
220 Water Avenue, Berthoud, CO 800-369-7246
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