Chapters in Colorado

Looking to do a DIY garden path in your landscape? 

Learn from and work alongside two WOFR landscape professionals as we install a path at the new WOFR Julian Street native plant demonstration garden!

Led by Wild Ones members and landscape professionals Danna Liebert, owner of Grounded Growth Landscape Design, and Cassandrea Steiner, owner of Wild Soil Studio.

Join us at the Saturday, August 29 AND the Tuesday, Sept. 1 session as we share knowledge and experience with garden path design and installation choices (you can attend one or both). We'll follow by hands on the installation of a path in the Julian Street demo garden. There will be a presentation and handout on different path options, materials and methods for installation.

Street parking is available all around the garden. Location provided when you register.

You may register for one or both sessions (registration IS limited) - Find the Sept. 1 posting down the Events page. Adult members and nonmembers are welcome.

Register here for the Saturday, August 29 session. 

The swaps continue!! Join us at a member's Four Square Mile garden for a tour of their space, and a chance to casually swap home-grown native plants! The large four year old native garden features many shrubs and trees, including riparian species. Address provided after registration. 

Let us know what you've been growing HERE so we can prepare for your donations. 

Bring any plants you have to swap, labeled with the full Latin name, and your last name. Please ensure that any plants you plan to share at the swap are grown free of chemicals to protect pollinator health: this means no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or synthetic fertilizers. Please no plants propagated from seeds treated with neonicotinoids. The bees will thank you! To protect our natural areas, we also cannot accept donations of plants that are listed as noxious weeds by the CO Dept. of Agriculture.

NO NEED TO BRING PLANTS TO TAKE PLANTS! 

If you plan to bring plants please arrive by 9:45am. 

*Note: we don't know what the available selection of seedlings will be this late in the season. We anticipate that this swap will be focused on plants grown in-situ and moved into pots, as well as seeds. 

Please contact [email protected] to discuss accessibility needs! 

Looking to do a DIY garden path in your landscape? 

Learn from and work alongside two WOFR landscape professionals as we install a path at the new WOFR Julian Street native plant demonstration garden!

Led by Wild Ones members and landscape professionals Danna Liebert, owner of Grounded Growth Landscape Design, and Cassandrea Steiner, owner of Wild Soil Studio.

Join us at the Tuesday, Sept. 1 session as we share knowledge and experience with garden path design and installation choices. We'll follow by hands on the installation of a path in the Julian Street Demo Garden. There will be a presentation and handout on different path options, materials and methods for installation.

Street parking available all around the garden. Location provided when you register.

Register here for the Tuesday, Sept. 1 session (registration IS limited). Adult members and nonmembers are welcome.

Join us Saturday, September 19th at Bluff Lake Nature Center for a guided tour around a beautiful lake, where we'll likely see several species of birds and turtles in addition to the native plants. Bluff Lake is a hidden gem in the northeast part of Denver, near Sand Creek and Peoria. 

During the walk around the lake, we'll collect seeds from various native plant species. No need to bring any supplies or know about seed collection - we'll show you what to do. The seeds we collect will become part of the inventory for our fall swaps. 

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees. We will also have information about how to grow native seed. You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event in Fort Collins or Longmont. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.