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Turf removal

CSU Extension - Xeriscaping: Retrofit your Yard

Northern Water - Selecting a Lawn

CSU Extension - Selecting Turf Options

CSU Extension - Soil Amendments

CSU Extension - Organic Soil Amendments

Edging Basics Video

"Planting" Boulders

CSU Extension - Mulches for Home Grounds

CSU Extension - Mulching with Wood/Bark Chips, Grass Clippings, and Rock

Sprinkler-to-drip renovation instructions

Example shopping list for drip retrofit

Irrigation Layout and Coverage (3:47)

Installing a Drip Line on a Hose Spigot (0:38)

Working with Drip (3:52)

Hand Watering (0:45)

Switching a Turf Sprinkler Zone to Drip Irrigation

CSU Extension – Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens

Rainbird Irrigation Design Guides

Free Rainbird Irrigation Design Service

Spray to Drip Presentation Slides

Rotate to Rotary Nozzles Webinar (Presentation Slides)

Conserving Water in the Garden with Rain Barrels Webinar (Presentation Slides)
En español >> Conservación de agua en el jardín con barriles de lluvia

Where to Buy Native Plants

Low-Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens: Front Range & Foothills

Fort Collins Native Plants list

Plant Selection and Grouping (Part 2) (9:52)

Turf Selection (6:08)

Mulching the Landscape (0:52)

Where to Find Plants (10:10)

Tips for Establishing Native Seed

Check if a Plant is Native to Colorado

Audubon’s Habitat Heroes

Wild Ones

Benefits of Planting Natives at Home

Water Savings with Natives

How to Collect and Grow Native Seeds by Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

CoNPS Native Plant Vendors

A Short List of Front Range Native Wildflowers and Grasses

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Mapping Tool and Tutorial

CSU Extension - Principles of (Water Wise) Landscape Design

Water Wise Landscape Design: Steps

Plant Select Designs

Designs with Water In Mind Brochure

Low-Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens: Front Range & Foothills

CSU Extension - Landscape Design for Energy Conservation

Watershed Approach to Landscaping (rain garden design)

Garden In A Box

Front Range Recommended Tree List

Handbook for The Watershed Approach to Landscaping

Virtual Garden Tour

Local Demonstration Gardens

Audubon Rockies – Habitat Heroes Program

WaterWise Inspiration Hub

Some Like it Hot: Waterwise Perennials Webinar (Presentation Slides)

Fort Collins Residential Parkway Guidelines

Application

Streetscape Standards

Fort Collins Tree Standards

Front Range Tree List

Selecting Trees for Fort Collins

Tree Maintenance Guidelines

Large Maturing Trees for Ash Replacement

Digging Around Trees

Master Gardeners offer free tree related on-site calls. Visit CSU Master Gardener or contact at larimermg@gmail.com; 970-498-6000.

Landscape Standards Notes on Landscape plans prior to Minor Amendment application

Guide to Landscape Establishment and Long-Term Management Plans

Allotment Management Program (AMP)

Excess Water Use surcharges

Landscape Water Budget Program

Certified Landscape Professionals

Sustainable Landscape Conversion Design and Irrigation

Cutting Edge Gardening for the Intermountain West, Marcia Tatrow, 2007.

Durable Plants for the Garden: A Plant Select Guide, Plant Select®, 2009.

Passionate Gardening: Good Advice for Challenging Climates, Lauren Springer & Rob Proctor, 2000.

The Undaunted Garden: Planting for Weather Resilient Beauty, Lauren Springer, 2010.

Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs & Vines, Jim Knopf, 1994.

Xeriscape Handbook, Gayle Weinstein, 1999.

Xeriscape Plant Guide, Denver Water, 1996.