{"id":1193,"date":"2020-07-24T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ijdesign.com\/blog\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:40:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T00:40:53","slug":"native-plants-for-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ijdesign.com\/blog\/native-plants-for-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Native Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you live in the front range and Denver area of Colorado, it’s great to plant Native Plants for the birds, pollinators and other wildlife \u2013 especially if you’re in the city! By creating pockets of native plantings, you create a patchwork of wildlife areas and you’ll be immediately rewarded with more birds, bumblebees, butterflies, and other wildlife in your landscape. Check out this wonderful read, Nature’s Best Hope<\/em><\/strong>, by Douglas Tallamy, which talks about how we can all make a difference by planting natives in our urban landscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit local garden centers and nurseries and ASK for native plants, make sure you’re specify that you are not interested in native “cultivars” but rather, the native variety (non-trademarked) to ensure you’re getting the maximum habitat potential with each plant. The more of us who ask for straight Native plants, the more nurseries will start to offer native plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to NATIVE PLANT SWAPS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grow FREE NATIVE PLANTS at our local native plant swaps and seed swaps in Denver.

Learn more about 2022 Denver Native Plant Swaps at:
peopleandpollinators.org\/post\/denver-pollinator—native-plant-swap-giveaway<\/a>
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frontrange.wildones.org\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

conps.org\/home-2\/events\/event-listing\/
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For more ideas on the best Denver native plants to grow in your garden, download this PDF from the Colorado Native Plant Society:
Low-Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens: Front Range & Foothills <\/a>


Below is a list from WesternNativeSeed.com<\/a>. These are good Native Plants for Denver, while these aren’t all strictly native to Denver, they are native to Western North America, and they will thrive in our climate in Denver:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More native plants for the Denver area include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n