Colorado 2025

Before

After

Beauty and function planned for this spot.
New terraced beds for native plants were added.
As life-pressures have eased, this homeowner now has time to garden. They will add native shrubs, plains oval sedge, broom forkmoss and plan prairie smoke. Globe mallow and serviceberry were also recent additions.
Prairie smoke, oval sedge and wine cus did well. There were many bees and hummingbirds in these gardens this summer.
Property will add native plants to attract native birds.
Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds visited, and a bird nested on the porch.
New home where some of the lawn and nonnative shrubs will be removed in favor of native plant options.
Nonnative plants were remove from this bed and sumac, sand cherry, coneflower, blanket flower, prairie sage, primrose and many other plants were added.
Homeowner planted shrubby cinquefoil to replace a dead shrub.
Extreme heat stressed this new addition. But, given that is a native species, it will likely rebound in the spring.
A site earmarked for adding plants to attract more birds.
This gardener added Agastache rupestris (Hyssop Licorice) x3, Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant), Dasiphora fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil). 100+ temperatures meant it was tough to keep everything alive, but it will be great in few years
This fescue will be replaced with native sedges, grasses, and perennials including wood sedge in the shady spots. A path will be maintained and the homeowner hopes to reduce watering and slow down rain and runoff.
40 native plants have been added, and fenced against rabbits. Birds and now foraging among the plants instead of on the feeders.
Natives that don’t require a lot of water will be added to this spot.
Chokecherry, buckwheat and coreopsis were planted, and a bird bath and perching spot installed. can’t wait to see how it develops next year!
This neglected bed will be replanted for birds.
A flock of grackles and flickers have been spotted in this native patch.
This garden bed will get native plant additions.
Native plants are still establishing, but will increase the diversity of available resources in this bed.

Remaining Before Photos

The stone covered area will be transformed into native habitat for birds and insects. This is going in after getting the resident fox family are moved along as they can be quite the diggers!
A lovely rock-garden-scape will get some additional native species.
This garden planted last summer. New additions will include blanket flowers, cornflowers, bee balm, goldenrod, and a couple different penstemons.
Lawn will be convert it to native plants for the birds.
Colorful native plants will be added to cover the stump, and provide food/habitat for birds and insects.
Adding native plants that require minimal water to maintain.
Stone gardens will get plant additions.
Old nonnatives plants out, new native plants in to support hummingbirds and monarch.
Homeowner wants to attract birds and believes in the value of native plants.
Lots of space to add lots of new plants.
New natives will find their way into these beautiful rock lined raised beds.
Homeowner converted their lawn to a xeriscape garden.
Ground birds frequently forage here so new native plants will be added that help to feed them.
This property has been adding native habitat since 2021. This year plants that support hummingbirds were added. Black-eyed Susan, blanket flower and pussytoes were also additions.
These older flower beds will have natives incorporated to better support wildlife.
A new garden for under the crab apple tree with natives to attract more birds.
Native plants will be added to this over grown garden to provide cover and food for birds.
Homeowner wants more birds and native plants in their landscape.
New year, new plants to fill in this space this with native plant offerings.
These tire gardens will host native plants to support biodiversity and decrease the amount of watering in gardens.
Homeowner is replacing old roses with vines to attract hummingbirds and milkweed for monarchs.
Hummingbird Mint (Agastache) will be added to this area.
Homeowner wants to encourage wildlife but also add beauty.
Homeowner wants to attract birds and offer native plants.
New native garden will be a great addition to the neighborhood.
Some lawn will be shrunk in favor of native plants for birds and insects. This will also minimize the need for watering in this dry climate.
These raised bed are for the birds!

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