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Hits and Misses in a Native Garden

Hits and Misses in a Native Garden

by | Aug 17, 2025 | CoNPS Blog

No matter how much planning and research goes into the creation of a native garden, there are bound to be hits and misses! Even if we use plants that we know are native to our region, the conditions in our garden – from soil composition and drainage to the...
Embracing the Shade

Embracing the Shade

by | May 10, 2025 | CoNPS Blog

I’m the proud owner of a 28-year old native plant garden in central Boulder. I started thegarden myself, back in the 90s, by planting many little shrubs and tiny native pines I gotfrom a local nursery. Not so surprisingly, over the intervening decades, my little...
Yes, You Can Prairie Up!

Yes, You Can Prairie Up!

by | Jan 24, 2023 | CoNPS Blog

You’ve been yearning to design a garden, yard, or meadow space but can’t seem to get a grip on which plants to include or how to design the site. Or maybe you’re in the middle of planning one of those spaces but myriad choices have you frozen with indecision. Help has...