It’s important that those native-plant roots get established as soon as they can because July and August can have hot streaks.
May’s plant sales are wrapping up and you hopefully got all your vegetables and herbs in after the last frost.
These swaps are no small feat, with teams of volunteers and organizations involved at all parts of the cycle, from the seed saving, propagating, transplanting, and event organization. For each event, there is a managed inventory of seedlings that volunteers propagate from gathered or donated seeds from previous years, or from plants that volunteers salvage from vetted gardens and donate.
You do not need tons of outdoor space; some can even be grown in containers on patios or balconies. If you are adding native plants into your existing landscape, you can start small. Many will actually spread on their own through reseeding. NOCO Plant Swap, part of the Fort Collins Xeriscape Garden Party: This swap is part of a larger event, EcoFest. There will be free classes on topics like waterwise plants, firescaping, and low water and low maintenance gardening. You can recycle your 2.5-inch pots and trays at a designated location there. Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fort Collins City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins.
Go to frontrange.wildones.org for more details on all these plant swaps. An annual membership to the Front Range Wild Ones start at $40 a year; for students and families with limited income, it’s $25.Trail Ridge Road will miss its traditional Memorial Day openingNuggets' Nikola Jokic makes All-NBA first team 2024; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Aaron Gordon receive All-Defense votes
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