Colorado Springs Local Gardening Directory

While it’s not quite time to start planting outdoors, now is a good time to start planning your Spring garden and planting indoor seedlings for garden vegetables that may need extra growing time (like pumpkins or watermelon). On the other hand, you may be concerned about conserving water or you may just want the most hands-off landscaping you can get!

Whatever your gardening desires may be, we’ve put together a list to help inspire, plan, design, and maintain your yard and garden this year. We’ve also included a list of a few local places that can help answer questions and supply you with all your gardening needs.

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDENING

Colorado Plants – http://www.coloradoplants.org/
Hardiness Zones – http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Denver Botanic Gardens – http://www.botanicgardens.org/
BHG Inspiration – http://www.bhg.com/gardening/design/styles/rustic-garden/
BHG Garden Planner – http://www.bhg.com/gardening/garden-plan-finder/
Farmer’s Almanac – http://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-dates/CO/Colorado%20Springs

XERISCAPE/LOW- MAINTENANCE GARDENING

COS Utilities – https://www.csu.org/Pages/xeriscapebasics.aspx
Colorado Waterwise – http://coloradowaterwise.org/
Drought-Resistant Plants – http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/plants-trees/plants-that-dont-need-water/?cid=eo_sm_pin_mxm-social

LOCAL NURSERIES AND EXPERTS

Harding Nursery – http://www.hardingnursery.com/
Phelan Gardens- http://www.phelangardens.com/
Rick’s Garden Center – http://www.ricksgarden.com/
Good Earth Garden Center – http://www.goodearthgardencenter.com/
Heidrich’s Colorado Tree Farm – http://www.coloradotreefarmnursery.com/
Summerland Gardens – http://www.summerlandgardens.com/

CLASSES & EVENTS

Pikes Peak Urban Gardeners – http://www.ppugardens.org/
Horticultural Art Society – http://hasgardens.org/
Falcon Garden Club – http://www.falcongardenclub.org/
Western Landscape Symposium – http://pueblo.colostate.edu/hor/wls.shtml

LOCAL GARDENING CLUBS

http://www.coloradogardening.com/garden_clubs.htm

EL PASO COUNTY MASTER GARDENER HELP DESK

http://elpasoco.colostate.edu/hort/hort.shtml

And if you need more inspiration, the Denver Botanic Gardens has regular Free Days! Below is their 2016 Free Day schedule:

Saturday, March 19 (World Water Day)
Sunday, April 3
Thursday, June 23
Tuesday, July 26
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Friday, Nov. 11 (Winter Gift Market) 
Saturday, Nov. 12 (Winter Gift Market)