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Websites

Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado
City of Boulder Xeriscape Web Site
City of Ft Collins Xeriscape Web Site
City of Golden Xeriscape Web Site
City of Greeley Xeriscape Web Site
Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscape Web Site
Colorado State University Turf Program
Colorado State University Extension Service
Colorado Tree Coalition
Denver Botanic Garden
Denver Public Library Xeriscape Information
Denver Water Xeriscape website
Misconceptions about Xeriscaping Corrected!
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Xeriscape Information
Plant Select®
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Xeriscape Information
Water Conservation Landscapes – CSU Drought Program
Xeriscape Colorado
X-Rated® Gardening by Garden Centers of Colorado

Books

Durable Plants for the Garden • 2008 • by PlantSelect®

The Rocky Mountain Perennial Plant Guide • 1995 (aka "The CNA Blue Book") • by Colorado Nursery Association (Available through most Front Range Nurseries)

Rocky Mountain Plant Guide • 1993 (aka "The CNA Red Book") • by Colorado Nursery Association
(Available through most Front Range Nurseries)

Xeriscape Colorado • 2004 • by Connie Lockhart Ellefson and David Winger

Dry Climate Gardening • 2004 • by Ortho Books

Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West • 2007 • by Marcia Tatroe and Charles Mann

Landscaping on the New Frontier: Waterwise Design for the Intermountain West • 2009 • by Susan E. Meyer, Roger K. Kjelgren, Darrel G. Morrison, William A. Varga, et al.

Xeriscape Plant Guide • 2006 • by Denver Water

Free Brochures and Publications

Xeriscaping: Perennials and Annual Flowers

Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants

Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping

Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard

Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs

Ornamental Grasses

Xeriscape Poster

CSU Cooperative Extension Service - Complete List of Fact Sheets

PlantTalk Colorado - CSU Extension Service

Demonstration Gardens in Colorado

Nurseries and Mail-Order Catalogs

Garden-in-a-Box Program

Seminars and Workshops

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service
offers fact sheets on a wide range of gardening topics, including plants for mountain communities. Master Gardener volunteers are available to answer questions and provide information. 303-776-4865

For more information click on the links below:

Xeriscape Landscape Main Page

Photos and Design Ideas

Plant Selection

Sustainable Landscape Tips and Terms

Water Wise Lawns

Xeriscape Workshops and Seminars

Xeriscape Resources