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Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference: Beyond the Box – Growing a culture of native plant landscaping Saturday, March 8th, 2025: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
What’s the buzz about native plants? Find out at the 10th annual Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference! Experts in horticulture, ecology, and landscape design share how to plan, plant, and maintain beautiful and biodiverse native landscapes from the ground up. This year’s conference offers inspiration and insight to both novice and experienced gardeners.
This conference will be held at Colorado State University in the Lory Student Center. There will be an option to access the recordings after the event for those who cannot attend in person. All classes are eligible for CEUs for Landscape Industry Certified Technician recertification. Contact LWCNPConference@gmail.com with any questions.
Featured speakers include:
Jennifer Jewell, author and host of the national award-winning weekly public radio program and podcast Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden. – Keynote Speaker: “Cultivating Place: How a Garden Culture of Care for Native Plants Strengthens Places & People”
Jim Tolstrup, High Plains Environmental Center – “Creating a Culture of Native Plant Restoration”
Dave Sutherland, City of Boulder OSMP (retired) – “Your Native Plant Garden, All Grown Up!”
Maggie Gaddis, Colorado Native Plant Society – “A Seasonal Perspective on Community Engagement and Native Plant Availability”
…and many more!
Register now for this event! We hope to see you there!
The Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference is a collaborative, educational initiative that promotes the inclusion of native plants in our landscaping to benefit pollinators and songbirds, save water, and restore the beauty and health of nature in the places we live, work and play. The Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference is brought to you by the Butterfly Pavilion, Colorado State University Extension and the Colorado Native Plant Master Program®, the Colorado Native Plant Society, the Denver Botanic Gardens, the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter, the High Plains Environmental Center, and Susan J. Tweit, author and plant ecologist.
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On behalf of the LWCNP Conference Planning Committee
https://landscapingwithcoloradonativeplants.org/
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