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🌿 What to plant in Colorado this month

A free monthly guide — seasonal planting tips for the Front Range.

Trees · Shrubs · Groundcover · Perennials · Low-water trees · Native trees · Shade trees · Xeric groundcover · Pollinator perennials · About the list

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Plant data sourced from the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List®, CSU Extension Fact Sheets (6.305 Ignition-Resistant Plants, El Paso County Native Deer-Resistant Plants), the Colorado Native Plant Society Front Range Native Plant Guide, and Plant Select®. Source on GitHub.
🌲 + 🫜 + a stack of CSU PDFs · by Nicholas Julia