Cultivating Colorado’s gardeners

Lawncheck is an on-site, lawn consultation service for a fee. Service includes recommendations for improving your lawn and solving insect, disease and other lawn problems.

Join a unique program created to help educate home gardeners on how to grow in Colorado while connecting their backyard produce with Coloradans in need.

Transform your approach to Colorado gardening with the Green School program from CSU Extension—an online, expert-led course designed for our unique soils, climates, and plants.

Providing reliable, timely gardening guidance tailored to Colorado’s unique climate, PlantTalk™ Colorado offers hundreds of research-based articles and videos on plants, lawns, trees, pest management, and more.

Plant Select® is a nonprofit collaboration between Denver Botanic Gardens and Colorado State University, specializing in plants rigorously tested to thrive in the high plains and intermountain West.

The Soil-Water-Plant Laboratory analyzes soil, water, plant, sludge, manure and miscellaneous types of samples from farmers, homeowners, consultants, government agencies and CSU personnel, and provides fertilizer suggestions for improving crop growth.

The Colorado Climate Center delivers timely climate data, seasonal outlooks and analysis tailored to Colorado’s unique landscapes and weather patterns. It supports decision-making across sectors including agriculture, water management and community resilience.

Colorado Master Gardener community and demonstration gardens bring people together to learn, grow, and give back. These gardens serve as living classrooms across Colorado counties, offering hands-on education in sustainable gardening and local food production.