A municipal greenhouse near Denver is becoming part of Westminster’s water conservation strategy.
At the Briggs Greenhouse Center, the city grows thousands of plants selected for Colorado’s dry climate, including native and climate-adapted species that require far less water than conventional lawns and ornamental landscapes.
Many of the plants come through Plant Select, a collaboration among Colorado State University, Denver Botanic Gardens, and regional growers to identify varieties that can thrive in the Rocky Mountain region.
Those plants are now being used in Westminster’s four-acre Conservation Landscape Conversion at City Hall, where traditional high-water landscaping is being replaced with water-wise plants designed for the arid West.
The same approach is spreading to open spaces, schools, and community gardens.
The solution is practical and visible: grow the right plants locally, put them in the right places, and make water-wise landscapes normal across the community.
This video is part of Resilience In The Rockies, a series in collaboration with WaterNow.
Thanks to silver sponsors PCL Construction, Norris Design, and the City of Greeley.
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