Colorado’s Garden In A Box: Save Water & Beautify

While it doesn't feel much like spring in Colorado during March, the calendar will welcome Daylight Saving Time on March 9th and the first day of Spring on March 20th, anyway. The Western Slope usually takes note of the swan's neck on the Grand Mesa as the best indication of spring.

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It's too cold outside to start tilling in the garden, but we can start making plans on paper. What if you could get an entire garden that would thrive here in Grand Junction delivered in a single box? You can, thanks to DRIP and Resource Central.

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Grand Junction's Big Discount

Grand Junction's 'Garden in a Box' program will be available before you know it this year and is available at a discount to qualified customers of the City of Grand Junction Water District, Clifton Water District, and the Ute Water Conservancy District. Customers can receive 25% off.

Inside the kit, you'll find everything you need to create 'water-efficient landscapes with low-water plants.' Garden in a Box Kits go on sale on March 4th. Use this link to sign up for alerts once they go on sale.

This Box Can Teach Us Something

The 'Garden in a Box' includes everything you need to get started, such as plants and maps/ layouts that can help suggest a successful set-up. The box also includes a care guide for your low-water plants so you can quickly become an expert at caring for them and watering instructions for the contents of the box

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Snooze and Lose, Colorado

'Garden in a Box' is available for two growing seasons in Western Colorado. You can order a box in March for pickup and planting in May or June, or you can order a box in June for pickup and planting in August or September. You can join the interest list here for more info and pre-order a box with this link once they become available. Happy gardening.