POLLINATOR SAFE BUSINESSES
Support Pollinators at home: plant native plants and don't use pesticides or herbicides to provide safe habitat.
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Find lists of suitable plants to support pollinators at the Colorado Native Plant Society or at XERCES Society's websites below:
Shop at Pollinator Safe Retailers! Use these Pollinator Safe Businesses and tell them we sent you!
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What? How are plants not safe for bees? Sadly, it has become an industry-wide practice to preventatively treat nursery plants with systemic pesticides that persist in the plant and soil. A class of systemics called Neonicotinoids (or Neonics) are of particular concern to bees and have become ubiquitous in the industry. Research shows that these toxins can persist in plants from 18 months to 3 years, slowly adding to the toxic load of insects using their flowers for pollen and nectar.
As more and more people, communities, and neighborhoods pledge to be “pollinator safe,” consumers want to make sure that the plants and garden products they buy will not harm pollinators. We are continually building our list of Colorado businesses that have pledged to carry pollinator safe plants and products. Nonetheless, it is always important to ask the staff at these businesses whether plants or soil have been treated already with pesticides and whether the plants you are interested in will attract pollinators. You can also ask your favorite nursery for more information and for more transparency about growing practices and plant sources. Please see the lists below of pollinator safe retailers, landscape and lawn care providers, tree care companies, farms, and food companies. We will keep adding to this list!
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A good rule of thumb is to buy organic. All products labeled “organic” should be free of pesticides.
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Click the icons below to see our most recent pollinator-safe
nursery lists for Metro Denver and Northern Colorado!
Arvada Nurseries
Echter’s Nursery
5150 Garrison St. Arvada, CO 80002
Giambrocco and Sons Garden Center
14005 W 64th Ave. Arvada, CO 80004 ​​
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​​​​Boulder Nurseries
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BBB seeds
6595 Odell Pl. Boulder, CO 80301
Growing Gardens
1630 Hawthorn Ave. Boulder, CO 80304
Harlequin’s Gardens
4795 N. 26th St. Boulder, CO 80301
Serves the whole Front Range
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Urban Farm
2244 Spruce St. Boulder, CO 80302
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Longmont Nurseries
Fresh Herb Company
4114 Oxford Rd. Longmont, CO 80504
Flower Bin
1805 Nelson Rd. Longmont, CO 80501
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Other Colorado & Online Stores
Alpaca Gold Organic Fertilizer
alpacagold13@gmail.com | (970) 640-0127
birdstorynursey@gmail.com | Paonia, CO
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Indian Peaks Ace Hardware
74 Hwy 119 South, Nederland, CO 80466
Urban Garden
619 N 96th St. Louisville, CO 80027
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Garden Design, Landscaping & Lawn Care
beegoodgardensco@gmail.com | (719) 290-3547 | Colorado Springs
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info@climatescaping.com | Front Range
aaron@earthlovegardens.com | (720) 295-8582 | Front Range
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info@eco-designsforlife.com | (720) 324-6706 | Longmont
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info@ecologicallawncare.com | (303) 444-3456 | Boulder
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Ecoscape Environmental Design
admin@ecoscapedesign.com | (303) 447-2282 | Boulder County
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connect@edaphicsolutions.com | (720) 633-5072 | State-Based
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Ford Construction and Landscaping
ford.janaka@gmail.com | (303) 939-9759 | Boulder
hello@grow-boulder.com | (720) 453-0886 | Boulder
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Honeywood Garden Design
info@honeywoodgardendesign.com | Denver ​​
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Meadowlark Garden Design
jskilby@gmail.com | (970) 260-0355 | Northern CO
curtis@meadowpro.com | (720) 635-9398 | Lafayette
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One Earth Landscapers
jim@oneearthlandscape.com | (303) 545-9231 | Boulder County
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roamingrootsgarden@gmail.com | Boulder and Longmont
Timberline Gardens Landscaping
shelly.beyer0087@gmail.com | Metro-Denver Area
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barefootgardener@gmail.com | (720) 340-8425 | Boulder
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emily@truenaturegardens.com | (970) 430-6873 | Fort Collins
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Urban Oasis
info@urbanoasisdesign.com | (303) 823-2389 | Boulder​
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watershedlandscape@gmail.com | (303) 668-9201 | Longmont
mimi.elmore@wildbydesignhabitats.com | (303) 823-0856 | Lyons​
samantha@wildharvestcompany.com | (720) 743-4633 | Denver​
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ellie@wildroselandscaping.com | Denver
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Tree Care
Bees and Trees Inc.
Chad Street, Arborist | info@beesandtreesinc.com | (303) 669-9520
Berkelhammer Tree Experts
Fred Berkelhammer | fred@berkelhammer.com | (303) 443-1233
Colorado Tree Care
Will Pittenger | (303) 499-3722
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Steven Pfeiffer, Arborist
(303) 449-3349
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Pollinator Safe Farms & Food Companies
Aspen Moon Farms
8020 Hygiene Rd, Longmont, CO 80503
Berthoud, CO
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Black Cat Bistro & Farm
1964 13th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Cure Organic Farm
7416 Valmont Rd, Boulder, CO 80301
First Fruits Organic Farms
40565 O Rd, Paonia, CO 81428
Honeyacre Enterprises Ltd.
8052 Co Rd I, Wiggins, CO 80654
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Oxford Gardens
10145 Oxford Road, Longmont, CO 80504
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If you want to take the pledge to be pollinator safe and have your company appear on this list, email joyce@peopleandpollinators.org