Fun, Informative and Practical!
Each year, Thornton Water hosts several free events and webinars to connect you with tools and resources to enhance water efficiency in your yard, garden, and home. As always, we invite you to stroll through our Demonstration Gardens at the Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center and Thornton Fire Station 5. Each location provides great examples of water-wise gardens and are available to help you get ideas for your own outdoor space. We hope to see you in the garden this year!
Upcoming Events
2026 Water-Wise Garden Tour
June 27, 9 a.m. to noon
Save the date for our first official water-wise garden tour! Explore beautiful residential water-wise gardens and low-water landscapes across Thornton at a reimagined version of our annual Water-Wise Garden Open House. Meet with seasoned pros from Thornton Water and other industry partners, discuss gardening maintenance and best practices during drought, and learn how to transform a section of your yard on a budget.
Water-Wise Landscape Webinars
Resource Central’s Landscape Seminar Series
Webinars are held year-round on topics such as trees, pollinators, design and plant selection, turf removal, navigating your HOA during a xeriscape conversion, etc. All webinars are open to the public and free. Sign up on the Resource Central website.
Garden In A Box Pick-Up
Every spring, Thornton Water partners with Resource Central to offer discounted Garden In A Box gardens to Thornton Water customers. Customers are eligible for a $25 discount on a professionally designed Garden In A Box, while supplies last.
For updates on other options for purchasing gardens, check Resource Central’s website.
You can also get some additional help with how to plant your new water-wise garden from our H2Overhaul page. Visit our H2Overhaul Kits and Rebates Page to get a free H2Overhaul kit.
Previous Events
Annual Waterwise Garden Open House
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 Waterwise Garden Open House at the Carpenter Recreation Center demonstration garden.
Visitors joined master gardeners and landscape experts to learn how to transform landscapes into a water-wise oasis. Thornton’s Demonstration Gardens are full of plants, trees, shrubs, and grasses that require minimal watering without sacrificing a lush, beautiful landscape.
