Sustainable Home Landscape

Ready to create a more sustainable landscape at home?

Whether you’re just beginning your garden journey or looking to deepen your knowledge, you’re in the right place. This website offers free, easy-to-understand resources to help you design, build, and maintain a beautiful, sustainable home landscape—no matter your experience level.

Explore articles, tips, and how-to guides that cover everything from water-wise gardening to native plant selection. All of it is designed to help you create a landscape that’s both environmentally responsible and uniquely yours.

Level-up your skills and get Landscape for Life™ certified

If you’re ready to level up your skills—or even earn a credential— consider becoming a certified Landscape for Life™ gardener through an online program offered by Colorado State University and the United States Botanic Garden.

This 6-course, self-paced program is rooted in sustainable landscaping principles and helps you:

• Understand your soil type and how to improve it
• Practice water conservation and irrigation efficiency
• Choose the right plants for your climate and avoid or manage invasive species
• Incorporate local and sustainable materials into your garden
• Get inspired by practical design ideas
• Design a garden that increases home energy efficiency
• Create functional and beautiful rain gardens
• Learn to garden in ways that support wildlife and biodiversity

Whether you dive into our free content or pursue a formal certification—or both—you’re investing in a landscape that gives back to you, your community, and the planet.

Explore the website to get started or learn more about the Landscape for Life™ certification program.