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Surrounded by flowers and with a breathtaking view of Longs Peak, members of the community not only get to take in a beautiful landscape at Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District’s Conservation Garden; they also get to learn about water.

“Water conservation in our region is essential,” said Jill Boyd, communications specialist for Northern Water. “Visiting our gardens gives homeowners a very practical idea of what they can do to conserve water. Beyond the education component, it is very beautiful out there.”

Located behind the district at 220 Water Ave. in Berthoud, the 2.5-acre garden — which Northern Water employees nicknamed “the backyard” — is broken into sectors to educate residents on landscaping and the best way to maintain yards with minimal water use.

Walking through the garden, visitors have the opportunity to learn about different types of grass and what works well in the Colorado environment, irrigation and sprinkler technologies, soil revitalization, the conservation’s weather station and new types of gardening tools.

A portion of the garden also is devoted to Xeriscaping, or landscaping that uses a minimal amount of water. This area is broken into eight miniature units that show examples of how yards can be landscaped.

“The backyard helps to combat the notion that landscaping that doesn’t use a lot of water is not attractive,” Boyd said. “You can see that you can use less water and still have a very eye-catching landscape.”

Northern Water maintains at least 250 species of plant life in its backyard area each year.

“Every year, we try to add about 67 plants,” said Ron Boyd, landscape water management and conservation specialist for Northern Water. “The garden is designed so it can be changed out.”

Also included in the tour of the area is an interpretive section featuring various ponds that represent Northern Water’s reservoirs. In two agricultural areas, irrigation technology and alfalfa species are tested.

The garden is open 24 hours a day, year-round. During the summer months, tours are available upon request from 2 to 4 p.m., and tours for larger groups can be arranged.

Community members who want to stroll through the garden on their own can bring a cell phone. By dialing numbers posted around the garden, they can listen to free descriptions of the processes and research taking place.

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