Resource Central: Reuse & Conservation - Boulder, Colorado

Courtney Brillhart

I absolutely love what Resource Central does, especially the Garden in a Box program. Yes, the plants are young and small (as mentioned by other reviewers) and yes, there may be plant substitutions, which you are made aware of ahead of time (pointed out by another reviewer) and yes, they will take a few seasons to establish (which is expected – the photos are of what the garden will look like when it matures). The plants are a steal based on what you pay for and the variation is hand-picked for you. Such a huge time saver!

Last year, we purchased the largest Garden in a Box available to replace an entire side of our front yard. There were 50 plants and nearly all of them survived their first winter. We had to replace a few plants, but that's it! they are doing amazingly well and thriving.

We purchased another smaller Garden in a Box this year for the front part of the other side of our front yard, and they are doing great as well (except for some rabbit and squirrel damage – we purchased some natural repellant which seems to be working).

All in all, this organization is doing GREAT things and I tell everyone about it. I absolutely love the brochures they put together on the different plants, how to care for them, and what to expect. Also, the "color by number" charts on how to organize the plants is a huge help. Their customer service is attentive and super nice as well. Highly recommend!

Megan Martorano

I've bought three garden in boxes and absolutely love them. The plants may be small at the start but they are excellent quality, harder to source native/low water plants and have done really well as they continue to grow. It's so much easier than making a landscaping plan and sourcing every plant individually. I also really like how they include plants that bloom throughout the season. I will definitely be purchasing another as I continue to slowly replace the lawn with flowers 🙂

Rachel Courtney

There are lots of tools and building materials here. If you are doing a project in your home, I highly recommend looking here for materials first. There were sets of 18 cabinets and lots of single pieces.

Maribeth Waldrep

I have now purchased “Garden in a Box” products for two growing seasons. The designs and plants are amazing, and both the communication and resources offered are great. I love their mission and tell everyone I know about them. Thank you for my beautiful waterwise garden!

Kimber Girlee

I bought the Bees and Blooms kit. I was highly impressed with the outcome!
I'm considering doing my backyard next.

Philip Smith

I used to love this place. They often have useful items. Therefore, I didn't just give them one star as well as my initial impulse.

OTOH, This place is awful for people with disabilities. I am disabled and have a hard time getting around. One young man in the yard was super nice and very helpful, as far as helping me unload my donation. There's another person who was very unkind and very unwilling to accommodate my desire to park close to the product I wanted to look at. Ill temper aside the fact is the rules are: There's no parking for people with a handicap placard in the yard (there is no parking at all in the yard, which is super weird...but I digress), meaning those people have to walk from the parking area by the main building wherever they need to go in the yard or the warehouse, which is fine for able-bodied people. But if somebody has a hard time walking that is unfortunate. Home Depot is easier, more kind, more accommodating for pwd

Allison Johnson

The best way to beautify your yard without breaking the bank! The plant by numbers design is brilliant.

Chris Lorenz

Resource is awesome! Twice when I have replaced wood decks with composite material I wanted to give Resource the old decking boards that were still in good shape. The problem is, I don't have a vehicle to transport the old lumber to Resource. I simply scheduled with them to come out and they come and pick it up. What a great way to make sure that usable materials are getting reused, and making it so easy for the homeowner to get it done! Thank you so much!!!