Name: Plant Select Showcase Garden Tour
Start: 2026-06-27T09:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-06-27T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Chapungu Sculpture Park at Centerra

Garden tour hosted by Jim Tolstrup and Bryan Fischer of High Plains Environmental Center
About this Event

Native plant focused tour hosted by industry experts Jim Tolstrup and Bryan Fischer
9:30am Book Signing

SUBURBITAT by Jim Tolstrup
Jim Tolstrup is the Executive Director of High Plains Environmental Center in Loveland, Colorado, where he advances a model for preserving native biodiversity within developed communities. With a background in landscape design, environmental stewardship, and education, he has received multiple awards for sustainable landscaping and land stewardship and has written extensively on these topics. Growing up with limited access to nature shaped his commitment to connecting people with the natural world and fostering collaboration across communities to protect it for future generations.
The Rocky Mountain Native Plant Primer by Bryan Fischer
Bryan Fischer is the Horticulture Manager, where he oversees horticulture design and maintenance operations. Previously Curator of Plant Collections at the Gardens on Spring Creek, Bryan is widely recognized for his expertise in horticulture and naturalistic garden design, and regularly speaks and writes on these topics. He is also co-author of The Rocky Mountain Native Plant Primer and holds a B.S. in Horticulture and an interdisciplinary minor in Organic Agriculture from Colorado State University.

10am Garden Tour / Talk - Tour the Plant Select award winning gardens of Chapungu Sculpture Park, featuring Zimbabwean sculpture art, wildlife habitat, and native plant showcases. Learn about how this garden saves water and supports pollinators from visionary landscape architects.
Learn more about Plant Select: https://plantselect.org

Plant Select® was created to find, test, and distribute superior plants for our region.

Plant Select is the country’s leading brand of drought-tolerant plants designed to thrive in high plains and intermountain regions. We’re passionate about plants that provide more beauty with less work, so gardeners of all levels can achieve successful gardens using fewer resources and with a positive environmental impact.