EVENTS
Tour de Fleur
VARIES|Get outdoors and go wild by participating in a tour of 16 Colorado State Parks to view eight featured wildflowers. Parks vary and a map is available online| Annual passes $55|
www.parks.state.co.us, 303-470-1144
The color of flowers
W|Lisa Ganora speaks on “The Color of Flowers,” at The Herb Society of America, Rocky Mountain Unit, starting at 7 p.m.| Free |303-771-7287
Rose sale
SA|Boy Scout Troop 102 will host a sale of more than 400 hard-to-find, winter-tolerant root roses at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Denver from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.| Varies |
4610 E. Alameda Ave., 303-237-3117, kentprose@hotmail.com
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
Edible ornamentals
SA|Find out how to grow vegetables and other edible plants as ornamentals at Timberline Gardens from 9-11 a.m.| $10 |11700 W. 58th Ave., 303-420-4060
Rescape your landscape
SA|Learn the how-tos of renovating a garden from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Timberline Gardens| $10 |11700 W. 58th Ave., 303-420-4060
African plants for Colorado
SA|Mountains and plateaus of southern Africa are similar to our landscape, and you can learn how to grow them in your garden at Timberline Gardens from 2-4 p.m.| $20 |11700 W. 58th Ave., 303-420-4060
Gardening in containers
SU|Learn to grow fruit trees, evergreens, perennials, annuals and vegetables in pots at Timberline Gardens from 1-2:30 p.m.| $5 |11700 W. 58th Ave., 303-420-4060
Celebrate wildflowers week
May 16-20|Attend workshops, lectures and educational activities to celebrate and educate visitors about Colorado’s wildflowers at Denver Botanic Gardens from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.| TBA |
1005 York St., 720-865-3500, www.botanicgardens.org
Free day
M|Colorado residents can enjoy a free day at Denver Botanic Gardens| Free |1005 York St., 720-865-3500, www.botanicgardens.org
UPCOMING
Ornamental grasses
May 22|Grasses have become an important part of the landscape, so come learn varieties for all types of situations from 1-3 p.m. at Timberline Gardens| $5 |11700 W. 58th Ave., 303-420-4060 |
Learn to compost
May 22|Class at Denver Backyard Composting Demonstration Site in Denver Urban Gardens’ Gove Community Garden, 9-11 a.m.; register week ahead| Free |East 13th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, 720-865-6810,
DenverRecycles@ci.denver.co.us
Mail information 14-20 days in advance to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post Features Department, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202, fax to 303-820-1679, or e-mail living@denverpost.com.
