EVENTS
Xeriscape Garden Tour
SA-SUjune25-26|Will be visiting Harlequin’s Gardens fro “Ground Covers for the Xeriscape” at 1 p.m. If you would like your garden to be on the tour in 2006 call 719-481-4608| |4795 S. 26th St., 303-939-9403|BOULDER
Water-smart expo and tours
SA|Tour eight low-water/no-water gardens, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. beginning at the Denver Botanic Gardens and 1-3 p.m. at the Centennial Gardens and three private gardens but begin at Botanic Gardens to check in and get map||1005 York St., 720-865-3500, botanicgardens.org
Evergreen garden tour
SA|Evergreen Garden Club is hosting a tour of area gardens. Tickets sold in Evergreen, Bergen Park and Kittredge| $15, |evergreengardenclub.org, 303-679-6670|EVERGREEN
Herb festival
SA-SU|Alternative medicine and wellness options at Tagawa Gardens|Free|7711 S.Parker Road, 303-690-4722, tagawagardens.com|AURORA
Boulder garden tour
SA-SU|Colorado Xeriscape Tour sponsored by Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs Inc., and Colorado WaterWise Council, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. |$15, tickets available at King Soopers|begin tour at 333 S. 68th St. or 3100 Galena Way; tour maps at both locations|BOULDER
Open garden day
SA|Visit six private gardens as part of the Garden Conservancy’s National Open Days Program. Tour begins at 585 Franklin St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |$5 per garden, 1-888-842-2442 or garden conservancy.org/opendays.html
Wild wines and weed tasting
SU|For the over-21 crowd. Taste native plants and sample wines made from native fruits, 1:15-1:45 p.m. at Tagawa Gardens| Free|7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722, tagawagardens.com|AURORA
Summer garden tour
SU|”Art in the Gardens,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets at beginning home and King Soopers| $14|Beginning at 656 Lafayette St., 303-830-6616
Compost class
SU|Composting classes at the Denver Backyard Composting Demonstration site at Denver Urban Gardens|Free|East 13th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, 720-865-6810
The Market at Belmar
SU-Oct. 9|An urban garden series and cooking demonstrations in a European-style farmers market with fruits and vegetables, fresh flowers, baked goods and live entertainment, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each Sunday. Cooking demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. each Sunday. Garden classes will be at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and presented by master gardeners of Jefferson County Cooperative Extension. Topic June 26 will be “Children’s Vegetable Gardening” |Free|Alaska Drive at Belmar (South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue)|LAKEWOOD
Wildflower tours on Mount Goliath
TU and June 30|Hike is a moderately difficult 1.5-mile downhill trek at 12,152-feet altitude to view alpine tundra, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free, but you must reserve your space at 720-865-3533|leave from the U.S. Forest Service Clear Creek Visitor Center in Idaho Springs|IDAHO SPRINGS
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
Common garden herbs
SU|How to grow them and ideas for use, 12:30-1 p.m. at Tagawa Gardens| Free |7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722,
tagawagardens.com|AURORA
Water-smart gardening
SA|Learn to grow fabulous gardens in Colorado’s climate at Denver Botanic Gardens. Tours begin at 9:15, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.| $8 members, $12 non-members, $15 day of the event |1005 York St., 720-865-
3580
Herbs in containers
SA|Growing herbs for the patio or deck, 2:30-3 p.m. at Tagawa Gardens| Free|7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722,
tagawagardens.com|AURORA
Adding stone to your garden
SA|Using flagstone and other stonework in your garden for paths and walls, 9:30-11 a.m. at Kuiper Xeriscape Garden| Free|14201 E. Hampden Ave., 303-739-
7662|AURORA
Houseplants for health
SA|Houseplants will help clean your environment and add oxygen to your space, 3:15-3:45 p.m. at Tagawa Gardens| Free
|7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722,
tagawagardens.com|AURORA
Extreme lawn makeover
SA|How to go from lawn to Xeriscape, 9:30-11 a.m. at Kuiper Xeriscape Garden|Free|14201 E. Hampden Ave., 303-
739-7662|AURORA
Herbs
SA|Learn to grow herbs to assist the body during illness, 1:15-2:15 p.m. at Tagawa Gardens| Free|7711 S. Parker Road, 303-
690-4722, tagawagardens.com|AURORA
Learn to compost
SA|Neighborhood compost seminar at Emerson Community Garden, 10 a.m.-noon
| Free|East Eighth Avenue and Emerson Street, 720-865-6810
|at Echters||5150 Garrison St., 303-424-7979 echters.com|ARVADA
|at Timberline Gardens||11700 W. 58th Ave., 303-420-4060, timberlinegardens.com |ARVADA
|at Harlequin’s Gardens||4795 S. 26th St., 303-939-9403|BOULDER
UPCOMING
Master gardeners available
ongoing|Colorado State University Cooperative Extension master gardeners in Denver County are available for gardening presentations to neighborhood and business associations, garden clubs, school and other groups throughout the year, daytime or evenings||720-913-5270
