EVENTS
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 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. by master gardeners of Jefferson County Cooperative Extension. Today’s urban gardening topic is “Bees.” Upcoming: July 24, “Small Container Water Garden”; July 31, “Gardening to Attract Urban Birds”; Aug. 7, “Creating Bonsai Trees.”
| Free|Alaska Drive at Belmar (South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue), belmarcolorado
.com|LAKEWOOD
Tree pruning
SU, JULY 24|Mikl Brawner will discuss and demonstrate correct pruning for young trees at Harlequin’s Gardens, 1 p.m. | $10 | 4795 N. 26th St., 303-939-9403| BOULDER
Iris sale
SU|American Iris Society will hold its annual iris sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Hudson Gardens|6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, 303-798-9103|LITTLETON
Lakewood Garden Club
TU|Marcia Tatroe, gardening expert, will speak 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
|Free|4005 Kipling St., 303-988-
6554|WHEAT RIDGE
Daylily show
SA|The Day Lily Society show will be at Tagawa Gardens|Free |7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722, tagawa
gardens.com|AURORA
Daylily sale
SA|Open Garden and Daylily Show, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Cat Lady’s Garden in the American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden. Sale benefits the Cat Care Society| Free |15643 E. 35th Place (near Interstate 70 and Chambers Road), 303-366-
9689|AURORA
Xeriscape class
SA|Learn about “Edibles and Medicinals” in your garden, 9:30-11 a.m. at Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden| Free|14201 E. Hampden Ave., 303-739-7356|AURORA
Summit County
Garden Tour
SA|Fifteenth-annual self-guided tour will begin at the North Branch Summit County Library, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Map at registration site| $10 in advance, $15 on tour day|651 Center Circle, 970-547-2170|SILVERTHORNE
Garden tour
SA|Garden of the Gods Foundation Summer of Celebration garden tour of six diverse gardens in Kissing Camels Estates, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.| $25 tour only or $75 for tour, presentation and luncheon, available in advance at Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, 1805 No. 30th St., until Saturday |719-219-0103
|COLORADO SPRINGS
UPCOMING
Master gardeners on tap
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
Composting class
SU, JULY 24|Learn to compost for your garden, 2-4 p.m., at the Denver Urban Gardens at Gove Community Garden|Free|East 13th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, 720-865-6810
Gardening talk
TH, JULY 28|Growing Gardens experts will discuss “The World of Herbs” at Balfour Retirement Community at 10:45 a.m.|Free|1855 Plaza Drive, 303-926-3853|LOUISVILLE
Alternative turf
SA, JULY 30|Replace bluegrass with alternative turfs, 9:30-11 a.m. at Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden|Free|14201 E. Hampden Ave., 303-739-7356|AURORA
Xeriscape class
SA, JULY 30|Learn about “Alternative Turf” for your Xeriscape garden, 9:30-11 a.m. at Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden| Free
|14201 E. Hampden Ave., 303-739-
7356|AURORA
Flower show
and garden fair
SA-SU, JULY 30-31|At Adams County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days|9755 Henderson Road, 303-637-8100 or colostate.edu/Depts
/CoopExt/Adams/horticulture.htm
|BRIGHTON
Denver Urban Gardens
SA, AUG. 13|”Down Home” event with food, music, gardens and entertainment from 5:30-9 p.m. at Gove Community Garden|$80|1325 Colorado Blvd., 303-722-8388
Water Blossom Festival
SA, AUG. 13|Sponsored by the Colorado Water Garden Society at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on a Free Day at the Botanic Gardens| Free|1005 York St., 303-843-9619, coloradowatergarden
society.org
Xeriscape
SU, AUG. 14|Mikl Brawner will discuss “Real Xeriscape: Gardening with Five Waterings a Year” at Harlequin’s Gardens, 1 p.m. |$10|4795 N. 26th St., 303-939-9403|BOULDER
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.
