EVENTS
Dahlia show
|Denver Botanic Gardens hosts the Dahlia society show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |Free with Gardens admission, $8.50 for adults, $5 for students and children 4-15|1005 York St., 303-841-8024, dahlias.net
Plant sale
|Annual members plant sale at Harlequin’s Gardens |4795 S. 26th St., 303-939-
9403, harlequinsgardens.com|BOULDER
Harvest show
|10 a.m.-3 p.m. |Echters, 5150 Garrison St., 303-424-7979, echters.com|ARVADA
Parade of Ponds
|BR&D Landscape Inc. hosts the Parade of Ponds, with more than 70 water gardens in the south Denver area, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |$15 adults, children under 15 admitted free|303-
660-5015, BRDlandscape.com |Tickets available at Arapahoe Acres, Tagawa Gardens, True Pump & Equipment, Denver Botanic Gardens and Hudson Gardens
Landscape grasses
|Learn about “Ornamental Grasses – The Way to Landscape” class, 11 a.m.-noon|
|”The Victorian Art of Flower Pounding” class, 1-2:30 p.m. at Tagawa Gardens| $6|7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722, www.rmkc.org|AURORA
The Market at Belmar
-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. This week’s urban gardening class: children’s terrariums, today. | Free|Alaska Drive at Belmar (South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue), belmarcolorado.com| LAKEWOOD
Best local tomatoes
FORMS AVAILABLE NOW |NatureSweet Tomatoes’ Homegrown Tomato Challenge, to see who has the best local tomatoes, Aug. 31 at King Soopers, 3900 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder. Entry blanks available at all King Soopers in Denver and 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.
