EVENTS
Compost class
|Free class at the Denver Backyard Composting Demonstration site, 2-4 p.m.|Gove Community Garden, 13th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, 720-865-6810
Dahlia show
|Foothills Fashion Mall hosts the Dahlia society show, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11|215 Foothills Parkway, 303-536-4384, dahlias.net|FORT COLLINS
Free day
SU|At the Hudson Gardens and Events Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.|6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, 303-797-8565, hudsongardens.org|LITTLETON
Home show
SU|The consumer show features all phases of home decorating and remodeling, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.|$8 |Colorado Convention Center, 800-343-8344, denverhomeshow.com
House tour
SU|Historic Denver hosts its annual tour in the Baker Historic District, noon-4 p.m.|$12, $15 day of tour|303-534-5288, ext. 14, historicdenver.org
Spring-flowering shrubs
SU|Learn how to plant spring-flowering trees and shrubs now, 3-4 p.m.|SA|Hands-on Bonsai workshop, 1-3 p.m. | $25 and up |Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722, rmkc.org|AURORA
Sex in the garden
M-SEPT. 26|University of Denver offers a non-credit course on the basics of garden botany, 6:30-8:30 p.m. There is a field trip to the Denver Botanic Gardens on Oct. 2.|$170|303-871-2291
Gloxinia Gesneriad growers
SA & SEPT. 18|The show meets in Mitchell Hall, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.|Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., 303-781-2406, botanicgardens.org
Fall color
SA|Use native plants to achieve fall color in your garden, from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden|Free|14201 E. Hampden, 303-739-7356|AURORA
Pruning class
SA |Learn techniques for fall and winter pruning, 10-11:30 a.m.|Echters, 5150 Garrison St., 303-424-7979, echters.com|ARVADA
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: Annual Flowers in Containers| Free|Alaska Drive at Belmar (South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue), belmarcolorado.com| LAKEWOOD
UPCOMING
Seed collecting
SA, SEPT. 24|Collecting this year’s seeds for use in next year’s garden from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden|Free|14201 E. Hampden, 303-739-7356|AURORA
Fall cleanup
SA, OCT. 1|Learn how to prepare your watering system flower beds for winter from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden| Free|14201 E. Hampden, 303-739-7356|AURORA
Bulbs
SA, OCT. 8|What to do to your bulbs this fall to have a beautiful garden next year, 9:30-11 a.m. at the Kuiper High Plains Xeriscape Garden| Free|14201 E. Hampden, 303-739-7356|AURORA
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.
