EVENTS
Organic fertilizers
SUN|Learn about fertilizers that benefit houseplants and fall-planted bulbs, 11 a.m.-noon |SA|Grandma Cec’s Garlic Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. |Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722, rmkc.org| AURORA
Compost class
SA|Free class at Denver Backyard Composting Demonstration site, 9-11 a.m.|Gove Community Garden, East 13th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, 720-865-6810
Fall cleanup
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 Ave., 303-739-7356|AURORA
Judge the scarecrows
SA |Vote for the best scarecrow on display. Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum quilt show, Saturday and Oct. 2|Echters, 5150 Garrison St., 303-424-7979, echters .com|ARVADA
National solar tour
SA|Denver self-guided tour of solar and green-built homes. Guidebooks and maps for the Denver and Boulder tours will be available 9 a.m..2 p.m. Homes will be open from 10 a.m..4 p.m. The Denver tour starts at the Visitor Center of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden| $20 per car|ases.org
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. | Free|Alaska Drive at Belmar (South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue), belmarcolorado.com| LAKEWOOD
UPCOMING
Bulbs
OCT. 8|What to do with 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 Ave., 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.
