EVENTS
Candlemaking 101
|Learn to make rolled, dipped, whipped, floating and poured mold candles, 1-4 p.m.|$15|SA & OCT. 9|Grey Kitty Pumpkin Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.|Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road, 303-690-4722, rmkc.org| AURORA
Home tour
|Visit the home of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower as part of the Dora Moore K-8 school house tour, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets available at King Soopers at 9th and Corona.| $15 | 303-355-2802, doramoore.dpsk12.org
Whittier House tour
|Neighborhood tour from East 23rd Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard along Race, Williams and High streets, noon-4 p.m. Tickets available at neighborhood locations or the same day at 2540 Williams St. (Holy Redeemer Rahming House) or 2034 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. |$15| WhittierNeighborhood.org
Tropical Plant Society
M|This month’s meeting features growing begonias in Colorado, 7-9 p.m.
| Denver Botanic Gardens, 909 York St., 303-347-2426
Create a tabletop fountain
M-TH|Learn how to make a nature-inspired table, 7-8:30 p.m.|$45| Wild Flowers, 12th and Madison, 303-333-4050
Bulbs
SA|Prepare 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
Fall Dome Home Tour
SA |Fifth-annual tour of domed homes , 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |6601 S. Abilene Way, 972-483-7423, monolithic.com/dometour|CENTENNIAL
Orchard show
SA & OCT. 9|Denver Orchid Society’s annual show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 9 at Mitchell Hall.|Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., 720-865-3500, DenverOrchidSociety.org
Pumpkin Festival
SA|Activities include hayrides, pumpkin picking and barrel train rides, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.|$5, $3 children|-OCT. 31|Sixth-annual Corn Maze, 4-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays and noon-8 p.m. Sundays. |Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, 303-973-3705, botanicgardens.org|LITTLETON
Scarecrow-making clinics
SA |Hands-on clinic for kids and “kids at heart,” 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Bring old clothes, hats and gloves. $18; Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum quilt show.|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. | Free|Alaska Drive at Belmar (South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue), belmarcolorado.com| LAKEWOOD
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.
