DID YOU KNOW
Xeriscape concept turns 25 this year
The word “Xeriscape” was coined by Denver Water in 1981 with the goal of making water-conserving landscaping an easily recognized concept by combining the words “landscape” and the Greek word xeros, meaning dry. Denver Water holds the copyright to the name “Xeriscape” and its logo.
Xeriscaping includes seven principles: planning and design, limiting turf areas, selecting and zoning plants appropriately, improving the soil, using mulches, irrigating efficiently, and doing appropriate maintenance.
The Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. and Colorado WaterWise Council are holding Colorado Xeriscape Garden Tours to celebrate the 25th anniversary. This weekend, there will be a tour in Colorado Springs.
Denver Water serves nearly 1.2 million people, about half of them living in the suburbs surrounding Denver. It owns 10 reservoirs in other parts of the state.
For more information on Xeriscaping, call 303-628-6343 or go to denverwater.org/xeriscapeinfo/xeriscapeframe.html.
Sources: Denver Water; Denver Botanic Gardens; Denver Post archives
REGIONAL NOTES
CENTENNIAL
Midsummer Shakespeare for kids
Shakespeare is alive at the Smoky Hill Library during “Become Friends With Shakespeare,” a special series for teens and kids.
Throughout July, the library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle in Centennial, will offer a host of Shakespeare- related workshops. They include a reading from “The Comedy of Errors” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and July 19 for middle-schoolers and older; learning about Shakespeare online at 10 a.m. July 14 for middle-schoolers and older; viewing an interactive presentation at 4 p.m. July 18 for ages 9 and older; and reading and discussing Susan Cooper’s “King of Shadows,” a Shakespeare-related children’s book, at 6 p.m. July 19 for ages 11 and older.
A workshop about Shakespeare’s comedies will be offered for middle-schoolers and older from 1 to 2 p.m. July 22. Melinda Scott of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will teach children 8 and older how to make a scene work at 7 p.m. July 24.
The workshops are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Call 303-693-7449.
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