EVENTS
Free Day
Today: For Colorado residents, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, 303-973-3705
A Celebration with African Violets
Sat-Sun: Rocky Mountain African Violet Council’s show and sale, 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., Denver 303-423-6072
Tree-planting program
-April 18: The Colorado Parks & Recreation Association Foundation provides 5 0/50 matching grants for community tree planting. Call or go online for more details. 303-231-0943, www.cpra-web.org
CLASSES
Paulino Gardens
Sat: Retaining Wall Construction, 10 a.m. Free. 6300 Broadway, Denver, 303-429-8062,
Timberline Gardens
Sat: Make your own container herb garden, 1-3 p.m. $30. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060,
Tagawa Gardens
Sun: Learn the latest gardening techniques and styles, 11 a.m.-noon. 7711 S. Parker Road, Aurora, 303-690-4722
UPCOMING
Spring Home & Patio Show
April 10-13: About 20,000 square feet of outdoor living “rooms,” including designs inspired by “celebrity” gardeners Pat Grant, president of the National Western Stock Show; chef Patricia Perry, owner of Highland’s Garden Cafe; Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown; Jake Schroeder, Opie Gone Bad frontman; and Museum of Contemporary Art director and chief curator Cydney Payton. 3-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday. $8; children under 12 free. National Western Stadium Arena, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver, .
Drip irrigation for the home
gardener
April 12: Learn how to add a drip system to your hose faucet or in-ground sprinklers. This hands-on workshop will show you how simple it can be. $20. CSU Denver Extension office, 888 E. Iliff Ave. (at South Emerson Street in Harvard Gulch Park). Register at 720-913-5273.
Echter’s
April 12: Earth Friendly Gardening, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979, .
Water-wise perennials and Plant Select plants
April 19: Discover how low-water-use and low-care perennials can give you high color and high style. Learn some of the best for our area and how to use them. $20. CSU Denver Extension office, 888 E. Iliff Ave. (at South Emerson Street in Harvard Gulch Park). Register at 720-913-5273.
Sustainability Fair
April 20: Learn how to implement Earth-friendly practices in your home garden from Denver Botanic Gardens experts. Includes tours explaining low-water gardening and the benefits of medicinal plants, presentations on organic gardening and the use of green cleaning products and demonstrations of “urban homesteading” practices such as beekeeping and composting. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Visitors who arrive by bus, bike or on foot get $2 off admission. 1005 York St., Denver, 720-865-3500, .
Garden personalities
April 24: Denver Botanic Gardens presents the Bonfils-Stanton garden lecture series. This month’s lecture is “The Explorer in the Garden: Digging in the Garden as Metaphor,” 7 p.m. $17-$25. 1005 York St., Denver, 720-865-3500, .
Versatile herbs
April 26: Herbs used in landscapes or pots are both beautiful and practical. Find out how to grow and use them best. 9:30 a.m., $20. CSU Denver Extension office, 888 E. Iliff Ave. (at South Emerson Street in Harvard Gulch Park). Register at 720-913-5273.
Container vegetables and flowers
May 3: Small growing spaces can be filled with high-impact flower color and tasty harvests of vegetables. Discover how to add beautiful container displays to even the smallest of balconies and other outdoor living spaces. $20. CSU Denver Extension office, 888 E. Iliff Ave. (at South Emerson Street in Harvard Gulch Park). Register at 720-913-5273.
Mail information to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202, fax 303-954-1679; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
