EVENTS
Spring into summer
Today: Frontier House Plant Sale. Plants available for pickup 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 2. 970-347-2128
Get Wet — Water Gardening Fun
Mon: A lecture on container water gardening with the Colorado Water Garden Society, 6:30-9 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens, Gates Hall, 1005 York St., 303-843-9619, colo
The Garden’s Skeleton
Tue: Lecture on small trees and flowering shrubs to benefit the Longs Peak Barbershop Chorus, 7-8:30 p.m. $10, $8 seniors and students. The Clover Building, Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 303-651-0574
Gardening Help
Sat, Tue & Thu: Denver Botanic Gardens answers gardening questions, noon-4 p.m., through September. 720-865-3575, e-mail: gardeninghelp@
CLASSES
Colorado State University Extension
Sat: Herbs class, 9:30 a.m. $20 in advance, $22 at the door. Harvard Gulch Park, 888 E. Iliff Ave., 720-913-5270
Echter’s Garden Center
Sat: Rose class, 3-4:30 p.m. Registration required. 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979,
Timberline Gardens
Sat: Succulent container-gardening class, 9-11 a.m. $49. Space is limited. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060,
EXHIBITS
Jurassic Gardens Exhibit
Today-Sept. 30: Explore plant and animal relationships of prehistoric proportions featuring life-sized, realistic dinosaurs from the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods of the Mesozoic Era. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield hosts giant prehistoric bugs, including a 10-foot sea scorpion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $11.50 adults. $8.50 for seniors 65+ and military. $8 youths 4-15 and students, free for children 3 and under. Denver Botanic Gardens, 720-865-3585,
Rare: Imperiled Plants of Colorado
-May 12: Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists hosts a juried exhibition of original artwork depicting endangered and unique plants. Gates Garden Court, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., 720-865-3580,
SAVE THE DATE
Backyard Environmental Changes
April 25: Ecologist and author Amy Seidl book signing, 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover-LoDo, 1628 16th St., 303-436-1070
Denver Rose Society
April 25: Rose-pruning workshop, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Jefferson County Detention Center, 200 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden,
Fantasy Orchids Greenhouse
April 25: Orchid-growing class, 11 a.m. Registration required. 830 W. Cherry St., Louisville, 303-666-5432,
Compost classes
May-October: Denver Urban Gardens and Denver Recycles offer free hands-on classes. DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles
Mail information to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679; living@denverpost.com.
