EVENTS
Community Weed Day
Sat: Volunteers needed to help pull weeds at Evergreen Lake, 8-11 a.m. Evergreen, 303-674-8610
Loveland Garden Tour
Sat: Tour water-wise and low-maintenance gardens to benefit Loveland Youth Gardeners. Loveland, 970-669-7182, lovelandyouthgardeners
Garden Tour
Sun: Jefferson County CSU Extension hosts a tour of seven gardens of Jefferson County Master gardeners , 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact the extension office for locations. $12, $10 seniors. 15200 W. Sixth Ave, Golden, 303-271-6620
Green Adventures Camp
-Aug. 7: Gardening summer day camp for ages 8-12. $85 per session. Visit website for session dates. High Plains Environmental Center, 1854 Piney River Drive, Loveland, 970-669-7182, lovelandyouth
Gardening Help
Sat, Tue & Thu: Denver Botanic Gardens answers gardening questions, noon-4 p.m, through September. 720-865-3575, e-mail: gardeninghelp@botanicgardens
Adopt-A-Park
City of Colorado Springs’ Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services seeks volunteers for park maintenance. 719-385-6519,
CLASSES
TwoInTents
Sat: Make your backyard a nature preserve class, 1-3 p.m. Free. Rosamond Park, 7787 E. Quincy Ave., 720-833-8795,
Tagawa Gardens
Sun Pruning 101, 11 a.m.-noon. 7711 S. Parker Road, Aurora, 303-690-4722,
Compost classes
-October: Denver Urban Gardens and Denver Recycles offer free hands-on classes. 720-865-6810, DenverGov
EXHIBITS
Jurassic Gardens Exhibit
-Sept. 30: Explore plant and animal relationships of prehistoric proportions featuring life-size, 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. Denver Botanic Gardens, 720-865-3585,
SAVE THE DATE
Twilight Garden workshop
July 7: Colorado State University hosts “Grasses for the Masses,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. $5. CSU Plant Environmental Research Center, 630 W. Lake St., Fort Collins, 970-491-7019, .aspx?id=1547
Rocky Mountain District Rose Show & Convention
Aug. 8: Annual convention hosted by the St. Vrain Rose Society, hours and location in Longmont to be determined. denverrosesociety.org/calendar.htm
Denver Rose Society Annual Rose Show
Aug. 22: Members and public may join the show — as exhibitors and visitors. Rosarians will be available to answer questions and The Denver Rose Society will be selling Mile-Hi Rose Feed, the Growing Roses In Colorado book. Viewing noon-5 p.m., Malley Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Free. denverrose
Mail information to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679; living@denverpost.com.
