EVENTS
Aquatic Plant Sale
Sunday: The Colorado Water Garden Society hosts its annual sale of waterlilies, marginals, bog plants, floating plants and more. Advice and information from staff will be available. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or until sold out, free admission, sale is held on the roof top of the parking structure at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St.,
Free day
Today: Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield for Colorado residents. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, 720-865-3500,
Old Garden Rose Show
Sunday: Old garden roses and several other varieties will be on display and for sale. You are welcometo bring your own cut roses to display. Rosarians will be on hand. Entries accepted 7:30-9 a.m., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. rose show, included with DBG admission, Mitchell Hall, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., 303-691-2790,
Pueblo & Pueblo West Xeriscape Garden Tours
Saturday & Sunday: The fifth annual Pueblo and Pueblo West Xeriscape Garden Tours include free self-guided tours of water-wise gardens. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Pueblo on Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Pueblo West on Sunday. Maps at Pueblo-area garden centers and nurseries, public libraries or visit or .
Whittier-Mapleton Garden Tour
Saturday: The eighth annual self-guided tour includes nine gardens on Mapleton Hill in Boulder. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., tickets are $12, visit
CLASSES
Northern Water
Wednesday: Water Efficiency Series: “Home Irrigation Systems II.” 12:30-1:15 p.m., free, reservations recommended, 220 Water Ave., Berthoud, 970-622- 2220, e-mail: registration@ncwcd.org,
Tagawa Gardens
Saturday: “Vegetable & Herb Charity Garden Party,” 10 a.m.-noon, $59 fee includes a large container of your choice of late-season vegetables and herbs for a sunny patio, refreshments and door prizes ($5 will be donated to Sky Hope, a camp for kids battling cancer, call for reservations; “Native & Non-Native Plants,” 1-2 p.m.; Sunday: “Vegetables in Earth Boxes & Container Gardens,” 11 a.m.-noon; “Fall Color in the Landscape,” 1-2 p.m. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
EXHIBITS
Dairy Center for the Arts
Through June 18: Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists presents “Culpepper’s Medicinal Herbs,” a collection of botanical illustrations. 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826,
SAVE THE DATE
Community Weed Day
June 12: Volunteers are needed for the 13th annual “Community Weed Day” to help keep Evergreen Lake a habitat for native plants, birds and wildlife. Please bring your own water bottle. 8-11 a.m., Evergreen Lake picnic area, 29614 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, 303-674-1715
Enchanted Gardens Tour
June 12: More than 20 northwest Denver neighborhood gardens. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., tour begins at The Conflict Center, 4140 Tejon St. Tickets ($15 adults, children free) also available at Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe and Mouthfuls Pet Boutique. 303-433-4983, .
Mail information to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., #600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679; e-mail: living@denverpost.com.
