If you build it …
Denver’s Stapleton community has been selected by HGTV to be the site of its fourth HGTV Green Home Giveaway. That means the network will facilitate the construction of a custom-built “green” home that will become an HGTV Green Home grand prize next spring. The network said in a statement that it chose Stapleton because it’s an “eco-progressive community.” A video and information about the location and proposed home are available at .
At home in a ranch
There are several activities related to the 26th annual “Retro Revival” Historic Homes Tour happening in Fort Collins on Sept. 11. First, an opening party happens Thursday at Ace Gillett’s in the Armstrong Hotel, 259 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. Then, on tour day, six Sheely Addition ranch-style homes and two new bonus houses on Maple Street throw open their doors for this fundraiser benefiting the Poudre Landmarks Foundation Inc. Along the way, look for a lace- making demonstration, midcentury modern furnishings for sale, and more. The opening-night gala is $35. Tour tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on tour day. For a list of ticket outlets, call 970-221-0533 go to .
Gardener’s eye candy
Denver-based Design Workshop (), an award-winning landscape architecture firm, has published a new book that highlights outstanding and distinctive mountain and desert gardens throughout the American West. Titled “Garden Legacy: The Residential Landscapes of Design Workshop,” the book provides an exclusive look inside some of the region’s innovative and complex private residential landscapes. $36 at
Saturday solution
In an effort to make shopping its designer home showrooms more convenient, the Denver Design District, which has 47 showrooms representing more than 1,900 product lines, will be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. These hours begin Sept. 11 and go through Dec. 18. “This enables couples to finalize their purchases when they have time to shop together and provides designers with additional hours to close their sales,” executive director Jo Frank said in a statement about the Saturday opening. All showrooms, both wholesale and retail, are open to the public; designers are on hand to assist with wholesale purchases. The Denver Design District is at 595 S. Broadway. Details at . Elana Ashanti Jefferson
