EVENTS
Colorado Water Garden Society
Sunday: Annual Aquatic Plant Sale offers tropical waterlilies, marginals, pots, soil, fertilizer tablets and more in the Terrace Tent, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Staff will be available to answer questions. CWGS members may enter at 9 a.m. Included with admission. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., colowatergardensociety.org
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Today: Free day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton,
The Mountain and Plains Iris Society
Sunday: Presents its annual Iris Show in Gates Hall, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Club members will be on hand to answer questions. Included with admission. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
Old Garden Roses
Sunday: Denver Rose Society presents its Old Garden Rose display 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. Included with admission. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 303-691-2790, denverrosesociety.org
Riverside Cemetery
Saturday: “Plants to Use When the Growing Gets Tough,” landscaping workshop with Colorado Master Gardener Deb Courtner, 9-10:30 a.m. Free; Wednesday: “Historic Riverside Center Heritage Iris Lecture and Tour” with Lowell Baumunk of Iris Colorado, 6 p.m. Participants should meet in the chapel. Reservations required for both programs. 5201 Brighton Blvd., fairmountheritagefoundation.org
Xeriscape Garden Tours
Saturday & Sunday: Free self-guided tours of water-wise gardens in Pueblo and Pueblo West, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Six locations are featured in the Pueblo tour, including the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo. The Pueblo West Tour features five gardens. Maps are available at most Pueblo-area garden centers, nurseries and libraries, and at pueblo.colostate.edu.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Community Forester workshops
Classes begin June 30: Registration is open through June 28 for a series of workshops presented by The Park People and Denver Parks and Recreation’s Forestry Division. Community foresters lead and participate in tree planting, neighborhood projects and activities. 303-722-6262, theparkpeople.org
CSU Extension, Pueblo County
June 9, registration deadline June 8: “Gardening with Native Plants” with CSU Extension Native Plant Masters in the auditorium at Lake Pueblo State Park, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Reservations required, deadline is June 8. 719-583-6566
Denver Urban Gardens
Through October: Learn how to compost in your backyard or with a worm bin in ongoing learn-to-compost classes. Free; visit website to register. Gove Community Garden, 1325 Colorado Blvd., 720-865-6810, DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles
Hudson Gardens
“Meet the Vegetable Gardeners” sessions are offered twice a month for visitors to observe and ask questions about bed preparation, planting, weeding, maintenance and more, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Remaining dates are June 12 and 26, July 11 and 25, Aug. 9 and 23, Sept. 4 and 18. “Meet the Beekeeper” sessions are offered 9:30-11:30 a.m. June 16, July 21, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15. All sessions are included with admission. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-797-8565 ext. 306, shop.hudsongardens.org
Tagawa Gardens
Saturday: “Creating a Sunny Garden for Birds, Bees & Butterflies,” 10-11 a.m.; “How to Kill a Tree” with Craig Miller, arborist and water conservation specialist for Parker Water & Sanitation District, noon-1 p.m.; “Pond Plants,” 2-3 p.m.; Sunday: “Plant Select for Plant Success” with Lucinda Greene, Arapahoe County master gardener, 11 a.m.-noon; “Front Entry Garden: Design for Value Added Enhancements,” 1-2 p.m. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Timberline Gardens
Saturday: “Four Seasons in the Cactus Garden,” 9-11 a.m. $10. Reservations required. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060,
EXHIBITS
Denver Botanic Gardens
Through Aug.5: “Kenichi Nagakura: Fluid Duality” in the Gates Garden Court Gallery; through Nov. 4: “Kizuna: West Meets East,” large bamboo art installations by internationally known artists Tetsunori Kawana and Stephen Talasnik. 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
SAVE THE DATE
Fairmount Cemetery
June 9: “Fairmount Heritage Foundation Annual Rose Tour” with Peggy Williams, Denver Rose Society Consulting Rosarian, 9 a.m. check-in at Fairmount Cemetery Gate Lodge, 9:30 a.m. tour begins. Tickets are $15, advance ticket sales only. 430 S. Quebec St., fairmountheritagefoundation.org
Greeley Blues Jam Sod
June 10: Selling 40,000 square feet of sod from this year’s Greeley Blues Jam for 15 cents per square foot. You must purchase a minimum of 300 square feet and pick it up between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. June 10. There will be a forklift and operator available to load the sod onto your trailer. Call 970-350-9522 with questions or 970-356-5000 to place an order.
Rob Proctor’s Garden
June 10: KUSA-Channel 9 garden pro Rob Proctor will open his garden for tours, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $10 suggested donation benefits the Dumb Friends League. Tickets available at the door or in advance at Tagawa Gardens (7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial). 3030 W. 46th Ave., ddfl.org
Compiled by Vickie Heath, The Denver Post
Mail info 10-14 days in advance to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
