Events
Denver Botanic Gardens
Thursday: Free day. 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
Lakewood Arts Council’s Annual Garden Tour
Saturday: Seven gardens in Arvada, Applewood, Wheat Ridge and Lakewood are featured in this year’s LAC benefit tour, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $18, $15 in advance. A stop for lunch at the Lakewood Arts Council’s Art Center, 85 S. Union Blvd., is included. Tickets may be purchased at the LAC Art Center or by mail. Information and maps are available on the website. 303-980-0625, lakewoodartscouncil.org
Rocky Mountain Koi Club Pond Tour
Sunday: Self-guided annual tour of ponds and fish, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. RMKC.net
Classes & workshops
Denver Urban Gardens
Through October: Learn how to compost in your backyard or with a worm bin in ongoing classes. Free; visit website to register. Gove Community Garden, 1325 Colorado Blvd., 720-865-6810, DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles
Hudson Gardens
Offering “Meet the Vegetable Gardeners” sessions 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 Wednesday, Aug. 9 and 23, Sept. 4 and 18. “Meet the Beekeeper” sessions are offered 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15. All sessions included with admission. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-797-8565 ext. 306, shop.hudsongardens.org
Humphrey Memorial Park and Museum
Thursday: “Native Plants and Transplanting,” bring your lunch and work with master gardeners, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $12, $10 members. Reservations requested. Garden classes are offered the fourth Thursday of each month. 620 Soda Creek Road, Evergreen, 303-674-5429, hmpm.org
Smiley Branch Library
Saturday: The Fresh City Life Series continues with “Beekeeping” for anyone who is considering beekeeping and wants more information, 2 p.m. The free class is taught by Siobhan Keleher, an urban beekeeper. 4501 W. 46th Ave., 720-865-0260
Tagawa Gardens
Saturday: Mountains & Plains Iris Society’s annual Rhizome Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; “Gardening Around Deer & Rabbits,” 10-11:30 a.m.; “Pruning 101,” noon-1 p.m.; Sunday: “Garlic Pickles for Kids,” a hands-on class for children to learn how to cook, clean and can their own jar of garlic pickles, $10, reservations required; “Making & Using Flower Essences,” 1-3 p.m. $25 materials fee payable to the instructor, reservations required. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Volunteers
Audubon Society of Greater Denver
Volunteers needed for the Audubon Center in Waterton Canyon’s garden composed of Xeriscape plants that are mostly native Colorado species. The garden is run by volunteers and gardeners with expertise are needed to improve the garden. 303-973-9530 or e-mail ehertz@denveraudubon.org
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
ForestEdge Open Gardens
July 28-29: Laura and Tim Spear open their gardens to the public one weekend a year. This weekend is their 20th anniversary, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The homeowners like to share how they garden at 6,700 feet at the edge of the Black Forest. $4 donation at the gate. 12285 Lindsey Lane, Colorado Springs, 719-495-9175, e-mail timothyspear@remax.net
— 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.
