Events
Colorado Dahlia Society
Saturday and Sunday:Annual Northern Colorado Dahlia Show, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Foothills Mall, 148 E. Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins; Sept. 8-9: Denver Dahlia Show, noon-5 p.m. Sept. 8 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 9, Paulino Gardens, 6300 N. Broadway. dahlias.net
Denver Botanic Gardens
Tuesday:Free day, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
Denver Digs Trees
Oct. 6, application deadline Sept. 1: The Park People are accepting applications for free and low-cost trees. Trees will be distributed at Ruby Hill Park and the City Park Greenhouse on Oct. 6. The Park People is dedicated to preserving, enhancing and advocating for Denver’s parks, recreation resources, open space and urban forest. For an application or more information, call 303-722-6262 or visit theparkpeople.org.
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
Echter’s Garden Center
Saturday: “Terrariums: Gardens Under Glass,” participants take home a terrarium they made in class, 10-11:30 a.m. $65 materials fee, reservations required; Sept. 8: “Perennial Gardening in the Fall,” 10-11:30 a.m. 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979, echters.com
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 Sept. 4 and Sept. 18. The final “Meet the Beekeeper” session is 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 15. All sessions included with admission. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-797-8565 ext. 306, shop.hudsongardens.org
Tagawa Gardens
Saturday: “Pond Winterization,” 10-11 a.m.; “Top 10 Perennial and Self-Seeding Annual Herbs to Plant Now,” noon-1 p.m., reservations required; “Newest Trends in Landscaping,” 2-3 p.m.; Sunday: “Late Blooming Perennials,” 11 a.m.-noon; “Cold Process Soap Making,” 1-3 p.m. $25 cash or check payable to the instructor, reservations required.
7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Exhibits
Denver Botanic Gardens
Through Nov. 4: “Kizuna: West Meets East,” large bamboo art installations by internationally known artists Tetsunori Kawana and Stephen Talasnik; “Someone Like You: Paintings by Margaret Kasahara.
1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
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.
