EVENTS
Denver Botanic Gardens Library
Tuesday and Saturday: Colorado Master Gardeners answer gardening questions noon -4 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday through September. 1007 York St., 720-865-3575, e-mail gardeninghelp@botanicgardens.org; botanicgardens.org
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Denver Recycles/Denver Urban Gardens
Through October: Two-hour, hands-on “Learn to Compost” free classes. “Worm Workshops” and “Build-a-Pile” classes are also offered. Registration is required and opens one month prior to the class date. Gove Community Garden, 1325 Colorado Blvd., 303-292-9900, dug.org/compost
Hudson Gardens
Saturday: “Nature Discovery Day: Wild Wetlands!” for children ages 5-10, 10 a.m.-noon. Each child must be accompanied by an adult. $5 includes one adult, $1.50 for additional adults. Reservations required; Tuesday: “Meet the Vegetable Gardeners,” 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free; Thursday: “Xeriscape 101,” 6-8:30 p.m. $27, $24 members. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-797-8565 ext. 306, shop.hudsongardens.org
Tagawa Gardens
Friday and Sunday: Container Garden Demos, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; June 1: “Drought-Tolerant Design Solutions,” 10-11 a.m.; “How to Kill a Tree,” noon-1 p.m.; “Perennial Gardening for Beginners,” 2-3 p.m.; June 2: “Container Gardening in Hot & Sunny Areas,” 10-11 a.m.; “Tinctures and Medicinal Honey,” noon-2 p.m. $25, reservations required. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Timberline Gardens
Saturday: “Tasty Tubs: Container Vegetable Gardening,” 9-11 a.m. $10; June 2: “No Water Landscaping,” includes a tour, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $10. Reservations required. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060,
EXHIBITS
Denver Botanic Gardens
Through Aug. 4: “Day and Night: Paintings by Ana Maria Hernando” in the Gates Garden Court Gallery; through Jan. 14: “Catalyst: Colorado Sculpture,” 3D works by 12 local artists including Emmett Culligan, Kim Dickey, Linda Fleming and others. 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
BENEFITS & DONATIONS
Plant It Forward
The Gardens on Spring Creek and the Food Bank for Larimer County (FBLC) is encouraging all home gardeners to “fight hunger from the ground up” and plant extra fruits, vegetables and herbs to donate to the hungry. Produce donations can be brought to the Food Bank for Larimer County, 1301 Blue Spruce in Fort Collins, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave. in Fort Collins 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 970-567-1643, e-mail kmcmanus@foodbanklarimer.org, foodbanklarimer.org
SAVE THE DATE
Baker Historic Neighborhood Association
June 1: Presents the “2013 Home Tour” with six homes dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $15, $10 BHNA residents. bakerhometour.com
Riverside Cemetery
June 2: “Historic Riverside Cemetery Heritage Iris Lecture and Tour” with Lowell Baumunk, 6 p.m. Meet in the chapel. Free, reservations required. 5201 Brighton Blvd., 303-322-3895, iriscolorado.com
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.
