EVENTS
Colorado Dahlia Society Annual Tuber Sale
April 5: Hundreds of varieties are available from local growers, 9 a.m. until sold out. $3 each or 2 for $5. Society members will be on hand to answer questions and offer advice.
Colorado Master Gardeners and Denver Botanic Gardens
Tuesday and Saturday: Get your questions answered as part of “Gardening Help” in the gardens’ library, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday in April and October; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in May through September; noon-4 p.m. Tuesday in November. Also offered on any DBG York Street free days. 1007 York St., 720-865-3575, e-mail gardeninghelp@ botanicgardens.org; botanicgardens.org
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Birdsall & Co.
April 12, reservation deadline April 5: “Annual Container Planting for Sun,” 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35. Bring a container and soil, admission includes plant materials. Reservations required. 1540 S. Broadway, 303-722-2535, birdsallgarden.com
Denver Botanic Gardens
April 5: “Building My First Vegetable/Kitchen Garden,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $157, $145 members; April 12: “Mountain Tomatoes,” 9-11:30 a.m. $32, $28 members; April 13: “Getting the Most Out of Your Home Garden,” 9 a.m.-noon, $35; “Sustainable Greenhouse Design,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $160, $150 members. Reservations required. 1007 York St., 720-865-3501,
Denver Rose Society
April 5: “Pruning and Training Your Roses,” 10 a.m.-noon. $31, $26 Denver Botanic Garden members. Reservations required, 720-865-3580, botanicgardens.org; April 10: “How to Attract Birds More Often for More Fun,” 7 p.m. as part of the DRS monthly meeting. Free. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 303-880-7415, denverrosesociety.org
Denver Urban Homesteading
April 5: “Beekeeping,” 1:30-4 p.m. $40; “Chicken-keeping,” 1-3:30 p.m. $35; “Growing Berries and Grapes,” 2-4 p.m. $25. Reservations required. 200 Santa Fe Drive, 303-825-0231, denverurbanhomesteading.com
Echter’s Garden Center
April 12: “Fruit in the Garden,” 9:30-11 a.m.; “Xeriscape Gardening,” 1-2:30 p.m.; “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme … and many more,” 3-4:30 p.m.; April 13: “Colorful Annuals & Beautiful Edibles,” 1-2:30 p.m.; “Roses — America’s Favorite Flower,” 3-4:30 p.m. Free. 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979, echters.com
The Gardens on Spring Creek
April 5: “A Tale of 10 Insects,” 10 a.m.-noon, $18, $15 members. Reservations required. 2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins, 970-416-2486, fcgov.com/gardens
Jared’s Nursery, Gift & Garden
April 5: “How to Attract Hummingbirds with Tom Bush of Front Range Birding,” 10 a.m.; “Square Foot Gardening,” 1 p.m.; April 12: “Songbirds for the Backyard,” 10 a.m.; “Summer Flowering Bulbs,” 1 p.m.; “Starting Your Hive (for the beginner Bee Keeper),” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call for cost. Classes are free, some have materials fee. Reservations recommended. 10500 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, 303-979-6022, jaredsgarden.com
Paulino Gardens
April 5: Colorado Dahlia Society Annual Tuber Sale, 9 a.m. until sold out, $3 each or 2 for $5; “Plant Select with Betty Cahill,” 10 a.m. Free; April 6: “Raised Bed Gardening 101,” 1:30 p.m. Free; April 12: “Roses: Pruning for Blooming” with Dave Ingram, 10 a.m. Free; April 13: “Soil and Fertilizer Class,” 1:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. 6300 Broadway, 303-429-8062, paulinogardens.com
Shelly’s Garden Country
April 5: Spring Open House with demonstrations, programs, seminars and more throughout the day; “Landscaping with Natives with Marcia Tatroe,” 10 a.m.-noon, $10; April 12: “Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening,” 10-11:30 a.m. $10. Reservations required. 4181 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield, 303-466-6761, shellysgardencountry.com
Tagawa Gardens
April 5: Fantasy Orchids Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; “Terrarium Workshop,” 10 a.m.-noon, reservations required, cost depends on container (you may bring your own) and plants purchased; “Beginners Raised Bed Gardening 101,” 1-2 p.m.; April 6: “Fairy Gardening for Kids,” 10:30-11:30 a.m. $25, reservations required; “Soil Building,” 1-2 p.m.; April 12: “Getting Your Pond Ready for Spring,” 10 a.m.-noon; “Intermediate Raised Bed Gardening 201,” 1-2 p.m.; “Kids Fairy Gardening Class,” 3-4 p.m. $25, reservations required; April 13: “Beekeeping 101” with Greg Rye of Dakota Bees, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 per family, reservations required; “Cold Process Soap Making,” 1-3 p.m. $26, reservations required. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Timberline Gardens
April 5: “Basic Pruning: Principles of Pruning,” 9-11 a.m. $10; April 12: “Air Layering,” 9-11 a.m. $10; “Composting 101,” 1-3 p.m. $10; April 13: “Victory Garden Revisited 2014,” 10 a.m.-noon, $10. Reservations required. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060,
Wilmore Outdoor Living Center
April 6: “Caring for Orchids,” 1 p.m. Free. Reservations required. 711 E. County Line Road, Littleton, 303-795-5339, wilmorenurseries.com
EXHIBITS
Denver Botanic Gardens
Through April 27: “Illusions in Glass: Magic Lantern Slides from the Helen Fowler Library Collection” in Gates Garden Court Gallery. Exhibits included with admission. 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
CONTESTS
Burpee’s Big Spring Giveaway
Deadline April 11: Includes three gardening prizes and the chance to download its free mobile Burpee Garden Time Planner application. Details at
SAVE THE DATE
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
April 11: Offering two “Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Herb Walks” lead by Susan Evans, founder of Chrysalis Herbs, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Meet at the South entrance, 15th and Broadway (just west of the University Memorial Center), 303-492-6892, cumuseum.colorado.edu
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.
