EVENTS
Interfaith Quilters of Longmont
March 7: The 29th annual Quilt Show and Sale continues 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Admission is $1. Proceeds benefit Outreach United Resource Center and the Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley. Pie and coffee will be available. First Lutheran Church, 803 Third Ave., Longmont, interfaithquilters .com
Craftsy Open Houses at Jo-Ann’s
March 7: Craftsy, the Denver-based online-craft tutorial vendor, is partnering with six metro-area Jo-Ann’s to offer a selection of free classes at the stores. They’ll kick off the free classes with open houses from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Aurora (Saddle Rock Village), Lakewood, Park Meadows, Northglenn, Westminster and the South Colorado Boulevard store in Denver. Find local store info at joann.com
PET EVENTS
Bass Pro Shops presents Dog Days Family Event
March 7 and March 13-14: Activities for pets and owners with sales, seminars, drawings, giveaways and more. Visit the website for more information and locations. basspro.com/dogdays
Classes & workshops
Denver Botanic Gardens
March 7: “New Gardener Boot Camp,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $80, $60 members; “Water-Wise Landscape Planning for Non-Designers,” 9 a.m.-noon, $50, $46 members; March 12: “Keys to Home Vegetable Gardening,” 6-8 p.m. $33, $28 members; March 14: “Shrub Roses for Every Garden” with the Denver Rose Society, 2-4 p.m. $31, $26 members. Reservations required. 1007 York St.,
Denver Urban Homesteading
March 7: “Basic Beekeeping,” 10 a.m.-noon, $40; “Goat-keeping in Your Backyard,” 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40; “Chickenkeeping & Urban Homesteading,” 1-3:30 p.m. $35. Reservations required. Most classes are held at Denver Urban Homesteading; off-site locations provided after registration. 200 Santa Fe Drive, 303-825-0231, denverurbanhomesteading.com
Echter’s Garden Center
March 7: “Growing Blue Ribbon Vegetables” with Jodi Torpey, 1-2 p.m.; “Summer Bulbs for Your Garden,” 3-4 p.m.; March 14: “Turf Maintenance through the Year,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; “Starting a Lawn from Seed,” 1-2 p.m.; “The Secret Life of Soil,” 3-4 p.m.; March 14, 21 and 28: Meet the Experts — Learn from Visiting Pros in March, 10-11 a.m. Free. 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979, echters.com
Hudson Gardens
March 7: The Denver Rose Society presents “Roses 101,” 10 a.m.-n0on. $24, $21 members. Reservations required. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-797-8565 ext. 306, shop.hudsongardens.org
Paulino Gardens
March 7: “Bonsai for Beginners,” 10:30 a.m. $25, includes a plant; March 14: “Terrarium Class,” 10:30 a.m. $35, includes materials; “Beekeeping” with Andy Holland of Golden Honeybees, 1:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. Paulino Gardens, 6300 N. Broadway,
Tagawa Gardens March 7: “Planning Your Vegetable Garden,” 10-11 a.m.; March 8: “Terrariums,” 1-2 p.m., this is a lecture, not a workshop class; March 14-15: Rocky Mountain African Violet Council Show & Sale and Denver Orchid Society Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; March 14: “Moon Gardening,” 10-11 a.m.; “Spring Flowering Trees for Colorado,” noon-1 p.m.; “African Violets 101,” 2-4 p.m.; March 15: “Lip Balms & Healing Salves,” 1-3 p.m. $8, reservations required. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Save the date
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
March 14: Staff and volunteers are hosting two programs to let guests “step back in time” on the Santa Fe Trail. Take on the role of a trader, blacksmith, carpenter, soldier or other trail denizen at a “Frontier Skills Day” on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Call 719-383-5026 or visit the website for reservations. A Living History Encampment is June 3-7. The cost is $300 and $150 for children. Call 719-383-5023 or visit the website for details and reservations.
Community Forester training
March 21, registration deadline: March 19: The Park People and Denver Parks and Recreation will again offer a series of workshops for those interested in becoming leaders in urban forestry in Denver. Courses include planting, tree biology, pruning, identification and more. Classes begin March 21. Call or visit the website for details. 303-722-6262, theparkpeople.org
Denver Rose Society
March 14: Monthly meeting features “Life with Jackson and Perkins” featuring Roger Heins, retired VP of sales at Jackson and Perkins, 1 p.m. Free. Visitors and guests welcome.
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 303-880-7415, denverrosesociety.org
Western Landscape Symposium
March 14: Features keynote speaker Karla Dakin, who will present “Design with Plants in Mind” as part of the all-day program beginning at 9 a.m. Additional topics include apples, stone fruits, changing insect landscape, cacti for southern Colorado and crevice gardens. Tickets are $18 in advance, $30 for two, available at the CSU Extension-Pueblo County office, 701 Court St. in Pueblo. Tickets will not be available at the door. Fortino Ballroom at Pueblo Community College, 900 W. Orman Ave., Pueblo, 719-583-6566, westernlandscape.org
Mail info 10-14 days in advance to Home & Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 800, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
