EVENTS
Ace Hardware
Through March 31: “31 Days of Color” continues with daily colors, projects, tips, in-store promotions, giveaways and more. Details on the websites. acehardware.com, thepaintstudio.com/31daysofcolor
Boulder County Home & Garden Show
March 27-29: Vendors and professionals offer advice and more for home improvement, landscaping and gardening, noon-6 p.m. March 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 28 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 29. Free admission and free parking. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 970-218-5645, greatwesternproductions.com
Colorado Master Gardeners
April 1-30: Offers gardening help at the Denver Botanic Gardens 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays in April, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays May through September and all DBG free days. 1007 York St., stop by the Helen Fowler Library or call 720-865-3575 or e-mail gardeninghelp@botanicgardens.org
Denver Botanic Gardens
March 28-29: Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale offers workshops, talks, handcrafted pots, plants for sale, hourly drawings and more, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 28 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 29. Included with admission. 1007 York St., coloradocactus.org
Denver Rose Society
March 28: “Pruning and Training Your Roses,” 10 a.m.-noon. $31, $26 members; April 9: DRS monthly meeting features “Plant Life in the City” with Julie Lehman, greenhouse and horticulture manager for Parks and Rec, City and County of Denver, 7 p.m. Free, guests welcome. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 303-880-7415, denverrosesociety.org
Lakewood Arts Council
Looking for gardens and yards in Lakewood, Morrison, Wheat Ridge and Golden to be considered for the 2015 Garden Tour scheduled June 27. Call 303-980-0625 or e-mail lac@lakewoodartscouncil.org
Classes & workshops
Bath Garden Center
March 28: “Organic Lawn Care,” 10 a.m. $5; “Composting 101,” 11 a.m. $5; “Rose Tips and Mythbusters,” 1 p.m. $5. Reservations required. 2000 E. Prospect Road, Fort Collins, 970- 484-5022, bathgardencenter.com
Creek Side Gardens
March 28: “Herb Gardening and Tasting,” 10 a.m.; “Growing Sprouts 101,” 1 p.m. Free. Reservations recommended. April 4: The Gardens are hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for children at 10 a.m. 5730 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, 303-933-8493
Denver Botanic Gardens
March 28: “Worm Composting in the High Desert,” 9:30 a.m.-noon. $32, $28 members; April 7 or April 14: “Seven Principles of Water-Smart Gardening,” 6-8 p.m. $62, $55 members. Reservations required. 1007 York St.,
Denver Urban Homesteading
March 28: “Global Worming/ Vermiculture,” 2-4 p.m. $30, includes worm starters; April 4: “Chickenkeeping & Urban Homesteading,” 1-3:30 p.m. $35; “Vegetable Gardening 101,” 2-4 p.m. $25. 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 28: “Landscape with the Natives,” 10-11 a.m.; “Garden to Pantry: Trees and Shrubs with Good Taste,” 1-2 p.m.; “Paradise on the Patio & in the Garden,” 3-4 p.m.; March 29: “Bee Keeping for Beginners,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $65, includes lunch. Reservations required 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979, echters.com
The Gardens on Spring Creek
March 28: “Season Extension: Techniques for Early Veggie Planting,” 10 a.m.-noon, $18; “Interpreting and Using Your Soil Test,” 1-3 p.m. $8; April 4: “Ornamental Grasses,” 1-3 p.m. $8. Reservations required. 2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins, 970-416-2486,
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Nick’s Garden Center & Farm Market
April 4: “Fairy Garden Class,” 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Reservations required. 2001 S. Chambers Road, Aurora, 303-696-6657, nicksgardencenter.com
Paulino Gardens
March 28: “Spring through Summer Landscape Care Punch List with Betty Cahill,” 10 a.m. Free; April 4: “Terrarium Class,” 10 a.m. $35. Reservations required. 6300 N. Broadway,
Tagawa Gardens March 28: “Growing Tropical Edibles Indoors,” 9:30-11:30 a.m.; “Fabulous Fruits for Front Range Gardeners,” noon-1 p.m.; “Creative Ways to Renovate Your Unusable Landscape Areas,” 2-3 p.m. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722,
Timberline Gardens
March 28: “Integrating New and Underused Plant Species Into Your Landscape,” 1-3 p.m. $10; April 4: “Planting By the Moon,” 10-11 a.m. $10. Reservations required. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060 ,
Save the date
Front Range Wild Ones
April 8: Presents “Creating a Suburban Wildlife Oasis” with Marcia Tatroe, 7 p.m. Tatroe is the author of “Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West” and contributes to The Denver Post. Free. Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, frontrangewildones.org
Horticultural Art Society
April 11: Spring Lecture Series offers “Yes You Can: Veggie Gardening Success: Come Learn the ABCs of Vegetable Gardening” with Leslie Holzmann, 10 a.m. Free. A tour of the Penrose House Gardens follows. Reservations required. The Carriage Room at Penrose House, 1661 Mesa Ave., Colorado Springs, 719-357-9427, e-mail hasgardens@gmail.com
Mail info 10-14 days in advance to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 800, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
