Colorado Gardener Calendar
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WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, WEBINARS, ETC.
Colorado Native Plant Society
Webinars, workshops, field trips & events - conps.org.
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Colorado Water Garden Society
Sat, June 15
CWGS Container Gardening Workshop noon-3pm, at The Hudson Gardens & Event Center, Overlook Pavilion, 6115 Santa Fe DR, Littleton. $55 CWGS members, $60 non-members. Register: www.hudsongardens.org
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CSU Ext Free Online Gardening Webinars
All at 12-1 pm. Register at CSUhort.blogspot.com
Fri, April 19
Seed Starting w/ Cassey Anderson
Fri, April 26
Gardening is Good! w/ Alison O'Connor
Fri, May 3
Terrific Trees for the Front Range w/ Eric Hammond
Wed, May 8
Superior Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes w/ Dr Jim Klett
Fri, May 10
How to Buy a Plant w/ John Murgel
Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York St, Denver
See botanicgardens.org/calendar for their full class listings, certificate programs, registration information & fees.
Fri, April 19
Gardening for insects - Or Not! - 9:30 am
Sat, April 20
A New Gardener Boot Camp -10 am
Crops in Pots - 1:30 pm
Thur, April 25
How to grow the Best Dahlias on Your Block - 9:30 am
Companion Planting - 5:30 pm
Fri, April 26
Hypertufa Container - Make & Plant Your Own - 10 am
Sat, April 27
Pruning & Training Your Roses - 10 am
Passive Solar Greenhouse Growing - 3:30 pm
Sat, May 4
Converting Lawn to Xeriscape - 1:30 pm
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Echters Garden Center
52nd & Garrison, Arvada 303 424-7979, www.echters.com
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The Gardens on Spring Creek
2145 Centre Ave, Fort Collins
Check fcgov.com/gardens/adult-classes or 970-416-2486 for more info & to register; all classes on Saturdays, unless otherwise noted.
Sat, April 20
10 am -noon, Converting your Irrigation System: Spray to Drip, $5 virtual, $10 in-person
1:30-3:30, Waterwise Landscaping, $5 virtual only
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Growing Gardens
Cultivating community through regenerative urban agriculture. Bee & Goat family classes, children's programs, online gardening classes. growinggardens.org, 1630 Hawthorne Ave, Boulder, 303 443-9952.
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Harlequins Gardens Sustainable Nursery
4795 N. 26th St, Boulder 80301, 303 939-9403.
More info & to register: harlequinsgardens.com
Sat, April 20
9:30-11 am, How to Build a Habitat for Pollinators in Your Backyard, $23
1-3:30 pm, How to Build a Raised Garden Bed, $23
Sun, April 28
1-2:30 pm, Turning a Lawn Into a Landscape, $23
Sat, May 4
1-3:30 pm, Growing Mushrooms on Logs & Stumps, $50 includes mushroom log to take home
Sun, May 12
9:30-11 am, Healing Herbal Gardens: Plant Allies & How to use Them $33
1-2:30 pm, Organic Lawn Maintenance, $23
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High Plains Environmental Center.
Nature and bird walks, suburbitat.org. 2698 Bluestem Willow Dr, Loveland.
Sat, April 27
9-10:30 am, Warm Season Vegetable Growing at Kinston HUB, 6402 Union Creek Dr, Loveland, 80538
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Jared's Nursery
10500 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, 303 979-6022, jaredsgarden.com
Sat, April 20
10am & 1pm, Container & Sq Foot Gardening
Sat, April 27
11am & 2pm, Perennials for Colorado
11am & 2 pm, Xeric Gardening - NOT Zero Gardening
Sun, April 28
2pm, Rose Care
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Phelan Gardens
phelangardens.com, 719-574-8058, 4955 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs
Wed, May 1
6:30pm, Dazzling Container Gardens, $15
Wed, May 15
6:30 pm, Tomato Growing for Abundance, $15
Pine Lane Nursery
718200 Apache Dr, Parker; 303-841-3009, pinelanenursery.com
Wed, May 1
11 am, Create Stunning Containers
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Tagawa Gardens
7711 S. Parker Rd., Centennial; 303-690-4722
Classes are free, no registration required unless noted. Details at TagawaGardens.com. Sign up for the newsletter for info about other classes & special events.
EVENTS
Thurs, April 18
Colorado Water Garden Society "Get Wet! Planting for Success"
6-8pm with Tamara Kilbane, DBG Curator of Aquatic Collections. At Denver BVoltanic Gardens, Boettcher Memorial Center, 1007 York St. Free.
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Sat, April 20
Annual SymROSEium
9:30-12:30, Mitchell Hall at Denver Botanic Gardens. Guest Speakers are Rachel Burlingten, Curator of the International Rose Test Garden at Washington Park in Portland, OR and Harriett McMillan, Horticulture specialist at Echters Garden Center on favorite perennial companion plants for roses. http://www.denverrosesociety.org
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Sat, April 20
20th Annual Pikes Peak Herb Fest
Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St. Colorado Springs. Open house with local professionals, Herbalism, Natural Products, Classes. www.essentialwellnesssociety.com
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June 22, 2024
Birds & Blooms Native Plant Garden Fest
9am-1pm at Denver Audubon Kingery Nature Center
11280 Waterton Rd, Littleton, CO 80125
Learn innovative ways to attract birds to your backyard with food sources offered by native plants. Stroll through our beautiful gardens and discover the intricate diets of wild birds and how native plant help create a diverse ecosystem in your backyard. All proceeds benefit Denver Audubon Kingery Nature Center.
General public: $12, Youth (3-12): $5, Under 2: Free.
Buy 2024 Birds & Blooms Tickets »
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PLANT & SEED SWAPS
May 11, 2024
4th Annual Boulder Plant Swap
11am-1pm. Swap plants and network with your fellow gardeners! Free. Info: Bit.ly/BoulderPlantSwap
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Coming in June....
Front Range Wild Ones Plant & Seed Swaps
Free seed & plant swap events in Denver on June 22, Fort Collins on June 1. Great volunteer opportunities, too. For more info on how to participate & donate visit: frontrange.wildones.org/events
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