Xeriscape and Design Clinics

Note:  Xeriscape Planning & Design Clinics for 2007 have been completed. 
 

LOVING LOW WATER - FINAL 2007 SEMINAR

Water-Smart Gardening/Xeriscape Garden Tours
co-sponsored by Denver Botanic Gardens & Denver Water
Saturday, July 21, 9 am - 3 pm.

Keynote Speaker: Marcia Tatroe, author of Cutting Edge Gardening in the Inter-Mountain West and Perennials for Dummies

Cutting Edge Xeriscape Gardening
Some of the most innovative trends in gardening today combine the basics of Xeriscape with sensitivity to our unique regional character in the Front Range of Colorado. See how gardening water-smart helps us create a new gardening aesthetic – one where our gardens speak strongly about who we are and where we live.
11 am - noon

... and Moonbeams

Horticulturist-led tours
of Denver Botanic Gardens eight low-water/no-water gardens: 9 am - 11 am

Private water-smart garden tours: 1 pm - 3 pm
Tour three private home gardens and a public Xeriscape garden at Kendrick Lake Park in Lakewood.

Seminar and Garden Tour Registration

Pre-registration for each seminar: $10.
Pre-register by 3 pm the day before for preferred seating.
Day of event: $12, open seating, first come, first served.
 

For registration information, visit the Denver Botanic Gardens web site or call 720.865.3580.

Locations and Directions

Seminars: All Seminars will be held in Denver Botanic Gardens' Mitchell Hall, 1005 York Street [Map]. Pre-registration recommended.

Xeriscape: It's more than rocks and cactus.

Each spring, Denver Water offers seminars that provide low-water, low-maintenance alternatives to the traditional bluegrass yard. Want to grow an attractive, practical lawn and garden in a dry climate? Want to make your irrigation as efficient as possible? Here's your chance to learn how.