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Lots of color for your garden at the Annual Spring Plant!
Annual Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 12
Friday, May 11, 3 pm - 7 pm: members only shopping hours
Saturday, May 12, 9 am - 4 pm
Shoppers can select from a wide variety of bedding plants, vegetable plants, herbs, ornamental grasses, perennials, hanging baskets, and color bowls.
Plants grown by the Gardens on Spring Creek and students of Colorado State University and Front Range Community College. Proceeds support horticulture programs at each organization.
Plus, the Cupcake Cruiser will be visiting The Gardens so shoppers can enjoy a sweet treat after shopping the plant sale!
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Kids can get their hands dirty at Summer Camp! Photo credit: Heidi Muller Photography
Summer Camp
Ten weeks of hands-on garden and nature-based fun for kids ages 6 - 11.
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - noon
$125 per session ($15 discount with Family Membership)
Pre-registration required. Call us at 416-2486 or follow the links below to register.
June 4 - 8: Art in the Garden I
Click here to register.
June 11 - 15: All About Bees
Click here to register.
June 18 - 22: Nature Detectives
Click here to register.
June 25 - 29: Gardeners and Chefs I
(Sponsored by Whole Foods Market)
Click here to register.
July 9 - 13: Art in the Garden II
Click here to register.
July 16 - 20: Winged Wonders
Click here to register.
July 23 - 27: Insect Investigations
Click here to register.
July 30 - August 3: Backyard Adventures
Click here to register.
August 6 - 10: "Dirt" Camp
Click here to register.
August 13 - 17: Gardeners and Chefs II
(Sponsored by Whole Foods Market)
Click here to register.
Plant It Forward
Plant Now. Donate Later.
Plant a little extra to share with the clients of the Food Bank for Larimer County. You can drop off your extra garden produce at two locations:
Weekday Drop-off:
Food Bank for Larimer County
1301 Blue Spruce Drive
8 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday
Weekend Drop-off:
Gardens on Spring Creek
2145 Centre Avenue
9 am - 4 pm, Saturday
Noon - 5 pm, Sunday
Support The Gardens
Order your Garden-In-A-Box now!
Garden-In-A-Box, a program of the Center for Resource Conservation, offers simplified water-wise gardening by providing:
- professional “plant-by-number” designs
- 25 - 51 xeric plant per design
- planting and care instructions
Order one of these gardens and The Gardens will receive between $15 - $25 per order:
- Radiance Garden
- Paradise Garden
- Parkway Parade
- Incredible Edible
- Splendid Shade
- Organic Spaghetti Garden (4' x 8' only)
Order your Garden-In-A-Box online by May 14. or call 303-999-8320 ext. 217.
When ordering online, please use the code GSC. Plus, if you are Fort Collins resident, you will receive a $25 discount on any of the above gardens, except the Organic Spaghetti Garden. This discount is courtesy of the Fort Collins Utilities Department.
Pick up your garden on Saturday, May 19, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at The Gardens.
Find more easy ways to support The Gardens here. Buy bulbs! Purchase seeds! Dine out!.
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Enjoy a taster tray at Odell Brewing during the month of May to support The Gardens.
Charity of the Month
at Odell Brewing Company
How easy can it be to raise funds for The Gardens? As easy as ordering a taster tray at Odell Brewing Company during the month of May!
All proceeds from taster tray sales will be split between The Gardens and Loveland Youth Gardeners.
Thanks to Odell Brewing for their continued support of The Gardens
Call to Artists
ARTiculture Sculpture-on-Loan and Fine Arts Festival
See the ARTiculture 2012 webpage for information on submitting your work to be considered for the ARTiculture Sculpture-on-Loan Show or Fine Arts Festival.
Mulch Anyone?
We've got it.
Here's what you need to know:
- The mulch is FREE!
- Mulch is stored in the northeast corner of our parking lot.
- Self-serve only so please bring a shovel.
- You can load any time - The Gardens does not have to be open.
- Mulch is re-supplied by City of Fort Collins Forestry as available.
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Our Hours:
May 1–Sept. 30
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri.
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sat.
noon–5 p.m. Sun.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sat.
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The Gardens on Spring Creek is the community botanic garden of Fort Collins, Colorado. Visit our display gardens, take a gardening class, enjoy our special events and...Take Root. Grow. Flourish.