This one-day workshop for homeowners and professionals is designed to promote high-quality, sustainable landscapes that reflect a sense of place in Colorado's northern Front Range.

Featured Presentations by Mary Ann Newcomer:

Mary Ann Newcomer is a horticulturalist, garden designer, speaker and writer in Boise, Idaho. Her articles have been published in Mary Jane's Farm, Fine Gardening and The American Gardener. Her first book, The Rocky Mountain Gardener's Guide, will be published in early 2012.

Pioneer Plants for the 21st Century Garden
"Scentimental," enduring, beautiful, rugged, historical and drought tolerant - these all describe heirloom perennials and annuals. Glorious antique varieties of peonies, iris, roses, narcissus, daylilies, hollyhocks and others will be taking center stage. Learn about these stalwart beauties in contemporary settings.

Creating Beautiful Garden Tapestries
Many of us struggle to find pleasing, colorful perennial partners for our beds and borders. Learn how to look for the common color characteristics, or color "echoes," and tie them together from one plant to the next for a harmonious composition.

Other Programs:

What's Growing On: Vines for Colorado Gardens
Curtis Utley, CSU Extension.
Learn about selection, culture and utilization of vines for Colorado landscapes.

Water Smart Rock Gardening
Kirk Fieseler, Laporte Avenue Nursery.
Learn how to build and plant a rock garden with water conservation in mind.

Download the brochure for complete details and a registration form or call 970-416-2486 to register.

The High Plains Landscape Workshop is a fundraiser for the Gardens on Spring Creek.

Spring Break Camp
6 - 11 year olds
March 12th - 16th, 9 a.m. - noon
$115 with a family membership / $125 for non-members
Opportunities for exploration and investigation of gardening and the natural world.

Fairy Garden Camp
6 - 11 year olds
March 13th - 15th, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
$60 with a family membership / $70 for non-members
A 3-day mini-camp for youth interested in the creative process of designing, planting, and caring for a miniature garden. Campers will create a garden to take home and help plan The Gardens' Fairy Garden.

Don't forget that Read and Seed continues throughout the winter months!

Story time plus an educational and fun hands-on activity created especially for 2-4 year olds. Parents are asked to participate with their children in this program.

• Monday: 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. and 11:00 to 11:45 a.m.
• Tuesday: 10:00 to 10:45 a.m and 11:00 to 11:45 a.m.
• $3 per child
• Drop-in (registration not required).
• Each class limited to 20 students.

February:

• Week of 2/6: Little White Duck
• Week of 2/13: Valentine Cards
• Week of 2/20: Honey Butter
• Week of 2/27: Flowering Shrubs

Adult Education Classes: February, 2012

Call us at 970-416-2486 to register for adult education classes.

Enhance your Landscape with Water-Wise Features
Saturday, February 11, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
$12 members / $15 non-members
Landscape features such as dry creek beds, terrace walls, and rock gardens can serve dual purposes - providing beauty and conserving water by directing water to your plants. Learn how to create and place these water-wise features in your landscape and how to avoid common blunders.
Instructor: Loretta Mannix, The Horticulture Consultant

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers and More
Saturday, February 11, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
$15 members / $18 non-members
In this class you'll learn which varieties of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and other popular garden-grown veggies are reliable producers, which mature early, and finish the season strong. You'll also discover tasty heirloom varieties to try.
Instructor: Miller Miller, Garden of Eatin' Manager, Gardens on Spring Creek

Successfully Starting Seeds Indoors
Saturday, February 18, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
$12 members / $15 non-members
Learn the secrets to successfully starting seeds indoors so you can enjoy the satisfaction of getting a head start on your spring garden. Bring along a seed packet and we'll supply a 4-pack, soil, and the horticulturists to help you plant your first seeds.
Instructor: Ted Schaaf, Horticulture Technician, Gardens on Spring Creek

Propagation Made Simple
Saturday, February 18, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
$12 members / $15 non-members
Are you ready to move beyond simply growing plants from seed? In this class, students will learn basic propagation techniques such as division of plants and propagation of cuttings. Particpants will get hands-on experience.
Instructor: Ted Schaaf, Horticulture Technician, Gardens on Spring Creek

Download the complete January - March brochure.