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March - September 2006
<br />Celebrate 25 Years of Xeriscape with the wealth of information now available!
<br />Northern Colorado Water
<br />Conservancy District
<br />TURNING ON TECHNOLOGY
<br />March 8, 8:30 - 12:00. Learn how to
<br />manage your clients' water use more
<br />effectively; manage your irrigation labor
<br />more efficiently, improve overall plant
<br />health, increase your overall value to
<br />clients, learn about using less water,
<br />fewer chemicals and get better results.
<br />For reservations or information contact
<br />Karen Overlin at DBC Irrigation supply,
<br />970 - 461 -0600 or 970- 290 -1838 or
<br />overlin@dbeirrigation.com
<br />LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AUDITOR
<br />TRAINING
<br />April 25 -26 in Berthoud, Colorado — 11
<br />IA CEUs. This workshop deals directly
<br />with the issue of wise water management.
<br />In it, you will learn how to perform field
<br />tests on irrigation systems to determine
<br />their efficiency, and how to combine
<br />plant water use, soils and local weather
<br />data to calculate accurate water schedules
<br />for irrigation systems. Following the
<br />workshop, the Certified Landscape
<br />irrigation Auditor (CLIA) exam will be
<br />administered. Pre - register by April 111.
<br />Call 703 -536 -7080 for more information.
<br />Denver Urban Gardens, Denver
<br />Recycles & Metro Watewater
<br />Reclmation Dist.
<br />MASTER COMPOSTER CLASSES
<br />Mondays from March 6 through April 17,
<br />2006. 6:00 -8:30 p.m.; Thursday April 20
<br />from 8:00 -2:00; Saturdays April 29 and
<br />May 6 from 8:00 -2 :00.
<br />Applications are being accepted for
<br />40 hours of training in backyard
<br />composting, compost science, compost
<br />bin construction, , vermicomposing,
<br />integrated solid waste management,
<br />recycling and community outreach. For
<br />more information call 303- 292 -9900.
<br />Denver Water
<br />XERISCAPE PLANNING AND
<br />DESIGN CLINICS
<br />Saturdays from February 11 through
<br />April 29.
<br />Sit down with a professional landscape
<br />designer and develop a plan for your
<br />own Xeriscape. $85 for residents in
<br />Denver Water's service area and $170 for
<br />residents outside the service area. Log
<br />onto www.denverwater.org for details,
<br />dates and times.
<br />LANDSCAPE SEMINARS
<br />There are 18 opportunities to learn more
<br />about Xeriscape through Denver Water's
<br />free seminar series. Topics will cover
<br />irrigation design basics, rock gardening,
<br />how to keep an automatic sprinkler
<br />system working at its peak efficiency,
<br />how to reduce your lawn to save water,
<br />controlling your controller and low -cost
<br />options for converting your landscape to
<br />a Xeriscape. Log onto www.denverwater.
<br />org for details, dates and times.
<br />Pueblo — Southeastern Colorado Water
<br />conservancy District
<br />XERISCAPE WORKSHOPS
<br />Topics include How to Apply the
<br />Principles of Xeriscape to Your
<br />Landscape, Plants That Prosper in a Low
<br />Water Garden, and WaterWise Irrigation
<br />Dates and Times: Saturdays March 25,
<br />April 29 and May 27 from 9:00 - 12:00
<br />Location: Southeastern Colorado Water
<br />Conservancy Dist., 31717 United Ave.,
<br />Pueblo, CO. 81001, Call 719- 948 -2023
<br />or 719 - 948 -2400 for more information.
<br />City of Fort Collins
<br />HIGH PLAINS LANDSCAPE
<br />WORKSHOP
<br />Saturday, March 4, 8:30 -3:30.
<br />A day -long series of workshops to
<br />promote attractive, sustainable landscapes
<br />that reflect a Colorado sense of style.
<br />Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree
<br />Dr. Fee: $30. For more information visit
<br />www.fcgov.com/utilities/highplains.php
<br />or call 970 - 221 -6877.
<br />THE BEST OF XERISCAPE
<br />Wednesday, April 19, 7:00 -9:00 p.m.
<br />Join Scott Skogerboe to learn about
<br />the best of our native and adaptable
<br />trees, shrubs and perennials to create a
<br />gorgeous landscape that uses little water.
<br />Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree
<br />Dr. FREE. Find out more information at
<br />www.fcgov.com/utilities/eps.php or 970-
<br />221 -6877.
<br />DO THE "ROT" THING
<br />Wednesday, May 3, 7:00 -9:00 p.m.
<br />Find out how to recycle the natural way -
<br />by composting grass, leaves, garden
<br />debris and food scraps in your backyard.
<br />Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree
<br />Dr. FREE. For more information visit
<br />www.fcgov.com /utilities ,'eps.php or call
<br />970 - 221 -6877.
<br />City of Aurora Utilities
<br />WATER SMART LANDSCAPING
<br />CLASSES.
<br />• Introduction to Xeriscape (free)
<br />—April 3, 6 to 8 pm
<br />• Water Smart Irrigation (free) - March
<br />1,6to8pm
<br />• Trees of Aurora (free) - March 14, 6
<br />to 7:30 pm
<br />• Adding Pizzazz to Your Landscape
<br />(free) — March 20, 6 to 8 pm
<br />• Mile High Gardening (free) — March
<br />20,6to8pm
<br />For more information, contact Jeff at
<br />jtejral(aauroragov.org or 720 - 427 -6013,
<br />or Abby at aschreib @auroragov.org or
<br />303 - 739 -7356. Additional classes are
<br />held throughout the growing season. For
<br />more information visit www.aurorawater.
<br />org under Xeriscape
<br />VOLUNTEER
<br />Volunteer for the Aurora Municipal
<br />Center Xeriscape Garden by calling Abby
<br />Schreiber at 303 - 739 -7356
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