May 18-20, 2012: Here Comes the Gigantic Annual Plant Sale!

May 4, 2012

HAS plant sale

Everyone is welcome at this popular plant sale, featuring many native, xeric and heirloom plants that are hard to find anywhere else!

Come shop from the hundreds of varieties of perennials, annuals and drought-hardy plants. We’ll also have many varieties of organic heirloom vegetables.

When and Where:
Friday and Saturday 9:00 to 5:00
and Sunday 10:00 to 2:00 (note the shortened Sunday hours this year)
at the
Demonstration Garden (Cache la Poudre and Glen Ave.).

Plant Lists
These lists represent plants we’ve ordered to have available at the sale. Unfortunately, sometimes we don’t get everything we want (for a variety of reasons – propagation failure, etc). But most of these plants will be available – come early for best selection! :
2012 Plant Sale Perennials, Shrubs, Etc.

2012 Poster
Want to help us publicize the sale? Click on the little poster for a larger, printable version to share. (Warning, since this is a print quality 8″ x 10″ graphic, the file size is somewhat large – 1 MB – and may take a minute to load and to print.) Thanks for your help!
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 7:00 p.m., “Perennials You Will Want in Your 2012 Garden”

May 4, 2012

Presented by Allen Johnson, Britton Nursery

Allen will focus on tough and interesting perennials, most of which you will find at the upcoming HAS Plant Sale. Britton’s is a CNGA nursery as well asa Plant Select propagation nursery, and Allen has worked with them for nearly eight years. They’ve been a supplier for our plant sale for many years. So come prepared to make your plant sale shopping list!

Free to all at the East Library, 5550 E. Union Blvd.


Apr 14, 2012: Founder’s Memorial Lecture – “Building Bio-Diversity in the Garden”

March 9, 2012

bumblebee.jpgPresented by Larry Vickerman, Director of Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield

Free and open to the public.

Saturday, Apr 14, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
(Tour of the grounds, 9:00 a.m.)
The Penrose House
1661 Mesa Avenue (map)

Reservations are required. Please make yours by emailing hasgardens@gmail.com

Many of you remember Larry Vickerman from a few years ago when he was the County Director and Horticulture Agent for El Paso County. Since then he’s done an terrific job overseeing the Chatfield nature preserve of Denver Botanic Gardens. So he knows a thing or two about native plants and bio-diversity. We are pleased to bring him back to town with the question, “What is bio-diversity and why should we worry about it?”

Tour Before the Talk
If you’d like to learn more about the plants and landscape design at the Penrose House grounds, be sure to come at 9:00 a.m. for a walking tour with Leslie Thomas of Thomas and Thomas Planning, Urban Design, & Landscape Architecture.


Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m., “The Shrubs You Wish You Knew!”

March 8, 2012

Presented by Pam Hamamoto

“Some you know, and some I’ll bet you don’t!” That’s what Pam is teasing us with for this informative presentation on shrubs for our area. She also promises that most of them are low-water-using while others are even no-water-using! And, best of all, most have been ordered for the big plant sale.

Free to all at the East Library, 5550 E. Union Blvd.


Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012, 7:00 p.m., “Butterflies and How to Attract Them”

February 24, 2012

butterfly.jpgPresented by Annemarie Garza

With small changes in your garden, you can bring more butterflies into your yard. Did you know that March is the time when many species start their migration from Mexico? Many of you have enjoyed Annamarie’s talks over the years. She is very well versed on many subjects, including butterflies! She has volunteered for many years at the Butterfly Pavilion in Broomfield and is an expert. So come learn a bit about butterflies’ life cycle in addition to what plants will attract them to your garden.

Free to all at the East Library, 5550 E. Union Blvd.


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