Horticultural Art Society

HAS 2013 Photography Contest!

June 15, 2013

We’re pleased to announce our first photo contest!

Here are the basic details:

Photos must be recognizable from one of the three H.A.S. Gardens in Monument Valley Park-

Demonstration Garden- corner of Mesa and Glen

Heritage Garden– Glen Ave south of Uintah

Pinetum– Uintah east of Glen, west of Colorado College

Categories this year include—

*Close ups of flora or insects

*Landscape scenes

*Flower or Tree portraits

*Animals, butterflies, or other insects/bugs in garden

*Human activity in park / with signed release form

How to Enter

Entry fee is $10 per jpeg or 3 jpegs entered for $25

Send photos and filled out copy of entry form to hasgardensphotocontest@gmail.com

You will be billed for entries submitted / payable by PayPal, MC, Visa, or Discover

Deadline is July 10, 2013

Judging and Prizes

The top 60 entries will be decided on by professional photographers and artisans.

Chosen top entries will need to be printed, mounted and framed by photographer to be displayed in galleries in East and Penrose libraries
(Name and contact information may be included)

Cash prizes for top 5 winners

Grand prize trophy winner to be chosen by public vote at opening reception August 8, 2013

Questions?

More specific contest details can be found here: details.pdf

Entry form can be found here: entryform.doc

Email any other questions to hasgardensphotocontest@gmail.com

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Wednesday, June 12 , 2013, 6:00 p.m. tour & 7:00 p.m., “Demystifying Drip”

May 31, 2013

Presented by Carla Anderson, ASLA

6:00 p.m. Tour of the Carnegie Library garden (on the Penrose Library property) – Get a “hands on” look at a drip system “in the field” in the award-winning garden.
7:00 p.m. Presentation – “Demystifying Drip”

Do you want to have more control over your garden’s drip irrigation system, but aren’t sure what it’s all about? Do you want to save water and have healthier plants? Come to this presentation for a layman’s explanation of drip irrigation, and be empowered!

Carla has a degree in Botany, and has been a registered Landscape Architect for over 25 years. A resident of Colorado since 1992, she has been a Colorado Master Gardener since 1996. Her professional work of site design, planting design, and construction supervision focuses on environmentally responsible landscape solutions. This includes water management practices, use of native, low maintenance and drought-tolerant plants, and consideration of adverse environmental impacts, such as challenges with native fauna and erratic weather conditions.

Free to all at the Penrose Library – 20 N. Cascade Ave.

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Wednesday, May 8 , 2013, 7:00 p.m., “Versatile Shrubs for Water-wise Landscapes”

May 1, 2013

Presented by Cathie Schroeder

Whether providing a focal point, a backdrop or seasonal interest, shrubs can perform many roles in the landscape. Learn the basics to consider when selecting shrubs for our climate and for your site, and how to plant and maintain healthy shrubs. Recommended shrubs will include low maintenance native and adapted water-wise shrubs, most of which will be available at the HAS Gigantic Annual Spring Plant Sale May 17 – 19.

Cathie has gardened in Colorado Springs for over 25 years and has taught many others how to design and maintain landscapes and select plants adapted to growing in Southern Colorado. She loves to try new plants, and is always excited to find those that will survive and even thrive with benign neglect.

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

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May 17-19, 2013: Here Comes the Gigantic Annual Plant Sale!

April 5, 2013

HAS plant sale

Everyone is welcome at this popular plant sale, featuring many water-wise 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
at the
Demonstration Garden (Cache la Poudre and Glen Ave.).

Plant Lists
This list 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! :
2013 Plant Sale Perennials, Shrubs, Etc.

2013 Poster
Want to help us publicize the sale? Click on the little poster for a larger (8″ x 10″), printable version to share. Thanks for your help!

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Apr 20, 2013: Founder’s Memorial Lecture – “Taking the Wild Out of Wildlife and Wildfire”

April 4, 2013

Presented by Mark Platten, Teller County Extension Agent

Free and open to the public.

Saturday, Apr 20, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
The Penrose House
1661 Mesa Avenue (map)

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

Mark has training in areas like fire prevention, urban forestry, urban wildlife management and a host of other issues.

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Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 7:00 p.m., “Pot ‘Em Up!”

March 28, 2013

Presented by Cheryl Conklin

“Pot ‘Em Up” will take a look at the many roles containers can have in Xeriscape™ gardens. There are tips for successful container gardening, from pot choices and planting mediums to plants that withstand and even enjoy heat. And finally, design ideas which showcase the versatility and fun of potting up.

Cheryl Conklin is a landscape gardener, design consultant, coach, writer, educator, and personal growth facilitator. A life-long gardener from a family of green-knees and dirty fingernails, she founded her company, Green Way Gardening in 1999. She has taught at Pikes Peak Community College and Bemis School of Art in Colorado Springs and has spoken at numerous garden clubs and horticultural events in our region.

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

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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013, 7:00 p.m., “Going Xeric”

March 4, 2013

Presented by Catherine Moravec, Conservation Specialist, Colorado Springs Utilities

Join Catherine as she discusses twenty of her favorite xeric plants. She’ll describe the resilient attributes of some of the old standbys as well as the exciting characteristics of some newer cultivars. Learn which plants have performed admirably under the recent hot, dry conditions of the summer of 2012. These are the perfect plants to include in your landscape if you’re looking to create long-term sustainable beauty, tailored to withstand periodic drought.

Catherine works for Colorado Springs Utilities in the Water Conservation unit. She oversees two xeriscape demonstration gardens as well as the landscape conservation education program.

Update:
We wanted to share Catherine’s 20 Favorite Xeric Plants with everyone!

1. Moonshine yarrow, Achillea “Moonshine” – yellow; summer; extremely drought tolerant

2. Candytuft, Iberis sempervirens – white; spring; glossy, green, mounding leaves, reliable

3. Sunset hyssop, Agastache rupestris – coral; late summer; a tough native

4. Wall germander, Teucrium chamaedrys – pink; summer; massive ground cover

5. Bonfire euphorbia, Euphorbia polychroma “bonfire” – burgundy foliage; spring

6. Grey creeping germander, Teucrium aroanium – evergreen, mounding, good in sand

7. Sand penstemon, Penstemon arenicola – blue, spring

8. Grand Mesa penstemon, Penstemon mensarum – blue, spring

9. Buckwheats, Eriogonum umbellatum, Erigonum jamseii – James is white; summer; do not over-water; good with ornamental grasses; blooms later

10. Bluestars, Amsonia jonesii or taller Amsoniatabernaemontana – summer; low maintenance

11. Colorado four o’clock, Mirabilis multiflora – yellow; late summerblooms evening, has big tap root so don’t water

12. Silver blade evening primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa – yellow; summer; long-blooming; big tap root; this variety resistant to flea beetles

13. Blonde ambition blue grama grass, Bouteloua gracilis “Blonde Ambition” – fall; good with buckwheat

14. Orange carpet humingbird trumpet, Epilobium canum ssp. Garrettii – summer, long bloom

15. Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium – fall, low water

16. Switchgrass, Panicum virgatum – fall; water June, July, August only; many kinds

17. Orange globe mallow, Sphaeralcea munroana – summer, great with blue mist spirea

18. Smoky Hills skullcap, Scutellaria resinosa ‘Smoky Hills’ – blue, spring-fall; plant with primrose

19. Blackfoot daisy, Melampodium leucanthum – white, summer-fall; small, mounding

20. Wichita mountains goldenrod, Soldago “Wichita Mountians” – yellow, fall

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