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On Dec. 5, the adult class examines how native planting can affect water use, garden upkeep and wildlife habitat. It also counts as an elective in the Gardens’ Rocky Mountain Gardening full series certificate.
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For a Front Range garden, planting choices can reach beyond the property line. Denver Botanic Gardens’ Benefits of Planting Native considers local plants in relation to water use and maintenance, but also to wildlife, biodiversity and the wider role prairie plants can play in the landscape.
The Gardens presents Colorado native plants as a possible alternative to traditional landscaping, noting that native landscapes typically use less water and need less maintenance and fewer inputs. It also describes native plants as more resilient as the climate changes—a practical consideration for gardeners weighing not only a landscape’s appearance but the resources it takes to maintain.
The case in the class description extends to local ecology. Native landscapes can support biodiversity, provide wildlife with food and habitat, and connect a home garden to broader environmental functions. The Gardens also points to prairie plants’ role in storing carbon and helping clean local water and air. Those benefits give the subject a wider scope than choosing plants for a single yard.
Further reading: Benefits of Planting Native | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Curtis Manning, the named instructor, works as a horticulturist, landscape designer and contractor. He owns Curtis Manning Design and co-owns and operates Meadow Pro, bringing professional horticulture and landscape-design experience to a class about planting choices.
The class fulfills one elective requirement in Denver Botanic Gardens’ Rocky Mountain Gardening full series certificate. That larger program offers expert-led, science-based instruction tailored to Colorado’s Front Range and is intended for gardeners at different experience levels, from beginners and newcomers to the region to experienced gardeners and landscape professionals. The Gardens also makes individual courses available, so this class can be taken on its own rather than as a commitment to the full certificate.
Further reading: Benefits of Planting Native | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Rocky Mountain Gardening Full Series Certificate | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The published program is a single adult class led by Curtis Manning, centered on the practical and ecological case for planting Colorado native plants. The listing does not provide a minute-by-minute agenda or a sequence of activities.
The single session runs from 12 to 1:30 p.m. local time.
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206.
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The Gardens lists the class for adults.
The listed class fee is $44, or $38 for Denver Botanic Gardens members. The event listing does not say whether general Gardens admission is included, or specify materials or a separate materials charge; check with the Gardens if those details affect your plans.
The Gardens provides a ticket link for registration. The event description gives no booking deadline or prerequisites, so check the ticket listing for current registration details.
The Gardens’ general education-program policy says cancellations made more than a week before a class are subject to a 15% fee; cancellations with less than a week’s notice are nonrefundable. It also says refunds are not provided for dissatisfaction or for inclement weather, including snow, wind, rain, mud, cold or extreme temperatures. The Gardens may cancel a class for low registration or other extenuating circumstances; enrolled participants are notified by email and may receive a refund or exchange. If the Gardens cancels a course, its policy provides for a full refund, processed within two weeks of the cancellation notice.
The policy says certificate-program classes follow their certificate program’s policies. Since this class fulfills a certificate elective, confirm with the Gardens which cancellation terms apply to this registration. For weather-related program information, the Gardens lists its advisory line at 720-865-3620.
Education and Programs Cancellation and Refund Policy | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Benefits of Planting Native | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Adult Programs | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The class is listed at Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206. The Gardens identifies the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center at 1007 York Street and the Freyer-Newman Center at 1085 York Street as entrances to the main gardens; the class listing does not say which entrance or building to use for this session. Confirm the class location with the Gardens if you need to plan a specific arrival or accessible route. The map link can calculate directions from your starting point.
Benefits of Planting Native | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The Gardens lists RTD route 24 for York and Josephine streets and route 10 for 12th Avenue. Bike racks are available at the York Street main entrance.
Limited free parking is available in the Gardens’ parking complex between York and Josephine streets during regular operating hours, for Gardens visitors only; overnight parking is not allowed. Street parking is available in Cheesman Park or Congress Park where posted, so read signs for local restrictions. Free electric-vehicle charging is available in the public garage in two-hour increments. Vans should use the top deck because of height restrictions; RVs are not permitted in the complex because of weight restrictions.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The Gardens provides general accessibility information for York Street, but the class listing does not describe the classroom or specific accommodations. Contact the Gardens about class-specific access needs before your visit.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Benefits of Planting Native | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Yes. It fulfills one elective requirement for Denver Botanic Gardens’ Rocky Mountain Gardening full series certificate. The Gardens also allows individual courses to be taken without completing the full series.
Benefits of Planting Native | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Rocky Mountain Gardening Full Series Certificate | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The class listing gives a fee of $44, or $38 for members, but does not state whether general admission is included. Check with the Gardens before assuming it is.
The listing names Curtis Manning as instructor but does not specify whether the class is a lecture, demonstration or hands-on session. Ask the Gardens if the format matters to your decision.
The Gardens lists RTD route 24 at York and Josephine streets and route 10 on 12th Avenue.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206
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