2026 Class Schedule
Gardening for the Mind, Body, and Soul
Saturday, February 28 – Herb Garden Workshop – 10:00 AM – $25.00 FEE
Create your own herb garden from the kitchen by choosing 3 varieties to plant in one easy container. Enrich your home cooked meals with freshly grown herbs and find new and tasty uses for each one. During this workshop you will not only leave with your own herb garden but also learn along the way.
- How to transplant starter plants
- Proper harvesting techniques
- Benefits of supplemental lighting for kitchen gardens
Saturday, February 28 – Early Seed Starting – 11:00 AM – NO FEE
If you are ready to move to the next stage in home grown edibles, try starting your own seeds. Many seed varieties can be started indoors now and moved into the garden as the season warms up.
- Best seeds for success – how herbs are an excellent beginner seed
- Seed starting basics and supplies
- Sowing schedules and when to begin
- Cool season crops that can be started early
Saturday, March 7 – Colorado Gardening for Newcomers – 10:00 AM – NO FEE
If you’re new to Colorado and gardening in the high desert, this class is for you! Colorado is not always the easiest place to garden, but Creek Side is here to help you succeed. Learn how the following conditions contribute to the way we garden and how we work with our surroundings.
- Soil health and conditions
- Hot and dry climate
- Unpredictable weather
- Elevation
Saturday, March 7 – Garden Clean Up and Prep – 11:00 AM – NO FEE
Out with the old and in with the new! As spring approaches, it’s time to start thinking about getting into the garden and clearing out old debris. Tackle any early weeds, ID your plants, and start making plans!
- Soil preparation – what kind of soil do you have? Loam, sandy, clay?
- Beneficial additives for your soil
- Mulch, compost, and soil- what to use and where
Saturday, March 14 – Perennial Planting – 10:00 AM – NO FEE
Once your soil is prepped, it’s time to consider what we want to plant in our garden. Creek Side grows over 400 varieties of perennials for all types of conditions – xeric and full sun to shady and pollinator friendly! Determine your personal microclimate and gardening goals.
- Watering newly planted perennials
- What does it mean to establish new perennials?
- Winter watering and why it matters
- What to plant and where
Saturday, March 14 – Perennial Landscape Design – 11:00 AM – NO FEE
This is the space to implement your gardening goals. Whether it’s supporting the pollinators, keeping things low water, privacy, and more. We can help you with landscape designing basics.
- What are “foundation plants” and how do we use them
- How does plant structure and height contribute to design
- Early, mid, and late season bloomers to ensure full season color
- What is a “nativar”? How can native plants ensure your landscape success
Saturday, March 21 – Vegetable Gardening – 10:00 AM – NO FEE
Growing your own food is easier than you may think! Begin your self-sufficient journey and learn how to successfully grow veggies in both raised beds and containers. Grow what you love and what you can use!
- How to prep your bed or containers
- Starting from seed vs. transplant
- Standard care such as watering and fertilizing
- Consider organic options for your food
Saturday, March 21 – Vegetable Varieties and Beyond – 11:00 AM – NO FEE
Dive into what Creek Side grows for vegetable starts for you! What does it mean when a tomato is labeled determinate or indeterminate? What is an heirloom tomato? English cucumbers or pickling? And we can’t forget about fruits. Consider having fruits as a staple in your food garden, from your favorite raspberry to something new like goji berries.
- Vegetable varieties and their characteristics
- Fruit varieties
- Pruning, harvesting, and care
Saturday, March 28 – How to Design an Annual Container – 10:00 AM NO FEE
Creek Side loves creating unique designs for our annual container pots and hanging baskets. Let us share our knowledge with you and how we create our own “recipes” for beautiful annual containers.
- Thriller, Filler, Spiller concept
- Plant varieties and growth habits
- Explore the color wheel
Saturday, March 28 – Plant Your Own Hanging Basket – 11:00 AM – $50.00 FEE
Take your new designing skills and create your own hanging basket with small starter “plugs”. Pick your colors, varieties; plant them and we’ll take care of the rest! Leave the growing, watering, and fertilizer to our growers and pick up your creations by May 24th.
Saturday, April 4 – Happy Easter! Egg Hunt – 10:00 AM SHARP– NO FEE
Bring the kids and join us for our annual Easter Egg hunt! Sun or snow! Explore the courtyard and glass house and see what you can find. After the hunt we offer a free pansy planting for the kids to take home. An excellent way to kick off your spring celebrations!
Saturday, April 11 – Creek Side OPEN HOUSE – 10:00 AM – NO FEE
Visit Creek Side Gardens and get a head start on the garden season. Perennials and select shrubs available. Plus all you garden supplies including Natures Yield Compost, Outdoor Planters Mix, Top Soil. And Premier ProMix Potting Soil.
OUR MISSION…
Gardening classes and workshops offered by Creek Side Gardens are the perfect opportunity for us to share and learn more about the wonderful world of plants, flowers, gardening and how to manage it all. Growing flowers and plants is a real blend of science and artistic expression. Sometimes we have the feeling for what we want to do, but don’t know how to go about it. Sometimes we have a technical plan but are just not sure how to put it all together in a creative way. Sometimes we don’t even know what we don’t know. These are the times to visit Creek Side Gardens and attend our free gardening classes and gardening workshops. Our Green Team of gardening experts, designers, plants-people and friendly folks are dedicated to helping you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Creek Side Classes and Workshops
Creek Side classes and workshops offer instruction and inspire you to further your plant and gardening capabilities. Green Team members host the classes and cover that day’s topic in an open, informal manner that allows the attendees to ask questions and share their experiences with the instructor and other attendees. This way everybody has an opportunity to learn something new. Even those of us who have been gardening and growing plants for a long time know every day there is always something new to learn. And we learn the best way from one another.
Let us add color to your life. Call 303-933-8493 or contact us online.
We understand everybody has busy lives, busy schedules and it is sometimes difficult to find time to do everything we want to do. But, if you are interested in learning and sharing just a little more about your gardening experiences, take a Saturday morning hour, grab a coffee and come on over to the place where inspiration grows. You’ll find the Creek Side gardening classes and gardening workshops are easy, fun and worth your time. Check out our workshop calendar for what topics are coming up next.
Need inspiration? Call today at 303-933-8493 or contact us online.
Past Classes
Saturday, February 21 – Houseplants 101 – 10:00 AM – NO FEE
Don’t let the seasonal depression get you down! While it’s still cold and dark, bring life into your home with houseplants. This beginner class will cover all your houseplant basics from lighting and water to fertilizers. Discover the top houseplants for beginners and houseplants safe for your furry friends!
Saturday, February 21 – Houseplants 201 – 11:00 AM – NO FEE
Take your houseplant game to next level! Have you ever wondered about those pesky little bugs flying around your plants? Learn how to identify and treat common houseplant pests, how and when to re-pot your houseplants, and easy how-to propagation to keep your collection growing or share the love.
