While many locations have filled all of their time slots, a few spots remain. Spring over to Lowe’s! Spring is all about the cool breezes, warm sunshine and blossoming gardens everywhere. It’s also the time for spring cleaning and sprucing up your home. So, of course, Lowe’s is amust-stop for all of the supplies and equipment you’ll need to get a fresh start. However, the popular home improvement store is giving customers another reason to stop by with its spring flowers giveaway! [Read more…] about Lowe’s Gives Away Free Spring Flowers for Two Days — Register Now!
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Denver Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale May 3 & 4
Calling all orchid enthusiasts and garden lovers. Get ready to embark on a blooming adventure at the Denver Orchid Society Spring Show and Sale on Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4, 2025 at the Denver Botanic Gardens. This year’s theme is “Orchid Magic,” promising an unforgettable experience that celebrates the excitement of spring and the glamorous allure of orchids. [Read more…] about Denver Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale May 3 & 4
Free Entry to Denver Botanic Gardens During Spring Plant Sale May 9 & 10
The always-anticipated annual spring plant sale at the Denver Botanic Gardens is Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 2025. In addition to 15 plant divisions (herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets, seeds, container gardens, water-smart plants, etc.), the sale includes gardening supplies and garden gifts. Overall, tens of thousands of plants are offered. [Read more…] about Free Entry to Denver Botanic Gardens During Spring Plant Sale May 9 & 10
Find Free Coffee Grounds for Gardening or Composting at Starbucks
Gardeners are sure to dig this freebie! Have you ever wondered what Starbucks does with all of its used coffee grounds every day? The ubiquitous café just gives them away for FREE, as part of its Grounds For Your Garden program. Participating locations simply bag them up and leave them for customers to pick up for their garden or compost pile. [Read more…] about Find Free Coffee Grounds for Gardening or Composting at Starbucks
Get Some Free Seeds. Grow Some Stuff. Check Out Longmont Free Seed Library
Gardening doesn’t have to be expensive thanks to the Longmont Public Library’s Free Seed Library, which returns for another growing season. The collection includes unopened, commercial seed packets no more than five years old and is available for FREE to library patrons. It offers a broad assortment of fruit, vegetable, and herb seeds, so every gardener can discover something fun to grow. [Read more…] about Get Some Free Seeds. Grow Some Stuff. Check Out Longmont Free Seed Library
Ways To Save Big On 2025 Colorado Garden & Home Show Tickets, Parking & More
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The Colorado Garden & Home Show brightens the Colorado winter with nine inspiring and beautifully landscaped gardens (not to mention 10,000+ blooming flowers) and sparks homeowners’ ideas for remodeling, building and redecorating. More than 500 exhibitors fill the Colorado Convention Center presenting new technologies and trends in landscaping, gardening and home improvement on Saturday, February 8 through Sunday, February 16, 2025.
Adult admission is $15, senior admission is $12 (children 12 and under are FREE). While discounts for the 2025 show have yet to be announced, you can save RIGHT NOW if you Buy tickets now through Groupon. Tickets are just $10. Get tickets here. [Read more…] about Ways To Save Big On 2025 Colorado Garden & Home Show Tickets, Parking & More
City of Denver Gives Away Free Home Radon Test Kits
Everyone gets busy, but it’s important to check on the safety of your home periodically. And checking for radon levels is one of the most important. Why radon? It is an invisible, odorless, tasteless, cancer-causing gas that enters buildings through the numerous cracks, holes and pipes in the foundation. Homes are the most concerning because that’s where families spend the most time. [Read more…] about City of Denver Gives Away Free Home Radon Test Kits
Auto Zone’s Loan-A-Tool Service Offers Free Tool Rentals
Tools can be very expensive. Unless it’s part of your trade, it’s often not cost-effective for “do-it-yourself-ers” to buy tools for quick repair jobs around the house or on a car. Thanks to Auto Zone’s Loan-A-Tool, there’s no more need to pay for tools you need temporarily. Using the FREE service is easy — simply leave a deposit when you pick up a tool. When you’re done with the job, return it for a full refund of your deposit. [Read more…] about Auto Zone’s Loan-A-Tool Service Offers Free Tool Rentals
Free Seed Library Open This Spring at Arapahoe Libraries
Arapahoe Libraries hosts its second annual seed library this spring. Starting March 4, 2024, visit any library to pick up FREE seeds and gardening resources, while supplies last. Choose from a variety of flower, herb and vegetable seeds — carrot, squash, sunflowers and more — all of which can be grown in Colorado. [Read more…] about Free Seed Library Open This Spring at Arapahoe Libraries
Annual Fall Sale at The Tree Farm
You take I-25
To Exit 235
Then five miles west to The Tree Farm
The catchy jingle directing folks to The Tree Farm is wafting over the airwaves, as it does every year at this time. This east Boulder County tree nursery puts on its annual sale of shade trees and conifers just in time for the fall planting.
The formula is near-BOGO pricing. Buy one tree at the regular price and get a second of equal or lesser value for just 50¢. [Read more…] about Annual Fall Sale at The Tree Farm
Veldkamp’s Flowers’ Happy Hour Blooms with Buy-One-Get-One Special
Flower power! If you’re looking to brighten your home or show someone you care, there’s no better way than with flowers. Family-owned and -operated since 1959, Veldkamp’s Flowers (9501 W. Colfax Ave.) in Lakewood blooms every day with a Happy Hour special Monday through Friday from noon to closing and all day on Saturday and Sunday. [Read more…] about Veldkamp’s Flowers’ Happy Hour Blooms with Buy-One-Get-One Special
3 Ways Denver Residents Can Get Free Trees
Trees are good for humans and the environment. They provide shade, help with air quality, keep the ecosystem thriving and more. But sometimes it feels as if we are fighting a losing battle. Between Emerald Ash Borer and other diseases, as well as pollution and development, we’re losing our green canopy. Denver property owners have three ways to qualify for free trees that you can plant on your property in the public right-of-way. [Read more…] about 3 Ways Denver Residents Can Get Free Trees
Aurora Gets New Habitat for Humanity ReStore
If you’re building or remodeling, the place to shop is ReStore, Habitat for Humanity’s retail outlets for surplus and reusable home improvement materials, fixtures, furniture, appliances, cabinets, windows, doors, plumbing, lighting, tools, lumber, insulation and more at half the cost (often up to 80% off retail). [Read more…] about Aurora Gets New Habitat for Humanity ReStore