Best Colorado Deals: Garden supplies, farmers' market, & more

Outdoor dining beckons

A sure harbinger of Spring is the sale of Barlow Tyrie leisure and garden furniture at Birdsall & Co., 1540 S. Broadway, 303-722-2535. During the 19th annual sale, Saturday, March 20th through Sunday, March 28th, Colorado's only authorized Barlow Tyrie dealer is offering the pieces at the same prices that interior designers and landscapers pay, 30% less than Birdsall's regular price. The sale also includes 20% discounts on stone fountains, lanterns, basins and other garden items from Stone Forest and discounts of up to 50% on other items throughout the store.

Satisfy that yen for a farmers' market

Most farmers' markets are still on hiatus, but the Denver Urban Homesteading Indoor Farmers' Market, continues year-round from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at 200 Santa Fe Drive. New vendors include wine from Jack Rabbit Hill Biodynamic (that means super-extra-organic), from a 70-acre farm just outside Hotchkiss on the Western Slope; Native Greens, grown in a hydroponic greenhouse in Kittredge, Sage Thymes organic heirloom seeds and organic greens, and cheeses, organic eggs and grass-fed, organic beef from Windsor Dairy, the largest raw-milk dairy in Colorado. Raw milk will be available to Windsor Dairy shareholders.

 

Toy trucks, marble runs, puzzles, Playmobil on sale at Kazoo

All puzzles and Playmobil toys are 20% off, Siku toy trucks and cars are buy two, get one free, and wooden Quadrilla marble runs are 30% off through March 31st at Kazoo & Co. Toys, 2930 E. Second Ave., 303-322-0973. Use the old Tattered Cover garage or the garage behind Mici’s Restaurant and get your ticket validated at Kazoo for free parking. (And remember, all parking in Cherry Creek North is free on Sundays.)

 

Got kids?

Amy Michelle, a Denver-based diaper-bag maker is offering regular customers and locals a limited number of Pink Tulip messenger bags, usually $135, for just $40, which includes free shipping anywhere in the continental United States. These roomy bags are versatile enough to serve as computer cases and/or airline carryons. This deal is good only for purchases made through the website. Although all sales are final, there’s a one-year warranty against manufacturers’ defects.

 

 

 

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