Colorado Parade of Ponds Celebrates Milestone

Summer Charity Event Hits Decade Mark - Is One of Country's Biggest Tours

Franktown, CO, March 1, 2008: The 10 th Anniversary Colorado Parade of Ponds tour is set for August 23-24, 2008 and will feature 50 spectacular ponds - including 25 new ones - throughout the Denver metro area. This self-guided pond tour is expected to draw thousands of visitors and is the nation's fifth largest.

The tour also serves as an annual charity fundraiser with ticket sale proceeds going to a variety of organizations such as: Children's Hospital, Denver Botanic Gardens, American Cancer Society, Hudson Gardens and many more.

Tickets go on sale July 1 st with "Early Bird" prices of $10 each. In August tickets are $15 each. Children 15 and under are free. A bus tour is available Saturday only. Box lunch will be served. Bus tickets are $20.

Contact Kelly Perkins at 303-660-5015 or Kelly@brdlandscape.com for more information.

This year's ticket sellers are:

· Hudson Gardens - 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton

· Arapahoe Acres Nursery & Garden Center - 9010 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton

· Denver Botanic Gardens - 1005 York Street, Denver

· Big Tool Box/Highlands Garden Center - 8080 South Holly Street, Littleton

· True Pump & Equipment - 1429 South Broadway, Denver (pond and bus tickets available here)

· Tagawa Garden Center & Florist - 7711 South Parker Road, Aurora

· Nick's Garden Center - 2001 South Chambers Road, Aurora

· Paradise Ponds - 213 Washington Street, Monument

· Timberline Gardens - 11700 West 58 th Avenue, Arvada

· Enery Water Gardens - 7601 Indiana Street, Arvada

Hudson Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens are also selling tickets online. Go to www.ColoradoParadeOfPonds.com and follow the links.