Amache Roses: A commitment to remembering injustices of the past
I have been working with some old rose plants recently. Roughly 80 years old, we think, and last week I saw them bloom for the first time. The plants grow in the concrete rubble of a bunk house at
Annual wildflowers for the naturalistic landscape? Yes, please!
Like many residents of the Front Range, I am converting my front yard, formerly Kentucky bluegrass, several tired junipers and a smattering of common garden weeds, into a more diverse plant community
Designing the Butterfly House at Chatfield Farms
Creating habitats for butterflies helps to preserve pollinator populations and brings colorful gardens to our outdoors. These habitats have specific environmental requirements and plant palettes to
Weaving Community from the Soil to Our Hearts
The Chatfield Farms Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program focuses on community and defining what that means in terms of regenerative agriculture. We cannot regenerate our system of growing
Solving a taxonomic and biogeographic puzzle with Physocarpus
The geographic distributions of plants that we see today provide a glimpse of the past. They are snapshots in a much longer story driven by major events such as the formation of mountain ranges
Celebrating Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture
Sarada Krishnan, Ph.D., is a singular figure in horticulture worldwide. Denver Botanic Gardens has benefitted from her expertise, talent and vision for 16 years as she led not only a team of
Herbal Mocktails
With all the spring flowers blossoming and that sweet scent filling the air, have you ever thought about how those blossoms might taste? Flowers are a traditional element for weddings, baby showers
Three Basic Principles of Propagating with Cuttings
A beloved plant is showing signs that they have reached the end of their life span. You check your local nursery and can’t find an adequate replacement, nor any seed pods for your plant. What do you
2021 Science: Year in Review
Even though our team continued to navigate a “post-pandemic” world in 2021, we were excited to tackle new and ongoing projects as well as launch in-person outreach programing. Our Science: Year in
May Walking Tour – Cool Season Vegetables
Mid-April is the time we start planting spring vegetables in Le Potager. All the vegetables have been propagated from seeds during the cold winter days in our greenhouse by our talented propagation
Behind the Scenes: Installing Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
Take a behind-the-scenes look as we prepare for the opening of the exhibition Ursula Von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling, which opens this Saturday, April 30. An ambitious exhibition featuring
School’s IN for Summer
Have you explored the first floor of the Freyer – Newman Center and noticed that two of the classrooms look a bit different than the others? Did you wonder just what those rooms were for or why there