Autumn in the Water Gardens
November 7, 2017
Tamara Kilbane
It is hard to believe that the summer months are already behind us! With the arrival of fall, our water garden team begins the work of preparing our pond plantings for the winter months. Throughout
Sedges have edges . . .
October 30, 2017
Christina Alba
. . . and extreme ecological importance in high-elevation wetlands. It’s likely that at some point, you have been out for a stroll and admired a pretty grass fanning gently in the wind…or maybe it was
Chatfield Farms Riparian Restoration Data Now Global
October 25, 2017
Rick Levy
In 2016 Denver Botanic Gardens launched a project to restore the riparian ecosystem along the section of Deer Creek that flows through Chatfield Farms. Led by Dr. Rebecca Hufft, three in-stream
October Walking Tour: Fall Foliage and Berries
October 25, 2017
Brien Darby
It’s a little hard to believe, but fall truly is upon us. The days are shorter, the air is crisper and, any day now, the trees will let go of their leaves and keep us busy raking until November
Teaching Old Seed New Tricks
October 16, 2017
Horticulture Department
I am a horticulture student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln entering my junior year. My hometown is the very small, rural town of Ulysses, Nebraska, home to maybe one hundred people. I was
Good Gourd Design – The Art of Glow at the Gardens
October 13, 2017
Special Events
Today, the first batch of pumpkins arrived on site for Glow at the Gardens™. Our pumpkin carving team will spend the first half of next week cleaning, gutting and carving hundreds of giant gourds to
Discovering the Plants & People of the Eastern Plains
October 10, 2017
Christina Alba
Colorado is known worldwide for its lush mountain habitats with towering forests of pine, fir and aspen. This grand topography, tied to a romantic history of silver mining and pioneer grit, shapes
Warczewiczella discolor Orchids in the Greenhouse
October 4, 2017
Nick Snakenberg
Denver Botanic Gardens’ orchid collection consists of nearly 1,000 species from over 280 genera. Many of these plants are rotated onto public display but there are specimens in our collections that
Collaboration for Health
October 2, 2017
Horticulture Department
Gardens and hospitals are both recognized as places of healing, but it’s not always obvious how the two can work together. As the therapeutic horticulture intern for Denver Botanic Gardens this summer
Training the Next Generation
September 25, 2017
Kai Eldredge
2017 Interns and Seasonals in the Research & Conservation Department - Every spring, Research & Conservation gears up for our field season, May to September, by bringing interns and seasonals on-board
Lycaste Orchids in the Greenhouse
September 22, 2017
Nick Snakenberg
Denver Botanic Gardens’ orchid collection consists of nearly 1,000 species from over 280 genera. Many of these plants are rotated onto public display but there are specimens in our collections that
Bulbs: More Scandalous Than You Think
September 19, 2017
Special Events
This weekend, gardeners will flock to our annual Fall Plant & Bulb Sale, where scores of spring-blooming bulbs and hardy fall plants will be available for purchase and our horticulturists will offer