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Enjoy "Digging Into the Gardens" blog, written by Denver Botanic Gardens' staff. Learn about gardening, horticulture, research, conservation, special events, art, tours and much more. 

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August Walking Tour – Water Gardens

August 9, 2023 Tamara Kilbane

With cooler, rainy weather and a late June hailstorm punctuating the early weeks of our growing season, the water gardens got off to a slow start this year. Fortunately, aquatic plants are resilient

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A Wrap on the Summer Teen Volunteer Program

August 1, 2023 Membership Department

As Mother Nature preps us for the fall season with immense downpours and crashing thunderstorms, volunteer services’ Teen Volunteer Program finishes strong. This year, our teen volunteers contributed

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Light Up Your Holiday Party at the Gardens

July 25, 2023 Special Events

The holiday season is a time for showing appreciation and gratitude toward the people in your life. Celebrate your colleagues and accomplishments at a fabulous end-of-year party. For an unforgettable

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Mushrooms Sprang in the Wet Spring

July 19, 2023 Andrew Wilson

It was a wet, wet, wet spring in Denver. I moved here in 2017 and I have not experienced such a verdant spring since my arrival. As such, I got more than my fair share of mushroom inquiries. Recently

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July Walking Tour – Lavender Garden

July 10, 2023 Shea Elstein

Access the Lavender Garden at Chatfield Farms through the entrance just south of the ticket booth. From here, close your eyes and take a deep breath through your nose. What do you smell? Is it sweet

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Search the Databases

July 5, 2023 Research & Conservation

Did you know that anyone with an internet connection can take a virtual tour of the Gardens’ natural history collections? Our collections hold plant, fungal and arthropod specimens – organisms

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Ansel Adams: Revealing Nature in All Its Glory

June 27, 2023 Exhibits Department

Ansel Adams (1902–1984) is virtually synonymous with landscape photography. His majestic photographs highlight the grandeur of the American wilderness and convey his lifelong support for conservation

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Sourcing Local Foods

June 20, 2023 Katie Meyer

The Chatfield Farms Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program has been growing produce for its shareholders since 2010. Our farm provides fresh vegetables, flowers and herbs. To offer our

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Colorado Natives in the Home Landscape

June 15, 2023 Horticulture Department

As a gardener in the urban Front Range, each season brings new challenges, or the same challenges just in a different order. Rabbits, salt, cold and hot temperatures, drought, foot traffic – sometimes

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The Microscopic World of Soil

June 13, 2023 Rutger Myers

Farmers do everything; they are mechanics, botanists, naturalists, athletes and some even believe themselves to be meteorologists. In the age of the regenerative agriculture movement, farmers need to

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