Bluff Lake and Denver Botanic Gardens: a partnership to heal the earth
June 15, 2010
Research & Conservation
Denver Botanic Gardens has been involved in restoration of damaged ecosystems around the state of Colorado through its Research and Conservation programs for at least a decade, but none have been
Tiny Lesquerella in the Piceance Basin
June 4, 2010
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
They may be tiny mustard plants but they have a huge impact in a region believed to contain one of the nation’s largest reservoirs of natural gas. Physaria congesta ( Lesquerella congesta) and P
Community Supporting Agriculture at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
May 21, 2010
Doris Boardman
Denver Botanic Gardens and Kaiser Permanente have created a first-of-its-kind community supporting agriculture (CSA) program. The community farm will provide fresh local produce to Colorado families
Gardening Season Arrives for Rocky Mountain Gardeners!
May 8, 2010
Matt Cole
I can tell gardening season is here, not just by the brilliant sunshine, the gardeners eager to get started, the students jumping into classes that they'll use next week, the plant sale and the
Denver bike sharing at York Street this week!
April 20, 2010
Doris Boardman
Denver B-cycle rolls out this week, and the Mile High City will never be the same. The program launches on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. The York Street B-Station will be one of 45 to 50 stations
Introduction to GPS Mapping class this weekend--join us
April 20, 2010
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
What are you doing this weekend? If you’re like us (Research and Conservation at the Gardens), you’re getting ready to head out and find some rare and beautiful plants to study this summer. A good way
Of Course! Corydalis
April 20, 2010
Panayoti Kelaidis
Everybody knows bleeding hearts ( Dicentra) but their cousins, Corydalis, are rarely found in Colorado Gardens. Denver Botanic Gardens is helping change all that. The largely drought tolerant genus
Why Cut A Tree In Half?
March 25, 2010
Nick Daniel
Over the last few months, visitors to the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory may have noticed some funny looking trees that look like they were cut in half…well, they have been. Growing plants
What's happening in the Rock Alpine Garden this week? A few new treasures are in bloom
March 16, 2010
Mike Kintgen
Saturday's warm weather drew out more bulbs and other early bloomers, and finally its beginning to look like March should. March belongs to several genera in the rock garden, Crocus, Galanthus and
The new Darlene Radichel Plant Select Garden
March 16, 2010
Sonya Anderson
I have always considered myself very fortunate to be part of the Gardens' horticulture team, but right now, as part of the team creating the new Darlene Radichel Plant Select Garden, I feel it even
Is it Spring Yet? Early bulbs and other Harbingers of spring starting in Rock Alpine Garden
March 12, 2010
Mike Kintgen
While the official solar start of spring is still eight days away on March 20th, I think it is safe to say that spring has sprung in the Rock Alpine Garden. True, there may be many more snow storms
Research Volunteer Spotlight: How mushrooms change lives
March 9, 2010
Vera Evenson
A great quote I heard lately, “ The first person served by Service is the Server,” perfectly exemplifies the impact the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi has had on our decades-long volunteer, Rosa-Lee