Gardens for the West
These cultivated gardens present the very best of design and gardening technique, from the informal Prairie Garden beds around the Earl J. Sinnamon Center to the formal ranks of the Lavender Garden.
Chatfield Farms Location
There are 25 varieties and over 2,000 lavender plants under cultivation in rows in the 1.5 acre garden to demonstrate growing lavender as a crop. Several more varieties of lavender are grown as ornamental plants within nearby perennial beds. Included are a rock garden, labyrinth, pergola, stone patio and retaining wall.
This garden displays low-water plants introduced by Plant Select, a collaborative program among the Gardens, Colorado State University and Colorado’s Green Industry. Each plant went through a rigorous process to determine its suitability for the High Plains-Intermountain Region.
These lush native plant gardens around the Earl J. Sinnamon Center demonstrate what is possible when gardening with native plants. Designed by Lauren Springer Ogden and Scott Ogden, it features beds with different growing conditions, including the Rain Garden, Moist Meadow, North Slope and Dry Prairie.