The Orchid Collection in the Greenhouses
March 30, 2020
Nick Snakenberg
Believe it or not, this fall marks 10 years of growing plants in our new greenhouse facilities. The upgraded systems have impacted the quality and range of plants we can successfully cultivate, and
Spring Into Your Vegetable Garden
March 27, 2020
Brien Darby
If you’ve recently found yourself in possession of a lot of free time and the need to stay close to home, this is the perfect opportunity to start your vegetable garden off on the right foot. Here is
The Power of Plants in Promoting Human Well-Being
March 25, 2020
Sarada Krishnan
During this time of limited social interactions, overwhelming news and the directive to stay at home, it is perhaps more important than ever to unplug here and there and connect with nature. Even just
Connect with the Gardens While Social Distancing
March 16, 2020
Erin Bird
While Denver Botanic Gardens may be temporarily closed, there are still plenty of ways to experience the Gardens digitally. Here are a few ideas for how to explore the Gardens from the safety of your
Can alpine species “bank” on conservation?
March 12, 2020
Alex Seglias
Imagine having your body frozen and being revived decades later to continue your life in society. Would it be expected that you should easily integrate despite the drastic changes that have taken
March Walking Tour - Marching into Spring
March 9, 2020
Cindy Newlander
As I write this, the Gardens is covered with a thick carpet of snow and snowflakes are gently falling again, but sunlight comes through my window ever later each day. March is usually the month that
Declutter & Decorate
March 5, 2020
Kaitlyn Heinz
Give your home a spring makeover! Every winter we look forward to the time when all the snow has melted and gone into hibernation, far from thought. We sweep off our stoops and porches in preparation
Imaging the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi
March 3, 2020
Rick Levy
In early 2019, the Freyer — Newman Center for Science, Art and Education was nothing but a deep hole in the ground, and the reality of moving the entirety of our natural history collections still felt
Lactarius in the Colorado Rockies
February 27, 2020
Research & Conservation
Mushroom hobbyists and foragers may be familiar with milk-cap mushrooms, a type of fungus named for their fruiting bodies that produce a “milky” or latex-like substance, especially when cut or
Use Your Tax Refund to Support the Gardens
February 25, 2020
Robert Price
You can now use your tax refund to support Denver Botanic Gardens. Starting this year, Coloradans who receive a state income tax refund will have a chance to donate all or some of it to a local
Hungry, Hungry Houseplants
February 18, 2020
Jameson Coopman
Few plants have garnered the interest of the home horticulturist as much as the charismatic Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula). We horticulturists here at Denver Botanic Gardens are no exception, and
“Lessons from the Deep: What the Oceans Are Telling Us – and Why It Matters”
February 14, 2020
Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd
Living in Denver, far from any of the world’s oceans, it’s easy to feel disconnected from them. Yet what we do here impacts what happens thousands of miles away. In an effort to link we the landlocked