August Walking Tour – Bizarre and Exceptional Annual Flowers
August 1, 2018
Bridget Blomquist
Annual Flowers Curiosities of the Gardens August, during the "dog days" of summer, is the perfect time to view all the fantastic annuals at Denver Botanic Gardens. During this time, annual flowers are
Oh the Gall! Strange Growths on Leaves
July 30, 2018
Emily Stine
One of the most frequent questions I get around this time of year is “what is growing on my leaves?” while being handed a hackberry leaf with knobs on the back. These knobs are galls – abnormal
Medicinal Plants Virtual Tour at the Gardens
July 28, 2018
Horticulture Department
Kenna here, the medicinal plant intern at Denver Botanic Gardens. I’m excited to announce the newly publicized medicinal plants virtual tour on the Gardens Navigator website! In creating this virtual
The final (plastic) straw!
July 25, 2018
Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd
Plastic straws are OUT! As an article in the Denver Post recently illustrated, Colorado restaurants are joining a national and even international trend to replace single-use plastic straws with either
Unholster That Hori Hori: Collecting Plants Along the High Line Canal Trail
July 22, 2018
Research & Conservation
This summer, Denver Botanic Gardens, with funding from the High Line Canal Conservancy, is conducting a survey of the plants growing along the High Line Canal. Drawing water from the South Platte
World’s Largest Orchid Plant in Bloom
July 20, 2018
Nick Snakenberg
If you’ve ever wanted to see the world’s largest orchid plant in bloom, now is your chance. While there are taller orchid plants and larger orchid flowers, the overall mass of Grammatophyllum
Japanese Beetle Biological Control Release
July 15, 2018
Emily Stine
Japanese beetles ( Popillia japonica) have become numerous around Denver Botanic Gardens – I can’t walk near grapes, roses or other flowering plants and not see them. Even though these insects are
Biological Control: Controlling Insects with Insects
July 10, 2018
Emily Stine
When it comes to pest management, Denver Botanic Gardens ascribes to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies to manage and control pest populations. One of the critical components of IPM is
Medicinal Plant Intern at the Gardens
July 6, 2018
Horticulture Department
To be honest with you, I had very little knowledge of medicinal plants before I started as the medicinal plant intern here at Denver Botanic Gardens. The little that I did know came from being raised
Leaf Miners: Not Mining for Gold
July 2, 2018
Emily Stine
Blotchy patches, serpentine lines, and small black dots inside a clear section of leaf – these are all symptoms I look for when diagnosing leaf miner damage. Leaf miners are the larval form of a few
You Bring the Party, We’ll Bring the Lights
June 29, 2018
Special Events
Ranked by CNN last year as one of the seven best places to see holiday lights in the United States, Blossoms of Light offers a spectacular setting for your end-of-year celebrations with colleagues
Visit Mount Goliath
June 27, 2018
Karina Nabors
Have you heard of the old man of the mountain? Well, if you go up to Mount Goliath, you will encounter an alpine plant with that name (Hymenoxys grandiflora, Old-Man-of-the-Mountain) that might remind