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If you’re going to be planting plants, you are going to need seeds. Do you know where your seeds come from? When land managers consider putting native plants into natural landscapes to restore

Spring Plant Sale at Denver Botanic Gardens is a great place to find interesting and unusual plants that are difficult to source at garden centers and retail nurseries. Sometimes we have plants that

Horticulture can mean many things for many people but for a small group of volunteers at the Gardens horticulture is a way to learn and practice job skills. The therapeutic horticulture team has been

The Orangery at Denver Botanic Gardens was designed with a nod to the Orangerie at Versailles in Paris, with wooden planter boxes and rows of cypress and citrus trees. Orangeries originally existed as

This week, Chatfield Farms is hosting its second annual worm count event. With the help of a high school student group, farmers at Chatfield Farms are counting how many worms are present at 20

Falling on Saturday, April 22 this year, Earth Day’s theme has been announced as “Invest in our Planet.” A celebration of environmental action and protection, Earth Day serves as a call to all

On April 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced a proposed rule to remove Sclerocactus glaucus, a small barrel cactus found in the Colorado and Gunnison River Basins in Western

When arriving at Chatfield Farms in early spring – especially during the months of March and April – the prairie gardens surrounding the Earl J. Sinnamon Center may seem rather drab. Unlike some of

If you're a garden enthusiast looking for a one-of-a-kind travel experience, then consider attending the Festival of Flowers, Feria de Flores, in Medellin, Colombia this August with the Gardens. This

Spring is a time of renewal, and what better way to celebrate the season than by visiting the beautiful gardens at York Street. As the tulips begin to bloom, the birds start singing and new plants

Donations come in all shapes and sizes, and they are not always monetary. An interesting way you can donate to the Gardens is through plants. Yes, plants! The Guild is currently collecting perennials

As the days grow longer and warmer, we start looking for the telltale signs that spring is arriving – birds chirping, trees leafing out, lilac buds, bulbs emerging out of the damp soil. As you observe