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Enjoy "Digging Into the Gardens" blog, written by Denver Botanic Gardens' staff. Learn about gardening, horticulture, research, conservation, special events, art, tours and much more. 

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August Walking Tour - Water Gardens

August 7, 2025 Tamara Kilbane

August is a great month to take a walk around the water gardens to see our aquatic plants in their full glory. Begin your stroll at the small pool in the Ellipse garden, home to the Chihuly sculpture

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Native Seed for Restoration

July 8, 2025 Lyss Goldpenny

Discovering new ways to increase the success rate of ecological restoration efforts is paramount, and we in the Research & Conservation Department at Denver Botanic Gardens are excited about a new

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New and Notable Lavender at Chatfield Farms

July 7, 2025 Shea Elstein

The lavender collection at Chatfield Farms has been growing strong since 2015. Several of the cultivars from the original installation can still be found in the collection today! But while the

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Herb Garden Renovation at Chatfield Farms

June 25, 2025 Cassie Doolittle

Did you know that Chatfield Farms has two herb gardens? For years we had a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) herb garden and a Denver Botanic Gardens Guild production garden. After years of

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Celebrating Pollinators

June 23, 2025 Exhibits Department

Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes: bats, moths, bees, hummingbirds and even some rodents move pollen from one flower to another, sparking the cycle of life. Thanks to these incredible creatures

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Creating Buzz for Pollinators

June 11, 2025 Tiffany Coleman

It’s Pollinator Month, a time dedicated to celebrating the unsung heroes of our ecosystems: pollinators! From the tiniest bee to the most magnificent butterfly, these incredible creatures are vital to

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