You Bring the Party, We’ll Bring the Gardens
April 9, 2018
Special Events
Though we began booking events for this summer over a year ago, we’ve had a handful of excellent dates become available on the calendar, and we want to fill them with YOUR events! Celebrate with your
MOU establishes River Sisters Partnership
April 5, 2018
Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd
Denver Botanic Gardens’ Center for Global Initiatives and the One World One Water Center (OWOW) are part of a binational effort to spur more collaborative management of the Colorado River for social
April Walking Tour - Rock Alpine Garden
April 3, 2018
Mike Kintgen
Mirroring the natural alpine and woodland habitats that the Rock Alpine Garden is inspired by, spring is a great time to walk through this garden. Both alpine and woodland plants bloom early in the
The Dark Side of Propagating Maples
March 21, 2018
Drew Habig
Visitors walking in the Gates Montane Garden may notice something strange through late spring: black velvet bags on the tips of one tree near the Cheesman Park gate. It is not trash or a new art
Denver Orchid Society Show and Sale
March 13, 2018
Nick Snakenberg
Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18, 2018 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day Mitchell Hall Included with Admission For the first time in nearly a decade, the Denver Orchid Society will be bringing its spring
Rental Venue Spotlight: UMB Bank Amphitheater Tent
March 2, 2018
Special Events
With over a dozen unique venue spaces, most of which can be booked in any season, Denver Botanic Gardens hosts hundreds of private events each year. Most of our venues are tucked in corners around our
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Tree Diversity Matters!
March 1, 2018
Panayoti Kelaidis
Right this minute, despite the cold snaps of recent days, the glorious Cornelian Cherry ( Cornus mas) at Denver Botanic Gardens’ Romantic Gardens is shimmering with golden glory. It reminds me of
Winter Planning for Summer Research Projects
February 28, 2018
Research & Conservation
Many of the beautiful places where we study plants and mushrooms are dormant and snow-covered this time of year, but the Research & Conservation department is still humming with activity! In the
16,500 Onion Seeds Sown in One Week
February 26, 2018
Drew Habig
Things keep moving at the greenhouses at Chatfield Farms. This month at the greenhouse we sowed onions seeds for the Community Supporting Agriculture (CSA) farm and market garden. 16,500 seeds of
Tender Plant Storage at Chatfield Farms
January 22, 2018
Drew Habig
While things are mostly quiet in the Gardens this time of year, there’s plenty of work going on backstage in the greenhouses. Down at Chatfield Farms we have two large production greenhouses where we
Cymbidium erythrostylum Orchids in the Greenhouse
January 15, 2018
Nick Snakenberg
Denver Botanic Gardens’ orchid collection consists of nearly 1,000 species from over 280 genera. Many of these plants are rotated onto public display but there are specimens in our collections that
January Walking Tour: Becoming Frond of Palms
January 4, 2018
Nicholas Giaquinto
For most horticulturists, winter is the time to prepare new planting schemes and dream of greener pastures. Of course, you could be fortunate enough to be able to work in a conservatory, where you are