The Eclectic, Eccentric Nature of Mushrooms & the People Who Love Them
October 17, 2023
Andrew Wilson
Mushrooms are wondrous and curious organisms. They grow in bizarre ways and places, but this aspect of their nature draws people to them like artists to Burning Man or foodies to a Michelin-starred
Why DNA? Inside the Genetics Laboratory
March 11, 2022
Andrew Wilson
The opening of the Freyer – Newman Center in 2020 provided Denver Botanic Gardens with numerous new spaces such as classrooms, art galleries and library. Another new space is the genetics laboratory
From the Vault: Fred
June 8, 2021
Vera Evenson
When fungal specimens are rare, or large and unique in their shapes, hikers and lovers of Mother Nature’s beauty will usually pay considerable attention to them when they find them in their natural
Following in the Footsteps of Sam Mitchel
August 31, 2017
Andrew Wilson
This year Denver Botanic Gardens is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its fungal herbarium, the largest collection of Rocky Mountain mushrooms and fleshy fungi in the North American continent. The