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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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March Walking Tour - Minor Bulbs

March 5, 2025 Mike Kintgen
Minor bulbs create some of the first horticultural spectacles of the year in temperate climates. Less familiar to many gardeners than their larger relatives such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinths
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The Origins of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi

March 3, 2025 Research & Conservation

The Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi is the largest macrofungal collection of mushrooms found along the Southern Rocky Mountains. How did this collection rise to fame? What are its origins? Let us begin

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Garden Recovery After Heavy Snow Loads

February 24, 2025 Grace Johnson

There is a debate in the garden world about the best time of year to cut back the spent foliage of herbaceous perennials and grasses. If a gardener is hoping to be sustainable, and benefit pollinators

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Adventure Awaits in South Africa this September

February 12, 2025 Exhibits Department

South Africa is bursting with life—home to an astonishing array of plants, wildlife and a thriving contemporary art scene. Experience the breathtaking beauty of the cape and witness the fusion of art

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Stop and smell the flowers - for science!

February 3, 2025 Research & Conservation

From sweet and floral to skunky and funky scents, the fragrance of a flower is unique. Certain floral scents are hypothesized to attract pollinators, defend against herbivores or act as a mode of

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Explore Extraordinary Orchids on February 7

January 29, 2025 Exhibits Department

Pops of purple, bursts of buttery yellow, flashes of fuchsia—orchids are bright, charismatic and just a little strange. These botanical wonders are as diverse as they are dazzling, and their vibrant

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Explore More This Winter with a Tour

January 8, 2025 Exhibits Department

As cold settles in and plants go dormant, you may think there's not much going on at the Gardens in winter. It's an easy mistake to make! Inside and out, Denver Botanic Gardens is hustling and

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Read the Winter Issue of Inside the Gardens

January 3, 2025 Brian Vogt

It always starts out as such a good idea. A redesigned home is the fulfillment of dreams. That new raised bed vegetable garden is perfection. A few decades ago, the channelization of creeks and rivers

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