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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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January Virtual Walking Tour – Tropicals

January 6, 2021 Nick Snakenberg

In a normal January, we usually offer a walking tour of some of the indoor tropical display areas. This year has been anything but normal. Since this tour must be virtual and walking around the

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A Look Into the Lab

December 29, 2020 Research & Conservation

The Freyer – Newman Center is the home of two new labs—a genetics and tissue culture lab and one facilitating ecological research, such as seed germination studies. For the Research and Conservation

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Aspens: Resilience and Community

December 23, 2020 Sarada Krishnan

No other tree epitomizes Colorado more than the quaking aspen ( Populus tremuloides). As we drive into the Rocky Mountains, these slender trees are hard to miss with their heart-shaped leaves

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Now's the Time to Book Your 2022 Event

December 18, 2020 Megan Kuehn

Annuals Garden & Pavilion. Photo: Jennie Crate Photography Denver Botanic Gardens’ highly anticipated 2022 private event calendar for our York Street location opens January 4. Have a date with

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Learning to Code for Science

December 14, 2020 Rick Levy

A Gardens scientist conducts a field survey that will be aided by a new web application developed in-house. In mid-March of 2020, just as the nation was locking down in an attempt to curb the initial

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Gift Ideas for Gardeners

December 7, 2020 Bridget Blomquist

As a staff member at Denver Botanic Gardens, I‘ve always said one of my favorite gardens here is the Shop at the Gardens. Like most successful gardens, it is designed to appeal to just about everyone

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The Luminous History of Holiday Lights

December 4, 2020 Special Events

Installation of Blossoms of Light™, our annual holiday light show at the Gardens' York Street location, is no easy feat! We estimate that around half a million bulbs are used to create the spectacular

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East Josephine: End of A Year

November 30, 2020 Kevin Williams

There were moments of sheer exasperation under the unrelenting summer sun. The months of 90-degree temps without significant rainfall were very hard on the young, establishing plants of the East

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The Not-So-Secret Secrets of Blossoms of Light

November 27, 2020 Special Events
The holiday season is in full bloom at York Street as Blossoms of Light™ delights thousands of guests each night with mesmerizing displays of light and color. Though it is a tradition for many Front

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