January Virtual Walking Tour – Tropicals
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
A Look Into the Lab
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
Aspens: Resilience and Community
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
Now's the Time to Book Your 2022 Event
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
Representation in Botany and Horticulture: Part 6
The Gardens’ mission is to connect people with plants. The actions we take in pursuit of that mission are guided by our core values, one of which remains especially relevant today: diversity. We have
Learning to Code for Science
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
Help Us Do Vital Work in Denver and Around the Globe
Colorado Gives Day was December 8, but it’s not too late to make your gift to Denver Botanic Gardens. If you already made your gift, THANK YOU! The difference you make is profound. You can ensure the
Gift Ideas for Gardeners
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
The Luminous History of Holiday Lights
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
December Walking Tour – Dormant Trees in the Gardens
During the dark and cold parts of the year a garden can seem colorless and devoid of life. We may walk through it with eyes to the ground or avoid going out into the Gardens at all. As we approach the
East Josephine: End of A Year
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