Orchid Showcase
Lifelong Learning - Winter 2012

Top 5 Picks for your Visit

Orchid Showcase

Jan. 9 - Feb. 24, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
York Street: Orangery and Marnie's Pavilion

More than 200 orchid plants with more than 1,000 blossoms will be surrounded by colorful complimentary foliage plants to provide a dramatic indoor display. Included with admission to the Gardens.
Find out more about the Orchid Showcase

Sustainable Greenhouse Design
Sustainable Greenhouse Design

Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
York Street

Learn how to create a greenhouse that needs no supplemental heating or cooling year round.
Register for Sustainable Greenhouse Design

Seedlings: A Winter Garden

Ages 18-24 mos.: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 9:30 or 10:45 a.m.
Ages 24-36 mos.: Thursday, Jan. 24, 9:30 or 10:45 a.m.
Ages 3-6 yrs.: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 9:30 or 11 a.m.
York Street

What happens in the garden under a blanket of snow? Discover what plants and animals do when it is cold outside.
Register for Seedlings: The Winter Garden

Firescaping for Colorado Homes

Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Learn from experts how anyone’s landscape can be attractive, low maintenance and fire resistant if designed to defend a home.
Find out more about Firescaping for Colorado Homes

Winter activities for kids and families.
Dig into Nature with Digger

Winter fun for kids and families: Enjoy these activities at home!

What signs of winter have you noticed around your neighborhood?
See how many winter wonders you can find outside using this scavenger hunt.
Here are some evergreen tree-related activities.

see the gardens this week!

Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage

January Walking Tour: Orchids and Bromeliads

Plant of the week - Sagebrush is almost synonymous with the West, and many sages are evergreen—or eversilver. The most common shrubby sagebrush around Denver is Artemisia filifolia (Sand Sage), which is featured prominently in the sand prairie in our Porter Plains Garden. It glows now as much as in the growing season.