bonfils-stanton visitor center

Combining the essentials for visitors (gift shop, ticketing and information desk) with an entry courtyard, this structure will dramatically enhance our first interaction with visitors. Both the new parking facility and visitor center are scheduled to be completed in July 2009.

Bonfils Stanton Visitor Center

Solar panels on the new Bonfil-Stanton Visitor Center

high-altitude gardener

Planting a garden this spring?
We know that gardening can be
challenging given Denver
and Colorado’s high
altitude. Denver
Botanic Gardens has
created a database of plants
that thrive in our climate. And you can post your own photos!

what's blooming?

See the Gardens now!
Winter is a wonderful time to visit the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory. And purple Iris reticulata are blooming outside next to brilliant yellow crocuses--a sure sign of spring approaching. See highlights of what's blooming in March

York Street has a new café!
Visit Offshoots for
breakfast, lunch
or an afternoon
snack. Enjoy a
latte, surf the
Web via free Wi-Fi
(compliments of Qwest Communications), work remotely and relax in one of the cushy chairs or at the laptop bar that looks out on vistas of gardens. More details on Offshoots