catalog of classes

Denver Botanic Gardens offers a wealth of exciting programs on a wide range of topics. Join us to develop new skills, acquire new tastes, meet new friends and travel behind the scenes at the Gardens. Hands-on workshops introduce you to projects and topics such as garden sculpture; making herbal vinegars, preserves, tinctures or cleaning products; edible wild plants and much, much more.

group garden tour at denver botanic gardens

Some of the Urban Homestead classes are returning. These classes are designed to help you grow your own food and pursue many other sustainable skills in your own backyard.

We create new classes all the time. Check back often to see what’s going on!

View and register for adult classes.
View and register for all children and family classes.
Find out about our Botanical Illustration Certificate program and view the catalog of classes.

To avoid disappointment, please register promptly as classes fill quickly. Registrations taken at the door will be charged a $10 late fee.

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