celebrating wildflowers
Imagine a field of color, wildflowers of blues, white and yellow swaths over a sage green field. Look closer and you’ll see magenta and yellow blooms of a small ball cactus, purple blooms of fuzzy spring ephemerals and other fleeting blooms. What could be better than walking through a field of wildflowers? What if we could offer you a guide to teach you all about the natural beauty of colorful Colorado?
The third week of May is National Wildflower Awareness Week! Denver Botanic Gardens offers you glimpses of Colorado’s splendor year round.
Kids can celebrate with us in one of the following ways:
- Celebrating Wildflower Week Discovery Days - Kindergarten to 3rd grade students can visit activity stations and complete self-guided explorations and observations in our native plant gardens. Enhance your knowledge of basic plant structure and function, while discovering Colorado’s wildflowers. May 17-21, 2010, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. daily Pre-registration is required. Call 720-865-3580 to reserve a spot for your class. Volunteers are needed to facilitate activity stations. If interested in volunteering, call 720-865-3537.
- Coloring Books - Pick up a coloring book for your kids at the Information Desk.
Download the 2008 Celebrating Wildflowers coloring book.
Download the 2009 Celebrating Wildflowers coloring book.
Download the 2010 Celebrating Wildflowers coloring book.
Visit the National Park Service for more information.
