flourish - from our CEO

York Street Construction Update

Despite our dust, the Gardens continues to flourish. And all of our more than 40 gardens are now open. Don’t miss the summer-hued splendor of Denver Botanic Gardens!

June 23, 2009

Plumbing, framing for the installation of the glass windows and doors, and drywall installation are nearly complete for the new Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center. The new structure is scheduled for completion by mid-July.
Construction crews are pouring concrete for the entrance off York Street into the new parking structure. The first floor of the three-story facility is expected to open to the public in early July.
Plant relocation from the existing greenhouse structure at York Street to the new Chatfield greenhouses will begin in July. Shortly thereafter, demolition of the existing greenhouse will take place to make way for the new Denver Botanic Gardens Greenhouse Project that will be built just to the west of the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory.

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Denver Botanic Gardens Continues to Transform and Flourish

Denver Botanic Gardens has taken the first steps in the historic transformation of the Gardens over the next several years. For a number of months, Denver Botanic Gardens, Tryba Architects, Phipps Construction Company and our valued neighbors have worked side-by-side to develop plans for the expansion and transformation of the Gardens. Now the designs for a new parking structure and the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center are complete, and construction is almost done.

Created with the Gardens’ core values – Transformation, Sustainability, Diversity and Relevance – as the platform, the design and new construction incorporate energy-saving strategies with environmental sustainability in every aspect of the project.

The partnership between our neighbors, the architects, builders and everyone at Denver Botanic Gardens will ensure that the Gardens will be recognized as one of the premiere botanic gardens in the world, and continue to be one of Denver’s richest cultural jewels for generations to come. Bright Vogt, CEO, looking onward to 2009 from the top of the 130 foot tower crane.