FREE DAY
Enjoy a special free day at Denver Botanic Gardens, thanks to funding from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The theme for this free day is Last Glance at Summer, featuring thematic activities for both children and adults.
Saturday, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
2008 BONFILS-STANTON LECTURE SERIES - “GARDEN PERSONALITIES”
Stay up on current trends and innovative gardens by attending lectures by renowned speakers from around the world. Here is your chance to learn from the best.
SEPTEMBER LECTURE:
The Neighbor in the Garden
The Welcoming Garden: The Gardens at the Front of Your House
with Gordon Hayward, nationally recognized garden designer, writer for Horticulture Magazine and contributing editor at Fine Gardening Magazine. He is the author of nine books on garden design, including “The Intimate Garden,” “The Welcoming Garden,” and “Your House, Your Garden,” for which he won the 2004 American Horticultural Society Book Award.
Thursday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m.
Cost: Pre-registration for individual Bonfils-Stanton programs: $17 member, $22 non-member. Day of the event: $25, if space available. Pre-register for the entire series: $109.
Registration: Call 720-865-3580, e-mail registrar@botanicgardens.org or visit www.botanicgardens.org and click on the “classes” link.
STORY TIME IN THE GARDENS
Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 21, 10-11 a.m.
Children of all ages will enjoy listening to stories about plants, animals and nature from storytellers. Set in the Children’s Secret Path, entrance is included with admission to the Gardens.
CORN MAZE
Every Fri., Sat. and Sun., from Sept. 5 – Oct. 26
Negotiate the twists and turns of our gigantic Corn Maze at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield – this year carved into an intricate design of a globe, to highlight the Gardens’ commitment to sustainability. The 8.5-acre maze includes two 15-foot tall illuminated observation bridges to aid your navigation. Also be sure to check out the whimsically decorated scarecrows in our A-maize-ing Scarecrow Contest, which will be on display until Oct. 26. The presenting sponsor of the Corn Maze is Starbucks Coffee Company.
Member/VIP Night: Thursday, Sept. 4
Admission:
Adults $10
Members, Seniors and Students $8
Child member $4
Children (3 -12) $5
Children under 3 are free
Purchase tickets at the Corn Maze starting Friday, Sept. 5, or through TicketsWest at any King Soopers.
Hours: Fridays: 4 – 10 p.m., Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sundays: Noon – 10 p.m.
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield is located at 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road in Littleton, just south of C-470 on Wadsworth Blvd.
FALL PLANT AND BULB SALE
Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Member shopping from 8-9 a.m.
You’ll find more than 50 varieties of unique bulbs, Garden Grown plants, pansies, and a limited selection of trees and shrubs at the Gardens’ Fall Plant and Bulb Sale. Gardens horticulturists will be on-site to answer questions and offer expert gardening advice – come learn which plant is best for your fall and winter garden, and how to plant your spring bulbs! The sale will be held at the Morrison Center, and admission to the sale is FREE!! Associate sponsors of the Fall Plant and Bulb Sale are Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care; Bellco Credit Union; and Whole Foods Market – Cherry Creek.
BAT ENCOUNTER: LIVE!
Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at the Gardens’ York Street location
Sept. 28, 1 p.m. at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Don’t miss this fascinating show for all ages with Rob Mies, director of the Organization for Bat Conservation. See some of the world’s rarest bats, including a Malayan flying fox with a 6-foot wingspan. Rob and his bats have even been on TV with Martha Stewart! To register, visit www.botanicgardens.org.
“THE BUTCHER” HAUNTED HOUSE
Oct. 3-Nov. 1
Sunday through Thursday from 7-10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 6-10 p.m.
(last ticket sold at 9:30 p.m.)
New this year, venture through the “The Butcher” haunted house at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. This heart-pounding venue features an insane butcher. Don’t miss this walk-through, dark attraction filled with terrifying live actors, amazing special effects and incredible monsters – experiences sure to send chills down your spine!
Please note: This attraction is for teenagers and adults only.
Admission: $15.95 per person
Bring a canned food item and receive $1 off admission.
*2008 Signature Exhibition*
Urban Nature
Through Nov. 30
Always an urban oasis, the Gardens is embracing the city in new ways in 2008. “Urban Nature” explores the intersection of the urban environment and the natural world through art and horticultural practices, outlining strategies that all city dwellers can employ to evoke the natural world as green space diminishes amid concrete and steel. A sense of contrast, yet balance, with the natural gardens will be realized through paintings by more than 10 local, national and internationally-known street-style painters and mural artists including prominent international personalities Lady Pink, Mac, and Siloette – all of whom have contributed to the ever-evolving history of street-style art. Other local and regional talent includes artists Amanda Marie, Elisabeth Bunker, Delton Demarest, Dread, Sophie Fernandez, Javier Flores, Stevon Lucero, Jolt, Mission, Adam Moorhead, Todd Robinson, Ian Rumley, and Wiser.
Balcony displays, container gardening, and the concept of the urban homestead and other unique horticultural practices for city dwellers will be highlighted, as well. Pertinent issues facing city life will be addressed through a comprehensive program schedule, including panel discussions, music performances, and educational classes for the urban gardener. Additional indoor exhibitions will address concepts of urban nature as well, including botanical illustrations highlighting indoor plants and city weeds.
Several exhibits at the Gardens complement “Urban Nature” including:
“The Art of Nature” – Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield will host “The Art of Nature” exhibit. This presentation of art embraces natural materials. Panoramic vistas of the foothills serve as the backdrop for site-specific installations by Durango-based environmental artist Mary Ellen Long. These works illustrate how people can express themselves by harnessing nature’s own tools from the earth. “The Art of Nature” will be displayed through Nov. 30.
The presenting sponsor of “Urban Nature” is Wells Fargo. Visit www.botanicgardens.org for more information.
Botanical Illustration Program Highlights:
A Student Art Show
Gates Garden Court
Sept. 6 – Nov. 2
Students of the Gardens’ certificate program display their best work from various classes exploring botanical art and illustration. Many of the paintings will be for sale; proceeds benefit the Botanical Illustration program.
Observing Orchids
Connors Exhibition Case in Gates Garden Court
Sept. 6 – Nov. 30
The Gardens’ Botanical Illustration program exhibits artful renderings of tropical orchids. This exhibition will be complemented by rare books and prints, as well as herbarium sheets of preserved orchids. A living display of orchids will be exhibited in the Gardens’ Lobby Court.
GARDENING HELP
We have answers to your gardening questions! Colorado Master Gardeners are available to answer questions every Tuesday, Saturday and Free Day from March-September from Noon-4 p.m. (In June and July, the program is also staffed on Thursdays). New this year, the program will run year-round. Days and hours for October-February to be determined.
Access our experts the following ways:
In-person at the Gardens' Helen Fowler Library
By phone: 720-865-3575
Via e-mail: gardeninghelp@botanicgardens.org
Gardening Help is a joint program of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and Denver Botanic Gardens.
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