Dig in and spend an exciting day earning your next badge at Denver Botanic Gardens. Each program offers hands-on exploration and activities led by a guide to help scouts understand how plants and people interact. The programs offer authentic learning experiences as the scouts plant a badge-related seed to take home and cultivate. Groups are invited to bring a lunch and enjoy the rest of the day exploring the Gardens. 

Programs last two hours and cost $15 per scout. One adult for every five scouts receives free admission. To register for a program call 720-865-3580 or email registrar@botanicgardens.org.

Cub Scouts

• Tiger “Plant a Seed” Elective –Use your five senses to explore a wide variety of plants from around the world. Each scout will plant an assortment of seeds to take home and watch grow.
• Wolf “Grow Something” Elective – Investigate different types of gardens, including container, vegetable and flower gardens. Create a terrarium and plant a variety of seeds to transplant into your home garden.
• Bear “Nature Crafts” Elective – Discover how plants inspire art as you explore the Gardens and collect a variety of leaves and seeds.
• Webelos “Forester” Badge - Explore the six United States forests in just one day! Take a tour through the Gardens to identify forest trees, discover their uses and investigate their histories through growth rings. Each Webelo plants, learns to care for and takes home a Blue Spruce or Oak seedling.

Girl Scouts

• Daisy “From Earth to Sky” Journey – As part of their journeys, Daisy’s can explore the amazing diversity of plants found at the Gardens. Troops examine how plants work and taste them fresh from the garden as part of Session 3: “You, Me, How Different We Can Be” or explore the fascinating world of seeds as part of Session 4: “So Many Seeds.” Both include a planting project to take home.
• Brownies “Plants” Try-It – Brownies discover a wide diversity of plants as they explore the Gardens and learn how plants grow by dissecting a seed and planting seeds to take home and nurture.
• Juniors “Plants and Animals” Badge – Scouts investigate plants from around the world to understand how flora are used as food, gifts, art and more. Each scout will create several fun projects to take home and share with friends and family.
• Juniors “Earth Connections” Badge – A guided journey through the Gardens, combined with games and activities, helps scouts learn to identify Colorado’s native plants and trees and discover how they depend on each other and adapt in order to survive. Each Scout plants a wildflower to take home.