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Have you ever wondered what life would be like without pollinators? Without them, the diversity of fruits, vegetables and flowering plants would decline dramatically. Imagine fewer flowers along

The City Nature Challenge is a yearly community science event for folks all over the world to observe and document biodiversity in their own backyards. To participate, people make observations of any

Plant Select® is a unique program that brings plants to the consumer market that are good for the Colorado Front Range steppe environment. Plants from the Plant Select program are integrated into many

Each year, the Research and Conservation Department highlights our previous year’s accomplishments and projects through the annual Science Year in Review. In 2025, we welcomed a new head curator of

Time and again, after years working in outdoor recreation, I’ve witnessed first-hand the impact of experiential learning. Root & Reset: A Day in Nature is a day-long immersive program that provides

2025 was our final year of support from the National Science Foundation funded CLIMUSH project. This project – named from a portmanteau of “climate” and “mushroom” – sought to understand how the

You are invited by the United States Forest Service, Denver Mountain Parks and Denver Botanic Gardens to once again visit the thrilling and iconic Mount Blue Sky, elevation 14,264 feet, opening for

When you stop to smell the flowers, you’ll notice that many of them do not quite smell the same. The Science Behind Floral Scents There are biochemical reasons behind distinct scents. To discover them

What makes a plant “water smart”? There are plenty of plants that tolerate periodic drought, and many of them are old favorites that your grandmother probably grew: shrub roses, lilacs, oriental

Denver is located in a steppe ecosystem that is characterized by extremes: extreme cold, heat, drought, hail and wind. To be a plant that survives this environment is to be resilient, to bounce back

As spring arrives along the Front Range, many gardeners are eager to get their hands in the soil. It’s also the ideal moment to plan a landscape that is both beautiful and water-smart as drought and