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The American West is a shrubby place. Our region’s arid climate and ecology limits the growth of trees, leaving grasslands and shrublands to reign supreme. Our dry shrublands are alive with varying

Now is the time to plan your holiday party! Celebrate this year’s accomplishments by spending time laughing, connecting and sharing with your colleagues. The Gardens has multiple outstanding spaces

Pencils and paper out! It’s time for a pop quiz! What kind of critter would you guess pollinates a plant that blooms at night? If you guessed a moth or a bat, you get an A. One of my favorite plants

The Bill Hosokawa Bonsai Pavilion opened on June 20, 2012. Between then and the present, we have seen the bonsai collection grow and the landscape of the Pavilion mature and, in some cases, be

The first corpse flower ( Amorphophallus titanum ) to bloom in cultivation was grown at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and blossomed in 1889. Even though more than 130 years have passed, it wasn’t

Like many residents of the Front Range, I am converting my front yard, formerly Kentucky bluegrass, several tired junipers and a smattering of common garden weeds, into a more diverse plant community

Sarada Krishnan, Ph.D., is a singular figure in horticulture worldwide. Denver Botanic Gardens has benefitted from her expertise, talent and vision for 16 years as she led not only a team of

Mid-April is the time we start planting spring vegetables in Le Potager. All the vegetables have been propagated from seeds during the cold winter days in our greenhouse by our talented propagation

Take a behind-the-scenes look as we prepare for the opening of the exhibition Ursula Von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling , which opens this Saturday, April 30. An ambitious exhibition featuring

Earth Day is almost here. This is a great day to celebrate our planet and show our appreciation for all it provides us with by implementing more sustainable practices to our daily lives and routines

Enjoy spring at the Gardens! Take advantage of this season to see new growth and notice the small things in life that bring so much joy. Colorful tulips popping up, birds singing and new plants

Denver Botanic Gardens is all about sustainability. We implement sustainable practices like regenerative agriculture at Chatfield Farms , we sustain rare books in our Helen Fowler Library for the