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Enjoy "Digging Into the Gardens" blog, written by Denver Botanic Gardens' staff. Learn about gardening, horticulture, research, conservation, special events, art, tours and much more. 

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Following in the Footsteps of Sam Mitchel

August 31, 2017 Andrew Wilson
This year Denver Botanic Gardens is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its fungal herbarium, the largest collection of Rocky Mountain mushrooms and fleshy fungi in the North American continent. The
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Make Your Holiday Party Memorable at BOL

August 29, 2017 Special Events
You bring the party, we’ll bring the hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights! A holiday party at Blossoms of Light is a great way to celebrate the end of the year with your friends, family, or
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Summer in the Water Gardens

August 22, 2017 Tamara Kilbane
August and September are prime months to see the water gardens in their full glory. This is the season that every water gardener daydreams about during the winter. The design and planning of the
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Genetic Sample Data Now Available Worldwide

August 17, 2017 Rick Levy
Denver Botanic Gardens has published its first set of Genetic Sample Data to the Global Genomic Biodiversity Network (GGBN). What does that mean, you might ask? It means plant and fungal tissue and
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Booking Artists for the Summer Concert Series

July 27, 2017 Special Events
On select evenings each summer, the Gardens transforms into one of Denver’s most unique outdoor venues for the Summer Concert Series. Concert-goers carve out their favorite spots on the grassy slopes
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Producing Food in our Food Programs

July 25, 2017 Horticulture Department
Here at Denver Botanic Gardens there are several different gardens whose purpose is one that many don’t associate with the Gardens: producing food. The Gardens grows produce for a variety of purposes
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Interns from Argentina

July 18, 2017 Sarada Krishnan
This summer, in addition to interns from around the country, we are hosting international interns from Argentina. Three students enrolled in the horticulture program at the University of Rio Negro in
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Masdevallia Orchids in the Greenhouse

June 26, 2017 Nick Snakenberg
Denver Botanic Gardens’ orchid collection consists of nearly 1,000 species from over 280 genera. Many of these plants are rotated onto public display but there are specimens in our collections that

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