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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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Queen of the steppes

January 13, 2010 Panayoti Kelaidis
Kazakhstan was as cool and rainy as we had been in Colorado last June: a different year we would likely have missed the last peonies, which we caught at their very peak. The picture above was taken in
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A Time for Reflection

January 7, 2010 Mike Kintgen
Winter is my least favorite season, no doubt about it. The coldest season does have a few perks, it is really the only time when gardeners can catch their breath and truly enjoy the garden for what it
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Christmas Rose (Lo, How a Rose E'er blooming)

December 23, 2009 Mike Kintgen
Christmas rose, or Helleborus niger, was hidden at the bottom of my last blog and didn't get just attention. Christmas rose is often cited as the actual "rose" that inspired the German Christmas carol
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Winter Beauty in the Rock Alpine Garden

December 21, 2009 Mike Kintgen
Despite the balmy 54 degrees Fahrenheit it is as I write this, today is the official start of winter. The winter solstice not only marks the official start of winter but ironically the return to
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Is it spring yet?.....

December 3, 2009 Panayoti Kelaidis
I realize that here in Ski country it's not always popular to complain when the thermometer plummets and your back is saying "enough white stuff already!"...we inveterate gardeners frankly can't wait
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Autumn blooms

November 13, 2009 Mike Kintgen
Autumn is never my favorite season but it is perhaps the season that I find myself savoring moments and days the most. Soon a bitter north wind will be blowing and the 2009 gardening season will be
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New Species to Colorado Discovered

November 5, 2009 Research & Conservation
Three new Colorado records of mushroom species were discovered among our collections of our Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi, thanks to a visit from Gasteromycete specialist, Dr. Scott Bates. Dr. Bates
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Fun Night Out: Holiday Sale Preview Party!

October 23, 2009 Allison Kiehl
Get a head start on your holiday shopping with this fun night out activity: The Gardens’ Holiday Sale Preview Party! Be the first to shop among our finest vendors, while enjoying a leisurely
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A Huge Thank You to Volunteers!

October 22, 2009 Volunteer Services
On behalf of the entire staff of Denver Botanic Gardens we want to thank all our Pumpkin Festival volunteers for the time, energy, and incredible enthusiasm you contributed to the 21st Annual Pumpkin
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Topsy turvy Crocuses...

October 20, 2009 Panayoti Kelaidis
Autumn is imbued with intimations of mortality: dying leaves, dormancy, doom, gloom, Hallowe'en colors and ghosts and spooks: Boo! Gardeners know another side of this "season of mists and mellow
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Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi Dedication

October 15, 2009 Research & Conservation
It is with utmost pleasure that I report that the official dedication of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi was a smashing success. Approximately 45 colleagues, friends, and admirers of the late Dr

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