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Experience artworks by instructors and students from Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration in Flora: Scientific Botanical Illustrations of Colorado Plants, on view now at the

Have you explored the first floor of the Freyer – Newman Center and noticed that two of the classrooms look a bit different than the others? Did you wonder just what those rooms were for or why there

As senior graphic designer and illustrator at Denver Botanic Gardens, I have the unique and rewarding job of combining the science and art of the Gardens and presenting it to the world. If you have

The art collection at Denver Botanic Gardens is now publicly accessible via the PastPerfect database! Discover more than 800 beautiful and curious artworks just waiting to be browsed. While exploring

The permanent art collection at Denver Botanic Gardens contains wonderful artworks including botanical art and illustration, landscapes, natural history illustration and Gardens-related material. As a

Salvador Dalí: Gardens of the Mind is now open, and in honor of this exhibition of fanciful botanical prints, we’re highlighting some plants from our living collections that could be kindred spirits

The depth of art programming at the Gardens received a dramatic and obvious boost when galleries in the Freyer – Newman Center opened. At last, we have perfect spaces to display works, with climate

We Are Back! This summer, our esteemed colleague Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski retired from her position as manager of the School of Botanical Art and Illustration. Mervi skillfully led the program for 13

Less than a year and a half ago, I stumbled into hobby gardening as a distraction from stress. My fascination with the alchemy that is plant science and development grew, and I switched my major from

Nature and creativity have long been intertwined. Meticulously cultivated gardens or wild, untamed flora have inspired many writers and poets throughout the ages. In a recent virtual program, plants

Despite working from home these last two months, the exhibits team has been busy! We had a long-planned exhibition installation for the new galleries in the Freyer – Newman Center set to begin in