Posted September 28, 2009 by Cindy Newlander, Associate Director of Horticulture
At long last the
High-Altitude Gardener has returned to the Denver Botanic Gardens Web site. This searchable online database features some of the favorite plants of the Gardens’ horticulture staff that are also some of the best plants to grow in this region.
The search interface allows users to type a plants common or scientific name or to select from one or more of ten categories to find plants.
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Posted September 26, 2009 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer Experience
A few things to see in the Gardens this week…
• Fall Flowers: While many blooms fade this time of year, some are just getting going! Among them, tall perennial Asters, Colchicum and fall-blooming crocuses, Goldenrod, deep blue Aconitum (Monk’s Hood) and of course Chrysanthemums.
• Be sure to admire the luxurious Silver Lace Vine—another excellent form
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Posted September 25, 2009 by Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture
As a botanic garden we get a few calls each week from the public wanting to donate yet another house plant that has outgrown their house. As an accredited living museum, we are very selective in accepting donations. Guided by a Collections Policy and a Collections Plan, we accept only plants that fulfill our collections priorities thereby maintaining the integrity of our collections. So, a few weeks ago when I received an e-mail from Australia inquiring whether we’d be interested in acquiring a Wollemi Pine that was to be displayed as part of an exhibit at the Denver Gem & Mineral Show, I jumped at this opportunity to expand our collections. Though we already had two other specimens in our collection (one though in declining health) the opportunity to acquire another one was not to be missed.
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Posted September 25, 2009 by Doris Boardman, Web Technology Manager
Be sure to take advantage of great weather this weekend to see the “Jurassic Gardens” Exhibit one last time. The popular exhibition runs through Wednesday, Sept. 30. Kids of all ages love hunting for these prehistoric creatures on the grounds.
You’ll find life-sized, realistic dinosaurs at our York Street location. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield hosts giant prehistoric bugs. Come see them before the exhibit is extinct!
Posted September 20, 2009 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer Experience
Fall is an amazing time in the Gardens! Be sure to take advantage of blue skies and cooler temperatures–come to the Gardens and enjoy these beauties. Here are a few things to look for this week.
• The Joy of Succulents: While spring belongs to Delosperma, fall showcases a number of sedums, which flower or otherwise show off this time of year.
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Posted September 19, 2009 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Denver Garden Club flower arrangement
I never cease to be surprised by the remarkable exhibits and special displays that are being staged at Denver Botanic Gardens on a weekly basis: one day I walk into the gardens, and Gates Court and Gates Hall are filled with the most amazing
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Posted September 17, 2009 by Gardens Ambassador Volunteer, Visitor Services
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." ~William Shakespeare
Ambassador Jan here! Wanna know a little secret of mine? I actually do not know the names of ALL the plants at Denver Botanic Gardens. That’s right. I’ll give you a minute to get over the shock….
Fact is, there are about 14,500 taxa (differently named species and/or cultivars) at the Gardens. Furthermore, about 3,000 plants are accessioned (acquired for the collections) each year —they may not necessarily be brand-new-to-DBG taxa, though some are.
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Posted September 16, 2009 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Peppers by Dorothy de Paulo
Denver has become something of a center of botanical art in all its manifestations. We can thank ourselves here at DBG for that, no doubt our School for Botanical Illustration is one of only a handful on the planet…but there is more! So many
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