Posted April 30, 2010 by Dominique Bayne, Former Senior Horticulturist
Coprinus comatus - shaggy mane
I was very excited yesterday to find these beautiful mushrooms in the Bristlecone border.
Though I know nothing about mushrooms we are very lucky here at Denver Botanic Gardens to have access to the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. I decided to take one of them down to our experts for identification – it turned out to be a Coprinus comatus or shaggy mane.
Apparently it is one of inky cap mushrooms,
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Posted April 30, 2010 by Sarah Spearman, Education Sales Coordinator
Photo Courtesy Scott Dressel-Martin
On the southern edge of the Denver metro area lies a broad expanse of beautiful landscape called the Chatfield Basin. Here, the Rocky Mountains meet the High Plains, and southern deserts meet northern boreal forests. In addition to its aesthetic beauty, the Basin provides valuable habitat for a wealth of species.
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Posted April 29, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer Experience
First Peony
Feeling a bit whiny about the cool, grey, rainy weather? Tired of bundling up every morning? Just remember, this kind of weather prolongs the gorgeous spring we are enjoying. Once it gets hot, the pink and white trees will turn green, and a bit of the magic will be gone. So enjoy!
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Posted April 29, 2010 by Nick Daniel, Horticulturist
One of my favorite aspects of working in horticulture is seeing flower buds beginning to grow and swell on newly acquired plants and on plants that rarely bloom or take forever to bloom. Well, right now is one of those exciting times for me. We have two of these special plants beginning to bloom right now.
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Posted April 25, 2010 by Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture
Following a hiatus, Denver Botanic Gardens is once again offering its travel program, which includes a great variety of options from local and regional trips to national and international destinations. Compared to other group travel programs, the benefit of travel through Denver Botanic Gardens is the personal expertise offered by one of the Gardens’ horticulture staff members who leads the trip.
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Posted April 23, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer Experience
Crabapple Blossoms
We seem to be having—and I hesitate to say it, for fear of triggering the last blizzard of the season—a textbook Spring, such as Colorado doesn’t get very often. We have had gradually warming days since March, no wild temperature fluctuations, no last minute snowstorms, and no frost, at least here in Denver, in nearly three weeks. The Gardens are benefitting from this “normal” weather and have rarely looked so spring-like!
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Posted April 23, 2010 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Almond tree on Vine St. near the gardens.
Knobby with almond blossoms
Of course, this being Colorado, no one wants to say it yet. But I am bold! So let me say this 
is the spring
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Posted April 22, 2010 by Kim Manajek, Associate Director of Exhibitions, Art & Library Collections
Dr. Timothy Standring
Kicking off our curator series on Wednesday, May 12, Timothy Standring from the Denver Art Museum will join us for what will undoubtedly be a no-holds-barred, frank discussion about Henry Moore’s work at Denver Botanic Gardens. Limited reservations are available to take a walk with Timothy around the Gardens. Hear Timothy’s thoughts and opinions about the work and its significance. Following the walk will be a lecture where Timothy will unpack Moore’s pre-cultural notions of sculpture, investigating the ideas that shaped Henry Moore’s forms. If you haven’t heard Timothy speak before, you’re in for a big treat. He’s funny and wicked smart. Register here.
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