If these orchid faces have been delighting you recently as you walk through the balmy Orangery, you’ll want to make a trip to the Gardens this weekend. Next week a new display will be installed in the rotating Orangery planters, and these orchids will return to the greenhouses.
In support of the exhibition Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, Peoples & the Art of Allan Houser (opening May 1, 2011), the Gardens is partnering with the International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management (IIIRM) to present a year-long film series highlighting indigenous voices and issues from around the world. Films are free with a suggested donation of $5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Films showing at the Gardens in Gates Hall Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. :
Te Whare (The House) (New Zealand) and The Artists of Ali Curung (Australia)
Crocus sieberi
Ellen shows us a few of the earlybirds out in the garden in her FEb. 17 blog post (below). I am including a picture of some more that are blooming for me (although I confess I took these pictures almost exactly a year ago). Trust me—these and more are blooming.
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Brave Little Croci
Partly Winter with a Chance of Spring
Although I am a big fan of winter at the Gardens—and I’m not the only one—about this time of year I can’t help but keep my eyes open for the earliest signs of spring’s approach.
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Adonis amurensis
There’s really no common name for these. Considering that one or another Adonis grows from Spain all the way to Manchuria…I’m sure that they have accrued no end of colorful names in their native range, usually in steppe, montane or subalpine meadows where they still occur in profusion here and there across Eurasia.
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Patzcuaro is known for its mask making artistry. Masks are used in various festivities such as the Night of the Dead, Festivity of the Virgin of La Salud and Dance of the Little Old Men. Before we leave for Uruapan, we start the day with a visit to a local mask maker, Filipe Horta. Considered to be one of the eminent mask makers in Mexico, Filipe Horta has won numerous prizes and is commissioned by various villages to make their festive masks. To view his work, visit his website.
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Garden Camps offer kids the perfect opportunity to dig into the world of plants, science and nature for a week. This year’s camps offer opportunities to go behind the scenes and meet the professionals, design and plant a garden, travel back in time and experience life on a working farm, explore trees and forests from around the world and so much more. Whether your child is a budding scientist, a gardener, a chef, an artist, an explorer or an adventurer, every camp offers something right up their alley and will open their eyes to new experiences.
In addition to the popular summer camps at the Gardens, we’re also offering a spring break camp, camp at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield and numerous one day Mini-Camps during school holidays. Our complete offerings include:
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Snowy Day
Fox Trails and Bird Tales
With the return of sunshine this week, I headed out into the Gardens for the first time since the most recent snowfall. As my shoes squeaked on the cold snowy paths, I squinted across glittering white expanses, and I realized that when you and I are not there to observe, this place becomes a fox and coyote playground!
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