Posted March 31, 2011 by Erin Algiere, Former Exhibitions Project Associate
Denver International Airport presents Wild Harvest: Illustrating Ethnobotanicals featuring 32 botanical illustrations from the Botanical Art and Illustration Program at Denver Botanic Gardens and material culture from the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology. The installation explores ethnobotany, the relationship between people and their uses of plants.
(Populus tremuloides by Jan Boyd Haring)
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Posted March 31, 2011 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Erica carnea 'Snow Queen'
So begins a poem by the great 20th Century French Poet
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Posted March 29, 2011 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Closeup of star magnolia blossoms (Magnolia stellata)
Aside from Townsendias and spring beauty (Claytonia) the bulk of our native wildflowers are smart enough
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Posted March 28, 2011 by Featured Instructor
This has really been a brutal winter in my northern Colorado garden. We hit 22º below F on February 2, the coldest we’ve ever recorded in the 13 years we’ve lived at this location. On top of that, it was incredibly dry all fall and winter, with little to no snow cover to insulate the plants from the severe temperature changes. In spite of these intense climatic challenges, our gardens overall managed to look quite pretty all winter long simply because of the number of hardy dwarf and unusual conifers we’ve incorporated over the years.
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Posted March 25, 2011 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer Experience
A Carpet of Violets
Spring is the season to make a point of visiting our Waring House Garden, a little-known but publicly accessible gem. The Waring House, on the corner of 9th and York, houses our administrative offices, and was donated to the Gardens in 1959.
The garden here is entered by wrought iron gates
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Posted March 22, 2011 by David Rubin, Brand Manager
Denver Botanic Gardens is officially participating in Earth Hour 2011! Why are we participating?
OmniGlobe at Denver Botanic Gardens
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Posted March 22, 2011 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Purple Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus 'Remembrance')
Nearly ten years ago the seeds for a remarkable garden were planted when Wellington
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Posted March 22, 2011 by Erin Algiere, Former Exhibitions Project Associate
In support of our 2011 exhibition Native Roots|Modern Form: Plants, Peoples & the Art of Allan Houser, we have partnered 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.
On Thursday, March 24, 2011, we present two films from modern-day storyteller and Director R.J. Joseph (Cree): Carriers of Culture and Peyote Man. Q&A with R.J. Joesph will follow the films.
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