Agave neomexicana in Rock Alpine Garden
Funny to think there was a time when an agave blooming in Denver was front page news in the papers! Today I noticed a SIXTH agave sending up
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Scott Dressel-Martin is the Gardens’ official photographer. He has his own business, which keeps him hopping from shoot to shoot and client to client, generating wonderful photographs of many subjects. You’ve seen his work all over www.botanicgardens.org, and on this blog, and in the Gardens’ newsletter and multiple books. If I could hang only photographic art on my walls, I’d still be out of space after Scott’s portfolio.
However Scott is also an instructor at Denver Botanic Gardens, and very popular one: not just for his botanical photography, but because he has invested himself in the Gardens, its staff and its members. He radiates back the same enthusiasm that people feel for the plants, and art and community, and he teaches you how to see it photographically.
“Plant to Plate: Native Plant Foods from the Americas” is a series that introduces you to different plants from the Americas through a brief history, tips for cooking, eating and growing, along with a recipe.
This Week’s Feature: Corn (Zea mays)
Recipe: Three Sisters Succotash
Come visit Sacred Earth at the Gardens to get a glimpse of these plants as they grow!
Zuni "waffle garden" demonstration at Sacred Earth. Photo by Kat Young
Horticulturists John Murgel and Angie Andrade have planted corn, beans, and squash utilizing the Three Sisters technique.
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Tree Peonies
If you are starting to feel like you live in the Midwest, what with the recent endless rain and clouds, rejoice, because the Gardens is feeling that way too!
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Osteospermum AVALANCHE PPAF
There’s so much to see west of York Street at Denver Botanic Gardens visitors can almost be forgiven for missing out on the Children’s Garden. WRONG!
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It’s concert season again at Denver Botanic Gardens! Our first concert is Sharon Jones & the
Dap-Kings (a funk/soul band) on the evening of June 1 at York Street. Tickets still available.
Come experience a concert at the Gardens–listen to incredible live music while you enjoy a picnic with a glass of wine, surrounded by the ambience of thousands of blooming plants. And learn more about Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings right here!
During the 2009 concert season, I noticed a couple up and dancing in front of the stage at most of the concerts, and I had the opportunity to meet these music aficionados.
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This week kicks off the Contemporary Perspectives: A Series, a monthly program of curatorial talks and walks that broaden understanding and observations about not only Allan Houser’s work, but also contemporary issues facing American Indian artists and communities.
Wednesday, May 25 presents “Native Modernism” with Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk)
Lowe recently retired from of the Sculpture Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to focus on his own artwork. Don’t miss his show in Gates Garden Court Gallery, Between the Real and the Imagined, May 19 – August 7, 2011.
Truman Lowe, Mnemonic Study3, wood, wire and paper, 2011.
The Gardens hosts an unprecedented exhibition with new works created by contemporary artist Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk) in Between the Real and the Imagined , May 19 – August 7, 2011, in Gates Garden Court Gallery. Meet the artist at the opening reception on May 26, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Lowe creates a site-specific installation spanning the Lobby Court and Gates Garden Court Gallery, responding to the strong presence of water in the Gardens and reflecting the moving water motif recurrent throughout his career. Borrowing many of the themes and techniques inspired by the beadwork, split-plait basketry and canoe building of his childhood, he constructs sculptures and 2-dimensional objects out of natural materials. The effect of his work triggers the senses, evoking the sound of water, the smell of the forest floor and warmth of sunlight through the trees. Read more about this show in the Westword.
Lowe grew up in the Ho-Chunk community along the Black River in northern Wisconsin. He has
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