Families are invited to join us on Earth Day, Friday April 22, to celebrate the many miracles of Mother Earth. From 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Mordecai Children’s Garden, we’ll have many ways for you to explore, discover and celebrate nature. You’ll learn how to make a difference with special activities such as
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I guess I need a twelve-step program to help me with my tomato addiction. I grow WAY too many tomatoes on top of my mountain. Even the Denver Post said I had a problem in an article last year. I just can’t stop growing tomatoes and since I was told repeatedly that I would NOT be able to grow tomatoes when we arrived here 19 years ago, I have considered that a challenge. I now stand at a ridiculous 80 tomato varieties. We also grow pumpkins way bigger than your head and the most succulent sweet corn.
The wild Colorado climate has taught me this: there are no rules, everything changes all of the time – that’s the rule.
We’ve learned to combine techniques to grow the foods we want, so
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Green events are popping up everywhere and not just in gardens. Meeting and event planners are digging deeper to have sustainable events. Here are a few tips to make your event greener:
Stay green for the summer! Any other ideas to add?
Denver Botanic Gardens is officially participating in Earth Hour 2011! Why are we participating?
OmniGlobe at Denver Botanic Gardens
Is donning a shamrock on St. Patrick’s Day just not making you feel GREEN enough? Becoming a volunteer with Denver Botanic Garden’s Green Team will do the trick!
Green Team Volunteers at a Summer Concert
Three bins. One choice. Is the item you’re holding recyclable, compostable or destined for the land fill?
Denver Botanic Gardens visitors and employees are faced with this choice every day, thanks to our waste separation initiative. Bins all around the Gardens are labeled as either recycling, composting or landfill trash. Though we make a concerted effort to educate our staff and guests as to where their rubbish can reside, it wasn’t until Green Team Intern Vivian Blau conducted a thorough waste audit that we really learned how effective our waste sorting efforts have been.
I’m a spoiled kept woman on top of a mountain. Ever since my husband, Cord, and I built our first sustainable greenhouse out of 90% reclaimed materials on the very peak of our mountain, I have reigned as queen. Thirteen years later it is still rocking out food 365 days a year. We turned materials headed for the landfill
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As any recent guest will note, Denver Botanic Gardens has undergone a major transformation in the last few years. From the new parking structure to a 12-bay greenhouse, things are looking better than ever. Not only has the project enhanced visitor experience, the construction itself is now being recognized.
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