Posted September 1, 2010 by Keisha Makonese, Facility Rental Manager
Wedding in the Romantic Gardens (Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin)
Denver Botanic Gardens will host its inaugural wedding showcase on Thursday, Sept. 16, from
5-9 p.m. More than 40 wedding professionals will be available in locations throughout the Gardens. From wedding planning and formalwear to food, wine and floral design, the Gardens’ Wedding Showcase offers solutions to all types of wedding needs.
Brides can find the dresses of their dreams, see photographers work and get a preview of Denver Botanic Gardens one-of-a-kind wedding sites. Additionally, we are offering the opportunity to pre-book 2011 wedding dates at Denver Botanic Gardens on that day. That’s two weeks before we open our books to the public.
The wedding showcase is an event that makes it simple for brides to plan their entire wedding. Each bride’s passport enters her into a drawing for fabulous prizes including a free wedding site or reception site at Denver Botanic Gardens.
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Posted August 27, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Zinnia 'Profusion'
I’ve always been a gardener who has looked down my nose a bit at annuals—those flowers that need replanting every single year. Aren’t they a bit pedestrian, invented for those folks who don’t have the good sense to buy a perennial and watch it come back year after year?
Except that they are gorgeous.
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Posted August 26, 2010 by Digger the Marmot, Mordecai Children's Garden Mascot
Here I am with a friend at the Children's Garden. Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin.
Last Monday, after several years of planning, the Mordecai Children’s Garden had its grand opening. Over the past week, the new Children’s Garden has been filled with the joyful sounds of imagination and discovery as children and grownups alike are reconnecting with nature. I am one happy marmot, enjoying the company of my many new friends. Melissa Gula, our Children’s Garden Program Coordinator, convinced me that I need to blog to let you know about all of the fun things that are going on at this new Children’s Garden. Come and join me on a journey through this amazing new garden.
The Children’s Garden provides a place for our youngest visitors to put their curiosity to work as they observe plant patterns, pick up and take a close look at pinecones and seed pods, and weave natural materials to create a nest for a bald eagle. A favorite among visitors has been
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Posted August 20, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Phlox paniculata
Evenings are a wonderful time to be here in the Gardens: cool, relaxing, and low key. You have about six more weeks in which to pack up your picnic and head on over, so don’t miss out. You know that, come winter, you’ll be longing for those endless warm evenings…
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Posted August 13, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Buttonbush
Here are a few plants you might be curious about this week:
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Posted August 12, 2010 by Sarah Spearman, Education Sales Coordinator
Denver Botanic Gardens is thinking of you…thinking of your budget…thinking of what’s on your plate (literally)…thinking of what you might like to have on your plate (this time, both literally and figuratively)…and thinking that we might just have a nice way to enhance all of these things for you.
Starting next Tuesday night (Aug. 17), the Gardens will be hosting the 2010 Sustainable Food Film Series which will feature four critically acclaimed films that all deal with the significance of food’s role in the health of communities.
Because we recognize the importance of this subject for our own community, the Gardens is offering the films at no cost to you. But wait, it gets better and even cheaper than “free”…
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Posted August 12, 2010 by Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, Botanical Art & Illustration Programs Manager
In Collaboration with Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities the Gardens’ Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate Program is offering this fall:
Botanical Illustration in Pencil
Mon., October 18 – November 22 (no class on 11/8), 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt
For more information and to register, please click here.
(Illustration by Marjorie Leggitt)
Posted August 9, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Peony Pod
A number of interesting plants caught my eye this week:
• Honey to the Bees: A pair of enormously fragrant plants are at their peak this week.
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