This Thursday night, Denver Botanic Gardens is hosting an independent film screening of the movie The Real Dirt on Farmer John. Acompanying this event will be a “Local Food Open House” featuring local farmers, farmer’s markets, co-ops, bakers, community gardening organizations and more. (if you’re coming, please pre-register! We’re expecting a full house).
A couple of [...]

Here is another guest blog post from our friend and colleague, Elizabeth Bublitz, at Paw-Friendly Landscapes. If you are enjoying her posts, don’t forget to check out her Pet-Friendly Landscapes class this coming September, where you can get all your questions answered in a fun, practical evening program.

Hot Dog!!!!
Boy is it July!  It is so [...]

The advent of our new Urban Homesteading classes, it seems, has coincided with a national resurgence in interest in backyard “farming.” Everything from urban vegetable gardens to backyard chickens to beehives is making big news. Recently, Michael Pollan wrote eloquently of the importance of growing your own food as a first line of defense against global [...]

Well, it seems that our recent guest blog by Elizabeth Bublitz on ‘Fido-friendly gardening’ was a popular topic, judging by the busy comment queue! Luckily for us, Elizabeth is turning out to be an enthusiastic blogger. In addition to taking the time to respond to comments (thank you!), she has plenty more to teach us about making [...]

“Our new puppy ate our yard.”
“Help! Our terrier cut himself on the edging.”
“My cat wants ‘outside.’ How do I keep her safe?”
If you find yourself empathizing with these comments, or have even uttered one or two of them yourself, you might be interested in a new book called “Paw-Friendly Landscapes: How to Share the Turf [...]

Who was the best, most inspiring or thought-provoking speaker you’ve seen recently? I’m sure a couple of people stand out above the noise for each of you. We have the honor of hosting such a speaker next week. On Tuesday, April 1st at 7 pm, Rick Darke is promising us a provocative, edgy (his word) [...]

What does Feng Shui have to do with gardening?
Gary Hendrickson of Feng Shui Design International tells us the answer. Look for him at our Feng Shui for Your Secret Garden workshop which starts this weekend. Sign up by 5 p.m. Thursday to participate!
What does Feng Shui have to do with gardening?
Lots. Over 6000 years ago, [...]

I am hoping to feature many of our very diverse and talented instructors as guests on this blog throughout the year. Their words will much better describe what is going on at the Gardens - in their programs, workshops, demonstrations and classes - than mine could. I’ve asked Denver Botanic Gardens’ official photographer, Scott Dressel-Martin, [...]

If the recent warm temperatures have got you scrubbing windows and digging around in the garden, poking through piles of leaves to see what’s growing on, you are not alone. We’re not out of the woods yet in terms of snow, but it sure does feel like it’s time to get into spring action!
There are many [...]

What makes a landscape sustainable? There are so many answers to this question; everyone has a different idea. If you are one of the many who think that reducing turf areas around your home is a big step towards gardening with less water (and it is), then you might want to attend our Lifestyles Al [...]