Posted August 27, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer 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 13, 2009 by Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture


Though seasonal displays can be seen throughout the Gardens, the only significant display of annuals at Denver Botanic Gardens is found in the AAS Garden. Featuring premier annuals from the All-America Selections program, this garden is in spectacular form at this time and was artistically designed by Senior Horticulturist Maria Bumgarner. Through trials throughout the country, the AAS program each year introduces superior varieties proven to be excellent garden performers throughout North America. The AAS Garden features latest and past years’ plant introductions, which includes bedding plants and vegetables.
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