Posted September 13, 2011 by makonesk
Denver Botanic Gardens will host its award-winning Wedding Showcase on Friday, Sept. 16, from
5-9 p.m. More than 50 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. In addition, there are great prize giveaways. Last year awards included three wedding sites and more than 30 gifts and prizes!
New this year: The wedding showcase has added two new features: ”The Man Lounge” and dance instruction. “The Man Lounge” will have video games, 50″ flat screen TVs and vendors featuring information on adventures like rock climbing. Dance instructors will be on hand to teach the latest salsa, tango and line-dancing moves.
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Posted July 28, 2010 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Agave neomexicana in Dryland Mesa
I think the first agave at Denver Botanic Gardens bloomed nearly 20 years ago…it was a big deal for us then
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Posted May 26, 2010 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
- Dryland Mesa RIGHT NOW!
You may
think you don’t like cactus, but it would take a hard-hearted soul to deny that Dryland Mesa at Denver Botanic Gardens wasn’t a work of towering
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Posted March 4, 2010 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Spanish draba (Draba hispanica)
Poor drabas! Such a colorless name…and they have other image problems too–that acid
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Posted February 12, 2010 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)
“Midwinter rose” or “winter rose” would be a much better name. Mike Kintgen noted that there
was one blooming at Christmas, but really, only now are they
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Posted September 28, 2009 by Cindy Newlander, Associate Director of Horticulture
At long last the
High-Altitude Gardener has returned to the Denver Botanic Gardens Web site. This searchable online database features some of the favorite plants of the Gardens’ horticulture staff that are also some of the best plants to grow in this region.
The search interface allows users to type a plants common or scientific name or to select from one or more of ten categories to find plants.
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Posted September 17, 2009 by Gardens Ambassador Volunteer, Visitor Services
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." ~William Shakespeare
Ambassador Jan here! Wanna know a little secret of mine? I actually do not know the names of ALL the plants at Denver Botanic Gardens. That’s right. I’ll give you a minute to get over the shock….
Fact is, there are about 14,500 taxa (differently named species and/or cultivars) at the Gardens. Furthermore, about 3,000 plants are accessioned (acquired for the collections) each year —they may not necessarily be brand-new-to-DBG taxa, though some are.
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Posted September 9, 2009 by Gardens Ambassador Volunteer, Visitor Services
Ambassador Jan here! Without question, one of the greatest gifts that I receive as an Ambassador at Denver Botanic Gardens is the gift of meeting new people and making connections. We, all of us, like this thing whether we know it or not. We like making connections.
Plants are the tao, the way, that the Gardens makes the connection between you and me. They reach right down to our souls, touching us with their beauty.
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