Posted December 13, 2011 by Julie Casault, Gardener
Growing vegetables can be one of the most gratifying gardening experiences. It is amazing to watch seeds, bulbs, and small plants grow to become a productive food harvest. For children, this can be the first exposure to horticulture and a very educational experience in nutrition, health and science.
The space outside of the Morrison Center, previously the Sensory Garden, was left undeveloped during construction of the Mordecai Children’s Garden during fall 2010. The original plan for this space was to add six simple vegetable beds. With 1,000 square feet of space, it became a challenge to create something that would be impactful.
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Posted May 16, 2011 by April Miller, Head Librarian
Interested in planning a garden? Restoring a garden? Diagnosing a sick plant or identifying a mystery specimen?
Gardening Help from Colorado Master Gardeners is available in the Helen Fowler Library at Denver Botanic Gardens from noon-4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, May through September and on York Street free days.
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Posted April 27, 2011 by Andrea Thurber, Volunteer Coordinator
With the 2011 Spring Plant Sale less than a week away, Volunteer Services at Denver Botanic Gardens would like to thank all of the volunteers who have already signed up to help out at Plant Sales this year. The Gardens really appreciates your help with this important event!
If you were thinking about attending the Spring Plant Sale as a shopper, why not sign up to help out as a volunteer? In addition to being eligible for a 10% discount
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Posted December 4, 2010 by Sarah Spearman, Education Sales Coordinator
Want to be known as the “thoughtful and clever gift-giver” this holiday season? Like the idea of giving your loved one a gift that curls their toes and makes them appreciate you just a smidgen more? Let the Gardens help facilitate the crowning of this new holiday title for you.
Here’s the answer…
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Posted May 25, 2010 by Matt Cole, Director of Education
I’m eating lunch right now. (That’s part of the reason there is no picture: you don’t need to see me chewing.) And this sandwich is my payoff for being attentive to my gardening. It might seem to be just a leftover from dinner last night, but I know it includes the first harvest of homegrown spinach for the year. Its fun to grow plants for their beauty, or the composition of the garden overall, but there’s a special satisfaction that comes with the first harvest of something edible.
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Posted April 20, 2010 by Allison Kiehl, Special Events Coordinator
Strut your stuff and come to the red carpet event that opens this year’s gardening season: Denver Botanic Gardens’ Spring Plant Sale.
All you wonderful VIP’s will enter through the new fabulous group entrance and be greeted by one of our 500 dedicated volunteers. Don’t forget to strike a pose in our gift shop and stock up on all your gardening needs.
Then, sashay on up to all 12 plant divisions that not only offer great plants, but, each division provides advice from our knowledgeable volunteers or industry professionals, including the Gardens’ own rock star horticultural staff.
Keep an eye out for this year’s plant division stars: Fruits, Berries, Vegetables, Herbs; Grown at the Gardens, Water-Smart and our newest division “Container Gardening.” This division will feature easy, grab-and-go kits for succulent, shade and sun containers.
Famished or overwhelmed? Nothing that an Izze or panini can’t fix. Stop by the Gardens newest café, Offshoots or stroll to the Monet deck for something on the grill.
After hitting all these hot spots, rock it out in the check-out area.
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Posted October 20, 2009 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Autumn is imbued with intimations of mortality: dying leaves, dormancy, doom, gloom, Hallowe’en colors and ghosts and spooks: Boo! Gardeners know
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Posted October 16, 2009 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) in Colorado Springs
Aha! Got your attention!…Of course, that’s not flames but fiery fall
color you’re looking at. If someone had told me there was a mature vine maple blazing like that in Colorado Springs, I’d tell them “Phooey!
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