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 August 3, 2009 by Former Employees
Yet another BRAND NEW experience is waiting for you at Denver Botanic Gardens. DBG has opened a new gift shop, Shop at the Gardens. The entire gift shop was re-designed from the ground up to offer our visitors the most sustainable, creative, unique garden and gift products in Denver. Come shop an extensive collection of gifts and toys for children, unique jewelry, garden and cook books, apparel, affordable gifts made from the most cutting-edge sustainable materials and packaging, plants and other items sure to be found nowhere else in Denver. Plus, you give back to the Gardens when you shop with us. Proceeds from the gift shop help fund Gardens’ programming for the community.
Chuck McGlothlin (above), is the shop manager and buyer. He and his very capable staff are here to help you select just the right gift for yourself, someone you love or for your home!
Shop at the Gardens is open year-round during regular Gardens hours and is located in the new Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center. Admission to the Shop at the Gardens and all parking is free. We’ll not only offer you the most unique gifts in the City of Denver, we’ll make it easy for you to shop with us as well.
Think all-natural gifts.
Think plants and gardening supplies.
Think affordable, relevant offerings.
Shop over 10,000 items that have been personally selected by our staff to reflect the Gardens’ core values of sustainability, transformation, diversity and relevance. Look forward to seeing you soon.
Posted April 1, 2009 by Matt Cole, Director of Education
Daffodil in the snow
When I wrote that I was unsure how to live within a Western landscape in drought, it it immediately seemed that Nature took offence and sent snow and precipitation directly at us. We’re still in a drought, but the winter storm that forced us to reschedule Susan Tweit and Jim Steinberg certainly illustrated another way to live within the landscape.
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Posted February 13, 2008 by Matt Cole, Director of Education
Rocky Mountain Gardening is just that–gardening through the length of the Rocky Mountains, which means that the climates are vastly varied. Denver is a mile above sea level and seems dry and windy, but compare that to the top a fourteener (that’s a mountain reaching 14,000 feet)! I’ve already heard stories about gardening in idyllic mountain towns, in sheltered valleys, in urban college towns, and on windswept steppes. So it’s a very diverse experience and books (or blogs) should be crafted to the challenges here and avoid recycling untested information from other parts of the country. I think for many of us moving into the Rocky Mountains the challenge is adapting to new gardening, growing and best-use assumptions.
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