Overview of the new Botanical Society Garden at Durango Library
People are always asking me “What exactly do you do in the way of ‘Outreach’ “? Well
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Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees in Sensory garden
Any tree lover who’s spent time in the Eastern woodlands knows Sassafras: it is an abundant tree, often in cleared fields. I know of only two specimens in Colorado,
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Magnolia Buds
Some people coming to the Gardens this time of year are disappointed, because everything on our grounds is “dead.” (Perhaps they expect that we are located in a different climate from their own backyards?) Of course, our Gardens are not dead at all, merely dormant, lying in wait for an extended stretch of longer, warmer days before they spring forth again. If you look carefully, you can see this burgeoning life everywhere.
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Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) in Colorado Springs
Ambassador Jan here! What do you think of when you think of the things that make up Denver Botanic Gardens? I think of the many wonderful Gardens – each with its own personality and its own way of inspiring us. I also think of the plant accessions themselves, the water features, the herbarium records, the library (my dream collection
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A few things to see in the Gardens this week…
• Fall Flowers: While many blooms fade this time of year, some are just getting going! Among them, tall perennial Asters, Colchicum and fall-blooming crocuses, Goldenrod, deep blue Aconitum (Monk’s Hood) and of course Chrysanthemums.
• Be sure to admire the luxurious Silver Lace Vine—another excellent form
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Fall is an amazing time in the Gardens! Be sure to take advantage of blue skies and cooler temperatures–come to the Gardens and enjoy these beauties. Here are a few things to look for this week.
• The Joy of Succulents: While spring belongs to Delosperma, fall showcases a number of sedums, which flower or otherwise show off this time of year.
Is it agaSTASHee? Aga-stach-ay?
Sunset Hyssop (Agastache rupestris)
is it Aghasta(phlegm)ee, how the heck do we pronounce the darned thing? Even ten years ago most of us would not have known an Agastache from a….from a….
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