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Students at Denver Botanic Gardens’ School of Botanical Art & Illustration (SBAI) work in symbiosis with each other. Whether advanced or green, SBAI gives all artists equal footing by teaching them

Succulents are incredible creatures. Their fleshy, spheroidal, animalistic forms reach to us. They are hairy, waxy, spiny, thick, weird and familiar. The same adaptations that make them champion

What do you get when you combine waterlilies, whimsy and a willingness to fail? You get the Waterlily Weigh-Off, an annual event that challenges public gardens and zoos across the globe to a bit of

August is the perfect month to take a walk around the water gardens to see our aquatic plants in their full glory. Hardy and Tropical Begin your stroll at the small pool in the Ellipse garden, home to

Some plants bloom year after year. Others get just one spectacular chance. Last month, after 25 years of quiet growth, the Utah agave ( Agave utahensis subsp. kaibabensis) in the Roads Water-Smart

There are certain places that do more than reflect their environment—they help define it. As Denver Botanic Gardens marks its 75th anniversary alongside Colorado’s 150th year, I find myself

In spite of the very warm and dry winter and current water restrictions, the water-wise garden has settled into its familiar summertime rhythm of bright sun and low humidity. The shift is palpable the

The Summer Concert Series makes warm Colorado evenings magical. This season, three standout shows still have tickets available: Allen Stone with The Burroughs, Soccer Mommy with Jawdropped and Gregory

Plant Select® is a unique program that brings plants to the consumer market that are good for the Colorado Front Range steppe environment. Plants from the Plant Select program are integrated into many

What makes a plant “water smart”? There are plenty of plants that tolerate periodic drought, and many of them are old favorites that your grandmother probably grew: shrub roses, lilacs, oriental

One of my favorite places during spring at Denver Botanic Gardens is Oak Grove. It represents everything I love about spring: the color green, rebirth and colorful flowers, just to name a few. When I

Join us for an afternoon of books, art and plants at our second “Rooted in Reading” celebration. We’ll have fun activities from Museo de las Americas, Environmental Learning for Kids and Art Garage