Adult Programs | Denver Botanic Gardens

Explore, Learn and Grow With Us

Denver Botanic Gardens offers a rich variety of adult programs designed to inspire curiosity and deepen your connection to the natural world. From hands-on classes and expert-led certificate programs to wellness workshops, lectures and travel opportunities, there’s something for every interest—available year-round at multiple locations.

Contact Us: adult.programs@botanicgardens.org
or 720-865-3500
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Classes & Workshops

Grow Your Knowledge With Hands-on Classes

Learn something new or get inspired with fun, hands-on classes taught by local pros and the Gardens’ own horticulture team.

Person kneeling in a garden and planting vegetables

Gardening & Horticulture

People doing yoga outside in a grassy field with a gazebo in the background

Health & Wellness

Walking at Chatfield Farms

Tours, Walking & Hikes

Cooking class

Food & Cooking

An open field with a barn, yellow flowers in the foreground with mountains in the background

Chatfield Farms

Driftwood in the foreground, green field of grass and a tree in the background

Plains Conservation Center

Pursue Your Passion With a Certificate Program

Explore your interests through our hobby-focused certificate programs. These programs are designed to deepen your knowledge through engaging, multi-session courses. Learn from expert instructors and guest speakers as you build practical skills and connect with a community of fellow enthusiasts.

Farmers pulling radishes in the field

Beginning Market Farmers Certificate

This certificate offers comprehensive training in small-scale farm production and sales, while cultivating meaningful connections among a vibrant network of local growers and urban agriculture sites.

Dried flowers, a book cover and scissors

Floral Design Certificate

This certificate involves a two-part intensive program that dives into the principles and elements of floral design through hands-on instruction. Perfect for anyone looking to enter the floral industry or general hobbyist alike.

Lavender and yellow flowers in a field with buildings behind them.

Herbalism Certificate

This certificate inspires a deeper connection to nature, empowering students to explore the healing power of plants and enhance their well-being in mind, body and soul.

A field of lavender in the foreground with a pergola in the background

Rocky Mountain Gardening Full Series Certificate

This certificate equips gardeners with the essential knowledge and skills to successfully grow and maintain gardens and landscapes in the Front Range. It is designed for beginners, newcomers to Colorado, and landscape professionals and experienced gardeners seeking to enhance their expertise.

purple coneflowers in a green field

Rocky Mountain Gardening Short Course Certificate

This certificate prepares you for your most successful growing season yet. This multi-session combines self-paced learning with three interactive live sessions led by Colorado gardening experts.

Flowers and vegetables

High-Yield Edible Gardening Short Course Certificate

Join us for our NEW gardening certificate course. Learn how to maximize yields and grow a thriving edible garden on the Front Range. Discover the five pillars of high-yield organic gardening and dive into region-specific strategies for year-round gardening success.

Other Adult Programs

Virtual Learning

Virtual, Hybrid & Online Programs

Online and hybrid learning opportunities to increase accessibility, limit travel and accommodate busy schedules.

Sturm Family Auditorium

Symposia & Lectures

Seasonal events designed to highlight well-known experts and in-depth symposia programming.

Mount Fuji lightly topped by snow with Chureito Pagoda in the foreground

Trips & Travel

Exploring horticulture, conservation, agriculture and botany opportunities beyond our gardens.

School of Botanical Art & Illustration

Botanical art and illustration is the well-established tradition of portraying plants for scientific purposes, recording vanishing species for historical documentation or rendering the beauty and inspiration we experience in the flora around us.

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Laura Quann, “Calla Lily,” colored pencil, 2022.

School of Botanical Art & Illustration

Botanical art and illustration is the well-established tradition of portraying plants for scientific purposes, recording vanishing species for historical record or rendering the beauty and inspiration we experience in the flora around us.

Nick Elias, “Monet Pool,” watercolor, 2022.

Art Exploration

In addition to botanical illustration classes, our program offerings deliver opportunities for students to try various media and techniques harnessing the inspiration of the natural world. These classes are open to all regardless of previous art experience.

Brittany Hass, “Understory,” ink and watercolor, 2022.

Engage & Connect

We invite you to explore with us through our series of lectures and lunch-and-learn sessions about professional practices and creative gatherings.

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