Posted September 4, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
For a year now, we have sadly missed our orchids. They have been thriving in the Chatfield Greenhouses, out of the public eye. But our orchid and bromeliad collection is ready for its debut back in the spotlight with the opening of the new Marnie’s Pavilion on Saturday, September 4th!
Here is a sneak preview of just a few of the plants you will see:
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Posted September 1, 2010 by Keisha Makonese, Facility Rental Manager
Wedding in the Romantic Gardens (Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin)
Denver Botanic Gardens will host its inaugural wedding showcase on Thursday, Sept. 16, from
5-9 p.m. More than 40 wedding professionals will be available in locations throughout the Gardens. From wedding planning and formalwear to food, wine and floral design, the Gardens’ Wedding Showcase offers solutions to all types of wedding needs.
Brides can find the dresses of their dreams, see photographers work and get a preview of Denver Botanic Gardens one-of-a-kind wedding sites. Additionally, we are offering the opportunity to pre-book 2011 wedding dates at Denver Botanic Gardens on that day. That’s two weeks before we open our books to the public.
The wedding showcase is an event that makes it simple for brides to plan their entire wedding. Each bride’s passport enters her into a drawing for fabulous prizes including a free wedding site or reception site at Denver Botanic Gardens.
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Posted August 27, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Zinnia 'Profusion'
I’ve always been a gardener who has looked down my nose a bit at annuals—those flowers that need replanting every single year. Aren’t they a bit pedestrian, invented for those folks who don’t have the good sense to buy a perennial and watch it come back year after year?
Except that they are gorgeous.
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Posted August 26, 2010 by Digger the Marmot, Mordecai Children's Garden Mascot
Here I am with a friend at the Children's Garden. Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin.
Last Monday, after several years of planning, the Mordecai Children’s Garden had its grand opening. Over the past week, the new Children’s Garden has been filled with the joyful sounds of imagination and discovery as children and grownups alike are reconnecting with nature. I am one happy marmot, enjoying the company of my many new friends. Melissa Gula, our Children’s Garden Program Coordinator, convinced me that I need to blog to let you know about all of the fun things that are going on at this new Children’s Garden. Come and join me on a journey through this amazing new garden.
The Children’s Garden provides a place for our youngest visitors to put their curiosity to work as they observe plant patterns, pick up and take a close look at pinecones and seed pods, and weave natural materials to create a nest for a bald eagle. A favorite among visitors has been
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Posted August 21, 2010 by Sarah Spearman, Education Sales Coordinator
Did you love your grandma while you were growing up? Of course you did! She was wise and loving and wanted nothing more for you than for you to be happy, healthy and to grow up to be a good person.
In her quest to help you attain these qualities, she undoubtedly soothed your brow when you were sick and perhaps offered a cup of hot tea that was sweetly flavored with lemon and honey when you had a sore throat. A subtly spiced chicken soup was probably on her menu when you had a cold. She might have taught you how to hand sew a dainty sachet that you could fill with lavender to put on your pillow at night (and, guys, don’t snicker; you know you would have eaten this activity up, as well).
Grandma absolutely had a method to her sweet madness. All of these tasty foods and fun craft activities were offered to help you attain that healthiness that she always wanted for you – honey to soothe your throat, hot tea and soup to help you sweat out your cold, spices to speed up your recovery time, and lavender to help you sleep. It’s hardly news anymore that nature offers us a plethora of ways to heal our bodies and soothe our soul.
The Gardens offers you a way to become your own Grandma (or Grandpa) by learning some of
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Posted August 20, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Phlox paniculata
Evenings are a wonderful time to be here in the Gardens: cool, relaxing, and low key. You have about six more weeks in which to pack up your picnic and head on over, so don’t miss out. You know that, come winter, you’ll be longing for those endless warm evenings…
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Posted August 13, 2010 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Visitor Experience
Buttonbush
Here are a few plants you might be curious about this week:
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Posted August 12, 2010 by Sarah Spearman, Education Sales Coordinator
Denver Botanic Gardens is thinking of you…thinking of your budget…thinking of what’s on your plate (literally)…thinking of what you might like to have on your plate (this time, both literally and figuratively)…and thinking that we might just have a nice way to enhance all of these things for you.
Starting next Tuesday night (Aug. 17), the Gardens will be hosting the 2010 Sustainable Food Film Series which will feature four critically acclaimed films that all deal with the significance of food’s role in the health of communities.
Because we recognize the importance of this subject for our own community, the Gardens is offering the films at no cost to you. But wait, it gets better and even cheaper than “free”…
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