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Enjoy "Digging Into the Gardens" blog, written by Denver Botanic Gardens' staff. Learn about gardening, horticulture, research, conservation, special events, art, tours and much more. 

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Essential Gardening Tips for Early Spring

March 27, 2024 Tiffany Coleman

Spring has officially arrived! This season is a time of rejuvenation and reconnection with the earth. As Margaret Atwood said, “In spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Here are

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City Nature Challenge 2024

March 22, 2024 Jennifer Ramp Neale, Ph.D.

Join your community in documenting biodiversity during the City Nature Challenge ! Having started as a friendly competition in California, the global challenge, now in its 9th year, has grown to

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Join Us for World Water Day, March 23

March 19, 2024 Exhibits Department

Here at Denver Botanic Gardens, water is woven into everything we do, whether we’re planting water-smart gardens, conducting research at Deer Creek near Chatfield Farms or educating the public about

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Can drones be used to monitor a tiny plant?

March 12, 2024 Michelle DePrenger-Levin

A demographic study of a plant population is usually a low-tech job. We drive and hike to a rare plant population. To measure the survival, growth and reproductive rates of the population, we

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Spark and Shine: Tips for Garden Tool Tune-up

March 5, 2024 Abigail McLennan

So, what have gardeners been up to all winter? Resting the body, enhancing the mind with classes and conferences, and preparing for spring. One of the best tasks to prepare for spring is tool

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Join Us for Orchid Day, February 11

February 6, 2024 Exhibits Department

“We admire it for its grotesqueness, its curious arrangement of parts, because it is unlike anything else—in short, because it is an Orchid.” -Lena Leslie, Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 1888

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