I recently had the opportunity to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have been to a bunch of botanic gardens, but the Denver Gardens is a standout.
Display of bee houses at the DBG
Why is it a stand out? There were three characteristic that I noted. First, the planting beds in the garden were full, there was no space for weeds to invade and no real empty spots. Second, someone has paid a great deal of attention to the plant architecture, that is, the height, spacing, color, texture and form were perfect, sometimes in total harmony, other times pleasant surprises. Third, there were some real show-stopping plantings, for example huge pots full of flowering brugmansia (Angels' trumpet) and towering castor bean plants:
The garden has many, themed garden rooms and a great conservatory. If you go, plan to stay all day!
Some more "eye candy" for you:
From top left: Chihuly glass "tree," perennial walk, tropical bromeliads, desert garden and the brugmansia.
From top left: colorful flowers, the stunning staghorn sumac, potted sedum, 2 photos of Chihuly glass on the lake.
Boat on the lake with Chihuly glass
And, for the veg gardeners, nice chard!
1 comment:
It seems this was a thrilling experience! :) I hear it in your descriptions and see it in your photos and the way you've arranged them with a bit of photo bling.
I've never been to Colorado. If I ever get there, I hope this will be one of my stops.
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