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The Denver Botanic Gardens is a public
botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
located in the
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neighborhood of
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,
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. The park contains a conservatory, a variety of theme gardens and a sunken
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, which hosts various
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in the summer.


Location

There are three diverse locations that are part of the Denver Botanic Gardens as a whole. The main location, and the formal garden, is the York Street location in east-central Denver. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield (near
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) features natural meadow and riparian areas, as well as a historic farm and homestead. Mt. Goliath, on the route to Mount Evans, is an alpine wildflower garden (along hiking trails). The Denver Botanic Gardens, along with nearby Cheesman Park and Congress Park, sit atop what used to be Prospect Hill cemetery. Although the majority of bodies were removed in 1893, the interred continued to be removed as late as the 1950s. As recently as 2010, graves were uncovered during renovation of the park's irrigation and sprinkler systems.


The Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens features North America's largest collection of plants from cold temperate climates around the world, as well as 7 diverse gardens that mostly include plants from Colorado and neighboring states. The world's first Xeriscape Demonstration Garden was created at the Gardens in 1986, and 2 years later its name was changed to Dryland Mesa. It was based on the "7 Principles" of Xeriscape, and includes drought-tolerant plants from the arid West and
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areas. The Japanese Garden is called Shofu-en—the Garden of Wind and Pines. It was designed by
Koichi Kawana Koichi Kawana ( Japanese: 川名孝一, born March 16, 1930 in Hokkaido – September 13, 1990) was a post-war Japanese American garden designer, landscape architect and teacher. He designed gardens in San Diego, Los Angeles, Denver, Colorado, Chica ...
in collaboration with Kai Kwahara. The York Street location of the Botanic Gardens opened Denver's first publicly accessible green roof. The Denver Botanic Gardens also boasts the first conservatory in America that was made entirely of concrete and Plexiglas panes, each of which were designed to channel condensation to the sides of the walls so it would not drip on visitors. The Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory was awarded landmark status in 1973 In 2020 the Gardens published ''Firsthand: Creating Gardens for All People'', commissioned by CEO Brian Vogt, researched by Karen Peters, Davis Benson and Dan Obarski, and published b
Beckon Books
The book won the
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br>Benjamin Franklin
Silver Award in the Coffee Table book category in 2021. File:JapaneseGarden.jpg, The Japanese Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens File:Denver Botanic Gardens - DSC01024.JPG, The Denver Botanic Garden offers many outdoor exhibits that showcase plants from the Western United States, especially the Rocky Mountain region File:Inside the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory.jpg, Inside the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory File:Water Garden featuring waterlilies.jpg, Water Garden featuring waterlilies File:June's PlantAsia Garden featuring bamboo.jpg, June's PlantAsia Garden featuring bamboo


See also

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Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory The Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, located at Denver Botanic Gardens, is an iconic landmark in Denver, Colorado. The tropical conservatory was designed in 1964 by Denver architects Victor Hornbein and Ed White Jr. and opened in 1966. ...
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List of botanical gardens in the United States This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States.Official Website
{{Authority control Botanical gardens in Colorado Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums Tourist attractions in Denver Music venues in Colorado Flora of Colorado Japanese-American culture in Colorado Japanese gardens in the United States Protected areas of Denver 1951 establishments in Colorado