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#LeavesTheLeaves & don't cut back plants until spring to support pollinators! But, you can do a little fall cleanup the garden looking good and discourage self-seeding. Grace Johnson, horticulturist at Chatfield Farms share a few tips: bit.ly/3XoEZB9
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This is ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ, commonly referred to as a Tree Tomato, or Tamarillo. ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ… It is native to the Andean region of South America and is considered a lost fruit of the Incas. ๐Ÿ“ Greenhouse at York Street
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Blossoms of Lightยฎ๏ธ and Trail of Lights are included in U.S. News & World Report's top holiday lights in the country! travel.usnews.com/features/tโ€ฆ
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What kind of #Caturday are you having? 1. still asleep 2. as wide awake as Katy Perry singing "I'm wide awake!" ๐ŸŽถ 3. a grumpy grump 4. cute, but barely functioning This is James, our working cat at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms! He is the Director of Pest Management.
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Denver Botanic Gardens retweeted
Can you count them all? Blossoms of Light is now open @denverbotanic! How many lights do you think are glowing out at the Gardens? ๐ŸŽ„ ๐Ÿ‘‡
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โœจ #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday Membership Deal โœจ Receive 20% off membership (new, renewal or gift) at Individual to Four Seasons level NOW through Nov. 27. Available online, over the phone & in person. No promo code, will be auto-applied. bit.ly/33bq2aT
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๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฐ All of the Gardens locations are closed today. #OptOutside tomorrow, Nov. 24, for #SCFDFreeDay. York Street Free Day is sold out. Tickets are available for Chatfield Farms! *Free admission is only during the day & not valid for holiday lights. bit.ly/2PidVmN
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Planning to pop the question this holiday season? ๐Ÿ’โœจโ„๏ธ Thereโ€™s no better setting than Blossoms of Lightยฎ๏ธ! Our Merry & Bright engagement package can set a magical scene. (Available on select dates.) Learn more and reserve a time slot here: bit.ly/3Hv9W0Y
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Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms opens this Friday, Nov. 24! โœจโ„๏ธ Stroll along a winding path that glistens with lights and illuminates the Colorado countryside! Learn more and get tickets here: bit.ly/3ADec7z
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Now on view! ๐Ÿ‘€ Come check out our newest exhibition "Tanya Marcuse: Laws of Nature" inside the Freyer-Newman Center through March 31. Learn more: bit.ly/47gkniM ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Tanya Marcuse, "Woven No. 16," pigment print on aluminum composite, 2016. ๐Ÿ“ธ Ann Burke Daly.
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This is a deciduous conifer called a Larch. Unlike most conifers, a Larch's needles change from green to gold and drop just like deciduous leaf trees! Have you seen one before? ๐ŸŒฑ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜น ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข 'Conica,' Siberian Larch. ๐Ÿ“ Birds and Bees Walk, York Street
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2024 Exhibition Announcement! We are sharing seven exhibitions now, including the return of an outdoor show, & one more will be announced soon. bit.ly/3dxhJZZ Pictured: Alexandra Kehayoglou, Workshop of Jacobo & Marรญa รngeles, Patrick Marold and Ashley Eliza Williams.
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โœจ #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday Membership Deal โœจ Receive 20% off the purchase of a membership (new, renewal or gift) at Individual to Four Seasons level on Nov. 24-27. Available online, over the phone & in person. No promo code, will be auto-applied. bit.ly/33bq2aT
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#COGivesDay is Dec. 5, but you can make your gift now! bit.ly/3hC4HSf Your gift helps more than 35,000 children access plant education programs! A matching fund in honor of Janet Mordecai doubles gifts until we reach $60,000. Thank you for supporting the Gardens!๐Ÿ’š
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๐Ÿ“… MARK YOUR CALENDARS ๐Ÿ“… Registration for winter and spring certificate programs opens Friday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. We offer certificates in Beginning Farmers, Botanical Illustration, Herbalism and Rocky Mountain Gardening. ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŽจ Learn more: bit.ly/3QwlaFg
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Denver Botanic Gardens retweeted
Only on @DenverChannel 7: We are getting a first look at the Blossoms of Light ahead of the opening this Friday at the @denverbotanic.
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We were named one of the "Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Traveling For" by the International Garden Tourism Conference that recently took place in Victoria, British Columbia! #CanadianGardenCouncil, @PublicGardens, #MexicanAssociationofBotanicalGardens.
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This is ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข, commonly called the Polka Dot Begonia.โšชโšซ This tropical plant is native to Brazil and is featured in our fall Orangery display on view through Nov. 19. It is a popular houseplant. Is it in your collection?
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