The rock garden plant sale at Denver Botanic Gardens was a great success! And, as a bonus, we got to see lots of our favorite people there. We took a walk around the gardens, too, and it was so gorgeous. It’s hard to pick a favorite spot: the new crevice garden; the Japanese garden; the Green Roof gardens….so much to enjoy and admire. I forgot to take pictures of some of the best plants, I was so in awe as we wandered through the acres of flowers. I did get a few, though.
There’s a great display of pelargoniums, and I wanted one of each! We call them geraniums, but the true name is pelargonium. I want to start a movement to call them Pellies, the way the British do. They call the scented geraniums “Smelly Pellies,” and who can resist that?
Outside, the Japanese Garden was beautiful and serene. There’s a place to meditate in an alcove by the tea house. The evergreens looked so soft and fresh, with their new spring growth.
There are two Green Roof gardens, one above the cafe in the main building, and another, the Children’s Garden, is over the parking garage. It’s amazing what can be grown on a rooftop, in 6″ to 18″ of soil!
It was great to get away for a couple of days and be inspired at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Now it’s back to work. We have way too much to do before we open here May 1!
