Tag: gardens
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Utah agave enters death bloom ‘grand finale’ at Denver Botanic Gardens
The 25-year-old plant shot up a towering stalk to produce seeds before its demise A few years into Dan Johnson’s 29-year horticulture career at the Denver Botanic Gardens, the nonprofit acquired a hard-to-come-by agave plant. The now decades-old Utah agave has “survived multiple hailstorms, polar vortexes, crazy swings in weather … through all of it,…
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VIDEO | Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series Returns
Scenes during the performance of John Wise and Tribe at the Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Hillside Gardens opened 20 years ago as a plant nursery by owner Larry Ash. Weddings, celebration of life, concerts and special events take place on lush and unique grounds of…