{"id":7473,"date":"2026-06-07T15:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/gpod-on-the-road-denver-botanic-garden-in-spring\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:13:03","slug":"gpod-on-the-road-denver-botanic-garden-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/gpod-on-the-road-denver-botanic-garden-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"GPOD on the Road: Denver Botanic Garden in Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Happy Friday, GPODers!<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s photos are another installment from my spring road trip through the Mountain West and Southwest, and show another highlight from my time spent in Denver, Colorado (check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/gpod-on-the-road-spring-in-the-west-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my post on spring flowers I spotted in the city<\/a>, if you missed it last week). After a couple of days regrouping from the long drive and exploring downtown, I made a beeline for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicgardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Botanic Garden<\/a>\u2014a botanical garden that has long been on my bucket list. I was most excited to see their small but very mighty Cactus and Succulent House (which will likely get its own installment in this series) and to see what other cold-hardy cacti I could spot around the gardens. Of course, as soon as I stepped foot onto the 24 acres of plant magic that make up Denver Botanic Garden, I found myself dazzled by far more than the cacti and succulents I adore collecting as houseplants. After exploring every nook and cranny possible in the roughly four hours I spent there, I walked away with tons of inspiration and many photos to share.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125129\/GPOD-Hayes-1-spring-bulbs.jpg\"><\/a>As was the case in downtown Denver, most of the spring bulbs on display were already spent and crispy. However, there were a few spots in the shade where blooms were still looking bright and fresh. I was particularly enamored by this combination of daffodils, hyacinths, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/genus\/fritillaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fritillaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125131\/GPOD-Hayes-2-Pinus-bungeana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-229990 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125131\/GPOD-Hayes-2-Pinus-bungeana.jpg\" alt=\"lacebark pine bark\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125131\/GPOD-Hayes-2-Pinus-bungeana.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125131\/GPOD-Hayes-2-Pinus-bungeana-700x910.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125131\/GPOD-Hayes-2-Pinus-bungeana-768x998.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a>Where blooms were on short supply, woodies were putting on a fantastic display and captured my attention. As is appropriate for a botanical garden located just a stone\u2019s throw from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, there is an unbelievable collection of conifers. This lacebark pine (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/genus\/pinus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinus<\/a> bungeana<\/em>, Zones 4\u20138) in the Lilac Garden was an easy standout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125133\/GPOD-Hayes-3-Dwarf-Korean-Lilac-with-pine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-229991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125133\/GPOD-Hayes-3-Dwarf-Korean-Lilac-with-pine.jpg\" alt=\"lilac under twisted pine tree\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125133\/GPOD-Hayes-3-Dwarf-Korean-Lilac-with-pine.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125133\/GPOD-Hayes-3-Dwarf-Korean-Lilac-with-pine-700x910.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125133\/GPOD-Hayes-3-Dwarf-Korean-Lilac-with-pine-768x998.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a>Trees in the Lilac Garden were eye-catching (check out the twisted pine in the background of this photo), but the color and fragrance stars were the lilacs in full bloom, like this\u00a0dwarf Korean lilac (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/genus\/syringa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syringa<\/a> meyeri<\/em> \u2018Palibin\u2019, Zones 3\u20137) putting on a marvelous display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125135\/GPOD-Hayes-4-peony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229992\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125135\/GPOD-Hayes-4-peony.jpg\" alt=\"light pink peony flower\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125135\/GPOD-Hayes-4-peony.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125135\/GPOD-Hayes-4-peony-700x910.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125135\/GPOD-Hayes-4-peony-768x998.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a>Peonies were also beginning to burst with blooms when I made my visit in mid-April. While not yet at their peak, there were several lovely specimens to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125137\/GPOD-Hayes-5-Japanese-garden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229993\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125137\/GPOD-Hayes-5-Japanese-garden.jpg\" alt=\"pond in Japanese garden\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125137\/GPOD-Hayes-5-Japanese-garden.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125137\/GPOD-Hayes-5-Japanese-garden-700x910.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125137\/GPOD-Hayes-5-Japanese-garden-768x998.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a>Many of the peonies were located in and around the Shofu-en Japanese Garden, which also featured some sensational water features. <em>Shofu-en<\/em> translates to \u201cGarden of Pine and Wind,\u201d so the conifer displays did not stop. I\u2019m always amazed by the way garden designs from other climates and cultures can translate in different landscapes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125138\/GPOD-Hayes-6-cacti-border.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229994\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125138\/GPOD-Hayes-6-cacti-border.jpg\" alt=\"full sun border with cacti\" width=\"1200\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125138\/GPOD-Hayes-6-cacti-border.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125138\/GPOD-Hayes-6-cacti-border-700x496.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125138\/GPOD-Hayes-6-cacti-border-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/a>Moving on to one of their Gardens of the West, the Nexus Garden is on the smaller side but is full of attention-grabbing plants\u2014especially if you\u2019re a cacti and succulent lover. This sloped bed is full of cold-hardy, high-desert dwellers, including many Walk in Beauty\u2122 prickly pears, which were bred by esteemed local grower and hybridizer Kelly Grummons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125140\/GPOD-Hayes-7-Allium-karataviense-Red-Giant-with-dusty-miller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-229995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125140\/GPOD-Hayes-7-Allium-karataviense-Red-Giant-with-dusty-miller.jpg\" alt=\"close up of Red Giant allium\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125140\/GPOD-Hayes-7-Allium-karataviense-Red-Giant-with-dusty-miller.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125140\/GPOD-Hayes-7-Allium-karataviense-Red-Giant-with-dusty-miller-700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125140\/GPOD-Hayes-7-Allium-karataviense-Red-Giant-with-dusty-miller-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a>A diverse cast of drought-tolerant beauties were on display, including the bushy blooms of \u2018Red Giant\u2019 allium (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/genus\/allium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allium<\/a> karataviense<\/em> \u2018Red Giant\u2019, Zones 3\u20138) with some kind of spreading dusty miller that I can\u2019t manage to identify.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125142\/GPOD-Hayes-8-Euphorbia-Ascot-Rainbow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-229997 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125142\/GPOD-Hayes-8-Euphorbia-Ascot-Rainbow.jpg\" alt=\"Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow in bloom\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125142\/GPOD-Hayes-8-Euphorbia-Ascot-Rainbow.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125142\/GPOD-Hayes-8-Euphorbia-Ascot-Rainbow-700x910.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125142\/GPOD-Hayes-8-Euphorbia-Ascot-Rainbow-768x998.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a>One genus of plants that I truly covet is <em>Euphorbia. <\/em>While I have a couple of euphorbia cacti in my houseplant collection, there are some species that exist just outside (or just within) my growing zone that taunt me with their inability to come back every year. \u2018Ascot Rainbow\u2019 spurge (<em>Euphorbia<\/em> \u00d7 <em>martinii<\/em> \u2018Ascot Rainbow\u2019, Zones 6\u20139) is one of those varieties, with radiant foliage and charming little flowers. While it is technically hardy to my zone (6b), there is nowhere in my yard that is protected enough to get it to survive harsh winters and I never got such a spectacular display of blooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125143\/GPOD-Hayes-9-Jaume-Plensa-Julia-and-Lou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229998\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125143\/GPOD-Hayes-9-Jaume-Plensa-Julia-and-Lou.jpg\" alt=\"metal sculpture above pond at Denver Botanic Garden\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125143\/GPOD-Hayes-9-Jaume-Plensa-Julia-and-Lou.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125143\/GPOD-Hayes-9-Jaume-Plensa-Julia-and-Lou-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29125143\/GPOD-Hayes-9-Jaume-Plensa-Julia-and-Lou-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/a>There was some incredible art on display, as is the case in most botanical gardens. The new 2026 sculpture collection was from the Spanish visual artist and sculptor, Jaume Plensa, and it is the first retrospective of the acclaimed artist\u2019s work in the United States. Several of his sculptures can be seen throughout the gardens and within the Freyer \u2013 Newman Center galleries. The stars of the collection, undoubtedly, are \u201cJulia\u201d and \u201cLou,\u201d massive steel wire busts that can be found in the Monet Pool.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed this mid-spring tour of Denver Botanic Garden! I took countless photos at this garden haven, so more pictures from this visit are bound to make their way onto the blog in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Have you explored any public gardens this spring? 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