Oh my, it’s already Fall/Autumn! I meant to write this post while it was still summer but I am not sure where the summer went as it seemed to fly by!
In early August I visited Denver Botanic Gardens for the first time.
Of course I took a ridiculous number of photos and I thought I share a few (giggle) in this post, to provide you a little bit of full summer bloom floral color added to your day!
I think we spent many hours there, I lost track of time. It was an overcast day but that did not detract from the beauty of the gardens.
They had wonderful structures and sculptures throughout the Botanic Gardens including these whimsical/fantastical animal structures:
They had an amazing Dale Chihuly glass structure in a beautiful pond:
Throughout the Botanic Gardens they had structures for pollinators, which are very important to gardens!
They have a large number of lily ponds, well at least for a non tropical climate. My friend L told me most of the water lilies are in pots sitting on the bottom of the pond so they can pull they inside during the cold weather.
I love the reflections on the water in the water lily ponds. In the image below you can see the overcast sky reflected on the water:
The Botanic Gardens has a breathtaking waterfall display with mist rising around it:
And to close out this post here is a tiny sampling the amazing and beautiful flowers and foliage at Denver Botanic Gardens – enjoy :-). (Visiting made me want to run home and plant flowers throughout my entire yard!)
Nature is pretty magical!
tierneycreates 
Oh, thanks for sharing this. I’m going to put that on my bucket list for my next CO visit!
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I highly recommend it, perhaps I will tag along (or just stalk you while you visit, ha!) 🙂
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I would enjoy having you tag along!
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Wow, what a place. So many treasures all right there together. I especially like the pollinators structures, useful and beautiful patterns too, just to look at.
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Yes those structures were some of my favorite sights besides the breathtaking waterfall (the photo doesn’t do it justice) and the water lilies on a reflecting pond 🙂
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Yes. I love those water lilies.
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Wow this looks like a beautiful and amazing day. I am not even an imaginary gardener but i also could spend all day in a botanical garden. I really need to get to Denver at somepoint and definitely adding this to the list.
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It was overcast but the beauty of the place didn’t require the sun :-).
Hello fellow imaginary gardener 🙂
I highly recommend a visit and it reminds me that when I am traveling I should check out more botanical gardens!
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I love those pollinator structures. I would love to build something like that. Thanks for sharing! Beautiful gardens!
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I know! I took so many photos of those structures they are awesome in person. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks so much for inviting us along, the garden is amazing! All the thought and care, all that whimsical fun and such a lovely place to visit on a damp day!
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Glad you enjoyed it, it is a magical place 🙂
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What a wonderful public space, I love a good botanic gardens
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It is, thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Love the mythical animal sculptures too, they’re so vivid and unexpected
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They are pretty awesome in person, thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Looks like plenty of inspiration for future quilts! If you haven’t seen it, look up the video of Chihuly creating one of his pieces. It’s eye-opening!
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Oh yes I’ve seen videos like that when I used to live in Seattle – he was a local hero (born in Tacoma, WA) and there was his stuff and exhibits everywhere. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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What an amazing place to see Tierney! They have so many unique structures in addition to the gorgeous flowers, nice pictures!
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Thanks for stopping by! It was such a lovely place to visit 🙂
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Oh my goodness! What a wonderful botanical garden! That looks like an amazing place to visit. So many gorgeous flowers, and I love the sculptures as well. And yay for pollinator support! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
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What a treat! Love the pollinator structures (but not the whimsical creatures). Gorgeous plants and flowers. Another one for my bucket list!
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Gorgeous photos! I’m inspired to visit – it’s been decades since I’ve been through Denver so it looks like it’s time for me to return.
Nice post!
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Thanks so much, I appreciate you stopping and commenting 😀
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