Pam Penick - Digging

A dry-meets-wetland garden in Pueblo, one of the The Garden Conservancy's Open Days gardens I toured back on June 6th.

Pueblo Open Days: Wetland meets xeriscape in Conrad Family Garden - Digging On the Pueblo tour, a terraced xeriscape bristling with yucca, cholla, and prickly pear shares space with a wetland garden.

Some dreamy scenes at Denver Botanic Gardens

Mid-June blooms at Denver Botanic Gardens - Digging Dreamy scenery, romantic flowers, perennial walks, pond views, and more during a summer visit to Denver Botanic Gardens.

Do you know about the Pollinator Corridor in Washington Park? Here's how to join it -- or you can start one where you live.

Red hot pokers and meadow garden part of Wash Park's Pollinator Corridor - Digging Red hot pokers are blazing right now in the Big Garden in Denver's Washington Park. The meadow is part of the park's Pollinator Corridor.… Read More

A bountiful rock garden The Xeric Garden

Ryan and Allison's rock garden blooms in Castle Rock - Digging Ryan and Allison Harter's garden reveals a love of crevice gardening, waterwise plants, cool rocks, and floral abundance.

A half-hidden pond and waterfall is one of the treasures to discover just walking along the sidewalk at @gardenwiseguykeith ‘s garden, which I toured today through the @thegardenconservancy Open Days Program. I saw Keith’s garden back in 2019 on the Garden Fling tour @thegardenfling , and it was wonderful to explore again. Look for a juicy blog post on this one soon. . . . #gcopendays #gcopendays2026 #coloradogarden #garden #denverareagardens

A tour of Judy Seaborn's new garden -- and a shoutout about the The Fling

Judy's new garden is an invitation to lounge, play, and harvest - Digging Judy's first task in making her garden was taming a steep slope across the backyard with terraces and a garden stream.

I attended the PlantSelect conference at Denver Botanic Gardens today as a guest of Kelly Grummons aka Cold Hardy Cactus and Heidi Harris aka Denver Dry Garden! More details in the captions.

Birds and mountain views at Sloan's Lake

Fair view and waterfowl at Sloan's Lake Park - Digging I'm still astonished to catch sight of snowcapped mountains in my daily life. But let's not forget the waterfowl, especially at Sloan's Lake.

Ah, another visit to SummerHome Garden, where the cactus are in gorgeous bloom, plus much more

Waterwise garden in bloom at SummerHome, plus an upcoming tour - Digging Jewel-toned cactus flowers are popping off at SummerHome Garden. Salvias, penstemon, and apache plume too. Come for a tour!