Picea abies (Pendula Group) (Weeping Norway Spruce)

This weeping spruce provides both texture and architectural interest next to the Boettcher Building, especially during the winter season.

Juniperus scopulorum 'Medora' (Rocky Mountain Juniper)

Just one of many upright columnar evergreens in Water-Smart, these junipers create height, structure and winter interest, and create flow through this linear garden area through all seasons.

Beehive (Garden Features)

Look up at the wall near the Conservatory to see the beehives. Can you see honeybees flying in and out?

Nexus Garden (Garden Features)

The Nexus Garden maintains interest even during the winter months. Many of the cacti have winter interest by either having changed color in the pads, bright red fruit or are dramatically backlit by the low sun during this season.

Shofu-En Japanese Garden (Garden Features)

The Shofu-En Japanese Garden is peaceful on a snowy winter's day. The ponderosa pines are native to Colorado and are continuously sculpted and shaped by the staff and volunteers who work in the garden.

Laura Smith Porter Plains Garden (Garden Features)

Winter in the Plains Garden showcases the texture of the many species of grasses, some which take on hues of red or yellow as they go dormant.

Cactus and Succulent House (Garden Features)

The Cactus and Succulent House is a great spot to stop and warm up during your winter visit to the Gardens. Inside you will find several hundred minute succulents from around the world.

Rock Alpine Garden (Garden Features)

The Rock Alpine Garden has thousands of different plant varieties growing on about one acre. This areas bursts into color in late spring with plants from many steppe and alpine areas around the world. In the late summer and fall it transforms with brightly colored fruit, golden flowers of the aster family, and the brilliant blues only found in gentians. Winter in the Rock Alpine Garden can teach us how shadows impact the temperatures of the environment. Note how snow remains on the southern border areas while melting quickly in the central meadow.

Dwarf Conifer Collection (Garden Features)

The extensive Dwarf Conifer Collection includes specimens that are up to 30 years old alongside ones planted in the past five years. The larger specimens on the south side were planted in 1993 with many additions in 2003 and 2007. The west side's plantings date from 2004 - 2007 with more additions recently.

Ornamental Grasses Garden (Garden Features)

The Ornamental Grasses Garden has beauty from summer through winter. The structure, color and texture of ornamental grasses can give any landscape winter interest until heavy snows smash the delicate clumps.

Colorado (Garden Features)

colorful glass sculpture in the Ellipse Garden