The Steppe Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens delights with three large crevice planters on a stone plaza. I’ve never seen anything like them.… Read More The post Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Steppe Garden, ornamental grasses, and woodland garden appeared first on Digging. January 07, 2025 The Steppe Garden at Read more…
The shady PlantAsia garden plus pollinator habitat on display at the Birds and Bees Walk at Denver Botanic Gardens… Read More The post Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: PlantAsia and Birds and Bees Walk appeared first on Digging. January 08, 2025 Pines with fragrant needles and cool shade welcome you into Read more…
The Rock Alpine Garden contains the most diverse collection of plants at Denver Botanic with more than 2,300 species and 20 habitats.… Read More The post Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Perennials, conifers, and Rock Alpine Garden appeared first on Digging. January 09, 2025 After exploring the Birds and Bees Walk Read more…
At the back of Denver Botanic Garden, Gates Pond is bordered on one side by a prairie garden, on the other by a piney woodland bluff.… Read More The post Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Pond, prairie garden, and Victorian garden appeared first on Digging. January 10, 2025 One of my Read more…
Fall perennials and grasses were in flower last September in the Romantic Gardens and Perennial Walk at Denver Botanic Gardens.… Read More The post Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Perennial Walk and Romantic Gardens appeared first on Digging. January 12, 2025 With orange spines on its leaves and bright purple flowers, Read more…
Exploring the Monet Pool, Japanese teahouse garden, and bonsai and kusamono display at Denver Botanic Gardens… Read More The post Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Monet Pool, Japanese teahouse, and bonsai appeared first on Digging. January 11, 2025 The Monet Pool at Denver Botanic Gardens is the largest of several ponds Read more…
Exploring Olympic National Park’s glacier-topped mountains, mossy rain forests, and cliff-plunging coast. Plus Forks and La Push.… Read More The post Chasing waterfalls and sunsets (and vampires) in Olympic National Park and Forks appeared first on Digging. January 17, 2025 Last July, I flew from Austin to Seattle the week Read more…
Ahead of last week’s cold snap, I snipped a bunch of forsythia sage and ‘Little Grapes’ gomphrena for bouquets around the house.… Read More The post Bouquet of sunshine appeared first on Digging. January 13, 2025 Ahead of last week’s cold snap, I snipped a bunch of forsythia sage and Read more…
In North Cascades, Diablo Lake’s milky turquoise color is caused by glacial silt that hangs in the water and refracts light.… Read More The post Turquoise lakes, waterfalls in North Cascades National Park appeared first on Digging. January 18, 2025 After two days last July at Olympic National Park, we Read more…
Mount Rainier’s 14,410-ft peak is an active volcano capped with glaciers. Last July, I photographed wildflowers on its flanks.… Read More The post Wildflowers and waterfalls at Mount Rainier National Park appeared first on Digging. January 20, 2025 We saved Mount Rainier National Park for last during our national parks Read more…