Charlie and I went to the Denver Botanic Gardens today to check out the Jurassic Gardens Exhibit. Before going, I didn't read the website too carefully. If I would have, I'd have been aware there is major construction taking place on the grounds. While this means exciting new features in the future it also means a few present inconveniences. The bathrooms located in the gift shop were under repair. Plan on your children or adults to hold it until you get the tickets purchased and are able to walk to the main building a couple hundred yards away. Good for us, there was no one ahead of us at the ticket counter.
Once inside the gardens, the amazing outdoor landscaping awaits the eyes with negligible interruptions. However, audibly, the same can't be said. Behind a temporary wall on the North side of the gardens heavy equipment disturb the peace at all hours with very loud earthmoving. The noisy activity can be observed through one of several acrylic windows in the wall. It was distracting to me, but Charlie loved to watch!
Fortunately, the din dies down on the South end of the grounds and you can enjoy the fastidiously maintained gardens in relative quiet. Dispersed throughout many of the thirty-five gardens are impressive full-sized dinosaur replicas. There is also a hands-on dinosaur dig for children and displays with prehistoric plants. At the same venue Charlie learned "Edmontasaurus" and I got some great ideas for xeriscaping my front lawn. Just over two hours was sufficient for us to take it all in before lunch time. After which we enjoyed the nice on-site cafeteria with an edible, if not tasty, menu.
More information about the Denver Botanic Gardens can be found at www.botanicgardens.org.
2 comments:
My son was married there 2 years ago. Great memories. Glad there wasn't any construction at the time!
I remember is as a very beautiful place when we visited several years ago--even have pictures to prove it. I can surely see why Charlie would enjoy the construction!
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