After our 4th of July weekend at Trappers Lake Lodge, (see previous post for pictures of that trip) my cousin Chris came back to Colorado Springs in order to fly out of Denver the next day. My parents and I enjoyed a lunch and some afternoon hours at the Denver Botanic Gardens with Chris before dropping him off at the airport. I had noticed on facebook that a great gardener from our church in the Springs had recommended going to the gardens so we thought we'd check it out. After our visit I'd recommend a visit to the gardens. Try not to go on a day when it is 95 degrees with complete sunshine and no clouds. Phew, we sure did got hot baking in the sun and I think we were probably there on one of the hottest days this summer (unless Denver is normally hotter than Colorado Springs and I'm unaware of that). We noticed some other visitors were smart and brought umbrellas to keep them shaded from the sun.
Most of the pictures don't need explanations as they are flowers and I'm not sure of their names. Readers, feel free to share any insight on the kinds of flowers as I failed to get the name cards in the pictures with the plants and flowers.
I loved the neat displays set up throughout the gardens.
The gardens had many water sculptures, waterfalls, ponds, etc all around. They were just as neat to see as they different types of plants and flowers.
I spotted a little guy in the tropical conservatory and managed to zoom in enough with the camera to capture his mug shot.
This is the zoomed out image showing the snail on the lily petal.
In the Tropical Conservatory. I loved this area because it had neat rain forest plants and flowers I had never heard of or seen before. I did not like this area after too long because it is kept very humid and was reminded of how draining the southeastern heat and humidity is on me. Although it was blazing hot outside in Denver that day, it felt good to walk out into the sun and feel the dry air after being humid and sticky.
Thanks to the garden employee who offered to get a great shot of the four of us. My cousin Chris and my parents with me
Some pretty itty bitty flowers I had never seen anywhere else.
Now this was a fascinating plant. Hot pink and fuzzy!
I don't think you are supposed to touch the plants. I didn't really see a sign anywhere saying that, but I couldn't resist. I had to feel this plant. It was fuzzy kind of like a soft rug.
These flowers were some of my favorite. They were so delicate and almost looked like they shimmered when the light hit them right. I tried capturing that shimmering affect with this picture.
The fish were trying to catch some food as the duck was eating.
Dad holding up a flower that was bigger than his hand. These were huge drooping flowers. I can't remember the name.
Taking a break in the shade
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