Steal the botanic garden's October playbook

Steal the botanic garden's October playbook

Published on: 07/09/2026

October at a botanic garden is not a shutdown, it is a checklist. The beds get planned for next year, the bulbs go in, and every dropping leaf is doing...

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Plant Heroes: the free K-5 garden lessons from the public gardens association

Plant Heroes: the free K-5 garden lessons from the public gardens association

Published on: 07/09/2026

Quick disclosure before anything else: Plant Heroes is not us.

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One membership, 400 gardens: how the AHS Garden Network works, and the 90-mile catch

One membership, 400 gardens: how the AHS Garden Network works, and the 90-mile catch

Published on: 07/09/2026

If you belong to a botanic garden, there is a decent chance your card already gets you into 399 others for free. Most members never find this out until a...

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Free days and after-dark: the cheapest way into a garden this fall, and what the pros leave standing

Free days and after-dark: the cheapest way into a garden this fall, and what the pros leave standing

Published on: 07/09/2026

A trip to Denver Botanic Gardens does not have to cost anything.

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