Helen Fowler Library Denver Botanic Gardens Reviews

Cool place with the lights. Was a point that made me think of the classic Tom Baker era Doctor Who

I've been a member for about five years and I love this place!! If you're visiting - I highly recommend stopping and saying hello to these stunning gardens.

Enjoy a relaxed afternoon among a huge collection of flowers and plants from all over the world. The bars and restaurants inside are also very good. Loved the veggie sandwiches.

Excellent, as always, although not as showy in the fall as spring, which stands to reason.

Always interesting and well documented species and exhibits. Beautiful displays at the annual winter Blossoms of Light event. Easy parking, decent non-member pricing.

Nice garden with a vast variety of vegetation and flower to look at. We happened to go on a "Mushroom Appreciation Day", and they had a convention-esqe event in the main hall packed with mushroom lovers.

There are also some pretty good candidates for wedding venues here, and some areas seem catered towards this in particular.

The only real issue I had is that it doesn't feel very immersive. You kinda just wander around until you leave and then wonder if you saw everything. There was one attraction we stumbled across on our way out by accident, so having more defined trail/paths would be great.

All in all, great experience!

A welcome Oasis in a busy city. Lovely specialty gardens in which to wander, and relaxing reflecting pools. The indoor tropical garden adds eye candy. Set in a lovely neighborhood, too.

What a lovely day to spend at the gardens! It's been 10 years since visiting last and they have done a fantastic job with the grounds, updates, new facilities and interactive garden for kids. I will be returning again soon!

One of the largest botanic gardens that I have ever been to; we didn't nearly see half of it. I went after a recent hail storm so, some of the plants were wiped out. However, the gardens were still beautiful and I cant wait to go back and see more of them.

This place is a must-see if you have some time to check out Denver - close to downtown, not expensive, very cool sights and exhibits, peaceful natural setting, small animals when I've been there - check it out!

Love their workshops and garden throughout the year!

A nice place to just go and relax and take everything in. The Botanic gardens I'm Denver sits on 24 acres so it's a good experience to go and take in all the wonderful plants and flowers from around the world and get in a little exercise too

Love this place - they put on great special events (e.g. festival of lights) and the grounds are peaceful and gorgeous.

I purchased tickets about a month ago because last year we just showed up and it was sold out. Well, they are SUPER disorganized and we planned a nice date night and had dinner at Pete's around the corner and then got over the the Gardens and drove around for 35 minutes with a mess of traffic in the area and NO PARKING anywhere. We finally drove past the entrance with a line about 2 blocks long and said screw it and came home. I am super upset about this and I am going to try to get a refund on the tickets. Don't even stress yourself out. It's probably worth going if you have patience and time. This should be better orchestrated. Disappointed.

Beautiful gardens. We really enjoyed it. It's definitely worth a visit.

This is my go-to place for centering my soul. We held our son and daughter-in-law's rehearsal dinner on the patio near the Monet Pond. Magical place to start a new life. I love the calm of the Japanese Garden, the prairie and the tropical atrium. The latter brings back memories of Costa Rica. I visit here often, to get ideas for my garden, but really to get ideas for my life's path.

Visited during school holidays, so was a bit busy, however the highlight for me was the Japanese Garden and that area of the Garden as they seemed to be more mature, less manic and incredibly calming. Parking was a bit problematic, ended up street parking after checking restrictions.

Very relaxing day out here! Great science pavilion for kids and those young at heart...

If you like plants and flowers you ll like this place...else there are ton of things to do in Denver. This place has cafe/food and multiple water fountains... you can carry your own food/drink. This place also has a garden for kids where they can play...this is a good place for picnic too!

Beautiful, lush, dynamic and peaceful. A great destination for individuals and families.

Beautiful open landscapes and unique indoor exhibits. HOWEVER, go when it's not snowing, or you will pay to see 75% of the exhibit dead and buried in snow.

Christmas lights were amazing. Pretty decent price for the walkthrough.

The Ry Cooder concert was highly mis-represented. This was not a Ry Cooder concert, it was a Grande Ol' Opry show.

Very bad form for the gardens.

I love the Denver Botanic Garden their displays are beautiful and there is always something different to see. The concerts that are held there are great too. It is great that they built the new parking garage. One of my favourite places to visit in Denver.

Beautiful place, had a wonderful time strolling through.

I love this place! I used to live right by here amd would walk by all the time. If smells so good!

We came here for their Halloween "Garden Glow" event, and even though it was snowing, raining, and freezing, the gardens were still gorgeous. I'd love to come back again when it's warm and sunny.

Such a beautiful place the colors and flowers change with the seasons. It is always different

Went to the holuday light display. Really very nice.

Beautiful island of nature in the city! You should definitely spend couple of hours here and just walk around. Make sure you sit on the random benches to watch and listen nature. This place also has very good food options and cute gift shop! A must see in Denver!

Beautiful flowers, plants, trees, landscapes, hidden treasures, rest areas, art, ponds, buildings... and so much more! We will return SOON!

The Christmas light show is spectacular. Great place to spend an afternoon.

Out of my visit to Denver, this was definitely the best place by far. The gardens were outstanding. The space was very well used, and the on-site cafe had great food and smoothies. This is a must see when visiting Denver. There was a giant pool where dragonfly larvae were emerging from the water by the hundreds. A red tailed hawk was hanging out in one of the gardens, totally nonplussed by all the visitors. There was a tropical conservatory which was huge and amazing.

There was a cactus building, the science pyramid was great. It was very informative. The informational postings on the research being done at the gardens was very informative, and it made me appreciate the scientific value of the space.

Love love love these gardens (and I visit a lot of botanic gardens). :)

This place is incredible you must see it if you' like gardening, and want to visit a very nice newly updated venue.

I saw the indoor botanical art exhibit. I really liked it.

I LOVE this place, so calming. The architecture is super modern and they have plenty of areas to hand out with friends! Great place to spend a day :)

Such a beautiful location. Can't wait to come back in the summer. The winter light festival is amazing.

Love Denver Botanical Gardens, there is always something interesting going on and the plants and gardens are beautiful.

Beautiful gardens, well maintained, lots to see. Would be 5 stars except the map could be clearer and there's so many little paths going off every which way that it's so hard to make sure you see everything. Spent 3 hours and still felt like we missed parts.

This place is beautiful. Highly recommended for spring and fall. They've got great facilities for gatherings as well.

There are many updates done over the past winter. It has a fresh look and nice flow. Very crowded after 10:30.

Such a wide variety of beautiful gardens never disappointed

Very enjoyable! I personally place it on my top 5 list of botanic gardens. There are a few benches are broken and need replacing. The variety of plants are amazing.

Visit the Garden everytime we visit.From Florida and look forward to the Garden all year long.. Love it.

Great place to go, the displays and gardens are remarkable. We just saw the blossoms of light and was awsome. Going to go back for a regular visit to enjoy the rest of the exhibits.

We were on holiday and I only budgeted us two hours for here before the next venue on the agenda. We stayed much longer! What a fantastic surprise this place was. I could have spent a week here. So many wonderful plants, and the design is very well thought out. As an advocate of growing your own food I was very happy to see their vegetable garden as well. The restaurant had excellent tasting food, but wasn't overpriced like most attractions. This is good fun alone, with a friend or loved one, or even the kids in-tow. Don't forget all the cool stuff in the gift shop. I really wanted a framed butterfly, like the one I had seen in the Rose Garden, but I didn't know how I would get it home safely traveling by plane.

Bravo DBG! I cannot wait to go back.

Amazing. We go back and there is more to see. You don't have to be into plants to like this place. The staff is top notch.

I'm so happy this hidden gem is open all-year round. The Botanic Gardens are not just for summer time, they have lights and regularly scheduled events all year round! I recently went over the Dia de los Muertos celebration and it was decorated nicely along with interactive activities for families and kids. The greenhouse is always beautiful and accessible. Come here on a casual weekend to enjoy the beauty of plants - you can even pack a lunch! The Botanic Gardens allows outside eats and treats.

Great inner city getaway, good fining, interesting special events.

So beautiful and amazing! I love to garden so it was nice to see all the amazing flowers inside and outside.

So pretty and the food at the cafe was good. The cookie was the best part.

I attended a wedding here, easily the best venue for such an event I've visited. So much beauty and natural romance - hard to believe it's in the middle of such a large metropolitan area.

Giving 5 stars even though half is closed due to covid. Still very beautiful amd well kept. Amd they are doing their best

Love the greenhouse!!! There is actually a plant on the top floor and back side of the building that is hooked up to a sensor so it's energy makes music. Touch the plant and the tones change. Amazing!!!

What a beautiful garden. Went on a Sunday so it was a little busy. Totally worth the entrance fee