Lecture: Hidden History March 16, 2010

The Greening of Denver. Denver residents understand that the local natural landscape isn't so natural. Every twig, every blade of grass that we see today is the result of a deliberate act of horticulture. In the past, Colorado's landscape designers took their cues from European gardens and European ideas rooted in the Romantic era, and later, the City Beautiful Movement. Over time, they came to their senses and developed a Colorado style based on a palette of native plants. Panayoti Kelaidis, Director of Outreach and Senior Curator at the Denver Botanic Gardens, will forever change the way we see Denver's natural landscape.