For a small city, we are fortunate to have a very nice botanical garden.
The first Sunday of every month is "Free Day" at the Western Colorado
Botanical Gardens and I took advantage of the pleasant sunny morning
to get some last minute vegetation into my five senses before heading
down to the Ice. There, I won't see greenery of any kind, so I figured
I needed to soak in as much as possible. If the WCBG were only a
desert botanical garden, it would be more than worth the visit. My
favorite part of the entire facility is their large cactus garden. The
pathway meanders through some of my favorite plants. This is how
I wished my yard would look! As I said though, the gardens are so
much more. There is a Butterfly House, a rain forest, Japanese and
Grass gardens. Also, a Western Heritage and Children's Garden. All
of this in a cozy, seventy acre spot near the Colorado River. What's
amazing is fifteen years ago, this was all a junk yard. A salvage
yard once covered this entire area, but the land was acquired by the
city in efforts to make the riverfront a more beautiful place. I think
they were successful!
