FROM LEFT: Interpretive sign explaining Mordecai Children’s Garden; From Penstemons to Pines botanical illustration exhibit in Gates Garden Court Gallery.
OUR NEW HEIGHTS:
• Moore in the Gardens, which presented 20 monumental works by sculptor Henry Moore, drew people from the region and throughout the U.S., contributing to a 55% increase in admission. The related exhibition catalogue that documented the rare opportunity to have these large works in one location sold out.
• Six indoor art exhibitions in the Gates Garden Court Gallery offered opportunities to work with a variety of artists and partners. A juried group show, Moore Inspired: Contemporary Responses to Henry Moore, From Nature’s Studio: Textiles by Regina Benson and Riva Sweetrocket: Extra Ordinary were among the most popular.
• The Gardens developed its first traveling exhibition, From Penstemons to Pines: Illustrating Rocky Mountain Natives. This juried show featuring botanical illustrations traveled to a museum venue in Utah, expanding the impact of the Gardens and Botanical Art & Illustration program.
• Nearly 16,000 visitors made use of the library’s resources while on site at the Gardens. • Book circulation neared 5,000 volumes loaned to members, staff and other researchers, an almost 17% increase over 2009.
2010 Denver Botanic Gardens Annual Report
• The Gardening Help program, managed jointly with the Denver County CSU Extension Office, answered 1,050 plant inquiries via 20 dedicated Master Gardener volunteers. This number of answered questions is 8% more than in 2009.
• Mordecai Children’s Garden was the first garden in many years to open with a complete suite of interpretive signage, including directional and wayfinding signage. Messages about the green roof and the catchment pond rounded out educational information.
• The use of technology in Gardens interpretation continues to grow. The cell phone audio tour was accessed by nearly 8,000 visitors in 2010, with an average of 49 calls coming in to the tour every day – a 200% increase in use over 2009. A related interpretive text message scavenger hunt was popular as well.
• Four interpretive screens were installed within the new Marnie’s Pavilion, presenting opportunities for visitors to see flowers and plants in new ways.
• The Botanical Art & Illustration Certificate Program celebrated its 20th year in 2010. Total enrollments numbered 1,237, with 110 new students embarking on the program.
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