Yampa River Botanic Park Gardens

Video at the Yampa River Botanic Park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2021. Features the Crevice Garden and Rock Garden. The Botanic Park is home to 63 individual gardens. Each garden is in a unique setting with its own slope, sun exposure, soil chemistry, trees, shrubs, and irrigation pattern determining what will, and will not, grow well. Every garden is an experiment. The gardens contain mostly perennial plants with annuals in only a few gardens. Here is a sampling of some the gardens.
The crevice garden was created in 2014 using field rock from Wyoming. It simulates an exposed rock formation where plants have nestled into the spaces between the rock layers. Rocks provide a welcoming habitat for plants since they reduce water loss and provide nighttime warmth. Most of these are alpine plants, provided by Denver Botanic Garden, which provide support for the public gardens around the state. Alpine plants grow at high elevations, above the tree line, and bloom as soon as the temperature warm.

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What a great Colorado Treasure. Thanks for sharing it.

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It really is! I want to return this year!

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Wonderful walk through...thanks for taking me with you on the path. Very pretty video! Relaxing. New Sub!

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Thanks so much @birdsocialtv !

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Well done on video of this beautiful garden. ❤🎉 Your timing, the music and all of it. Was very enjoyable ❤

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Thank you so much! Happy you enjoyed it!

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