Shooting All the Flowers at Denver Botanic Gardens

I admit that I have a small addiction to shooting flowers, as well as birds, landscapes, and animals at the zoo, but flowers are my favorite thing to shoot.

There’s no better place to shoot flowers than at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The person who accompanies me to the gardens, usually Ryan, ends up doing a lot of standing around, however, I’d argue that there are a lot worse placed in which to stand around than at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Last week, as you probably know if you read my last blog post, my mom was in town from Oregon. She is likely the reason that I love flowers so much, but she prefers planting and painting them as opposed to shooting them.

My mom is a Master Gardener and I always say that “she’s happiest when her fingers are in the dirt.” I can barely keep a weed alive, so obviously a green thumb is not inheritable, but I do adore flowers.

My mom had been to the Denver Botanic Gardens just once before, many, many moons ago, so we decided to swing by on her last day in town. It was during that rather rainy week we just had and the skies were iffy, but the flowers were radiant. I hadn’t been since the fall of 2015, and by the way, fall is a beautiful time to visit the gardens.

As it turns out, even my mom, who adores all growing things, thought I was a bit of a slowpoke on our outing. I can’t help myself; the need to shoot everything is very real and I usually need one wide shot and one close up of everything and I do mean everything.

In the end, we had a great time at the gardens and I only took a little more than 200 photographs. I also discovered the ice tea at the Offshoots Cafe. The green tea on ice is addictively good so don’t miss out on it when you go.

The Denver Botanic Gardens on York Street are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from May 14 to September 24 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from September 25 through May 12. Evening light in the summer makes for fun photography for those of you who also enjoy shooting flowers.

Admission to York Street location is $12.50 for adults, Seniors/Military are $9.50, children (3-15) and students are $9, and children 2 and under, as well as members of the gardens are free.

For more information about the Denver Botanic Gardens go to BotanicGardens.org. Photographers, please take note of the York Street Photo Policy before you go.

A few more photos for your viewing pleasure. I promise, I didn’t upload all 200+. Enjoy!

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