Gardening Tips

"My green thumb came
only as a result of the mistakes
I made while learning to see things
from the plant's point of view."
— H. Fred Ale

The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, located in Wyoming's largest municipal park, Lions Park, is Wyoming's only public botanic garden. It began in 1977 as the Cheyenne Community Solar Greenhouse. It was one of the nation's first large-scale, solar-heated greenhouses, built by volunteers. The project pioneered a garden that provided therapy and meaningful activity to seniors, youth at risk and handicapped volunteers, a tradition that continues today.

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All of the above garden tips are copyrighted by the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens © 2008. Please do not reuse, reprint or excerpt without permission.