Glade

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.

A glade is commonly defined as an open, grassy area with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area. This part of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens fits the definition perfectly.

The glade connects Discovery Pond with our Peace Garden and is a very special place to the many people who frequent this area.

Besides being a very quiet place surrounded by trees and framed by water it is also a site for our free Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Summer performance series. See our events page in the spring and summer for more information.