Explore gardens that represent plants from all over the world.

Did you know the Gardens is a living museum that celebrates art in addition to plants? Come discover the Gardens through the eyes of an artist.

Broaden your student's knowledge of trees while encouraging beginning plant identification skills.

8500 W Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, CO 80128
Explore the pumpkin patch and mini-maze, complete a scavenger hunt, learn about how plants grow and pick a mini pumpkin to take home. After a guided program, students can complete a self-guided scavenger hunt and visit the farm area. (September and October only; Outdoors; rain, snow or shine)

21901 E. Hampden Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013
Students will take a guided hike onto the open space to learn about what makes the Colorado Short Grass Prairie ecosystem unique. Participants will explore using a combination of scavenger hunts, sensory observation, instructor demonstrations, and up-close looks at the plants and animals that live at Plains Conservation Center.

21901 E. Hampden Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013
Students will travel back in time on a guided hike through the Cheyenne Camp and Homestead Village to learn about life on the Colorado plains in the 1800s. These areas will be explored using a combination of scavenger hunts, story-telling, instructor demonstrations, and up-close looks at the homes and artifacts of that time period.

8500 W Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, CO 80128
From wetlands to prairies, discover the important ecosystems along Deer Creek. On this guided hike students learn about how plants and animals are adapted to survive in different ecosystems.

8500 W Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, CO 80128
Explore Chatfield Farms with an interactive site tour. Visit Deer Creek and the farm animals, see where food is grown and take a tour through the historical Hildebrand Ranch house and summer kitchen. After the guided tour, students can complete a self-guided scavenger hunt and bird walk. (Outdoors, except during inclement weather)

Become a plant! Act out the life cycle of a plant while learning about each plant part. Discover what plants need to grow and why they are important. (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)

Flowers are beautiful, but their real and important purpose is for reproduction in the plant. Students investigate flowers and learn how they help in the important process of pollination and seed formation. (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)

Plants and animals work together in many ways in ecosystems all over the world. Students discover what components make an ecosystem and how the plants and animals that live there interact with one another. (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)

Discover the wacky ways plants like the Venus flytrap and others have adapted to survive. Compare plant adaptations from ecosystems around the globe (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)

Learn about how the Cheyenne thrived on the Colorado plains in the early 1800s by utilizing the natural prairie resources, especially bison. (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)

Explore a sod house and compare homestead life in the 1880s to today. (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please email us at distancelearning@botanicgardens.org if you’d like to schedule a custom virtual program. Subject to expert availability. (Live instruction or asynchronous options available)