Today we visited the Durango Botanic Gardens at their public library. These gardens are cared for by volunteers and is completely non-profit. We were shown around these gardens by a group of docents, to all 10 sections. The sections are as follows: The literary garden- a beautiful garden inspired by works of literature and sorted by genre (such as contemporary, classics, children's, etc.).
The Arboretum- an area filled with trees particularly suited to the Durango areas climate (6500 ft elevation with little water) are growing in the area for people to rest in the shade.
The Cindy Smart mini tree garden- this area as appropriately named is full of mini trees! Cindy Smart and her friend designed the demo garden and laid the groundwork for the gardens with the public library and is considered the founder.
The Mountain Thyme sun dial herb garden- this garden cared for by the Mountain Thyme Herb Society as part of a partnership and is a very aromatic beautiful garden.
Have you heard of Rosie the Riveter? This garden is named after this WWII icon and is full of plants maintained by the national spirit of '45 Rosie the Riveter memorial rose garden campaign.
Nearby, the elevation grass garden is full of a variety of grasses adapted to the tough climate of the area.
The wind garden is designed in a flowing style, with small plants and carved rocks inspired by Japanese culture.
Meanwhile the crevice garden, is an untraditional style garden, with plants in a planned style in crevices on deliberately placed rocks.
The pollinator garden is a more traditional flower garden, which attracts all sorts of pollinators.
Last but not least, is the demonstration garden I mentioned earlier, aka the first garden, which was designed by Cindy Smart to show the public library that the gardens were worth it.
All the gardens are full of local art, and there even is a native section with traditional shade styles.
The entire garden, though with distinctive sections, comes together quite cohesively, forming a great experience full of aromatics and pretty views.
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