When you think of alpine plants, it might seem like a niche horticultural club, requiring lots of expertise and specialist composts. Certainly, you’ll find a few ...

VAIL — Betty Ford Alpine Gardens has partnered with Bureau of Land Management to grow and reintroduce one of the rarest plants in North America — the Penstemon debilis — onto the Roan Plateau near ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As winter gives way to spring, the changes show most clearly in gardens at ground level. Persistent wet weather ...

VAIL — Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, nestled along the banks of Gore Creek, is considered the premier alpine botanical gardens in the country. Yet aside from providing an ecological sanctuary for ...

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management to grow and reintroduce one of the rarest plants in North America — the Penstemon debilis — in the Roan Plateau area near ...

They may not be the showiest thing on the patio, but these miniature landscapes inevitably take center stage: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land.” By Margaret Roach If you can make space for a ...

It's no secret that Vail was the preferred vacation spot for former President Gerald Ford and his wife, Betty. In fact, Betty Ford became known by locals as the "First Lady of the Vail Valley" because ...

As fall settles in, gardeners across Colorado are preparing their gardens for the cold months ahead. At the Betty Ford Alpine Garden in Vail—the highest botanic garden in North America—experts like ...

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays. Where: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center, Ford Park, 522 South Frontage Road, Vail. Cost: Free. More ...

Summit County Garden Club is seeking volunteers this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Alpine Gardens in Breckenridge to help with clean up of the gardens. Help us give back to the community and ...

You can't grow a real alpine rock garden in the Washington area. The weather and soil are just wrong. Still, lots of people manage admirable versions, including the ...

A summer in the Rocky Mountains helped Jackson Fox take his gardening and landscape skills to new heights, elevating his green thumb. The University of Delaware Class of 2027 landscape architecture ...