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Colleen Smith

Colleen Smith writes and gardens in Denver.

At right, the 32-foot tall, bright blue "For Jennifer," by Joel Shapiro, is set in the courtyard between the Hamilton Building of the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum.

Denver’s museum gardens offer a respite from garden chores

November 3, 2016 at 7:23 p.m.

Denver's museum gardens offer a respite from garden chores

Colorado garden dynasty: The family behind Hardy Boy brand

April 29, 2016 at 9:27 p.m.

Colorado garden dynasty: The family behind Hardy Boy brand

Kniphofia triangularis, a.k.a. red-hot poker.

Drama queens: South African plants gain deserved garden spotlight

April 30, 2016 at 12:42 p.m.

Drama queens: South African plants gain deserved garden spotlight

C "Carol Mackie" daphne blooms in balls of fragrant, pink-and-white flowers.

In tight spaces or dry places, shrubs become a garden essential

April 30, 2016 at 9:03 a.m.

In tight spaces or dry places, shrubs become a garden essential

The herbs at Artemisia & Rue, a store for aromas, elixirs and tinctures , at 70 Broadway in Denver on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Wisdom and herbal medicine: Denver herbalist confronts cold season

April 30, 2016 at 3:04 p.m.

Wisdom and herbal medicine: Denver herbalist confronts cold season

After 25 at Birdsall & Co., John Ludwig, left, is retiring. Scott and Annie Huston, right, will take over the store.

Longtime Denver garden store is changing (gloved) hands

April 28, 2016 at 8:53 p.m.

Longtime Denver garden store is changing (gloved) hands

The Foothills Art Center in Golden has resurrected an old church as a shrine to fine arts.

10 intriguing museums in and around Denver: Beyond the new History Colorado Center

April 30, 2016 at 8:50 p.m.

10 intriguing museums in and around Denver: Beyond the new History Colorado Center

Sleek, chic: Womanswork stretch glove with breathable back, Ultra Touch palm ($37.99)

How to choose the right garden gloves

April 30, 2016 at 6:38 p.m.

How to choose the right garden gloves

If you know Latin, you know from the second half of its name that a Rudbeckia hirta is going to have some hairy parts.

Learning plants’ Latin names helps gardeners make informed choices

April 30, 2016 at 6:41 p.m.

Learning plants' Latin names helps gardeners make informed choices

Vegetable and flower seed packets serve as markers for what hasbeen planted.

Healing in a garden: Colorado school for troubled girls reaps gift

April 30, 2016 at 11:30 p.m.

Healing in a garden: Colorado school for troubled girls reaps gift