The Gardens on Spring Creek
The Gardens on Spring Creek is an 18-acre botanical garden located on the Spring Creek corridor in Fort Collins, Colorado. Located at 2145 Centre Avenue, the Gardens is owned and managed by the City of Fort Collins. A 501 non-profit, volunteer board works in conjunction with the City of Fort Collins on behalf of the institution.
History
The idea for a community horticulture center in Fort Collins was vocalized as early as 1986, but the initial move to development can be traced to 1995 when the city of Fort Collins initiated a horticulture program. Groundbreaking for the visitor center took place in 2004, with the site opening later that year. 2017 saw the groundbreaking for a 5-acre, multi-million dollar expansion of garden spaces for the site. Lasting for two years, this expansion saw the addition of 5 new garden spaces: Theme, Great Lawn/Everitt Pavilion, Undaunted, Foothills, and Prairie Gardens. Completed in 2019, the project doubled the visitor center's square footage and added an all-glass butterfly house operated in partnership with the Butterfly Pavilion of Westminster, CO.Features
Current garden spaces
Source:- Entryway Garden
- Children's Garden
- Xeric Parkway Strip
- Garden of Eatin'
- Rock Garden
- Wetlands Garden
- Sustainable Backyard
- The Great Lawn and Everitt Pavilion
- The Undaunted Garden
- Prairie Garden
- Foothills Garden
- Theme Gardens : Plant Select® Garden, Fragrance Garden, Rose Garden, Moon Garden, and Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden
- Butterfly House
- Welcome Garden