Members Only Plant Sale
As a special thank you to our members, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is offering an exclusive plant presale. Have first selection of plants and troughs, located outside the Education Center.
Volunteer Gardening
Join us in the Gardens for an informal work session and to help us keep the Gardens blooming. Tools, gloves and instruction provided. Bring water, hat and dress appropriately. Gardeners […]
Rock Garden Plant Sale
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is hosting its annual plant sale featuring unusual, water efficient plants perfectly suited for mountain gardens. Located outside the Education Center. *Members of the Gardens can […]
Yoga in the Gardens
Start your day off right in Vail's most ZEN location led by local expert instructors. Find your flow in the Gardens' Alpine Plaza below the large waterfall. Monday, Wednesday, & […]
Garden Tour
The tour winds through the four-acres of beautiful gardens and ends at the quaint Schoolhouse Gift Shop in the Children’s Garden. You’ll learn about alpine flora and mountain environments, identification, […]
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Alpines: Conquerors of the Cold Visitor Center exhibit
The harsh alpine ecosystems is too brutal for trees to live. Explore intimate photographic portraits of survivors, from lichens to pikas, that have evolved strategies to endure in the world's […]
Member Breakfast
Education Center 522 S. Frontage Rd. E., Vail, CO
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Colorado Botanist Explorers outdoor exhibit
2020 is the 200th anniversary of the Long Expedition, the first scientific exploration of Colorado that included botanist Edwin James. He, and those that followed, opened up the stunning world […]
Alpines of the World Tour
From the Himalayas to the Rocky Mountains, join our curator on a tour of the unique alpine plants of the Gardens