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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail Colorado

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens

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Searching for a place to soothe your soul, restore your spirit or calm your nerves? Vail's Betty Ford Alpine Garden is a summer destination for the worn and weary. No parades of people, no jostling, no ticket taking. The garden is free, rarely packed, beautifully planted and inviting.

At 8,200 feet, Betty ford alpine gardens are the highest public botanical gardens in North America. This elegant garden is a place of quiet reflection, a tiny oasis of tranquility within a few acres. What began as a demonstration garden has evolved into an important site for those who delight in meditation gardens, mountain habitats and native plants.
 
Marty Jones and Helen Fritch originally wanted to showcase the variety of perennials that could be grown in a mountain setting. But nearly 20 years later, their original idea has blossomed into an important pilgrimage for those who love unique gardens. The garden, they both say, mirrors the mountains, although condensed to human scale.

Because of the cool Vail nights, many flowers bloom longer and the blooms overlap. Peonies and daisies may appear at the same time. At lower altitudes, peonies have disappeared before daisies open. For mountain dwellers, this intense season is ordinary. But for visitors from the Front Range, it adds an otherworldly feeling, as if the garden is slightly supernatural.

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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is one of the highest botanical garden, striving to maintain a diverse and healthy collection of species.