helen fowler library

The Helen Fowler Library at Denver Botanic Gardens houses one of the premier collections of plant-related resources in the United States. Topics covered in the collection include botany, horticulture, gardens and gardening, landscaping, agriculture, world flora, botanical art and illustration, flower arrangement, medical botany, ethnobotany, insects, plant pests and diseases, plant lore, nature crafts and more. Members of the Gardens may check out books, DVDs, videos and software.

The entire collection contains:

• Books for adults and children
• DVDs
• Videos
• Software
• Current and past periodicals
• Nursery catalogs
• Slides
• Pamphlet files
• Rare books - Waring collection
• Botanical illustrations, art and stamps
• Rare glass/stereoscopic slides and other rarities, such as suisekis (Japanese art rocks)

A variety of digital resources are available for extensive research, including the Gardens' own Plantfinder database, the AGRICOLA database, the EBSCO Garden Literature database, the Anderson Horticultural Library database and others.

The Helen Fowler Library has an impressive collection of late 19th and 20th century nursery and seed catalogs from across the country. The striking cover image at the right is an example of the thousands of catalogs on hand.

• Be sure to check out the Library's links page which offers a huge variety of resources, including links to the Plant Societies (please visit their Web sites and contact them directly for information about shows and sales held at the Gardens throughout the year).
• Visit our Library Catalog to see what is in our collection.

Helen Fowler Library Hours
Saturday and Sunday: noon-4 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Fridays and the following holidays:
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Contact
720-865-3570
Fax: 720-865-3723
E-mail: library@botanicgardens.org