Montrose Botanic Gardens

Montrose, Colorado, United States

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Montrose Botanic Gardens in Montrose, Colorado is a small but thoughtfully designed public garden that turns a former patch of high-desert scrub into a peaceful oasis of flowers, trees, and educational plantings.

Covering about 3.5 acres, with over an acre already developed, it showcases waterwise and native landscaping suited to the region’s semi-arid climate, including themed areas such as rock and native gardens, a sensory garden, and demonstration beds that help home gardeners learn how to create attractive, low-maintenance yards with limited water.

Visitors follow meandering paths past seasonal color, ornamental grasses, and views toward the surrounding mountains, and the site doubles as a community hub with children’s planting areas, workshops, and special events like light displays and festivals.

Located at 1800 Pavilion Drive next to the Montrose Pavilion, the gardens are free to enter, open daily from dawn to dusk, and rely on donations and volunteers to maintain this accessible, high-desert botanical retreat.