LawyerLady
My blogs
| Industry | Non-Profit |
|---|---|
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Introduction | A long-time fan of DeBoer and his work. For a decade, I lived a block away from one of his early parks, Alamo Placita (translated as "peaceful cottonwoods"). I now live across the street from another park designed by DeBoer. My children went to school at Steele Elementary on Marion Street Parkway. The beautiful old sycamore maples lining that street known to the kids as "itchy bomb trees," were planted by DeBoer almost a century ago. What else do we owe to DeBoer? The crabapple trees that explode into bloom lining Downing Street and Speer Boulevard. The towering evergreen forest at the north end of Washington Park. The Denver Flower Trail. The Box Canyon in City Park. DeBoer is known as "the Father of the Denver Botanic Gardens." That important cultural institution owes its existence in large part to DeBoer's tireless campaigning for over 50 years before the current gardens became a reality. |
| Interests | Gardening, history, art, anthropology, meeting new people, travel, dogs, life! |
| Favorite movies | The Secret Garden |
| Favorite music | Atokan Farewell |
| Favorite books | Around the Town in Denver Parks by S. R. DeBoer; Shopping Districts by S. R. DeBoer |