Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

Have you seen the '1,000 faces of Santa' display in Lions Park yet? The free exhibit at the Paul Smith Children's Village, part of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, runs through 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24. 'One-thousand Faces of Santa' is a large, rare and unique collection of Santa Clauses from the 20th Century. It is a part of the Thom Wise Collection and has been featured on HGTV. Read Mo

Cheyenne Botanic Garden's Director Shane Smith and City of Cheyenne Urban Forester Lisa Olson says because of the unseasonably dry, warm weather the area has experienced in recent weeks it would be a good idea to water your outdoor plants...

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Assistant Director Claus Johnson says you may want to consider eating the contents of your pumpkin after carving a Jack O' Lantern this year.

Can you make a haunted sculpture out of a tree branch? Find out at the Paul Smith Children's Village on October 16 as they will help you create haunted treehouse sculptures. The cost is $5 per participant and you must register in advance at 637-6349 or online at www.botanic.org.

You've probably played Milton Bradley's 'Twister' game before, but have you played outside by painting the colored circles on the grass? That's what's planned for Wednesday afternoon, August 29, at the Paul Smith Children's Village in Lions Park.

Do you grow your own vegetables? The Laramie County Master Gardeners and the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens are hosting a cooking presentation and demonstration by local author Willi Evans Galloway on Thursday, August 2, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Paul Smith Children's Village in Lions Park.

A 6-foot-tall rabbit has arrived at the Paul Smith Children's Village in Lions Park. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens has announced the addition of a new sculpture, inspired by the rabbit from 'Alice in Wonderland.' The sculpture was created by local artist Guadalupe Barajas.

How much energy can you create? That's one of the things you can find out at the Paul Smith Children's Village tomorrow, June 26. The Cheyenne Botanic Garden's Children's Village will host two pinwheel workshops, 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and then participants will test the physical energy needed to create power with their human electric generator.

The Cheyenne Botanic Garden's Paul Smith Children's Village presents a performance by the Denver Children's Museum at 1 p.m. tomorrow, June 19. 'Kelly Green and the Seven Trash-Talkers' is an interactive, audience participation play about reducing, reusing and recycling. The show is free as part of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power's 'Summer of Power' series of programs.

Did you know that early homesteaders on the plains lived in houses made of sod? No trees had been planted yet, so settlers heading west used what there was a lot of, grass, to create a shelter. You can help construct a sod wall tomorrow, June 16, at the Paul Smith Children's Village, part of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, in Lions Park.