VAIL — Betty Ford Alpine Gardens recently announced its slate of officers for the Board of Trustees. Susan Frampton is serving as president; Margaret Rogers as vice president; Gwen Scalpello, ...

VAIL — Thanks to the recently opened Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center, the botanical gardens are now able to host an annual membership drive and plant sale locally. From Friday to June 5, ...

The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, located in Vail, is the world's highest botanical garden at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky Mountains. (Video by Jon Mitchell) VAIL • The story of the Betty Ford ...

s an absolute treasure. Founded in 1985, they were named for Betty Ford in 1988. The gardens are laid out beautifully, and considered one of the largest alpine gardens in the world. They collect ...

VAIL, Colorado – America’s highest botanical garden is now responsible, officially, for preserving America’s highest native flora. The North American Plant Collections Consortium, a branch of the ...

Previously, on Aug. 11, 1989, a former first lady and green thumb cut the ribbon on the botanic garden named in her honor — the beginning of what would be a local treasure and destination within a ...