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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

It's no secret that Vail was the preferred vacation spot for former President Gerald Ford and his wife, Betty. In fact, Betty Ford became known by locals as the "First Lady of the Vail Valley" because ...

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 ...

Cradled in the Rocky Mountains, Vail’s Betty Ford Alpine Gardens were established in 1985 by the Vail Alpine Garden Foundation. In 1988, the site was expanded and renamed to honor former first lady ...

Let’s start big picture. What’s the vibe here? Look, we get that it might seem weird to go look at plants in a ski town, but trust us, this one is worth the stop. The highest-elevation botanical ...

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 ...