Summer 2021
Tour canceled ~~ but a great summer upcoming!
The Breckenridge Alpine Gardens
The Summit County Garden Club is responsible
for planting and caring for the Breckenridge
Alpine Gardens along the Blue River in downtown
Breckenridge. Members clean up and plant
in the spring, take turns deadheading and
weeding during the growing season and then
have a clean up day in the fall.
A big THANKS to Club Coordinators, Diane and Nancy,
for almost single-handedly keeping the
Breck Alpine Gardens
looking great in 2020! A new member, Sharon, has
lifted all the existing rocks outlining the main
walking path and made them look like new!
Thanks so much!
A Monarch Butterfly!
One of our long-time Garden Club members
sent in these gorgeous photos from her front yard
(taken by another SCGC member)
Note that "she" is right next to a
milkweed which is the only thing their caterpillars eat.
They specifically eat only the leaves of milkweed plants.
Let's plant more milkweed!
Go to the Bloom Host Program tab to see
photos of our participants of 2020!
It was so fun to see so many of our members there!
Members check your email often for updated
info on scheduled Bloom Hosts!
On June 16th several Garden Club members
participated in a fun wildflower hike
to Lower Cataract Lake.
Below are some photos they took.
A Gentian Monument, they grow for
several years and only bloom once durig their
lifetime and then die.
Mother Nature has been planting in the Breckenridge Alpine Gardens
before club members this year!
Look at the Indian Paintbrush we found at the June 10th Clean Up Day!
Another Clean Up Day will be from 9-12
Thursday, June 18th.
Hope to see many of you there!
Summer 2019
Hike to Cataract Lake
On the 1st of July 2019 members of the Summit Garden Club hiked Cataract Lake to see fields of columbine and green gentian in bloom. We also saw red berried elder, lupine, wild rose, cornhusk lily, penstemon, to name a few. Thanks to Alicia who helped us identify the flowers. It was a beautiful morning and hike. We hope to have more hikes this summer, check the Events tab often!
Amazing Sugar Bowl (Vase) Flower at Cataract Lake
Mr. Moose hanging out waiting for someone to
take his photo in a beautiful Frisco neighborhood
Thank you DeeDee & Peter for sharing!
Look what's new and updated
at the Breckenridge Alpine Gardens!
Thanks Nancy, Diane & Dave!
Beautiful Wildflowers Seen on
Shrine Pass Hike
Members Nancy, Helen & Alicia
Planting Day at the Breck Alpine Gardens
Thanks to all the members who helped!
Don't forget to stop by the Breckenridge Alpine Gardens to see
What our members have been planting and maintaining
this year!
Summer 2019 at the Breckenridge Alpine Gardens
Please click on "Events" to View Our
2019 Calendar
Please go to our Garden Tour page to see many more photos taken at the gardens shown on the Tour.