Awards and Recognition

Finalist, Non-Profit of the Year (2022), Winner announced May 3, 2022.

Excellence in Interpretive Sign Design, Awarded by the City of Durango

North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) 
We are members of NARGS and are featured in 11 Rock Gardens of Colorado pamphlet. We also trial plants and send reports to NARGS. Durango hosted the NARG's 2021 Annual Conference. 

Plant Select® Golden Shovel Award:
for excellence in design and promotion of the Plant Select mission, Plant Select's highest award.

Plant Select® Showcase Garden 

Habitat Hero Garden:
For converting a blighted urban area into a haven for pollinators 

Colorado Garden Foundation grant recipient

NEW! American Horticultural Society Member: Membership in the Durango Botanic Gardens entitles our members to free and reduced admission at numerous botanic gardens across the country!