Since the Nectary Pollinator and Sensory Garden opened in summer 2024, bees, birds, and Colorado pollinators have made the garden a stop on their paths. Bursting with more than 380 plants, the garden is also home to 26 different native plant species.
Since the garden opened, perennial plants have exploded, and a new mural on the garden’s wall, painted by teens from the library’s IMAGINANTES program, has transformed the look and feel of the garden.
A group of IMAGINANTES teens helped carry out the vision of artists from a local collective Al Frente de Lucha, more than a decade after an earlier group of IMAGINANTES teens painted the mural in the Civic Center Parking Structure with artist Rafael Lopez.
In October, a variety of wonderful events and programs will take place in the Nectary Pollinator and Sensory Garden which is located behind the library’s Administrative Center at 301 East Olive Street.
Nature Journaling in the Garden
Wednesday, October 1
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Engage with nature to explore, sketch, paint, write, and have fun in the outdoors with Fort Collins Nature Journal Group. Registration required.
Explore the Nectary Pollinator and Sensory Garden
Thursday, October 2 and 26
4:00 – 5:30 PM
The Nectary will be open to the public for exploration.
S’mores & Scary Stories
Friday, October 17
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Come one and all to hear stories that will send shivers down your spine. Designed for children ages 10+. Registration required.
