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Preparing your garden for winter at North America’s highest botanical gardens in Vail

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15min 30sec
Vail Betty Ford Botanic Gardens Colin Lee
Chandra Thomas Whitfield
Senior horticulturalist Colin Lee in the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail.

Located at 8,200 feet above sea level, it is the highest botanical garden in North America. We take you on stroll through Vail’s breathtakingly beautiful Betty Ford Alpine Gardens and hear from senior horticulturist Colin Lee about how to winterize your garden and prepare it for a prosperous spring.