Category: Stiles African American Heritage Gardens

• STILES – Saturday Afternoon Tea honoring Aunt Clara Brown

  The Stiles African American Heritage Gardens honors plant relationships as expressed by prominent historical figures who helped define Denver and the west as we know it today. This tea features plant medicine as practiced by Aunt Clara Brown.

  Lee Lee

  April 15, 2023

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• Structuring the Stiles African American Heritage Garden II: STONES

  The structuring of the Stiles African American Heritage Gardens began with boxing in the oak as a reference to the Underground Railroad and a platform for the collection of plants used as food and medicine by those seeking freedom.

  Lee Lee

  April 11, 2023

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• Structuring the Stiles African American Heritage Garden I: DOGS

  The structuring of the Stiles African American Heritage Gardens began with boxing in the oak as a reference to the Underground Railroad and a platform for the collection of plants used as food an d medicine by those seeking freedom.

  Lee Lee

  March 14, 2023

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• STILES – Breaking Ground in the Hell-strip

  Join us for an open house at the Stiles Center to learn about Aunt Clara Brown and our no-water, stone crevice gardens in the ‘hell-strip.’ Through themed Saturday Afternoon Teas, explore plant knowledge and community insights. The first tea will focus on medicinal plants and Clara Brown’s contributions to healing and community empowerment.

  Lee Lee

  March 8, 2023

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  Art & Ecology, Communities of Culture, Medicine, Plants, SAAHG, Tea, Urban Gardens

• STILES – Tearing Out Three Layers of Weed Cloth

  

  After receiving a grant from Denver Arts & Venues PS You Are Here program, we started restoring the land by opening the soil to the sky and moisture after 30 years of being smothered under weed cloth

  Lee Lee

  December 1, 2022

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  BIRDseed, Communities of Culture, Community Restoration, Denver Gardens, medicine paths, pollinator pathways, Rocky Mountain Native Plants, Stiles African American Heritage Gardens, Urban Gardens

• Site Assessment for the Stiles African American Heritage Gardens

  

  An assessment of the existing plants at the Stiles African American Herigate Center in Five Points.

  Lee Lee

  October 15, 2022

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• The Stiles African American Heritage Gardens

  2607 Glenarm PlaceIn the Heart of Five Points, Denver, Colorado The Stiles African American Heritage Center is open to the public (most) Saturdays from 2-4p.Confirm or set an appointment with Kala: 720-276-0741 2026: Walking Together The Stiles African American Heritage Center is honored to have been awarded a Walking Together grant supporting Folklife in Communities…

  Lee Lee

  October 15, 2022

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