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Our Facilities

Whether indoors or outdoors, or a small or large gathering, The Hudson Gardens has just the right place for your event! You’ll be sure to find the perfect fit with our selection of facilities. Choose from The Inn at Hudson Gardens, the Garden Canopy, or the Welcome Garden – we’ve got what you are looking for!

Call us at (303)797-8565 ext. 322 or ext. 324 to find out how we can accommodate your specific event, or share your plans online and we will contact you.

The Inn at Hudson Gardens

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Nestled among conifers planted by King Hudson, the historic Inn at Hudson Gardens provides a distinctive year-round event venue. While charming during the winter holidays, The Inn—with the adjacent Inn Courtyard—provides a floral delight in warmer weather.

Originally operated as Evelyn Hudson’s Country Kitchen and later as The Northwoods Inn Restaurant, this stately yet charming log cabin now provides a distinctive year-round event venue. It is placed on Littleton’s historic register as a “building of merit”.

The Inn is equipped with these unique and convenient features:
• Tables (5’ round) and chairs for up to 250 guests
• Banquet and kitchen areas
• Two gas fireplaces with mantels
• Patio terrace leading to a private courtyard
• Original wood floors
• Open floor plan
• Vaulted ceilings with exposed wood beams
• Your choice of ambient lighting or task lighting
• Wireless internet capabilities
• Blackout shades
• Optional seminar-style seating
• Exceptional dressing room facilities for bride and attendants; grooms’ room also available

Garden Canopy

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Adjacent to the signature Oval Garden, the Garden Canopy brings the beauty of each season to your event. Whether your event is formal or casual, the Garden Canopy is surrounded by a soft palette of colorful annuals, providing unmatched beauty and views of the Front Range.

The Garden Canopy is available from May through October, and is equipped with soft walls, lights, plumbing, electrical outlets, and tables (5’ round) and chairs for up to 225 guests. The backdrop is graciously provided by Mother Nature!

The Rose Garden is included as a ceremony area when renting the Garden Canopy. Rental of this facility also includes the use of two dressing rooms.

Welcome Garden Pavilion

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Located on a knoll with an expensive southern view which includes the South lawn, the Rock Garden Canyon and the Conifer Grove, the Welcome Garden Pavilion is a state-of-the-art facility with seating for 175 guests, equipped with French doors, tables (5’ round), chairs, heat, optional soft walls, lights, plumbing and electrical outlets. The adjacent cobblestone bridge provides a great setting for photos!

Rental of the Welcome Garden Pavilion is inclusive of use of Monet’s Place as a ceremony area. Two dressing rooms are also included when renting this venue.

Ceremony Only Sites

Looking for a place for a memorable ceremony? Our “ceremony only” options include intimate floral settings, a Monet-inspired setting with a babbling brook …or if you are familiar enough with our thirty acres of spectacular garden displays to have interest in a site not included here, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Rose Garden

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Recently redesigned into a stunning and updated display of roses that thrive in the Colorado climate, the Rose Garden features over 200 spectacular plantings. The selections are “modern” rose varieties, characteristically displaying vibrant color and intense fragrance. Pergolas at each end of the display create a stunning entrance to the fountain area in the middle of the Rose Garden, and also serve as the perfect backdrop for your “I do’s”.

The elegant Wedding Walk curves through the Oval Garden and faces the Rose Garden wedding ceremony area. Engraved bricks placed along this pathway create the perfect setting to commemorate both upcoming weddings and weddings past. To order, download the form for a Wedding Walk brick and return it in person, via fax at (303)797-8647, or via e-mail at info@hudsongardens.org.

Monet’s Place

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Adjacent to the Water Garden with the gentle sound of a babbling brook nearby and an inspiring view of the pond, Monet’s Place is reminiscent of a painting by impressionist Claude Monet. Completely renovated in 2009, the plantings mirror that which is planted in Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France, complete with Ginkgo, Magnolia, and Weeping Willows.

Monet’s Place accommodates approximately 150 guests; the hardscape elements, including platform and artificial turf, were specifically designed to accommodate wedding ceremonies.