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Thank you donors
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Donors!
Listed are financial and in-kind donors to the Myriad Gardens Foundation from January 1, 2016 to February 2017.
$50,000+
The Chickasaw Nation Devon Energy Corporation The Meinders Foundation OGE Energy Corp. Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
The Anschutz Foundation Bancfirst Continental Resources Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings Kirkpatrick Family Fund Mr. Robert Meinders Newmark Grubb Levy Strange Beffort Oklahoma City Community Foundation Parks & Public Spaces Initative Scaramucci Foundation
$10,000 - $24,000
Ad Astra Foundation Anonymous Downtown OKC Inc. Express Employment Professionals Mr. and Mrs. David McLaughlin McGee Foundation, Inc OU Physicians SONIC, America’s Drive-In Tinker Federal Credit Union
$5,000 - $9,999
Arnall Family Foundation Ms. Eloise Bentley Cox Communications E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation Mr. John M. Gordon Amy and Kelly Gray Leslie and Cliff Hudson Nabholz Construction Mr. and Mrs. J. Larry Nichols Records-Johnston Family Foundation Telefora Mr. and Mrs. James R. Tolbert III
$2,500 - $4,999
ADG, PC Delta Dental of Oklahoma Enable Midstream Partners First Mortgage Company Mrs. Henry Freede Holiday Inn Express HoganTaylor LLC Jean I Everest Foundation The Kerr Foundation, Inc. Kids Joining Eternity Manhattan Construction Mason Realty Investors Mattison Law Group Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Morey Mrs. Jeaneen Naifeh Prodigal LLC REHCO Downtown Development, LLC St. Anthony Hospital
$1,000 - $2,499
Allied Arts Foundation American Fidelity Foundation Bank of Oklahoma Van and Pat Barber Barkocy Construction Mr. and Mrs. Dan Batchelor BC Clark Jewelers Ben E. Keith Bob Moore Land Rover Mr. and Mrs. Tony Boghetich Calvert’s Plant Interiors Mr. and Mrs. Bob Calvert Mr. and Mrs. Richard Champlin Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coats Crowe & Dunlevy Deep Deuce Grill, LLC Dr. and Mrs. Warren Filley First National Bank of Oklahoma FIS Foundation, Inc Fred Jones Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bob Greenberg Aimee and David Harlow Ms. Maureen Heffernan Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jirous Kirkpatrick Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCubbin Midtown Vets Oklahoma City Dodgers OU Health Sciences Center Mr. and Mrs. Ray Potts Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pugh Mr. and Mrs. Carson See Mr. R.L. Sias Smith & Pickel Construction Total Environment, Inc Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, P.C.
Contributing Members at Garden Leader Level
Peter, Hillary, and Rowan Farrell S. Kim and Suzette Hatfield Brian and Allison Pugh
$250 - $999
Accel Financial Staffing Mr. and Mrs. Brian Alford Mr. Robert Allee American Plant Products Wesley and Serena Anderson Andrews Davis BDK CPA & Advisors Mrs. Gail Beals Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes Beck Associates Architects PLLC Mr. and Mrs. Michael Belanger Mrs. Annie Bohanon Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bonds Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Booker Mr. Lindsey Brock Mr. and Mrs. Robert Browne Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Bob Calvert Tatianna Cannon Capital West LLC Ms. Joanna Champlin and Mr. Shawnee Brittan Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clark Colcord Hotel Mr. Matt Cole Sherman Cole and Carolyn Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Bill Comstock Cox Enterprises, LLC Crowe & Dunlevy Cuppies & Joe LLC Mr. Scott Davis Dr. Shirley Dearborn Dobson Technologies Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edwards Ms. Irma B. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. James Everest Ms. Tricia Everest Hillary, Peter & Rowan Farrell Mr. Paul Lefebvre First Liberty Bank Mr. Chris Fleming Fowler Holding Company Frankfurt Short Bruza Ms. Joan Frates Mr. Charles L. Freede Gray, Blodgett and Company PLLC Greenstock Nurseries Mr. and Mrs. David Griffin Hall Estill Ms. Bonnie Hand
Mrs. Linda Haneborg Mrs. Jane Harlow Mr. and Mrs. John Hefner Mrs. Dannie Bea Hightower High Caliper Growing, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill Ms. Elizabeth Hines Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hume Ms. Gail Huneryager Ms. Dixie Jensen Mr. Shane Jewell Ms. Linda Kissler K & K Nursery and Landscape, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Laird Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mavon Linda Rosser McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Mark McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merson Mr. and Mrs. Joe McFall Midtown Renaissance Minick Materials Mock Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ron Morey Mr. and Mrs. James Morley Mr. and Mrs. David Neff Ms. Karen Nester Oklahoma City Beautiful Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Oklahoma City University Mr. and Mrs. David Ostrowe Mr. and Mrs. Allen Paine The Painted Door Paycom PB and J Your Way Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parry Mr. and Mrs. Morton Payne Ms. Glenda Payne Mr. Kent Phillips Mr. James Pickel Plant Wisdom Garden Center Precure Nursery & Garden Center Presbyterian Health Foundation Prosperity Bank Roger and Joy Quinn Mr. Gene Rainbolt Mr. Marc Rice Mr. and Mrs. John Robberson Mr. and Mrs. D. Joe Rocket Ms. Meg Salyer Scissortail Salon LLC Mrs. Kim Searls Janice and Lee Segell Mrs. Tiffany Self Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shortt Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Skuta Mr. and Mrs. John Slay Mr. Lee Allan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Roger Spring Mr. and Mrs. Renzi Stone Ms. Ranee Taylor TLC Nursery & Greenhouses UMB Bank Ms. Erin Van Laanen and Mr. John Myles Vicki Vanstavern & Don Narcomey Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wells Mr. and Mrs. Mark West Mr. Dean White Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiggin Mr. Roy H. Williams Don T. and Carolyn T. Zachritz Mr. Charles Michael Zeek
Contributing Members at the Benefactor Level
Dr. Thomas Coniglione Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hudson Mr. Ronald Javitch Mr. Gene Rainbolt
$1 - $249
Ms. Laura Ainsworth Ms. Judith Fell Austin Dr. Sterling S. Baker Ms. Kelley Barnes Ms.. Karen Beckman Mr. and Mrs. John Biggs Dr. and Mrs. Bob Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Blaney Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Blankenship Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Braun Ms. Phyllis L. Brawley Mr. Steve Brown Mr. James Burnett Ms. Sandra Casteel Center for Economic Development Mr. and Mrs. Richard Charnay The Honorable Nancy Coats and Mr. Charlie Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cox Mr. and Mrs. Greg Crotchett Mr. and Mrs. David Dautenhahn Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis Mrs. Libbi Davis Mr. and Mrs. Roland Denman Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Devero Dig and Hope Garden Club Mr. Max D’Souza Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edwards Ms. Elizabeth Eickman and Mr. Marvin Quinn Mr. Robert Eskridge Ms. Carol Eyster Mr. and Mrs. Jay Farber Mr. Corey Farmer Mr. Craig Fishbein Mr. and Mrs. Bill Frankfurt Mrs. Nan Frates The Generation Group Ms. Ann Felton Gilliland Mr. Cary Grenrock Mr. and Mrs. Barry Grove Sandra Harrison Dr. and Mrs. Don W. Haskins Ms. Teresa Helt Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Hervey Mr. and Mrs. Larry Herzel Mr. David High Senator and Mrs. David Holt Ms. Linda Horn Ms. Mary Houston Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard Ms. Audrey Huffman Ms. Robin Hurley Ms. Nancy Izfar Ms. Dixie Jensen Mrs. Brenda Johnson Mr. Mark Kelly Mr. Dusty Kitchko Mr. and Mrs. Mike Krywucki Ms. Peg Kunneman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen LaFollette Mr. and Mrs. Tim Larason Mr. Paul Lefebvre Mr. and Mrs. James Loftis Mr. Laurence D. Lucas Ms. Linda Manaugh Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marshall Ms. Joy A. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. John Michalski Mr. and Mrs. James Rocky Moore Mr. Melvin Moran Ms. Joanne Necco Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics Mr. Charles Oppenheim Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Parker Ms. Phyllis Pennington Mrs. Melissa Pepper-Stevener Mr. James Prock Republic Bank & Trust Mr. and Ms. Mark Reser Ms. Patty Roloff Sherry Rowan Dr. and Mrs. Carl Rubenstein Ms. Belinda Ruffel Mr. Roger Runge Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Schuur Mr. David Scott Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sergent Mr. and Mrs. David P. Severe Mr. and Mrs. Randel Shadid Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shelby Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Neil Stanfield Mrs. Judith Steelman Mr. Allan Storjohann Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stover Mr. and Mrs. Hatton Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Udho Thadani Ms. Kym Thompson Ms. Gena Timberman Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tippett The Tree Bank Mr. and Mrs. Dan Trigg Ms. Nancy Hill Tucker Ms. Jean Marie Warren Mr. Robert White Councilman and Mrs. Pete White Mrs. Martha V. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woods Mr. and Mrs. Denver W. Woolsey Mr. and Mrs. James L. Yoch Mr. John Yoeckel Ms. Anne Zachritz Ms. Claranell Zimmerman Ms. Sharon Beasley Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Tom Capucille Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill Ms. Veena Khanna Dr. T homas Kupiec Mr. and Mrs. David Lam Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Page Mr. and Mrs. William Paulk Mr. Chris Salyer Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stong Ms. Nancy Hill Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Mario Zuniga
In-Kind
Adorn Arts Council of Oklahoma City Barre3 Beau’s Wine Shop Boat House District Bricktown Starbucks Colcord Hotel Broadway Wine Merchants Calvert’s Plant Interiors DG Productions Double Shot Bar Service Dust Bowl OKC Earl’s Rib Palace Factor 110 Flint Full Circle Bookstore The General Store Great Plains Coca-Cola The Green House Inc Harkins Theater Heydey Entertainment Homeland Stores iFLY Oklahoma City 405 Magazine Magic Services MidAmerica Roofing New Leaf Florist Oklahoma Banana Olive & Company Ozarka Water & Coffee Service Panera Bread Redbud Floral Roxy’s Ice Cream Social Avis Scaramucci Scissortail Gifts Signs by Tomorrow Southwestern Stationery THG Financial Advisor This Land Yoga TLC Nurseries Topgolf OKC Trader Joe’s Whole Foods Market Wild Birds Unlimited Wilshire Garden Market
The Hernandez Family Gardens has become so much more than a backdrop for your family photo
By Erin Zerhan, Membership Manager and Development Associate
Brenda and Jorge Hernandez take a break from their fastpaced life to enjoy the beauty of nature and community in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. From Pumpkinville to Dancing in the Gardens the Hernandez family enjoys the entire year at Myriad Botanical Gardens. In their own words they share some of their favorite aspects of being members of the Gardens.
What made you decide to become a member of Myriad Gardens? We love to attend all of the special events held throughout the year at the Gardens, especially at the Children’s Garden, so it made perfect sense for us to become members to not only support the Gardens but also to save money on the different events.
What was your first impression of the Gardens, and how has that opinion changed through the years? I would say my first impression of the Gardens was that it was just a beautiful location for family pictures, but throughout the years the Gardens have become one of our favorite places to go and enjoy as a family, especially with all Jorge and Brenda hosting Dancing in the of the family entertainment Gardens for their second year in a row. They’ll be back for the third year on May 5. that has been added in recent years. This is the place we go to play and make lasting memories with our little ones.
How many children do you have, and what are their ages? What are their favorite parts about the Myriad Gardens and membership? We have two children. My daughter Adamari is 9 years old and my son Emiliano is 5 years old. Being members allows us to come as often as we’d like, with free admission to the majority of the events held at the Gardens, or at a discounted price. My kids love to go to the Gardens in the fall for Pumpkinville. It’s become an annual family tradition for us. The pumpkins, activities and all
Jorge, Emiliano, Adamari and Brenda pose for their family Christmas card photo. The Gardens to them is a great family photo backdrop and so much more!
the fall decorations really create a fun atmosphere for the kids and it’s a great way to welcome the fall season. They also love to come and play in the Thunder Fountain during the summer and ice skate at the Devon Ice Rink during the winter season.
How often do you visit the Gardens? My children and I visit the Gardens on a regular basis, especially since it’s so close to their school, John Rex Elementary. It’s the perfect place for walks after school and play dates with friends.
What is the best part of being a member of the Gardens? The best part of being a member is having a place that plans fun-filled monthly events for our family. There is always something exciting going on, something new. Our children look forward to their many adventures at the Gardens each month.
What event would you bring them to? One of our favorite events that I would love for them to enjoy is Dancing in the Gardens. This family-friendly event takes place during the warm summer months and brings everyone together for a fun night of dancing outdoors in the beautiful Gardens. Salsa dancing with downtown Oklahoma City as the background makes for an unforgettable evening with family and friends.
Any final thoughts about the Gardens or membership you would like to share? We are so grateful to the Gardens for providing this beautiful space for our community to enjoy. We hope more families will come out to the Gardens and see firsthand all that it has to offer.
Adamari, Brenda and Emiliano enjoying the Devon Ice Rink after school at John Rex Elmentary.
Oklahoma City-based Smart Pots joins Gardening School 2017 as new sponsor
High Caliper Growing in Oklahoma City jumped at the chance to participate in Gardening School 2017 as a firsttime sponsor. The company has been a pioneer in both the tree nursery and container gardening industries since 1980 by introducing soft-sided fabric grow containers to the horticulturist around the world.
Ralph Reiger originally invented the Root Control Bag at his tree farm in Guthrie, Oklahoma and targeted tree farmers who are still current customers of the Root Control Bag. His son and current owner, Kurt Reiger, helped his father improve the product and took it one step further by introducing the Smart Pot which has been embraced by master and hobbyist gardeners throughout the U.S. and internationally. Plenty of Smart Pots were on hand for Gardening School attendees to not only see but to take home as well. The fabric material used in the Botanical Gardens. First as an officer of the Myriad Gardens Conservancy and now as a corporate sponsor, Moesel, says teaching Oklahomans about gardening is what appeals to him about the Gardens in general, and Gardening School in particular. “I want to support initiatives like Gardening School that teach people Rodd Moesel about planting the right plants in the right spots because in this part of the country, we deal with the full weather rodeo,” Moesel said. “If people are successful at gardening, they will keep doing it. And we want them to keep doing that and support that effort.”
As the owner and operator of American Plant Products, Moesel and his wife Dona design and build research greenhouses for research universities and teaching facilities across the country.
Located in Oklahoma City, the business also designs and builds commercial greenhouses for agricultural as well as ornamental crops. The 35-year-old wholesale company specializes in quality horticultural equipment, supplies and services to commercial growers, schools and universities, research facilities, retail garden centers and conservatories. Root Control Bags and Smart Pots are completely free of BPA contaminants and are manufactured in Oklahoma City. High Caliper Growing holds numerous patents and continues its product enhancements with patents pending.
“High Caliper Growing has always had a passion to help educate fellow growers,” said Karen Murphy, marketing director. “Whether it’s educating them on the benefits of using a fabric grow container, working with schools on gardening projects for the children, or collaborating with organizations who construct urban community gardens. Because of this passion, High Caliper Growing is honored to be a sponsor of the Myriad Botanical Garden’s Oklahoma Gardening School.”
Smart Pots are available at your local Grow store, Hydro shop, Organic Garden store and Garden Centers. For more information visit
their website at smartpots.com.
American Plant Products supports a love of learning and gardening
For Rodd Moesel, a love of plants and public spaces inspires his longtime dedication to Myriad
deal with the full weather rodeo.” Growing up on a truck farm in Pauls Valley he watched his parents use any extra funds they had to buy green houses. So, when the family relocated to Oklahoma City, Moesel joined the local 4-H club that at the time met at the Oklahoma governor’s mansion.
“I was an introverted little kid, and 4-H encourages people to reach out and make presentations and get involved,” he said. “I had grown up helping people and telling them how to grow things and I guess people were fascinated by a little kid who could tell them how to grow things.”
After graduating from Oklahoma State University, for which he paid his tuition by building and selling terrariums, Moesel opened American Plant Products.
Among the many greenhouses the company has designed, of note is the Noble Foundation facility in Ardmore. Founded by Lloyd Noble, the Sam Roberts Noble Foundation is the largest independent agricultural research institution in the United States.
In 2014, Moesel was honored for his longtime work and dedication to agriculture with the Governor’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Agriculture.
“I love and support public spaces, like Myriad Botanical Gardens, that inspire learning and teach people how to garden,” Moesel said. “Gardening School is the perfect way to do just that.”
Poetry at the Gardens this Spring By Maureen Heffernan, Executive Director
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” –Mary Oliver
What better month than April to honor poetry when there is so much to observe and appreciate in nature as it stretches and wakes up from the winter? Every April, I seem to see and hear about more activities devoted to national poetry month.
Perhaps the need to slow down, observe, feel and think deeply by reading or writing poetry, is catching on as a much-needed balance to our rattled and fragmented attention spans as screens compete with the natural world for our close attention. The practice of reading poetry can then serve as a kind of speed bump for our too hectic lives, slowing us down to not miss the passing scenery.
Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we are excited to offer an exhibit of the poetry of Mary Oliver this spring in our gardens. Oliver brilliantly writes about plants gardens and the natural world with exceptional devotion, appreciation, tenderness and affection for it. Her poems often capture a quiet moment observing nature but the end effect is like a thunderclap startling you to not take the beauty of the world or your brief time in it for granted. A Pulitzer prize-winning poet and prose writer, Oliver is described as an “indefatigable guide to the natural world.” I hope you enjoy experiencing her poems in the Gardens.
Cloudscape Haikus and Rain Poems on display
Another poetry exhibit at the Gardens is paired with Cloudscape, an art exhibit by Oklahoma City artist Marc Baker. Located in the south lobby of the Crystal Bridge through May 14, Baker’s moody and atmospheric cloud paintings are paired with haiku cloud poems. Big billowing clouds and the delicacy of the haikus enrich enjoyment of each.
This spring, April showers will also bring poetry “flowers” as Downtown OKC ‘plants’ rain poems throughout downtown. Written by Oklahomans, these poems are only visible when the sidewalk is wet. Two will be located at the Gardens near our northeast and southeast corners. So when it rains and the world is “mud luscious and puddle wonderful” as the poet e. e. cummings famously wrote, grab your umbrella and wander out to discover these ephemeral literary blooms.
Seeking Volunteers at the Gardens
Interested in volunteering yourself or your company at the Gardens? We offer two options: Partner Volunteers and Occasional Volunteers. Partner volunteers make a commitment, and in return receive a wonderful list of benefits for their time and effort. Occasional volunteers participate when they are available or when an activity or event of interest to them is going on. If you are looking for a great place to give back, please consider joining us!
Partner Volunteers:
Requirements • Must agree to volunteer a minimum of 36 hours per year (or 3 hours/month) • Must be 18 years of age or older • $25 processing fee • Complete a simple application
Benefits • Receive a free parking pass to use while volunteering at the
Gardens • $20 off Myriad Botanical Gardens Family Membership • Reduced/Complimentary access to various Myriad Botanical
Gardens’ special events, including all education programs at
Partner Volunteer price • Receive free, instructional orientation and trainings • Receive free admission plus 10 free passes to our spring and fall festivals to share with your family and friends • Invitation to our Annual Appreciation Banquet and Holiday
Party • Opportunities to guide indoor and outdoor garden tours
Opportunities for Occasional Volunteers
With so much going on at the Gardens we always need and appreciate the help that our Occasional Volunteers provide. Due to a variety of reasons, these volunteers cannot commit to being a Partner Volunteer. However, they come help whenever we have special activities and events. Find a great variety of garden plants & more!
FREE ADMISSION. CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES. SHOP FOR MOTHERS DAY, (SUNDAY, MAY 14).
VENDORS INCLUDE 360 Farms CD3 Farm/ Tap your Health Source Duck Creek Farms Garden Anywhere Box Grahams Jewelrey Box Jo’s Garden Shop Lost Creek Mushroom Farm K&K Nursery and Landscape Laughing Rabbit Soap Co. Mustang Creek Alpacas Nature Conservancy Peppers and More Plant Wisdom Garden Center Prairie Wind Nursery R&E Plants “The Herb Place” Roses Inc. Green Country Skyridge Farm Southern Plant Farm Tall Grass Prairie Soap Tinroof Studios Utopia Gardens White Dog Chiles Wild Horse Canyon Farms Wild Things Nursery Wine and Palette
Book the Park House Events Center for Your Next Event
With beautifully landscaped acres of formal and natural gardens, the Myriad Botanical Gardens offers you a choice of so many striking places to gather for your next happening. The Park House Event Center is new in the line-up to rent for your special occasion. It’s perfect for corporate events, weddings, wedding receptions, networking events, birthday celebrations and more. With its natural light and striking panoramic views of the Gardens, breathtaking sunsets and nighttime glow of the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, the Events Center will make your next gathering a truly special occasion. The Events Center holds 120 people for a ceremony, 120 guests for dinner and 200 for a standing reception. Prices vary depending on day of the week and more.
Contact Goldie Jackson, (405) 208-0000 gjackson@myriadgardens.org
Community Partner Events at the Gardens
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park launches its 33rd season. Gardens’ members receive two, nontransferrable tickets to each performance listed below. Show your membership card at the ticket table at the Myriad Gardens’ Water Stage. Nonmembers tickets are $20.
The Taming of the Shrew By William Shakespeare June 1-24 (June 1-3, June 8, June 15-17, June 22-24
Hamlet By William Shakespeare September 14-30 (September 14- 16, 21-23, 28-30
For more information on Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park visit okshakespeare.com
deadCENTER Film Festival June 8-10
deadCenter Film Festival for more than 100 independent films from filmmakers across the globe. Films are screened in a total of seven downtown Oklahoma City locations.
Visit their website for dates, titles & times deadcenterfilm.org
Sunday Twilight Concerts Sundays, June-August, 7pm
Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s Sunday Twilight Concert Series returns to the Gardens on June 11. Enjoy a variety of bands. Bring a picnic lunch. Bring a chair or blanket. Names will be announced in May.
For more information visitartscouncilokc.com
Love, Peace and Goodwill Festival Sunday, June 4, 10am-9pm
Inspired by our community and a collective desire to postively impact our city, the Peace Love & Goodwill Festival is designed to provide a one-of-a-kind extra-sensory experience for the entire family. Listen, Eat, Shop and Explore the very best Oklahoma has to offer during this one day event.
Pitchfork in the Park to open at Gardens Opening mid May at Seasonal Plaza
The Myriad Gardens is pleased to announce Pitchfork in the Park as a new amenity to visitors of the Gardens. Andra and Jacob Conger, operators of the very successful Pitchfork food truck, will bring their culinary deliciousness to the Gardens. Located adjacent to the Park House Event Center, they will be opening in early May.
From The Oklahoman, Steve Lackmeyer: Pitchfork Kitchen & Bakery in September 2015. But in that short time, the couple drew a loyal following with an array of local menu items including cinnamon rolls, unique sandwich offerings and old family recipes.
Hunter Wheat, owner of the city’s leading food truck park, Bleu Garten, ranks Pitchfork among the top three operators among 76 that visited last season in terms of popularity.
“There isn’t a truck that does better than Pitchfork,” Wheat said. “They’ve got a good system. They serve a lot of food, they do it fast, and it’s great. And they’re creative — they have a bacon chocolate chip cookie that is out of this world.”
Check the Gardens website myriadgardens.org for the opening date and confirmed menu very soon. Pitchfork in the Park will offer sandwiches, hot dogs, sides, drinks, ice cream, frozen fruit bar treats and more!
Hours will be 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. With expanded hours during summer weekends, special events in the Gardens, and Thunder games.
Shop Scissortail Gifts at Myriad Gardens
Scissortail Gifts serves as the in-house gift store at the Myriad Botanical Gardens and has expanded its selection to include garden inspired gifts. The gift store features Made in Oklahoma products, Oklahoma-inspired gifts, and a new selection of garden & botanical books, gifts, and Myriad Botanical Garden branded items. Scissortail’s brand will become synonymous with this unique, iconic Oklahoma City attraction.
Oklahoma-Shaped Cutting and Serving Board. $20
Visitors can shop good while doing good. A portion of sales go towards helping to support Myriad Botanical Gardens. Gardens members receive 10 percent off discount.
Modern Sprout Eco Planter Herb Kit. $30
301 WEST RENO OKL AHOMA CIT Y, OK 73102 myriadgardens.org
