Red Butte Garden Newsletter Winter 2016/17

Winter 2016 Volume 8 Issue 4

Holiday Open House Winter Solstice Celebration Glass Art Show

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A Garden Full of Gratitude

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s we enter the Thanksgiving season, it’s nice to take a moment to reflect on what we have for which to be grateful.

At Red Butte Garden that is a pretty lengthy list.

Foremost are the wonderful people who support us with their time, their resources, and their patronage. Gardens in general tend to attract nice people, whether as visitors, members, donors, program participants, volunteers, or staff. Garden people seem to be cut from a fine cloth that wears very well over time. This year those people blessed us with over 200,000 visits and our membership rolls increased by 15% to 11,500. Our corps of active volunteers, surely as nice a group of people as you could ever hope to meet, grew from 300 to over 400 in just a year, thanks to the leadership provided by the Garden’s new Volunteer Coordinator, Lauren Miller, and our new Assistant Volunteer Coordinator, Frannie Johnson.

The Garden remains thankful for its setting in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. What a fabulous backdrop to all of the activities and events which take place here.

Could there be a better setting for a summer concert series or outdoor film screenings? Apparently not, because this year we averaged over 1,000 people at six film screenings, and our concert supporters purchased 97% of all of the available tickets for the season—which is an unheard of number! While 26 of 31 concerts were sold out this season, only 7 of them did so on the first day of sales, so members can still be assured of access to most of our shows.

Our concert patrons, our many members, visitors, donors, and the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks (ZAP) program make so much of what we annually do at the Garden financially feasible. Whether it be the 70-plus nearly sold-out summer camps we offered this year; the 150-plus adult classes, workshops, and lectures; the 15,000 students we hosted in on-site field classes and 10,000 students served by outreach; Monday Family Night cultural events, or the ability to care for 20 acres of gardens—we owe that to you.

Over our history, 99% of the funds the Garden has used to build facilities and garden spaces has come from the many major and minor private donors who understood that an investment in the Garden was an investment in making our community a better place in which to live, work, and play.

With the near-completion and planned 2017 opening of the three-acre Water Conservation Garden, and the initiation of construction on a 15,000 square foot Horticulture and Plant Research Facility scheduled for completion in 2018, we are humbly reminded yet again of this generosity and commitment to future generations of Utahns.

While a complete listing of everything for which the Garden is thankful would take many pages, during this season of gratitude please know that you are on that list.

Gregory J. Lee, Executive Director

Red Butte Botanical Garden, located at the University of Utah, is one of the largest botanical gardens in the Intermountain West, renowned for plant collections, display gardens, 450,000 springtime blooming bulbs, a world-class outdoor summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.

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Gregory Lee Fritz Kollmann Sara Sorensen Kevin Jensen Catherine Cort Sarah Barlow Bruce Pavlik

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JANUARY Plant Highlight: Paperbark Maple, Lacebark Pine Enjoy Half-Price Admission January through February Art Exhibit: Kay Miner Conservation Department Celebrates 25 Years Classes & Workshops

MAY Plant Highlight: Wisteria, Crabapple, Peony, Lilac Annual Spring Plant Sale Fundraiser Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibit: Terry Scopes Classes & Workshops

SEPTEMBER Plant Highlight: Aster, Autumn Crocus, Fall Anemone ZAP Free Day - Labor Day Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale Fundraiser Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Jessika Jacob, Tom Horton Classes & Workshops

FEBRUARY Plant Highlight: Lenten Rose, Witch Hazel, Winter Jasmine Greenhouse Tour Art Exhibit: Kay Miner Volunteer Fair Summer Camp Registration Opens Classes & Workshops

JUNE Plant Highlight: Rose, Serviceberry, Iris, Viburnum Monday Family Nights Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Jeanne Hansen, Linda Marion Classes & Workshops

OCTOBER Plant Highlight: Ornamental Grass, Toad Lily, Fall Foliage ZAP Free Day - Zeke Dumke Day Fall Bonsai Show Garden After Dark Art Exhibit: Tom Horton Classes & Workshops

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MARCH Plant Highlight: Magnolia, Snowdrop, Crocus, Squill, Mini Iris Spring Bonsai Show Art Exhibit: Linda Dalton Walker Opening of New Water Conservation Garden Classes & Workshops

Plant Highlight: 450,000 Daffodils & Other Blooms ZAP Free Day - Arbor Day Bulbs & Blooms Festival Spring Orchid Show Art Exhibit: Wasatch Camera Club Outdoor Concert Series Tickets Go On Sale Classes & Workshops

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Plant Highlight: Butterfly Bush, Lavender, Rudbeckia Monday Family Nights Campouts Sundance Institute Film Series Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Paul Marto, Jessika Jacob Classes & Workshops

Plant Highlight: Daylily, Rose, Hibiscus, Coneflower ZAP Free Day - Pioneer Day Monday Family Nights Campouts Sundance Institute Film Series Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Linda Marion Classes & Workshops

DECEMBER

NOVEMBER Plant Highlight: Oak Collection, Fall Foliage Fall Orchid Show Art Exhibit: Glass Art Guild of Utah Classes & Workshops Closed Thanksgiving Day

Plant Highlight: Conifer Collection ZAP Free Days - Holiday Open House & Art Fair Winter Solstice Celebration Audubon Society Bird Count Classes & Workshops Closed December 24 - January 1

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Wedding Seasons in the Fragrance Garden

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By Fritz Kollmann, Water Conservation Garden Horticulturist

Would you like to be surrounded by a garden full of flowers at your wedding? Red Butte Garden’s Fragrance Garden offers three seasons of colorful, fragrant plant displays to suit most wedding styles. From the beautiful, fragrant flowering central meadow enclosed by masses of flowering shrubs and trees, to the fantastic wisteria arbors and scenic mountain and city views, the Fragrance Garden has much to offer.

Beginning mid-spring, hyacinths and daffodils push through the cold soil, providing a welcome combination of color and fragrance to chase away winter doldrums. The flowering bulbs are accompanied by cool-season annuals that continue to bloom well into early summer. Some of our favorite fragrant spring annual selections include ‘Gold Shot’ Wallflower (Erysimum hieraciifolium) ‘Enchantment’ Toadflax (Linaria hybrida) and ‘Champagne Bubbles’ Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). As the spring annuals bloom, perennials ‘Six Hills Giant’ Catmint (Nepeta sp.) and ‘Moonshine’ Yarrow (Achillea x) emerge with vigor and begin to fill the open spaces between the flowering bulbs. Silver Spike Grass (Achnatherum calamagrostis) also begins its growth cycle, providing a soft counterpoint to the strong, blocky flower form of the Hyacinths. On the margins of the meadow and under the Wisteria Arbor, several varieties of Daphne come into bloom. These beautiful shrubs are not only colorful, but intoxicatingly fragrant as well.

As the flowering bulbs fade, the spring annuals take center stage and the remainder of the perennials emerge. As you walk through the paths of the Fragrance Garden, you’ll see that the leaves of Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) and Hummingbird Mint (Agastache cana) have already formed nice clumps. The narrow, shining leaves of ‘Omega’ Phlox (Phlox maculata), and the ground-hugging foliage of Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis russeliana) and Kashmir Sage (Phlomis cashmeriana) are unfurling as well.

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Early Spring With the heat of early summer, the spring annuals complete their life cycle and more perennials take center stage.

Purple Catmint flowers contrast with the lemon yellow, long lasting blooms of ‘Moonshine’ Yarrow, and the native grass, Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus airoides) awakens from dormancy.

Summer-blooming annuals such as the extremely longblooming ‘Salmon Pink’ and ‘Dark Knight’ Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa sp.) and several species of fragrant Flowering

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Tobacco (Nicotiana mutabilis and N. alata) are densely planted in between the perennials to add color and fill in the voids.

On the western edge of the garden, in the shade of ‘Purple Robe’ Black Locust (Robinia x) trees, giant light-pink Foxtail Lily (Eremurus robustus) send their flowers up to ten feet in the air, and thousands of purple Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’) blanket the ground.

By early May, the Fragrance Garden begins to peak. Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda var. macrobotrys) vines on the arbor and pavilion come into bloom. Long—up to three feet!—racemes of purple and white, highly fragrant, pea like flowers cascade

Late Spring from the pavilion arbors, creating an exceedingly lovely effect. The scent of wisteria perfumes the air for two to three weeks. The vines can bloom anywhere from late April to late May, depending on the weather and temperature. As the wisteria begins to fade the Golden Chain trees (Laburnum x watereri ‘Vossii’) come into flower, showing off long, extremely fragrant clusters of warm-yellow flowers. In mid-May the Yellowwood trees (Cladrastis lutea), that line the eastern side of the Fragrance Garden, begin to bloom as well. Their flowers are somewhat obscured by the leaves, but their delightful fragrance fills the air and will have you searching for its source.

Fragrance Garden flowers are wildly abundant all summer.

The dark purple flowers of Old-fashioned Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) offer up a heady fragrance as they grow alongside licorice-scented Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum). Delightful fragrant roses bloom heavily on all sides of the Fragrance Garden throughout the warmer months. Standout varieties include the orange, blushing pink flowers of Rosa ‘Livin’ Easy’ and the delightfully scented lavender blossoms of Rosa ‘Scentsational’. On the western flank of the garden, under the ‘Purple Robe’ Black Locust trees (Robinia x), ‘Casablanca’ Lily (Lilium x) bloom bright white in the shade.

As the weather cools in September, the appearance of the Fragrance Garden echos the fall colors of the surrounding hillsides.

Pincushion Flower, Flowering Tobacco, purple Catmint, and Yarrow continue to bloom brightly alongside the dry seed heads of the ornamental grasses. The large, aptly named, Seven-Son Flower bush (Heptacodium miconioides), which has been in bud since July, finally open their sweetly scented white flowers in groups of seven. The arbors above the romantic swinging benches are covered with creamy white, star-like blossoms of Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora) and the long dormant Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) bloom bright pink and emit a heady fragrance. As evening temperatures continue to drop, the buds of ‘Ryan’s Pink’ Chrysanthemum (Dendrathema x) open, providing one last flush of color, above the fading, yet colorful foliage of the Fragrance Garden’s

By early June, the central meadow in the Fragrance Garden explodes with growth, color, and blossoms. The summer color is provided by Late Summer a symphony of orange, pink, purple, and yellow flowers, all shining brightly under the highdesert sun. ‘Mango Meadowbright’ and ‘Big Sky Sundown’ meadow.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea x) provide warm orange and purple tones that pop against the drying plumes of Silver With fragrant flowers accented by ornamental grasses, Spike Grass (Achnatherum calamagrostis). Dark purple flower rambling vines, and glorious flowering trees, the Fragrance spikes are held high above the silver foliage of ‘Grosso’ Garden is a great place for a stroll and a wondrous location Lavender (Lavandula x intermedia). The pink-purple tubular for a wedding surrounded by flowers in spring, summer, and flowers of ‘Sonoran Sunset’ Hummingbird Mint (Agastache) fall. and Flowering Tobacco attract and maintain hummingbirds, hawk moths, and numerous species of native bees all summer. For information about Red Butte Garden private events, please contact As the heat of summer reaches its zenith, ‘Herenhausen’ the Event Rentals Department at: 801.585.9563. Or visit our Oregano (Origanum leavigatum) shows off its’ purple flowers website: www.redbuttegarden.org/event-rental contrasting above dark green fragrant leaves. www.redbuttegarden.org 324041_WinterNewsletter.indd 5

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Did you know that Red Butte Garden showcases nature-themed art in the Visitor Center?

15TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE & ART FAIR DECEMBER 3 & 4

Enjoy a wide range of media from photography, oil on canvas, encaustic, pastels, textile landscapes, watercolor, to glass and found objects.

Free admission thanks to ZAP!

GLASS ART SHOW NOVEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 18 Artist Reception November 12, 2-6PM

KAY MINER JANUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 26

117TH ANNUAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 10AM-NOON This annual tradition is the longest running citizen-science survey in the world, providing critical data on bird population trends.

SPACE IS LIMITED | ADULTS ONLY | REGISTRATION REQUIRED WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG/BIRD-COUNT

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Rana camera set up in the Red Butte Garden Wildflower Meadow

A NOVEL APPROACH TO MONITORING PLANTS & POLLINATORS

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If you visited the Children’s Garden or the Wildflower Meadow at Red Butte Garden last August, you may have noticed unusual camera equipment focused on some of the brightest flowers of summer. Red Butte Garden’s Conservation Department set up an advanced monitoring system, called “Rana,” in the Garden and at the University of Utah’s Bonderman Field Station at Rio Mesa to conduct a pilot study on how those specific flowers interact with and ultimately support pollinating insects.

Rana is an automated, motion-sensitive, time-compressed digital video system that consists of three main components: a web camera, a data logger, and a battery (www.tumblingdice. co.uk). The web camera is focused on a group of flowers or a single inflorescence over several days or even a week, producing a continuous record of plant-insect activity for later analysis. Rana software enables the user to exclude or include pollinators from the record depending on body size, capturing the behaviors and rates of visitation that establish whether pollen transfer was effective, if nectar had been collected, and which species of bees, butterflies, or hummingbirds were most frequent in a particular place.

The system begins recording when triggered by motion, usually by an insect landing on the flower, and automatically stops when the motion is gone. As pollinators enter the frame, the camera records time-stamped video footage of the visit, which can eventually be downloaded and viewed using video-editing software. Footage from several hours or days of monitoring can be compressed into a few minutes, which saves significant time and produces high-quality observations, which are archived and can therefore be verified.

By Catherine Cort, Sarah Barlow, & Bruce Pavlik, Red Butte Garden Conservation Department We are still analyzing the data collected this summer, but, we recorded 272 hours of field observations during two five-day periods at both the Bonderman Field Station last June and at Red Butte Garden last August. We recorded a staggering 1,600 flower visits and observed a diverse range of insects, including many species of native bees, butterflies, moths, and even a hummingbird! This level of in-depth monitoring in remote locations over extended periods of time simply would not have been feasible using human observers alone.

A Sweat Bee (Agapostemon) recorded visiting a Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)

We chose eight species of native plants to monitor that have been commonly collected for restoration purposes, by such programs as the BLM’s Seeds of Success Program.

Our task was to evaluate how well those species provided nectar and pollen resources to local insect populations. This approach, when widely applied, could assist land managers and landscape designers in their selection and arrangement of plants for creating or enhancing plant-pollinator networks in a given location. www.redbuttegarden.org

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As an example, we monitored a population of Small-leaf Globemallow (Sphaeralcea parvifolia) at Bonderman Field Station over a five-day period and observed exclusive visitation by a golden, gnat-sized native Blond Bee (Perdita perpallida). Restoration efforts would have to be mindful of this highly interdependent relationship between plant and insect, especially because blond bee nests must be within 200 feet of the Globemallow to compensate for the bee’s short foraging distances. Other plant species in our pilot were visited by completely different arrays of pollinators acting over much greater areas of the landscape. This suggests that a “cookie-cutter” approach to restoration—recipes based on generalized observations and untested assumptions about how plants and pollinators interact in a particular location— must be avoided.

We plan to use Rana on several other projects in 2017, including measuring how pollinator availability affects seed set in the rare Holmgren Milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum), and determining which forb species supply chicks of the Greater Sage Grouse with the most insect foods.

Our successful pilot project was the first use of Rana technology in North America, thus paving the way for many future studies on plant-pollinator interactions in Utah and beyond.

For more information and to see a video of pollinators visiting Bee balm (Monardra didyma) flowers at Red Butte Garden, please visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/current_projects

Dr. Sarah Barlow, calibrates the Rana system in Red Butte Garden Wildflower Meadow

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Registration is required. For class descriptions and to register for Red Butte Garden courses, call 801.581.8454 or visit www.redbuttegarden.org

To register for University of Utah Lifelong Learning courses (

), call 801.587.LIFE (5433) or visit www.lifelong.utah.edu

HORTICULTURE

BOTANICAL ART

FABULOUS FRUIT TREES (LLHG 554) FEBRUARY 2 & 9, THURSDAYS, 6:30 – 8:30PM FEBRUARY 4, SATURDAY, 10AM – 1PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $81 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $90

GIFTS OF BOTANICAL BEAUTY (LLHL 175) DECEMBER 6 & 13, TUESDAYS, 6:30 - 9PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $86 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $93

BOTANY FOR GARDENERS (LLHG 488) FEBRUARY 23, MARCH 2 & 9, THURSDAYS, 6:30 – 8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $74 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $80 TOMATO PROPAGATION MARCH 4, SATURDAY, 9AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $43 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $53 PRUNING 101 (LLHG 505) MARCH 7, TUESDAY, 6 - 9PM & MARCH 11, SATURDAY, 10AM - 1PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $69 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $75 VEGETABLE PROPAGATION (LLHG 609) MARCH 8, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 - 8:30PM & MARCH 11, SATURDAY, 10AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $68 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $74 GARDEN DESIGN WREATH MAKING WORKSHOPS DECEMBER 3: SATURDAY SOLD OUT! SESSION 1: 9AM - NOON SESSION 2: 1 - 4PM SESSION 3: 5 - 8PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $54 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $67 DECEMBER 4: SUNDAY SOLD OUT! SESSION 4: 9AM - NOON SESSION 5: 1 - 4PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $54 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $67

To be put on a wait list for Sold Out sessions, contact Karen Migacz at 801.581.8454 NEW!

FAMILY WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP SESSION DECEMBER 5: SESSION 6, MONDAY, 6 – 9PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $58 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $72 SUCCULENT TERRARIUM WORKSHOP JANUARY 21, SATURDAY, 10AM - 12PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $25/ GENERAL PUBLIC: $31

A CHRISTMAS KEEPSAKE MANDALA WORKSHOP DECEMBER 8, THURSDAY, 6 - 9PM DECEMBER 9, FRIDAY, 9AM - 4PM DECEMBER 10, SATURDAY, 2 - 5PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $150 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $187 BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR 2 JANUARY 3 - 31, TUESDAYS, 6 - 9PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $180 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $225 PEN & INK WORKSHOP JANUARY 26 - 28, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 6 - 9PM SATURDAY, 9AM - 4PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $150 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $187 BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR 1 FEBRUARY 7, 14, 21, 28, TUESDAYS, 6 - 9PM & MARCH 10, FRIDAY, 6 - 9PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $180 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $225 PEN & INK WORKSHOP 2 FEBRUARY 16 - 18, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 1 - 4PM SATURDAY, 9AM - 4PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $150 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $187 GUIDED GARDEN TOURS - REGISTRATION REQUIRED 117TH ANNUAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DECEMBER 18, SUNDAY, 10AM - NOON REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE RED BUTTE GARDEN GREENHOUSE TOUR FEBRUARY 2, THURSDAY, 10 - 11:30AM OR 1 - 2:30PM REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE RED BUTTE GARDEN VOLUNTEER FAIR FEBRUARY 25, SATURDAY, 11AM - 1PM

SPRING POETRY CONTEST

It may look like winter, but we’re preparing for spring! The Garden is once again hosting its Spring Poetry Contest! Winners will have their poetry displayed throughout the Garden during the month of April.

SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED JANUARY 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 18.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE THIS WINTER FOR OFFICIAL SUBMISSION CRITERIA.

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Please consider protecting our future for future generations by making a donation to Red Butte Garden today.

Memorials Winter 2016

In Memory Of Cheryl Ann Engh Card Paul D. Keller, Jr. Dan Good John A. Brooke

Donations may be made at www.redbuttegarden.org/give, in person, over the phone at 801-585-5658 or by mail: Red Butte Garden 300 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Reccurring donations now available online.

Tributes

Another way to make a lasting difference is to include Red Butte Garden in your will or living trust.

In Honor Of Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Keith & Kathy Wallentine

Thank you for your support in helping the Garden grow!

Winter 2016

For tribute & memorial information call 801.587.9658

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Garden Adventures Garden Adventures are Saturday morning classes for children ages 4 - 12. Each class focuses on a different topic and seeks to help children connect with plants while encouraging them to explore the wonders of the natural world. Classes are designed for caregivers to attend and participate with their child.

GARDEN MEMBERS: $8 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $10 *Except December 10 Miniature Winter Wonderlands

Registration required. Limit one caregiver per student(s). No infants please.

For more information and to register, visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/garden-adventures

DECEMBER 10 *SPECIAL HOLIDAY GARDEN ADVENTURE: MINIATURE WINTER WONDERLANDS Kickoff your holiday celebrations by planting a miniature winter wonderland in this special Garden Adventure! After learning what a miniature garden is and how to care for it, participants will work together to plant and decorate winter-themed miniature gardens using real, pint-sized conifer trees, handcrafted decorations, and natural materials from the Garden. Containers, plants, decorations, and more will be provided. Don’t miss out on this festive start to the holiday season!

SECTION A: 10 – 11:30AM | SECTION B: 1 – 2:30PM *GARDEN MEMBERS: $24 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $30

JANUARY 14 WONDERFUL WEATHER

Have you ever wondered where the weather comes from? Learn how sunlight, moisture, temperature, and even the mountains combine to create wind, rain, snow, and more. Afterward, we’ll make barometers, weather vanes, and other tools to help predict the weather at home.

SECTION A: 10 – 11:30AM | SECTION B: 1 – 2:30PM

JANUARY 28 HOME TWEET HOME

Did you know not all birds fly south for the winter? Find out which of our feathered friends live in Utah year-round and discover the cool adaptations that help them survive this chilly season. Afterward, we’ll go birding in the Garden before returning to the Sprout House to decorate birdhouses to take home.

SECTION A: 10 - 11:30AM | SECTION B: 1 - 2:30PM

FEBRUARY 11 COCOA LOCO

Calling all chocolate lovers! Discover the plant-based ingredients that take chocolate from a bitter bean to a delicious dessert in this “chocotastic” class. Through chocolate taste tests and an exciting STEAM challenge, we’ll explore one of the world’s most delectable treats before creating a scrumptious, chocolatey snack to share.

SECTION A: 10 - 11:30AM | SECTION B: 1 - 2:30PM

FEBRUARY 25 FOLLOW THAT GNOME

The plants and animals of the Garden might be hibernating, but Chauncey, our resident garden gnome, is going on a winter adventure! Join the fun as we hunt for signs of Chauncey in the snowy Garden. Along the way, we’ll discover secrets about winter in the natural world and maybe even find a hidden treasure.

SECTION A: 10 - 11:30AM | SECTION B: 1 - 2:30PM

WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 10AM – 2PM

Join us in the Children’s Garden to celebrate the return of the light! As you wander through the Garden warm your hands at our fire barrels, enjoy a hot drink, and make a wish at the Yule log. Participants may also create wonderful winter candles or have their face painted with a symbol of the season.

GARDEN MEMBERS: $3 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $3 + GENERAL ADMISSION CHILDREN AGE 2 AND UNDER ARE FREE!

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GARDEN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WINTER 2016

By Kevin Jensen, Landscape Architect

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fter 18 months of ongoing construction activity, the Water Conservation Garden (WCG) is nearing final completion, with the grand opening planned for this spring.

Major components of the construction that have been finalized over the course of the last few months include: concrete finishes, boardwalk installation over the rain garden, installation of steel railings, and planting the ten independently themed concepts.

The themed areas within the WCG demonstrate beautiful and artistic arrangements of native, drought-tolerant, and highly-adapted plant species. Let’s start with the garden area at the bottom entrance to the WCG, called the Water-wise Border. This is an interpretation of the classic cottagestyle, English-border garden. As you head up the stairs, Adaptive Beauty is the second lowest themed-terrace, showcasing hardy plants featuring water-saving physiological adaptations. Next is the Environmental Exchange, an area that highlights water-wise alternatives to frequently used water consumptive plants. The Stable Slope employs deciduous and evergreen species with extensive roots that anchor the steep slope and prevent erosion. The Water Saver Terrace is the largest terrace in the WCG. This demonstration garden interprets the water requirements of different plantings by featuring five separate but adjacent planted hydro-zones, with independent watering schedules.

For example, the northernmost zone in the Water Saver Terrace will feature plants that need to be watered once every 3-4 days, the next adjacent zone will feature plants that require water once every 7-10 days, the next zone will feature plants that need water every 12-14 days, and so on until you reach the southernmost zone which will feature plants that require no supplemental irrigation. The Groundcover Tapestry is a sloped planting that displays a wide range of water and resource-wise groundcover possibilities. As you continue moving uphill along the path, you encounter the Rain Garden and Prospect Point.

The Rain Garden is situated in a location where stormwater drainage accumulates. As such, the plants here are adapted to withstand short periods of water inundation, as well as prolonged periods of dryness or drought. Prospect Point features a variety of colorful trees, shrubs, perennials, and a pavilion with a fabulous view of Red Butte Canyon. Moving uphill, the next themed garden is Desert Harvest, where vegetable, fruit, and herb production for dry-land climates is on display. Above that, the Gravel Garden displays some of the most drought-hardy plants, including both exotic and native plants with both ornamental characteristics and extreme resilience. Finally, the Flowering Shrub Hillside sits atop the new WCG, highlighting the diverse range of shrubs available for resource-conserving landscapes.

Photos taken 10-4-16

The Boardwalk over the Rain Garden at Prospect Point

The sunken basins in Desert Harvest garden collect rainwater which helps water the plants.

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Horticulture ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE & PLANT RESEARCH Building

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he new Horticulture Building will be a two-story, 15,500 square foot structure to provide office, maintenance, service, storage, and program needs for Red Butte Garden’s Horticulture and Conservation Departments. This facility will replace a decrepit, overcrowded Horticulture Department trailer located near the Garden’s greenhouses. The new Hort Building will be the main building in a complex of planned future structures that will provide for Red Butte Garden’s horticulture infrastructure at the time of full Garden buildout.

Phase one of construction is well underway, and has included demolition and grading, utility infrastructure installation, and realigning the site’s access driveway located along Red Butte Canyon Road. Phase two of the project includes demolition of the old Horticulture trailer, and the early phases of erection of the new Horticulture Building. Phase two is scheduled to begin around mid-November, at which time, the Horticulture staff will be moved into three temporary trailers located in the vicinity. Completion for all phases of construction is anticipated near the end of August 2017.

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n late fall of 2016, dredging will begin on the middle pond of Red Butte Creek near the Water Pavilion, in an effort to control expansion of Cattail (Typha latifolia), Bulrush (Scirpus spp.) and Common Reed (Phragmites australis). The dredging will involve removing sand and silt buildup in areas where the target plant species have established and are spreading.

Damara’s Gift Design Development

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amara’s Gift, a sculpture by Utah artist Colour Maisch, will serve as a unique gateway to Red Butte Garden’s lower Natural Area, Oak Tunnel, Red Butte Creek, and future developed gardens in that area. The curved vertical steel tubes of the sculpture will rise 13-20 ft. into the air, and will be contrasted and anchored by a series of low-lying mounded earthworks. Concept design for the installation is complete, and design development is underway. Construction of this project is anticipated to begin in 2017.

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THANK YOU

GARDEN MEMBERS, GUESTS, AND SPONSORS FOR A GREAT 2016 OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES! Willard L. Eccles Foundation

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RED BUTTE GARDEN GIFT SHOP

Find a unique selection of locally made products and garden-inspired gifts including fine jewelry, wind chimes, fairy garden supplies, books, home and holiday décor, and more!

DECEMBER 3 & 4 HOLIDAY SALE! SAVE 10% ON ALL GIFT SHOP ITEMS. Garden Members receive an additional 10% off.

15TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE & ART FAIR

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 & 4

Kick-off the holiday season and find unique holiday gifts made by local artists. Handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber art, glass, photography, and more.

FREE GARDEN ADMISSION THANKS TO ZAP!

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Amie Cox Outreach Education Coordinator

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ave you ever taken a Red Butte Garden floral design class or attended a Horticulture Spotlight Lecture? Maybe your first visit to the Garden was on a field trip with your child, exploring your way through the Natural Area.

Perhaps you look forward to the Monday Family Night cultural performances each summer, or maybe an early morning bird-watching stroll is more your speed. Does it make you smile to see the enthusiasm for nature on the faces of young Lil’ Buds summer campers? These are just a sampling of the myriad of Red Butte Garden programs intended to connect people, young and old, to plants and the beauty of living landscapes.

Elaine Christensen School Programs Manager

Sara Sorensen Programs Director (Standing)

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Karen Migaez Porgrams Registrar

Laurene Miller Volunteer Coordinator (Right)

The Garden’s Programs Department makes a huge impact on the visitor experience and is responsible for all of the school, youth, family, community, outreach, and adult programming for the Garden. Our ever-growing Volunteer Program is also a part of this department, where nearly 425 volunteers contribute their time and energy to almost every facet of the Garden. We are happy to report that despite a barrage of staff changes in 2016, we hosted a record number of participants in almost every program.

The Programs Department consists of eight fulltime and three part-time staff, each with unique backgrounds, expertise, and perspectives, creating a very dynamic bunch. During our peak season, additional educators are hired to help teach field classes and summer camps, and plan special events. As programs Director, I oversee this great department. Ive been working at Red Butte Garden for over six years, moving from Education Assistant, to School Programs Manager, to my current position.

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Also in her sixth year, LaraLee Smith is the Family and Community Programs Manager, where, among many other things, she is the mastermind behind our ever-popular Garden After Dark and Monday Family Night special events. This work couldn’t be accomplished without LaraLee’s right-hand woman, Kate Reymann.

After teaching in the Salt Lake School District for over 30 years, Elaine Christensen joined the team as an Education Assistant. Luckily for us, she decided to help with School Programs, where she spearheaded the Botany Bin teacher resource program before moving into the School Programs Manager position. Our School Programs Assistant, Joy Gasperini, has contributed greatly in helping this program run smoothly.

Jason Alba began his tenure at the Garden in the Horticulture Department where he oversaw the Children’s Garden before making the transition to Youth Programs Manager three years ago. Jason’s creativity and horticulture experience are a big reason why Red Butte Garden’s kids’ camps are so successful at combining engaging, hands-on activities with education. Jason is fortunate to have Sue Fletcher as an assistant. Her teaching background and crafty cleverness add so much fun to our Youth Programs.

Keeping with the trend of the Garden promoting from within, Amie Cox was selected to be the Programs Registrar after working as an Education Assistant. Her enthusiasm for teaching and learning made her the perfect candidate to move into the Outreach Education Coordinator position, where she now develops and manages the Botany Bins program.

As our Volunteer Coordinator, Lauren Miller oversees the Garden’s stellar group of volunteers, which has grown from 260 to 400+ during her time in this position. Finding the right fit for each and every person is something that she and her amazing assistant, Franny Johnson, strive to do, and it shows in the growth and success of the program.

Karen Migacz is the newest member of the group, but already we can’t imagine a time when she was not a part of the Garden. As the Programs Registrar, Karen handles registration for hundreds of kids’ and adult classes, and is essentially the go-to person for any and all questions directed to the Programs Department.

With such a variety of programs, one may wonder how we choose which topics to cover. Our main guiding light is Red Butte Garden’s strategic plan, which informs the department’s actions, decisions, and vision. We also love receiving feedback and suggestions from Garden members and visitors!

With the opening of the Water Conservation Garden in Spring 2017 and as the Garden continues to grow, the Programs Department anticipates continuing to create new, fun, and educational programming for our community. If there is a class topic you would like to see offered, we want to know! Please contact Sara Sorensen, Programs Director: sara.sorensen@redbutte.utah.edu

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Garden members receive 10% OFF at the NHMU Gift Shop 11/25 - 12/23

Visit the Red Butte Garden Gift Shop to find unique, botanically-inspired holiday gifts!

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT? Give the gift of Red Butte Garden with a Gift Membership.

GLASS ART SHOW 11/4 - 12/18 Glass Art Guild of Utah

GARDEN ADVENTURES 12/10 - Special Holiday Adventure: Miniature Winter Wonderlands Section A: 10:30 - 11AM Section B: 1 - 2:30PM

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Christmas Keepsake Mandala Workshop (3/3) 2 - 5PM

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Christmas Keepsake Mandala Workshop (2/3) 9AM - 4PM

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Gifts of Botanical Beauty (2/2) 6:30 - 9PM

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Christmas Day

Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count 10AM - Noon

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Wreath-Making Workshops Session 4: 9AM - Noon Session 5: 1 - 4PM

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Botanical Water Color I (2/5) 6 - 9PM

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Fabulous Fruit Trees (2/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Spring Poetry Contest Submission Deadline

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UPCOMING CLASSES 3/2 & 3/9 - Botany for Gardeners continues 3/10 - Botanical Watercolor I continues 3/4 - Tomato Propagation 3/7 & 3/11 - Pruning 101 3/8 & 3/11 - Vegetable Propagation

Garden’s many volunteer opportunities and sign up!

RED BUTTE GARDEN VOLUNTEER FAIR 11AM - 1PM 2/25 - Learn about the

ART EXHIBIT 1/13 - 2/26 Kay Miner

2/25 - Follow That Gnome Section A: 10:30 - 11AM Section B: 1 - 2:30PM

GARDEN ADVENTURES 2/11 - Cocoa Loco Section A: 10:30 - 11AM Section B: 1 - 2:30PM

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GARDEN HOURS: 9AM - 5PM

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DONATE TODAY! Join us in our effort to educate children, preserve nature, and sustain the beauty of Red Butte Garden.

ART EXHIBIT 1/13 - 2/26 Kay Miner

SPRING POETRY CONTEST Submissions Accepted Jan 1 - Feb 18

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Botanical Watercolor II (2/5) 6 - 9PM

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Non ProďŹ t org.

US Postage PAID Salt Lake City Permit #1529

300 WAKARA WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108

2017 ADVISORY BOARD:

GARDEN INFORMATION

Tom Ramsey, Chair Tim Welsh, Vice Chair Cathy Foote Angstman Byron Barkley Sandi Behnken Thomas Brickey David Classen Fred Esplin Gayle Everest Chuck Horman Lucinda L. Kindred Kristy Larsen Gregory Lee Tory Magleby Nancy Martin Kevin Murphy Steven Price Chris Satovick Joe Sargetakis Susan Speer Stephen Urquhart Angie Welling Henry Wurts Emeritus members E.R. Dumke, Jr. Sandy McOmber David Gee

Hours:

January 2 - March 31* Daily 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM April 1 - 30 Daily 9:00AM - 7:30PM May 1 - August 31** Daily 9:00AM - 9:00PM September 1 - 30** Daily 9:00AM - 7:30PM October 1 - December 23* Daily 9:00AM - 5:00PM *Closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24 - January 1 **Days when outdoor concerts are scheduled, hours are 9:00AM - 5:00PM.

Call Us!

Visitor Center 801.585.0556 Private Event Rental 801.585.9563 Volunteer 801.585.5688 Membership 801.585.7172 Donations 801.585.5658 Class Registration 801.581.8454

Visit Us! Visitor Center, Gift Shop, & Mailing Address: 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Website: www.redbuttegarden.org Comments: 801.581.4938 or e-mail bryn.ramjoue@redbutte.utah.edu

Groups of 12 or more receive $1 off regular admission price for each person.

Full group payment is due at time of Garden entry.

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