Red Butte Garden Newsletter Winter 2018-19

Winter 2018 Volume 10 Issue 4

Giving Thanks, Giving Back Holiday Open House and Art Fair Volunteer and Donor Spotlight

A TIME TO GIVE THANKS With the advent of the Thanksgiving season, I want to thank and acknowledge you, Red Butte Garden’s wonderful members, volunteers, and donors. As the Garden is a largely self-supporting unit of the University of Utah (we receive about 3% of our operating budget from the University), we depend upon your support to maintain our facilities, care for our gardens, fund our summer camps, workshops, school programs, and everything else we do. Every building, every facility, every path, every garden at Red Butte Garden has been built with privately donated funds. Without your support, the Garden would not be.

The Garden’s success can also be attributed to all of the fabulous organizations with which we collaborate throughout the year to provide programming and activities that it would be difficult to do on our own. An incomplete list includes: Bennion Center Bonsai Club of Utah Bureau of Land Management Camp Kostopolous Department of Natural Resources Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum Endangered Species Mitigation Fund Foothill Cultural District Glass Art Guild of Utah Lifelong Learning at the U of U Natural Resources Conservation Service PlayWell Teknologies Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) Natural History Museum of Utah SpyHop State of Utah Department of Agriculture and Food State of Utah Department of Natural Resources STEM Action Center Sundance Institute Tanner Dance The Nature Conservancy This is the Place Heritage Park

Tree Utah Tumbling Dice Ltd, UK U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Program U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service University Neighborhood Partners University of Utah Anthropology Department Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake Utah Diné Bikéyah Traditional Foods Program Utah Division of Arts and Museums Utah Museum of Fine Arts Utah Native Plant Society Utah Orchid Society Utah Society for Environmental Education (USEE) Utah State University Utah State University Bee Laboratory Utah Symphony and Opera Utah Watercolor Society Utah’s Hogle Zoo Visit Salt Lake Wasatch Community Gardens Western Mining and Minerals Blackrock Gypsum Mine

With your help and assistance, and the collaborations with all of these partners, the Garden had another successful year. Our Water Conservation Garden experienced its first birthday and looks better every month as its plants continue to grow and fill in its spaces. This year we used it to expand our reach to 5th and 6th grade students by developing a Water Conservation Garden-based field trip experience for them.

In 2018, the Garden also completed and opened the 15,000 square foot Kay and Zeke Dumke, Jr. Horticultural Operations Center; staged another successful summer concert series, selling 95% of the available tickets for the season; and hosted Nature Connects: Art with LEGO® Bricks, a travelling exhibit that increased Garden attendance by 50% while it was here, helping to spur membership growth to an intra-year high of 13,736 active memberships. In addition, our volunteer program grew to 452 active volunteers; we debuted a new Botany Bin education module called “Patterns and Partnerships,” which increased Garden resources available to teachers and students; we offered four summer screenings of Sundance films in our amphitheatre that were enjoyed by 3,389 attendees; and much, much more.

By public garden standards, Red Butte Garden is still quite young. With your help we have made great strides in our brief history; with your continued help and support we have the potential to be and to do so much more. As Thanksgiving approaches, the Garden wants to let you know that we are very appreciative and grateful for that help and support. Thank you.

Gregory J. Lee, Executive Director

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9 JANUARY Plant Highlight: Paperbark Maple, Lacebark Pine Enjoy half-price admission January through February Greenhouse Tours Spring Poetry Contest Classes & Workshops

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

FEBRUARY Plant Highlight: Lenten Rose, Witch Hazel, Winter Jasmine Art Exhibit: TBD Spring Poetry Contest Summer Camp registration opens Classes & Workshops

JUNE Plant Highlight: Rose, Serviceberry, Iris, Viburnum Monday Family Nights Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Park City Professional Artist Association 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: TBD Classes & Workshops

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MARCH Plant Highlight: Magnolia, Snowdrop, Crocus, Squill, Mini Iris Art Exhibit: Chris Adams Volunteer Fair Classes & Workshops

JULY

Plant Highlight: over 500,000 Daffodils & Blooms ZAP Free Day - Arbor Day Bulbs & Blooms Festival Poetry Month Spring Bonsia Show Spring Orchid Show Art Exhibit: TBD Outdoor Concert Series tickets go on sale to members Classes & Workshops

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Plant Highlight: Daylily, Rose, Hibiscus, Coneflower ZAP Free Day - Pioneer Day Monday Family Nights Sundance Institute Film Series Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Utah Water Color Society, Sandi Olson Classes & Workshops

Plant Highlight: Butterfly Bush, Lavender, Rudbeckia Monday Family Nights Sundance Institute Film Series Outdoor Concert Series Complimentary Tram Tours Art Exhibits: Terry Scopes Classes & Workshops

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Plant Highlight: Oak Collection, Fall Foliage, Crabapple Fruits 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 Art Exhibit: Glass Art Guild of Utah Classes & Workshops Closed December 24 - January 1

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

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

GLASS ART SHOW

NOVEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 18

Regular Garden Admission/ Garden Members Free

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

DECEMBER 1 & 2

Free admission thanks to ZAP

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, themed gardens, over 500,000 springtime blooming bulbs, a world-class outdoor summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.

300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108 · 801.585.0556 Copyright © 2018 Red Butte Garden. All rights reserved.

EDITORS

Jayne Anderson Gregory Lee Kate Randall

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Jayne Anderson Gregory Lee Wendy Loyning Lauren Miller Lynsey Nielson Bruce Pavlik

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Jason Baker Leslie Hanna Pierce McConnell Kate Randall

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Leslie Hanna

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Clarification: In our tribute to Ezekiel Dumke, Jr. (Summer 2018, Volume 10 Issue 2) we wrote that the creek area that became Red Butte Garden was previously used as a waste dump by the University of Utah. This is incorrect; the property was owned by the Army at that time.

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AN AWARDWINNING PARTNERSHIP By: Bruce Pavlik, Conservation and Plant Research Director

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ed Butte Garden’s Conservation and Plant Research Department recently learned that one of our industry partners, Western Mining and Minerals (WMM), received one of three 2018 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The awards were presented after a national competition among hard rock mining companies to recognize those operations that best exemplify a commitment to the sustainable development of natural resources without compromising environmental responsibility and the needs of future generations.

In a presentation ceremony held in Washington, DC, BLM senior advisor Kathy Benedetto recognized WMM for its partnership continued on next page

Native colonizer, Eriogonum deflexum

Native colonizer, Camissonia parryi

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Red Butte Garden staff and volunteers planted seeds of Gierisch globemallow into experimental cells that contained the gypsum waste rock (pink) and cells that were left untreated (white). Removable wood frames were used to precisely locate seeds so they could be monitored in subsequent years.

Gierisch globemallow seedling in an experimental cell (April 2017). activities with the University of Utah’s Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and BLM to reintroduce the endangered Gierisch globemallow (Sphaeralcea gierischii) by employing a series of innovative and successful reclamation techniques initiated at their Black Rock Mine facility in Arizona. These techniques facilitated the establishment of native species while inhibiting the growth of non-native weeds such as red brome (Bromus rubens) within restored mine site areas.

In 2012, Gierisch globemallow was proposed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act and was granted that status in 2013. The Conservation and Plant Research Department has worked closely with WMM over the last six years to develop the use of gypsum-containing waste rock as a top-dressing for highly disturbed habitat (see Fall 2013, Winter 2015 newsletters). We continue to monitor the progress of vegetation recovery within our experimental cells, as well as the responses of the globemallow to rehabilitation.

This work was supported by grants from the State of Utah's Endangered Species Mitigation Fund and by the BLM's Arizona field office.

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Experimental cell top-dressed with gypsum wasterock has been colonized by the native buckwheat Eriogonum deflexum. Almost all the plant cover here comes from native species, but weed invasion is also being monitored.

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A GLANCE BACK

The Stone House and the Fort Douglas-based Civilian Conservation Corps By: Lynsey Nielson, Red Butte Garden Horticulturist

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he Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was formed in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in hopes of repairing the ravages of the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Great Depression (1929-1939) left approximately 13 million people unemployed, with five to seven million of these between the ages of 16 to 25. At the same time, seven million acres of forest had been destroyed for timber products and agricultural land, and three million acres of America’s farmland lay wasted, overgrazed and overused, already suffering from devastating floods and erosion.

A mere three months after being inaugurated, President Roosevelt and his New Deal government enacted the popular CCC program (via the Emergency Conservation Work Act), which “brought together two wasted resources, the young men and the land, in an attempt to save both.” Wasting no time, construction started on Utah CCC camps less than six weeks after the bill was signed.

The summer of 1933 began a flurry of activity for the CCC that would last for nine consecutive years. Nationwide, they restored 4,000 historic structures, constructed 3,100 fire lookout towers, built 1,500 cabins, installed 5,000 miles of water lines, created 4,600

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Scout Cabin built in 1938-39 fish rearing ponds, improved 3,400 beaches, and devoted 6.5 million man-days to firefighting. The American West received a lot of attention from the CCC program, and Utah was no exception. In addition to their many other accomplishments, the “CCC boys,” as they became known, planted 3.25 million trees in Utah, and a total of 2.5 billion nationwide.

Utah’s CCC district consisted of 38 camps throughout Utah serviced by 100 Army officers and 6,000 enrollees. Its headquarters were on the Fort Douglas base where 220 of those enrollees were encamped. This small group erected 23 new, temporary buildings, including eight barracks in their first few years alone. The CCC was regarded as a huge success for the country, though not without challenges. Like many other New Deal agencies, it was hastily put together, short lived, and abruptly ended once the initial objectives were met. As the nation’s attention turned to the raging second world war, there was little time for reflection and final reports.

History of the Stone House Although there is not much written information on the history of the Stone House in the upper reaches of the Garden, many believe the CCC built this structure during their initial push, just as the men were getting organized. The Stone House may have been one of their first projects before they were appropriated into other areas in the district. They also built the now-gone Boy Scout cabin once located in the Garden’s Wildflower Meadow, and the series of rock retention walls and canals near the mouth of the research natural area in Red Butte Canyon.

Stone House operations where new recruits and other troops would stay for weeks at a time training and running drills.

In 1994, a boundary fence was completed to protect Red Butte Garden and to help the U.S. Forest Service protect and preserve the Stone House. It is now accessible to the public via trails that begin at the Garden’s Visitor Center. At Red Butte Garden, we are proud to be linked to this piece of Salt Lake City history. A short hike into the natural area will reward you with stunning views of the city we love and a touchstone to the past. We invite you to enjoy it with us.

Sources: • Hibbard, Charles (1999) Fort Douglas, Utah 18621991: A Frontier Fort – The Civil War to Desert Storm.

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Hibbard, Charles (2016) Personal correspondence, interviewed Mar 4, 2016.

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Layton, David; Richards, Su; Burgess, Beau (2016-17) Personal Correspondences, Fort Douglas Museum at the University of Utah.

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Salmond, John A. (1967) The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942 A New Deal Case Study. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press.

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The Living New Deal (Accessed 2018) https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/civilianconservation-corps-ccc-1933/

For years, the Stone House was referred to as the Quarry House

by Garden staff. With some research, however, it is clear that it was not used for stone quarrying activities at all. Instead, the Stone House is remembered as a training outpost for military

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Elevate Your Event Surround your conference, luncheon, fundraiser, team-building or recognition event guests with the beauty of Red Butte Garden • Available year-round, day or night • Panoramic views • Minutes from downtown SLC

Rose House Seats 80

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Amphitheatre Capacity 3,000

Richard K. Hemingway Orangerie Lecture 200 | Dinner 150

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GIVING BACK—

Red Butte Garden Provides Fresh Produce to Local Charities

By Jayne Anderson, Director of Marketing Communications

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ach year, Red Butte Garden grows a variety of fruits and vegetables that are on display throughout its 21 acres of themed gardens. In addition, there are outdoor planting beds and a greenhouse where plants are grown for the Garden’s plantings and seasonal displays, as well as tested for suitability to Utah’s climate and soils. This year’s plant trials and experiments yielded high volumes of fresh tomatoes and indigenous potatoes.

So, what happens to all that food once it’s harvested?

Utah’s Hogle Zoo and local foodbanks have benefitted from donations of the fresh produce in past years. But this year, a bumper crop of fresh fruit and vegetables made it possible for the Garden’s team of horticulturists to donate more than 600 pounds of fresh produce to several local charities, including the Utah Food Bank and the University of Utah’s Food Pantry.

According to Red Butte Garden Horticulturist Crystal Kim, “We had such an abundance of pears this year that we thought we should share them.” Kim then talked to her co-workers about collecting the fruit, and soon it became apparent that more than just pears were available in large quantities—there were apples, squash, tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes. Once she got the staff on board, the project really took off.

Kim was encouraged by her manager, Director of Horticulture Marita Tewes Tyrolt, who agreed that “Fresh produce is an important part of a healthy diet that can be hard for some people to obtain.” For food banks and other agencies that serve meals to those in need, it can be expensive and difficult to provide fresh items. To help with this challenge, Red Butte Garden also donates plants and seedlings to assist groups that have their own gardens. One such local food bank acquired surplus plants this spring that yielded almost 700 pounds of fresh tomatoes over the summer.

It’s not lost on the employees at Red Butte Garden that their work has enabled them to give back to the local community. “We’re so excited about what we were able to do, and we hope to be able to do this again in the coming years. It’s the right thing to do,” said Kim. But she added, “Every year is different, and this was a very good year.”

Red Butte Garden Horticulturist Crystal Kim saw an opportunity to supply local food banks with fresh fruits and vegetables from this year’s abundant harvest.

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VOLUNTEER AND GARDEN DONOR SPOTLIGHT

JOLYNDA STILLMAN

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t was a beautiful fall morning 20 years ago when JoLynda Stillman realized that a peaceful feeling came over her whenever she had a chance to take in the color, fragrance, and landscape of Red Butte Garden. She soon realized the Garden was a place where she could escape the turmoil of a busy day. It wasn’t too long after that first visit that JoLynda signed up for the Garden’s volunteer program.

JoLynda has been a dedicated and valuable member of the Garden’s volunteer team ever since. She has worked on multiple horticulture crews where she helped maintain various gardens.

Her favorite is the Fragrance Garden where she has spent many hours weeding and planting.

She also was part of the crew that cleared and replanted the top of the Four Seasons Garden— one of the summer projects of which she is most proud. As a greenhouse volunteer, JoLynda helped plant seedlings and cuttings that provided plants for the multiple seasonal displays in the Garden.

JoLynda enjoys meeting and welcoming new volunteers, showing them the ropes, and letting them know they are an important part of the Garden family. She will tell you that she wishes more people realized how fun it is to volunteer in the Garden.

With a vision for the future needs of the Garden in mind, JoLynda made the decision to include the Garden in her will. When asked what motivated her to take this step, she said “Red Butte [Garden] has done so much for my life and that’s why I put it in my will. It’s always there. When life is bad, Red Butte is good.” Her example is a simple reminder that the Garden is a special place for so many people.

JoLynda has been part of significant changes at Red Butte Garden since that fall day so long ago. She has contributed to making the Garden a better place with her hard work, dedication, and commitment. Her future gift will continue this legacy by providing support for the Garden long into the future.

From everyone at Red Butte Garden, thank you, JoLynda, for your friendship and generosity.

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GIVE TO WHAT YOU LOVE Please consider Red Butte Garden in your will.

A bequest is a creative way to help the Garden in the long term, while still retaining full control of your assets during your lifetime.

Many donors and volunteers find that a bequest is an effective and simple way to make a lasting impact on the Garden.

percentage of your estate to Red Butte Garden. Just a few simple sentences in your will or trust are all that is needed.

You can structure your bequest to leave a specific item or amount of money, make the gift contingent on certain events, or leave a

For more information, please contact Wendy Loyning, Development Director at: 801.585.5658 or wendy.loyning@redbutte.utah.edu

Let your legacy be our future. Include a gift to Red Butte Garden in your will or living trust.

Garden memberships are the perfect way to share the seasons with someone you love.

In Honor Of Nancy Martin

In Memory Of

Joseph Aoki Patrick Ashton John A. Brooke Lois and Ray Canning Ezekiel Dumke, Jr Berniece “Buffie” Kelbaugh LaVonne B. Larsen Douglas and Charlotte Stewart Elizabeth “Betty” Ulricksen Margaret “Peg” Wise For more information, please contact Wendy Loyning at: 801.585.5658 or wendy.loyning@redbutte.utah.edu

Purchase a gift membership in person at the Garden, or online today at: www.redbuttegarden.org/memberships

New recurring giving and automatic membership renewal options Make your annual gift or membership renewal effortless.

It’s eco-friendly, easy, and secure.

Visit www.redbuttegarden.org/recurring-info to sign up today. www.redbuttegarden.org

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2018 DONORS

We sincerely thank our generous supporters $100,000 + ESRR Endowment for Red Butte Garden/Education Ezekiel R. Dumke Wells Fargo Bank $25,000-$99,999 Gloria A. Larson Trust Harmons City Inc Intermountain Healthcare Saatchi & Saatchi of Toyota Dealers Security National Mortgage $10,000-$24,999 Adams Davis Kim Aoki & Susan Beaven Beehive Cheese Company LLC J. Christensen Emma Eccles Jones Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation Glover Nursery, Inc Phil Hansen Kipp & Christian PC KÜHL Clothing Magleby & Greenwood, PC Nancy Martin My Good Fund Trust National Philanthropic Trust Permaplate Company Thomas & Karma Ramsey Recursion Pharmaceuticals Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson SelectHealth STEM Action Center Utah Division of Arts and Museums Wallentine Family Trust Barbara Whinnery Woodbury Corporation $5,000-$9,999 Darcie Anderson Richard & Susan Anderson Barry & Amy Baker Byron & Deborah Barkley J. & Sally Barraclough Kincade & Janelle Bauer David Bennett Thomas & Heidi Brickey R. Harold Burton Foundation Robert Caldwell Jeffrey & Helen Cardon Foundation Chevron Kyle & Alyse Christensen

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Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Deiss Law PC Desert Pearl Inn Robert Dibble Digital Financial Group Bjorn & Sandra Espenes ETC Group, LLC Michelyn Farnsworth Tina Faust-Dustman & Robert Dustman Marie & Jeff Fishman Nicholas & Courtney Gibbs Maureen Giggey & Mark Boschert Marylee Gilchrist Anthony Glauser Graystone Mortgage, LLC William Green & J’Rel West Gurr Investments, Ltd Harrison Mitsubishi Ellen Hotung & Steve Boyd Integrated Employer Solutions, Inc Lisa & Jeffrey Jones Kern River Gas Transmission Co Kurt Larsen S. & Christina Lee Robert B. Lence Management & Training Corporation John & Rachel McCann McCarthey Family Foundation Medical Acupuncture of New York Mountain Land Design, Inc Deann Munson & Dave Baldridge William & Rhonda Nicoloff Paul & Landy Nipper Packaging Corp of America Packaging Corp of America SLC North Papa Murphy’s Billy Pederson Performance Audio Pinnacle Quality Insight Powdr Corp Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Rocky Mountain Power Ashlie Roe Stephen Roney Christopher & Michele Satovick Sentinel Security Life Serta Mattress Jeff & Gabriela Sessions Paula Swaner Sargetakis & Joseph Sargetakis Visit Salt Lake David Vogelsberg Guy Wadsworth & Rukhsana Lindsey Wasatch Technical Manufacturing Michael & Jennifer Webb

Dave Wentz Daniel & Terilyn Whittenburg XMission Gayle & Samuel Youngblood $2,500-$4,999 Alice Aeschbacher Holly Alden Ancestry.com Janet Bates William & Victoria Bennion Michael & Roxanne Bodell Bringhurst Group, LLC Broussard Charitable Foundation Liz & Stephen Burgess Cache Valley Electric Patricia Callahan & AC Jacobs Kathy Campbell Dianna Cannon & Julie Barbero Keith & Kristina Christensen CompHealth Camille Cornaby Nicole Cozzo-Banyai Mark Crowther CTI Projects CYTO Marketing Brad & Jennifer Davis Daybreak Communities Mary Ellis & Anna Crabtree Energy West Controls Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation Brooke Ewing John & Carol Firmage Futura Industries Dennis Gaspari Goldman Sachs Chet & Carrie Goodwin Erik Gregory Gift Fund Mitchel Guttenplan Kim Hale George & Patricia Haley Gayle & Matthew Harrison Steve & Natalie Herron Bruce & Gale Hinton Ellie Hirshberg & Patrick Greis Jay & Carol Holt iHeartMedia Monica & Jesse Jensen David & Michele Jenson Jill Johnson &Hobie Kellis Kathleen Kassel Bob & Karla Knox Brad Krassner & Marilyn Corbett Craig & Lisa Langhauser Kristy & David Larsen

Mairi Leining & Ravi Adusumalli Lone Peak Valuation Henry Louis & Anjee Bradshaw Jeffery Ludlow Susie Martindale Kenneth Melby MHTN Architects, Inc Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Midwest Floor Coverings Jeff Miller Kevin & Margaret Moore Mountain High Real Estate Advisors, Inc Kevin & Barbara Murphy Rodney Newman Nicholas & Company Debbie & Brooks Nisson Northstar Builders Linda & James Okland Paulsen Construction Donald & Kathy Pedersen Gary & Anne Petersen Troy Peterson Kathryn & Robert Pett Robert Ponte G. & Connee Rasmussen Remedy Intelligent Staffing Perry Renshaw Michael Shehan Chris Shurian Alan & Nancy Sparrow Utah Labor Commission Darren & Christina Stephens Dr. & Mrs. Peter Stevens Jolynda Stillman Peggy & Robert Stone Summerhays Music Taqueria 27 Taylorcraft Engraving Gregory Tracy & April Slizewski Ric Trentman UtahInjury.com Van Boerum & Frank Associates Beverly & Daniel Vargo Verscend Technologies Wasatch Container, Inc Bonnie & Paul Weiss Jacquelyn Wentz Cathy Whinnery Chuck Williams & Rebecca Diehl Karan Williams The Williams Companies, Inc Todd Winzenried Woodside Homes Stephen Yagi & Jill Sonstegard Zachary Enterprises LC

118th Annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count Saturday, December 15 from 10am-Noon

Join the longest running citizen-science survey in the world, providing critical bird population data to the Audubon Society.

Space is limited, register early, adults only, weather dependent.

Registration required: redbuttegarden.org/christmas-bird-count

Spring Poetry Contest Spring is right around the corner and that means it’s time for our fifth annual Spring Poetry Contest. From January 3 through February 16, poets of all ages are invited to send in their original, springinspired poems to our selection committee. Eleven lucky winners will have their poems displayed in the Garden during April, which is National Poetry Month.

Winners will also receive a prize package perfectly suited for aspiring authors and poets of all ages.

Submission guidelines and contest rules are available at:

www.redbuttegarden.org/call-for-poetry

Winter Solstice Celebration

It’s almost winter solstice, and we’re throwing a party at the Garden to celebrate!

Join the festivities and commemorate the day with flair as we learn about the winter solstice, create winter crafts, explore winter in the Garden, and make solstice wishes to usher in the new year.

Saturday, December 15 9AM - Noon

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Garden Adventures Classes Garden Adventures offers unique opportunities for adults and children to work together and discover how science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) interact in the world of plants. Each adventure includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as a chance to bring a piece of the Garden home.

For information and registration, visit www.redbuttegarden.org/garden-adventures.

DECEMBER:

Homemade Holiday Gifts

Kickoff your holiday celebrations and start a new tradition in this special Garden adventure. Working together, participants will create, decorate, and gift wrap unique gifts made from objects found in the Garden. All necessary materials will be provided.

Saturday, December 8 | 1 – 2:30PM Members-$12 Public-$15

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even the mountains influence the weather we experience along the Wasatch Front. You’ll also create an interactive, weather-related craft to continue your explorations at home.

Saturday, January 12 | 1 – 2:30PM Members-$8 Public-$10

FEBRUARY:

Garden Valentines Start your Valentine’s Day celebrations in a specially designed class devoted to roses.

Discover why we associate these fragrant flowers with this holiday and how people use them throughout the world. Then, create a handmade, rose-inspired Valentine for that special someone!

Saturday, February 9 | 1 – 2:30PM Members-$8 Public-$10

WINTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Registration is required for all classes and tours.

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 GARDEN DESIGN

HORTICULTURE

Holiday Wreath Making Workshop* Session 1 SOLD OUT Friday, November 30, 6 - 9PM Session 2 SOLD OUT Saturday, December 1, 9AM - Noon Session 3 SOLD OUT Saturday, December 1, 1 - 4PM Session 4 Saturday, December 1, 5-8PM Session 5 SOLD OUT Sunday, December 2, 9AM - Noon Session 6 SOLD OUT Sunday, December 2, 1- 4PM Session 7 Monday, December 3, 6 - 9PM Garden Members $56 / General Public $70

Fabulous Fruit Trees (LLHG 554) Wednesday, January 30, 6:30 - 8:30PM Saturday, February 2, 10AM -1PM Wednesday, February 6, 6:30 - 8:30PM Garden Members $81 / General Public $90

*New this year: All Classes will be held in the Dumke Horticulture Center Training Room.

Botany For Gardeners (LLHG 488) Thursday, February 21, 6:30 - 8:30PM Thursday, February 28, 6:30 - 8:30PM Thursday, March 7, 6:30 - 8:30PM Garden Members $74 / General Public $80

Succulent Terrariums Saturday, January 26, 10AM - Noon Garden Members $32 / General Public $40 BOTANICAL ART

Pen and Ink 2 Thursday, January 10, 6 - 9PM Friday, January 11, 6 - 9PM Saturday, January 12, 9AM - 4PM Garden Members $160 / General Public $200 Pet/Animal Portraits in Colored Pencil Thursday, January 31, 6 - 9PM Friday, February 1, 6 - 9PM Saturday, February 2, 9AM - 4PM Garden Members $160 / General Public $200 Scientific Illustration 1 Thursday, March 21, 6 - 9PM Friday, March 22, 6 - 9PM Saturday, March 23, 9AM - 4PM Garden Members $160 / General Public $200

Selecting and Caring for Houseplants (LLHG 523) New Class!

Saturday, February 23, 10AM -1PM Garden Members $40 / General Public $44

Tomato Propagation Saturday, March 2, 9AM - Noon or 1 - 4PM Garden Members $43 / General Public $53 Pruning 101 (LLHG 505) Tuesday, March 5, 6 - 9PM Saturday, March 9, 10AM -1PM Garden Members $69 / General Public $75 Vegetable Propagation (LLHG 609) Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 - 8:30PM Saturday, March 9, 10AM – Noon Garden Members $68 / General Public $74 GUIDED GARDEN TOURS

Annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count Saturday, December 15 , 10AM - Noon Free for Garden Members / Regular Garden Admission Red Butte Garden Greenhouse Tour Thursday, January 31, 10 – 11:30AM or 1 – 2:30PM Free for Garden Members / Regular Garden Admission

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Wreath Workshop 1 - 4PM 5 - 8PM Holiday Open House 10AM - 5PM ZAP Free Day

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Saturday

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Friday

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Pen & Ink

Friday

Garden Adventures (see sidebar)

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Saturday

HOLIDAY SHOPPING HOTSPOT NOW - 12/23 Garden members receive 10% off at the Natural History Museum of Utah Gift Shop

GLASS ART SHOW 11/3 - 12/18 Presented by the Glass Art Guild of Utah

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE & ART FAIR 12/1 & 12/2 Free admission Save 10% on all Gift Shop purchases

12/8 Homemade Holiday Gifts

1 - 2:30PM

GARDEN ADVENTURES

Events at Red Butte Garden

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Tuesday

Garden Hours 9AM - 5PM Closed December 24 - January 1 Enjoy half-price admission December through February

Monday

GARDEN ADVENTURES

Holiday Open House 10AM - 5PM ZAP Free Day

Wreath Workshop 1 - 4PM

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Sunday

2018 Winter DECEMBER

JANU

Tuesday

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Summer Camp Registration Opens to Garden Members

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President’s Day

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Wednesday

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Full Moon

Summer Camp Registration Opens to the Public

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

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Botany for Gardeners 6:30 - 8:30PM (2/3)

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Botany for Gardeners 6:30 - 8:30PM (1/3)

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14 Valentines Day

Thursday

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Full Moon

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20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Garden Hours 9AM - 5PM Enjoy half-price admission through February 28

Monday

Book your special event at Red Butte Garden 801.585.9563

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Sunday

UARY 22

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Selecting & Caring for House Plants 10AM - 1PM

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Garden Adventures (see sidebar)

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with Colored Pencil 9AM - 4PM (3/3) Fabulous Fruit Trees 10AM - 1PM (2/3) Groundhog Day

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Saturday

10 - 11:30AM 1 - 2:30PM Animal Portraits with Colored Pencil 6 - 9PM (1/3)

31 Greenhouse Tours

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Bring your sweetie to the Garden!

Animal Portraits with Colored Pencil 6 - 9PM (2/3)

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Friday

Fabulous Fruit Trees 6:30 - 8:30PM (1/3)

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6 - 9PM (1/3)

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Succulent Terrariums 10AM - Noon

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Pen & Ink 1AM - 4PM (3/3)

Scientific Illustration 3/21 - 23

Vegetable Propagation 3/6 & 3/9

Pruning 101 3/2 & 3/9

Tomato Propagation 3/2

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2/9 Garden Valentines

GARDEN ADVENTURES 1 - 2:30PM

6 - 9PM (2/3)

FEBRUARY

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US Postage PAID Salt Lake City Permit #1529

300 WAKARA WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108

GARDEN INFORMATION

2018 ADVISORY BOARD: Tim Welsh, Chair Tory Magleby, Vice Chair Nancy Martin, Secretary Erin Armstrong Byron Barkley Sandi Behnken Susan Bollinger Thomas Brickey Kym Buttschardt David Classen Fred Esplin Jeff Herring Chuck Horman Lucinda L. Kindred Kristy Larsen Gregory Lee Ron Motzkus Kevin Murphy Steven Price David Reymann Susan Speer Lyle C. Summers Stephen Urquhart Emeritus members Sandy McOmber David Gee

Hours:

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

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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801.585.0556 801.585.9563 801.585.5688 801.585.7172 801.585.5658 801.581.8454

300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Website: www.redbuttegarden.org Comments: 801.581.5754 or e-mail kate.randall@redbutte.utah.edu