Red Butte Garden Fall 2009 Newsletter

vol. 1, issue 2

Fall 2009 Issue Garden After Dark Fall Colors Glass Show Greek Theatre

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From the delightful blooms of spring bulbs, to the summertime splendor of flowering perennials, to the stunning colors of fall, to the wintertime beauty of snow-covered landscapes, Red Butte Garden has its seasons and nature has its cycles.

Contributing Writers

Gregory J. Lee,

Marita Tewes Tyrolt, Andrea Berman,

Jim Bach, Fritz Kollmann, Rita Dodge

Miriam Eriksson, Jason Baker

Contributing Photographers Graphic Designer Amy Printed by

Thompson

IC Group in Salt Lake City

Red Butte Garden, a part of the University of Utah, is a non-profit organization located in Salt Lake City, Utah. With over 100 acres including display gardens, walking paths, and natural areas with hiking trails, Red Butte Garden is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West that tests, displays, and interprets regional horticulture.

300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108. (801) 585-0556 Copyright© 2009 Red Butte Garden All rights reserved.

This year events of great sadness took course that affected all of us at Red Butte Garden. Just as our garden plants cycle through birth, growth, maturity, senescence, and death, so too do the people who love and care for the Garden. This year we lost some special people.

One was Janet Lawson, a special friend of the Garden and donor whose philanthropy made so many things possible in the Children’s Garden and elsewhere at Red Butte. Another was a very dear and devoted Garden volunteer, Suzann Pyper. Both Janet and Suzann began supporting the Garden many, many years ago. Suzann volunteered for over 20 years. Both ladies were “here” from the Garden’s birth. These two very generous and special women influenced both the Garden’s direction and its culture. They are part of the Garden’s spiritual foundation and will be deeply missed.

While Janet and Suzann’s passing has left us bereft of two of our long-time supporters, their dedication, fun, and feisty passion for the Garden has helped to make Red Butte what it is today. Each, in her own way, helped the Garden to grow from barely more than an idea into a successful organization with over 30 staff, 300 volunteers, 6,000 members, and 160,000 annual visitors. This issue of the Newsletter is dedicated to them.

We hope you will visit the Garden this fall and enjoy what these generous women did so much to help create.

- Gregory J. Lee, Executive Director

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table of contents

features

articles 4

Fall in the Garden

Garden Fresh Recipe

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Red Butte Garden Shines Again

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Plant to Know

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Construction Update

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Memorials

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Volunteer Highlight

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Letter from Director

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15 Sponsor Spot 15 Garden Information 15 We Want to Hear from You

calendaring 6 Workshops & Classes 9

Glass Show

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Greek Theatre

13 Activities - Free with

Garden Admission 17

Kids Activities Calendar

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Fall Events Calendar

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Garden After Dark

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The Richard K. Hemingway

Orangerie Did you know the Orangerie is available year-round for special and private events?

Book your holiday party, corporate retreat, wedding, or other special occasion between November and April to take advantage of our off-season pricing! Enjoy breath-taking views from the Orangerie's grand windows as the seasons create an ever-changing backdrop of the Salt Lake Valley and the surrounding mountain ranges.

Call 801.585.9563 for more information.

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By Marita Tewes Tyrolt

Without a doubt, fall is my favorite time of year. I enjoy the garden harvest, the reprieve from the hot summer temperatures and the vibrant colors of the surrounding landscapes. Fall foliage in bright color combinations with backdrops of snow capped mountains can bring relief to any stressed soul.

A mountain outing to enjoy fall colors is always a special retreat; however beauty and serenity can also be had by a short trip to Red Butte Garden. The sights and sounds of fall can be enjoyed either by a walk through the gardens, or a hike into the natural area to view the blazing colors in canyons beyond.

Utah is fortunate to have a wide palate of native plants with a wide range of fall colors, from the russet red to brown tones of Scrub Oak, to the reds and oranges of Rocky Mountain and Bigtooth Maples to the golds of aspen. Sprinkle in the green colors of conifers and blues of the sky, lakes, and waterways and you have visual ecstasy.

Red Butte Garden includes many plants that contribute to the interest in the fall landscape. Some plants with great fall foliage include the blazing reds/ purples of Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), the orange and reds of Sweetgum, Serviceberry, and most maples; the russets of Bald Cypress; and the yellow/ gold of Kentucky Coffeetree and the ‘Chojuro’ Pear. Colorful fall foliage however is not limited to trees, some perennials and shrubs also have great fall color such as Amsonia, Senna, Sumac, and Oregon Grapeholly. Many ornamental grasses have

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arden great fall color as well, such as Northern Sea Oats, ‘Shenandoah’ Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum), and Miscanthus oligostachyus purpurescens. Some plants have colorful foliage all season such as European Beech, Elderberry, Smokebush, Barberry and Ninebark cultivars; the dark purple to black foliage of ‘Black Beauty’ Elderberry (Sambucas nigra) is spectacular!

Don’t forget the role evergreens play in the landscape; broadleaf and coniferous evergreens provide a focal spot or backdrop for the rest of the landscape. The Garden has a large selection of conifers in many sizes, habits and even a range of colors.

Fall color however, is not just limited to colorful foliage, but can also include showy fruits, blooms, and showy bark. Many roses have showy hips, especially Rugosa cultivars, Alba roses and species roses. Most crabapples have showy fruit, and newer cultivars aren’t ‘messy’ like the older varieties, having smaller persistent fruit. Crabapple fruit are often reddish; however the Garden has two cultivars with yellow fruit, ‘Harvest Gold’ and ‘Golden Raindrops’. I also love the mature pendulous pods of Wisteria, they have character.

Although not what one normally thinks of as ‘showy fruit’, the seed heads of ornamental grasses are simply breathtaking when backlit by the sun; the Garden has a large variety of ornamental grasses. Some plants with both great fall color and fruit include Burning Bush, Red Chokeberry (Aronia), Russian Hawthorn, and the European and American Cranberrybush

Viburnums; Viburnum opulus ‘Xanthocarpum’ is a cultivar with gold fruit.

Great fall bloomers include Black-eyed Susan, Purple Coneflower, asters, Autumn Crocus, Agastache, Autumn Sage, fall blooming anemones, common Witchhazel and many rose cultivars. Leadwort is a favorite groundcover. Its blue flowers continue to bloom throughout the fall even as its foliage turns bright red! Douglas Spirea also has both great fall color and showy late season blooms. And, although not technically ‘flowers’ the pink hairs from the flowering structure of Smokebush and the pink sepals of Sevenson Flower (Heptacodium) are quite showy and persist throughout the fall.

Finally, some plants have attractive bark, either due to its color, exfoliation pattern (how it peels off) or both. Red and yellow twig dogwood are very colorful even in the winter after they’ve lost their foliage. The color of the exfoliating bark of Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum) and our native River Birch are cinnamon while the bark of Lacebark Pine (Pinus bungeana) flakes off in irregular patches of greens, grays and creams.

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany is also a favorite with its silver bark and evergreen foliage.

Fall in the Garden is simply spectacular, the plants themselves and the scenery beyond. This beautiful, peaceful respite of fabulous color is available for just a short drive. Second place to spring, no way!

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SIGN UP for Fall

Gardening Workshops & Classes SEED COLLECTING WORKSHOP (LLHG 564)

SEPTEMBER 19 - SATURDAY 10 AM – NOON or 1PM – 3PM

PLEIN-AIR LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP: WATERCOLOR (LLART 170)

SEPT 15–OCT 20, TUES 9:30 AM-12:30 PM Enjoy the warm autumn evenings as you create smallscale landscapes in lovely Red Butte Garden. Students will view demonstrations and do exercises in washes, blending, wet on wet, lifting, brush strokes, glazing, and dry brush. Instruction in composition, positive and negative space, value studies, and color theory will round out the offering. Painting topics will include landscapes, still life, and water reflections. You are responsible for your materials; you can find a list online, or call 587-5433.

MEMBERS (SECT. 002) $161 NONMEMBERS (SECT. 001) $179 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 587-5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

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Join us for an excursion through the garden as we examine a variety of Red Butte Garden’s favorite plants that can be propagated from seed. Collect seeds from a variety of outstanding perennials and annuals growing at Red Butte Garden that can then be grown in your own garden and learn tips for when to collect, how to handle the seeds after collection, and where to plant them for best results.

We’ll provide a list of plants and envelopes for seed collection. Bring sharp hand pruners. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 30 participants.

Michelle Cook, Horticulturist MEMBERS (SECT. 002) $15 + $3 SPECIAL FEE NONMEMBERS (SECT. 001) $20 + $3 SPECIAL FEE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 587-5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

BULB FORCING WORKSHOP SEPT 26 - SATURDAY, 10 AM - NOON

There is nothing like fresh, fragrant flowers in the dead of winter. Brighten the winter blues by planting spring bulbs for winter forcing. We will share the secrets to successful bulb forcing and participants will pot up 6” terracotta pots to take home for forcing. Participants will be provided with (4) 6” terracotta pots, soil, selected bulbs and instructions for forcing. Workshop will be held at Red Butte Garden greenhouses.

Limited to 16 participants.

Patrick Newman, RBG Programs Director MEMBERS $45 NONMEMBERS $55 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 581-8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

CONTAINERS FOR FALL (LLHG 550)

OCTOBER 3 - SATURDAY, 10 AM – NOON OCTOBER 8 - THURSDAY, 6:30PM – 8:30PM Spend a morning or evening at Red Butte Garden creating a beautiful fall container planting. We’ll discuss plants suitable for fall container gardening including cool season annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. We’ll provide a 16” terra-cotta container, soil, plants, and design suggestions for creating a container masterpiece that will hold up through Thanksgiving and potentially through winter.

Class is limited to 12 participants.

Meet at the greenhouse at Red Butte Garden. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 12 participants.

Brad Coleman, Red Butte Garden Horticulturist MEMBERS (SECT. 002) $58 NONMEMBERS (SECT. 001) $61 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 587-5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

HOLIDAY FLORAL ARRANGING WORKSHOP

NOVEMBER 21 - SATURDAY 10 AM – NOON

With the holidays quickly approaching, do you want fresh flowers but don’t want to pay florist prices? Learn how to turn a bundle of prepackaged flowers from the grocery store into a work of art for your holiday table. Lecture and demonstration will give you the tools to turn your next bouquet into a work of art. Workshop will be held at Red Butte Garden greenhouses. Limited to 16 participants.

Scott Mower, RBG Horticulturist MEMBERS $45 NONMEMBERS $55 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 581-8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

FALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE (LLHG 551)

OCT 17 – 31, SATURDAYS, 10 AM – NOON

Get a jump-start on spring gardening this fall. Some simple garden clean up, pruning and mulching will get you ahead of the gardening season next spring. We will discuss what perennials to cut back and which ones to leave until spring, which trees and shrubs can be pruned in fall, and fall mulching. Join us for two evenings in the garden as we get hands-on experience with cutting back perennials, dividing, transplanting, and pruning. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 12 participants.

Crystal Reece, Red Butte Garden Horticulturist MEMBERS (SECT. 002) $66 NONMEMBERS (SECT. 001) $72 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 587-5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

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Red Butte Garden Shines Again

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By Andrea Berman, RBG Garden Guide

I am a Salt Lake County Master Gardener and Red Butte Garden garden guide. As a garden guide, I am privileged to introduce our wonderful garden to locals and visitors. And, I was able to do so on June 12, 2009.

some of whom had never visited. We also had one guest who had not returned since the garden was five years old. One of my Salt Lake County guests was even impressed enough to inquire about becoming a volunteer at the garden.

A Master Gardener State Conference was held in Salt Lake County on June 12th and 13th. After an initial visit in February, the impressed conference planning committee enthusiastically accepted Red Butte Garden as one of four tours for the conference attendees.

Brad Coleman, greenhouse manager, also helped us impress the group by leading them on a tour of our state-of-the-art greenhouse. Brad added to the lasting impression of Red Butte Garden by giving everyone in the group a beautiful coleus. Because of this thoughtful gift, part of Red Butte Garden is now growing in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, and Weber counties.

28 Master Gardeners arrived on a stunningly beautiful day in the Garden. Don Guenwold, RBG garden guide and Davis County Master Gardener; Bonnie Balisteri, RBG garden guide and Salt Lake County Master Gardener; and I proudly showed-off our Garden to guests from neighboring counties, as well as to Salt Lake County residents, 8

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And, a note of thanks is due to Patrick Newman, Program Director, who generously donated the fee for my service as a garden guide to the Master Gardener State Conference.

Art Glass in the Garden Daily, November 6 - 29 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Private Tours

Did you know roses don't have thorns, they have prickles? When you visited the Garden last did you smell the curry plant or see the Coopers Hawk nest? Consider taking a private tour with one of our Garden Guides who will share a bit of history and show you the wonderful plants and views of Red Butte Garden's celebrated beauty.

Available as a walking tour or tram tour.

The Art Glass Guild of Utah returns to Red Butte Garden for another stunning show of kiln work and blown glass.

Large and small pieces including garden art, decorative boxes, sculptural works, and jewelry pieces will display the brilliant colors of this delightful medium.

Many items displayed will also be for sale through the Garden Giftshop.

Regular Garden Admission/Members Free

advanced registration required.

Artist Reception: Art Glass in the Garden

Call 801-585-5688.

Saturday, November 14

$20 fee for each docent.

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Meet the artists of the Art Glass Guild of Utah at this afternoon reception and gallery sale.

Regular Garden Admission/Members Free

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Garden Fresh Recipes Rosemary Cake with Orange Glaze submitted by Roxanne Kulakowski

Cake:

Soft butter for pan 1 & 1/2 c. flour 3/4 c. finely ground yellow cornmeal 1/3 c. coarsely chopped toasted pine nuts 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh rosemary 1 Tbs. finely grated orange zest 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. kosher salt 2/3 c. cream cheese, at room temp 4 large eggs 1 & 1/3 c. granulated sugar 1/2 c. butter, melted

Orange Syrup:

Directions

1/2 c. fresh orange juice 3 Tbs. granulated sugar

Orange Glaze:

1 Tbs. whole fresh rosemary leaves 1 & 1/2 c. sifted confectioners' sugar Heat oven to 350. Butter 9"x2" round cake pan, line with buttered 5 Tbs. heavy cream parchment paper.

2 Tbs. fresh orange juice Combine dry ingredients.

1 tsp. grated orange zest Whisk cream cheese, add eggs one at a time - whisking to combine.

Add sugar - whisk till smooth. Fold dry ingredients in - mix until smooth. Stir in melted butter. Pour batter into pan, bake 40-45 min. or until top of cake is golden brown and toothpick comes out looking moist.

Let cool 5 min. in pan. Loosen with knife, invert onto a plate, remove parchment paper, place right side up on another plate. Poke holes in top of cake with toothpick. While cake is warm, slowly pour all of the orange syrup onto cake, allowing it to sink into the cake. Let cool completely.

Make the cake:

While the cake is baking, make the Orange Syrup:

Cook orange juice and sugar in sauce pan on medium heat till sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.

Orange Glaze

Blanch fresh rosemary leaves for one minute in boiling water, drain and set into ice water - drain and spread on paper towell to dry. Whisk together confectioner's sugar, cream, and orange juice - then add blanched rosemary and zest.

When cake is cool, pour the glaze over top of cake.

-Cut into wedges and serve. Serves 8-10

Red Cabbage

submitted by Harper Loyning - a Susan Stark Recipe

Ingredients

1 Apple cored and sliced 4 to 6 Cloves 1 Red Cabbage chopped 1/2 Cup Butter 1 tsp Salt 1/4 Cup Sugar 1/2 Cup Water 1/2 Cup Red Vinegar

Directions

Cook for 5 hours in a crock-pot on medium.

To submit your Garden Fresh Recipe: e-mail bryn.ramjoue@redbutte.utah.edu or send it by mail to: Communications 285 S. Connor St. Salt Lake City, UT 84108

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pLanning & Construction

By Jim Bach, Landscape Architect

Rose Garden & Amphitheatre Renovation:

update

In its second year of operation, the Amphitheatre is hosting 16 summer concerts and has attracted the attention of a professional organization of meeting planners, which brought 1,800 members to a reception, a private concert in the Amphitheatre, and to enjoy the Garden.

enable the Garden staff to occupy their new offices in December.

We will have a bright and commodious 850 square foot conference room for meetings and classes available in the new year, and a new admissions desk on the lower level for staff to welcome visitors.

The Rose Garden is open, pleasing visitors and establishing roots for the future. It hosted a chilly dedication in early June and a warm and sunny annual Gala on the solstice, and several weddings have been held on the lawn with the waterfall in the background. Two structural additions that will complete the original design for the Rose Garden are now in process due to recent generous donations. Installation has begun on the bridge over Red Butte Creek connecting the McCarthey Ring Garden to the Amphitheatre stage. It should be complete by early August.

Following the concert season, the Garden will begin construction on a 1,300 square foot Rose House designed by the Amphitheatre architect, Paul Brown. The multiple-use building – providing dressing rooms for brides and concert artists and space for small meetings or events – should be finished by next April, completing the Rose Garden as originally envisioned.

The addition to connect the Visitor Center and Orangerie with a new stairway and elevator has been delayed slightly due to utility complexities, and completion of that portion of the project is predicted shortly after the first of the year. This fall will see paving of a new service access road from the Museum of Natural History and replacement of the paving on the Courtyard side of the building, followed by site repair and landscaping.

Visitor Center Expansion:

Where do my donations go?

Interwest Construction remains on schedule to complete the gift shop expansion and office addition late this fall, which will

Hillside Gardens: Having completed their planning work for the Conservation, Native Plant and Rock Gardens, the consultant firm MESA presented well integrated plans and a narrative describing multiple conservation messages. They provided rich thematic ideas in the final schematic design for the Conservation Garden that pleased Garden staff and left us excited about moving forward with their planning ideas and products. Fund raising for the Conservation Garden is beginning and we are coordinating with MESA on design and phasing of the first part of the new gardens.

When you make a donation to Red Butte Garden, you are giving a gift to the community. Your contribution provides Salt Lake with one of its most valued resources by helping us maintain beautiful display gardens and offer quality educational programs for school children, adults, and families.

Here is a sample of what your gift can do to help the Garden:

$25 – New books for the Children's Garden Library

$750 – Weather station in the Sprout House

$50 – 50 bulbs, two shrubs, or annuals for one flower bed

$1,000 – Haul away mixed use recycling for one year

$75 – Bus fare for one Title One school to visit the Garden

$2,500 – One year’s supply of shovels, rakes and hand tools

$100 – Four rose bushes or twelve perennials

$5,000 – Haul green waste to the Salt Lake City

composting facility for one year or purchase

Garden's mulch

$250 – One month’s seasonal color display in the Orangerie $500 – Keep Red Butte Garden’s lawn green for one year

$10,000 – One utility cart or passenger shuttle

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April – June 2009

In Memory of: £• Stephanie Bird Glenda Harden John Donahue

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Red Butte Garden welcomes the return of Classical Greek Theatre September 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 9 am. This year the performance is the powerful Greek tragedy, Euripides’ Bakkhai, featuring Dionysus, the God of wine, music, dance, theatre and ecstasy.

The performances begin at 9 am in the Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre. tickets are available through the red butte garden

ticket office at the visitor’s center, online at www.redbuttegarden.org or via phone at

801-585-0556. $7 for members and students. $10 for university of utah staff and faculty and $13 for the general public. garden memberships are available at the time of purchase.

For Memorial Gift Information call Wendy Loyning at (801) 585-3813

Plant to know Ute Ladies' -tresses - Spiranthes diluvialis Status: Threatened

This beautiful native orchid produces many small creamy-white flowers, spiraling upward along a tall central stalk. Up close, these flowers will surprise you with their intricate design and wonderful fragrance. They may also surprise you during a river raft trip along the sand bars of the Green River in late-July! This species thrives in perennially moist riparian areas such as gravel bars, old oxbows, historic floodplains, natural springs, and wet meadows beside streams. Flowering between late July – September it can be found between 720 – 7,000 feet elevation, and occurs in 7 other western states.

If you happen to get lucky enough to discover one of these rare gems, take plenty of pictures, but do not attempt to pick any flowers, harvest plants, or disturb the area. This terrestrial orchid is protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. Threats to this species include habitat loss or fragmentation, changes in hydrology, stream down cutting, grazing, development, water pollution, and invasive plant species.

Conservation actions to protect the species and its habitat have included seed collection and storage, propagation research, pollinator research, invasive plant removal, salvaging imperiled plants, and watershed protection. Future research will include transplanting individuals grown at Red Butte Garden and other facilities into their natural habitat and long-term monitoring of their success. Red Butte Garden is proud to be the custodian of several Ute ladies’-tresses plants, grown from dust-like seeds. They are

By Rita Dodge, Conservation Director flowering every year in our conservation facilities.

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Maximize Your Membership Benefits!

These activities are all FREE for members and are included with the price of admission for non-members - No Registration Required.

To become a member call 801.587.3813 or visit www.redbuttegarden.org.

UTAH BONSAI CLUB FALL SHOW SEPT 25 – 27, FRI – SUN, 9AM – 5PM

The art of Bonsai has been dated back 1700 years to China.

Thankfully you need only visit Red Butte Garden to see amazing trees presented by the Utah Bonsai Club, many over 100 years old. Tricks of the trade, plants and supplies available at the show.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION/MEMBERS FREE NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Native Plant and Bulb Sale September 25 - 26 Friday, 3 - 7:30pm Saturday, 9 am - 7:30 pm

Enhance your garden’s spring color by planting bulbs this fall. Shop the Red Butte Garden Bulb and Native Plant Sale.

We offer a wide selection of spring-flowering bulbs including varieties that are fragrant, resistant to pests, great for forcing, and great for naturalizing. We also offer a variety of fall blooming perennials, ornamental grasses and a wide selection of native plants! Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer your questions and help you select the right plants.

All proceeds benefit the horticulture and education programs at the Garden.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION/MEMBERS FREE

CULTURE & CARE OF ORCHIDS NOV 7 - SATURDAY, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

A large number of the world’s plant species are orchids. Their unique beauty is unsurpassed. Learn about these beautiful plant species, their care and culture. Then visit the Orchid Show at Red Butte Garden provided by the Utah Orchid Society, see the beautiful displayed specimens, and buy one to take home.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION/MEMBERS FREE

UTAH ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW NOV 7-8 - SAT & SUN, 10 AM – 5 PM

Did you know orchids grow on every continent but Antarctica and are the largest family of flowering plants? You can even find native orchids in Utah! Join us as the Utah Orchid Society showcase these incredible plants at Red Butte Garden. Plants, supplies and advice available at the show.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION/MEMBERS FREE

BACKPACKS

FAMILY BACKPACKS

Enhance your next visit to the Garden by checking out one of our Garden designed backpacks. These interactive packs contain all the information and materials needed to help you and your children get to know the mysteries of plants and related subjects at Red Butte Garden.

Aquatic Adventures: AGES 8-12 Explore the underwater world in the Garden with water pH and temperature sampling, water insect identification, and other scientific activities for kids that love the water! Water shoes are encouraged for this adventure.

Budding Naturalists: AGES 4-8 Discover the world of phenology by tracking the changes of plants and animals through the seasons. A compass and clues will get you through the Garden on a grand adventure to study plants, seeds, and flowers. You'll spend time planting a seed to take home!

This program is recommended for families with children ages 4-12. Available May-September.

BOY SCOUT BACKPACKS Red Butte Garden offers an excellent setting for Boy Scouts to earn a merit badge in both Insect and Bird Study. Many important discoveries about birds and insects have been made by young naturalists with an enthusiasm for nature’s creatures. We hope to see you soon!

Insect Study: The Insect Study Merit Badge Backpack Program will take scouts on self-guided adventures through the formal gardens as well as the natural areas of Red Butte Garden. The program runs between 2 and 3 hours, and scouts learn about the habits and habitats of various insects living in the region.

Bird Study: The Bird Study Merit Badge Backpack Program will take scouts on a birding adventure through both the formal gardens and natural areas of Red Butte Garden. The program lasts between 2 and 3 hours, and scouts learn about the habits and habitats of the various winged creatures living in the region.

Each backpack has enough equipment for 5 Boy Scouts. We may be able to accommodate larger groups upon request (email Julie.Rabb@redbutte.utah.edu one week in advance).

To check out a backpack, ask our Visitor Center staff at the admissions desk. Backpacks are available on a first come, first serve basis.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION/MEMBERS FREE

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By Fritz Kollmann, Crewleader Mike Holleran is a native of Ohio, who when not doing remodeling or construction work, can often be found giving his time freely to Red Butte Garden. Over the last five years Mike has been a great help with not only the everyday garden tasks but with crucial maintenance projects as well.

He has even been known to bring garden projects home with him at the end of his volunteer shift. Beyond the gifts of time and work he provides for RBG, Mike also shares a wealth of knowledge, a genuine love and interest in plants, and his great sense of humor. His advice on maintainthe wooden structures, sculptures, and “Volunteers ing planters in the garden keep everything safe like Mike and looking good.

Holleran are While he prefers tasks which are more what make heavy duty, he doesn't mind getting down in the dirt to pull bindweed and deadhead Red Butte roses. He can sometimes be seen up on a Garden a ladder repairing the wisteria arbors in the wonderful Terrace Gardens, teaching a tool sharpenplace to ing class, removing trees, telling stories and keeping us up on the best tools for any parwork, visit ticular job. and attend There are some projects that Mike keeps concerts.� track of himself. He needs no reminder that the Rainbird sculpture needs to be polished at least once a year. He brings his own tools to most projects, and only asks that we help shuttle them from his truck to the work site.

He also keeps the staff informed as to potential maintenance projects for the future.

True to his work as a contractor, he tells us what materials we should get, how long the job will take and when he will be available to help us get it done.

Volunteers like Mike Holleran are what make Red Butte Garden a wonderful place to work, visit and attend concerts.

2009 Holiday Open House ARTIST CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Holiday Open House takes place December 5th & 6th and provides two free admission days for people to enjoy the Art, the wintry Garden, and this year - shopping in the newly enlarged and remodeled gift shop!

Artists call for entry form is available on our website at www.redbuttegarden.org under Floral and Art exhibits.

Artists need to submit their application

by October 16, 2009.

Visit www.redbuttegarden.org

Just three shows left this season!

August 23

THE PRETENDERS w/ CAT POWER & JULIETTE LEWIS

September 1

September 3

BONNIE RAITT & TAJ MAHAL SOLD OUT BOOKER T. & THE DBT'S (The Drive-By Truckers) w/ CRACKER

General Admission Ticket Sales: www. re d b utt e gard en . o r g 80 1. 5 85 . 0 5 5 6

VIP tickets and concert sponsorships are still available.

Leave the blankets and chairs at home and have a great seat for the show while making a contribution to the Garden. Call Chris Agnello in Development for these exclusive seats, 801.585.5658.

Planned Giving

Consider a charitable or estate planning gift. We invite you to explore with us the many ways planned gifts can be used to help the Garden achieve our important mission of education, conservation, botanical display and community enrichment, while meeting your financial and planning needs.

Red Butte Garden is grateful for all gifts and welcomes the opportunity to work with you and your personal advisors to determine what may be appropriate for you. All inquiries and communications are held in strictest confidence and without obligation.

Please contact the Garden's Development Director, Chris Agnello at (801) 585-5658 or Executive Director, Gregory J. Lee at (801) 581-3878 for further information.

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Painting by Cami Gerber

Volunteer Highlight

Sponsor spot So ... What do you think?

We want hear from you!

As you have probably noticed - we’ve decided to turn a new leaf with our quarterly newsletter and calendar and provide you with a Mini-Magazine.

We will be refining the magazine to make it a great resource for you and your family. We would love your suggestions for features or articles you would be interested in reading.

We invite you to submit to our magazine. You can e-mail submissions and suggestions to bryn.ramjoue@redbutte. utah.edu or mail them to our mailing address below (attn: communications).

Submission Ideas: original garden fresh recipes, garden poetry, photos: what’s blooming in your garden, articles on relevant seasonal subjects.

By Chris Agnello, Development Director Red Butte Garden gratefully acknowledges the generous support of all our 2009 concert series sponsors. Their generous support allows the Garden to provide one of the best concert line-ups in the country annually. These partnerships also enable the Garden to provide educational opportunities to the community through classes and programs. It also provides support for the maintenance of the Garden and our conservation program.

2009 Concert Sponsors: Wells Fargo • Fidelity Investments • Richards Brandt Miller and Nelson • Coda Infrastructures • Ken Garff Mercedes Benz • Aspen Hair and Skin Restoration • Oracle • Boise Paper • Serta Mattress • Design Build Bluff • Robin Carter and Carole McDowell • Prince Yeates and Geldzahler • The Pub Group • Big D Construction • Marriott and University Park Hotel • Culligan Water

Garden Information

2009 Advisory Board:

Admission:

Tony Rampton, Chair Laurie Eastwood, Vice Chair Terrell Dougan, Secretary Olivia Agraz Dorothy M. Anderson Pete Ashdown Jane Barker Angelina Beitia Fred Esplin John H. Firmage, III Kelly Fisher David E. Gee David L. Gilchrist Ron Henriksen Kathie Horman Peter Lassig Gregory Lee Carter Livingston Vickie Long Rob McFarland Manny C. Martinez Michele Mattsson Judy Moreton Michael Perez Vasilios Priskos Patrick Reimherr Bob Rose Ann Scott Sonnie Swindle Jim Wall

Adults (18-64) $6 Children (3-17) $4 Children under 3 Free Seniors (65+) $4 University of Utah Faculty & Staff with ID $4 University of Utah Students with ID Free Groups of 12 or more receive $1 off regular admission price for each person.

Full group payment is due at time of Garden entrance.

Hours: September 1 - 30 Daily 9 am - 7:30 pm October 1 - December 23 Daily 10 am - 5 pm Closed Sundays from Jan. 1- Feb. 28* Closed Thanksgiving Day & Dec. 24 - Jan.1* * Private events may still be booked on closed days.

Location: Visitor Center, Gift Shop, & Mailing Address: 300 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Phone: (801) 585-0556 Fax: (801) 585-6491 Website: www.redbuttegarden.org Comments: (801) 581-4938 or email bryn.ramjoue@redbutte.utah.edu

Printed on paper containing 10% total recovered fiber. Meets EPA & FTC guidelines.

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A New Place to Shop!

As part of the Visitor Center renovation we are expanding and remodeling the Gift Shop. By the end of the year we will have a new, more spacious layout for shopping for garden & nature related gifts. We’ll have a jewelry counter with an array of nature-inspired jewelry, a kid zone filled with garden-related fun, a comfortable corner for browsing through gardening books, and much more. And, as always, Garden Members receive 10% off every purchase!

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Join former mayor Ted Wilson and Councilwoman Jenny Wilson & her two sons as they walk in the Garden's natural area.

The Health Fair will be held on the University Campus from 10 am - 4:30 pm on Saturday, September 12th.

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By Rita Dodge, Conservation Director

Did those 100 degree days seem to get hotter than last year? You can plan now to have a cooler summer next year. Fall is the ideal time for planting shrubs and trees to help cool your home and create the ideal outdoor hang out spot. First, find the appropriate location(s) to plant a tree that will create shade over your house or yard. Second, choose the right tree for the location and your needs. Some things to consider when selecting plants are height, width, soil type and pH, water requirements, sun or shade tolerance and maintenance needs.

now to have a cooler summer next year”

Some trees that perform well in Utah’s diverse temperature extremes, but still require somewhat regular water, include: English Oak, White Fir, Autumn Blaze Maple, Kentucky Coffeetree, Austrian Pine, Himalayan Pine, Bur Oak, and Goldenraintree. Some tough trees for low water situations include Hackberry, Big tooth Maple, Chinkapin Oak, and Juniper. Ask or see your local nursery for additional recommendations, and advice for your particular site.

Trees are a great natural way to provide shade right where you need it, reduce energy costs, benefit wildlife, and help clean the air. Find planting tips and be sure to register your tree with the Governor’s Million Tree Campaign at www.milliontrees.slco.org.

Last, enjoy the coolness of next summer!

RED BUTTE GARDEN

FREE DAY LABOR DAY

SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2009 THANKS TO SALT LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND ZOO ARTS & PARKS

Just for Kids ACTIVITES AT Red Butte Garden Garden 12 Adventures:

Lavender Wands

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Corncobs & Broomsticks

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Lavender is one of our favorite plants at the Garden, and now is your chance to create a sweet smelling wand! You can put a "magical spell" on your friends, or keep your room smelling fresh for months.

After harvesting the stems in the Garden, we'll weave our wands in Em's Sprout House.

Wear your water shoes for an action packed adventure at the Red Butte Creek! We'll be sampling water to study pH and temperature and collecting macro invertebrates for an up-close look at what's going on under water. We'll also share the results our Aquatic Adventures Backpack participants gathered throughout the summer.

A special sneak preview to Garden After Dark... we'll be creating broomsticks out of broomcorn, and popping popcorn right off the cob for this class full of old fashioned fall fun! Participants will have a chance to show off their skills in our broomstick races. Prizes for all!

29, 30 Garden After Dark: Harvest Hallowe'en 22, 23, 24, 26,

Join us for a mystical harvest celebration as we escape into an old Garden After fashioned Hallowe'en! Broomsticks, pumpkins, haystacks, and fantasDark tic light displays await you as we celebrate the origins of Hallowe'en 6:00-9:00 pm in the Garden After Dark!

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It's time again to bid farewell to our native rattlesnakes as they return to their winter hibernation dens. Come learn about the important role these amazing animals play in the local ecosystem, and how they make it through the long cold winters. Each participant will leave with a handmade rattle creation.

We've gathered together dried husks, gourds, ornamental grasses, and other harvest materials to make spectacular garden cornucopias!

Amaze your family and friends with your unique, creative centerpiece at the Thanksgiving table.

Garden Adventures

Garden Adventures start promptly at 10 AM in Em's Sprout House in the Children's Garden. Please keep in mind that space is limited to 25 participants and available on a first come first served basis. Ages 4-12 are welcome with a caregiver. Please no infants. members: $4/ nonmembers: regular garden admission + $6. no registration required.

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Garden After Dark

October ‘09:

Thurs. 22 Mon. 26 Fri. 23 Thurs. 29 Sat. 24 Fri. 30 - 6-9pm -

Harvest Hallowe’en

October brings the beloved Garden After Dark. An outdoor, kid-friendly romp through the Garden to celebrate Halloweíen. This year the theme is the classic Halloweíen with jack-o-lanterns, harvest moon, popcorn, bats, and witches brooms. Pumpkins, haystacks, and fantastic light displays await you.

Garden After Dark is a perennial favorite of the human kind.

Join us for a mystical harvest season as we celebrate the origins of Hallowe'en in the Garden After Dark!

MEMBERS FREE ON OPENING NIGHT, OCTOBER

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