Red Butte Garden Newsletter - Fall 2010

vol. 2, issue 3

Fall 2010 Issue sept • oct • nov Seasonal Change in the Garden Fall Workshops & Class Schedule Natives throughout the Garden

Editor

Bryn Ramjoué

Contributing Writers Jim Bach, Rita Dodge, Marianne Zenger, Eddy Dawson, Marita Tewes Tyrolt, Gregory Lee, Jason Baker Contributing Photographers

Jason Baker, Miriam Eriksson, Amy Thompson Graphic Designer Amy

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IC Group in Salt Lake City

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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 © 2010 Red Butte Garden. All rights reserved.

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As we enter into Fall, my favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, is fast approaching.

It is a wonderful time for families to come together, with little commercial pressure, to celebrate and to be thankful for all the blessings bestowed on them. As I think about Red Butte Garden, I find much for which to be thankful. The Garden has 7,800 members who support us; we have over 300 active volunteers who enrich our lives with their creativity, dedication, and joy and passion for the Garden; we have the support of taxpayers who provide us with funding through the County Zoo, Arts and Parks program; we have an active Advisory Board; and we have incredible donors.

While there are many groups and people whose support is essential for the Garden to thrive, I want to focus my gratitude on one particular group – the Garden’s staff. The Garden has 34 full time staff and as many as 80 more seasonal staff during our peak seasons. I have often heard it said that gardens attract good people, and there is no better group of people than Red Butte Garden’s staff. They are hardworking, dedicated, conscientious, professionals who repeatedly, and cheerfully go above and beyond the merely “necessary” to meet the needs of Red Butte Garden and its visitors.

While I could sing the praises of almost each and every one of them, space constraints force me to focus on just one, Wendy Loyning, who recently was awarded the prestigious 2010 University of Utah General Administration District Staff Award. While this article uses Ms. Loyning as an example, please understand that I could highlight most any of the Garden’s staff and tell the same general story. They are that good.

Ms. Loyning began working at Red Butte Garden while a student at the University of Utah.

Initially, she worked in the Garden’s greenhouse, then assumed a position in visitor services, and later transferred to a position in the development office, where she rose to become our Membership Manager. She is also in charge of our annual fund, gift processing and related interactions with University Central Development and just recently has been put in charge of our concert sponsor program.

Ms. Loyning’s enthusiasm, courteous nature, and problem-solving orientation make her the quintessential membership manager for the Garden. She is regularly the Garden’s point of contact for new members, concert sponsors, and families wishing to purchase a bench or otherwise create a memorial for a loved one. Almost invariably, new sponsors or others who have only worked with Ms. Loyning over the phone will ask to personally meet her when they attend the Garden for the first time because, as one member said, “I want to meet this wonderful person who has been so patient and helpful to me.” Under her leadership and direction, membership at the Garden has grown from 6,000 to 8,100 in the last two years.

Like so many of the Garden’s staff, Ms. Loyning is a self-starting, conscientious, reliable, creative, pleasant, organized, and team-oriented individual who exceeds expectations in almost every task she undertakes. And like her peers, she is always there, when needed, to work after hours or on weekends and to help other Garden departments.

As Thanksgiving approaches, I am thankful for the support we receive from the many groups and individuals that make Red Butte Garden possible. And after watching them bring their magic to the Garden day after day, month after month, and year after year, this year I want to give special thanks to Red Butte Garden’s staff.

- Gregory J. Lee, Executive Director

table of contents Big Tooth Maple

features

2 Executive Director's Message

articles 4

Changing Seasons

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Garden Fresh Recipes

7 Not Enough Time

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Construction Update

15 Wedding Showcase

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Memorials

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Volunteer Highlight

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Conservation Plant Spotlight

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Garden Information

Gamble Oak

calendar

6 Workshop & Class Schedule 9

Holiday Open House

9 Art Shows 12 Activities - free with admission 13

Greek Theatre

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Garden Adventures Schedule

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Fall Calendar

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Garden After Dark

Hibiscus

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By Marita Tewes Tyrolt, Horticulture Director

We often hear the question, “When is the best time to visit the Garden?” The answer I like best is, “Tuesday”.

And, while that answer takes many by surprise, it’s true!

Each week new plants come into bloom and others finish for the season. To truly appreciate the treasure that is “your” botanical garden, enjoy it often.

The summer garden is full of a wide selection of flowering perennials and shrubs including daylily, salvia, hibiscus, chaste tree, elderberry, broom, butterfly-bush, rose and others too numerous to mention. One favorite is Amsonia tabernaemontana; its blue star-shaped flowers on 2' stems are lovely in early summer, followed by showy seedpods and yellow foliage in the fall. A cultivar ‘Blue Ice’ is only about 6'' in height, with darker blue flowers that fade to a shade of purple. Hibiscus includes a range of plant types, from the herbaceous H. moscheutos with its almost dinner plate sized flowers, and H. coccineus with late blooming red flowers on tall stems, to the shrub form, H. syriacus, which is available in a wide range of colors.

As the season progresses toward fall, early summer bloomers give way to coneflower, aster, licorice mint, joe-pye weed, and fall anemone, not to mention stunning ornamental grasses and colorful fall foliage. A favorite perennial is persicaria, Polygonum amplexicaule ‘Firetail’,

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with its bright red flower spikes lasting from summer to frost.

Seven-son Flower, Heptacodium miconioides, actually a small tree or large bush, not only has exfoliating bark and fragrant white flowers in late summer, but after flowering the sepals darken to a showy pink and persist through fall.

Plantings in the new Rose Garden are maturing beautifully.

The 157 different rose species and cultivars vary widely in bloom color, bloom season, hip, habit and fall foliage. As they continue to mature, their different habits will become more pronounced and include hybrid teas, groundcovers, shrubs, miniatures, climbers and species roses.

The woodland section of the Floral Walk is a staff favorite.

In spring, the white Amelanchier blooms float above two successions of bulbs: mixed Iris reticulata and Hyacinthoides hispanica, ‘Excelsior’. In summer, the squirrels (and birds) perch on branches too thin to bear their weight, while trying to reach the delicious berries at the tips, making for a comic sight. Finally, in fall the Amelanchiers are on fire with yellow, orange and red beautifully mottled on each leaf.

In the central ‘meadow’ of the Fragrance Garden, the summer blooming lavender, catmint and ‘Moonshine’ yarrow give way to flowering oregano, ‘Arts Pride’coneflower, aster, and ‘Ryan’s Pink’ chrysanthemum. The blooms of Clematis

Oak Tunnel

terniflora drench the swinging bench structures in late summer, and even the ripening Wisteria pods on the arbors add a unique late season character to the space. In the Four Seasons Garden, masses of St. John’s-Wort, Russian sage and ‘Autumn Joy’ sedum give way to ‘Herbstonne’ coneflower, purple coneflower and ‘Heavy Metal’ switchgrass.

While garden blooms are constantly in flux and fall color is still weeks away, some plants are constant companions with colorful foliage all season, such as coral-bells, purple European beech and golden catalpa. Ornamental grasses and conifers also provide a reliable presence all season, either planted en mass or as a focal point.

Don’t forget the Natural Area. Great fall color is just a short trip to the Garden and then a peaceful hike through our 3.6 miles of trails. We recently placed additional benches in the Natural Area, particularly on the north side of the slope. Benches that were previously located in the Amphitheater now offer a variety of opportunities to sit and enjoy the canyon vistas.

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SIGN UP for Fall

Workshops & Classes PLEIN-AIR LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP: WATERCOLOR (LLART 170)

SEPT. 8–OCT. 13, WEDNESDAY 9:30AM – 12:30PM

Enjoy our Indian summer as you create small-scale landscapes in lovely Red Butte Garden. Students will view demonstrations and receive exercises in washes, blending, wet on wet, lifting, brushstrokes, glazing, and drybrush.

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 801.587.5433. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 10 participants.

MEMBERS SECT. 002 $161 NON-MEM SECT. 001 $179 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.587.5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

SEED COLLECTING WORKSHOP (LLHG 564)

SEPT. 25, SATURDAY 10 AM – NOON OR SEPT. 25, SATURDAY 1 PM – 3PM

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. Learn tips about when to collect, how to handle the seeds after collection, and where to plant seeds 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 20 participants.

MEMBERS SECT. 002 $18 NON-MEM SECT. 001 $23 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.587.5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

BULB FORCING WORKSHOP

OCT. 9, SATURDAY 10 AM - NOON

There is nothing like fresh 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. Participants will be provided with (4) 6” terra cotta pots, soil, selected bulbs and instructions for forcing. Workshop will be held at the Red Butte Garden Headhouse. Limited to 16 participants.

MEMBERS $45 NON-MEM $55 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.581.8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

FALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE (LLHG 551)

OCT. 16–30, SATURDAYS 10AM – NOON

Get a jump on spring gardening this fall. Simple garden clean-up along with dividing, transplanting, pruning, and mulching will leave you ahead of the game come spring. We’ll discuss which perennials to cut back and which to leave until spring, healthy fall transplanting, dividing irises and bulbs, which trees and shrubs to prune in fall, and how to protect your garden with mulch. Join us in the Garden as we get hands-on experience cutting back perennials, dividing, transplanting and pruning. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 16 participants. MEMBERS SECT. 002 $66 NON-MEM SECT. 001 $72 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.587.5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

CONTAINERS FOR FALL GARDENS (LLHG 550) OCT. 2, SATURDAY 10AM - NOON OR OCT. 7, THURSDAY 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Spend a morning at the Garden creating a striking fall planter. After reviewing plants suitable for fall container gardening, including cool-season annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees, you will create a masterpiece that will hold up through Thanksgiving—and potentially through winter. You’ll receive a 16-inch terra cotta container, soil, plants, and design suggestions. Please meet at the Garden Headhouse. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 15 participants.

MEMBERS SECT. 002 $58 NON-MEM SECT. 001 $61 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.587.5433 OR WWW.LIFELONG.UTAH.EDU

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HOLIDAY FLORAL ARRANGING WORKSHOP NOV. 20, SATURDAY 10AM – 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 Headhouses. Limited to 16 participants.

MEMBERS $45 NON-MEM $55 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.581.8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

WREATH WORKSHOP

DEC. 4 SECTION 1, SATURDAY, 9 AM – NOON

SECTION 2, SATURDAY, 1 PM – 4 PM DEC. 5 SECTION 3, SUNDAY, 9 AM – NOON

SECTION 4, SUNDAY, 1 PM – 4 PM

Start the holiday season by creating a fresh wreath for your front door at our annual wreath-making workshop. A variety of fresh greens will be used to fill a 16 – 18” wreath frame. Workshop materials include fresh greens, cones, fruits, assorted decorations, and ribbon for bows. Attendees are encouraged to bring unusual greens or your favorite ornaments to include. Bring gloves, scissors, hand pruners and a basket. Limited to 25 participants.

MEMBERS $50 NON-MEM $60 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 801.581.8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

FALL FAMILY PHOTOS Photographer Josh Blumental September 26-30th from 4-8pm

Sitting Fee $50. Contact Josh directly to schedule. http://blumental.us · josh@blumental.us · 801.485.1686

Your Family.

Exquisite Backdrop. © Josh Blumental

Not Enough Pussywillow

Time

By Eddy Dawson, IT Director At the foot of the Wasatch Mountain Range lies a small 100 acre canvas: Red Butte Garden, like a painting hanging in my living room, I pass this canvas almost daily. I don’t look at it much anymore. There is no time. With or without me, this canvas hosts an ever changing composition of light, color, sound, texture, smell, movement, and taste. It is a masterpiece, waiting to be re-discovered.

Today, I stop time and step into the garden. Now, at this moment, I am not an observer of a piece of art, but a part of it. What I experience right now is not what I will experience tomorrow: The sounds of the grasses caressed by the wind, the sights of backlit fall leaves like stained glass, and the tastes of autumn air.

My senses are immersed in my surroundings. My primal connection to nature is renewed. I am better for it.

My thoughts turn to time and place. Some of the plants surrounding me are designated as native. But are they native because they thrive in this place, in this time? Have they always been here, in this spot? Were they here first, before humans selected plants? There are so many connections between plants and humans.

What is a species, but a human designation of an organism based on its genetic makeup at the time of observation?

I come across one of these species, Apache’s Plume, Fallugia paradoxa, a Utah native plant. It was used to make arrow shafts by Native Americans. Yet another connection between plants, humans, and a sense of history. I read an interpretive sign, talk with a docent receive the shared knowledge of a Horticulturist. The botanic garden stimulates my mind, my senses, and my heart. I long for the next time I stop time for the two of us. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.

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Don’t miss the Red Butte Garden

Native Plant & Bulb Sale

September 24, 3 PM - 7:30 PM September 25, 9 AM - 7:30 PM

Fall is a great time to plant. Enhance your garden’s spring color by supporting Red Butte Garden’s Bulb and Native Plant Sale! We’ll have spring-flowering bulbs including varieties that are fragrant, resistant to pests, great for forcing, great for naturalizing and specialty bulbs. 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 Garden horticulture and education programs.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION/MEMBERS FREE

Book Signing: Meet Joy Bossi & Karen Bastow authors of Joy in Your Garden at the Plant Sale!

3-6 on Friday 4-6 on Saturday

Maiden Hair, Ornamental Grass

RED BUTTE GARDEN CELEBRATING

Dwarf Connifer Garden, late 1980’s

Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.

- Author Unknown submitted by Andrea Berman, Red Butte Garden Guide

Mary Pat Matheson & Dick Hildreth making plans for the Garden, approx. 1988

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Children’s Garden Grotto, 1999

Art Shows this FALL at

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2010 Holiday Open House December 4th & 5th Free Garden admission for two days.

Come enjoy local artisans and the wintry Garden.

Artist Call for Entries

Interested in being a featured artist at the Open House & Art Fair? Artist Call for Entry application and contract is available at redbuttegarden.org under “Plan Your Visit,” then “Floral and Art exhibits.”

Artists need to submit their applications by October 15, 2010.

Aug 27 - Sept 19 Jeff Beck Photography Exhibit wasatch impressions

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Glass Art Show Nov. 5 - Dec. 5 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. Items displayed will be for sale through the Garden Gift Shop. regular garden admission/members free

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Garden Fresh

Recipes

Squash Soup

submitted by Donna Glenn, Garden Member

Ingredients:

3 cups of butternut squash 1 cup of sweet potato (cut into pieces) 1 cup of carrot 1 large sweet onion 6 cups of water with Vegetable bullion cubes Big handful of fresh tarragon and parsley 1 clove of garlic

Directions:

Squash Soup

Add cut squash, sweet potato, carrots and onions to lightly boiling water for 5 - 8 minutes until tender but firm. Turn off heat and add all other ingredients in the raw state. Blend it all in a food processor. Soup may be thicker or thinner depending on the amount of water used. Editors' note: If your family has not yet acquired a taste for black licorice, use less tarragon or leave it out.

Preserving Fresh Herbs It is best to harvest herbs in morning after the dew has evaporated, but before the hot midday sun dissipates their volatile oils. Herbs can be harvested all summer and regular pruning will help keep plants healthy and looking neat. If herbs are to be dried and stored, they should be harvested just before blooming when Chives the leaves have the most essential oils.

Use fresh cut herbs as you need them right from the garden in green salads, poTo submit your Garden Fresh tato salads, marinades, salsa, even scrambled eggs. Herbs also make lovely petite Recipe: e-mail bryn.ramjoue@ foliage arrangements. Cut herbs stay fresh stored in a shallow cup of water for redbutte.utah.edu several days. Herbs can be bound with string and dried allowing you to crumble or by mail to: Communications the leaves as needed for seasoning. Hang the herbs to dry in a cool, dark place and store them in glass away from sunlight so they last longer. Use the dry herbs 300 Wakara Way often enough that the dried bundle does not collect house dust. Try freezing Salt Lake City, UT 84108 fresh herbs in freezer bags.

December 4th - 5th

Section 1, Saturday, 9 am – noon Section 2, Saturday, 1 pm – 4 pm Section 3, Sunday, 9 am – noon Section 4, Sunday, 1 pm – 4 pm

Start the holiday season by creating a fresh wreath for your front door at our annual wreath-making workshop. A variety of fresh greens will be used to fill a 16 – 18” wreath frame. Workshop materials include fresh greens, cones, fruits, assorted decorations and ribbon for bows. Attendees are encouraged to bring unusual greens or your favorite ornaments to include. Bring gloves, scissors, hand pruners and a basket. Limited to 25 participants.

MEMBERS $50 NON-MEM $60 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (801) 581-8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 4TH.

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planning & Construction

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By Jim Bach, Landscape Architect

update

Two new additions are being installed in or near the Children’s Garden. Behind the Sprout House above the Grotto, a new resting area called the Hobbs Wayside will greet hikers coming down from the Natural Area. The circular wayside features seating within an enclosing stone wall, a shade arbor and a small desert garden. The space is oriented to a view of 9,400 feet high Hobbs Peak, located one mile east of Mount Olympus. Funding for the project was donated by the JoAnn G. Hobbs Living Trust in memory of her husband Lee Wray Hobbs, a civic and conservation minded lawyer for whom the peak is named.

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 important missions in 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 Executive Director, Gregory J. Lee at (801) 581-3878 for further information.

May – July

2010

The second Children’s Garden project, a whimsical fence ringing the sandbox, is to encourage kids to keep sand in the sandbox rather than transporting it to the Frog Pots, planting beds, demonstration garden sink, and all the unlikely spots staff periodically find it. Funded by the Ross Foundation and Designed by Rob McFarlane, RBG board member, the circular fence is adorned with “critters”, including cast metal frogs, bats, spiders, snails, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, lizards and a urethane snake twining around the pickets and rails. A metal vine climbs through entry posts to form an arch over the entry. The running fence is a muted green color, the critters will be painted in bright playful colors by staff. Fence posts and panels are being fabricated and critters are arriving in the mail from vendors all over the country.

Come visit the Garden this fall to see the newest additions to the Children’s Garden.

In Memory of: William F. Bailey Elizabeth Barker Alvin Bleak William Brown John Donahue Max Egly Betty Garff Peter Graves Mary Matheson Barbara Oberlander Paulyne & Rodney Preator For memorial gift information call Wendy Loyning at 801.585.3813

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Maximize Your Membership Benefits This Fall!

Obedience Plant

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

To become a member call 801.585.3813 or visit www.redbuttegarden.org.

EVENING EXPLORATION: GARDEN TOUR

SEPT. 9, THURSDAY 7PM – 8:30PM

Join us for an exploration of what’s blooming throughout the Garden. Walk with one of our Garden Guides and take an intimate look at the Garden and see how it changes throughout the season. Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes. Meet in the Visitor Center courtyard.

EVENING EXPLORATION: NATURAL AREA HIKE

SEPT. 23, THURSDAY 7PM – 8:30PM

Join us for an exploration of what’s blooming in our “back forty”. Come once or come often to walk with a trained volunteer to take a closer look at our Natural Area and see how it changes throughout the season.

Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes and bring a water bottle. Meet in the Visitor Center courtyard.

Bonsai Show

SEPT. 24-26, 10AM-5PM

See amazing trees, many over 100 years old, presented by the Utah Bonsai Club. Tricks of the trade, plants, and supplies available at the show.

Bonsai Basics

September 25, Saturday 2PM – 3:30PM

Join members of the Utah Bonsai Club as they share proven techniques for the cultivation and care of this millennia-old art form.

ORCHID SHOW

NOV. 6–7, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10AM – 5PM

Fascinating and unique orchids will be on display in the Red Butte Garden Orangerie, hosted by the Utah Orchid Society. Members of the society will be on hand to answer questions and offer advice about growing and caring for orchids. There will also be a large selection on sale.

CULTURE AND CARE OF ORCHIDS NOV. 6, SATURDAY 2PM – 3:30PM

Learn about the unique care and culture of these beautiful plant species from experts with the Utah Orchid Society.

New Membership Rates Effective January 1, 2011

There will be a slight increase in membership and admission rates beginning January 1, 2011. We would like to give you the opportunity to extend your membership at today’s rate by renewing before January 1, 2011. Your early renewal will extend your current membership for an additional 12 months.

New Membership Rates as of January 1, 2011: Individual – $35 Duo – $45 Family – $65 Circle of Friends – $65 Contributor – $120 This slight increase in membership rates is necessary to ensure that the Garden can continue to be beautifully maintained and provide quality programs and benefits.

Today is a great time to join, renew or give a gift membership. See our website for more information on membership levels.

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Membership Benefits:

As a member, classes, lectures, concerts and events are all discounted or FREE to you. See our “Program Benefits” brochure for a complete list of member discounts when you receive your new membership card(s) or visit www. redbuttegarden.org/Membership.

Free Admission Discounts

-Garden admission for 12 Months -Outdoor Concert Series -Members-Only Plant Sale Day -Education and -Floral Shows and Art Exhibits Children’s Programs -Select Classes, Hikes and Lectures -Guided Hikes and -Member Night at Workshops Garden After Dark -Birthday Parties -Over 200 Reciprocal Gardens -Red Butte Garden’s Nationwide Gift Shop - Now Open!

-Local Retail Partners Your membership purchase will help support Red Butte Garden’s award-winning display gardens, youth education programs and conservation efforts.

Call 801.585.3813 to renew or purchase your membership today

Classical Greek Theatre Alcestis in the REd Butte Garden Amphitheatre September 18-19 and 25-26 Gates open 8:30 a.m.

The Classical Greek Theater Festival of Utah’s production of Euripides’ tragicomedy Alcestis. The play celebrates “the best of wives,” Alcestis, who willingly gives up her life so that her husband Admetus may live. Throughout the play Euripides ingeniously conflates wedding and funeral rituals in ironic and comical ways. So many questions remain. Why does Alcestis die for her husband? How virtuous is Admetus? Who is the veiled woman and why does she remain silent?

Euripides’ ALCESTIs

Tickets: available at the Red Butte Garden Visitor Center, online at www.redbuttegarden.org or via phone at 801.585.0556 $7 - Garden Members & Students $10 - University of Utah Staff & Faculty $13 - General Public

GIFT

Gift Memberships make truly memorable Christmas Gifts that last all year long! Just call 801.585.3813

MEMBERSHIPS Private Tours

Take 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. Call 801-585-5688.

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$20 fee for each garden guide.

advanced registration required.

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RED BUTTE GARDEN

Search “Red Butte Garden” on these sites to keep tabs on what’s blooming, post comments and photos and see what others are saying about Red Butte Garden! www.facebook.com

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Volunteer Highlight

FREE FOR FALL Labor Day, Free Day September 6th, 2010

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By Marianne Zenger, Volunteer Coordinator

Thanks to Salt Lake County residents and Zoo Arts & Parks!

Karen Rossell began volunteering for Red Butte Garden in the spring of 2010 and has already made a noticeable difference. She read about Red Butte’s ongoing garden mapping project on the web site and decided to share her geologic mapping skills. She has lived in many places and everywhere life took her she would visit the botanic gardens to see what kind of plants thrived in each climate. Volunteering at Red Butte, says Karen, “is a chance to pay it forward.”

Be Well Utah Family Night

September 13th, 2010

4:30-5:30PM - Family Hike 6:00-7:30PM - Activities & Classes

Karen volunteers for the curation department and her responsibilities allow her to work throughout the entire Garden. She assists in identifying which plants need signs as well as inventorying each flower bed to document the changes. Karen is very skilled in her knowledge of plants. She knows them by scientific name and if, on the rare occasion she is stumped by a particular plant, she makes notes and finds out what it is. She loves coming each week and seeing the Garden change throughout the year.

Some of Karen’s favorite things about volunteering for Red Butte Garden are: Spending time in a beautiful place, looking at beautiful plants and noticing the subtle details within each garden. She loves volunteering for the Garden and wants others to know that, “This is just such a welcoming environment.” If you see her in the Garden, be sure to thank her for the wonderful job she is doing.

www.healthcare.utah.edu/bewellutah or call 801.587.6485 SPONSORED BY REGENCE

& U OF U HEALTH CARE

Military Service Day September 11th, 2010 Free Admission for all Military Personnel with ID.

Red Zinnias, Chrysanthemums, Blue Salvia

To learn more about volunteering, visit www.redbuttegarden.org/volunteer.

Present this coupon at the gift shop to receive

10% off

your Gift Shop purchase. (an additional 10% off for Garden Members!)

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coupon expires

12/31/2010

Wedding Showcase

Carrie Spruance & Tim Kryselmire Wedding

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Carrie Spruance and Tim Kryselmire were married on May 29th, 2010 in the Fragrance Garden at Red Butte Garden. The ceremony took place at five o’clock under trailing wisteria and blue skies. The bride, wearing a champagne colored Oleg Cassini gown with a corseted bodice and sweetheart neckline with detailed lacework and beading, was escorted down the flower lined pathway by her father to 110 guests and one elated young man.

After a quiet ceremony, the couple, guests and family made their way through the Terrace Gardens to the Orangerie where they were served delicious hors d’oeuvres and a sit down dinner catered by Culinary Crafts. Guests talked and laughed around elegantly decorated tables with floral arrangements by The Art Floral featuring locally grown herbs, including lavender and giant alliums for a natural, organic look. Guests enjoyed white cake with mocha filling and marble cake with cream cheese filling, that was as delicious as it was elegant from Granite Bakery.

At 8:00, DJ Craig Chambers mixed things up with a great set of songs to which guests danced the night away. After tossing her bouquet of lavender, mint, rosemary, ranuculus, and Russian thistle, Carrie and Tim drove off into the night to begin their own happily ever after together.

Catering - Culinary Crafts Florist - The Art Floral Ceremony Music - Maywood Quartet DJ - Craig Chambers Cake - Granite Bakery Photographer - Raji BarbirTiny Comet Photography Venue - Red Butte Garden, Fragrance Garden & Orangerie

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Photos by Raji Barbir - Tiny Comet Photography

Red Butte Garden was the ideal choice for our wedding. The Fragrance Garden where we held our ceremony was stunningly beautiful. The gardens have numerous fantastic locations for photographs. The Orangerie easily accommodated our guests for dinner, and later for dancing. The event staff was a joy to work with from start to finish, and provided several helpful recommendations for other vendors as well. The presence of a Marriott hotel (with shuttle service to and from Red Butte Garden) very close by made Red Butte Garden convenient for out of town guests as well. To quote my aunt, “Why would anyone in Utah get married anywhere else?”

-Carrie Spruance

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Conservation Plant Highlight: Pincushion Cacti

By Rita Dodge Conservation Director

Where have all the cacti gone?

Some of the smallest Utah cacti have a unique way of surviving the harsh conditions of summer….they disappear! OK, so it doesn’t really disappear, but if you ever try to find one during peak summer in the wild you would think just that. The San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii) and Winkler’s pincushion cactus (P. winkleri) are two rare cacti whose survival strategy is to go dormant. These particular cacti will shrink to as little as half their size during the hottest, driest months of summer. By doing this they will actually withdraw underground.

By hiding underground, or at the ground surface, they are protected from the intense summer sun and high temperatures. This process is called dormancy and is akin to hibernation for plants. When spring rains and snowmelt feed parched soil, these cacti emerge from hiding and plump with water. Flowers in late spring are a delicate peach to pink or yellow color.

The San Rafael cactus is a listed Endangered Species and Winkler’s pincushion cactus is listed as Threatened by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. This provides protection for these species on publicly owned lands. Despite protection by federal law, cactus poaching remains a significant problem, causing population decline and the need for continued protection.

At Red Butte Garden, we preserve seed and specimens of these cacti for conservation purposes. Because of that work, when asked, “Where have all the cacti gone?” we can, with relief, say that they are dormant and not actually disappearing.

2010 Advisory Board:

Garden Information

Laurie Eastwood, Chair Carter Livingston, Vice Chair Olivia Agraz Dorothy M. Anderson Peter Ashdown Jane Barker Angelina Beitia Fred Esplin Kelly Fisher David E. Gee David L. Gilchrist Ron Henriksen Kathie Horman Peter Lassig Gregory Lee Vickie Long Rob McFarland Manny C. Martinez Michele Mattsson Judy Moreton Michael Perez Bob Rose Ann Scott Sandra Steinvoort Sonnie Swindle Jim Wall

Admission: Hours: September 1 - 30 Daily 9AM - 7:30PM October 1 - December 23 Daily 9AM - 5PM * Closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24 - January 1

Adults (18-64) $6 Children (3-17) $4 Children under 3 Free Seniors & Military (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.

Location: Visitor Center, Gift Shop, & Mailing Address: 300 Wakara Way - Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Phone: 801.585.0556 Fax: 801.587.5887 Web site: www.redbuttegarden.org Comments: (801) 581-4938 or e-mail bryn.ramjoue@redbutte.utah.edu

Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources

www.fsc.org Cert no. SCS-COC-001216 1996 Forest Stewardship Council

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Just for Kids ACTIVITES AT Red Butte Garden Garden 11 Adventures: National Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 12. Just in time

Plantable Flower Greeting Cards

for the holiday, we’ll make handcrafted paper from fibers, flower petals and seeds for a one-of-a-kind card your grandparents will love! After they enjoy the card, you can plant it together for a longlasting, meaningful gift.

25 Garden Adventures: Did you know a small rail line used to run through Red Butte

Red Butte Rails

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Garden Adventures:

Spiders in the Garden

Garden? Salt Lake history is rich with stories of red sandstone and the rail line that delivered it down the canyon. Join us on a hike to the old quarry house where we’ll learn all about the Garden’s fascinating past. Be sure to wear appropriate clothing & footwear.

There are a number of spiders native to Utah, many of which make their home at Red Butte Garden. Come learn about why these creatures build webs, how they defend themselves and what they do in the winter months. Participants will also go home with their very own spider creation.

21-23, 25, 28-30 GARDEN AFTER DARK

How do other countries celebrate Halloween? Learn more about the cultural origins of our American version of Halloween as well as similar traditions in cultures throughout the world. Storytellers, crafts, activities, light displays & more - this is an event you don’t 6:00-9:00PM want to miss! (See back cover for admission information)

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All About Greenhouses

Even though the Garden is being put to sleep for the winter the greenhouses at Red Butte are still bustling with activity. Join us for an exclusive greenhouse tour with Michelle Cook, Red Butte Garden Greenhouse Coordinator, and learn about all of the unique tools that are in place to help care for our plants through the cold season.

20 Garden Adventures: Long before Red Butte Garden was established, Native Americans

Native American Dwellings

made their homes in the Salt Lake Valley. Hidden away in the Children’s Garden you can find replicas of some of the structures these tribes utilized. Join us as we learn about the Native American tribes that lived in Utah as well as the dwellings they lived in.

Garden Adventures are Saturday kids’ classes held semi-monthly. Classes start promptly at 10AM in Em’s Sprout House and end at 11:30AM, registration is required. Ages 4-12 are welcome with a caregiver. Limit one caregiver per participant (registration not required for caregiver). No infants please. Space is limited to 25 participants.

MEMBERS:

$5 NON-MEMBERS: $7 REGISTER ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG, OR BY CALLING 801.581.8454. www.redbuttegarden.org

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FALL 2010 Events at Red Butte Garden Want more information?

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300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Garden After Dark Ad

Oct. 21-23, 25, 28-30 from 6-9PM GARDEN AFTER DARK AT RED BUTTE GARDEN Every October the Garden stays open late to welcome you to a kid-friendly Halloween celebration. The event is Garden After Dark. Each year we celebrate the role nature plays in fall festivities with the added fun of light displays, craft and learning stations, storytelling, indoor and outdoor activities and plenty of children in costumes.

This year the theme is “Haunted Holidays Around the World”. We’ll explore how other cultures celebrate Halloween and learn the origins of American traditions.

ADMISSION: MEMBERS

$6, NON-MEMBERS $8, MEMBERS FREE ON OPENING NIGHT, OCT. 21 Visit www.redbuttegarden.org or call 801.585.0556 for more details

Non Profit org.

US Postage PAID Salt Lake City Permit #1529