Red Butte Garden Newsletter Spring 2017

Summer Camp Registration February 27

Water Conservation Garden Opens May 20

Bulbs and Blooms March, April, May

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orty years ago there were two movements catching on in this country: the use of seatbelts and recycling.

Now, almost everyone does both with hardly a second thought. Water-wise landscaping and gardening are where recycling and seat belt use were forty years ago. There are an ever growing numbers of water-wise “early adopters,” but for most people it is a new idea and a foreign approach to their long-held practices. With finite water resources in the West, it will have to change. Water-wise gardening and landscaping will eventually become just as second-nature to future generations as recycling and using seat belts are to us. Red Butte Garden wants to help accelerate this transformation and to show the many ways it can be done attractively.

some of your own garden and landscaped areas to waterconserving plants and practices by featuring eleven different terraces or sub-gardens with different themes: Water-wise Mixed Border, Adaptive Beauty, Environmental Exchange Slope, Water Saver Terrace, Stable Slope, Groundcover Tapestry, Prospect Point, Flowering Shrub Hillside, Gravel Garden, Rain Garden, and Desert Harvest.

On May 20, 2017, we will open our new Water Conservation Garden to the public. At three acres in size, it will be our largest garden – and the largest that ever will be built here. While the Garden’s master plan calls for the future development of Shade-woodland, Children’s Adventure, Sculpted, Native Plant, and Rock gardens, none of those locations will come close to the three-acre size of the Water Conservation Garden. With over 20,000 individual plants representing over 500 different taxa, the Water Conservation Garden also will have more species diversity than any other Red Butte Garden garden.

It is our sincere hope that the Water Conservation Garden will provide you and others with the inspiration to reexamine your own gardening and landscaping practices with an eye towards implementing less resourcedemanding plantings. But you needn’t have a yard or garden to enjoy this new space. It has been designed to be every bit as attractive as the other gardens in Red Butte Garden. From its hillside location, it offers stunning views of the Salt Lake Valley that can be enjoyed while wandering along its 2000 feet of walkways and paths or while resting at any one of its overlooks or arbors.

The Garden’s Programs and Horticulture departments will then help guests make that conversion by developing and offering a wide variety of public programs, workshops, school programs, and summer camps on different aspects of water conservation gardening and landscaping.

The all-too-common image of a water-conserving garden is cactus and gravel. While those presentations have their place, there are so many other beautiful ways to landscape and garden that conserve water. The Water Conservation Garden will demonstrate how to convert or modify

Gregory J. Lee, Executive Director

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

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Red Butte Garden Bulbs & Blooms

By Kate Randall, Marketing & PR Associate

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isit Red Butte Garden for the Bulbs & Blooms this March, April, and May to see a breathtaking, colorful array of 450,000 blooming bulbs! Of those, 230,000 are Daffodils (Narcissus). Other bulbs include: Allium, Camassia, Cyclamen, Eremurus, Fritillaria, Galanthus, Hyacinthus, Iris, Leucojum, Lycoris, Scilla and many more.

Many of the Garden’s trees, shrubs, and vines including Magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’), Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii), Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynnwood’) and Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda ‘Macrobotrys’) will also be in bloom this spring.

Almost every fall since 2003, Garden volunteers and staff spent countless hours planting thousands of bulbs. In 2011, an incredible 97,000 bulbs were planted. During the spring, blooming bulbs can be seen almost everywhere in the Garden. There are tens of thousands of bulbs in the Four Seasons Garden alone.

From 2007-2014, the late Master Gardener Peter Lassig played a lead role in the development of the Garden’s bulb displays, including the bulb designs in the Floral Walk, Rose Garden, and Oak Tunnel. Peter was also famous for his plantings in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square and for his highly popular bulb-design classes.

Not all the Garden’s bulb designs include daffodils. For example the Oak Tunnel is planted with thousands of shade-loving Glacier lily (Erythronium x ‘Pagoda’) and Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’).

All bulbs don’t bloom at the same time either! Different varieties peak at different times, so if you really want to see all that is blooming in the Garden this spring, make a few visits during the months of March, April, and May. Earlyblooming mini-bulbs including Anemone, Chionodoxa, Ipheion, Muscari and mini-Narcissus begin blooming in the Rose Garden mid-March.

Daffodils Since 2013, Red Butte Garden has been recognized as an official Daffodil Display Garden by the American Daffodil Society. Our displays include 157 different cultivars from all 13 official divisions recognized by the Royal Horticultural Society of England. Divisions include: Trumpet, LargeCupped, Small-Cupped, Double, Triandrus, Cyclamineus, Jonquilla, Tazetta, Poeticus, Bulbocodium, Split-Cupped, Miscellaneous, Species & Wild Forms, and Miniatures.

Our display also includes 14 recipients of the Wister and Panil Awards, which recognizes outstanding American hybridizers and daffodil selections.

Daffodils are members of the genus Narcissus. The exact origin of the term Narcissus is unknown, but is often linked to the Greek phrase “vapkaw narkao” which means “to grow numb,” either for its sweet fragrance or for the bittertasting alkaloid properties of its bulb. Another popular origin of the term is thought to come from a Greek legend about the handsome lad Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection in a pond—heartbroken and unable to pull himself away, he died there. Taking pity, the gods transformed his body into a daffodil (Narcissus), forever bending over the pond, admiring its reflection in his place.

Greek mythology aside, you are bound to feel a fresh spring in your step after witnessing the colorful display of almost a half-million blooming bulbs this spring and every spring at Red Butte Garden.

For more information about the Garden’s Daffodil Collection please visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/red-butte-garden-daffodils

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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.

Regular Garden Admission/ Garden Members Free.

LINDA DALTON WALKER MARCH 3 - 26

Artist Reception: March 11 from 1 - 4PM

WASATCH CAMERA CLUB MARCH 31 -APRIL 23

TERRY SCOPES APRIL 28 - MAY 21

JEANNE HANSEN MAY 26 - JUNE 18

Bonsai Show

Orchid Show

SATURDAY March 25

SATURDAY April 1

SUNDAY March 26

SUNDAY April 2

9AM-5PM

9AM-3:30PM

Thanks to The Bonsai Club of Utah 4 Red Butte Garden

9AM-7:30PM 9AM-4:30PM

The largest Orchid Show in Utah, thanks to the Utah Orchid Society

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CONCERT SERIES

Garden Member Tickets On Sale

Monday, April 24 at 7PM Online Sales Only

Tuesday, April 25 at 9AM Phone, In-Person & Online Sales

General Public Tickets On Sale

Monday, May 1 at 9AM Phone, In-Person & Online Sales

Garden Members – The email address associated with your Garden membership is the “promo-code” that will allow you to purchase concert tickets and get your discount.

Prepare to purchase concert tickets by logging in or setting up your TicketFly.com account before tickets go on sale.

For more information please visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/concert-FAQ www.redbuttegarden.org

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Celebrate the life of your loved one at Red Butte Garden.

Thank you for your support!

Your membership is more than free admission, it also supports maintenance and expansion of the Garden and its programs.

Easily double your donation Many companies offer matching gift programs.

Ask your employer today.

The Garden is a place to return to and remember.

To renew or upgrade your Garden Membership, please visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/memberships

To book your memorial event please call 801.585.9563

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otanical Illustration courses such as Pen and Ink, Watercolor, Nature Sketching, and Drawing are more popular than ever. We are fortunate to have Elaine Hultgren, certified Botanical Arts and Illustration instructor, oversee and teach beginner and intermediate classes in these mediums.

Students enjoy comprehensive courses for skill-building in an encouraging environment. Each course starts with the history of botanical art, observation skills, creating a 3-dimensional form, principles of composition, color theory, and perspective.

Lecture Presented by Elaine Hultgren: The Tradition Continues - A Short History of Botanical Art Tuesday, March 14 from 6-9PM. Free, but please register online.

Classes and workshops are taught throughout the year.

See page 16 for spring dates.

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THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT IS (at least) 25 YEARS OLD!

By Bruce Pavlik, RBG Conservation Department Director

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he deepest roots of the Red Butte Garden Conservation Department extend into the primordial years of Red Butte Garden. Just after opening to the public in 1985, Garden staff established an agreement with the Center for Plant Conservation, then housed at the Missouri Botanical Garden, to begin collecting and storing seeds of six rare Utah plants. Since then, we have continued to work with the Center, as well as with federal and state agencies, to ensure the future of our botanical heritage and the iconic landscapes that provide essential habitat.

Formal establishment of the Garden’s Conservation Department probably occurred in 1992 during a flurry of rare plant surveys and seed collections that lasted much of the decade. Into the 2000’s we find archived reports that document a move into plant population monitoring, threat assessment, and restoration ecology, led by a succession of dedicated Conservation Biologists or Directors: Therese Meyer, Sylvia Torti, Jena Lewinsohn, Amy Sibul, and Rita Reisor, who brought their expertise to the Garden’s conservation efforts. And now again our research mission has evolved to take us into new areas that meet the conservation urgencies of this decade (RBG Spring 2016 Newsletter*). This still includes seed collecting and rare plant biology, but we are also paying attention to the development of useful native plants for use in water-wise landscaping and improving land management practices across the state of Utah. Our team is small with three full-time staff and a dozen dedicated volunteers who spend much of their time focused on performing precise scientific tasks under often challenging conditions in the field.

High on our list of new research areas is the conservation of plant-animal “partnerships” that are essential to the health and well-being of both. A good example is pollination—the mutually beneficial interaction between native plants and native bees. Pollination is essential for plant reproduction, maintaining bee diversity, and for the production of food

Avery Uslaner on a seed collecting trip, Millard County, Utah

for humans and animals. We are using new technologies to study these interactions so that areas of degraded habitat can be restored with the right plants for supporting native bee populations (RBG Winter 2016 Newsletter*). A condensed video that demonstrates the Native bee (Agapostemon sp.) use of new technology called with cactus pollen during our Rana automated monitoring Rana studies at Rio Mesa system, can be viewed at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlRorxTKrJ4 This summer the Garden’s Conservation team will begin a study of how Utah’s native wildflowers provide resources for insects that are essential components of the diet of theGreater Sage Grouse.

Applying results from past research projects has allowed us to develop novel approaches to long-standing problems in land management, with funding assistance from state, federal, and private institutions. For example, working with the mining company Saint-Gobain at the Blackrock Gypsum Mine near St. George, we are beginning to find new ways to rehabilitate soils, vegetation, and landscapes after severe disturbances.

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restoring all kinds of disturbances to arid lands using this gypsum-rich waste rock to enhance the outcome.

Over the years the Conservation Department’s perspective has not changed much. We believe that science can provide solutions for resolving conflicts between human activity and biodiversity conservation. We accept a role as stewards of native plants and ecosystems in our region as a service to national and global conservation efforts. We hope to mitigate threats, heal wounds, and preserve genetic diversity, thereby conserving our exquisite native flora.

Rita Reisor & volunteers establishing experiment plots

Gierisch’s Globemallow, which only grows on gypsum-rich soils in this region, has developed into a larger effort to re-establish Mojave Desert vegetation using waste rock from the mining process (RBG Fall 2013 and Winter 2015 Newsletters*). The key to success may be to re-contour the mined surface and top-dress with a mixture of gypsum and sandstone waste rock that improves the interception and storage of rainfall for use by native plants. From our previously obtained knowledge of which species are best able to establish on the gypsum soils, we are experimenting with a variety of woody and herbaceous natives, including globemallow. It is our goal to develop a technique for

* Past issues of Red Butte Garden Newsletters can be found on our website.

Therese Meyer

Sylvia Torti

Jena Lewinsohn

Amy Sibul

Rita Reisor

Bruce Pavlik

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Red Butte Garden is now an ACS designated conifer reference garden, selected because of an exceptional collection of coniferous taxa and a continuing commitment to their display and preservation.

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April Fool’s Marshmallow Manzanita Arctostaphylos marshmallowii Mock Ericaceae Family This deciduous shrub produces fluffy, cream puff blooms only one day each year. Zones 1-25.

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Saturday, May 20, 2017 The Garden is open from 9AM-9PM. Free Admission for children ages 17 and under thanks to a generous donation from Sandi Behnken.

Activities from 10AM-3PM Drop in and enjoy water-wise kids crafts in Em’s Sprout House.

Explore Botany Bin education stations throughout the Water Conservation Garden.

Discover welcome stations at each themed area of the new Garden.

Noon-1PM Rain Dance performance by the Wasatch Eagle Dancers.

7-8PM Water Conservation Garden Design & Vision Lecture

by Garden Designer Tres Fromme.

Guided Garden Tours available throughout the day.

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WATER CONSERVATION GARDEN Opening May 20, 2017 Flowering Shrub Hillside A generous west-facing slope showcasing the diverse range of shrubs for water- and resource-conserving landscapes, deriving inspiration from the patterns of native vegetation on the distant hillsides.

Desert Harvest Garden This terrace showcases vegetable, herb, and fruit production for dry land climates. Edible plants include a diversity of heirloom and contemporary selections, including plants used by indigenous Native American tribes. Concrete walks frame a series of water catchment basins, demonstrating how to optimize precipitation for plants with diverse moisture needs.

Prospect Point Terrace and Pavilion The central gathering space in the Upper Conservation Garden, offering a shaded resting spot and exceptional views into Red Butte Canyon, the foothills beyond, and over the unfolding patterns of the Lower Water Conservation Garden Rain Garden Rain water collects in a shallow planted “wetland” at the bottom of the Rain Garden creating a microclimate for moisture-loving vegetation.

An arcing wooden boardwalk links the Central Promenade and Prospect Point.

Stable Slope The slope below Prospect Point celebrates the beauty and utility of plants capable of anchoring slopes and preventing erosion, with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen species - typically 3’ tall or lower.

Central Promenade A winding accessible pathway that links garden spaces and frames views into the garden terraces and across the valley.

Water-Wise Mixed Border A vibrant and species-rich western interpretation of a classic English Perennial Border, demonstrating how water-wise and heat tolerant plantings blend with traditional aesthetics.

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Gravel Garden A mosaic of diminutive, exceedingly water-wise plants (requiring water only every 7-21 days). Plantings include exotic perennials and succulents having both ornamental characteristics and extreme resilience. Most are 12� tall or less, emerging from gravels and stones in a design that is traditional, yet contemporary.

Groundcover Tapestry Slope This garden slope displays large-scale, bold sweeps of water-wise groundcovers, including perennials, ornamental grasses, and shrubs, most of which are 18� tall or less. Planting patterns visually complement the landscape-scale patterns of native vegetation on the foothills above.

Water Saver Terrace The ornamental, horticultural, programmatic, and interpretive heart of the Water Conservation Garden, expressing the range of water needs of exotic and native plants. Planting on this terrace demonstrate hydrozoning, the practice of grouping species with similar water needs, with water application rates ranging from moderate to no supplemental watering at all.

Environmental Exchange Slope Presenting water-wise alternatives to commonly-used water consumptive plants, demonstrating opportunities to maintain landscape beauty and ornamental characteristics without using water greedy species.

Adaptive Beauty Garden An exuberant composition of hardy plants with distinctive appearances or life-cycles directly related to waterconserving physiological adaptations. Forms, colors, and textures clearly speak about life in dry climates.

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TO OUR WATER CONSERVATION GARDEN MAJOR DONORS

Guest Lecturer

Tres Fromme presents

Creativity Run Dry:

Designing the Red Butte Garden Water Conservation Garden

May 20 from 7-8PM

Tres Fromme, Principal, 3. Fromme Design

Fromme’s design work focuses on site-specific public space and garden collaborations throughout the country. He brings a vast knowledge of horticulture, garden precedents, aesthetics, and design to each project. Join us as Tres talks about the design and vision process behind our newest three-acre garden.

Share your Red Butte Garden experience with your friends!

Ensure the Future of Red Butte Garden!

When you make or update your will, please consider including the Garden in your plans.

In Honor of Zeke Dumke, Jr. Marsha Howes

In Tribute to

Samantha Collins and Will Cogswell Kathryn Atwood

In Memory of

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

Thank you for your continued support!

Margaret Duder Alton V. Frazier Lynda Gamble John A. Brooke Cheryl Engh Paul Engh Nathan Syphus Ann Dalton Murray

Garden Poetry Walk April 1-30, 9AM-7:30PM

Did you know April is National Poetry Month?

Celebrate this important literary art with a stroll through the Garden. Throughout April the Garden will host a special audio tour featuring recordings of our spring poetry contest winners reading their poems – all accessible from your cell phone.

Live poetry readings featuring the poetry contest winners to be announced in March!

Visit us all year to find seasonal poetry throughout the Garden.

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ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 There’s no better place than Red Butte Garden to celebrate Arbor Day! As Utah’s very own arboretum, we can’t wait to share the wonderful world of trees with you.

Thanks to the generous support of Rocky Mountain Power, join us for a fun day of activities and leave with a free tree to take home (while supplies last).

Thanks in part to funding by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks Program (ZAP) Arbor Day is a ZAP Free Day!

Everyone enjoys free Garden admission

Utah Native Plant Society & Wasatch Rock Garden Society Lectures Presented by David Sellars, award-winning photographer and past president of the Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia

Two Lectures!

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 6-7PM Chaos in the Rock Garden: Putting Theory into Practice 7:15-8:15PM Photographing Alpine Plants: A Landscape Point of View Regular Garden Admission Garden Members Free Registration required 801.581.8454 14

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ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE In the Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre GARDEN MEMBER DAY

FRIDAY, MAY 12 1-8PM GENERAL PUBLIC DAY

SATURDAY, MAY 13 9AM-3PM

• Over 60 varieties of heirlooms: tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash & more

• An assortment of conifers, trees, vines, and shrubs – including edible fruits

• Expert staff and plants marked for water use, high mountain hardy & bee friendly

• Find the perfect Mother’s Day gift

• Colorful annuals and hardy perennials • Huge selection of roses, own-root roses, ornamental grasses, groundcover, native & water-wise plants

• Bring your wagon, as carts go fast!

• Proceeds fund Garden maintenance & education programs • Free admission to the Plant Sale www.redbuttegarden.org

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Registration is required. To register for Red Butte Garden courses call 801.581.8454 or visit: www.redbuttegarden.org To register for University of Utah Lifelong Learning courses ( ) call 801.587.LIFE (5433) or visit: www.lifelong.utah.edu

HORTICULTURE

BOTANICAL ART & COOKING

BOTANY FOR GARDENERS (LLHG 488) SOLD OUT! FEBRUARY 23, MARCH 2 & 9, THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBER $81 / GENERAL PUBLIC $90

BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR 2 MARCH 17 – APRIL 14, FRIDAYS 1-4PM GARDEN MEMBERS $180 / GENERAL PUBLIC $225

TOMATO PROPAGATION MARCH 4, SATURDAY 9AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS $43 / GENERAL PUBLIC $53

BOTANICAL DRAWING 2 APRIL 10 – MAY 15, MONDAYS 1PM-4PM GARDEN MEMBERS $180 / GENERAL PUBLIC $225

PRUNING 101 (LLHG 505) SOLD OUT! MARCH 7, TUESDAY 6-9PM & MARCH 11, SATURDAY 10AM-1PM GARDEN MEMBERS $69 / GENERAL PUBLIC $75

COOKING IN THE GARDEN – INDIAN CUISINE MAY 18, THURSDAY, 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS $44 / GENERAL PUBLIC $55

VEGETABLE PROPAGATION (LLHG 609) MARCH 8, WEDNESDAY 6:30-8:30PM & MARCH 11, SATURDAY 10AM-NOON GARDEN MEMBERS $68 / GENERAL PUBLIC $74 SOILS: DIG DEEPER INTO GARDENING (LLHG 615) SOLD OUT! MARCH 16 – 23, THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS $53 / GENERAL PUBLIC $57 ROSE PRUNING (LLHG 606) MARCH 18, SATURDAY 10AM-12:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS $40 / GENERAL PUBLIC $45 WISTERIA AND VINE PRUNING (LLHG 607) MARCH 18, SATURDAY 2-5PM GARDEN MEMBERS $40 / GENERAL PUBLIC $45 GARDENING IN THE WASATCH (LLHG 608) MARCH 21 – APRIL 4, TUESDAYS 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS $62 / GENERAL PUBLIC $69 101 PLANTS TO KNOW (LLHG 586) APRIL 6 – OCTOBER 12, THURSDAYS 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS $167 / GENERAL PUBLIC $184 WATERWISE LANDSCAPING (LLHG 521) APRIL 11 & 18, TUESDAYS 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS $53 / GENERAL PUBLIC $59 TREES AND SHRUBS FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES (LLHG 520) APRIL 10 – MAY 1, MONDAYS 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS $94 / GENERAL PUBLIC $104 IRRIGATION BASICS (LLHG 563) APRIL 20 & 27, THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS $50 / GENERAL PUBLIC $54 GARDENING IN THE WASATCH (LLHG 608) MAY 16 - 30, TUESDAYS 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS $62 / GENERAL PUBLIC $69 GROW YOUR OWN HERBS (LLHG 504) MAY 18 – 25, THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS $50 / $54 PERENNIALS – SPRING AND SUMMER BLOOMERS (LLHG 617) MAY 15, 22 & JUNE 5, MONDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS $68 / GENERAL PUBLIC $74 VEGETABLE CONTAINER GARDENING (LLHG 546) MAY 27, SATURDAY 10AM-1PM GARDEN MEMBERS $65 / GENERAL PUBLIC $70

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BOTANY FOR ARTISTS MAY 24, WEDNESDAY 1-4PM, MAY 27 – JUNE 3, SATURDAYS 9AM-4PM GARDEN MEMBERS $180 / GENERAL PUBLIC $225 GARDEN DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN (LLHG 512) SOLD OUT! MARCH 22 – APRIL 19, WEDNESDAYS 6-9PM & APRIL 22, SATURDAY 10AM-1PM GARDEN MEMBERS $190 / GENERAL PUBLIC $209 GARDENING IN CONTAINERS (LLHG 553) MAY 10 – 17, WEDNESDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS $58 / GENERAL PUBLIC $64 SUCCULENT CENTERPIECES (LLHG 595) MAY 20, SATURDAY 10AM-NOON GARDEN MEMBERS $68 / GENERAL PUBLIC $71 GUIDED GARDEN TOURS

BIRDING TOURS ALL TOURS 9-11:30AM APRIL 22, 29 SATURDAYS MAY 6, 13, 20, 27 SATURDAYS MAY 17, 31 WEDNESDAYS REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE / REGISTRATION REQUIRED EARTH DAY SPRING GARDEN TOUR APRIL 22, SATURDAY 10AM-NOON REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE / REGISTRATION REQUIRED DAILY COMPLIMENTARY TRAM TOURS MAY 1 – SEPTEMBER 30 FREE WITH ADMISSION MONDAY – FRIDAY FROM 10AM-1PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY – 10AM-3PM GROUPS OF FIVE OR LESS / NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY / FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED GROUPS OF SIX OR MORE ARE REQUIRED TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE TRAM TOUR BY CALLING 801.585.5688.

LECTURES

GUEST LECTURES LISTED ON PAGES 6,12 &14

GARDEN ADVENTURES Garden Adventures are classes for children ages 4-12. Each class focuses on a different topic and seeks to help children connect with plants while encouraging them to explore the wonders of the natural world.

Classes are designed for parents or caregivers to attend and participate with their child. *Special Garden Adventure: Lucky Leprechaun Terrariums Kick off your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations by planting a lucky leprechaun terrarium in this special Garden Adventure! After learning what a terrarium is and how to care for it, participants will work together to plant and decorate terrariums sure to entice leprechaun visitors to your home.

Containers, plants, decorations, and more will be provided.

Saturday, March 11 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM *Garden Members: $24 | General Public: $30 Spectacular Spring Celebrate spring’s return with a party in Em’s Sprout House! Join the festivities and learn about the Vernal Equinox (March 20) as we hunt for signs of spring in the Garden, make wildflower seed bombs, and create custom chia pets to celebrate the returning season in style.

Saturday, March 18 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM Flower Power Have you ever wondered why plants make flowers? Learn the answer to this question and more as we explore the important role flowers play in the plant life cycle. Through flower dissections, a Garden flower hunt, an awesome floral experiment, and pressed flower art, we’ll discover the secret power hidden in flowers.

Saturday, March 25 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM Dazzling Daffodils Did you know the Garden has 230,000 daffodils? Join us as we investigate this unique flower and learn why it’s one of Red Butte’s favorite blooming bulbs. After we’ll head outside to explore a few of the different daffodil varieties growing in the Garden before returning to Em’s Sprout House to create dazzling daffodil sun catchers.

Saturday, April 8 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM

*Special Garden Adventure: Spring Fairy Gardens Celebrate spring by planting a fairy garden in this special Garden Adventure! After learning what a fairy garden is and how to care for it, participants will work together to design, plant, and decorate the perfect tiny oasis for a fairy, gnome, or elf using small-scale plants and handcrafted accessories. Containers, plants, decorations, and more will be provided. Don’t miss out on this magical class!

Saturday, April 15 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM *Garden Members: $24 | General Public: $30 Totally Trees What do rubber, chocolate, and charcoal all have in common? They all come from trees! Join us as we celebrate Arbor Day (April 28) and investigate the largest residents of the Garden. Together we’ll explore the world of trees and discover a few of the unique varieties found in the Garden, including gingkos, giant sequoias, paperbark maples, and more. At the end of class, we’ll plant live tree seedlings to take home.

Saturday, April 29 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM Beautiful Butterflies Did you know butterflies play an important role in helping the Garden grow? Discover how these beautiful insects help plants grow as we study the butterfly life cycle, go on a butterfly hunt in the Garden, and create butterfly feeders to hang in our home gardens.

Saturday, May 6 | Section A: 10 – 11:30AM | Section B: 1 – 2:30PM Garden Members: $8 | General Public: $10 *Except March 11 Lucky Leprechaun Terrariums & April 15 Spring Fairy Gardens

Registration required. Limit one adult per child. No infants please.

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

2017 SUMMER CAMP Registration Opens Feb 27!

NEW! SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS The Garden now offers scholarships for campers in need of tuition assistance.

Scholarships include full tuition for a week-long morning or afternoon camp and more.

Thanks to generous contributions from The Castle Foundation, The Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation, The Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation, and Larry H. Miller Charities, for making these scholarships possible.

Scholarship applications must be submitted by May 15.

For more information or to apply go to: www.redbuttegarden.org/summer-camp-scholarships

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Garden Hours: 9:00AM - 7:30PM 101 Plants to Know (1/7)

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April is National Poetry Month & Volunteer Appreciation Month!

Friday

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See the Marshmallow Tree in bloom today!

April Fools Day

9:00AM - 7:30PM

01 Orchid Show

Saturday

3/7 UTAH RARE PLANTS MEETING 8:00AM - 4:00PM Natural History Museum of Utah

ART EXHIBITS Linda Dalton Walker 3/3 - 3/26 Wasatch Camera Club 3/31 - 4/23

3/11 Lucky Leprechaun Terrariums 3/18 Spectacular Spring 3/25 Flower Power

Section A: 10:00 - 11:30AM Section B: 1 - 2:30PM

GARDEN ADVENTURES

Botanical Water Color 2 (4/5)

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2017 Outdoor Concert Series On Sale to Garden Members April 24 at 7:00PM

Thursday

Bonsai Show 9:00AM - 5:00PM

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Wednesday

Botanical Water Color 2 (3/5) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Botanical Water Color 2 (2/5) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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St. Patrick’s Day

Wisteria & Vine Pruning 2:00 - 5:00PM

Rose Pruning 10:00AM - 1:00PM

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Vegetable Propagation (2/2) 10:00AM - Noon

Pruning 101 (2/2) 10:00AM - 1:00PM

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Tomato Propagation Workshop 9:00AM - Noon

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Saturday

Events at Red Butte Garden

Botanical Water Color 2 (1/5) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Tuesday

T SoilsD(2/2) OU L 6:30 SO - 8:30PM

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Botany for UT Gardeners D O (3/3) L O 6:30 S - 8:30PM

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Botany for UT Gardeners D O (2/3) L O 6:30 S - 8:30PM

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Thursday

Monday

Residential Landscape UT O Design (2/6) OLD S 6:00 - 9:00PM

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Residential Landscape T OU Design OLD (1/6) S 6:00 - 9:00PM

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Vegetable Propagation (1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Wednesday

Sunday

Gardening in the Wasatch (2/3) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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Gardening in the Wasatch (1/3) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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Botanical Art Lecture 6:00 - 9:00PM

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Pruning 101 (1/2) 6:00 - 9:00PM

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GARDEN ADVENTURES

Bonsai Show 9:00AM - 3:30PM

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Full Moon

Daylight Saving Begins

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Garden Hours: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Summer Camp Registration Opened February 27

Sunday

2017Spring MARCH

APRI

Mother’s Day

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Sunday

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Garden is Open

Memorial Day

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Perennials (2/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Perennials (1/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

Botanical Drawing 2 (6/6) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Botanical Drawing 2 (5/6) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Trees & Shrubs (4/4) 6:00 - 8:00PM

Botanical Drawing 2 (4/6) 1:00 - 4:00PM

Series On Sale 9:00AM

01 Public Concert

Monday

BIRDING TOURS 9:00 - 11:30AM

ART EXHIBITS Wasatch Camera Club 3/31 - 4/23 Terry Scopes 4/28 - 5/21

Easter

Gardening in the Wasatch (3/3) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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Gardening in the Wasatch (2/3) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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Gardening in the Wasatch (1/3) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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Tuesday

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Botany for Artists (1/3) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Gardening in Containers (2/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Full Moon

Gardening in Containers (1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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UNPS & WRGS David Sellars Lectures 6:00 - 7:00PM 7:15 - 8:15PM

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Annual Spring Plant Sale Garden Members 1:00 - 8:00PM

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Vegetable Container Gardening 10:00AM - 1PM Botany for Artists (2/3) 9:00AM - 4:00PM

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Succulent Centerpieces 10:00AM - Noon

Water Conservation Garden Grand Opening

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Annual Spring Plant Sale 9:00AM - 3:00PM

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Saturday

Irrigation Basics (2/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Garden Hours: 9:00AM - 9:00PM

2017 Outdoor Concert Series On Sale to the Public on May 1 at 9:00AM

Grow Your Own Herbs (2/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Grow Your Own Herbs (1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

Cooking in the Garden 6:00 - 8:00PM

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Waterwise Landscaping (1/2) 6:00 - 8:00PM

101 Plants to Know (3/7) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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6:00 - 8:00PM

Residential Landscape T Irrigation Basics (1/2) OU DesignLD(6/6) O 6:30 - 8:30PM 6:00S - 9:00PM

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Residential Landscape UT O Design (4/6) LD SO - 9:00PM 6:00

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SO - 9:00PM 6:00

Friday

Water-Wise Landscaping (2/2) 6:00 - 8:00PM

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101 Plants to Know (2/7) 6:00 - 8:00PM Water-Wise Landscaping (1/2) 6:00 - 8:00PM Full Moon

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6:00 - 8:00PM

Thursday

Trees & Shrubs (3/4) 6:00 - 8:00PM

Botanical Drawing 2 (3/6) 1:00 - 4:00PM

24Member Concert Series On Sale 7:00PM

Trees & Shrubs (2/4) 6:00 - 8:00PM

Botanical Drawing 2 (2/6) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Trees & Shrubs (1/4) 6:00 - 8:00PM

Botanical Drawing 2 (1/6) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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Wednesday

9:00AM - 4:30PM

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Residential Landscape T OU Design LD (5/6) O S 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Earth Day Spring Tour 10:00AM - 1:00PM

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BIRDING TOURS 9:00 - 11:30AM

ART EXHIBITS Terry Scopes 4/28 - 5/21 Jeanne Hansen 5/26 - 6/18

5/6 Beautiful Butterflies

Section A: 10:00 - 11:30AM Section B: 1 - 2:30PM

GARDEN ADVENTURES

WATER CONSERVATION GARDEN Grand Opening Events 5/20 See listing of events on page 9

ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE Garden Members 5/12 1 - 8PM General Public 5/13 9AM - 3PM

Arbor Day Celebration 9:00AM - 7:30PM ZAP Free Day

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Botanical Water Color 2 (5/5) 1:00 - 4:00PM

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1:00 - 4:00PM

MAY

Non Profit org.

US Postage PAID Salt Lake City Permit #1529

300 WAKARA WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108

GARDEN INFORMATION

2017 ADVISORY BOARD: Tom Ramsey, Chair Tim Welsh, Vice Chair Nancy Martin, Secretary Cathy Foote Angstman Byron Barkley Sandi Behnken Thomas Brickey David Classen Fred Esplin Gayle Everest Jeff Herring Chuck Horman Lucinda L. Kindred Kristy Larsen Gregory Lee Tory Magleby Kevin Murphy Steven Price Joe Sargetakis Chris Satovick Susan Speer Stephen Urquhart Angie Welling Henry Wurts Emeritus members E.R. Dumke, Jr. Sandy McOmber David Gee

Hours:

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

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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Call Us!

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

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