Spring 2016 Cultivate by Botanica Wichita

VOL. XXIX NO. 1 • SPRING 2016

TULIPS ARE BACK! BLOOMS, BREWS & BLOODY MARYS WITH A TWIST! MOTHER'S DAY FIVE YEARS OF THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN THE HORSES ARE COMING!

2016 Board of Trustees

Officers

Steve English, President Justus Fugate, Past President DeeAnne Fahnestock, Vice-President Charlie Wilson, Treasurer

Trustees Cari Clayton Matt Cortez Courtney Darrah Bill Ethridge John Firsching Deril Hosford

Linda Kizzire Jade Martin Sarah Patterson Jo Ann Pottorff Beverly Thornton Don Zerbe

ex-Officio Trustees

“Perfect Pair” Photo By Paulette Mattingly

In this issue 1

Letter From The Director

2-3

In Bloom

Tulips, Fairies & Forts

Fairy Tea, ArtDOG

Mother's Day

Blooms, Brews/Tuesdays

DCG 5th Anniversary

Drop In Activities/Take Flight

10-11

Lunchtime Lectures

For the Kids

Thank You

14-15

Calendar

Carousel Horses

Volunteers

18-19

Membership Info

In the Gardens

Troy Houtman, Director, Parks and Recreation City of Wichita Tori Deatherage, President, Board of Park Commissioners Cathy Holdeman, Assistant City Manager City of Wichita Janet Miller, City Council, City of Wichita Mayor’s Appointee

Cultivate is the member magazine for Botanica, Inc. For more information about Botanica's programs, events or Gardens, please call 316-264-0448 or visit our website at www.botanica.org. While on our website, be sure to sign up for our weekly e-newsletter. You can also connect with us through Facebook and Twitter pages linked on our website. Cultivate © 2016, Botanica, Inc. Vol. XXIX No.1 March - May 2016

Cover: “Tulips in Bloom” by Pam Tropp

FROM THE

Director

We owe our success to our volunteers

Each year we learn how important every guest, no matter how young, is to Botanica. For example, Illuminations was challenged with several days of bad weather but the community still supported our event with 59,000 guests experiencing the best light show in the Midwest. Our guests broke several attendance records throughout the year during events. We are so grateful and thankful for all the support the community continues to show for Botanica. You may ask yourself, “How do these events happen?” The answer is simple but challenging; VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers are Botanica’s number one asset. When we look at the numbers, volunteers drive Botanica’s events and operation at an estimated 80% capacity. This clearly means Botanica could not operate without volunteers. The work that volunteers do is essential to keeping Botanica financially sustainable. The challenge is maintaining our volunteer force. Many of Botanica volunteers are retired and there comes a time that they retire from volunteering. We are constantly looking for volunteers. Not every volunteer works in the garden. There are volunteer opportunities in education programs, interacting with families in the children’s garden, managing the butterfly

house, working with children in the new library, making coffee and cappuccinos in the coffee shop, assisting administration, numerous positions for special events, operating the trains, helping in the kitchen and outdoor cook stations, general maintenance, construction, tours and garden guides. Anyone who has special skills is welcome to apply. Botanica has become a major attraction for our city and community. We are growing and continue to grow all our activities. Over 220,000 guests visited last year, which is more than a 100% increase over the last 10 years. It is our goal to develop Botanica into a top-notch attraction that our community will be proud of and visitors will consider a “must-see destination.” It has been your support that enabled Botanica’s growth and it is your continued support that will help us expand, adding a carousel pavilion, butterfly conservatory and more parking. Thank you for supporting Botanica.

March • April • May 2016

In Bloom Greetings from the gardens and welcome to spring. March, April and May return spring to us like a long-lost friend. Even if it is cold outside today, you anxiously await the warm weather and the bright splashes of color that will be here soon. I thought I would begin this article by bringing you up to date on what has been going on in the gardens. The year started with removing all of Illuminations from the gardens. Everything was removed from the gardens and packed away in sheds in six weeks. Continuing work has gone on with the five projects I wrote about last issue. The Monarch Butterfly Milkweed area has had water lines ran out to it so we can water when necessary. The peacock sculpture arrived right before Illuminations began. The artist made a lighted feature to represent the tail for Illuminations.

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PATRICK MCKERNAN

the bed with similar patterns to represent the eyes in the tail. This is a new design feature for the gardeners so we are eager to see how they each turn out when in bloom. The new restroom building area landscape continues. We have terraced the west side with boulders. We installed six French drains down to white sand to hopefully solve the drainage problems. We have added some trees and shrubs for screening and shade. We continue to work with the Wichita Hosta Society on the new hosta beds. We will sod the front edges in fescue to continue some open space leading to the Downing Children’s Garden. We have decided to move forward on the wildflower meadow project, trying to tame part of the eastern meadow. We removed the existing plantings and installed new stepping stone pathways made up of Oklahoma blue tumbled flagstone. New plants have been purchased and will be planted in each designated area. This will produce a lower height planting that can be walked through and the volunteers will feel more confident weeding it. The next project on the list is landscaping the slope south of the pavilion in the Xeriscape garden. We have removed the old shrubs, did a little terracing with boulders and are in the process of installing the new landscape. This area has been a challenge to figure out. A south-facing slope is a challenge in itself, but we don’t know how the new structure will affect the area until we go through a summer or two.

We had already planted the bed in tulips with the main tail being a rose pink color with a group of white circles filled with dark purple to make up the eyes of the tail down the slope. After the tulips are dug we will plant impatiens in

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We have been replacing limestone in the terrace and Shakespeare patios and staining or painting wood structures in the Downing Children’s Garden and throughout other gardens along with other equipment and hardscape repairs. We are still looking for new and interesting plants to add to our collection like a Yulan Magnolia and Candymint Crabapple for the Chinese Garden of Friendship. Now on with the color in the gardens. March will continue with minor bulbs and early daffodils getting the spring season started. By the time the last daffodil blooms, we should

have had over 122,000 blossoms gracing our landscape. In the midst of our daffodil season, the 60,000 tulips we planted last fall will explode their bright colors across the gardens made up of 111 varieties, 41 never grown at Botanica before. Along with all the spring flowering trees, shrubs and perennials you will want to visit often to celebrate spring and all its colors. Speaking of colors, our 10,000 pansies planted last fall have begun to grow and bloom more consistently now. As it warms up, pansy flowers help fill the color void in the gardens between our bulb displays and the establishing of our 25,000 summer annuals. Our summer annuals, both the old favorites along with the new to the gardens this spring are one of Botanica’s reasons for its popularity over the years. I can never express enough the gratitude I feel for the garden staff and volunteers for all their endless hours of dedication and hard work, throughout the year and climatic conditions each season brings. Thank you to each of you and take pride in knowing what you do is why Botanica is a premier botanical garden. I would also like to thank Friends of Botanica. Last year they voted to make the seasonal color changes at Botanica their primary funding goal. They have become the primary financial support for our tulip, pansy, summer annual and mum displays. This is a huge undertaking which they have accepted and are making a big difference in our color displays. Please help me in thanking them whenever you visit with one of their members.

The Wichita Hosta Society is another group I would like to recognize for their support. Their efforts collaborating with us on the new collection, not only with design and installation help, but also in purchasing of the new varieties are very much appreciated. The long range goal is to get Botanica recognized as a National Hosta Garden site. We thank them for all their hard work and look forward to working with them to achieve this goal. The Kansas Pond Society will again spend Saturday, April 2nd dividing Botanica’s water lily collection. This is a huge undertaking and the garden staff greatly appreciates the help. It is a messy, heavy project that the club has done for years. They use it as demonstration on how to divide, repot and replace the lilies back in the pond. The public is invited to attend and observe or help if they would like. Botanica reaps the benefits of getting our entire collection done in a day and they are a great group to work with. On a sad note, Duane Van Dolah, a man who traveled from Garden City every year to help with this project and was a great supporter of Botanica and a good personal friend, passed away this last fall and will be greatly missed. The club is raising funds to buy a bench on the east side of our pond in Duane’s name so he will always have a place at Botanica. While I bring this article to a close, I invite each of our readers to bring a friend and visit the gardens weekly the next three months. Each visit you make will introduce you to new varieties of plants and broad splashes of color, so visit often. Thank you.

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COME SEE US!

Come see Botanica and the Wichita Garden Clubs in our booth at the 2016 Outdoor Living & Landscape Show FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 11 A.M. TO 7 P.M. SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

Century II Expo Hall 225 W. Douglas TICKETS AVAILABLE DAY OF SHOW For more information: outdoorlivingandlandscapeshow.com

Wichita Area Garden Council 1st Wednesdays: 7 p.m. Wichita Bonsai Club 2nd Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. @ Hong’s Nursery Wichita Organic Garden Club 4th Tuesdays: 7 p.m. @ Botanica Suburban Garden Club March 14 - 9:45 a.m. @ Botanica April 11 - 10 a.m. @ Stutzman's Nursery May 9 - 10 a.m.@ Sunnydale Peony Farm Wichita Daylily Club March 8 - 7 p.m. @ Botanica April 11 - 7 p.m. @ Botanica May 9 - 17 p.m. @ Botanica For contact information for any of the garden clubs, call 316-264-0448 and ask the operator. March • April • May 2016

COMING UP in the garden March 26 & April 2, 9 & 16 GET READY TO

Spread your wings

10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.

TULIPS, FAIRIES & FORTS is back with games, performers, activities, crafts and, of course ... 60,000 tulips! Everything is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday from March 26 through April 16.

GENERAL ADMISSION ($7 ADULTS, $5 KIDS, FREE FOR AGES 3-12) OR FREE FOR MEMBERS EVERY SATURDAY • Fairy House Competition and vote for your favorite Fairy House • Face Painter, Games, Scavenger Hunt, Bubbles, Chalk Artist and more • DJ: Ronnie Choy, the dance man • At least 2 Crafts every Saturday; crafts vary • Fairy Dress Up and Photo Props • Forts throughout the Garden and Fort Building • Fairy Story Time with Fairies • Lunch and snacks provided by Friends of Botanica MARCH 26 • Paint the Towne is doing a specialty art project: 10-2 APRIL 2 • Exploration Place, science experiments that will WOW you: 10-2 APRIL 9 • Tanganyika Wildlife Park is bringing animals to Botanica: 10-2 • Poppy the Clown: 11-1 APRIL 16 • The Bug Lady: 10-2 • Fairy Tea Party (ticketed event, see page 5) For more information, visit botanica.org/events/TFF2016

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Sponsored by Johnson's Garden Centers

Fairy Tea Party

APRIL 16

Join Botanica in a Fairy Tea Party on April 16. You won’t want to miss this tea party and ballet performance by Ballet Wichita! Each child will receive their own fairy wings when they take a seat at a lovely white table in our new Lotus Hall. We will provide strawberry tea, lemonade and water along with a tea sandwich

SECOND SEATING: 11:30 TO 1:30

and other treats provided by Blue Moon Caterers. After the tea the kids are welcome to explore different stations where they will create their own flower crown, make a fairy wand and plant a flower to take home. This will be a one-of-a-kind event you and your child won’t forget.

KIDS: $35/$30 members

ALL ADULTS: $10 RESERVATIONS: CALL MITZIE HALL AT 316264-0448 EXT. 117 OR BOOK ONLINE NOW.

(TEA AFTER WICHITA BALLET AT 11:30) March • April • May 2016

COMING UP in the garden MOTHER'S DAY MAY 8 - MOMS ARE FREE CELEBRATE MOM IN THE GARDENS Create your own garden art, or get your mom a mimosa to enjoy while you stroll the gardens, eat lunch at Mother's Day Cafe provided by Friends of Botanica. Gallery XII artists will be displaying and selling art in the garden and there will be live music as well. On Mother's Day we will host a book sale! Please bring books to Kathy Osler during office hours before May 1. We appreciate your donations.

MOTHER'S DAY Sunday, May 8 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mom is FREE General Admission applies

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DADS! NEW EVENT! We’ll help you make a gift for mom on May 1 from 1 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. Need help, dads? Bring the kids to Botanica on May 1 and we'll give you and the kids everything you need to get your Mother’s Day gift completed.

Children are $40 or $35 for members, which includes the price of your gift for mom. $10 for all adults.

We will have a planting station where kids can plant flowers from Dutch's Greenhouse in a terracotta pot they will paint, get your photo taken and make a rustic garden frame, visit the gift wrap station and cards making station so you will be ready for Mother’s Day. Lunch provided with ticket.

ALSO! Add any membership to your Mother's Day gift with a $15 discount. This makes a new family membership for attendees for only $50. Payment required when making reservations. Call Mitzie at 316-264-0448 ext. 117 to book today!

COMING UP in the garden VIP TUESDAYS

Looking for a way to celebrate a special event? Check out our VIP Tuesdays on the Terrace package. You and your group will get 50 TOT tickets to enjoy the show as well as use of our newly renovated pavilion from 5 to 9 p.m. Sit back and take in the tunes with reserved seating for your 50 guests at the concert from 6 to 8. Stick around after the show to unwind until 9. With some of the bands, there are possible meet and greets before or after the concert. Bring your own food and beverages – we'll provide tables and chairs. Interested? Get this package for $1,000 and reserve fast because they won't last! Call 316-264-0448 ext. 110 today.

SAVE may DATE the

6:30

Tickets are $50 $40 for members

LIVE MUSIC • DRINK SPECIALS • BEAUTIFUL GARDENS

6:30 TO 8:30 • $10 ($5 MEMBER) SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS

DINNER AVAILABLE FOR $7

JUNE 7: ACROSS THE POND JUNE 14: THE EMILY STROM TRIO JUNE 21: BLUE-EYED SOUL JUNE 28: JENNY WOOD & THE WATCHERS JULY 5: CONTRAILS OF OZ JULY 12: CHEROKEE MAIDENS JULY 19: ANNIE UP JULY 26: CHUBBY CARRIER & BAYOU SWAMP BAND AUGUST 2: EN POWER & LIGHT AUG. 9: TIM JONAS & THE WHISKEY MILITIA AUGUST 16: SUNSHINE THE BUNNY AUGUST 23: KING MIDAS & THE MUFLERS

BREWS

AUGUST 30: THE ROUGH & TUMBLE SEPT. 6: INFINITE LAYERS SEPT. 13: RKO BLUES BAND SEPT. 20: CARRIE NATION & THE SPEAKEASY SEPT. 27: MUDBUGS March • April • May 2016

You're invited! TO HELP US CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN THAT KICKSTARTED A NEW ERA OF UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH FOR BOTANICA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COME WISH US A

THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN IS TURNING 5 YEARS OLD THANKS TO THE VISIONARY GENEROSITY OF LEAD DONORS LIKE BARRY AND PAULA DOWNING AND JEAN GARVEY AND FAMILY — AND ALL OUR DONORS BIG AND SMALL — THIS SPECIAL GARDEN HAS TRANSFORMED THE WAY WE TOUCH LIVES AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. 8

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SAVE THE DATE CHILDREN'S GARDEN FREE DAY Saturday, June 25 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us to celebrate 5 years!

DROP IN IN JUNE AND JULY NO BOREDOM

ALLOWED

AT BOTANICA

FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.

EVERY DAY THIS SUMMER IN THE DOWNING CHILDREN'S GARDEN, WE'VE GOT NEW, FUN AND EXCITING DROP-IN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE GARDENS AND CURE THAT SUMMERTIME BOREDOM.

BUTTERFLY HOUSE OPENS JUNE 5

Take Flight

WITH BUTTERFLIES, BUGS & BEYOND

oin us for our BIG Summer FAMILY EVENT! We're calling it Take Flight! We are celebrating the opening of our butterfly house and anything with wings. Inside the gardens, families can enjoy the Cox butterfly house opening. The first 100 kids to the event will get to release a butterfly in the house. We'll also have a face painter, experiments with gravity, bee man and activities, arts and crafts,

paper airplane making, tattoos, large family games, bounce house, special entertainment, DJ, food provided by Friends of Botanica and much more. Outside Botanica at Sim Park we'll have a kite f lying area, drone flying area and a motorized helicopters flying area.

Sunday, June 5 1 to 5 p.m.

$8/$6 MEMBERS March • April • May 2016

LUNCHTIMELECTURES EVERY WEDNESDAY • 12:15 TO 1 P.M. • LUNCH FROM 11 A.M. TO 12:15 P.M. Lectures are included with membership or admission March 2

Container Gardening for 2016

What’s new, choosing the right container, tips on planting, and making plant choices for your garden with landscaper and Extension Master Gardener Peggy Griffith.

Selecting Vegetable Varieties to Fit Your Space

Plants at Botanica: What Worked, What’s Ahead, and What Works For You March 30

Join Janet Gordon, staff gardener, as she shows us trees, shrubs and perennials that we planted in 2015, and preview 2016. This will be helpful for your own yard, along with adding appreciation for the gardens at Botanica.

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April 6

Help for choosing the right vegetable varieties and what has performed well in the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, by Rebecca McMahon with the K-State Research and Extension office.

Ron Marcum will have new items and show us his creative ways of combining different plants. See the latest tropicals, succulents, containers, annuals, perennials, fairy gardens, vegetables and herb varieties. Many items for sale, too!

In A Greenhouse, Not Far, Far Away... (Extended Time: 12:15 – 1:30)

April 13

Seniors

KPTS: An Entertaining Source for Kids to

Learn the history and details of 46 years of KPTS Channel 8, our community licensed and owned public TV station. Better understand how crucial it is for all of south central Kansas! April 20

March 16 Exciting

New Annuals, Herbs & Vegetables for 2016 Rita Arnold with Arnold’s Greenhouse, will share with us the over 100 new cultivars that are being grown in their greenhouses, why these plants were chosen, and how they will enrich your gardening experience! March 23

From?

Where Did That Plant Name Come

Every plant has at least two names – the common name and the scientific. Karl Miller, of Lark Label, will help us explore the “who,” “why” and “how” of plant names.

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Peppers, Herb of the Year 2016

Kay Neff of Neff Family Farm will share with us information on peppers (genus name of Capsicum). Learn growing tips, the health benefits, new recipes, and how they can also be used as pollinators for butterflies and bees. Lunchtime Lectures sponsored by:

LUNCHTIME LECTURE CATERERS:

Available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

March: Syl's

April: Blue Moon

May: Truffles

LUNCHTIMELECTURES Continued from 10 April 27

Kordes Roses

Kordes roses is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected breeders of rose plants. Marcee Suderman will present many of the varieties and will highlight ones for sale at Herb Day, by the Wichita Rose Society.

Transforming Joyland’s Merry-Go-Round to Botanica’s Carousel May 4

ADULT classes

Marlene Irvin, whose business is restoring carousels, will tell us about the history of the horses from the original factory to Joyland, and the process of bringing the horses back to their original beauty for Botanica. may 11

Master of Memory

Part one of two programs on memory and learning, strategies, nutrition, medications, medical conditions, and exercise for the body and mind. Presented by Teresa Hatfield, a Family and Consumer Science Agent. Part two is June 1st.

STARTING HOUSEPLANTS FROM CUTTINGS 6:30 to 8 p.m. thursday, march 10 Participants

may 18 All About the Master Gardener Garden Tour

Jump-start spring with Master Gardener Cindy McWilliams, as she shares with us the Master Gardener program and the process of choosing gardens for the annual tour scheduled for June 3 to 5. See a sneak peek of the gardens, too! may 25

What Hostas Can Do For Your Garden

If you want a touch of exotic for your garden, Karl Miller (owner of Lark Label) tells why this is an ideal plant for your Wichita area landscape. The local Hosta Club will also have plants for sale.

will learn how to take cuttings and root them using oasis strips or potting soil. Ron Marcum with Dutch’s Greenhouse will bring a variety of houseplants, tropicals and sun coleus for cuttings. Participants will choose 10 cuttings to take home in an oasis strip. Class maximum is 40 participants.

$18 members $20 non-members Reservations an d paym ent made th roug h M itzi e Hall at 316-26 4- 04 48, ext. 117.

March • April • May 2016

FOR THE KIDS!

FOR RESERVATIONS TO ANY OF THESE EVENTS, CALL 316-264-0448 EXT. 117.

GARDEN

Sprouts (AGES 3 TO 5) Come to the garden with your preschool-aged child for an opportunity to explore nature together. Each month we focus on a theme from the garden using children’s literature, games, eco-art and a scrumptious snack. CLASSES ARE TUESDAYS AT 10 A.M. AND 1 P.M. $9, $6 FOR BOTANICA MEMBERS. CLASS LIMIT IS 15 PER SESSION.

APRIL 12: DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE

Pre-registration is required. Registration must be made by 5 p.m. the Friday before the class. One adult is included with each child. Additional non-member adults must pay regular admission.

don't

forget

Every Thursday Library open Mon.-Sat. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MARCH 3 & 4: MATH IN THE GARDEN APRIL 7 & 8: SEED LAB MAY 5 & 6: PLANT FAMILIES Fee is $5 for members, $15 cap per family. $7 non-members, $21 cap per family. CLASSES START AT 1 P.M.

MOONLIGHT MEADOW NIGHT HIKE

MAY 10: ROLY POLY PLAY

10 a.m.

Education

Fees include admission to the Gardens, including Downing Children’s Garden. Pre-registration is required by noon the day before the class.

MARCH 8: WOODLAND CRITTERS

starting at

Home Grown

E d u c at i o n

Sunny Days

Storytime

May 27 - 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. CHILDREN AGES 3-12: $12, $10 MEMBERS ADULTS: $15, $13 MEMBERS Explore the gardens like never before under the waning moon. Enjoy a series of hikes to find nocturnal plants and creatures. Join in on a meadow game with your eyes closed! Come hungry as we will be cooking supper over the fire. We'll have a visit from our Native storytelling friend, Jan ‘Stargazer’ Brooks. She will share the stories of the skies from her ancestors. Be sure to bring camp chairs or a blanket to spread out. The grand finale, mouthwatering melty S’mores. Bring the whole family for an evening to remember! Pre-registration required. Rain date: June 3

THANKS

FOR YOUR HARD WORK

2015 was a big year for Botanica. Thanks to the diligence and volunteerism of FRIENDS OF BOTANICA, we worked together to raise nearly $25,000 of support for Botanica and our mission. Through this partnership, all the volunteers involved have been tremendous in helping us grow — nearly doubling their contributions from the previous year. Their support helps us maintain our gorgeous gardens and build a better Botanica for the future. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. F R I E N D S O F B O TA N I C A K e e p i n g b o ta n i c a i n b l o o m

CHINESE MURAL: PORCELAIN NAME INSCRIPTIONS LAST CHANCE! Inscribe your name into the blue and white porcelain entryway inside the Chinese Garden of Friendship. The remaining garden-facing tiles comprise a porcelain mural of a traditional Chinese landscape to include mountains, ornamental trees, bamboo, cranes, koi fish, lily

pads and more. A calligraphic drawing of your name can be inscribed into the mural design. To become a part of the completion of the Chinese Garden of Friendship, please contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development, at jross@ botanica.org or 316-264-0448 ext. 105 by May 1.

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March • April • May 2016

CALENDAR March TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Emprise Lobby Gallery exhibit opens: Lorie Graber, Sue Vautravers & Susan Cunningham (Through March) Weed & Feed: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

Tulips, Fairies & Forts: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Cultivate Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Weed & Feed: 8 a.m. to noon

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Garden Guide Meeting: 9:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

Tulips, Fairies & Forts: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Easter Sunday Offices & Garden Closed

Tulips, Fairies & Forts: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Home Grown Education: 1 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Home Grown Education: 1 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Garden Sprouts: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Friends of Botanica Meeting: 8:45 a.m. Volunteer Coffee: 10 a.m. Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. ADULT EDUCATION CLASS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Starting Houseplants From Cuttings: 6:30 - 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Volunteer Spring Dinner: 5:30 p.m.

april FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Emprise Lobby Gallery exhibit opens: Gwen Rose (Through April) SATURDAY, APRIL 2

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Garden Sprouts: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Friends of Botanica Meeting: 8:45 a.m. Volunteer Coffee: 10 a.m. Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

march to may 2016 SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Tulips, Fairies & Forts: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fairy Tea Party: 10 a.m. to noon & 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

(CALL FOR RESERVATIONS) Cultivate Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Garden Guide Meeting: 9:30 a.m. Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Wichita Art Day of Giving #ICTArtDOG

CALENDAR

MAy SUNDAY, MAY 1 Emprise Lobby Gallery exhibit opens: Charlie Gaynor (Through May) Make a Mother's Day Gift Party: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 3 Weed & Feed: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 5 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Home Grown Education: 1 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 6 Home Grown Education: 1 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 8 Mothers Day: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 10 Garden Sprouts: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Friends of Botanica Meeting: 8:45 a.m.

Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Blooms, Brews & Bloody Marys: 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 14 Poster Competition Entries Due by 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 19 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 Cultivate Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon SUNDAY, MAY 22 Take Flight: 1 to 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 26 Garden Guide Meeting: 9:30 a.m. Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. MONDAY, MAY 30 Memorial Day: Offices Closed, Garden Open

Volunteer Coffee: 10 a.m.

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VOLUNTEERS Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Spring Dinner Whether a veteran volunteer or just starting, you won’t want to miss this event. Meet new people and learn about the activities and plans scheduled for 2016. Dinner will be provided by our new sponsor, The Oxford Grand. Round-up your family and friends and join the fun. Please RSVP by Friday, March 25. Tulips, Fairies and Forts Saturdays Boys and girls alike will love the spring activities and crafts we have planned on these special Saturdays. Your help is needed in facilitating the fun, March 26 to April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mother’s Day Make Mother’s Day special by helping with some of our special activities, including our Mother’s Day Tea. Take Flight Festival Botanica will again host our own event with the official re-opening of our Butterfly House. Additional volunteers will be needed to assist with activities. Garden Guides If you love sharing nature with others, please consider becoming a garden guide. Learn more at monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Field Trip Season April and May are our busiest months for school-aged children to visit the gardens. Join us weekdays in the Children’s Garden to facilitate fun and wonder. Garden greeters are a necessity for our education department as they are the eyes, ears and smiles to thousands of exploring guests. Come inspire a love of nature!

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Friends of Botanica (FOB) Meetings 8:45 a.m. every 2nd Wednesday before Volunteer Coffee

Volunteer Coffee Wednesdays, March 9, April 13 & May 11: 10 a.m. Plan to stay for the “Lunchtime Lectures” at 12:15

Garden Guide Meetings Thursdays, March 24, April 28 & May 26: 9:30 a.m.

Weed & Feed Tuesdays, March 1, April 5 & May 3: 8 a.m. to noon Lunch provided by Friends of Botanica

Summer Annual Planting Days April 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, & May 5: 8 a.m. to noon Lunch provided by Friends of Botanica

Volunteer Spring Dinner Thursday: March 31: 5:30 p.m.

Cultivate Saturday Saturdays: March 19, April 16, & May 21: 9 a.m. to noon

Special Events: Tulips, Fairies & Forts Saturdays: March 26 & April 2, 9, 16 Mother’s Day Sunday: May 8: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Take Flight Sunday: May 22: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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TRIBUTES In Honor of: Jinny Garvey Don & Sandra Livengood

In Memory of: Donald Elliott Bonnie Fraser Jean Garvey Willard Garvey Louise Hayes Vicki Heckman Jeanne Hereford Leota Kindel Bernice Kizzire Shawna Mobley Sam Seminoff Susan Elizabeth Steiner Melba Jean Swartzendruber

Additional Memorials for: Rosalie Blackburn Richard Rumsey Marian Sihvola

Engraved Bricks & Pavers Lawrence & Leila Bennett Chris Bennett Ash & Zelda Cranmer Chris Bennett Linda, Sheryl, MaryAnn, Libby, Gyla, Sue & Helen Mary Ann Lowry Vern & Paula Miller Cliff & Debbie Miller Mishler Family Robin Mishler Richard & Karla Skibba Vicki King-Truman LaVonda Needham-Cash

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Chinese Garden of Friendship: Name Inscriptions John & Ruth Krueger Bill & Jana McCabe Josephine Loden McCabe Tom & Mary McCabe Joan & Vince Wesolowsky

Supporting Memberships Seed: Tim & Lou Alexander Greg & Kim Anderson Savana Angle Iordan & Jennifer Atanassov Jerry & Merilyn Austin Will Bakker Nancy Boewe Don & Jill Bostwick Dana Branam Dan & Susie Brane Dennis & Janine Brauning Charles Carr Vivian Casteel Dr. Shaker & Kathie Dakhil John & Annette Daniel Nile Dillmore Charles & Patti Efflandt Teresa Fields Kaci Forrest Donald & Janet French Gary Friedman James & Ruthie Gillespie Chris & Jennifer Gillispie Jerry & Sally Goodwin Conrad & Jenetta Graber John & Phyllis Griffitt James & Stacy Hanford Phil & Nancy Harris Marty Hartwell Michael & Pat Horton F.W. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toyâ&#x20AC;? Hoskins Rebecca Jahelka Joshua & Erin Jansen Pat & Stephanie Keitel

Marc & Diana Kessinger Vicki Kuhn Marl & Nancy Lamb Max & Tamara Lemieux Roger & Paulette Mattingly Danielle Maybrier Mike & Wanda Maxton Bill McCabe Gary & Janice McClure Terry McDonald Leonard & Betty McGinty Cliff & Debbie Miller Ed & Trish Miller Janet Miller Susan Moeder June Moore Michele Morales Matthew & Renee Mullin Julie Myers David & De Nelson Brandon & Becky Nolan Georgia Northcutt Draper Ryan & Nicole Nowlin David & Barbara Osborne Mary Pando Megan Parsley Bob & Sharon Pedroja Matt & Laura Pedroja David Petty Margaret Phillips Innes & Karen Phillips Scott & Diane Post Linda Reazin Steven & Pam Reiz Glyn Rimmington Mark & Blair Rogers Nancy Ross Robert Ross Alan & Carol Ruth Jennifer Russell Mark & Stephanie Scheck John & Monica Schlegel Craig & Veronica Schmitz Jeffrey & Brenda Schramm Fred & Carol Schwarz George & Genia Sevick Robert & Barbara Shick Daniel & Maria Shields Mari Ann Simpson Mark Smith Darrel & Sylvia Steinshouer Ron Stephen C. Raye Street Jerry & Jackye Tate Larry & Carol Tate Walter & Neva Thiessen Paul & Barbara Tobia Andrew & Nicole VanderZiel Sherry Young Mary Lu Wagner

Howard & Roseann Waller Ray & Carolyn Waller Lacey & Tanian Webb John & Ann Weller Jennifer Wenzel Robert & Bonnie Whitley Jace & Melissa Wilbert Susan Wilson Sprout: Scott & Kathy Bagwell Chris & Ann Bezruki Lee & Margaret Crawford James & Karen Graves

Recent Gifts: Richard & Suzanne Ahlstrand Mildred Armstrong Roy & Ann Baker Dean & Ann Becker Berry Foundation Susan Bowers David & Donna Brill Peggy Browning Cactus Club Capitol Federal Foundation Karen Case Bruce Cochener Conco Construction Phil & Connie Dietz Nile Dilmore Mr. & Mrs. Martin C. Dondlinger Jr. Rusty Eck Ford Rod & Velva Ellenz Steve English Joe & Sandee Francel Fidelity Bank Jane Foster Beatrice Frazier Fugate Enterprises Galichia Foundation Bud & Toni Gates Thelma Grimes Steven & Janet Hamous High Touch, Inc Sally Hudnall Gwendolyn Lou Jager Johnstone Supply Kansas Pond Society J. Tom Kirk Mike & Linda Kizzire Derry & Kay Larson Karen Liby Lusk Family Foundation Niki Miles Janet Miller Randy & Lynette Miller Nichols Investment Group

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Colonial Dames of Kansas Richard Willis Charles Wilson

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Family Game Nights begin in June every Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Admission is $3 all day on Thursdays in summer. Marty Miller Executive Director

Natalie Mahaffay Director of Membership

Kianga Kelley Community Relations

Hannah Hueston Food Services Coordinator

Patrick McKernan Landscape Supervisor

Kathy Osler Director of Finance

Jamee Ross Director of Development

Michael Flanagan Director of Volunteers

Mitzie Hall Outreach & Tour Coordinator

Hours of Operation Year-Round Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Kate Sheppard Director of the Downing Children’s Garden

Kristina Lewis Education Specialist

Linda Keller Private & Corporate Events Director Kathy Sweeney Director of Special Events

Laurel Nichols Seasonal Educator Kyle Christensen Administrative Assistant Lisa Reddell Senior Admin. Rentals

Jon Pic Director of Marketing & Communications Garden Staff: Kate Baker Connie Bell Janet Gordon Andrew Jahn Kim Matthews Ethan Parsons Albert Tack Shannon Vierthaler

Extended Hours April through September Tuesday & Thursday until 8 p.m. & Sunday 1-5 p.m. April through October Sunday 1-5 p.m. Botanica is maintained by Botanica, Inc. in cooporation with the City of Wichita Department of Parks & Recreation.

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Donations & Planned Giving Event Information Facilities Rentals Membership Memorial Gifts Volunteer Services

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Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, shall be a significant horticultural display garden for the enjoyment and education of the community that sets the standard of excellence for botanical gardens in the Midwest.