Spring 2015

Vol. XXVIII No. 1 • SPRING 2015

Tulips, Fairies & Forts Blooms, Brews & 58,000 Tulips and the Fairy House Competition Bloody Marys Returns! // pg. 4

Vote for Your Favorite Bloody Mary// pg. 14

2015 Board of Trustees Officers

Steve English, President DeeAnne Fahnestock, Vice-President Charlie Wilson, Treasurer

Trustees Cari Clayton

Linda Kizzire

Matt Cortez

Melissa Mangan

Courtney Darrah

Karl Miller

John Firsching

Sarah Patterson

Roarke R. Gordon

Jo Ann Pottorff

Deril Hosford

Beverly Thornton

Jay Hsu

Ex-Officio Trustees Troy Houtman, Director, Parks and Recreation City of Wichita “Painted Lace” Photo By Pam Tropp

In this issue 1 2-3 4 5 6 7 8-9 10-12 13 14 15 16-17 18

19 20 21 22-23 24 25

Letter From The Director In Bloom Tulips, Fairies & Forts Fairy House Competition Mother’s Day Butterfly Festival Lunchtime Lectures March, April, May Calendars Volunteers Blooms, Brews & Bloody Marys Art Day of Giving Education Chinese Garden of Friendship Name Inscriptions Merry-Go-Round Progress Art & $3 Thursdays Crossword Puzzle Tribute List In the Gardens Tribute Continued

Bryan Frye, President, Board of Park Commissioners Cathy Holdeman, Assistant City Manager City of Wichita Janet Miller, City Council, City of Wichita Mayor’s Appointee

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Cultivate © 2015, Botanica, Inc. Vol. XXVIII No. 1 March - April - May 2015

Cover: Hyacinth “Woodstock.”

FROM THE

Director

Bridging Between Countries Bridging generations and cultures with new events and gardens, Botanica is a place where memories are made. Families celebrate their life cycle: births, birthdays, marriages and celebrations of loved ones with memorials and tributes. At Botanica, children are introduced to the butterfly life cycle, the wonders of nature and can explore and play in the Downing Children’s Garden. During seasonal celebrations and holidays, families attend traditional celebrations of the holiday seasons like Tulips, Fairies and Forts this spring, Blooms, Brews and Bloody Marys, ZEN Alfresco and the beautiful Illuminations in November and December. With a new garden opening and plans to further expand our gardens, families enthusiastically support our efforts and bring their families to celebrate in the excitement at traditional events like BOOtanica and newer events like the Ghoulish Gala held last October. With enthusiasm, I want to announce a new garden opening and another celebration we proudly are anticipating.

Through relationships with people in the community, businesses and other countries, friendships are developed and Botanica will display its first cultural garden. In June, Botanica is celebrating the opening of the Chinese Garden of Friendship. The Chinese Garden of Friendship was built to honor the culture of China and to grow a friendship and working relationship between China and our city. Kaifeng, China, one of Wichita’s Sister Cities, has developed a friendship and business relationship with Botanica. With the building of the Chinese Garden of Friendship, the citizens and people of Wichita can learn from each other in a serene and peaceful scholarly garden typically seen in China.

Botanica’s Chinese Garden of Friendship will serve as a bridge for businesses in our community that are discovering new markets to China. In China, gardens are revered and honored. It is our intent that Botanica will be the place where local businesses

can bring their prospective Chinese clients to build new and lasting relationships.

The Chinese Garden of Friendship could not have been built without the support from our community. Daily, we realize more and more that we live in a global community where a bridge linking us to our global neighbors is necessary. The supporters and donors of the Chinese Garden of Friendship have crossed the bridge by helping Botanica build a beautiful cultural display garden.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Botanica. We look forward to celebrating the grand opening of the Chinese Garden of Friendship in June with our entire community.

Chinese Garden of Friendship Grand Opening June 5 Visit botanica.org for a list of events June 5-11

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In Bloom

WITH PATRICK MCKERNAN

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 would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to some well deserving people and organizations. First a warm heartfelt thank you goes out to Linda Ruzich and Tom McReynolds for being the driving force of our very successful Illuminations. Their hard work and dedication is incredible. They both were here at Botanica from setup, all the nights during the event and all the way through clean up. Botanica owes each of them a mountain of gratitude for a job well done. Howard Thome of Simpson and Associates is another person I would like to single out and say thank you to. Howard was in charge of the construction of the Chinese Garden hardscape. His ability to take a design on paper and make it work in the limitations of the area is second to none. He sees design problems and changes them in the building process to improve the final outcome.

Botanica has been blessed to have Howard build our last three gardens. He has done an outstanding job and has my greatest respect and appreciation.

I thought I would begin this article by bringing you up-to-date on what has been going on in the gardens.

Winter projects included removing Illuminations from the gardens. Everything was out of the gardens

by February 12th. We designed and built a low profile fence east of the building outside the Fireside Room to prevent public access to the building through the shrub and flower beds. We purchased and installed pallet racks in the new maintenance shed so we can store equipment and materials vertically opening up more floor space. We designed and built a new trellis system in the Downing Children’s Garden behind the metal structure of the Sunflower Plaza. This will allow the honeysuckle vine behind the structure to go up and over it. We have worked hard to remove the compacted soil and increase future drainage in the new Chinese Garden of Friendship and added a rich compost soil mix to insure the new landscape we install will flourish. We also are trying to get new netting for the Butterfly House purchased and installed this spring.

We continue to repair equipment and hardscapes in the gardens, as well as pruning trees and shrubs.

I hope this brings you up to date and answers your questions of what we gardeners do all winter long!

Tulip “Acropolis”

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Tulip “Double Maureen”

Speaking of the Chinese Garden, the Wichita Area Garden Council and local garden clubs have stepped forward and given advice on plants for that area. They also have purchased these plants and will be helping to install them this spring. Did you know re-blooming roses come from crosses with Chinese roses? So now we can enjoy roses all season long. We appreciate all the time, energy and financial help these clubs are giving us.

Tulip “Mickey Mouse”

I also want to recognize and thank two more highly important groups that make Botanica continue to grow. The garden volunteers and staff; without their endless hours of dedication and hard work Botanica would not exist. Thank you to each of you and take pride in knowing what you do is why Botanica is here.

Now on to the gardens. Last November’s cold snap basically freeze-dried the plants before they had a chance to go dormant and that has me more than a little concerned. Our roses were still growing and blooming when it hit and I fear we have lost most or all of them. We have sent letters out to the big wholesale growers asking for donations of newer varieties and received very good responses so we will be installing new collections this spring. I will be interested to see what plants leaf out or not this spring and which might leaf out only to succumb to death in June and July when summer stresses arrive.

Kansas makes for an interesting climate to garden in!

ABOVE: Laura Pham, Albert Tack, Andrew Jahn and Connie Bell (L-R) are hard at work removing compacted soil in the new Chinese Garden of Friendship.

I would also like to say thank you to Friends of Botanica for funding the above mentioned low profile fence, the pallet racks for the maintenance shed and some major repairs to the tractor and other equipment for the gardens. Their hard work and dedication to the gardens is extraordinary and greatly appreciated.

The Kansas Pond Society will again spend Saturday morning April 4th dividing Botanica’s water lily collection. This is a huge undertaking and the garden crew greatly appreciates the help. It is a giant, 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. Last year they even invented a mobile lift to crank the pot out of the water and have made improvements on it for this year. Club members and the public are invited to attend and observe or even help if they like. Botanica reaps the benefit of getting our entire collection done in one morning and they are a great group to work with. I cannot thank them enough for what they do for Botanica’s aquatic collection.

All-American Selection “Tidal Wave Red Velour”

On a brighter side, our spring bulb display promises to be our best ever. 120,000 daffodil blossoms followed by 58,000 tulips made up of 106 varieties, 34 never grown at Botanica before. Along with all our flowering trees and shrubs, the changing blooms should call you to visit the gardens weekly to celebrate spring with us.

Our 10,000 pansies planted last fall will help fill the color void in the gardens between the bulb display and the establishment of our 25,000 summer annuals. Our summer annuals include the six 2015 “All-American Selections” along with many new varieties we found and all of the old favorites that have made Botanica popular over the years.

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.

Daffodil “Modern Art”

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Tulips, Fairies & Forts will fill the gardens with a host of new performers, activities and crafts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday from March 28-April 18. This year also marks the 3rd annual Fairy House Competition. Download the Fairy House Competition form at botanica.org, fill it out on pg. 5 or pick up a copy at Botanica. Admission is free with membership or general admission.

Every Saturday • • • • • • • •

Fairy House Competition At least 2 Crafts every Saturday; crafts vary Fairy Dress Up and Photo Props Games, Scavenger Hunt, Fort Building, Bubbles and more Forts throughout the Garden Fairy Story Time Bounce House Vote for your favorite Fairy House

April 18 • • •

Paint the Towne is doing a specialty art project 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Poppy the Clown and balloon artist 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fairy Tea Party (reservations required), visit botanica.org for more information.

March 28 •

Poppy the Clown 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 4 • •

The Bug Lady, come play, touch and learn about bugs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Face painter 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 11 •

Tanganyika Wildlife Park 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Botanica is looking for individuals or businesses to help build forts for this event. Deadline for installation is March 25. Contact Kathy Sweeney at 316-264-0448 ext. 110 or ksweeney@botanica.org for details on participation.

Sponsored by:

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Fairy House Competition A fairy house, or gnome home, is a small structure built in the woods, usually found at the base of a tree or in lower branches alongside a mossy tree stump, or in driftwood on a beach. Building materials include natural things found in the woods.

Construction Requirements: Judging is based on these requirements.

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75 percent of the house must be made of elements found in nature (Examples: twigs, bark, grass, pinecones, etc.)

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Dimensions must be no larger than 3’x 2’

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All houses must be mounted on a flat base that is NOT required to be natural material.

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All entries must be submitted by 5 p.m., April 11

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$5 Entry Fee

Sponsored by:

Enter to Win Participants must bring their completed fairy homes, registration form and $5 entry fee payable by cash or check to Botanica March 23 – April 11. All fairy homes will be on display during the Tulips, Fairies & Forts event.

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1st Place winner will receive a $50 gift certificate from Johnson’s Garden Centers and a 1-year Botanica membership.

2nd Place winner will receive (1) Family pass to Botanica’s BOOtanica fall festival.

Winners will be announced on April 18 at 2 p.m. at the Downing Children’s Garden Amphitheater. Fairy homes must be picked up by 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. For questions on competition rules please email Kathy Sweeney at ksweeney@botanica.org

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Mother’s Day at Botanica On Sunday, May 10 Botanica will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 and all moms get in free. Members are also free.

There are several ways for you to celebrate mom at Botanica. In addition to the gardens, moms can participate in any of our special treats: Decorate a silk scarf for $10, or buy a “Cheers to My Sweet Mom” mimosa and chocolate pairing for $5 along with a Mother’s Day Cafe with a variety of goodies. Gallery XII artists will be displaying and selling art in the garden and there will be live music as well.

Art’s Photography will also be snapping pictures to remember your Mother’s Day at Botanica for an additional charge.

Mother’s Day May 10 11 am - 5 pm

The Iris Club, Rose Society and the Prairie Winds Daylily Club will also be having a show and sale on Mother’s Day. For the mom who has everything, give the gift that gives back all year with a membership to Botanica. Buy your membership by May 4 and save $5. Call Natalie Mahaffay at 316-264-0448 ext. 107 and mention this to receive the discount.

Botanica has been a special spot for moms and grandmas alike for many years now. Last year marked the first year for making scarfs, among other new activities to make mom feel special. This year, artists from Gallery XII will be exhibiting their works throughout the garden. Photos by Janie Lang.

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Sponsored by:

Butterfly Festival

Photo by Paul Packer

Botanica is teaming up with the Wichita Riverfest to host a Butterfly Festival on May 31 from 1 to 5 p.m. The festival marks the seasonal re-opening of the Butterfly House. Admission is $3 with Riverfest button. Regular admission or membership applies.

The First 100 Children Face Painter Can Release a Butterfly Inside the Butterfly House Music Butterfly Tattoos

Arts & Crafts

Butterfly Games

Lawn Games

Dress Up as a Butterfly

Bubbles

Butterfly Education

Butterfly Scavenger Hunt

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Lunchtime

LECTURES

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

Dutch’s Spring Celebration at Botanica: New Items & Containers April 8 • 12:15-1 p.m.

Color Your Yard & Garden With Roses March 4 • 12:15-1 p.m.

Don Suderman, past President of the Wichita Rose Society, will share how to do color coordination with rose plants. Learn about different landscaping techniques and the variety of roses that do well in our local climate.

Exciting New Annuals, Herbs & Vegetables for 2015 March 11 • 12:15-1 p.m.

New plants are the driving force in horticulture at Arnold’s Greenhouse every spring. Rita Arnold will share with you over 100 new cultivars of annuals, herbs and vegetables that are being grown in their greenhouses. She will explain why these plants were chosen and how they will enrich your gardening experience!

Wichita’s trees are in trouble. After a decade of neglect and the disastrous effects of two years of drought, Wichita has lost an unacceptable number of trees.

Trees matter—they are potentially our greatest ally to protect the environment. Learn why you should care and what you can do to help restore Wichita’s forest.

Power Flowers!: Trial Tested New Annuals for the Wichita Area March 25 • 12:15-1 p.m.

New varieties are promoted in magazines. They’re stunningly beautiful, but will they grow at Kaw Valley Greenhouse? See how Kaw Valley trials new annuals and perennials before they are released for public sale.

Challenges of Growing Lavender on the Prairie

Beth McDonald will discuss the three R’s (reduce, reuse and recycle) to help people understand the importance of each and what they can do to help our Earth.

Make Mine a Combo April 22 • 12:15-1 p.m.

Janet Gordon, Botanica staff gardener and selfemployed landscape designer and consultant, will show various plant combinations.

See how to incorporate color, texture and compatibility into your gardens.

Come be Savory savvy! Kay Neff of Neff Family Farm will present information on this often unknown herb. She will show how to use savory in cooking and, as always, she will bring recipes and share growing tips.

Let’s try it!

Growing Wholesome Veggies!

May 6 • 12:15-1 p.m.

April 1 • 12:15-1 p.m.

Interested in growing lavender - or having struggles with lavender? Come and learn how to successfully grow your own perennial herb. Mike Neustrom will discuss Prairie Lavender Farm and the other three lavender farms currently in Kansas.

Lunchtime Lecture Caterers: Available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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April 15 • 12:15-1 p.m.

April 29 • 12:15-1 p.m.

March 18 • 12:15-1 p.m.

April: Truffles

Let’s Care for Our Earth

Savory, Herb of the Year 2015

ICTrees: Restoring Wichita’s Urban Forest

March: Blue Moon Caterers

Ron Marcum will talk about the many new items for 2015. He will show the latest annuals, perennials, gypsy and fairy gardens, herbs and vegetables, and the creative ways of combining different plants. Ron will have many items for sale, too!

May: Syl’s

Melvin Epp, president of the Wichita Organic Garden Club, will show how incorporating some simple “organic” routines will enhance the healthfulness of your garden productivity. These ecologically rigorous activities will increase the nutritional content of your bounty and also invite bees and butterflies in to help.

Lunchtime Lectures sponsored by:

Entercom’s Twilight Cocktail Party and Landscape Show to feature P. Allen Smith

Lunchtime LECTURES cont.

Grazing Cattle & Food Production in America May 13 • 12:15-1 p.m.

Norm Oeding will offer real time information about the small grass fed herd of Angus cows he manages for the Janzen Family Farms near Elbing, KS. By planning crop rotations, he has been able to graze the herd year round for several years, and for the past 12 months there has been no need to feed them supplemental hay. Norm will also discuss food labeling, potential food production in America, and other food and water issues. (Plus, the farm manages the Little Red Hen Bakery - come try a sample!)

Basil and Chocolate?

May 20 • 12:15-1 p.m.

The world of herbs and fine chocolate collide! Master Chocolatier and owner of Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates, Beth Tully, will share the rules of the road when combining herbs and chocolate.

Learn how to match chocolate varietals to herbs, how to infuse herbs in chocolate, and also taste some of Cocoa Dolce’s herb and chocolate creations!

Establishing a Small Market Farm

Award-winning Gardening Expert P. Allen Smith will be the headliner at the Twilight Cocktail Party at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 6, hosted by Entercom Communications. This is your chance to enjoy an intimate setting with P. Allen Smith.

Listen to jazz sounds from the band Banana Boat Kings and have P. Allen Smith personalize your copy of his book, Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, & receive complimentary admission to the 2015 Outdoor Living & Landscape Show at Century II, where Allen will speak at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 7.

Tickets are $125 and a portion of your ticket will go to benefit Botanica. Get your advance ticket at any Select-A-Seat outlet.

May 27 • 12:15-1 p.m.

There are many things that go into establishing a small family market farm, including internal and external challenges. Brad Dilts will explore the journey of establishing Serenity Farm, and will discuss the challenges, the opportunities, and how they are working to develop an innovative farm that will inspire future generations to continue in this noble way of life.

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Babes & Books Literacy Playgroup

Parents as Teachers and Botanica have partnered to bring you Babes & Books Literacy Playgroup. Once a month from April through June, join us in the Downing Children’s Garden for a reading time with children ages birth to five. Language and literacy begins at birth. When you read, talk or play with your child, you’re stimulating the growth of your child’s brain and building the connections that will become the building blocks for reading.

The playgroup will meet at Botanica on Fridays, April 17, May 15 and June 19 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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16 •Planting Day, 8 a.m.

23 •Planting Day, 8 a.m.

30 •Planting Day, 8 a.m.

15

22 •Orchid Show & Sale:

29

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

9 •Daylily Club Meeting,

8

•Prairie Winds Daylily Meeting, 7 p.m.

•Iris Club Meeting, 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

2

MONDAY

1

SUNDAY

March 2015

31

Meeting, 7 p.m.

24 •Organic Garden Club

Meetings, 6:30 p.m.

17 •Herb & Hosta Society

Worms, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (res. req) •Bonsai Club Meeting, 7 p.m.

10 •Garden Sprouts: Wiggly

3 •Weed & Feed, 8 a.m.

TUESDAY

“Power Flowers,” 12:15 p.m. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15. p.m. by Blue Moon Caterers.

•Botanica Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

25 •Lunchtime Lecture,

9 a.m.

•Lunchtime Lecture, “ICT Trees,” 12:15 p.m. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Blue Moon Caterers.

18 •Garden Guide Meeting,

•Volunteer Coffee, 10 a.m.

•Lunchtime Lecture, “Exciting New Annuals,” 12:15 p.m. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Blue Moon Caterers.

1 p.m. (res. req)

Dinner, 5:30 p.m.

26 •Volunteer “Round Up”

19

11 •Friends of Botanica 12 meeting, 9 a.m.

with Roses.” 12:15 p.m.

Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Blue Moon Caterers.

•Wichita Area Garden Council Meeting, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY

29

•Planting Day, 8 a.m.

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

28

•Cultivate Saturday, 9 a.m.

•Orchid Show & Sale: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

.

• Emprise Bank Lobby Gallery: Fairy House Competition • Blue Moon Caterers will serve lunch from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays for $8

27

Meeting, 1 p.m.

14

SATURDAY

20 •First Day of Spring 21 •African Violet Club •Planting Day, 8 a.m.

13

1 p.m. (res. req) •P Allen Smith Twilight Garden Party, 7:30 p.m. res. required through select-a-seat.

FRIDAY

4 •Lunchtime Lecture, 5 6 7 “Color Your Yard & Garden •Home Grown Ed: Weather, •Home Grown Ed: Weather,

WEDNESDAY

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MONDAY

26

Meeting, 7 p.m.

27 •Prairie Winds Daylily

Noon •Organic Garden Club Meeting, 7 p.m.

28 •Planting Day, 8 a.m. to

Noon •Herb & Hosta Society Meetings, 6:30 p.m.

30 •Planting Day, 8 a.m. to “Savory, Herb of the Year,” Noon 12:15 p.m. Lunch available •Adult Ed: May Day 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Basket. (res. req.)

Truffles.

29 •Lunchtime Lecture,

23 •Planting Day, 8 a.m. to

Noon •Seasonal Studies, “Topography” 1 p.m. (res. req).

•Adult Ed: Zentangle®, 6:30 p.m. (res. req.)

16 •Planting Day, 8 a.m. to

9

Ecosystem Detectives, 1 p.m. (res. req) •Botanica Summer Hours: Open Thursdays until 8 p.m. through September

THURSDAY

2 •Home Grown Ed:

“Make Mine a Combo,” Noon 12:15 p.m. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Truffles.

•Botanica Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

22 •Lunchtime Lecture,

9 a.m.

•Lunchtime Lecture, “Let’s Care for Our Earth,” 12:15 p.m. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Truffles.

20 21 •Iris Club Meeting, 7 p.m. •Planting Day, 8 a.m. to

in the Garden, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (res. req) •Rose Society Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

•Bonsai Club Meeting, 7 p.m.

19

10 a.m.

•Daylily Club Meeting, 7 p.m.

14 15 •Garden Sprouts: Farmer •Garden Guide Meeting,

13 •Suburban Garden Club,

•Volunteer Coffee, 10 a.m.

•Lunchtime Lecture, “Dutch’s Spring Celebration,” 12:15 p.m.

Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Truffles.

12 •Daffodil Show, 1 p.m.

open Sundays 1-5 p.m. through October

8 •Friends of Botanica meeting, 9 a.m.

Lavender on the Prairie,”12:15 p.m. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. by Truffles.

•Wichita Area Garden Council Meeting, 7 p.m.

1 •Lunchtime Lecture, “Challenges of Growing

WEDNESDAY

7 •Weed & Feed, 8 a.m.

•Botanica Summer Hours: Open Tuesdays until 8 p.m. through September

TUESDAY

5 6 •Summer Hours: Gardens

• Truffles Catering will serve lunch from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays for $8

• Emprise Bank Lobby Gallery: Kayann Aushermann, mixed media

SUNDAY

April 2015

ictartdog.org and visit botanica for a sneak peek at the Chinese Garden of Friendship plus activities for kids.

24 •Art Day of Giving.

Donate online at

Meeting, 1 p.m.

•Tulip Sales Begin - runs until they are gone.

17 •African Violet Club

10

Ecosystem Detectives, 1 p.m. (res. req)

3 •Home Grown Ed:

FRIDAY

25

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

18 •Cultivate Saturday, 9 a.m.

•Girl Scouts: Spring Has Sprung (res. req) •Tulips, Fairies & Forts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

11•Daffodil Show, 9 a.m.

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

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SATURDAY

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Festival, 1 p.m.

Open.

•Prairie Winds Daylily Meeting, 7 p.m.

25 •Memorial Day. Gardens

24 •Iris Show, 1 p.m.

26

Meetings, 6:30 p.m.

18 19 •Iris Club Meeting, 7 p.m. •Herb & Hosta Society

17 •Orchid Society Meeting, 1 p.m.

31 •Butterfly

Biodiversity Field Study, 1 p.m. (res. req)

7 •Home Grown Ed:

THURSDAY

Market Farm,”12:15 p.m.

Lunch catered by Syl’s available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

•Botanica Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Meeting, 7 p.m.

28 27 •Lunchtime Lecture, •Organic Garden Club “Establishing a Small

& Chocolate,” 12:15 p.m.

Lunch catered by Syl’s available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

•Garden Guide Meeting, 9 a.m.

20 21 •Lunchtime Lecture, “Basil

Riverfest Button through June 6.

29 •$2 Off Admission with

22

Meeting, 1 p.m.

•Moonlight Meadow Campout, 5 p.m.

Biodiversity Field Study, 1 p.m. (res. req)

8 •Home Grown Ed:

until they are gone.

1 •Tulip Sales End - runs

FRIDAY

13 •Friends of Botanica 14 15 meeting, 9 a.m.

•Blooms, Brews & Bloody •African Violet Club

Vegetables,” 12:15 p.m.

Lunch catered by Syl’s available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

•Wichita Area Garden Council Meeting, 7 p.m.

6 •Lunchtime Lecture, “Growing Wholesome

WEDNESDAY

Scientist, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. •Volunteer Coffee, 10 a.m. Marys, 6:30 p.m.

•Lunchtime Lecture, (res. req) “Grazing Cattle & Food •Rose Society Meeting, Production in America,” 6:30 p.m.

12:15 p.m. Lunch catered •Bonsai Club Meeting,

by Syl’s available 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

12:15 p.m.

12 •Garden Sprouts: Be a

7 p.m.

11 •Daylily Club Meeting,

10 •Mother’s Day,

•Weed & Feed, 8 a.m.

5

TUESDAY

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

•Iris and Rose Show, 1 p.m.

•Prairie Winds Daylily Sale, 1 p.m.

4

3

• Emprise Bank Lobby Gallery: Gwen Rose, acrylic and pencil • Syl’s will serve lunch from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays for $8

SUNDAY

May 2015

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at 316.264.0448 ext. 103 or visit botanica.org to sign up or for more information!

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Spring “Round-Up” Dinner Whether a veteran volunteer or just starting, you won’t want to miss this event at 5:30 p.m. on March 26. Meet new people and learn about the activities and plans scheduled for 2015. Dinner will be provided by our new sponsor, The Oxford Grand. Round-up your family and friends and join the fun; western attire is encouraged. Please RSVP by Friday, March 20.

Tulips, Fairies and Forts

Volunteer Coffee

Wednesday, March 11: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, April 8: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 13: 10 a.m.

Plan to stay for the Lunchtime Lecture at 12:15

Garden Guide Meetings

Wednesdays, March 18, April 15 & May 20, 9 a.m.

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, every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 28 to April 18.

Weed & Feeds: 1st Tuesday of each month

Mother’s Day

Friends of Botanica (FOB) Meetings

Tuesday, March 3: 8 a.m. to Noon Tuesday, April 7: 8 a.m. to Noon Tuesday, May 5: 8 a.m. to Noon

Make Mother’s Day special by helping with some of our special activities, including our Mother’s Day Cafe, on Sunday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11: 9 a.m.

Wednesday, April 8: 9 a.m.

Wednesday, May 13: 9 a.m.

Butterfly Festival

Summer Annual Planting Days

In support of Wichita’s Riverfest, Botanica will again host its own event with the official re-opening of our Butterfly House on May 31 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Additional volunteers will be needed to assist with activities in this special event.

Garden Guide Meetings If you love sharing nature with others, please consider becoming a garden guide. Learn more about this opportunity at monthly meetings held the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Volunteer Coffees These monthly informational meetings, sponsored by The Regent Retirement Living and The Spice Merchant, are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month where we discuss upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.

April 16, 21, 23, 28, & 30: 8 a.m. to Noon Lunch provided by Friends of Botanica

Cultivate Saturday: 3rd Saturday of each month

Saturday, March 21, April 18, May 16: 9 a.m. to Noon

Special Events:

Tulips, Fairies & Forts Saturdays: March 28, April 4, 11 & 18 Mother’s Day Sunday, May 10: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Butterfly Festival Sunday, May 31: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Special Thanks to our Volunteer Sponsors:

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Blooms, Brews & Bloody Marys 2014. People’s Choice for Best Bloody Mary: Mort’s Cigar and Martini Bar. Photo by Janie Lang

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Botanica’s Chinese Garden of Friendship to Benefit in 2015 Wichita’s Art Day of Giving (ArtDOG), a 24-hour online fundraising event, is back for its second year. A project of the Wichita Community Foundation, this one-day fundraiser was created to rally community support for local arts organizations. Last year, $548,375 was raised for 38 organizations thanks to 1,062 donors.

The event is April 24 from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. and donations are taken online at www.ICTArtDOG.org.

Donations given to Botanica on the Art Day of Giving will go towards purchasing benches for the Chinese Garden. As part of the event, each participating organization is encouraged to host an event on April 24 to spur the excitement around the donation day.

To this end, Botanica will be offering a sneak peek at the Chinese Garden of Friendship. Informal tours will be given as well as a children’s activity during the day. The grand opening of the Chinese Garden of Friendship is scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, June 5. The week following the opening, Botanica is hosting the Week of Wonder, where a variety of events will be held in the Chinese Garden, including an adult education class, Tuesdays on the Terrace, Lunchtime Lecture, the movie “Karate Kid” and much more.

Check the website for details on each of these events.

Last year’s ArtDOG campaign helped Botanica fund our lobby project, including the completion of this colorful display equipped with digital photo frames, designed and built by Elizabeth Stevenson of Fisch Haus.

For additional donation opportunties to the Chinese Garden of Friendship, please visit www.botanica.org or contact Jamee Ross at 316-264-0448 ext. 105 or at jross@botanica.org.

The Chinese Garden of Friendship features artwork from several local artists, including the dragon wall, designed and built by Jennie Becker.

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Education Home Grown Education

Garden Sprouts

Bring your budding botanists to Botanica for an incredible learning experience! Topics will be related to plant and animal life in the garden. Each class will include: instructional teaching, hands-on learning projects and (weather permitting) activities in the gardens. Lessons are designed for early elementary (K-5th) and follow curriculum guidelines.

Come to the garden with your preschool-aged child (3-5) 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 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. $9, $6 for Botanica members

Classes are Thursdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. only Class limit is 15 per session Cost: $7, $21 cap per family $5 for Botanica members, $15 cap per family Class limit 15 per session

March 5th & 6th: Weather

Make and take your own backyard observation kit

April 2nd & 3rd: Ecosystem Detectives

Learn about plant adaptation and survival

May 7th & 8th: Biodiversity Field Study

Observe insects’ plant and color preferences

Moonlight Meadow Campout: Friday, May 15, 5:30 p.m. to Saturday, May 16, 7 a.m.

Children ages 3-12: $12, $10 for Botanica members Adults: $15, $13 for Botanica members The gardens make for a great campout location. Join the Education staff from dusk till dawn to explore the gardens like never before. Pack your tent and sleeping bags for a night under the stars. Enjoy a series of night hikes to explore nocturnal plants and creatures. Devour mouthwatering s’mores while being entertained around the campfire. Dinner and breakfast are provided.

Reservation Contact

For reservations for Homegrown, the Moonlight Meadow Campout, Garden Sprouts or Adult Education classes, please contact Mitzie Hall at (316) 264-0448 ext. 117.

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Tuesday, March 10: Wiggly Worms

Squiggly crafts and snacks in this wiggly fun class

Tuesday, April 14: Farmer in the Garden

Put on your boots and try out being a farmer

Tuesday, May 12: Be a Scientist

Secure your safety goggles for simple and safe science experiments.

Pre-registration is required. Registration must be made by 5 p.m. the Friday before the class. One adult is included with each child. Children under six must be accompanied by an adult. Additional non-member adults must pay regular admission. Refunds will be made for cancellations made 24 hours before the class.

Young Women as Leaders: Girl Scout Classes Botanica invites Girl Scouts of all levels to visit our garden to learn about plants, garden creatures and environmental stewardship. Programs help Scouts earn badges.

Saturday, April 11: Spring Has Sprung, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Brownies and Daisies will take a trip through the seasons by exploring the presence of wind, water and the sun. You will assemble your own backyard weather observation kit.

Saturday, May 9: Clover Daisy Badge Workshop, 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 16: Juniors Flower Badge Workshop, 10 a.m.

To register for any of these classes, please visit www.kansasgirlscouts.org/events and select the class title. For program questions, please contact Kate Sheppard at (316) 264-0448 ext. 113.

Adult Education

Seed To Plate Initiative

Zentangle®

Botanica is excited to announce the Seed To Plate Initiative.

Sponsored by The Kansas Health Foundation, Seed to Plate is designed to expose people to interesting and healthy food ideas.

From June to September, there are several ways we are putting this initiative to the test, including:

Learn the art of Zentangle® with Instructor: Bonnie Pewterbaugh, Certified Zentangle Teacher. No artistic background needed.

Thursday, April 16: Learn the Art of Zentangle, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Zentangle is an easy-to-learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. A fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity. Plus, it’s just FUN! A Mini-Zentangle Kit with all supplies is included with this workshop. Optional, advanced supplies will be for sale. Adults 21 and over may bring their own snacks and adult beverages.

Class maximum 30. Cost is $35 member, $40 non-member

May Day Baskets Participate in this age-old tradition of leaving a May Day treat at the doorstep of someone special!

Create a May Day basket and a Mason jar. Fee includes containers, materials, flowers and a few goodies to place in the baskets. Feel free to bring some items to personalize!

Class size maximum 15. Cost is $17 member, $20 non-member.

Taste it Tuesdays creating fresh bites grown from the garden for families to experiment with new tastes and textures between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. every Tuesday from June to September in the Downing Children’s Garden. $3 Thursdays cooking demonstrations and education about eating fresh and local.

Recipes and tasters for all passersby between 10 a.m. and noon from June to September.

Boys and Girls Club will visit several times this summer to harvest vegetables and attend private cooking classes. We are also visiting the Boys and Girls Club during their afterschool program to provide healthy snacks for the children.

TOPS will attend a special evening in the Downing Children’s Garden where they will nosh on three healthy dessert alternatives.

Join us in the gardens on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June through September for these special treats!

Thursday, April 30: May Day Arrangements, 10 a.m to 11:30 a.m.

Reservations required. Registration and payment must be made by 5 p.m. the day before the class. Contact Mitzie Hall at 316-264-0448 ext. 117 for reservations.

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Coming this June...

Chinese Garden of Friendship

Entryway Porcelain Mural with Name Inscriptions Lily Pad (20)

Willow (15)

Hills (20)

Bamboo (20)

Tree in Mountains (15)

Chinese Mural: Porcelain Name Inscriptions $500

Have your name inscribed into the blue and white porcelain design that will adorn the entire entryway of the Chinese Garden of Friendship. This entry wall will be a porcelain mural of a traditional Chinese landscape to include mountains, ornamental trees, bamboo, hills, koi fish, lily pads and more. As pictured above, a calligraphic drawing of your name can be inscribed into the mural design. These examples demonstrate the images available.

Choose Your Design Now. Limited Quantities.

Deadline to purchase an inscription is April 1st , 2015.

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Koi (20)

Mountain (20)

How to Donate

To become a part of the completion of the Chinese Garden of Friendship, please visit botanica.org or contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development, at jross@botanica.org or 264-0448 ext. 105.

Joyland Merry-Go-Round History in the Making

Finds a home at Botanica

As the Chinese Garden of Friendship opens, Botanica is poised to take on its next adventure: Restoring the Joyland Merry-Go-Round and building a complex in the garden to house it.

The Merry-Go-Round in itself is a piece of Wichita history.

The 36 horses are being restored by Marlene Irvin of Custom Carving and Restoration. It takes approximately three months to restore each horse. Irvin restores four horses at a time, and at the time of this publication, was in the process of putting color on the first four horses for the first time!

Irvin, along with other local businesses, will be a key part in restoring the structure of the Merry-Go-Round, including the platform, crest and other mechanical upgrades to make it ride again.

The Merry-Go-Round project will cost approximately $1.7 million, which includes building the garden complex that will house it as well as restoring the Merry-Go-Round from the ground up. It will be located in the proximity of the Downing Children’s Garden.

Botanica is engaged in a capital campaign giving businesses and families the opportunity to be recognized for their support of the Joyland Merry-Go-Round coming to Botanica. Recognition plaques will be displayed in the building and outside in the Merry-Go-Round Plaza. In addition, donors are being given the opportunity to adopt a horse and a plaque displaying the family name will be permanently placed on the floor of the Merry-Go-Round in front of the horse.

Your donation and support will help Botanica preserve the Merry-Go-Round for generations to come.

For more information, contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development, at 316-264-0448 ext. 105 or jross@botanica.org.

36 Horses Available $20,000 each — Any name(s) desired $5,000 each — 4 names per horse/plaque $2,500 each — 8 names per horse/ plaque

The horses are being restored by Marlene Irvin of Custom Carving and Restoration.

“It will be the first time that a remnant of the park will be resurrected.

And not just any remnant—the heart of the park.” — Margaret Nelson Spear

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Art

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Kayann Aushermann mixed media

89.1 fm kmuw.org

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Fairy House Competition

Lobby Art Sponsored by:

New Tulip Varieties

Acropolis

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Fox Trot

Apricot Foxx

Grand Style

Perfect Partners Northern

Apricot Impression

Hermitage

Pink Diamond

Caravelle

Jan van Nes

Pink Impressions

Coors

Menton Exotic

Sauternes

Crystal Star

Mickey Mouse

Silhouette

Double Maureen

Monte Orange

Snow Crystal

Dragon King

Mountain High

Sundowner

Dream Touch

Orange van Eijk

Sunny Prince

Dynasty

Orca

Sunset Tropical

Elisabeth

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Eternal Flame

Orange Crush

White Triumphator

$3 Thursdays & Family Game Night $3 all day Giant Lawn Games 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Gardens open until 8 p.m.

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June 21: Father’s Day Kite Fest. Kites, games, crafts and more.

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Mihalis Veletas Robert & Kathleen Xidis Catherine Yeotis Marilyn Dieffenbacher Dick Weidenbach

TRIBUTES

Donations received November - December 2014 January 2015

In Honor of:

Eunice Bodine Hazel Moore Helen Cole Hazel Moore Margi Ehresman Charles Ehresman Elfriede Frazier Walter & Margaret Shook Jinny Garvey Garvey Kansas Foundation Meg Mathewson Duane Nordick Linda McFarland Hazel Moore Donna O’Connell Linda McFarland Sandy Strand Hazel Moore Joyce Tymony Sedgwick County Retirees

In Memory of:

Mary Kathleen “Katie” Bell Denzel & Barbara Pearce Dick Weidenbach Rosalie Blackburn Connie Blackburn-Lowery Dr. & Mrs. John Brammer Gregory Dennett Emily Fuerste Dick & Pam Gadberry James & Ruthie Gillespie Stephen & Kelly Griffith Danny & Lori Hamel Virginia Kirk Richard & Debbie Knapp Betty Ladwig R. Linder Ronda Lusk

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Mary & Sally Tanya Merritt Ella Mae Miller Robert & Kathryn Overman Steve & Jan Randle Richard & Marcia Smola Richard & Carol Stange Winona Area Learning Center Staff Doris Ylander H. Russell Bomhoff Janet Bachman Mike & Marsha Briggs Randolph & Kathy Burnison Kenton & Gloria Cox Steve & Ginger Cox John & Betty Didier Chad & Bridget Dollarhide Justus Fugate Jack Graham Guthridge/Nighswonger Corp.

Joe & Harriet Harris Shawn & Shawna Lancelot Errol & Suzanne Luginbill Peter & Deborah Ochs Chris Purdum Steven & Tammy Purdum Ken Saville Steven & Kay Schmitt Superior Structures, Inc. TrueNorth, Inc. T & G Lansdowne John & Nancy Unruh Sophie Christian Stan & Gretchen Andeel Christopher & Melodie Christian Michael Cohlmia Community Bank Brian & Debi Corrigan Gregory & Peggy Duick Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church David Jabara Olga Miletic Stephen & Linda Murphy J.L. & Susie Regan

Fern Kleinsorge John Brown Donna Fisher Deanna Freund Richard & Dorene Hager Janis Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Roger Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Veryl Nyland Marjorie Parsons Prairie Pilot Club of Wichita GB Raymond Jennifer Raymond M. Kathleen Raymond Charlene VanBurkleo Dick Weidenbach Gary & Clara Williams Beatrice Kumberg William & Sherryl Fitzpatrick Dorothea Ott Diane Schuetz Suburban Garden Club Joan Martz Dick Weidenbach Geraldine “Jerry” Morley Barbara Frisbie James Parks Dick Weidenbach Betty Price GLMV Architecture Larry & Sharon VanHorn Randy Samms Suburban Garden Club Sheldon Way Dick Weidenbach Milan Zackula Kansas Truck Equipment Company, Inc.

Additional memorials: Maybelle Bales Edward & Colleen Quick Jerry Blue Mark & Luann Dotzour

Jean Garvey Garvey Kansas Foundation Willard Garvey Garvey Kansas Foundation Leota Kindel Garvey Kansas Foundation James Stark Nancy Campbell Susan Gumucio William Harrison William & Sarah Jackson Jane Michel

Engraved Bricks & Pavers

Mary Ellen Barrier The Junior League Garden Club Clay & Cassidy BenefielLeichman Roger & Carolyn Benefiel Christine M. Bradley Wanda Ireland Eilts Norma L. Bradley Wanda Ireland Eilts Don & Geraldine Brown Kenneth & Bonnie Rupe Denita & Bob Burgess James & Linda Fritzemeier Norma Chance Vernette Chance Kent & Cheryl Cooper James & Linda Fritzemeier Richard Daney Kansas Pond Society Jim & Hazel Dole Wichita Rose Society Ethan & Olivia Amy Cline Gladys Freeze Karol Callison Baby Fulghum Ryan & Kelsey Fulghum

Jay & Helen Galloway James & Linda Fritzemeier Nadine Holmes Sue Vautravers

Chinese Garden of Friendship: Name Inscriptions

Kansas Global

Don & Janice Zerbe

Kansas Orchid Society

Zach Zerbe Don & Janice Zerbe

Connie T. Arnold Justus Fugate

Kansas Pond Society

Michael & Buffy Hukle James & Linda Fritzemeier

Tony & Barbara Beugelsdyk

Doug & Voneise Kupper Voneise Kupper

Alice Keeler Karol Callison

Brian Bomhoff Don & Janice Zerbe

Dr. Chuen-Huey Lai

Mikey & Sherry Law Sherry Law

Elgeva Bomhoff Don & Janice Zerbe

Michael Maloney James & Linda Fritzemeier

Russ L. Bomhoff Don & Janice Zerbe

The Maloney Family James & Linda Fritzemeier

Tonia Bomhoff Don & Janice Zerbe

Ramona Miller James & Lindsey Watson

Randy & Karen Case

Paul & Jerry Morley Wichita Rose Society Michael R. Morrison Mike & Sharon Morrison Miriam Nelson Leah Nelson

Chiaw-Weai Loo Malaysia Cafe Teik Quah Sedgwick County Master Gardeners Dennis & Yan McHugh Dennis McHugh

Lily Nold Prince Chan, M.D. & Jeannie Joe & Sarah Nold Chan Carla & Rich Collins Jenifer Paige Cook Fred & Wanda Eilts

Duane & Meg Nordick Meg Mathewson Ryan Parsons Elton Parsons

Bill & Kathy Ethridge

Terry Parsons Kathy McCoy

Barbara Nickelson Eve Mattucci

Joe & Sandee Francel

Marsha Phillippi

Susan Parsons Elton Parsons

Anita Frey Karen McCoy

Jo Ann & Gary Pottorff

Ruth Ann Plankenhorn James & Lindsey Watson

Justus Fugate

Nate Purdum Don & Janice Zerbe

Dick & Carol Graham Carol Graham

Sarah Purdum Don & Janice Zerbe

Carolyn E. Grier Justus Fugate

Suburban Garden Club

Molly & Rita Schnelle Rita Schnelle Sissy, Mama Cat & Kit Sharon Law The Lewonowski Family James & Linda Fritzemeier

The Galichia Foundation, Inc.

Marni & Frank D. Stevens Don & Josephine Tan

Dick & Carol Graham

Marge Terflinger

The Thompson - Fitzthum Family James & Linda Fritzemeier

Karen Graves Jim Graves

Tom & Christie Triplett

Ed Wagner Lisa Wright

Earl A. Holmes Martha Holmes

Barbara & Rocky Waitt James & Linda Fritzemeier

Mike Kandt Susan Kandt

Judith J. Weatherall Justus Fugate Dick Weidenbach Wichita Area Garden Council

Supporting Memberships Seed: Dustin & Sally Amberg Matt & Jamie Angle Jerry & Merilyn Austin Scott & Kathy Bagwell James & Alicia Bailey Will Bakker Shirley & Lorrie Beck Chris & Ann Bezruki Steven & Kathryn Black Don & Jill Bostwick Dennis & Janine Brauning Bruce & Meribeth Buhr Vivian Casteel Carl & Diane Caton Arthur & Sue Chabino Randy & Brenda Cohorn Chris & Kacie Costello Terry DeBrot Nile Dillmore Doug & Brenda Downey Wes & Angie Etheredge Steve & Nola Foulston Donald & Janet French Ivan & Rose Anne Frey Gary Friedman Barry & Connie Gaston Timm Gaughan Gary & Angie Gayer Tyra Griffith John & Phyllis Griffitt Carroll & Nina Gunter Aaron & Elizabeth Hamor Jeananne Hampel Marty Hartwell Michael & Pat Horton Del & Carol Hueske Joshua & Erin Jansen Annie Johnson Jeralyn Johnson Richard & Hannah Kerschen Eileen Kludt Karin Koch Chuck & Amber Lambertz Karin Lang Carolyn Langenwalter J.R. & Michal Lillard Chad & Katie Manning Scott & Ruth Martin Paulette Mattingly Robert & Wanda Maxton Dr. James & Beverly Mershon Cliff & Debbie Miller

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In The Gardens

LEFT TO RIGHT: Supper with Santa was once again a big hit with Santa and special guest Elsa from Frozen. Karla Jahn, Tour Coordinator and Registrar retired at the end of December. Staff held a going away party for her and presented her with a terrarium full of tropical plants from Botanica. Michelle Arbuckle and Marcia Ortiz Loy enjoyed the Illuminations VIP Party on Dec. 11. Two new staff members joined Botanica’s staff, including Mitzie Hall (LEFT) as the Community Outreach and Tour Coordinator and Kristina Lewis, an Education Specialist. Justus Fugate, the 2014 Botanica Board of Trustees President, with Executive Director Marty Miller and incoming 2015 Board of Trustees President Steve English. Charlie Wilson (not pictured) took the role of Treasurer, replacing Linda Kizzire. Photos by Janie Lang and Kristin Marlett.

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Janet Miller Bill & Jana McCabe Gary & Janice McClure Theo & Celia McDuff Alice Navarro Phil & Jimi Nickel Georgia Northcutt Draper Megan Parsley Susan Parsons-Brane Bob & Sharon Pedroja Mr. & Mrs. Innes Phillips Mike & Dana Plagmann James & Deneen Pope Jonelle Rains Ken & Linda Ratlief Linda Reazin Robert & Connie Reinke Steven & Pam Reiz Rod & Rhonda Ristow Nick & Bonnie Roark Mark & Blair Rogers Nancy Ross Robert & Betsy Ross Alan & Carol Roth Linda Ruzich Rachel Saket Kashani Mark & Stephanie Scheck Jeffrey Schramm J. Peter & Cathy Schrepferman Fred & Carol Schwarz Sam & Shirley Seminoff Loretta Siemers Kary Somers Steve & Lisa Sutherland Gayle Lynn Taylor Walter & Neva Thiessen Christopher & Noelle Thurlow Paul & Barbara Tobia Mary Lu Wagner Howard & Roseann Waller Ray & Carolyn Waller James & Lindsey Watson Linda Watson John & Ann Weller Rob & Bonnie Whitley Jace & Melissa Wilbert Stacey Wilkerson Sam & Sue Wilkey

Sherry Young Sprout: Lee & Margaret Crawford James & Karen Graves Karl & Kathy Miller

Recent Gifts:

Keith Anderson Thornton Anderson Ralph & Barbara Attivo Roy & Ann Baker Don & Lora Barry Dean & Ann Becker Robert & Jennie Becker Dr. & Mrs. David Brown Tim & Gail Buchanan Martha Buford Capital Federal Cari Clayton Lee & Margaret Crawford Will & Courtney Darrah Dr. & Mrs. Curtis Drevets Steve English Devlin Enterprises Nathan Esau Nile Dillmore Dondlinger Foundation, Inc. Robert & Delores Eades Steve English Fahnestock Plumbing, Hvac & Electric Friends of Botanica Furniture Options Justus Fugate Bud & Toni Gates Michael & Linda Boyd Roarke & Molly Gordon Thelma Grimes Grumpy Old Men Steve & Janet Hamous James & Sharon Hand Eleanor Hargadine Jon & Dondi Henak Herb Society of South Central Kansas Hosta Society of Wichita Dr. Jay Hsu Mike & Susan Kandt

Kansas Orchid Society Kansas Pond Society Dr. & Mrs. Gyan Khicha J. Tom Kirk Revocable Trust Mike & Linda Kizzire John & Ruth Krueger The Forrest C. Lattner Foundation, Inc. Legacy Bank Lloyd & Karen Liby Vera Luening Challis Lusk Foundation Meg Mathewson Earl McElroy Russ & Helen Meyer Charitable Trust Matt & Nancy Michaelis Janet Miller Joe & Trudy Miller Marty & Cindy Miller Kevin & Kelsey Nichols Duane Nordick Office Aide Ottaway Amusement Co. Inc. Jack & Bernice Pearson Duane & Dixie Petersen Gary & Jo Ann Pottorff Richard & Susan Powell Prairie Winds Daylily Club Project Beauty Rand Graphics Resort Lifestyle Communities A. Scott Ritchie Trust Dick & Lori Rumsey Colby Sandlian Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardeners Dollie Shaffer Judy Slawson South Central Cactus and Succulent Study Group Stone Family Foundation Donald Strong Suburban Garden Club UBS Financial Services Inc. Walmart Westar Energy Wichita African Violet Study

Club Wichita Airport Lions Club Wichita Bonsai Club Wichita Community Foundation Wichita Daffodil Society Wichita Hosta Society Wichita Rose Society Wichita Wit & Wisdom Patsy Wisdom Women of Wichita Bill & Judi Wynne

In Kind:

Lorraine Aitken Brand Plumbing, Inc. Cero’s Candies Justus Fugate Johnson’s Garden Center McClelland Sound, Inc. Susan McKnight The Spice Merchant Tad’s Locker Room Traditions The Uncommon Market Sheryl Wilson

Annual Appeal

Thornton Anderson Berry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bob Buford Dondlinger Foundation Inc. Nathan Esau Aleta Gile Eleanor Hargadine Gwendolyn Jager Tom Kirk Richard & Diane Klingman Derry & Kay Larson W.A. Michaelis A. Scott Ritchie Trust Patsy Wisdom Robert & Elizabeth Xidis

Brick & Paver Order - now order online!

Custom Bricks and Pavers are a great way to honor a loved one. Bricks and Pavers are available in specific gardens and orders are made four times a year. The deadlines are March 31, June 30, Sept. 30 and Dec. 31. For questions or to place an order, please contact Kyle Christensen at kchristensen@botanica.org or (316) 264-0448 ext. 116. Bricks and pavers can also be ordered online at botanica.org/generosity.

• Engraved brick on the Button Fountain Tribute Pathway ($100) • Engraved brick on the Downing Children's Garden Rainbow Trail ($250) • One 12"x 12" paver in the Downing Children's Garden ($500) • Four 12"x 12" pavers in the Downing Children's Garden ($1,750 for four)

March • April • May 2015

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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED 701 Amidon • Wichita, Kansas • 67203

Tulips color the landscape by the Margie Button Memorial Fountain and Garden in 2014. Photo by Janie Lang.

Marty Miller Executive Director Patrick McKernan Landscape Supervisor Jamee Ross Director of Development Kathy Osler Director of Finance Kristin Marlett Director of Marketing & Communications Natalie Mahaffay Director of Membership

Linda Keller Private & Corporate Events Director Jodi McArthur Director of Volunteers Mitzie Hall Outreach & Tour Coordinator Kathy Sweeney Director of Special Events Kate Sheppard Director of the Downing Children’s Garden

Kristina Lewis Education Specialist Kyle Christensen Administrative Assistant Garden Staff: Connie Bell Janet Gordon Andrew Jahn Kim Matthews Laura Pham Albert Tack Shannon Vierthaler

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

General Information 316.264.0448 The Gift Garden: ext. 106 Class Registration ext. 117 Available Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Extended Hours April through September Tuesday & Thursday until 8 p.m. & Sunday 1-5 p.m.

April through October Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Donations & Planned Giving ext. 105 Event Information ext. 110 Facilities Rentals ext. 104 Membership ext. 107 Memorial Gifts ext. 107 Volunteer Services ext. 103

Botanica is maintained by Botanica, Inc. in cooporation with the City of Wichita Department of Parks & Recreation.

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.