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ANNUAL GARDEN COLOR TASTE & TOAST INDIGO BUNTING ARBORETUM LEAF CHAMPIONS PLUS: RESEARCH, EXHIBITS, CLASSES & OUTDOOR FUN
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this summer at the Arboretum. We hope you’ll take time to slow down and enjoy all the joys that summer has to offer, including our Firefly Viewing Nights in June and July. These relaxing evenings provide a magical opportunity to see fireflies with special after-hours access to our grounds (page 8). On July 17, we invite you to bike to the Arboretum using the new Highway 5 Regional Trail Arboretum Connection for the 2nd annual Bike the Arb. The day will include an 8k bike race, geocaching by bike, a kiddie parade and more (page 8). Our gardens are brimming with blooms, too, and we’ll continue highlighting the color yellow in our annual gardens to represent hope and optimism (page 3). While flowers are often the star of the show in a summer garden, foliage shouldn’t be overlooked. Our Director of Operations highlights two beautiful trees with the largest leaves in our collections on page 4. It’s always a delight to see how each season unfolds in its own unique way. If you’re trying to time your visit to stroll through the Peony Walk in its full glory or to catch our state flower, the showy lady’s slipper, in bloom, visit the Garden Highlights page (arb.umn.edu/garden-highlights) on our website. Updated weekly on Tuesdays, it serves as a guide to the most interesting corners of our gardens. There’s nothing more rejuvenating than a summer stroll through our gardens – we hope to see you at the Arboretum soon!
JUNE/JULY 2022 VOL 41, NO. 3
PETER C. MOE
Ornamental Grass Collection Open House: Celebrating 35 Years
3-6 p.m. Aug. 23 and Sept. 22, Ornamental Grass Collection Join Dr. Mary Meyer in the OrnaDr. Mar y Meyer mental Grass Collection to enjoy the grasses in their fall beauty and see which plants have been there for 35 years. The collection, which Meyer helped establish at the Arboretum in 1987, is a Plant Collections Network Nationally Accredited Plant Collection. Bring any grass questions or any grasses you want identified. Free posters and information on little bluestem, the Perennial Plant Association's perennial of the year for 2022, will be available. Website: arb.umn.edu/ornamental-grass-open-house
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Magazine is published six times a year by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318-9613, 612-624-2200. The magazine is a benefit of Arboretum membership. No portion may be reprinted without permission from the Arboretum. The information published in this magazine is not necessarily endorsed by the University of Minnesota. The Arboretum welcomes feedback from readers at arbinfo@umn.edu. To request a copy of this publication in alternate format, please call 612-301-1257. The Arboretum is part of The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota.
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Patrick B. Petersen, Editor Brenda Drake Lesch, Art Director Peter C. Moe, Director, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Alan Branhagen, Director of Operations Timothy S. Kenny, Director of Education Susan Taylor, Ph.D., Director of Development Matthew Clark, Ph.D., Director of Research Jenny Verner, President, Arboretum Foundation
Cover Photo: Eastern tiger swallowtail nectaring on Verbena bonariensis Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis
Photos by (top) Mark MacLennan; (below) Jason Boudrea-Landis
FROM THE DIRECTOR
From fireflies to bike rides, we’re celebrating the simple things
SEASO NAL COLOR LIZ POTASEK ARBORETUM WRITER
The Arboretum’s annual gardens pick up where the tulip display left off, highlighting the color yellow to represent hope and optimism. Landscape Gardener Duane Otto designed the main annual beds, as well as garden beds surrounding the Oswald Visitor Center, Snyder Building and Gatehouse to demonstrate the use of yellow in different color combinations. The displays will feature more than 30,000 annuals. In the main annual garden, Otto chose to highlight bold, warm colors, including yellow, oranges and reds. Look for popcorn cassia, a tall plant that can grow 6-8 feet with bright yellow flowers. It earned its name because it smells a bit like popcorn! The garden will also feature bright yellow, red and orange cannas, coleus with yellow, orange and red foliage and orange Mexican sunflowers. This garden provides a showcase for popular annual plants, including begonias, marigolds, petunias, New Guinea impatiens and sage. Discover yellow’s softer side in the MacMillan Garden. Find shade-
loving annuals in delicate pastel yellow, pink and blue setting a serene scene. Pots on the Morgan Terrace and Tea Room Terrace will echo the theme. In front of the Snyder building and in the Highway 5 beds, yellow becomes daring – paired with orange and green to create an eye-catching citrus-themed combination. “I have picked very bold and striking plants of canna, elephant’s-ear, verbenas, marigolds, sage, gloriosa daisy and coleus for those beds,” Otto says, adding that he’s planned a border of parsley in the Snyder front terrace bed. At the entrance to the Oswald Visitor Center and in the gatehouse beds, warm yellow – along with cool blue, indigo and purple – create a balanced, welcoming vibe. Otto found some dramatic blooms, including Rudbeckia ‘Irish Eyes,’ which has yellow petals and intense, green centers, as well as Salvia ‘Black and Blue,’ named for its bright cobalt blue and deep black blooms, for these beds.
Photo Courtesy of All-America Selections
All-America Selections (AAS winners) are flowers and vegetables that have been “Tested Nationally & Proven Locally.™” Each AAS entry is tested for superior garden performance by horticulture professionals across North America. Each AAS winner is grown and trialed anonymously by independent, volunteer judges all across North America. The entry is scored next to a very similar comparison variety across North America and only if the entry performed better than the comparison does it become an AAS winner. To earn the National Winner designation, the selection had to perform in a majority of sites, proving itself a great choice for gardeners all over North America. There is a good variety of choices, from annuals to edibles, so you can certainly find something to suit your tastes. The 2022 AAS winners are: Celosia Flamma Orange, Pepper Quickfire, Verbena Beats Purple+White, Verbena bonariensis Vanity, Begonia Viking Explorer Rose on Green, Eggplant Icicle, Lettuce Petunia Bee’s Kn Bauer, Pepper Buffy, Pepee per Dragonfly, Petunia Bee’s Knees, Sunflower Concert Bell and Tomato Purple Zebra. Look for AAS winners this summer in the Home Demonstration Garden; and for more on each of the winners go to z.umn.edu/7npw.
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AAS Winners for 2022 Announced
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HORTICULTURE
ARBORETUM LEAF CHAMPIONS
ALAN BRANHAGEN • DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Summertime in Minnesota is lush and verdant green with
Alan Branhagen with Magnolia tripetala leaves
Magnolia tripetala Umbrella of Leaves
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Aralia elata mandshurica foliage
Aralia elata mandshurica stand
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the Arboretum being no exception. The panoply of foliage at the Arboretum makes it one of the best places to bathe in this greenery. Two small understory trees are real standouts now as they boast the largest leaves in our collections: umbrella magnolia and angelica tree. The umbrella magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) is aptly named as its leaves are displayed in whorl-like formations on the ends of new growth – looking and acting like umbrellas! Umbrella magnolia has the largest simple leaf of any plant in our collections. A simple leaf has a single leaf blade attached to a branch by a petiole, and umbrella magnolia’s leaf blade can easily be 2 feet and occasionally 3 feet long. This super-sized leaf offers a bold, tropical look in the garden. Umbrella magnolia was found mainly in the southeastern United States, northward into Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Ozarks of Arkansas. Its genetic origins are from Asia so it was one of those trees that journeyed over time across the former Bering Sea land bridge to North America and still retains
extreme hardiness genes so that it is hardy in Zone 4. It is beginning to naturalize (self-sow) at the Arboretum. Angelica tree (Aralia elata) is angelic in foliage with the largest compound leaves of any plant at the Arboretum. A compound leaf includes a twig-like leaf stem (rachis) holding separate leaflets – and in this case the leaf is doubly compound with a central rachis supporting secondary rachises of leaflets. The whole leaf can span nearly 4 feet and drops in fall, leaving a coarse stem that is certainly not angelic as it is covered in spines (the American species is known as the devil’s walking stick, Aralia spinosa). Angelica tree is native to Eastern Asia from Japan to the Russian Far East. It has a nearly identical American counterpart native to the southeastern United States, but that plant did not prove hardy in past trials at the Arboretum. Plants from the wild in Missouri should be re-tried here as our winter low temperatures have moderated.
Photos by (top) heronworks at Pixabay; (bottom) Israel Alapag at Pixabay
NATURE FOCUS
BIRD RETURNS MATT SCHUTH • NATURALIST
A 1731 English nursery rhyme that said “Bye, bye bunting, Daddy has gone a hunting” fortunately was not written about the indigo bunting. The indigo male, in its spectacular summer plumage, is our only all-blue bird. The species name is Passerina cyanea. The name cyanea comes from the Latin meaning “sea blue.” The male’s head is the sea blue color while its body is a brighter cerulean blue. The female is a dusky shadowy brown. This coloring camouflage protects her from predators while she incubates her eggs. Male indigo buntings have very strong site fidelity, returning to the same area year after year where their double noted song of “sweet, sweet, chew, chew, seer, seer” can be heard throughout the day. Indigo buntings prefer edges of woods and brushy areas. The males sing high in trees,
shrubs and on telephone lines. Around the Arboretum, we have found several spots where the male buntings sing every year – so keep your ears peeled! 2022 will hopefully be the 40th year we have heard indigo buntings singing in the Dayton Wildflower Garden, on the edge of the Ordway parking lot. Males return in late May and will sing into August as the females raise two broods. Take note when you hear indigo buntings sing, and listen for them each year on the same site. Indigo buntings are migratory. Researchers have found that young birds raised in a planetarium with a sky map learn the star patterns while still in the nest. They migrate to southern Mexico and Central America in small flocks of five to 10 birds. I have watched them in Puerto Morelos in the Yucatan of Mexico
feeding with their cousins – the gorgeous painted buntings and blue grosbeaks. Unlike many species, the indigo bunting population is much greater now than it was before European settlement sliced up many of the great Eastern forests, leaving many smaller wood lots conducive to indigo bunting habitat. The color blue symbolizes wisdom and communication between beings. As we listen to the sweet song of the indigo bunting, perhaps he is passing these things on to us.
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RESEARCH
FLORAL AROMAS ADRIAN HEGEMAN • PROFESSOR DEPARTMENTS OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AND PLANT BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
The Arboretum has fabulous collections of flowering woody perennial species most spectacularly including the lilacs (Syringa spp.) and flowering crabapples (Malus spp.) in the spring, as well as many others throughout the summer months. Our research group wants to understand how variations in the chemical composition of a flower’s aroma attract different pollinators to woody perennial flowers. Aroma production timing is important as many species have large swings in volatile fragrance production depending on the time of day. You may have noticed differences in intensity or aroma characteristics of your favorite fragrant flowering plants from the evening, early morning, or midday. These daily (diel) fluctuations can be important for attracting specific pollinators. Because flowering is fleeting in many woody perennials, it can be very challenging to study their floral aroma chemistry at a population scale. Some years, if the weather is just right, flowering may be observable for a couple of weeks, but often it is cut short by a wind event or heat wave. Current tools for aroma sampling are not well adapted for measuring diel
variation across large populations of plants blooming simultaneously in a narrow time window. These methods often require relocation of plant material to a lab for analysis or they use expensive contraptions to capture aroma constituents in the field. To get around this problem, graduate student Stephen Brockman and senior researcher Jayanti Suresh developed a low-cost chemical sampling strategy to capture the aroma volatiles from dozens of plants simultaneously. The approach uses disks of chemically absorbent silicone rubber sheeting that are impaled on a paper clip. An inflorescence is then enclosed in a Teflon bag with the paperclip/absorbent trap held in an airspace inside the bag using a magnet. After a couple of hours, the bag and trap can be removed and taken to the lab to identify and quantify the trapped aroma chemicals. Our first experiments with lilacs were very successful and provided chemical aroma profiles after just two hours of exposure. We are looking forward to expanding our analysis to begin to comprehend the variation in aroma chemistry in these wonderful plant collections!
Far left: Jayanti Suresh encloses a cluster of crab apple flowers in a Teflon bag for aroma chemical sampling. Center: Lilac flowers and the structure (in white) of one of four lilac aldehyde isomers that contribute to lilac floral aroma [along with lilac alcohol, (E)-betaocimene and 8-oxolinalool to name a few].
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Above right: A close up of lilac flowers enclosed in a Teflon bag for high-throughput aroma sampling.
GROWING ARBORETUM
Families Explore the Green Bean Family Garden Time Gardens
Nestled in a semi-secret gated garden behind the Arboretum’s Marion Andrus Learning Center, tucked between two playgrounds, visitors can find child-sized gardens filled with herbs, vegetables, flowers and oodles of scientific and creative potential waiting to be discovered. In its inaugural year, Green Bean Family Garden Time aims to provide families with opportunities to explore the wonders of these gardens together. We talked with Malia Brandt, summer youth program manager, and Melinda Hooker, program coordinator, to learn more.
Youth Program Coordinator Melinda Hooker plants with a child in the gardens
What was the inspiration for the new program?
Can you keep what you pick?
Our goal is to offer weekend family programming that allows time to slow down, explore, connect and learn together.
What can participants expect? Expect a hands-on garden experience! Each session has a theme, like Seeds (June), Insects (July) and Flowers (Aug). Rotate at your own pace through a Gardening Skills station, Seek & Find Exploration station, Creativity station and a Science station.
What ages can participate? Activities are geared toward ages 5-11. Elementary-aged children can do some of the activities independently. Younger children can also participate but might need a little extra help with some projects.
Certainly! Select items will be available for harvest each week. Projects created and plants harvested are yours to take home.
Can multiple family members participate together? Yes, we welcome any adult-child pairings, whether that's one-on-one with a special caregiver or together as a larger family group.
When is this program available? Sessions are offered on eight Saturdays: June 4 or 18, July 9 or 23, Aug. 6, 13 or 27, and Sept. 10. Activity stations are available between 9-11 a.m., so participants can drop in within these times as their schedule allows.
Are sessions available individually or as a series? Each session can stand alone with its own unique theme and activity stations. Based on your family’s schedule and interests, choose individual or multiple sessions.
How do you sign up? We strongly recommend registering in advance. Spots are limited, so walk-up availability is not guaranteed. Session fees are $7 Child, $12 Member Adult and $27 Non-member Adult, which includes Arboretum admission and all supplies. Learn more and register online at z.umn.edu/FamilyGardenTime
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Photos by (top, middle far left and middle far right) Jason Boudreau-Landis; (middle left) Jessica Barilla-Thorsen; (middle right) SM Beagle at Shutterstock
LEARN AN D DO
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, Dog Commons $5 Member with Dog-Added Membership; $15 Member with regular membership; $30 non-member. All About Dogs Day at the Arb is our annual day to celebrate dogs in nature! Join other dog lovers at the Dog Commons, the Arboretum's onleash dog trails. Explore the 65-acre Dog Commons and visit up to 40 vendors at the Dog Expo. The Dog Commons is not "just an on-leash dog trail." It is about the entire experience of being outside in a plant-rich landscape with an animal companion. A goal of the Dog Commons is to inspire a shift from walking the dog as a chore to walking the dog as a mindful and restorative experience that benefits health and well-being for humans and pets. All About Dogs Day registration: arb.umn.edu/all-about-dogs
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHTS
Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis
8:30 p.m. June 23, 24, 25, 30; July 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 Join us for special after-hours access to the Arboretum for viewing fireflies. Experience the magic of summer nights at the Arb with hundreds of fireflies flashing through the sky. We’re staying open late for Firefly Viewing Nights. Bring your family and friends and marvel at the wonder of these glowing winged beetles (also known as lightning bugs). $5 for members and children under 16, $20 for nonmembers. z.umn.edu/firefly
7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, July 17 Join us for the 2nd annual Bike the Arb event. This year the Arboretum will host an 8K bike race, geocaching by bike (led by Carver County Parks), a bike safety camp, bike wash and decoration station and kiddie parade! Bike Race: $35 member, $50 non-member, $15 children 15 and under; Bike Safety Registration: $10 children 2-15; Geocaching (per bike): $5 member and children 15 and under, $20 non-member. z.umn.edu/bikethearb
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LiveMusic
Photo by Neil Schloner
ALL ABOUT DOGS DAY
The Abiders
IN THE GARDEN
Here is the line-up of summertime live outdoor music performances at the Arboretum. All performances will take place at the Ordway Picnic Shelter. Sunday, June 5, 1:30-3 p.m. – Mike’s Brass Thursday, June 9, 6-7:30 p.m. – Groove Boat Sunday, June 12, 1:30-3 p.m. – U Can Jugs or Not Sunday, June 19, 1:30-3 p.m. – Jazz on the Prairie Thursday, June 23, 6-7:30pm – Dave Dvorak Sunday, June 26, 1:30-3 p.m. – Westwood Swing Band Thursday, June 30, 6-7:30 p.m. – Westwood Big Band Sunday, July 3, 1:30-3 p.m. – Flutes of the Spirit Thursday, July 7, 6-7:30 p.m. – The Gritpickers Sunday, July 10, 1:30-3 p.m. – The Abiders Thursday, July 14, 6-7:30 p.m. – The Stringbeans Sunday, July 17, 1:30-3 p.m. – Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra Thursday, July 21, 6-7:30 p.m. – Crosstown Community Band Sunday, July 24, 1:30-3 p.m. – Two Sundays Thursday, July 28, 6-7:30 p.m. – Bend in the River Big Band Sunday, July 31, 1:30-3 p.m. – Flute Cocktail Thursday, Aug. 4, 6-7:30 p.m. – Doug deGrood & David Zimmerman Sunday, Aug. 7, 1:30-3 p.m. – Dragonfly Thursday, Aug. 11, 6-7:30 p.m. – Basset Creek Brass Sunday, Aug. 14, 1:30-3 p.m. – The Meire Grove Band Thursday, Aug. 18, 6-7:30 p.m. – Fluteloops Sunday, Aug. 21, 1:30-3 p.m. – Celebration Brass Quintet Thursday, Aug. 25, 6-7:30 p.m. – Brad Cattadoris Sunday, Aug. 28, 1:30-3 p.m. – The Silverwinds Flutes
Photo by Liz Potasek
Due to ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and updated requirements from both the State and University of Minnesota, please find the latest calendar information at arb.umn.edu
YOGA
IN THE GARDENS & SOLSTICE RETREAT
Summer sessions of the popular Yoga in the Gardens, held in conjunction with the sponsors below, are scheduled on the following dates: • 10 a.m. Sunday, June 5, Nelson Shrub Rose Garden • 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, Harrison Sculpture Garden* • 10 a.m. Sunday, July 3, Pine Collection • 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21, Harrison Sculpture Garden • Noon Sunday, July 31, Shade Tree Exhibit Sessions are for all levels. Please bring your own mat and water bottle. The classes are always free for Arboretum members and studio partner members, and included with gate admission for non-members. * Strawberry Full Moon Yoga: 8:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 Enjoy the Arboretum after dark with a yoga class under the Strawberry Moon! This year’s full moon is also a supermoon as it will be at one of its closest points to Earth all year. The night will start with a leisurely hike from the Farm at the Arb to the Harrison Sculpture Garden where the Arb Events Team, Ella and Wendy, will lead a 60-minute class that will blend vinyasa flow and yin yoga, and offer you tools to ground and stabilize into the spirit of the Strawberry Full Moon. $10 members and kids aged 15 and under, $25 non-members
Solstice Yoga Retreat
7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 18 A full-day experience filled with relaxation, meditation, classes of all varieties, delicious food and more! Begins in the Sensory Garden. Full day: $45 member, $60 non-member; $25 member half day, $40 non-member half day; Lunch add-on: $20. Full schedule and registration: arb.umn.edu/content/yoga-gardens
AUXILIARY PRIVATE
Sunday-Tuesday, July 17-19 Tour four private gardens as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary. Guests will travel on luxury, air-conditioned motor coaches to four local gardens – each with its own history and charm – followed by Sunday brunch, Sunday evening hors d'oeuvres or weekday lunch at the Arboretum. This year's gardens includes one that was featured in Midwest Home magazine. Guests will be inspired by creative color combinations, pollinator-friendly plantings, interesting water features and beautiful art pieces. Garden Tour guests will receive a 20%-off coupon to use at the Arboretum Gift & Garden Store. A portion of the fee is a tax-deductible contribution to the Arboretum Auxiliary. Call 612-625-9865 with questions. Register online at arb.umn.edu/auxiliary-private-garden-tours or by calling 612-301-1210.
SAVE the DATE Photo by Lester Hughes-Seamans
Art in the Garden Friday-Sunday, Aug. 19-21
The Arb Glass Pumpkin Patch Coming Sept. 9-11
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The Arboretum Auxiliary presents award-winning, professional glass artists from the Midwest and California displaying and selling more than 4,000 glass pumpkins and glass garden art. Experience free glassblowing demonstrations daily. Public sales hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday Sept. 11. As always, you do need to register for gate entrance times. By purchasing these handcrafted pumpkins, you will support the artisans and the Arboretum. Call 612-625-9865 with questions. More information at arb.umn.edu/auxiliary-glass-pumpkin-patch
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THE JOY OF GIVING
2022 ARBORETUM TRAVEL
WITH ARBORETUM DIRECTOR EMERITUS PETER OLIN,ARBORETUM DIRECTOR PETE MOE AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ALAN BRANHAGEN Photo by Jane Bartell
Floriade and the Brussels Floral Carpet, Aug. 10 – 18
Dan and Marty Gilbert
JEFF ISEMINGER • CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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varieties that can inspire your own plantings.” The Gilberts have had a long connection to the Arboretum through their 50-year marriage. “I remember cross-country skiing at the Arboretum with our kids on our backs,” says Marty. They were hosts for the Arboretum’s Florida reception at the Bonita Bay Club in February, and they’ve volunteered to host the event again in 2023. Their half-century ties to the Arboretum have been fueled by those feelings you get upon entrance, says Dan: “Beauty and serenity surround you at the Arboretum in all four seasons. It’s a real treasure for Minnesota. Why wouldn’t we want to be a part of it?”
act of entering the Arboretum is like being washed in tranquility and suffused in tree-green and daffodil-yellow and the color of quiet. That’s certainly true for Dan and Marty Gilbert, who wanted the new additional entrance in development near West 82nd Street to offer visitors the same kind of experience. So last year they supported the planting there of 16 twenty-foot-tall sugar maples along what’s now called Maple Way. The entrance leads to the Farm at the Arb, which resonates with Marty, who grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. She and Dan first learned of the vision for the Farm at the Arb when they bought a dinner with Arboretum Director Pete Moe at a past Gala. They were wowed by the Expanded plans for a refurbished barn, new Parking Lot farmhouse, event lawn, vineyard, orchard, expanded parking and ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° ·° crop fields. “I love the Arboretum,” says Marty, who’s been active for years in the Wayzata and Lake Maple Way Minnetonka garden clubs. “And I love that it’s a developmental arboretum, with new Maple Way at Farm at the Arb
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New Entrance at West 82nd St.
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Visit the once-every-10-years world flower and garden show in the Netherlands. See gardens designed by people from 40 countries, an arboretum of plants as well as some wild, futuristiclooking living spaces. Then on to Brussels to see the fantastic Floral Carpet, which is created every other year in the main square. More gardens, historic places and good food as well. Host: Arboretum Director Pete Moe. Contact Jenny at jenny@skadstravel.com or 952-927-7311.
Tour Michigan! Sept. 6 – 12
Explore the Taylor Conservatory and the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory in Detroit, The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House and gardens, and Lafayette Greens. On to Ann Arbor to the Botanic Garden and Arboretum at the University of Michigan; up to Cranbrook to the fabulous Arts and Crafts setting; then to Midland to the famous Dow Gardens. Finally, off to spectacular Mackinac Island to explore luxury, history, beauty and a two-night stay. Host: Arboretum Director Emeritus Peter Olin. Contact Lynde at destinationsandtours@gmail. com or 440-840-6633.
Crossing the Andes, Nov. 5 – 18
An exciting trip to Chile and into Argentina. Explore Santiago and Viña del Mar, wine tasting in the Casablanca Valley, and on to Puerto Varas and German Argentina. Then, a true highlight, crossing the Andes by boat to Bariloche, Argentina – a wonderful resort town. Fly then to Buenos Aires for two days. Extension trip to Iguazu Falls. Host: Arboretum Operations Director Alan Branhagen. Contact Renee at renee@knowmadadventures.com or 612-315-2894. For more information on all Arboretum tours, go to arbtravel.umn.edu or contact Peter Olin at olinx002@umn.edu or 612-301-1275.
Photo by Mark Mulvihill
The evening of Wednesday, July 27, the Arboretum’s summer gardens come alive for Taste & Toast – featuring the best in garden and farm-to-table cuisine, as well as Minnesota wines and brews. A plethora of local restaurants, bakeries, wineries, cideries and breweries will be interwoven in numerous stations throughout the Arboretum’s gardens serving marvelous tastes and sips. This will be around the most beautiful time of the season in the Perennial Gardens. The Wayzata Symphony Orchestra will start the night off with beautiful music during registration, and Salsa del Soul will provide upbeat, Caribbeaninfluenced melodies in the Perennial Garden on what truly is the garden party of the summer. Check out the lineup of restaurants, food trucks, breweries, wineries and cideries at arb.umn.edu/taste-and-toast.
Photos by (left) Norbert Lucas; (right) Jason Boudreau-Landis
Taste & Toast Sponsor
GALA 2022: CELEBRATE WITH US AT THE FARM AT THE ARB
Celebrate the innovation and impact of the Farm at the Arb on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Hosted by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation Board of Trustees, the Gala in the Gardens is the Arboretum’s signature annual fundraising event. This year, join us at the Farm for an inspiring evening featuring a farm-to-table dinner, celebratory toast and spirited conversations with
fellow Arboretum supporters. The live auction is back, as is the silent auction, with options to bid in-person or virtually. And KARE 11 Chief Meteorologist and emcee Belinda Jensen and Arboretum Director Pete Moe will highlight how our new Farm at the Arb sparks discovery by connecting people, the land, and the growing of food – and how you can expand its reach! Your support propels the Arboretum’s mission to welcome, inform and inspire almost 500,000
annual visitors through outstanding displays, protected natural areas, horticultural research and education. Tickets are on sale now. There are several ticket levels available, including a virtual option. Find the latest Gala details and registration information at arb.umn.edu/gala. Call 612-6259437 or email arbgala@umn.edu with questions. 2022 Gala Committee Co-chairs: Alene G. Sussman and Jaime Gearhart
Tree Sponsor
Sapling Sponsors
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Calendar At-A-Glance Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and updated requirements from both the State and University of Minnesota, please find the latest calendar and maskuse requirements arb.umn.edu.
AUXILIARY QUILT RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE THROUGH SEPT. 24
BETWEEN THE EDGES EXHIBIT REEDY GALLERY – JULY 8-SEPT. 5
ONGOING EXHIBITS REEDY GALLERY Birds, Birds, Birds: Art Takes Flight at the Arb • Through June 29 (See back page) Between the Edges • July 8 – Sept. 5 (See back page)
CAFE GALLERY
SKYWAY GALLERY The Art of Flying: Bird Images from A to Z • Through Aug. 12 Take a stroll through a hallway full of birds! Starting in the Skyway Gallery and ending in the library, two stunning bird prints for every letter of the alphabet are captured from pages of rare books in Andersen Horticultural Library’s collection. This is a magnificent display of feathers you won’t want to miss. This multimedia exhibit is fun for the whole family, and will include ambient birdsong, fun facts throughout and some of British artist Edward Lear’s bird-related nonsense limericks and illustrations.
ANDERSEN HORTICULTURAL LIBRARY Journey through Japan: Traditional Woodblock Prints from the Edo Period • Through Aug. 12 Feast your eyes upon brilliant Japanese woodblock flora and fauna art from the Edo Period (1603-1868), a time in Japanese cultural and political history of relative peace and stability, characterized by the innovation of artistic techniques such as colored woodblock printing. All prints are from AHL’s rare book collection.
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RECURRING JUNE-JULY PROGRAMS & EVENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
2022 AUXILIARY QUILT RAFFLE FUNDRAISER
Mike’s Brass (see page 8)
Tickets on sale through Sept. 24, Oswald Visitor Center This year's Arboretum Auxiliary quilt is a contemporary beauty titled “In the Garden.” The quilt features popular garden flowers in a contemporary design, measures 69" x 78" and is on display in the Oswald Visitor Center's Great Hall. Tickets are $2. The drawing will be held in the Snyder Auditorium on Sept. 24, as part of the Auxiliary's annual Harvest Sale. arb.umn.edu/auxiliary
ONE-HOUR GUIDED TRAM TOUR
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter
YOGA IN THE GARDENS
10-11 a.m., free with gate admission, Nelson Shrub Rose Garden Taught by onelove.yoga
arb.umn.edu/content/yoga-gardens
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
FOCUS ON NATIVES: THE MACRO WORLD OF INSECTS BY KAREN CAMPBELL (ONLINE)
6:30-8 p.m, also includes June 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m, $54/$59, online via Zoom
Join a narrated tram tour highlighting the Arb’s varied collections, display gardens and demonstration gardens. Purchase same-day tickets at the Visitor Center Information Desk. z.umn.edu/arbtram
In this two-part series, naturalist and macro photographer Karen Campbell shows us how planting native habitat can wildly improve your photography. With her stunning macro photographs of insects and plants, Campbell will inspire you and teach you how to seek out and photograph the tiny wildlife that is all around us.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
(see page 8)
Drop-in 1-1:45 p.m., included with gate admission, Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
10:30 a.m. (not on Mondays), noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. daily, $6, Oswald Visitor Center
ALL ABOUT DOGS DAY GREEN BEAN FAMILY GARDEN TIME (AGES 5-11 WITH ADULT) 9-11 a.m., $7 child/$12 member adult/$27 non-member adult, Marion Andrus Learning Center
This session’s theme is Seed Party. (see page 7)
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WATCH THE BEEKEEPER AT WORK
Get a peek at a day in the life of a beekeeper (from safely inside the Bee Center) as honey bee hives are inspected. Weather-dependent, hives are not open during inclement weather.
Painting by (right) Denise Friesen
Infused with Nature: The Renderings of Ava Lambert • Through July 17 (See back page) Warmth and Nature • July 19 – Sept. 5 (See back page)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
Arboretum.umn.edu/learn.aspx CLASS REGISTRATION: 612-301-1210 EVENTS, EXHIBITS, GENERAL INFO: 612-624-2200 FOCUS ON NATIVES: THE MACRO WORLD OF INSECTS BY KAREN CAMPBELL TUESDAY, JUNE 7
THURSDAY, JUNE 9
SPECIAL ACCESS: HONEY BEE HIVE INSPECTION
10:30-11:45 a.m. or 1-2:15 p.m., $22/$37, Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center Don a beekeeping suit and join the Arboretum beekeeper for a close-up look at the inner workings of a honey bee hive. Hold a frame of bees if you dare! Learn about the life of a hive and how we work with these fascinating creatures.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
SPECIAL ACCESS: HONEY BEE HIVE INSPECTION THURSDAY, JUNE 9 OR TUESDAY, JULY 5
GALA AT THE FARM
YOGA IN THE GARDENS – SOLSTICE RETREAT
(see page 11)
(see page 9)
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
GREEN BEAN FAMILY GARDEN TIME (AGES 5-11 WITH ADULT) 9-11 a.m., $7 child/$12 member adult/$27 non-member adult, Marion Andrus Learning Center
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter Jazz on the Prairie (see page 8)
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
This session’s theme is Leaves Make Food. (see page 7)
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Groove Boat (see page 8)
PAINTING SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW WITH WATERCOLOR
Dave Dvorak (see page 8)
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
CREATIVE IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY: SHOOTING & EDITING PORTRAITS
11 a.m.-5 p.m., $105/$120, Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
Photos by (left) Karen Campbell; (right) Laura Cogswell
SWEET AND SAVORY SPRING COOKING, FROM RADISHES TO RHUBARB SATURDAY, JUNE 18
Make sure your memorable iPhone shots of people are also great photographs. Learn how to make the best use of available light, modify light with a DIY light kit, put your subjects at ease, pose subjects and get editing tips to improve your photos.
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter U Can Jugs or Not (see page 8)
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
STRAWBERRY FULL MOON YOGA
8:30-10:30 p.m., Harrison Sculpture Garden (see page 9)
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
10 a.m.-4 p.m., $99/$119 or 139/$159 including supplies, Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
T! Capture light andLshadow SO D OUin your watercolor paintings. Represent light using luminosity, values, color temperature and intensity. Create shadow with darks and maximum contrast while maintaining the full transparency of watercolor. SWEET & SAVORY SPRING COOKING, FROM RADISHES TO RHUBARB: HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS 9-10:30 a.m., $42/$57, Marion Andrus Learning Center
Explore preparation, cooking and presentation techniques for early crops such as asparagus, lettuce greens, radishes, green onions, peas and rhubarb. Work in small groups to prepare Roasted Radish Salad, Rhubarb Chutney, Green Pea Pesto and more.
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
KALEIDOSCOPE DISCOVERY: CREATE YOUR OWN HEIRLOOM
6-8 p.m., $134/$154, Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center Learn about kaleidoscope history, technology, science, reflection/refraction and design elements. Using the included supplies, choose your pieces and custom-assemble your own heirloom gift. June 23 is an adults-only session; a family session is available (see July 30).
FRIDAY, JUNE 24
STORYTIME IN THE LIBRARY
10:30-11:30 a.m., free with gate admission, Andersen Horticultural Library Celebrate plants and nature and foster a love for books and reading as we explore the library's vast catalog of children’s books.
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Calendar At-A-Glance FRIDAY, JUNE 24
WATCH THE BEEKEEPER AT WORK
CREATIVE GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY SATURDAY, JULY 9
BETWEEN THE EDGES REEDY GALLERY - JULY 8-SEPT 5
Drop in 3-3:45 p.m., Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center (see June 8)
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter Westwood Swing Band (see page 8)
MINNESOTA WINES: FROM GRAPE TO GLASS
6-8:30 p.m., $60/$75, Marion Andrus Learning Center The U of M has been breeding and developing new varieties of cold-tolerant wine grapes since the late 1970s. Explore the science behind the grape breeding program and sample the best of these wines…dry to sweet, whites, roses, red and dessert styles.
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden
YOGA IN THE GARDENS
CREATIVE GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY
Taught by onelove.yoga
Learn to capture amazing photos of gardens with techniques for selective focus, varying points of view, fields of view and panoramas. Lead the viewer with line, pattern and color, and incorporate engaging elements such as people, objects and insects. For experienced beginners.
10-11 a.m., free with gate admission, Pine Collection arb.umn.edu/content/yoga-gardens
TUESDAY, JULY 5
SPECIAL ACCESS: HONEY BEE HIVE INSPECTION
10:30-11:45 a.m. or 1-2:15 p.m., Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center (see June 9)
(see page 8)
THURSDAY, JULY 7
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter Westwood Big Band (see page 8)
FRIDAY, JULY 1
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
SATURDAY, JULY 2
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
SUNDAY, JULY 3
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter Flutes of the Spirit (see page 8)
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT (see page 8)
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter The Gritpickers (see page 8)
FRIDAY, JULY 8
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
SATURDAY, JULY 9
GREEN BEAN FAMILY GARDEN TIME (AGES 5-11 WITH ADULT) 9-11 a.m., $7 child/$12 member adult/$27 non-member adult, Marion Andrus Learning Center
This session’s theme is Dirt Detectives and Insect Investigators. (see page 7)
9 a.m.-1 p.m., $84/$99, Oswald Visitor Center
FIREFLY VIEWING NIGHT 8:30 p.m., Sensory Garden (see page 8)
SUNDAY, JULY 10
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter The Abiders (see page 8)
ARTIST MEET & GREET: BETWEEN THE EDGES EXHIBIT
1-3 p.m., Free member/$15 non-member, includes Arboretum admission, Reedy Gallery Artists Denise Friesen, Emily Gray Koehler and Vera Ming Wong display works that explore the boundaries between plants, animals and fungi and between habitats and communities, revealing nature's webs that connect us all. The Between the Edges exhibit is on display in the Reedy Gallery July 8-Sept. 5.
THURSDAY, JULY 14
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter The Stringbeans (see page 8)
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(left) Photo by Nowaczyk at Shutterstock; (right) Painting by Emily Gray Koehler
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
Arboretum.umn.edu/learn.aspx CLASS REGISTRATION: 612-301-1210 EVENTS, EXHIBITS, GENERAL INFO: 612-624-2200 A MINNESOTA SUMMER PICNIC COOKING CLASS SATURDAY, JULY 16
FRIDAY, JULY 15
SPECIAL ACCESS: HONEY BEE HIVE INSPECTION
Photos by (left) Wicker Paradise at Flikr; (middle) Larisa Koshkina at Altered PublicDomain.Net; (right) Eric Wischmann
10:30-11:45 a.m. or 1-2:15 p.m., Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION THE COMPLETE PICTURE SATURDAY, JULY 16
(see page 9)
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
MONDAY, JULY 18
Two Sundays (see page 8)
SATURDAY, JULY 16
TUESDAY, JULY 19
For beginners. Explore the basic components of artistic composition using easy to understand graphics and photographic examples. Learn how to direct the eye in your compositions, use color, employ the Rule of Thirds and edit your photographs.
A MINNESOTA SUMMER PICNIC: HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS
9-10:30 a.m., $42/$57, Marion Andrus Learning Center Using versatile recipes and local Minnesota ingredients, compose an impressive picnic. Prepare a variety of classy-yet-functional dishes that travel well such as Watermelon Gazpacho, Tomato and Peach Caprese Salad, Thai Chicken Salad Wrap and Mint Chocolate Cookies.
SUNDAY, JULY 17 BIKE THE ARB
7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (see page 8)
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra (see page 8)
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter
AUXILIARY GARDEN TOURS (see page 9)
8:30-11:30 a.m., $48/$53, online via Zoom
SUNDAY, JULY 24
AUXILIARY GARDEN TOURS
(see June 9)
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION: THE COMPLETE PICTURE (ONLINE)
KALEIDOSCOPE DISCOVERY: CREATE YOUR OWN HEIRLOOM THURSDAY, JUNE 23 OR SATURDAY, JULY 30
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 TASTE AND TOAST
AUXILIARY GARDEN TOURS
arb.umn.edu/taste-and-toast
(see page 9)
(see page 11)
THURSDAY, JULY 21
THURSDAY, JULY 28
6-7 p.m., free with gate admission, Harrison Sculpture Garden
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter
YOGA IN THE GARDENS
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
Taught by Live True Yoga
Bend in the River Big Band (see page 8)
arb.umn.edu/content/yoga-gardens
FRIDAY, JULY 29
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
STORYTIME IN THE LIBRARY
6-7:30 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter
(see June 24)
Crosstown Community Band (see page 8)
SATURDAY, JULY 30
KALEIDOSCOPE DISCOVERY: CREATE YOUR OWN HEIRLOOM
FRIDAY, JULY 22
WATCH THE BEEKEEPER AT WORK
Drop in 3-3:45 p.m., Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
9:30-11:30 a.m., $134/$154, Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
(see June 8)
Family session for ages 8 and up with an adult. (see June 23)
SATURDAY, JULY 23
SUNDAY, JULY 31
GREEN BEAN FAMILY GARDEN TIME (AGES 5-11 WITH ADULT) 9-11 a.m., $7 child/$12 member adult/$27 non-member adult, Marion Andrus Learning Center
YOGA IN THE GARDENS
12-1 p.m., free with gate admission, Shade Tree Exhibit Taught by Emily Dusek arb.umn.edu/content/yoga-gardens
This session’s theme is Pollinators and Friends. (see page 7)
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
1:30-3 p.m., Ordway Picnic Shelter Flute Cocktail (see page 8)
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ART AT THE ARBORETUM
Make the art galleries at the Arboretum part of every visit. All art is for sale through the Gift & Garden Store with proceeds going to fund the Arboretum and the local artist community!
REEDY GALLERY
Birds, Birds, Birds: Art Takes Flight at the Arb • Through June 29 Several painters, a sculptor and mosaic artist come together to honor our feathered friends. For as long as humans have been creating art, birds have been a source of inspiration. Join artists Brenna Busse, Georgia Kandiko, Lucy LeMay, Laura Ruprecht and James Turner as they visually demonstrate their affinity for these winged creatures. Between the Edges • July 8 – Sept. 5 Join three artists deeply concerned about the plants and animals that surround us. Denise Friesen, Emily Gray Koehler and Vera Ming Wong display an exciting body of work that encompasses our world of shared and porous boundaries. Exploring these boundaries between plants, animals and fungi and between habitats and communities results in images that reveal some of nature’s webs that connect us all.
Photo by Aldo Abelleira
arb.umn.edu/art-galleries
CAFE GALLERY
Warmth and Nature • July 19 – Sept. 5 View Quilt Artist Connie Dummer and Nature Photographer Aldo Abelleira as they join forces to display a nostalgia-inspired show featuring the beauty of our Minnesota landscape. Geometric floral designs brought forth in the handwork of Dummer complement the unique handcrafted nature images that Abelleira creates.
SKYWAY GALLERY
The Art of Flying: Bird Images from A to Z • Through Aug. 12 (see page 12)
ANDERSEN HORTICULTURAL LIBRARY
Journey through Japan: Traditional Woodblock Prints from the Edo Period • Through Aug. 12 (see page 12)
Quilt by Connie Dummer
Infused with Nature: The Renderings of Ava Lambert • Through July 17 Lambert’s oil and acrylic works use color, texture and form in macro and micro renditions.