Red Butte Garden Fall 2013 Newsletter

Autumn 2013 Issue sep • oct • nov Zeke Dumke Day Greek Theatre Garden After Dark WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr.

Bryn Ramjoué, Kate Randall Contributing Writers Gregory Lee, Neal Dombrowski, Rita Reisor, Meghan Eames, Michelle Cook, Katie Plumb Editors

Contributing Photographers

Pierce McConnell, Jason Baker, Sarah Sandoval

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Red Butte Garden, a part of the University of Utah, is a nonprofit organization located in Salt Lake City, Utah. With 100 acres, including display gardens, walking paths, and natural areas with hiking trails, Red Butte Garden is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West that tests, displays, and interprets regional horticulture.

300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108 · 801.585.0556 Copyright © 2013 Red Butte Garden. All rights reserved.

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Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Day at Red Butte Garden In recognition of Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr.’s role in the founding and development of Red Butte Garden, The Red Butte Garden Advisory Board has approved a resolution proclaiming that every year the first Monday in October will be Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Day. With funding provided by Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP), Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Day will be a free admission day.

This will be the 6th free day throughout the year at the Garden, all made possible by ZAP. The others are Arbor Day/National Public Gardens Day, Pioneer Day, Labor Day, and two Holiday Open House days in December.

It all began in the early 1980’s as Zeke Dumke strolled with his wife Katherine (Kay) along Red Butte Creek. They encountered a shaded streamside oasis and conceived an idea that would lead to the founding of Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. The creek area at that time was a waste dump for the University of Utah, and the adjacent hillside had been a US Army firearm practice range.

At that time the small staff of the State Arboretum of Utah was being displaced from their greenhouse office on the University of Utah campus. Coordinating efforts with Arboretum director, Dick Hildreth, Zeke arranged for cleanup of the stream banks and engaged planners to devise a preliminary vision of buildings, gardens, and paths on the Red Butte site. Their persistence was rewarded in 1985 with the University President’s and Board of Regents’ agreement to dedicate land south of Red Butte Canyon for a botanical garden.

Through Zeke’s efforts—and those of a growing community of volunteers, supporters, and staff—gardens, landscaped areas, paths, ponds, and waterfalls were developed along Red Butte Creek. Zeke funded Garden master planning and utility infrastructure improvements leading to construction in 1994 of the Walter P. Cottam Visitor Center and initial hillside gardens, thereby securing a home and fertile bed for the growth of Red Butte Garden.

A tireless Garden advocate for over three decades, Zeke has supported its growth financially, emotionally, and physically. In the early years of the Garden it was not unusual to see him hiking the property with a shrub pruner in hand marking trails and devising the future growth of Red Butte Garden. Zeke always encouraged Garden self-sufficiency, and in 1986 he promoted the idea of an amphitheater to provide a venue for community activities and revenue vital to the future financial health of the Garden. He thereby “founded” the concert series that so many people now enjoy. Zeke’s gentle hand and wisdom is manifest in most of the building plans, fence lines, mountain trails, and spirit of the Garden.

Zeke’s vision was more than simply reclaiming the creek environment and creating a green belt for the University community. He wanted Red Butte Garden to become a “community project” with wide support and broad reach, a place for all to enjoy, a setting where “memories would be made” and important life events would take place. Wedding proposals, marriages, dedications, memorials, and many private moments that Red Butte Garden witnesses all testify to the success of that initial idea. It is entirely fitting that the Garden that he wanted to create for the community will be available to the entire community to visit, regardless of means, on the first Monday of every October.

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- Gregory J. Lee, Executive Director

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

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BULB & NATIVE PLANT SALE

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MEMORIALS

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AUTUMN WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

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GREEK THEATRE

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

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WASATCH WEED GROUP KNOCKS OUT NOXIOUS WEEDS

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MAXIMIZE YOUR MEMBERSHIP: ACTIVITIES FREE WITH GARDEN MEMBERSHIP/ADMISSION

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ART EXHIBITS & SUNDANCE FILMS

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CONSERVATION PLANT HIGHLIGHT: RED BUTTE GARDEN A DRY SPELL FOR UTAH’S NATIVE BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY FLORA ZION CANYON ARTS & 14 WESTMINSTER COLLEGE

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Courage Theatre | September 6 | 7:00 PM Amphitheatre | September 21,22,28,29 | 9:00 AM deJong Concert Hall | September 23 | 5:00 PM

HUMANITIES COUNCIL

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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY GARDEN MEMBERSHIP Wildcat Theater | September 25 | 7:30 PM

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GARDEN ADVENTURES

Springdale | O. C. Tanner Amphitheater September 14 | 10:00 AM

VISIT WESTMINSTERCOLLEGE.EDU/CULTURALEVENTS FOR DETAILS OR CALL 801.832.2457.

FOR WESTMINISTER DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS, CONTACT THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AT 801.832.2300 FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

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THANK YOU!

To our sponsors for making 2013 another successful year of Red Butte Garden concerts!

Willard L. Eccles Foundation

KRCL FM 90.9, KUER FM 90, KCPW FM 88.3, City Weekly Oasis Stage Werks, IC Group, Marriott University Park, Performance Audio

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RED BUTTE GARDEN BULB & NATIVE PLANT SALE Friday, September 27, 3:00 - 7:30 PM | Saturday, September 28, 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Is your neighbor’s yard colorful all spring with crocus, daffodils, snowdrops, tulips, lilac, lenten rose, blossoming shrubs and trees? The trick your neighbor knows is to plant bulbs, shrubs, and trees in the fall.

grasses, plants for shady areas, rodent and deer resistant plants and bulbs, even edible bulbs such as garlic and shallots - this plant sale is perfect for you. Garden staff will be available to answer your questions.

If you want border plants, xeriscape plants, water-wise perennials, native plants, ornamental

All proceeds benefit horticulture and education programs at Red Butte Garden.

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ARTIST CALL FOR ENTRIES Interested in being an artist at the 2013 Holiday Open House & Art Fair?

ORANGERIE CONNECTOR NOW OPEN! Improved indoor access from Visitor Center to Orangerie

To apply or for more information, contact Dianne Crosby at dianne.crosby@redbutte.utah.edu Application deadline: October 14, 2013

2013 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE & ART FAIR DECEMBER 7 & 8

FREE Garden admission both days.

Enjoy local artisans and the beauty of winter in the Garden.

In Memory Of

Guided Garden Tours • Take a walking or tram tour year-round.

• Only $30 per docent.

• Tram Tours: up to seven people per docent

Lucas Allyn Oliver Beitel Lee Bronson Dr. Taira Fukushima Kevin McKenna Ruth Pruitt Beverly Sudbury Elvin Warner

• Walking Tours: up to 15 people per docent To schedule a tour contact Meghan Eames: phone: 801.585.5688 email: meghan.eames@redbutte.utah.edu 12 6

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For tribute & memorial information call Wendy Loyning at 801.585.3813

AUTUMN WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

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

COOKING IN THE GARDEN: INDIAN CUISINE

SEPTEMBER 19, THURSDAY 6:00 - 8:00 PM Join instructor Purnima Gandhi in the Herb Garden as she prepares a complete menu of delicious Indian Cuisine while providing step-by-step procedures for each dish.

This relaxed, interactive format encourages informative discussions to help you prepare the dishes with confidence at home. Menu will include: appetizer, meat dish, vegetarian dish, rice, sweet dish and Indian condiments.

The class includes tastings of each of the dishes prepared, as well as a recipe packet for each participant. You may purchase a personal spice packet to take home! Meet in Red Butte Garden Courtyard. Limited to 12 participants.

GARDEN MEMBERS: $45 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $55

SEED COLLECTING WORKSHOP

SEPTEMBER 21, SATURDAY 10:00 AM - NOON Take an excursion with us through the Garden as we examine and collect seeds from a variety of our favorite outstanding annuals and perennials that can then be grown in your own garden. Learn tips for when to collect, how to handle the seeds after collection, and where to plant them for best results. We’ll provide a list of plants and envelopes for seed collection. Bring sharp hand pruners. Limited to 20 participants.

GARDEN MEMBERS: $20 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $27

MINDFULLNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION

SEPTEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 11, MONDAYS 7:00 - 9:00 PM

NOVEMBER 2, SATURDAY 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM During this nine-session, highly participatory workshop, we explore several mindfulness practices and the ways they can assist us in: coping more effectively with stress; relating to our lives with greater awareness; gaining greater selfunderstanding, energy, and enthusiasm for life; waking up to the power of the present moment; exploring the nature of thoughts, negative thought patterns and habits of the mind. Limited availability. Instructor: Vicki Overfelt, MA

CONTAINERS FOR FALL GARDENS

(LLHG 550) OCTOBER 5, SATURDAY 10:00 AM - NOON Spend a morning in the Garden creating a striking fall planting. After reviewing plants suitable for fall container gardening, including cool-season annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees we will each create a masterpiece that will hold up through Thanksgiving—and potentially through winter. You’ll receive a 16-inch terra cotta container, soil, plants, and design suggestions. Workshop to be held in the Garden Greenhouse. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 15 participants.

Scott Mower, RBG Assistant Greenhouse Coordinator GARDEN MEMBERS: $58 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $61

FALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE (LLHG 551) OCTOBER 12 - 26, SATURDAYS 10:00 AM - NOON Join us in the Garden as we get hands-on experience cutting back perennials, dividing, transplanting, and pruning. Learn about which perennials to cut back and which to leave until spring, fall transplanting, dividing irises and bulbs, which trees and shrubs to prune in fall, and how mulching will protect your garden. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 16 participants.

Jason Alba, RBG Horticulturist GARDEN MEMBERS: $66 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $72

BULB FORCING WORKSHOP (LLHG 473) OCTOBER 10, THURSDAY 6:30 - 8:30 PM Brighten your home by planting spring bulbs for winter forcing. We will share the secrets to successful bulb growing and participants will prepare pots to take home for forcing. Four 6” terra cotta pots, soil, and selected bulbs will be provided. Workshop to be held in the Garden Greenhouse. Co-sponsored with Lifelong Learning. Limited to 16 participants.

Patrick Newman, RBG Education Director GARDEN MEMBERS: $45 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $48

HOLIDAY FLORAL ARRANGING WORKSHOP

NOVEMBER 23, SATURDAY 10:00 AM - NOON Join designer Scott Mower for a fun and festive workshop to create a seasonal floral design for your holiday table.

After learning basic floral design principles, put together your own unique holiday centerpiece to take home. Fee includes all materials. Workshop to be held in the Garden Greenhouse. Limited to 16 participants.

Scott Mower, RBG Horticulturist GARDEN MEMBERS: $45 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $55

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Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Michelle Cook, Greenhouse Coordinator

“Some big insect flew in and began walking on the table. I don’t know what insect it was, but it was brown, shining, and rich in structures. In the city the big universal chain of insects gets thin, but where there’s a leaf or two it’ll be represented.” ― Saul Bellow, The Adventures of Augie March

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Insects are an integral part of any ecosystem, and while they sometimes “bug” us, many are valuable. Even yellow jackets! Insects are valuable because many prey on other insects for food, regulating their populations. Predatory insects can control many insect pests that damage our squash, roses or houseplants. The good news is that several of these predatory or beneficial insects are already in your flowers! Nature is already at work helping you garden.

The bad news is that many beneficial insect populations are too low in numbers to provide immediate, effective control of emerging infestations of non-beneficial insects. To get control of these serious infestations, you can add beneficial insects to your garden. Several releases about a month apart are usually needed. Two recommended insectaries (insect suppliers) are listed on our website.

Purchased beneficial insects often come in little jars. Releasing them is as easy as taking off the lid and sprinkling a few into the most pest infested areas of your home or garden. A cool morning is usually the recommended time of dispersal. At Red Butte Garden, we release a wide variety of beneficial insects. Following are a few of our favorites: Convergent Lady Beetle or ladybug, Hippodamia convergens, is very well known and found naturally throughout much of North America.

While adults eat pests, the main workhorse is the larvae. They look like little black and orange alligators and they have voracious appetites.

PROS: Easy and affordable to purchase most of the year, eat a lot of pests of all different kinds, good with perennial plants, and they are cute!

CONS: Many released adults will not stay around as they often disperse almost immediately.

Green Lacewings, Chrysoperla sp., are little green-bodied insects that often land on your shoulder or can be seen flitting around your porch light. Their wings are clear and look quite delicate upon close inspection.

They are usually purchased as small eggs attached to an index card, and are easy to release.

PROS: Easy to release, available most of the year, larvae eat a variety of pests, adults are pollinators.

CONS: Eggs take one to two weeks to hatch and start feeding. Some adult dispersal.

Chinese or Praying Mantid, Tenodera sinensis, was originally brought to the U.S. just to eat other insects. It has naturalized into many ecosystems. From egg hatch to ½ inch nymphs, to 3-4 inch adults, mantis are voracious and adept hunters.

PROS: Stay around the release sight, actively search out prey, can be kept over the winter as a pet, nymphs start eating right away.

CONS: Purchased egg sacs can take several weeks to hatch, and mantis eat anything they can catch, including other beneficial insects.

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Pirate Bugs, Orius sp. are small black and white bugs. Classified as a true bug, they fold their wings flat on their back forming a triangle at the top of the wings. The black and white pattern on the wing has a similarity to the skull and crossbones on a pirate flag. They are small insects, only about 1/16 of an inch.

PROS: Small, eat many different pests.

CONS: Not available locally, check our website for information.

Parasitic Wasps, like Aphidius colemani, provides excellent control in greenhouses and on house plants. This very tiny black wasp feeds exclusively on aphids. We use them extensively in the Garden Greenhouse.

PROS: Small, effective.

CONS: Not available locally, check our website for information.

For more articles about insects, gardening tips and even plant profiles go to www.redbuttegarden.org/GardeningInUtah.

Celebrate the Garden’s Newest Free Day! October 7, 2013

The first Monday in October is now Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Free Day. (Zeke Dumke Free Day) In recognition of his visionary role in the founding and development of Red Butte Garden, the first Monday of every October will now be a free-admission day. Made possible by Zoo, Arts & Parks.

SEPTEMBER 21, 22 & SEPTEMBER 28, 29 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 9:00 AM SPECIAL PRE-SHOW DISCUSSION AT 8:30 AM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE GARDEN VISITOR CENTER, 801.585.0556, AND WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

of the time he and Suzann were selling tickets and he noticed a large garter snake approaching the path where guests were lined up with their picnics and chairs. He secretly pointed it out to Suzann, and they waited for the guests to realize there was a snake and said, “This is going to be good.”And it was. “We laughed for a good five minutes,” Craig recalls.

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By Meghan Eames, Volunteer Coordinator

Craig Pyper’s Red Butte Garden story is truly a love story. It is a tale about his love of the Garden and, perhaps more significantly, the love of the person who brought him here.

Craig met Suzann Zoe Lambert while stationed at a US Navy supply depot in the early 1950’s. A short, fiery redhead; Suzann’s firecracker energy caught Craig from the very beginning, and he was hooked. After three years of pursuing a long distance relationship with Suzann, Craig finally brought her back to Salt Lake and took the biggest and best risk of his life one evening while sitting in the Cabana Lounge in downtown Salt Lake City. He asked to take a look at a ring she was wearing and after studying it for a few moments; he surreptitiously slipped an engagement ring on in its place. It took her a while to notice, but when she did, her whoop got the entire restaurant to notice, too.

When I asked Craig what originally brought him to the Garden, he said one word, “Wife.” When I asked him what made him stay: “Wife.” Suzann had grown up a gardener, and once she got her master gardener certificate, Craig knew that he would lose time with her unless he gardened as well; so he got his certificate, too.

When Suzann met Bev Sudbury and started talking about volunteering at Red Butte Garden, Craig knew he was along for the ride. “Suzann was the real gardener,” Craig says, “I was just the manual labor.”

Fortunately for Craig, their time at the Garden wasn’t just about gardening. They also spent many hours working plant sales, Garden After Dark, and selling tickets for the concert series, which was much different then than it is now. “The tickets were $6, and the bands were all local, but they were good. They were all really good.” One of his favorite memories in the Garden is 10

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It is clear that the Garden was the setting for countless hours Craig spent with Suzann and the scene of many memories. While sitting in the courtyard enjoying the sun, I asked him if the Garden had a more significant role than that. Taking a deep breath and a glance around, “It was a sinecure,” as Craig defines it, “a place where we could come and be ourselves without the pressures and responsibilities of the rest of the world.”

The Garden helped Craig and Suzann’s love grow, and their love for the Garden helped it grow in return.

Though Suzann might have been the “real gardener,” Craig learned plenty in his time here, and eventually became very involved in the Salt Lake garden community, joining several garden associations and even becoming the treasurer for the Hemarocallis Society. Craig even spent a couple years as an employed bookkeeper at Red Butte Garden. He describes himself as “generally a loner,” but he was drawn to the people that he met through the Garden and garden community, people like Dick Hildreth, Rodger Whittaker, Susan Kropf: “Some of those people you just can’t pass up on knowing.” As for the other volunteers he worked with, Craig is beyond impressed and recalls, “Volunteers like Dorothy Lamb, Mary Jo Reiter, Janice Tolhurst, Bev and Don Sudbury: they all knocked themselves out to be decent people and help out where they could.”

Though it was the people that first tied Craig to the Garden, first Suzann, and then all the others that followed through the years, more than he can recall, Craig is also clearly proud to be part of such a magnificent Garden. “There is nothing else like Red Butte Garden. I have never in my life been in a garden that is so original and so diverse. It’s a botanical garden,” he adds, “but really it’s a show garden; it just actually shows what a garden can really be.” Even after he lost Suzann to cancer in 2009, and then a year or two later when volunteer work became too physically taxing, Craig has continued to cultivate his connection to the Garden. He is a regular visitor who is constantly impressed by the Garden, he has given several donations to the Garden, and he recently celebrated his 80th birthday in the Garden’s new Rose House. Craig adds about Red Butte Garden, “If you think gardens are your thing, you owe it to yourself and your community to do what you can to perpetuate this Garden.”

Interested in sharing or cultivating your passion with the Garden? Please contact Meghan Eames at volunteers@redbuttegarden.org, or 801.585.5688.

Wasatch Weed Group Knocks Out Noxious Weeds

By Neal Dombrowski, Crew Leader, Natural Area

June, with 60 individuals and three local businesses participating in the weed removal effort.

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The Wasatch Weed Group (WWG) began as an idea between Neal Dombrowski, horticulturalist at Red Butte Garden, and Ann Kelsey, collections manager of the Garrett Herbarium at the Natural History

Museum of Utah (NHMU), to control weeds in the foothills from behind our properties down to This Is The Place Heritage Park. The weeds in question included: Dalmation Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica), Myrtle Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites), Dyer’s Woad (Isatis tinctoria), and Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale). They are all listed by the Salt Lake County Weed Control Program as noxious weeds. The WWG met several times last spring, from April through

Individual volunteers came from partners of the WWG group including Red Butte Garden, the Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake County, the Utah Native Plant Society, the University of Utah, and Save Our Canyons. Goldman Sachs provided 17 volunteers, and 20 came from American Express in Salt Lake City. Save Our Canyons played an important role in providing a contact with the Goldman Sachs group, as did the NHMU with the American Express group.

WWG volunteers pulled weeds along steep slopes and in inclement weather while experiencing beautiful views of Salt Lake City. They also learned about the ecology, classification, and diversity of plants and wildlife in our ecosystem. WWG intends to continue working toward its goals of controlling weeds along the Wasatch Front and educating the public to aid in its efforts. We thank our partners and volunteers who helped control populations of noxious weeds in our foothills last spring.

If you are interested in learning more about the group and joining us next season, please contact Neal Dombrowski at neal.dombrowski@redbutte.utah.edu.

FREE HORTICULTURE SPOTLIGHT LECTURE SERIES We thank Utah State University Salt Lake County Extension for partnering with us. All lectures are from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Red Butte Garden Visitor Center. Admission is free, but registration is required: www.extension.usu.edu/saltlake Applied Botany: The Whys of Gardening’s Best Practices August 26, Monday

Understanding plant growth habits can take the guesswork out of common gardening dilemmas and demystify techniques for successful gardening. Join us to learn basic plant anatomy and physiology that will help arm you with the know-how to keep your garden healthy and productive. Presenter: Michelle Cook, Greenhouse Coordinator for Red Butte Garden.

Extending the Vegetable Growing Season September 30, Monday

How do you keep your tasty homegrown vegetables producing beyond the short summer months? This lecture will focus on scheduling, growing techniques, and structures that can be used to extend the season for growing vegetables in the home garden.

Presenter: Britney Hunter, Horticulture Assistant Professor, USU Extension.

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MAXIMIZE Your Membership Benefits This

Autumn!

These activities are FREE for Garden Members and are included with the price of admission for the General Public.

EVENING EXPLORATION: GARDEN TOUR

FALL BULB & NATIVE PLANT SALE

SEPTEMBER 5, THURSDAY 6:00 - 7:00 PM Walk with one of our fabulous Garden Guides to explore what’s blooming in the Garden and come back often to walk around on your own and discover how it changes throughout the season. Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CALL (801)581-8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

EVENING EXPLORATION: NATURAL AREA HIKE

BONSAI SHOW

SEPTEMBER 17, TUESDAY 6:00 - 7:00 PM Join us for an exploration of what’s blooming in our “back forty.” Take a hike with a trained horticulturist to take a closer look at our Natural Area and discover for yourself how it changes throughout the season. Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CALL (801)581-8454 OR ONLINE AT WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

SEPTEMBER 27, FRIDAY 3:00 - 7:30 PM SEPTEMBER 28, SATURDAY 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM The best time to plant for spring blooms is in the fall.

Find all the bulbs and plants you need to beautify your yard including: xeriscape plants, water-wise perennials, ornamental grasses, blossoming shrubs, trees, and bulbs such as tulips, crocus, and daffodils. Garden staff will be available to answer your questions.

OCTOBER 11 - 13, FRIDAY - SUNDAY 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Explore the millennia-old art form of Bonsai and learn how to take care of your own tree. Members of the Bonsai Club of Utah will display trees from their collections, answer questions and demonstrate different Bonsai techniques.

Trees and supplies will be available for purchase.

ORCHID SHOW

NOVEMBER 2 - 3, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM The Utah Orchid Society will display fascinating and unique orchids in the Red Butte Garden Orangerie. Society members will be available to answer questions and offer advice about growing and caring for orchids. There will also be a large selection of orchids for sale.

Native American Pohopi Kahni (Sagebrush House)

Native American Elders from the Shoshone and Goshute Tribes ceremoniously built a traditional Pohopi Kahni in the Children’s Garden July 27, 2013 using willow branches and sagebrush from the Garden.

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Originally used by the nomadic Newe Tribe (Western Shoshone) who lived in the Great Basin states these structures provided year-round shelter for sleeping, the doors always faced east, and the land and plants used were blessed beforehand.

MELISSA HUGHSTON ART EXHIBIT

BONSAI SHOW

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GLASS ART SHOW

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By Katie Plumb, Americorps and Rita Reisor, Red Butte Garden Conservation Department

Lately, something has been on our minds in the Red Butte Garden Conservation Department. Likely it’s been on many folks’ minds over the course of the summer. That “thing” is drought. As fires raged in southwestern states early in the season and June was recorded as the driest month in Utah since October 1958, it’s been hard to ignore. Drought and high temperatures affect all of us in numerous ways. Often it means cutting back on our water use and hunkering down inside our homes with whatever cooling device we’re fortunate enough to have.

Surprisingly, native plants do similar things in order to survive the long, hot months. One survival tactic is seed dormancy. Many plants have seeds banked in the soil where they can lay dormant for many years.

Protected by a tough seed coat, seeds remain dormant until a time arrives with favorable growing conditions, and then they germinate.

In this way, plant populations are able to survive by not sprouting in a dry year and then going all-out in a wet year. Some plants, like the rare terrestrial orchid known as Ute Lady’s-Tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis), are able to go dormant and will not even leaf-out above ground. The root system remains alive, and they re-emerge the following year if it is wet enough. Similarly, several rare cacti in Utah will shrink to the point of disappearing under the soil during the hotter months, and then swell with moisture and reemerge when rain arrives.

Another tactic, born out of necessity, is low fruit production. If there is not enough water or nutrients available, plants will not produce fruit despite flowering. If fruit is produced, plants may abort it. Although there are many factors at play in low-fruit production, conserving nutrients and

water by aborting fruit development is one way that perennial plants survive drought. Yet another strategy for plants, such as the Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy (Arctomecon humilis), is to develop extraordinarily deep root systems, which provide access to deep-water resources.

While these drought survival tactics are remarkable adaptations, they can make our job at Red Butte Garden difficult. One of the primary objectives of the Conservation Department is to collect seeds for ex-situ seed banks.

This can be challenging, however, when there is limited seed to collect.

This year in an attempt to gather seeds from the federally threatened Jones Cycladenia (Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii), we found less than three percent of the plants producing fruit, even after they had a large number flowering in spring. While this can be frustrating, it reminds us just how important it is to collect seeds when we can. By storing the seeds of these native and endangered species off-site, we are assured that their genetic information will not be lost if prolonged drought or severe wildfires were to damage or destroy a population.

This is the second consecutive growing season with drought in Utah (Palmer Drought Index), reminding us that our work must be long-term.

If drought persists, reproduction and plant abundance can remain low for many years, and our understanding of the plants’ reproduction and ultimate survival will be skewed unless they are also observed in wetter years. In the face of a changing climate, these long-term observations have become even more critical as we try to understand how, or if, these unique plants can survive.

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Members: Free Adults (18-64) $10 Seniors (65+) $8 Military w/ID $8 Children (3-17) $6 Children (under 3) Free University of Utah Faculty & Staff with ID $8 University of Utah Students w/ID Free Groups of 12 or more receive $1 off regular admission price for each person.

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Spiders may be scary to some, but they can actually benefit your garden! Learn about the large variety of spiders found in Utah, some of their cool adaptations, and the importance of spiders in natural ecosystems.

Do you ever wish there was a way to enjoy fall leaves year round? Bring a bit of nature indoors and join us as we create stunning leaf lanterns! After we learn about why leaves change color, we’ll create lanterns to bathe our homes in autumn light.

Garden almost time for Garden After Dark, and we have a special sneak peek of the After Dark: It’s activities we’ll be doing at this year’s event! Learn about some frightening plants and Fearsome complete one of the planned Garden After Dark crafts before anyone else!

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Gourd-geous found in many gardens! We’ll discover the many different kinds of fun and crazy gourds Creations that exist and then construct our own friendly creations, combining ornamental gourds and found objects from the Garden.

Garden Adventures are Saturday kids’ classes held semi-monthly. All classes start promptly at 10:00 AM and end at 11:30 AM at Em’s Sprout House in the Children’s Garden. Registration is required. Ages 4-12 are welcome with a caregiver. Limit one caregiver per participant (registration not required for caregiver). No infants please.

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Cooking in the Garden: Indian Cuisine 6 - 8PM

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