Red Butte Garden
UTAH'S BOTANICAL GARDEN
LINEUP ANNOUNCED MID-APRIL
FIRST WAVE
Member Presale
Online only: April 29 at 7PM
In person: April 30 at 9AM
Public On Sale
May 2 at 9AM
SECOND WAVE
Member Presale
Online only: May 13 at 7PM
In person: May 14 at 9AM
Public On Sale
May 16 at 9AM
Buy or renew a Garden-Flex level or above membership by April 28, to participate in the member-only presales.
Welcome the planting season and support the Garden. Annual Spring Plant Sale & Fundraiser
Member Benefit Day
Friday, May 10, 1-8PM
Online registration required for timed admission.
Open to the public
Saturday, May 11, 9AM-3PM Free entry through the Amphitheatre gates. Located in the Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre redbuttegarden.org/events/spring-plant-sale
ON THE COVERS
Photos by Kristan
Jacobsen
FRONT: Alice Maguire, horticulturist, with Astragalus utahensis
BACK: Shawn Miller, gardener, Orangerie living wall
EDITORS
Kate Randall
Mindy Wilson
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Heidi Anderson
Jason Baker
Sam Crump
Glenn Eurick
Janine Hutchinson
Kristan Jacobsen
Kate Randall
Heidi Simper
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Leslie Hanna
PRINTED BY IC Group
When you visit Red Butte Garden this spring, slow down and take in the spectacular floral display along our entrance drive. That’s where staff and volunteers planted more than 35,000 daffodil and allium bulbs last fall—adding to the already stunning display of color that you’ll experience garden-wide this season. We’re excited for you to see it.
In the meantime, explore a behind-the-scenes look into our greenhouses. This is where staff pour their time, expertise, and hearts into cultivating thousands of plants for you to enjoy every season. Theirs are just a few of the names and faces we highlight in these pages. With this issue, we thank many of the people who help make the Garden everything it is—from new advisory board members and donors, to the 384 volunteers who gifted a whopping 25,000-plus hours of their time last year.
2024 ADVISORY BOARD
David Classen, Chair
Kym Buttschardt, Vice Chair Curt Crowther, Secretary
Lisa Andrues
Troy Aramburu
Steve Barth
Brandi Bosworth
Carolyn Buma
Maura Carabello
Gary Christensen
Chelsey Curtis
Shaleane Gee
Greg Graham
Jeff Herring
Lindee Nance
Jamie Rubin
Laura Snow
JoLynda Stillman
Vicki Varela
Beverly Vargo
Kamrin Wilson
Emeritus Board Members
Sandi Behnken
You are a valuable part of our team too. When you renew your membership, buy a concert ticket, or remember us in your will, you help ensure that we have the resources we need to maintain and elevate this incredible community resource. Our goal is to provide a place where everyone can “look and learn, play and rest,” as Dr. Melissa Bentley writes in “Why I Give.”
I hope that you enjoy all the beauty we’ve created together this spring.
Derrek Hanson, Executive Director
We acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Tribes. The University of Utah recognizes and respects the enduring relationship that exists between many Indigenous peoples and their traditional homelands. We respect the sovereign relationship between tribes, states, and the federal government, and we affirm the University of Utah’s commitment to a partnership with Native Nations and Urban Indian communities through research, education, and community outreach activities.
Why I Give
by Dr. Melissa J. Bentley, MD
When first invited to share my Red Butte Garden story, my natural shyness led me to hesitate. However, my love for the Garden and belief in its value emboldened me to do whatever I can for its promotion and sustenance. I trained at the School of Medicine at the University of Utah and completed my internal medicine residency here as well. During that time I escaped when I could to jog along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. As I ran along the Foothills, I enjoyed looking down into the beautiful garden beds and terraces, vaguely aware that it was a botanical garden, and marveling at the order and beauty—but rarely if ever did I take the time to go inside.
However, after a time working and living in Ogden, I returned to Salt Lake City. For the last five years , I have had a practice at a clinic downtown, lived in the Yalecrest neighborhood, and been a devoted Garden member. I go to the Garden’s fall and spring plant sales, art and orchid shows, and I take classes. I gradually replaced lawn and annuals in my yard with natives, perennials, trees. I have taken my goddaughter to the absolutely amazing BOOtanical at Halloween; we solved a mystery, wore costumes, and got just a little bit scared.
A highlight for me has been the 101 Plants to Know class with the plant records curator Jason Baker. It was the most peaceful evening of my month, without doubt, and maybe the most fun. I could walk monthly of an evening throughout the Garden areas, learn about plants, and sometimes catch bits of a concert or whiff some savory-sweet aroma from a catered party. I didn’t have to do anything, nothing was expected of me, I could look and learn, play and rest.
I love my work as a physician, but it is demanding, physically, mentally, emotionally. Especially during the pandemic, times and places of such peace have sometimes felt rare, precious. Though for a time the Garden was closed, I was able to take a class online, and fairly quickly the staff implemented a timed entry system. I could, with confidence, schedule a time to go, mask through the Visitor Center, and then be free to experience that peace, to learn, breathe, rest; to just look and smell and see.
Melissa J. Bentley is a physician board-certified in internal and integrative medicine. She is passionate about the care of her patients and our environment, which impacts especially the health of the underserved. She loves rambling the Foothills with her Australian Shepherd, Rockstar.
"Red Butte Garden is invaluable, and it means enough to me that I have listed it as a beneficiary in my trust, in the hopes that its life and beauty will be sustained for generations of plants and people to come."
Legacy Society
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum honors the following individuals who have made a meaningful Legacy Gift, giving a lasting investment and advancing our mission to connect people with plants and the beauty of living landscapes. When you include Red Butte Garden in your estate plan, you ensure the continued growth of the Garden for future generations.
Andrew E. Hunt
Barbara J. Rolbiecki
Beverly & Dan Vargo
Beverly C. Hanson
C. F. Gillmor
Craig P. Rhodes
David C. Reymann
Dotti M. Gallagher
Jana L. Marko
JoLynda Stillman
June Zhu
Katharine W. Lamb
Katherine G. Reymann
Larry R. Gerlach
Lesley A. DuTemple
Maria S. Hunt
Mark R. Jones
Mary Bronston
Get On Board!
Carolyn G. Buma
Executive Director of Principal Gifts, University of Utah
Carolyn’s 30+ year career in the nonprofit sector has included development director positions at Camp Kostopulos and Ballet West. She is a past board member of Larry H. Miller Charities, Ballet West, Camp Kostopulos, and others.
Mary J. Murphy
Melissa J. Bentley
Myron A. Willson
Nicola G. Dahl
Peggy Stone
Robert K. Avery
Sandra J. Cameron-Greene
Stephen L. Dahl
Trent Smith
At The Kahlert Foundation, Chelsey oversees the allocation of substantial resources, contributing eightfigure sums annually to support numerous nonprofits across Utah and Maryland. Chelsey also serves on the board of the UVU Foundation. Join us in welcoming our new Advisory Board Members.
Chelsey Curtis
Community Relations Director, The Kahlert Foundation
Gary Christensen
CFO, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (recently retired after 16 years) Gary was directly involved with the Aquarium board, presenting financials, reporting investment performance, and more at a time of remarkable growth in assets, revenues, and attendance. In 2023 Gary won the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants lifetime achievement award.
Maura Carabello
Founder, The Exoro Group
As founder of a strategic communications and public policy firm, Maura has significantly contributed to the success of public issues such as water conservation, arts, public safety, transportation, health care, and more. She is a sought-after commentator on PBS Utah’s Hinckley Report, The Today Show, and NPR
“There’s
something
something
meditative and beautiful—
elemental—about plants. The Garden itself, every plant, speaks to something greater than just us, maybe.”— Alice Maguire, horticulturist, grower, BS in biology with an emphasis in plant biology, University of Utah
Behind the Glass with the Greenhouse Staff
by Mindy Wilson
In midwinter, as Red Butte Garden lies dreaming under a snowy coverlet, our greenhouses are teeming, leafy and lush. The air is heady with the oxygen-rich exhale of thousands of plants getting ready to be seen. Every plant you enjoy at the Garden is cultivated or nurtured here before it’s displayed, whether in the Visitor Center containers that greet you, in the outdoor gardens you wander, or at the spring and fall plant sales, where you can make some of them your own.
Four full-time plant-loving experts lead a team of seasonal workers and volunteers in a production cycle that hums year-round. Every July, horticulture teams start their wish lists for the next bloom season, handing them off in September to their greenhouse colleagues, who start placing seed and plant orders. The coldest months through spring thaw are the busiest. Greenhouse gardeners start annuals from seed germination, plugs, or cuttings, and water, fertilize, and monitor each plant for nutrient deficiencies and pests, guided by a monumental spreadsheet that tracks the needs of every species and cultivar. When the
From left: Gardeners Abby Sandoval and Emma Jones with horticulturist Alice Maguire
“Our main goal is to produce plants for the Garden—annuals, vegetables, native plants, shrubs, and perennials. We focus on growing things that you can’t find in local garden centers . . . We have plants from the jungle next to plants from the desert, so it can be a very challenging growing environment. But that makes it a really fun place to work.” —Kara Hastings, greenhouse manager, BS in environmental science, St. Mary's College of Maryland
hort staff plant out the gardens in the spring, they’re already thinking about the next season. So is the greenhouse.
Our gardeners love the challenge of propagating native plants that resist greenhouse coddling, and they take pride in rehabilitating specimens that people gift us for expert TLC. They also care daily for the hundreds of plants in the fifty to sixty containers in and around the Visitor Center and change out those seasonal displays four times a year.
It takes hard work, expertise, attention to detail, state-of-the-art technology. Also, words of encouragement, a curated soundtrack—a lot of indie, a little bluegrass, some country & western, and pop—and a love for making things grow.
Mindy Wilson is director of marketing and public relations.
“I’m excited about the potential of biological controls and beneficial insects—they control pests in ways that are much safer for humans and the environment. If we have the right tools, we can stay one step ahead of the pests, or right with them, and avoid bringing in the big chemicals.” —Ben Gantt, horticulturist, integrated pest management (IPM) specialist, BS in horticulture and greenhouse business production, North Dakota State University
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“I design, plant, and oversee the upkeep of all interior displays and planted containers throughout the Garden. I get to utilize all the beautiful, funky plants that our greenhouse team grows and cares for to create displays such as the living wall in the Orangerie or the summer cactus display outside the front entrance. When I’m planting out fresh containers or creating a new interior display, guests often stop to tell me I must have the best job— I always wholeheartedly agree!”
Emily Gaumnitz, horticulturist, designer, BFA in communication design, Washington University
Come Volunteer with Us
by Kate Randall
If you or someone you know enjoys teaching children, engaging with people, meeting new friends, and spending time in nature, Red Butte Garden is the place for you.
Yes, we do a lot of gardening here, and we also offer guided garden tours, children’s programs, and mission-driven education outreach to young students across the state. In doing so, we rely on volunteers to help our staff fill in the gaps. A nice part about our volunteer program is that no experience or plant knowledge is necessary. We offer hands-on learning and monthly training workshops.
We appreciate our volunteers and offer many great benefits including garden admission and membership. And, best of all, our volunteers love Red Butte Garden and tend to stay with us for years. This year we celebrated the 35th season of our volunteer program and honored one of our founding volunteers from 35 years ago, in addition to six volunteers who hit their 20year milestone, and 35 others who hit their 3-, 5-, and 10-year milestones. We also have 179 volunteers who have served three years or more!
Marketing communications specialist Kate Randall joined the Garden in 2012.
Drop by our Volunteer Fair Open House from 11am-1pm on Saturday, March 9 and meet our volunteer coordinators to learn more, or apply on our website. redbuttegarden.org/volunteer-at-red-butte-garden
Join today to receive your benefits in time for the 2024 Outdoor Concert Series and to attend our Spring Fling in May hosted by Camille Cornaby, Cottam Club chair!
ACORN | $1,000 - 2,499
• Garden member benefits for two with complimentary admission for four guests
• May purchase up to four general admission (GA) tickets per concert during online member presale
SAPLING | $5,000 - 9,999
• Garden member benefits for four with complimentary admission for eight guests
• Upgraded concert benefits to include the purchase of up to six GA tickets per show during online member presales; guaranteed tickets to six shows with staff assistance; and may purchase up to six Concert Club (VIP) tickets per season.
• Four early-open Garden admissions per year for up to eight guests
• First hour priority registration for BOOtanical and Annual Spring Plant Sale & Fundraiser
• Four BOOtanical VIP tickets
SPROUT | $2,500 - 4,999
• Garden member benefits for two with complimentary admission for six guests
• May purchase up to four GA tickets per concert during online member presales; guaranteed tickets to three concerts with staff assistance
• Four early-open Garden admissions per year for up to six guests
• First hour priority registration for BOOtanical and Annual Spring Plant Sale & Fundraiser
OAK | $10,000+
• Garden member benefits for four with complimentary admission for ten guests
• Upgraded concert benefits to include the purchase of up to eight GA tickets per show during online member presales; guaranteed tickets to eight shows with staff assistance; and may purchase up to eight Concert Club (VIP) tickets per season.
• Four early-open Garden admissions per year for up to ten guests
• First hour priority registration for BOOtanical and Annual Spring Plant Sale & Fundraiser
• Four BOOtanical VIP tickets
• Private Greenhouse tour and annual flowering basket delivery
• Opportunity to host private yoga, planting, or wreathmaking class in the Garden for up to four guests
Sign up online at redbuttegarden.org/cottam-club or contact: Natalie Cope, Director of Philanthropy, natalie.cope@redbutte.utah.edu, 801.585.5658 or Angela Wilcox, Associate Advancement Director, angela.wilcox@redbutte.utah.edu, 801.585.3813
Manifesting the visionary spirit of Walter P. Cottam, whose pioneering oak research helped inspire the creation of Red Butte Garden.
RED BUTTE GARDEN 2023 DONORS
We sincerely thank our generous supporters.
$100,000 +
Anonymous
ESRR Endowment for Red Butte Garden & Arboretum
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks
Sandi Behnken
State of UtahOffice of Education
Utah Toyota Dealers
$15,000 - $99,999
Bank of America
Christopher and Summer Gibson
Comcast/Xfinity
Curt and Mary Crowther
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Harmons Grocery
Integrated Employer Solutions, Inc.
Mark Hildebrandt
Onboard
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Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
Richards Brandt Miller & Nelson
Robyn Carter
The Kahlert Foundation
The Law Offices of Matthew J. Storey
Thomas and Karma Ramsey
Tomilee Tilley
Whipple Plumbing & Heating
Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation
Woodbury Corporation
$9,000 - $14,999
A-CAP
Adams Davis, P.C.
Advanced Precision Manufacturing, Inc.
Andrew and Vera Baker
Barry Baker
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Bernhard
Beverly and Daniel Vargo
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Danielle Theall
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Digital Financial Group
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Glover Nursery, Inc.
Granite Veterinary Services
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Jason Langston and Tonya Phillips
Jed Burton
Jeff and Helen Cardon
Julie Asch and Scott Zuckerman
Karyn L. Salerno
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Kyle and Alyse Christensen
McCarthey Family Foundation
Michael and Jennifer Webb
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Mountain Land Design, Inc.
Packaging Corp. Of America
SLC North
Paulsen Construction
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Red Rock Demolition
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
Richard* and Susan Anderson
Robert and Lisa Caldwell
Robert Lence
Robin Roberts
Rodney A. Newman
Southern Glazers
Wine & Spirits
Steve Ryberg and Claire Dumke-Ryberg
Susie Martindale
Thomas and Heidi Brickey
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Vance Harrison
Visit Salt Lake
Wheeler Foundation
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$5,000 - $7,999
Ace Disposal Inc.
Air-Rite Manufacturing, LLC.
Anonymous
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B.W. Bastian Foundation
BILL
Brent and Anne Maxfield
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Cache Valley Electric Co.
Capitol Hill Construction
Christopher Andrews
Christopher Wilkerson
CODA Technologies
Darren & Christina Stephens
David and Donna Joss
David Bennett
David Classen and Laurie Hofmann
David Ingraham
Deann Munson and David Baldridge
Debbie Nisson
Devin R. Callaway
East Liberty Tap House
Graig Griffin
Gurr Investments, Ltd.
Henry and Diane Louis
Hoatkinz Trust
Holly Alden
James C. MacInnes
James Johnson
Jeremy Jackson
Jillian S. Lessner
Joel J. Fairley
John Firmage, III and Carol Firmage
JoLynda Stillman
Kasey and Bryan Webster
Kern River Gas Transmission Company
Lawrence T. and Janet T.
Dee Foundation
Legacy Probate International
Lisa and Jeffrey Jones
Marcia and Michael Dowdall
Marilyn Corbett and Brad Krassner
Mary and Jason Ellis
Matt and Melissa Child
Maureen Giggey and Mark Boschert
Maxway Trucking
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michelyn and John Farnsworth
Midwest Floor Coverings, Inc.
Mitchel and Linda Guttenplan
Nicholas and Courtney Gibbs
Nichole & Paul Lambert
Paul and Bonnie Weiss
Paul and Landy Nipper
Performance Audio POWDR
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Randy and Carrie Drown
Reaveley Engineers & Associates, Inc
Rick and Lisa Nemeroff
Rob Schocker
Robert and Karla Knox
Robert and Peggy Stone
Robert Dibble
Robert Ponte
Robert S. Carter Foundation, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Care
Sam and Gayle Youngblood
Scott and Lynn Pelichoff
Serta Mattress of Salt Lake
Seth Riddle
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Stephen Rodosky
The Peggy L. Bergmann Trust
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Troy Peterson
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Construction Company
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$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous
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Brooke Ewing
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Daniel and Anissa Morse
David and Dana Baird
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Donald and Kathy Pedersen
Douglas Hutchinson
Downtown Developers, LLC
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Elaine and Steven Clyde
Ellie Hirshberg
Erin Armstrong
Erin Hofmann
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Gretchen McClain
Jennifer D. Bass
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Kamrin Wilson
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Kenneth and Jacolin Shifrar
Kristina L. Christensen
Lauri W. Taylor
Mark and Nicole Crowther
Matthew and Corinne Keane
Nancy and Gordon Rogers
Nancy Stein
Nicholas & Company Inc.
Paul and Lezlie Richardson
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Randy McDowell, Jr. and Carole McDowell
Rick Wiseman
Rob and Patti Barager
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Shane McNeill
Sharon Goldhirsch
SME Steel
Stephen C. Yagi
Steven and Liz Burgess
Susan Edwards
T27 INC
The Nature Conservancy
Theron and Margie Tempest
Third Cadence LLC
Tracy Burton* and F. Susan Molitoris
Tracy Robinson
Troy Aramburu
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tyrene Christopulos
Utah Division of Arts and Museums
Vicki A. McKinney
$500 - $2,499
Amber Courtright
Andrew and Vera Baker
Ann and John Malooly
Anonymous
ARUP Laboratories
Ballard Spahr LLP
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Betsy and Brant Lucas
bioMérieux
Bipin and Purnima Gandhi
Brian Minnich and Dotti
Gallagher
Camille J. Cornaby
Carleen Nutter
Cathy and Barry Angstman
Charles King and Cathy Anderson
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Edwards Greenhouse and Flowershop
Elizabeth and Joseph Veltri
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Gail T. Rushing
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Jason Alba
Jason Seegert
Jay and Sharon Carlisle Family Living Trust
Jeffrey and Marilyn Marshall
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Jill E. Sundstrom
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John W. and Helen B. Jarman Family Foundation
Karen and Rocky Hanson
Kathleen and Michael Varner
Kent R. Morby
Kerry R. Armstrong
Kevin Deesing
Kirk Green
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Lane Rickard
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Lindee Nance
Lon Richardson, Jr. and Zoe Richardson
Marianne Witte
Mary Beckerle and David Murrell, IV
Matt and Heather Brace
Michael and Emily Nelson
Michael and Kimberley Labertew
Michael R. Aguilar
Michael Williams
Norman and Carol Foster
Patrick Zimmerman
Pop Art Gourmet Snacks
R. Christopher Swaner
Richard T. Jonas
Robert and Dixie Huefner
Robert and Emily Bonham
Robert Rolfs, Jr.
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Sara A. Maxwell
Shaleane Gee
Shawn McGarry
Sherilynn Alba
Steve and Elizabeth
Van Maren
Susan and Kip Slaugh
Teresa Kehl
The Fanwood Foundation
The Sally and Sarah Patrick Charitable Fund
Thomas and Candace Dee Gift Fund
Thomas and Laurie Eastwood
Tim and Kari Welsh
Todd Harman
Vicki Varela
Wayne Petty
Wendy Bradley
William and Barbara Gelegotis
Zachary Flannery
$250 - $499
Aaron and Lara Portmann
Anne Crane
Apremis
Ashley Mendenhall
Ballard Miller Foundation
Beth and Peter Hanlon
Beth Mannino
Bill Handler
Christine A. Allred
Daniel and Deena Lofgren
Daniel and Tina Zvonek
Daniel Reed and Andrea Krupa
Danielle Wissmar
Darryl and Ann Butt
Douglas and Barbara Campbell
E. Chuck Norlin and Marcia Feldkamp
Elise and Brian Miller
Eric D. Paprocki
Francis Hanson and Joan Hanson
Fred and Gerry Esplin
Gabriel Crane
Geoffrey Carrizosa
George Muggee
Georgeanne Kitchen
Gerald Gleich and
Kristin Leiferman
Isaac Riches
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Jay M. Jones
Jeffrey and Jerilyn Coles
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Jennie Hill and Paul Estabrooks
Jennifer Carter
Jerry Rudisin
Jonathan and Tara Greene
Judith Jones
Keith Pennell
Kelly and Sandra Powers
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Lori Fenton
Lynn L. Rohland
M Short
M. Bryan Thompson and Elizabeth Howell
Magda Fronek
Markham McGowan and Bruna Brito
Mary Ann S. Rokich
Mary Ann Villarreal
Maureen P. McCarthey
Mb Reinhart
Michael Risley
Michelle Ley
Nancy Bush and Joseph Gardner
Natalie Knell
Pamela J. Matheny
Perennial Favorites
Peter M. Nicholas
Phil and Sandra McCarthey
Phyllis A. Reppucci
Rebekah Moore
Red Rock Brewing Co
Ronald Apfelbaum and Kathleen Murray
Samantha Zinober
Schmidt Family Foundation
Stephen and Nicola Dahl
Stephen Chou
Susan and Ernest Zigerlig
Susan F. Fleming
Susan Frampton
Susan L. Loffler
Susan T. Smith
Suzanne Pratt
T. R. Hazelrigg, IV
Tamara Colby
Theodore Crane
Tina H. Straley
Titleist Realty, Inc.
Todd Brokaw and Laura Cratin
Ursula and Richard Pimentel
Donations received January 1, 2023December 31, 2023
*Deceased
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES
The following donors have made gifts to Red Butte Garden and Arboretum to honor and remember friends or loved ones. Thank you for your generous tributes.
In Loving Memory of Michelle O’Brien Rice
Timothy Decker
In Memory of Brent Howcroft
Mary K. Helsley
In Memory of Donald P. Hartmann
Mark Hartmann
In Memory of George H. Andrews
Christopher Andrews
In Memory of Gordon L. Roberts
Robin E. Roberts
In Memory of John D. Marks
Pamela Marks
In Memory of Karen S. Andrews
Christopher Andrews
In Memory of Marilyn “Lyn” H. Ford
Judy Jones
Pam Wright
Judy Shafer
Tim Ford
Karen Ford Teuscher
Kent and Maria Ford
Buckley and Marcia Ford Jensen
In Memory of Paul and Tom Rokich
Mary Ann S. Rokich
In Memory of R. Endo
Joni D. Endo
CULTIVATING WISDOM & WONDER
SPEAKER SERIES 2024
Tue, March 26
Kathryn Aalto, author
The Natural World of Winnie the Pooh 6-7:30pm
Sat, April 27
Ross Shrigley, designer Plant Select 6-7:30pm
In Memory of Rex Walter Harrison
David Derfel
In Memory of Sharon Carlisle
Jay and Sharon Carlisle
Family Living Trust
In Memory of Terry Kaplan
Cydney Wood
In Memory of Twila Norton
Charlette Norton
In Memory of Vicki Aiello
Aimee Stewart
In Tribute of Jason W. Baker
Wayne Petty
Gifts listed above between 7/26/23 - 1/4/24
Join us for engaging discussions with internationally known authors and experts. Registration is required to attend. Prices vary. More details at redbuttegarden.org/speaker-series
Tue, May 28
Mike Gibson, designer The Art of Topiary 6-7:30pm
Thu, September 19
Ian Williams, author
Soil and Spirit: Seeds of Purpose, Nature's Insight, and the Deep Work of Transformational Change 6-7:30pm
SPRING 2024 CALENDAR
EXHIBIT ARTISTS
Top L: Deborah DeKoff, Top R: Utah Water Color Society
Bottom L: Wasatch Camera Club, Bottom L: Park City Artists’ Association
Please visit our website and social media for more Garden event information.
ART EXHIBITS
Featuring a range of naturethemed media by Utah artists including photography, watercolor, oil, pastel, mixed media, and more. Admission not required to shop.
JAN 16-MAR 4
Deborah DeKoff & Lee
Gerstein | Of Earth & Sky
MAR 8-APR 15
Utah Watercolor Society
APR 26-May 20
Wasatch Camera Club
MAY 24-JUN 17
Park City Artists’ Association
GARDEN EVENTS
Bulbs & Blooms
Almost 600,000 bulbs promise millions of blooms this spring.
Peak daffodil bloom in April.
MAR 9
Volunteer Fair Open House Sat, 11am-1pm
Drop in to learn about our diverse volunteer opportunities. redbuttegarden.org/volunteerat-red-butte-garden/
APR 1-30
Garden Poetry Walk
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Garden’s poetry boxes will feature the winning poems of our Annual Spring Poetry Contest.
APR 6 & 7
Spring Orchid Show Sat, 10am-7:30pm Sun, 9am-6:30pm
Join the Utah Orchid Society for the largest display of common and exotic orchids in Utah.
APR 11
Spring Poetry Reception Thu, 6-7pm
Mingle with our poetry contest winners and enjoy live poetry readings.
Garden members Free General public $14 Registration required redbuttegarden.org/events/ spring-poetry-reception
APR 20 & 21
Spring Bonsai Show Sat, 9am-7:30pm Sun, 9am-3pm
Discover the Japanese art of growing miniature trees with the Bonsai Club of Utah.
APR 26
Arbor Day Celebration Fri, 9am-7:30pm
ZAP Free Admission Day Enjoy self-guided tree tours, scavenger hunts, tree giveaways, and more. Thanks in part to funding by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks.
MAY 10 & 11
Annual Spring Plant Sale & Fundraiser
Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre Fri, 1-8pm, member benefit day (entry-time registration required) Sat, 9am-3pm, open to the public Details at redbuttegarden.org/ events/spring-plant-sale
JUNE 14 - Save the date! Blooming with Pride Fri, 12-8pm
Become a part of this brandnew Garden experience, where love, diversity, and the beauty of nature come together for an unforgettable celebration. Details at redbuttegarden.org/events/ blooming-with-pride
GUIDED GARDEN TOURS
Complimentary Tram Tours Mon-Sun, 10am-1pm based on docent availability Groups of 6 or less. First come, first served. 20 minutes.
Private Garden Tours
Up to 7 guests per docent. Tour price, plus admission: Garden members $50 per group General public $75 per group 10-day advance registration required.
Private walking tours - 1.5 hours Private tram tours - 1 hour redbuttegarden.org/planyour-garden-visit/garden-tours
SPRING 2024 CALENDAR
ADULT CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Find class descriptions and register online at redbuttegarden.org/ adult-education or call 801.581.8454
HORTICULTURE
MAR 13 & 16
Rose Pruning in Utah Wed, 6-7:30pm Sat, 10:30am-12pm or 1:30-3pm
Garden members $43
General public $55
MAR 23
The Art of Herbal Tea Blending Sat, 2:30-3:30pm
Garden members $28
General public $35
MAR 27
Nature Writing Workshop Wed, 10am-12pm
Garden members $36
General public $45
APR 9
Milkweed for Monarchs Tue, 6-7:30pm
Garden members $10
General public $12
APR 13
The Art of Herbal Tea Blending Sat, 2:30-3:30pm
Garden members $28
General public $35
APR 16
Selecting the Best Roses Tue, 6-7:30pm
Garden members $31
General public $39
APR 18, MAY 16, JUN 20, JUL
18, AUG 15, SEP 19, OCT 17
101 Plants to Know in Utah Thu, 6-8pm
Garden members $144
General public $180
APR 24, MAY 15, JUN 12
Wildflower Therapy Wed, 5:30-7:30pm
Garden members $36
General public $45
MAY 18
Think Waterwise/ Landscape Incentive Program Sat, 10-11am
Free, registration required
MAY 29
Topiary Design Workshop with Mike Gibson
Wed, 6-8pm
Garden members $105
General public $125
ART & DESIGN
MAR 2, APR 6, MAY 4
Designing with Fresh Flowers Sat, 12-2pm
Garden members $45
General public $50
Material fee: $50
MAR 9, APR 20, MAY 25
Botanical Painting for All Sat, 10am-1pm
Garden members $48
General public $60
Includes materials
APR 2, 4, 9, & 11
Art In the Garden for Ages 55+
Tue & Thu 6-8:30pm
Garden members $80
General public $100
MAY 18
Glass Art for Teens
Ages 13-18
Sat, 10am-noon
Garden members $40
General public $50
HEALTHY LIVING
MAR 20, APR 17, MAY 15
Indian Cooking with Purnima Gandhi (online) Wed, 6-8pm
Garden members $44
General public $55
MAR, APR
Mindfulness Meditation with Maurena Grossman Sun, 12-1pm
Garden members $10
General public $12
MAR, APR
Yoga in the Garden with Kristin Vance Sun, 10:30-11:30am
Garden members $12
General public $15
MAR, APR, MAY
Forest Bathing with Chris Newton Sat, 11am-12:30pm Sun, 11am-12:30pm
Garden members $25
General public $30
MAY
Qigong/Tai Chi with Emily Yeates Mon, 9:30-10:30am
Garden members $10
General public $12
MAY
Yoga/Qigong with Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt Thu, 5:30-6:30pm
Garden members $10
General public $12
MAY
Awake in the Moment with Charlotte Bell
Wed, 10:30-11:30am
Garden members $10
General public $12
CAMP RBG
Discover • Learn • Grow
Hey kids! Spend your summer days at Red Butte Garden and discover science, nature, art, and more—all while making new friends and exploring the great outdoors!
Summer camps for kindergarten - 7th grade Garden member registration opens March 5
Public registration opens March 6 redbuttegarden.org/kids-classes/summer-camp
CLASSES FOR KIDS
Our carefully curated classes are designed to encourage children to explore the enchanting wonders of the natural world. Find all kids' class descriptions and register online at redbuttegarden.org/kidsclasses or call 801.581.8454
GARDEN ADVENTURES:
Where Curiosity Blooms
For children ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver.
MAR 9
Lucky Leprechaun Planters Sat, 10 -11:30am
Discover the magic of shamrocks and mischievous leprechauns, then create your own St. Patrick’s Day planter.
Garden members: $24
General public: $30
APR 13
Earth Superheroes Sat, 10 -11:30am
Learn about the power of reducing, reusing, and recycling, then craft your own upcycled masterpiece.
Garden members: $12
General public: $15
MAY 11
Salsa Planter Sat, 10 -11:30am
Explore and taste various salsas and search for ingredients growing in the Garden, then plant a minisalsa garden to take home. Garden members: $24 General public: $30
NEW! ECO EXPLORERS:
Where Young Minds Roam Wild Kids ages 9-12 will embark on exclusive adventures crafted just for them.
Garden members $12
General public $15
CONTACT US
Visitor Center 801.585.0556
Website: www.redbuttegarden.org
Comments: 801.581.5754 or email pr@redbutte.utah.edu
GO GREEN!
MAR 30
Spring Equinox Celebration Sat, 10-11:30am
Learn about the spring equinox, take a nature walk and engage in hands-on activities like flower planting. Enjoy an immersive blend of cultural insights, nature, and gardening magic.
APR 27
Arbor Day Celebration Sat, 10-11:30am
Find a few of the fascinating trees found in the Garden and learn how they help make happy, healthy ecosystems. Receive a special tree seedling to take home.
MAY 4
Spice Safari Sat, 10-11:30am
Discover the botanical origins of everyday flavors like ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Then, taste how all these spices come to life in a delightful cookie recipe.
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LIL’ BUDS:
Where Nature’s Magic Unfolds
For preschool children ages 3-4 with a parent or caregiver. Garden members $12
General public $15
APR 3 Colors
Wed, 10-11:30am
APR 10 Numbers
Wed, 10-11:30am
Hunt for numbers hidden in the trees, flowers, and shrubs of the Garden.
APR 17 Letters
Wed, 10-11:30am
Discover the letters of the alphabet with the help of Chauncey the gnome and his favorite plants.
APR 24 Shapes
Wed, 10-11:30am
Explore the different shapes and sizes found in the natural world.
Red Butte Garden is one of the largest botanical gardens in the Intermountain West and, together with the University of Utah, a state arboretum. The Garden is renowned for its plant collections, themed gardens, almost 600,000 springtime blooming bulbs, awardwinning horticulture-based educational programs, and a world-class outdoor summer concert series.
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A friendly little ermine taking a stroll in the Garden.
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
OUR MISSION
To connect people with plants and the beauty of living landscapes.
