Red Butte Garden Newsletter Fall 2018

Fall 2018 Volume 10 Issue 3

History of the Garden Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale Garden After Dark

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RED BUTTE GARDEN OUTDOOR

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THANK YOU TO OUR CONCERT DONORS AND FANS FOR ANOTHER GREAT CONCERT SERIES!

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Red Butte Botanical Garden, located at the University of Utah, is one of the largest botanical gardens in the Intermountain West, renowned for plant collections, themed gardens, over 460,000 springtime blooming bulbs, a world-class outdoor summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.

300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108 · 801.585.0556 Copyright © 2018 Red Butte Garden. All rights reserved.

EDITORS

Bryn Ramjoué Kate Randall Gregory Lee

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Derrek Hanson Jason Alba Heidi Anderson Annie McLeod Eddy Dawson

Jim Bach Jason Baker Leslie Hanna Pierce McConnell Kate Randall

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Garden After Dark: Oaklore Academy of Magic

Thursdays - Saturdays, October 18-20 & 25-27 from 6 to 9PM Tickets on sale Monday, October 1 Garden Members: $11 / Public: $14

Garden Member Presale Special - October 1-13: $8 Calling all witches and wizards! Join us for an enchanted evening at the fabled Oaklore Academy of Magic, Utah's premier school of witchcraft and wizardry. Explore the seemingly magical properties of real-life plants from around the world as you select a magic wand, dig into herbology, study magical creatures, and more. But be warned, the noxious witch Myrtle Spurge is at Oaklore creating mischief and mayhem.

Can you complete your magical education and collect the spell ingredients you need to banish Myrtle Spurge from Oaklore? Find out this October at Garden After Dark!

With crafts, activities, games, light displays, and more, Garden After Dark is a family-friendly, fun-filled evening you won’t want to miss! www.redbuttegarden.org

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Did you know that Red Butte Garden showcases nature-themed art in the Visitor Center?

Enjoy a wide range of media from photography, oil on canvas, encaustic, pastels, textile landscapes, watercolor and glass.

Regular Garden Admission/ Garden Members Free.

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AUGUST 17 – SEPTEMBER 9 Artist Reception Aug 18, 1-4PM

JEFF CLAY PHOTOGRAPHY: FLORAL IMPRESSIONS

SEPTEMBER 14 – OCTOBER 7

Artist Reception Sept 14, 6:30-8:30PM

GLASS ART SHOW

NOVEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 18

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

DECEMBER 1 & 2

Free admission thanks to ZAP Vendor Entry Deadline: October 12

Bonsai Show Saturday, Oct 13 9AM-5PM

Saturday, Nov 3 9AM-5PM

Sunday, Oct 14 9AM-3:30PM

Sunday, Nov 4 9AM-4PM

Presented by the Bonsai Club of Utah

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Orchid Show

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The largest orchid show in Utah presented by the Utah Orchid Society

THE HISTORY OF THE GARDEN – 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING Derrek Hanson, Director of Events and Visitor Services

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joined the Red Butte Garden family 17 years ago. Since that time, I have witnessed the Garden grow from 3,000 members to over 10,000. Private event rentals have doubled. The concert series, which boasted nine shows in 2001, jumped to 30 shows in 2017. Garden visitation has increased by over one hundred percent from FY 01/02 to FY 16/17. The Garden has become so many things to so many people…it is a place where memories are made, a place to heal, a place to learn, a place to celebrate, a place to contemplate, it has become a respite on the edge of an ever-changing and vibrant city. I recently read a quote from David Boorstin, former Librarian of Congress, wherein he stated that “trying to plan the future without a sense of the past is like trying to plant cut flowers.” We are certainly not in the business of planting cut flowers, and for such a young garden we already have a rich and fascinating history to draw from to guide the bright future ahead of us.

The Garden’s story begins with Dr. Walter P. Cottam, founding father of The State Arboretum of Utah, a pioneer in the conservation movement, and co-founder of what is now The Nature Conservancy. Dr. Cottam joined the University of Utah as

a botany professor in 1931. Shortly after joining the University, he began planting native plants in what became known as Cottam’s Gulch, at a site near President’s Circle, and began collecting trees and shrubs from around the country to evaluate them for use in Utah landscapes. Additionally, he proceeded to spend the next 30 years planting new and unusual trees throughout campus. Dr. Cottam was an outspoken preservationist, in 1947 he received national attention for his now famous but then controversial lecture titled: “Is Utah Sahara Bound?” wherein he stressed the importance of conserving water, soil, plant resources, and spoke out against overgrazing in fragile Western States. This lecture is still referenced in many Environmental Studies courses.

In 1961, Dr. Cottam was instrumental in lobbying the Utah state legislature to designate the University of Utah campus as a state arboretum. The original legislation mandated that the arboretum “provide resources and facilities for cultivating a greater knowledge and public appreciation for the trees and plants around us, as well as those growing in remote sections of the country and world.” Shortly after the designation of the University of Utah campus as a State Arboretum, Dr. Cottam www.redbuttegarden.org

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retired from the University of Utah but continued his work on an extensive study of oak hybridization by combining two different species of oak to recreate a naturally occurring hybrid that was discovered in the local foothills. Cottam was the first person in the nation to cross two species of oak from two different sections of the genus. The oak leaf sculpture located outside of the Visitor Center near the entrance to the Herb Garden symbolizes Cottam’s oak hybridization research. In 1961 The University of Utah campus was designated a State Arboretum by the State of Utah in recognition of Dr. Cottam's work and research. Many of the tree species from his original study are still alive today in an area west of our Amphitheatre that we affectionately call Cottam’s Grove. Today, the Garden’s horticulture staff maintain the collection of trees and collect the acorns each season to fulfill requests for our oak hybrid acorns from other gardens and researchers from around the world.

In 1968, the Federal Government donated “surplus” land from Fort Douglas to the University of Utah.

Richard (Dick) Hildreth became the first Director of the State Arboretum in 1977. Between 1977 and 1983, Ezekiel (Zeke) R. Dumke. Jr. and Dick Hildreth led efforts to encourage the University of Utah to commit approximately 150 acres of the “surplus” land it received from Fort Douglas at the mouth of Red Butte Canyon for a botanic garden. The University of Utah ultimately dedicated and broke ground on the current site and the Garden officially opened to the public in 1984. The original

entrance was in the lower Garden near our current Amphitheatre entrance. Don and Beverly Sudbury, two of the Garden’s earliest and longest serving volunteers, began planting a variety of daylilies and other perennials along the west bank of the Water Pavilion pond.

Volunteers Don and Beverly Sudbury

From the inception of the botanic garden, the late Zeke Dumke was an instrumental and creative force in its development.

His quiet, but thoughtful comments, suggestions and foresight throughout the years helped make the Garden what it is today.

His knack for looking over construction plans and spotting things that architects and designers might glaze over was incomparable.

He was involved in almost every aspect of the Garden’s growth.

It was Zeke Dumke, in a Red Butte Garden board meeting in 1986, who first suggested the idea of an amphitheater to host cultural performances and concerts as a potential revenue stream for the Garden. To test this theory, the first official “Concert Series” occurred in 1987. The series was comprised of four Sunday concerts featuring local acts on a lawn area just west of the R. Harold Burton Water Pavilion where our McCarthey

1961 – The State Legislature designates the University of Utah campus as a State Arboretum 1931 – Dr. Walter P. Cottam joins the University of Utah as a professor of Botany

1931-1958 – Cottam plants and catalogs new and unusual trees on campus

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1968 – The University of Utah is granted “surplus” land from Fort Douglas

1962 – Cottam retires from the University of Utah

1977 – Richard Hildreth is named the first Director of the State Arboretum.

Rose Garden currently sits. The concert series was well-received and has continued in varying forms ever since. Zeke’s vision of a performance space as a revenue generator has certainly come to fruition. Over time, the Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concert Series has become a vital part of the Garden’s financial structure.

As the Garden is largely self-supporting, the concert series became a critically important way for the Garden to meet rising costs, add the staff necessary to maintain the Garden, and to fund general operational expenses. It was around the time of the first concerts that the official name was changed from The State Arboretum of Utah, to Red Butte Garden and Arboretum.

In 1990, Mary Pat Matheson, who had worked in the horticulture department at the garden since 1982, became its second Executive Director. That same year, an official amphitheater was constructed, as were just over four miles of hiking trails in the Garden’s Natural Area.

Red Butte Garden broke ground on a new Visitor Center, Courtyard, Floral Walk and Four Seasons Garden in 1993 with the plan to move the Garden’s entrance to its current location at the top of Wakara Way. The new Visitor Center opened in 1994 and was dedicated to the man who touched so many with his love of plants. It was appropriately named the Walter P. Cottam Visitor Center and was funded in large part by the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation. With the opening of the new Visitor Center, the Garden began charging admission.

1983 – The University of Utah dedicates and breaks ground on the current site of the Garden

1982 – The first Greenhouse was built and a study was conducted to determine the exact site of the Botanic Garden

1986 – Zeke Dumke suggests the idea of an amphitheater as a revenue stream

1984 – Red Butte Garden officially opens to the public

Three new themed gardens collectively known as the Terrace Gardens opened in 1996. These gardens include the Ruth P. Eccles Herb Garden which was funded The Terrace Garden under construction by the Willard Eccles Foundation, the Fragrance Garden funded by the R. Harold Burton Foundation, and the Dr. Ezekiel and Edna Dumke Medicinal Garden which was funded by Zeke and Kay Dumke and named in honor of Zeke’s parents. The Children’s Garden, which opened in 1999, was the next themed garden built. The opening of this garden was extremely successful. Roughly 4,000 visitors attended the grand opening and it contributed to a fifty percent increase in Garden memberships after its opening.

The next major project was the construction of the Richard K. Hemingway Orangerie which opened in 2002 as an indoor space for public and private events. It opened just in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics and was booked solid for three full weeks for Olympic festivities and events. It is traditional for weddings, receptions, and many of life’s other memorable events to take place in a garden setting, but prior to the opening of the Orangerie, the Garden did not have an indoor space for these

1990 – Mary Pat Matheson became the second Executive Director

1987 – First “Concert Series” – Four Sunday concerts featuring local acts

1993 – Red Butte Garden breaks ground on a new visitor center and moved the Garden’s entrance to its current location

1990 – An official amphitheater is constructed, as are four miles of hiking trails in what is now the Natural Area

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events. There was no “rain plan” if the weather turned. With the construction of the Orangerie, Red Butte Garden finally had a facility with everything needed in a proper rental venue.

Today, the Orangerie hosts over 200 public and private events each year. Friday and Saturday nights are often booked a year in advance!

In 2003, Dr. Gregory Lee became the Garden’s third Executive Director.

That year, 11,000 square feet of stateof-the-art greenhouse space was constructed.

Two-thousand-three was also the year the Garden began planting a spring bulb display. The plantings began in the Four Seasons Garden and have been spreading annually throughout other areas of the Garden ever since. With the addition of the new greenhouses, there was a need for a support building where soil mixing, potting and other related activities take place.

In 2005, with another generous gift from Zeke and Kay Dumke, the Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Headhouse opened. The Headhouse included soil and mulch bays, office space, a restroom for the greenhouse staff, and a staging area for staff and volunteers to mix soil, make cuttings, and plant seeds.

1996 – Terrace Gardens open - Herb, Medicinal & Fragrance Gardens

The Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concert Series became extremely popular in the early 2000s. This created a series of pleasant problems for the Garden, all related to growth in a venue not designed to accommodate this level of success. We did not have permanent restrooms for our patrons. Many long-time concert goers will remember the row of port-a-potties that were brought in for each concert. The stage was small and the canopy was temporary. We didn’t have a loading dock for performers to unload equipment. And the grading of the amphitheater was problematic with some steep and uncomfortable areas and obstructed views.

Thanks to the support of many community donors, in 2007 the Garden broke ground on a new Amphitheatre and Rose Garden project. The new Amphitheatre opened in 2008, just in time for concert season. The McCarthey Family Rose Garden opened in 2009. The first show in the new venue was Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The Amphitheatre project expanded the number of seats available for concerts from 2,500 to 3,000. The customer experience improved with the addition of permanent restrooms, a re-graded lawn area which made seating more comfortable and improved sight lines. The new permanent stage made load in and out much easier, and the addition of the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Terrace allowed us to offer new sponsorship opportunities and donor seating. All of this made it easier to pursue larger production acts that were previously not willing to perform at the Garden.

2002 – The Richard K. Hemingway Orangerie opens as a space for private events.

1994 – The Walter P. Cottom 1999 – Children’s Garden opens Visitor Center officially opens along with the Courtyard, Floral Walk and Four Seasons gardens

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2005 – Zeke and Katherine Dumke Headhouse opens

2003 – Dr. Gregory Lee becomes the new Executive Director, 11,000 square feet of new greenhouse space is constructed, Bulb Display plantings begin

2007 – Break ground on the Rose Garden and a new (and current) Amphitheatre

In 2010 the Visitor Center was expanded to house administrative and program staff who were formerly housed in rented facilities offsite. At the same time our giftshop was expanded to double its retail floor space. In 2013, the Martha Ann Healy Rose House opened. It serves as an additional rental space and as the “green room” for concert performers.

The same year, Red Butte Garden was recognized as an official Daffodil Display Garden by the American Daffodil Society. We now have a stunning living display of over 460,000 bulbs and have plans to expand that number each year moving forward.

In 2017, the Garden opened what is anticipated to be its flagship themed garden, the Water Conservation Garden. At roughly three acres, it is our largest and most mission-driven garden project. This garden is designed to be both beautiful and educational, demonstrating to Utah residents how they can have an attractive landscape without heavy water use.

Additionally, Red Butte Garden was recognized as a reference garden by the American Conifer Society in 2017.

We broke ground on a new horticulture facility that same year. The new, 15,000 square foot, Kay and Zeke Dumke, Jr. Horticulture Operations Center opened this past spring. It is a welcome replacement to the worn out double-wide trailer that previously housed our horticulture staff.

2008 – The new Amphitheater opens

2013 – The Martha Ann Healy Rose House opens as an additional rental space and as the “green room” for concert performers 2010 – Visitor Center and Giftshop are expanded.

It is no accident that there are two portraits hanging in the Visitor Center lobby – one of Dr. Walter P. Cottam and one of Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. It is as if they are quietly looking over their legacy. Today, Red Butte Garden and Arboretum carries on their legacy and vision for the Garden by providing a living museum committed to connecting people to plants and the beauty of living landscapes. This vision could not have been fulfilled without the generous help and support from the community donating their resources and time. Red Butte Garden owes a debt of gratitude to all who have contributed to the garden’s evolution from a biology professor’s research sandbox to the world-class destination that it is today.

These generous community partners include foundations, individual sponsors and donors, members, and over 450 active volunteers. We thank them and our dedicated staff.

It has been 50 years since the land was set aside for a Botanic Garden and Arboretum. From all of us at Red Butte Garden, we look forward to what the next fifty years has in store for this iconic institution.

2017 – Water Conservation Garden opens

2016 – Break ground on new Water Conservation Garden

2009 – The McCarthey Family Rose Garden opens 2013 – Red Butte Garden is recognized as an official Daffodil Display Garden by the American Daffodil Society

2017 – Red Butte Garden is recognized as a reference garden for the American Conifer Society’s Western Region

2018 – A new Horticulture building is completed

2017 – Break ground on new Horticulture building

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TWENTY SPOOKTACULAR YEARS OF GARDEN AFTER DARK

By Jason Alba, Youth and Family Programs Manager & Heidi Anderson, Youth Programs Coordinator

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his October marks the 20th Anniversary of Garden After Dark. From its humble beginnings in 1998, Garden After Dark has grown and changed over the years to become one of Utah’s most beloved Halloween events. Following is a glimpse of its metamorphosis over the past two decades.

1998: Garden After Dark started as a spring festival called Spring Into Lights. It featured metal and wireframe sculptures of plants, animals, and mythical creatures strung with thousands of lights.

Local performers provided live music while the same fire barrels that we still use today lit up the pathways.

2000 – 2003: Spring Into Lights moves to October, shifts its focus to Halloween, and is renamed Garden After Dark.

2004: An Old-fashioned Halloween was the first themed Garden After Dark. There were crafts, games, and activities from Halloweens of yesteryear and a ragtime band to entertain guests.

2005: Desert Nights & Desert Roots highlighted plants and animals that live in the desert like cacti, bats, and owls. It also introduced the glow-in-the-dark “Spook Alley” on the Floral Walk featuring UV lights and glowing decorations.

2006: Jurassic Garden featured the sculptures of our dinosaurthemed exhibit, Jurassic Garden: A Dinosaur Invasion at Red Butte Garden and included activities like dino-egg bowling.

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2007: Magic in the Garden celebrated the magical aspects of the natural world with wood elves, fairies, fortunetellers, face painting, and more.

2008: Storybook Garden After Dark showcased classic children’s stories like Hansel & Gretel with storybook mazes, games, and storytellers.

2009: Harvest Halloween was another nod to traditional Halloween celebrations that included broomstick making, potion concocting, and a straw bale maze.

2010: Haunted Holidays Around the World took guests on a globetrotting adventure as they learned how other cultures celebrate the harvest through activities like Day of the Dead mask-making and crafting Obon lanterns to float on the pond.

2011: Light Up the Night showcased the things in the natural world that glow in the night including bioluminescent mushrooms, glow worms, and stars with a bevy of interactive, glow-in-the-dark crafts and activities.

2012: Monster Bash featured classic Halloween monsters like Dracula, the Mummy, Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster, and werewolves. Guests crafted a “Monster Survival Kit” with paper torches, garlic vial necklaces, and a werewolf mask.

collected real bean seeds with Jack, and followed Rapunzel’s hair to a climbable tower.

2015: Legends of Camelot featured King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table on a quest for the Holy Grail. It also included a local dance-theater troupe, The Mists, performing scenes from Arthurian legends throughout the Garden.

2016: Haunted Holidays Around the World 2 was a revisit to a fan favorite, featuring new countries and activities. Activities included making custom scented incense sticks, crafting Guatemalan kites, and once again decorating Obon lanterns to float on the pond.

2013: Fearsome Flora was a mystery theme featuring a whodunit with carnivorous, poisonous, and downright dangerous plants as the culprits. Guests created sundew flycatchers, bat flower masks, and helped solve our mystery of who gnome-napped Chauncey, the Red Butte Garden Gnome.

2014: Once Upon a Fairytale showcased classic stories like Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Jack and the Beanstalk. Guests whipped up a sleeping bubble potion with Sleeping Beauty,

2017: Adventures in Wonderland celebrated the classic story of Alice in Wonderland with an immersive storyline, a White Rabbit count, and larger-than-life decorations. Guests took a trip down the Rabbit Hole, decorated magic shrinking mushrooms, and received a special wooden bookmark from the Queen of Hearts.

2018: The fun continues this year at the Oaklore Academy of Magic! Join your fellow students at our magic school and become a witch or wizard who is well-versed in the magic found in the natural world. Select a magic wand, brew a potion, dig into herbology, and more all while helping to defeat the evil witch Myrtle Spurge.

Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 from 1-7:30PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 from 9AM-7:30PM

RED BUTTE GARDEN VISITOR CENTER COURTYARD We offer a wide selection of flowering bulbs, organic garlic bulbs, ornamental grasses, flowering perennials, and THE BEST selection of native and water-wise plants you’ll find in one location.

Join us at the sale and get planting this fall!

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Back Row (L to R): Randy Smith, Greg Wayment, Mike Morgan, Jeff Dickey, Michael Griffin, Mary Murphy, Ruby Thomas, Paula Garfield Front Row (L to R): Jo Ann Ekstrom, Lynn Pershing, Janeil Ivie, Brooke Gordan, Sue Budden, Lauren Miller (Volunteer Cooridinator), Sheri Campbell, Pippi Pecchia-Bekkum, Joanne Edwards, Mattias Pecchia-Bekkum, Jill Pecchia-Bekkum

BEST IN SHOW

By Annie McLeod, Concert Donor Club Assistant

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f you have attended a concert this season, you may have noticed the Red Butte Garden Executive Director, Greg Lee, stand up and make a few announcements before the show. There’s always a hearty cheer when Greg recognizes the Volunteer Sponsor – Intermountain Health Care. As you look around the Amphitheatre, you may notice a crew of smiling people manning various stations in light blue t-shirts. These folks are our proud team of concert volunteers and without them, the show could not go on.

From over 400 volunteers that devote their time to Red Butte Garden, just 70 hold highly coveted positions working at the Outdoor Concert Series. At each show, you interact with volunteers from the moment they scan your ticket. Volunteers may have also helped you find a great spot to watch the show, or directed you to the merchandise tent to buy your favorite concert t-shirt, or guided you through our recycling program.

They may even tell you about the current Nature Connects: Art with LEGO® Bricks exhibit, identify that plant you have been searching for, or teach you a few new dance moves. Of course, that’s only what you see during the show – even more happens in 12

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the hours leading up to the concert and long after the house lights come up at the end of the night. From setting up and assisting the concert crew, to picking up each and every piece of micro trash at the end of the night, the volunteer set-up and clean-up crews are dedicated to making sure the concert of the night goes off without a hitch and the venue is ready for the next show. Did I mention that the majority of volunteers come here for their 5+ hour concert shift after a full day of work?

Volunteers are integral to the Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concert Series, both in its nightly successes and its legacy. We are proud to partner with Intermountain Health Care who shares this view. True to their mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible,” Intermountain Health Care’s significant sponsorship ensures that our volunteers can work in a supportive environment. If you see one of our volunteers, donned in their blue Intermountain Health Care concert volunteer t-shirt, be sure to say “hi” this summer, and thank them for their tremendous dedication, energy, and time invested in making Red Butte Garden the outstanding concert experience we all know and love.

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Thank you for a wonderful summer!

You are the makers of moments at Red Butte Garden.

Want to share these moments with others? Buy a gift membership today.

RED BUTTE GARDEN AMPHITHEATRE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 GATES OPEN AT 6PM / FILM AT 8PM LIVE MUSIC, PRIZES,

ATHLETE APPEARANCES, & MORE!

In Tribute Of

Elfie and James Wright

In Memory Of

Joseph Aoki Abbie Bishop John A. Brooke Ezekiel Dumke, Jr. Robert Ehrlich Donald P. Hartmann Claire McHugh Paula Sue Havens Smith Lavonda Owen Stitt Sue Tedrow For more information please contact Wendy Loyning at: 801.585.5658 or wendy.loyning@redbutte.utah.edu

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Plant a Seed for the Future of Red Butte Garden When you make or update your will, please consider including the Garden in your plans.

For more information please contact Wendy Loyning, Development Director at:

801.585.5658 or wendy.loyning@redbutte.utah.edu

Thank you for your continued support! www.redbuttegarden.org

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Gift Shop Holiday Sale December 1 & 2

Save 10% On All Gift Shop Items Garden Members receive an additional 10% off

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE & ART FAIR December 1 & 2 Saturday & Sunday CALL FOR ENTRIES! Application Deadline October 12

If you would like to vend your original, locally made, handcrafted art

please fill out the vendor application on our website: www.redbuttegarden.org/holiday-open-house

Find a unique selection of garden-inspired gifts including fine jewelry, wind chimes, fairy garden supplies, books, home décor, and more.

NATURE CONNECTS® Art with LEGO® Bricks

Featuring sculpture by artist Sean Kenney The last day of the exhibit is September 16!

Visit the Garden before the larger-than-life butterfly, praying mantis, hummingbird, and other creatures are packed up and shipped off to their next adventure.

Special thanks to Garden guests and exhibit sponsors for making this such a great experience!

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guidance given by virtual characters and objects within the game.

It’s an exciting new way for Red Butte Garden to tell stories about our plants.

PLAY TALEBLAZER IN THE GARDEN!

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e live in a world where video games are no longer restricted to the screen – they can expand into the real world, integrating themselves into our reality. These games are part of an emerging new genre called augmented reality, and Red Butte Garden has been hard at work creating new AR games for our guests.

Augmented reality games have recently worked their way into the world of botanic gardens and zoos thanks to MIT’s TaleBlazer platform which is used to create location-based games in which players interact with their real-world surroundings based on

In 2015, Red Butte Garden, along with the San Diego Zoo, Columbus Zoo, and Missouri Botanic Garden built and released AR games for their patrons. The first five Red Butte Garden Taleblazer games provide a diverse set of adventures: In Garden Tales, learn the basics of Taleblazer. Battle evil invasive plants in Lady Nightshade & the Invaders, and learn about water conservation in Water Games. In Garden Fresh!, manage a restaurant with locally sourced herbs that you find and identify, and finally, navigate to a missing treasure while you explore Red Butte Garden’s nature trails in Captain Bonneville.

In our latest release, Nature Re-Connects, players battle virtual creatures to recover stolen LEGO® bricks and save their parents from becoming LEGO monsters for eternity. Go for the top score and put your initials on our scoreboard! But hurry and play this game option will end on September 16, when the Nature Connects®:Art with LEGO bricks exhibit ends.

Download the TaleBlazer app onto your GPS enabled smartphone at home or in the Red Butte Garden Visitor Center and head out for an adventure.

For more information about the games visit www.redbuttegarden.org/taleblazer Special thanks to Xmission for their TaleBlazer Nature Re-Connects game sponsorship.

Lil’ Buds Classes

Bring your preschooler to a pint-sized class just for them! Each class features a special exploration in the Garden, fun crafts, hands-on activities, a delicious snack, and an engaging story connected to our age-appropriate themes. Our goal is to help your Lil’ Bud make new friends, prepare for preschool, and develop curiosity while exploring the natural world.

And don’t forget, all classes are designed for caregivers to attend and participate with their child.

To register please visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/lil-buds

Smell

Wednesday, September 5 Can you smell that? Come sniff it out with your Lil’ Bud as we explore what smells in the Garden.

Touch

Wednesday, September 12 It might be soft and fuzzy or stiff and scratchy but you’ll have to come to the Garden to find out!

Hear

Wednesday, September 19 Do you hear what I hear? From animals to plants blowing in the wind, there is so much to discover if we open our ears!

Taste

Wednesday, September 26 So much food and flavor comes from plants. Come taste your way through the Garden and see how much of a locavore you can be!

Sensational Senses

Wednesday, October 3 Come taste, touch, smell, see, and hear your way around Red Butte Garden. This class is sure to delight all the senses!

Individual Class Cost Per Child (ages 3-4), Caregiver included: Garden Members: $16 / Public: $20 All classes from 10:30AM – NOON www.redbuttegarden.org

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Garden Adventures Classes Are you ready for an adventure in the Garden? Sign up today for a Garden Adventure where adults and children work together to discover how plants connect to science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Each Garden Adventure includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as opportunities to bring a piece of the Garden home.

Garden Adventures Class Time: 1-2:30PM.

To register please visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/garden-adventures

September 8 - Botany Basics

Summer might be over, but that doesn’t mean our outdoor explorations have to end! Explore the garden and discover the variety of common and not-socommon plants in our collection. We’ll then head into the Sprout House to take a closer look at what makes a plant a plant. With a plant dissection, a plant-acular craft, and a snack that includes, roots, flowers, seeds and more, you won’t want to miss this class!

Members-$8 / Public-$10

September 22 - Awesome Apples

Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox (September 22) and the official first day of Fall with a class devoted to an awesome fall fruit—apples! We’ll learn more about this amazing fruit and discover a few of the varieties grown here in the Garden. Later, we’ll create apple-inspired art and conduct a tasty experiment.

Garden Members-$8 / Public-$10

October 6 - Spooky Planters

Kickoff your Halloween celebrations by planting a spooky planter in this special Garden Adventure!

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After learning what a planter is and how to care for it, participants will work together to plant and decorate Halloween-themed planters. Containers, plants, spooky decorations, and more will be provided. Don’t miss out on this frightfully fun class!

Garden Members-$24 / Public-$30

November 3 - Gourd-tastic

Halloween may be over, but there are still plenty of pumpkins and other gourds to be found! After learning what a gourd is and discovering the fun and unique varieties that exist in the world, we’ll create a “gourdgeous” work of art using squash, pumpkins, and decorations from the Garden.

Garden Members-$8 / Public-$10

November 10 - Kitchen Scientists

Have you ever wondered what makes root beer floats fizzy or why apple slices turn brown? Discover the answers to these questions and more as we explore the science of cooking and create some tasty treats to share.

Garden Members-$8 / Public-$10

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

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

HORTICULTURE

BOTANICAL ART

TREES AND SHRUBS (LLHG 520) SEPTEMBER 13 – OCTOBER 4, THURSDAYS 6-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $112 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $124

BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR 2 AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 25,TUESDAYS, 6-9PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $188 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $235

NATIVE SEED COLLECTING SEPTEMBER 27, THURSDAY 6 -8PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $20 / GENERAL PUBLIC $25

BOTANICAL COLOR PENCIL 3 SEPTEMBER 6 & 7, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 6-9PM SEPTEMBER 8, SATURDAY, 9AM-4PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $160 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $200

SPRING FLOWERING BULBS (LLHG 519) SEPTEMBER 13 & 20, THURSDAY 6:30 -8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $58 / GENERAL PUBLIC $64 FALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE (LLHG 551) OCTOBER 4, THURSDAY 6-9PM & OCTOBER 6, SATURDAY 10AM-1PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $71 / GENERAL PUBLIC $78 SOILS: DIG DEEPER INTO GARDENING (LLHG 615) OCTOBER 4 & 11, THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $52 / GENERAL PUBLIC $57 BULB FORCING WORKSHOP (LLHG 473) OCTOBER 17, WEDNESDAY 6-8PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $55 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $59 GARDEN DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN (LLHG 512) SEPTEMBER 5 – OCTOBER 3, WEDNESDAYS 6-9PM SEPTEMBER 22, SATURDAY 10AM-1PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $190 / GENERAL PUBLIC $209 LIVING WREATH WORKSHOP WITH SUCCULENTS (LLHG 588) SEPTEMBER 22, SATURDAY 10AM-NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $75 / GENERAL PUBLIC $79 CONTAINERS FOR FALL GARDENS (LLHG 550) SEPTEMBER 29, SATURDAY 10AM-NOON OR OCTOBER 4, THURSDAY 6:30-8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $60 / GENERAL PUBLIC $64 HOLIDAY FLORAL ARRANGING WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 17, SATURDAY, 10AM-NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $52 / GENERAL PUBLIC $65 SAVE THE DATES! HOLIDAY WREATH MAKING WORKSHOPS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY, DECEMBER 1-3 REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

BOTANICAL SILVERPOINT NOVEMBER 15 & 16, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 6-9PM NOVEMBER 17, SATURDAY, 9AM-4PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $160 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $200 GUIDED DESIGN GARDEN TOURS

EARLY MORNING BIRD WATCHING ALL TOURS FROM 9-11:30AM SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 8, 15, 22, 29, OCTOBER 6 & 20 WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 19 & 26 THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 11 & 25 REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE EVENING EXPLORATION – GARDEN TOUR SEPTEMBER 20, THURSDAY, 5:30-7PM REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE COMPLIMENTARY TRAM TOURS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 FREE WITH REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION MONDAY – FRIDAY 10AM-1PM* SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10AM-3PM FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. GROUPS OF FOUR OR LESS. PRIVATE TRAM TOURS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 MONDAY – FRIDAY 10AM-1PM* SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10AM-3PM GROUPS OF FIVE OF MORE ARE REQUIRED TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE TRAM TOUR BY CALLING 801.585.0899. $30 WELLNESS AND YOGA

SUNDAY YOGA IN THE GARDEN SEPTEMBER 9, 9-10AM GARDEN MEMBERS $12 (PRE-REGISTER PRICE) PUBLIC $15 (PRE-REGISTER PRICE) DROP IN – MEMBERS $13 / PUBLIC $17

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Billy Idol Concert

O.A.R. Concert

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BONSAI SHOW 10/13 9AM - 5PM

10/6 Spooky Planters

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Botanical Color Pencil 3 (1/3) 6 - 9PM

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Zeke Dumke Day ZAP Free Day

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Residential Landscape Design (6/6) 6 - 9PM

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Soils: Dig Deeper (2/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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(1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM Trees & Shrubs (4/4) 6 - 8:30PM Containers for Fall Gardens 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Thursday

Fall Gardens 10 - Noon Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale 9AM - 7:30PM

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Living Wreath Workshop 10AM-Noon Residential Landscape Design(4/6) 10AM - 1PM Garden Adventures (see side panel) Fall Equinox

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Botanical Color Pencil 3 (3/3) 9AM - 4PM

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Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale 1 - 7:30PM

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Jeff Clay Photography 9/9 - 10/7

ART EXHIBITS Chase McCleary Enduring Forest 8/17 - 9/9

BIRDING TOURS 9 - 11:30AM

FALL BULB & NATIVE PLANT SALE 9/28 from 1-7:30PM 9/29 from 9AM - 7:30PM

9/8 Botany Basics 9/22 Awesome Apples

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GARDEN ADVENTURES

10:30AM - NOON 9/5 Smell 9/12 Touch 9/19 Hear 9/26 Taste

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Events at Red Butte Garden

Botanical Color Pencil 3 (2/3) 6 - 9PM

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Trees & Shrubs (3/4) 6 - 8:30PM

Native Seed Collecting 6 - 8PM

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Evening Exploration Tour 5:30 - 7PM

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(2/4) 6 - 8:30PM Spring Flowering Bulbs (2/2)

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Spring Flowering Bulbs (1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

Trees & Shrubs (1/4) 6 - 8:30PM

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Residential Landscape Design (5/6) 6 - 9PM

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Residential Landscape Design (3/6) 6 - 9PM Far Out Ski & Snowboard Movie 7PM

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Voodoo Threauxdown Concert

Residential Landscape Design (2/6) 6 - 9PM

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Residential Landscape Design (1/6) 6 - 9PM

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Botanical Watercolor 2 (5/5) 6 - 9PM

Botanical Watercolor 2 (4/5) 6 - 9PM

Botanical Watercolor 2 (3/5) 6 - 9PM

Gary Clark Jr. Concert

Botanical Watercolor 2 (2/5) 6 - 9PM

GARDEN ADVENTURES

10:30AM - NOON 10/3 Sensational Senses

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Nature Connects® Art with LEGO® Bricks ends September 16 Garden Hours 9AM - 7:30PM Except on concert dates, Hours are 9AM - 5PM

Monday

LIL’ BUDS

Rodrigo Y Gabriela Concert

Last Day of Nature Connects: Art with Lego® Bricks

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Yoga in the Garden 9 - 10AM

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Orchid Show 9AM - 4PM

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Bonsai Show 9AM - 3:30PM

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Oaklore Academy of magic

GARDEN AFTER DARK

ART EXHIBITS Jeff Clay Photography 9/14 - 10/7

BIRDING TOURS 9 - 11:30AM

10/14 9AM - 3:30PM

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Garden Hours 9AM - 5PM Plan Your Holiday Party at Red Butte Garden Now! 801-585-9563

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Holiday Wreath Workshops 6 - 9PM

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Arranging 10AM - Noon Botanical Silver Point (2/3) 9AM - 4PM

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Garden After Dark 6 - 9PM

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Garden After Dark 6 - 9PM

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Garden After Dark 6 - 9PM

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Garden After Dark 6 - 9PM

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Free Admission Thanks to ZAP

12/1 & 12/2

Holiday Open House & Gift Shop Sale

SAVE THE DATES

GLASS ART SHOW 11/3 - 12/18

ORCHID SHOW 11/3 9AM - 5PM 11/4 9AM - 4PM

11/3 Gourd-tastic 11/10 Kitchen Scientists

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GARDEN ADVENTURES

Garden Hours 9AM - 5PM Save The Dates: Holiday Wreath Making Workshops Nov 30 & Dec 1 - 3 Registration opens Oct 1

Garden After Dark 6 - 9PM

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Garden After Dark 6 - 9PM

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Bulb Forcing Workshop 6 - 8PM

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US Postage PAID Salt Lake City Permit #1529

300 WAKARA WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108

GARDEN INFORMATION

2018 ADVISORY BOARD: Tim Welsh, Chair Tory Magleby, Vice Chair Nancy Martin, Secretary Erin Armstrong Byron Barkley Sandi Behnken Susan Bollinger Thomas Brickey Kym Buttschardt David Classen Fred Esplin Jeff Herring Chuck Horman Lucinda L. Kindred Kristy Larsen Gregory Lee Ron Motzkus Kevin Murphy Steven Price David Reymann Susan Speer Lyle C. Summers Stephen Urquhart Emeritus members Sandy McOmber David Gee

Hours:

January 2 - March 31 Daily 9AM - 5PM April 1 - 30 Daily 9AM - 7:30PM May 1 - August 31** Daily 9AM - 9PM September 1 - 30** Daily 9AM - 7:30PM October 1 - December 23* Daily 9:00AM - 5PM *Closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24 - January 1 **Days when outdoor concerts are scheduled, hours are 9AM - 5PM.

Groups of 12 or more receive $1 off regular admission price for each person.

Full group payment is due at time of Garden entry.

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Visitor Center 801.585.0556 Private Event Rental 801.585.9563 Volunteer 801.585.5688 Membership 801.585.7172 Donations 801.585.5658 Class Registration 801.581.8454

Visit Us! Visitor Center, Gift Shop, & Mailing Address: 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Website: www.redbuttegarden.org Comments: 801.581.5754 or e-mail kate.randall@redbutte.utah.edu