Fall 2022
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UTAH'S BOTANICAL GARDEN
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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.
Derrek Hanson, Executive Director
You may have read that the western United States is experiencing the most severe drought conditions of the past 1,200 years.1 As these conditions persist, each of us must take responsibility to reduce water usage. In this case, even small changes can have a critical impact.
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The turf in the Garden's Amphitheatre
1 Williams, P. A. (2022, February 14). Rapid intensification of the emerging southwestern North American megadrought in 2020–2021. Nature. Retrieved July 24, 2022, from www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01290-z
Preliminary estimates suggest that we can expect to reduce our water usage by 20% over the next year. As an added incentive, we qualify for a substantial rebate.
The Jordan Valley and Central Utah Water Conservancy Districts will rebate up to $75 of the purchase price to home owners who install a smart irrigation controller. Check out https://utahwatersavers.com/ for more information about these and other waterwise incentives.
Here at Red Butte Garden, we too are making adjustments to reduce our water use.
Of our 21 developed acres, fewer than 2 acres—or 8%—is turfgrass. The garden’s turf is a turf-type tall fescue that uses less water than Kentucky Bluegrass, and turf areas are limited to places where they serve a functional use for programming and events. While these spaces and some of our plantings require routine watering, we are committed to using our region’s water resources as responsibly as possible. That’s why the Garden recently installed a smart irrigation system. Among its many benefits, this cloud-based, smart system “learns” our watering behavior and adjusts schedules based on real-time real-time weather changes.
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5 BRINGING NAVAJO FOOD TRADITIONS TO FUTURE NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS By Dr. Bruce Pavlik and Eddy Dawson 7 WHAT EXACTLY IS XERISCAPE…. AND WHY SHOULD IT MATTER?
Melanie Espinal 12 LOOK WHO’S JOINED OUR TEAM 13 CALENDAR 7 10 For more information, contact Luz Corrales, Development Specialist, at 801.581.3341 or luz.corrales@redbutte.utah.edu. Red Butte Garden has received gifts honoring the following individuals: Doris Brown Cannon Eric St. Clair Eddy Dawson Ned Duncan Engeman Harrison Fuller James Kevin Hallen Verne Huser Zoe HarukoKingdonMoriyasu Barbara Ollhoff Patricia Owens Rio Ryan Robert L. Sluder Peggy Anne Watanuki Stanley LeRoy Wells Jr.
Instructor Elouise Wilson demonstrates traditional methods of food preparation.
The traditional foods cooking demonstration, held in the Red Butte Garden Herb Garden outdoor kitchen last July, was conducted by Cynthia Wilson, Elouise Wilson, and Frances Sheppard of Monument Valley, Utah. All three have been collaborating with Red Butte Garden Conservation Director Bruce Pavlik on the Four Corners Potato projects over the last six years, as well as the ethnobotany of Bears Ears National Monument projects highlighted in previous RBG newsletters. The demonstration was attended by 23 Indigenous college students enrolled in the University of Utah’s Native American Research Internship program. The students come from Tribal Nations across the country to gain experience and mentorship from the University's science and medical faculty, ultimately aiding their applications to graduate and professional schools.
“It’s food, it’s medicine, it’s a way of connecting with the Earth and the plant people,” said Cynthia Wilson, describing what she has learned from her interviews with Tribal elders. “To show gratitude and to give back to the Earth are essential when cooking with traditional foods.”
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Cynthia Wilson is a member of the Navajo Nation in Monument Valley and a graduate of the University of Utah with a passion for Indigenous food heritage and its influence on a stronger and healthier future.
Cynthia’s demonstration focused on the connection between the spiritual and culinary practices of Diné people with respect to the Four Corners Potato (Solanum jamesii)—practices that elders have honored and preserved over millennia.
BRINGING NAVAJO FOOD TRADITIONS TO FUTURE NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS
What Will Be Your Legacy?
For the students it was an opportunity to explore and piece together Indigenous traditions, knowledge, food, and culture. Many students took home Four Corners Potato plants, renewing and strengthening the cultural connections these students will carry forward.
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Help keep the Garden growing with a legacy gift through your will. Elouise Wilson, member of the Navajo Nation in Monument Valley, administers a blessing on the Herb Garden.
Cynthia cooked the Four Corners Potatoes in a ceramic pot (not metal), adding some special bentonite clay called “gleesh” in Navajo, to reduce the bitterness. Elouise demonstrated the proper tools and method for grinding corn with a stone mano and metate just as ancient Indigenous People did. Frances showed how to burn fresh juniper branches to create ash that is mixed with blue corn mush—making the corn’s niacin available for absorption into the body. And finally, a tea was made from flower-bearing twigs of snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) collected from Monument Valley.
Dr. Bruce Pavlik is the Conservation Director at Red Butte Garden. Programs Director Eddy Dawson has been with the Garden for 20 years. He has a BS in horticulture and an MS in botanical informatics from Texas A&M University.
A legacy gift honors the donor’s life with a charitable gift to a chosen party, cause, or organization. Legacy giving is a lasting investment in Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, 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. For more information, please contact Natalie Cope, Director of Philanthropy, at 801.585.5658 or natalie.cope@redbutte.utah.edu
I gained a new perspective on our mission of connecting people to plants and the beauty of living landscapes. Tonight, I learned from the experts.” said Eddy Dawson, Director of Programs.
“It is a gift for the Garden to host events like this with our community partners.
Planning and Design—As with any landscape project, start with a solid plan and design. Evaluate your site, noting things such as sun or shade exposure, wind exposure, existing elements you want to protect, and what elements you want to incorporate into a new landscape. Soil Improvements—Determine your existing soil types and add any necessary amendments, such as organic matter or other products, to improve drainage prior to planting a new landscape. Incorporating utilite, expanded shale, or a washed, coarse, angular sand helps improve drainage for desert plants, reducing the potential for rot. For more information on your current soil conditions, consider a home soils test.
Go to: www.usu.edu/analytical-laboratories/tests/home-soil-testing IS XERISCAPE…. IT
You may have heard the term xeriscape used by local experts touting strategies for how consumers can reduce water usage in their gardens. Based on the most common concerns we hear from local guests, we’ve come to the conclusion that many people in Utah seem to believe three things when considering a xeriscape space:
AND WHY SHOULD
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Bottom: Sulphur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) var. polyanthum
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• The entire landscape must be ‘xeric’ or require no supplemental water
WHAT EXACTLY
• And based on the above, you won’t like the outcome
• You’ll be limited to sparse plantings with lots of gravel or rock mulch
Top: Adaptive Beauty view in the Water Concervtion Garden
The term xeriscape was coined by the Denver Water Board in the 1980s and emphasizes seven principles. We’ll discuss each of these in an effort to dispel the myths, because a xeriscape garden can be vibrant and colorful, as well as waterwise.
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Plant Zones Group plants that have similar requirements, especially water, but also sun and shade. Plants that prefer shady environments are typically best on the north or east side of your home, or near other landscape elements that provide shade. Choose plantings that tolerate full sun for the south or west sides of your home. Plants requiring higher water amounts should be reserved for low drainage areas or near downspouts. Incorporate low-water-use plants in hot, dry, sunny, or windy locations.
Top: Groundcover Tapestry
Mulches—Using landscape mulches helps lower soil temperatures, and suppresses weeds and reduces water loss. Even better, if a plant-based mulch product is used, organic matter will be increased in the soil as it breaks down. A thickness of 2–3 inches is preferred around perennials, with as much as 4–6 inches around shrubs or trees, keeping the mulch a few inches away from the main trunk. Many xeric/desert plants prefer a gravel or rock mulch as winter moisture held next to their crown can cause them to rot. We don’t recommend using landscape fabrics or plastics, which can reduce the ability for water and air to reach plant roots.
Turf Alternatives—Options to consider include reducing the size of your lawn by adding a patio, deck, or other landscape feature, as well as converting lawn to a turf type like tall fescue, buffalo grass, blue grama, or other plantings.
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Efficient Irrigation—Whenever possible, design and install your irrigation system along with your planting design. Pay special attention to existing trees to ensure they will continue to get sufficient water. Consider which system types will best provide the necessary water efficiently, such as sprinklers with larger droplet sizes, micro-sprays, bubblers, or drip systems. Avoid sprinklers that create a fine mist. Water infrequently and deeply—between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.—and irrigate turf and other areas according to their respective water requirements. To establish new plantings, note that regular watering is critical for the first year or two. You can reduce the amount of water supplied once your plantings are established.
Horticulture Director Marita Tewes Tyrolt has been with the Garden since 1994. She has a BA in fine arts from Northern Kentucky University and an Associate’s degree in horticulture applied science from Cincinnati Technical School.
The west view in the Water Concervtion Garden
Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale Friday, Sept 23, 9AM-4PM Saturday, Sept 24, 9AM-4PM Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre Free admission through the Amphitheatre gates redbuttegarden.org/events/fall-plant-sale
Maintenance—All landscapes, even low-water landscapes, require regular maintenance, such as weeding, annual cut back of herbaceous plants, deadheading spent blooms, pruning, and irrigation repair. Maintenance activities should also include inspection of irrigation systems hidden drip lines, which can become damaged and leak over time.
Find more bulbs and plants than ever before!
Support Red Butte Garden while shopping our wide selection of spring-flowering bulbs, organic garlic bulbs, ornamental grasses, fall-blooming perennials, and the best selection of waterwise and native plants in one location—the Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre.
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Most of these are solid, best-practice landscape principles regardless of which type of landscape design you’re looking to create. The defining principles of xeriscape are to incorporate plants that require less water, design plantings according to similar water, sun, and shade requirements, and irrigate plants based on their individual needs. This concept of design is called hydrozoning and is key to understanding what xeriscape really means. Once you understand that xeriscape isn’t what you’ve been led to believe, then you can begin to take advantage of existing xeriscape resources.
For more information, check out these sites from Denver Water to learn more about the principles and see sample xeriscape www.redbuttegarden.org/gardening-information/horticulture-references‘High‘WaterwiseOtherxeriscape-planswww.denverwater.org/residential/rebates-and-conservation-tips/remodel-your-yard/xeriscape-plans/xeriscape-principleswww.denverwater.org/residential/rebates-and-conservation-tips/remodel-your-yard/plans:resourcesinclude:PlantsforSustainableGardens’,byLaurenSpringerOgdenandScottOgdenandDry,GardeningwithCold-HardyDrylandPlants’,byRobertNold
Fall is a great time to plant bulbs and establish new plants in your garden. Get planting this fall for a more colorful spring.
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AIR LAB (AUTO IMMUNE RESPONSE LABORATORY)
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How can we move forward amidst an environmental crisis? Plants may have the answer. Diné artist Will Wilson explores this in partnership with Red Butte Garden in his work AIR Lab (Auto Immune Response Laboratory), featured in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ (UMFA) new exhibition Air. Air, on view through December 11, explores how air connects us to each other and to the planet, through contemporary art by global and local artists. As you enter Air, your eyes are drawn to Wilson’s AIR Lab, a massive steel structure affixed with maps, lights, and various green plants. Since 2005, Wilson has been exploring indigenous food, dye, and pollinator species with this greenhouse postapocalyptic take on the sacred Diné dwelling, the hogan. In this AIR Lab, Wilson was particularly inspired by phytoremediation (the use of natural plant processes to clean up contaminated environments), as well as Red Butte’s research of the Four Corners Potato. With help from Red Butte’s horticulture director Marita Tewes, conservation director Bruce Pavlik, greenhouse coordinator Kara Hastings, and assistant curator of plant records Heidi M. Simper, several plant species that remove heavy metals and toxins from soil will grow in the middle of UMFA’s gallery. Among them are the sunflower, Indiangrass, needle spikerush, common yarrow, and Mexican mosquito fern, which can help clear uranium, cadmium, arsenic, petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides, and herbicides. This collaboration, like the current environmental crisis, required innovative thinking and creative problem-solving, as what is good for plants usually is not good for fine arts, such as pests and prolonged light exposure, not to mention the challenge of plant sourcing during COVID-19.
Today, natural resource extraction, particularly that of uranium, disproportionately affects Diné people by contaminating their land, water, and air. Wilson’s AIR Lab warns us of a toxic future, while providing a sanctuary that symbolizes survival, resourcefulness, and hope. See Air and learn more about Wilson’s work at an art talk at the UMFA on October 7, 2022, from 6-8 pm.
Melanie Espinal is the Communications Coordinator at Utah Museum of Fine Arts.
Installation of AIR Lab by Red Butte Garden assistant curator Heidi Simper and greenhouse coordinator Kara Hastings, UMFA curator Whitney Tassie, and Diné artist Will Wilson.
Red Butte Garden12 LOOK WHO’S JOINED OUR TEAM Jake Arrington Horticulturist II, Natural Area BS Horticulture, Utah State University Natalie Cope Director of Philanthropy BFA, Brigham Young University Ben Gantt Horticulturist II, Greenhouse IPM BS Horticulture and Greenhouse Business Production, North Dakota State University Emily Gaumnitz Horticulturist II, Containers and Interior Displays BFA Communication Design, Washington University Sara Nejatifar Administrative Assistant, BSProgramsEnvironmental Studies, University of Utah Cole Scott Equipment Mechanic BS Environmental Science, Southern New Hampshire University Tristin Tabish Director of Events and Guest Services BA Mass Communication, MS Strategic UniversityCommunication,ofUtah Jennifer Wiseman Project Manager BS Horticulture, MS Landscape Architecture, Utah State University Join us in welcoming the following talented people to the Garden’s full-time staff.Teton Gravity Research presents MAGIC HOUR Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre Monday, September 19 Gates open at 6pm, film at sunset On Sale redbuttegarden.org/events/teton-gravity-research-ski-filmNow!
13redbuttegarden.org FALL 2022 CALENDAR Please visit our website and social media for more Garden event information. ART EXHIBITS Featuring a range of naturethemed media by Utah artists including watercolor,photography,oil,pastel,mixed media, fiber art, and more. Admission not required to shop. (Leslie- save a tiny bit of space for each in case we need to add artist reception dates) AUG 26-SEP 25 Wasatch Camera Club Interpretations of Nature: Realism to Impressionism Artist reception, Aug 26, 6-8pm NOV 4-DEC 20 Glass Art Show With the Glass Art Guild of Utah FLORAL SHOWS OCT 1 & 2 Bonsai Show Sat & Sun With the Bonsai Club of Utah NOV 5 & 6 Orchid Show Sat & Sun With the Utah Orchid Society GARDEN EVENTS SEP Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concert Series Tickets: concertsredbuttegarden.org/ SEP 9 Ballet West in the Garden Fri, gates open at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm Garden members $45 General public $50 Tickets: events/ballet-westredbuttegarden.org/ SEP 19 Teton Gravity Research presents: Magic Hour Mon, Gates open at 6:00pm, film at sunset TGR’s latest ski film premiere. Live music and prize Gardengiveaways.members $20 General public $25 Tickets: events/teton-gravity-research-redbuttegarden.org/ ski-film SEP 23 & 24 Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale Fri & Sat, 9am-4pm Red Butte fall-plant-saleredbuttegarden.org/events/AmphitheatreGarden OCT 20-30 BOOtanical Fall Festival The Mystery of Red Butte GardenGarden members: $12 General public: $15 Preregistration opens Oct bootanicalredbuttegarden.org/events/3 DEC 3 & 4 Gift Shop Annual Holiday Sale Garden members save an additional 10% on gift shop purchases. DEC 3 & 4 Holiday Open House & Art Fair 19 local artisans with handmade gifts for the season. Free admission thanks to ZAP Call For Entries! If you would like to vend your original, handcrafted art at the Holiday Open House, please apply by Oct 7 house-art-fairgarden-events/holiday-open-redbuttegarden.org/free-. EXHIBIT ARTISTS Wasatch Camera Club, Top L: Jeff Clay, Top R: Dan Barnett Glass Art Show, Bottom L: Lori Scharf, Bottom R: Barbara Busche Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
SEP 12 The Birds & The Bees for the Trees Mon, SEPGeneralGarden6:30-8:30pmmembers$43public$4821,OCT5,NOV16 Birding Walk w/Hawkwatch International Wed, Sep & Oct 5:30-6:30pm Wed, Nov 5-6pm Garden members $16 General public $20 SEP 20 & 27 Native Seed Collecting Tues, OCTGeneralGarden5:30-7:30pmmembers$45public$5513
CLASSES WORKSHOPS
SEP 15, OCT 20, NOV 17 Indian Cooking with Purnima Gandhi (online) Thu, Garden6-8pmmembers $44 General public $55 SEP, NOV Cooking with Plants for a Healthier U Tue,
$25 General public $30 OCT 1 & 2 Wilderness First Aid w/ Wilderness Medicine of Utah Sat & Sun, 8am-6pm Garden members $200 General public $200 The Water Pavillion
$10 General public $12
HORTICULTURE
$20 General public $25 SEP 10, OCT 8, NOV 19 Designing with Fresh Flowers Sat, GardenNoon-2pmmembers $95 General public $100 Material fee $50 SEP 13 Botanical Spirits Tue, Garden6-8pmmembers $86 General public $90 Includes Materials SEP 27, 29, & OCT 4, 6, 11 Art In the Garden Series for Ages 55+ Tue & Thu, 6:30-8:30pm Garden members $180 General public $200 Includes Materials NOV 7, 9, 11 Botanical Painting Series –Fall Fungi Mon, Wed & Fri, 6-8pm Garden members $300 General public $315 Includes Materials HEALTHY LIVING Garden7-8pmmembers Garden7-8pmmembers Garden10-10:40ammembers SEP Qigong Mon, SEPGeneralGarden9:30-10:30ammembers$10public$12 Garden5:15-6:15pmmembers SEPGeneralGarden10:30-11:30ammembers$10public$12 Garden6:30-7:30pmmembers GardenWed,10-11:30am6:30-8pmmembers
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ART & DESIGN SEP 3, 4, 10, 11 Botanical Painting Series –Late Summer Flowers Sat & Sun, 6-8pm Garden members $350 General public $385 Includes Materials SEP 3, 10, 17, 24 Improv Workshops Sat, Garden10-11:30ammembers
$44 General public $55 SEP 22 Sovereign Embodiment Thu,
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$16 General public $20 SEP Mindfulness Meditation Tue,
Yoga/Qigong Thu,
$10 General public $12 SEP Awake in the Moment Wed,
Yoga in the Garden Tue,
Design Your Own Backyard Paradise (Online) Tues, GeneralGarden6:30-8:30pmmembers$45public$50
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Cultivating Mushrooms in Your Backyard (Online) Tues, OCTGeneralGardenMaterial6:30-8:30pmFee:$50members$50public$5520&27
$18 General public $20 SEP, OCT, NOV Forest Bathing Sat,
15redbuttegarden.org Details and registration at redbuttegarden.org BY THE NUMBERS ACTIVITES FOR KIDS Boredom Busters Fun, free, nature-inspired activities for families to do at redbuttegarden.org/free-garden-events/boredom-bustershome. GUIDED GARDEN TOURS MAY-SEP Complimentary Tram Tours Mon-Sun, 10am-1pm based on docent availability. Groups of 6 or less. First come, first served. Groups of 7 or more must request a private tour. Private Walking & Tram Tours Up to 7 guests per docent for walking tours. Up to 6 guests per docent for tram tours. Tour price, plus admission: Garden members- $50 per docent General public- $75 per docent 10-day advance registration redbuttegarden.org/plan-your-garden-visit/garden-toursrequired. Art Exhibits Featuring a range of nature-themed works by Utah artists • 8 unique shows hosted last year • 45 artists representing various media • 1,576 works of art sold • $31,600 generated for Garden operations Quail along the the Floral Walk
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