Red Butte Garden Summer 2016 Newsletter

Summer 2016 Volume 8 Issue 2

Monday Family Nights Ways of the Meadow New Sprout House Workshops

The Garden As A Sanctuary For Native Bees Photos by Joe Wilson

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any of the Garden’s regular visitors view it as their sanctuary—a refuge from the stresses, strains, and pressures of everyday life.

Sanctuary has another meaning: a refuge where wildlife is protected from hunting or harassment. In the Spring 2014 issue of the Garden’s newsletter we discussed Red Butte Garden as a sanctuary for a variety of wildlife. You can see a list of birds that make their home or migrate through the Garden on our website at: www.redbuttegarden.org/red-butte-birds It turns out that mammals and birds aren’t the only animals for which Red Butte Garden is a sanctuary. Joe Wilson, a professor of Entomology at Utah State University, studied the bee fauna of the Garden last year and discovered 132 different species of bees, from 34 different genera, and all six North American bee families. Unlike honey bees (Apis mellifera), very few native bees sting people.

The abundance of bee species in the Garden varied across the seasons, they were most abundant and diverse in the spring and gradually decreased as the season progressed.

Bees in the genus Andrena, commonly called the mining bee, were most abundant with over 20 represented species.

A variety of bumble bees (Bombus) were found to be doing very well in the Garden in contrast to the population

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declines they are experiencing elsewhere—emphasizing, according to Wilson, the importance of the Garden’s role in protecting native bees.

Wilson found a number of specialist bees including a cactus specialist (Diadasia australis), a squash family specialist (Peponapis pruinosa), and a variety of sunflower family specialists. Specialist bees forage for pollen that can be found on only a few or even just one plant species.

Interestingly, the bee species in the developed garden areas were markedly different than those found in the Natural Area. Of the 83 species collected in the developed garden areas, 33 were only found there, and of the 86 species found in the Natural Area, 48 were only found there, with 53 species found in both areas. Professor Wilson’s report concluded that Red Butte Garden is an important refuge for bees in heavily developed Salt Lake County, providing a continuous, predictable, reliable supply of floral resources and a consistent source of undisturbed nesting areas.

The Garden takes its role of sanctuary very seriously. We are a refuge for children to play in nature, for adults to escape from their stresses, for plants, wildlife, and yes, for bees.

Gregory Lee, Executive Director

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Red Butte Botanical Garden, located at the University of Utah, is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West, renowned for plant collections, display gardens, 450,000 springtime blooming bulbs, a world-class outdoor summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.

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EDITORS

Bryn Ramjoué Kate Randall

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

Gregory Lee Fritz Kollmann Kevin Jensen Neal Dombrowski

Pierce McConnell Jason Baker Kate Randall Joe Wilson

Pierce McConnell Malinda Tackman

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MONDAY • JUNE 20 EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

WEDNESDAY • JULY 6 TEARS FOR FEARS

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LUCY PETERSON WATKINS TEXTURES OF THE WASATCH MAY 27 - JUNE 19

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

ERIC PETERSON WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY JUNE 24 - JULY 17

INTERMOUNTAIN SOCIETY OF ARTISTS JULY 22 - AUGUST 14 Artist Reception: July 30 from 2 - 4PM

CAROL BOLD FINE ART & PRINTMAKING AUGUST 19 - SEPTEMBER 11

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE SUMMER FILM SERIES

FREE OUTDOOR FILM SCREENINGS AT RED BUTTE GARDEN AMPHITHEATRE MONDAY, JULY 18TH 2016 RED BUTTE GARDEN AMPHITHEATRE FREE! \ 7:30 - 9:30 PM FEATURING MIDNIGHT PAPER HEIST & RESONATE

Grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and bring your friends to enjoy Sundance Film Festival favorites under the stars.

All screenings are free and open to the public, no ticket needed.

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Gates open at 7:30 P.M., films start at dusk.

Films announced in June. Visit SUNDANCE.ORG/UTAH for more information.

Principal Sponsor

Community Supporters

Major Sponsor

Promontory Foundation, Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City Arts Council

Thank You Garden Members!

Your membership dues do more than garner great benefits at the Garden! They are vital in matching funding provided by the State of Utah for Red Butte Garden’s education programs like onsite field trips, Botany Bins, and Statewide School Grow Labs. Your support is an investment in the hands-on education of Utah’s school children.

Memorials

February - April 2016

In Memory Of Veralu Mason Sharon Muir Ann Dalton Murray Janet Ollinger Blanche Runyan George T. Stromberg

For tribute & memorial information call 801.587.9658

Help Red Butte Garden Flourish for Generations to Come!

Provide a beautiful respite in a busy world by making a planned gift to the Garden.

Join us in our efforts to educate children, provide beautiful gardens, and preserve nature.

When you make or update your will, please consider including Red Butte Garden in your plans.

For more information, contact Wendy Loyning at 801.585.5658 or wendy.loyning@redbutte.utah.edu www.redbuttegarden.org

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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

WELLNESS & YOGA

PERENNIALS: SPRING — SUMMER BLOOMERS (LLHG 617) MAY 25 - JUNE 8, WEDNESDAYS, 6:30 – 8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $67 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $74

YOGA IN THE GARDEN with Kristin Vance of Fluid Heart Yoga JUNE 7 - 30, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7:30 – 8:30AM JULY 5 - 28, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7:30 – 8:30AM AUGUST 2 - 25, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7:30 – 8:30AM GARDEN MEMBERS: $90 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $108 DROP IN — MEMBERS: $12 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $16

IRRIGATION BASICS (LLHG 563) JUNE 1 & 8, WEDNESDAYS, 6:30 – 8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $48 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $52

GUIDED GARDEN TOURS

GARDEN MAINTENANCE (LLHG 547) JUNE 7 & 14, WEDNESDAYS, 7 – 9PM JUNE 11, SATURDAY, 10AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $65 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $72 PRESERVING FRESH HERBS WORKSHOP (LLHG 548) JULY 16, SATURDAY, 9AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $40 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $44 PERENNIALS: LATE SUMMER — FALL BLOOMERS AUGUST 16 & 23, TUESDAYS, 6:30 – 8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $50 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $54

(LLHG 618)

GARDEN DESIGN DESIGNING WITH FRESH FLOWERS — BRING YOUR GARDEN INSIDE (LLHG 592) JUNE 16, JULY 14 & AUGUST 18, THURSDAYS, 6:30 - 8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $146 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $154 LIVING WREATH WORKSHOP WITH SUCCULENTS JUNE 18, SATURDAY, 10AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $68 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $71

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VERTICAL GARDENING — LIVING WALLS WORKSHOP JUNE 23, THURSDAY, 6 - 8PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $60 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $63

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WATER FEATURES FOR THE HOME GARDEN (LLHG 507) JULY 27, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 - 8:30PM JULY 30, SATURDAY, 9AM - NOON GARDEN MEMBERS: $60 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $65 BOTANICAL ART BOTANICAL DRAWING I MAY 27, JUNE 3 - 17 & JULY 1, FRIDAYS, 6 - 9PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $160 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $200 (LLART 170) PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPES: WATERCOLOR JUNE 23 - JULY 28, THURSDAYS, 5:30 - 8:30PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $170 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $189 BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR I JULY 8 - 29, AUGUST 5 & 12, FRIDAYS, 1 - 4PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $160 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $200 COOKING IN THE GARDEN INDIAN CUISINE with Purnima Gandhi in the Herb Garden JUNE 16, THURSDAY, 6 - 8PM JULY 21, THURSDAY, 6 - 8PM AUGUST 11, THURSDAY, 6 - 8PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $45 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $55

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EARLY MORNING BIRD WATCHING with Arline Sant JUNE 1, WEDNESDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 4, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 11, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 15, WEDNESDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 18, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 22, WEDNESDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 25, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JUNE 29, WEDNESDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JULY 6, WEDNESDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JULY 9, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JULY 16, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JULY 20, WEDNESDAY, 9 - 11:30AM JULY 30, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM AUGUST 6, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM AUGUST 13, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM AUGUST 27, SATURDAY, 9 - 11:30AM REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE EVENING EXPLORATION — GARDEN TOURS JUNE 9, JULY 21 & AUGUST 25, THURSDAYS, 7 – 8:30PM REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE (LLHG 545) GARDEN TREASURES: SALT LAKE TOUR JUNE 15 & 22, THURSDAYS, 6 – 8PM GARDEN MEMBERS: $50 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $55 COMPLIMENTARY TRAM TOURS* MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 MONDAY, 10AM – 3PM & 5 - 8PM TUESDAY, 10AM – 1PM WEDNESDAY, 10AM – 3PM THURSDAY, 10AM – 3PM FRIDAY, 10AM – 1PM SATURDAY, 10AM – 3PM SUNDAY, 10AM – 3PM & 5 - 8PM REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE

*Groups of Five or less / No Registration Necessary / First Come, First Served

SCHEDULE A PRIVATE TOUR WALKING TOURS — UP TO 15 GUESTS PER DOCENT TRAM TOURS — UP TO 7 GUESTS PER DOCENT $30 PER DOCENT CALL 801.585.5688 OR ONLINE: WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

Sprout House s Workshop Looking for a fun, educational way to connect children ages 5-12 with plants and the natural world? Then you’ll love our NEW Sprout House Workshops! Sprout House Workshops are private, customizable classes hosted by you and designed for youth such as Girl and Boy Scout Troops, 4H Clubs, play-date groups, neighbors, friends, birthdays, etc. All Workshops include interactive, nature-themed lessons taught by Garden staff and include experiments, explorations in the Garden, and cool, hands-on projects participants create during the workshop and take home.

Dates & Times

Cost

Available March - September on select Saturdays

Garden Members: $12/person

(see website for availability)

Morning Workshops: 10 - 11:30AM

General Public: $15/person

Afternoon Workshops: 1 - 2:30PM Registration required | Workshops limited to 16 participants and 2 adult chaperones | Must be booked a minimum of 10 business days in advance | Fees include all class materials as well as Garden admission for all participants For more information and to reserve your workshop, visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/sprouthouse-workshops

Choose from the following themes: BUG BASICS

Get up close and personal with the world of bugs! Participants will explore life cycles, insect classification, and pollinators before creating custom bug catchers and butterfly feeders.

JUNIOR APOTHECARY

Discover the unique uses of several common (and not-socommon!) plants. From healing to textiles, participants will investigate how people from around the world use plants and then create their own natural lip balm, custom-scented candle, insect repellant, aromatherapy air freshener, or herbal sodas.*

ECOSYSTEM ADVENTURES

Unravel the mysteries of Utah’s diverse biomes! Learn about habitats, ecosystems, and the water cycle before planting a miniature terrarium.

WATER WIZARDS

Desert plants have amazing adaptations to help them collect, contain, and conserve water in Utah’s dry environment. Explore desert ecosystems, water conservation, and desert plant adaptations before planting a desktop desert (mini-succulent garden).

* At registration, select two projects to complete.

2016 HORTICULTURE SPOTLIGHT LECTURE SERIES FREE LECTURES AT RED BUTTE GARDEN 6:30 - 7:30PM Registration Required: www.redbuttegarden.org/ horticulture-lecture-series

MAY 16 BRUCE PAVLIK (Red Butte Garden)

Broadening the Research Mission of the Conservation Department at Red Butte Garden

JUNE 20 JOEY CAPUTO (Utah Department of Agriculture and Food) Promoting Managed Pollinator Health Along the Wasatch Front JULY 18 KATIE WAGNER (USU Extension Salt Lake County) Organic Weed Control

AUGUST 15 ELLEN BAILEY (USU Extension Water Quality) Rain Water Harvesting for the Urban Landscape SEPTEMBER 19 CYNTHIA BEE (Jordan Valley Conservation Garden Park) Localscapes - Landscape Design Made Simple

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From top-left, across: 1. Amelanchier utahensis, 2. Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition', 3. Cercocarpus ledifolius, 4. Chamaebatiaria millefolium, 5. Cleome serrulata, 6. Eschscholzia californica, 7. Festuca mairei, 8. Oenothera fremontii 'Shimmer', 9. Penstemon strictus, 10. Pinus aristata, 11. Sphaeralcea munroana

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s interest in low-water-use plants and landscapes continues to grow, homeowners and gardeners must choose between a bewildering number of unfamiliar plants. This list is designed to help you select water-wise plants for your landscape. Red Butte Garden locations for the plants are included with each entry, so please visit the Garden and have a look at these plants before you decide whether or not to invite them into your garden.

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Trees Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine

Height: 15’ to 20’ Width: 3’ to 10’ Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Visitors Center Entrance Stairs

Height: 5’ to 30’ Width: 5’ to 20’ Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Floral Walk between Children’s & Water Conservation Gardens

While they are common on the ridges of the Wasatch foothills and lower elevations of the Cottonwood canyons, sadly, these versatile, native, evergreen trees are underused in low-water landscapes. Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany can be trimmed as a hedge, allowed to grow as multi-stemmed small trees, or pruned to a single trunk. Its almost-shiny silver bark dramatically contrasts with the dark green, lustrous leaves. It is a strong performer in both natural and garden settings.

The Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine is a very slow growing conifer for dry gardens. These very long-lived trees, which grace the eastern edge of the terrace gardens, provide a wonderful talking point in the garden.

Small and shrubby, sporting dark green needles, these trees have an almost Seussian quality, lent by the retention of their needles on the portions of the branches closest to the trunk. Be sure to keep this tree relatively dry after establishment, as cultivated specimens of Bristlecone pine are often done in by excessive watering.

(Cercocarpus ledifolius)

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Shrubs Utah Serviceberry

Fernbush

Height: 3’ to 6’ Width: 3’ to 6’ Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Natural Area and Upper Parking Lot Bed

Height: 5’ to 8’ Width: 5’ to 8’ Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Children’s Garden

(Amelancheir utahensis)

(Chamaebatiaria millefolium)

This shrub sports beautiful pink-orange bark, lovely white spring flowers, nice fall color, and delicious purple fruit. It grows happily on the windblown rocky ridges of the Gardens’ Natural Area and in the cultivated beds of the Garden parking lot. A wonderful plant for wildlife as well, providing an early bounty of nectar for pollinators and a generous supply of fruit for birds, squirrels, and people.

Fernbush is beloved by pollinators of all sorts. Possessing both fragrant foliage and flowers, it should be planted where you can watch the great diversity of insects that feed on its nectar. It’s large panicles of white flowers appear in early to mid-summer on the 5 ft. shrubs, just below the wall west of the Children’s Garden. Fernbush is easy to grow, deer resistant, and requires little care once established. It can suffer from over watering, so keep it dry after establishment.

Grasses Atlas Fescue (Festuca mairei)

Height: 30” to 36” Width: 30” to 36” Exposure: Full Sun to Light Shade Garden Location: South of the Oak Sculpture This ornamental grass is prized for its ease of cultivation and longevity.

Tolerant of a wide variety of soils and watering regiments, Atlas Fescue is a mid-sized grass that fits well in smaller residential landscapes. When cut back in late winter, it sends up bright green shoots until it blooms in early summer. The light, lime green, almost insignificant flowers brighten the landscape for several weeks before they fade. All of these attributes, however, pale when compared to this grass’s ability to catch even the slightest breeze and add luxurious movement to the garden.

‘Blonde Ambition’ Blue Grama Grass

(Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’) Height: 30” to 36” Width: 30” to 36” Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Lower Parking Lot Bed With possibly the longest lasting, most attractive seed heads of any lowwater use ornamental grass, your neighbors will flock with envy, to your garden to see this grass up close. ‘Blonde Ambition’ Blue Grama grass’ showy, shiny, horizontally held seed heads hold up from mid-summer until the heaviest snows of winter. As a warm-season grass, which emerges once temperatures have warmed significantly, it is an excellent grass to interplant with bulbs. The bulbs can emerge, bloom, and will begin to die back as Blue Grama leafs out, concealing the untidy foliage of the bulbs entering dormancy.

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Perennials Munro’s Globemallow

Rocky Mountain Penstemon

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(Penstemon strictus)

Height: 24” to 36” Width: 18” to 24” Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Entrance Drive and Sprout House Roof Prized for its numerous, long-blooming, orange cup shaped flowers; Munro’s Globemallow belongs in every dry garden. This plant blooms from midsummer through fall and provides a lovely shot of mid-late season color. It looks wonderful planted amongst short and midsized ornamental grasses.

Height: 24” to 30” Width: 20” to 36” Exposure: Full Sun to Light Shade Garden Location: Medicinal Garden Blooming from late spring into early summer, Rocky Mountain Penstemon is one of the easiest to grow and longest-lived penstemon available. Its deep blue and purple flowers combine well with pinks and oranges. The basal leaves are evergreen and take on a lovely purple cast during the colder months. Its flowers are loved by pollinators.

‘Shimmer’ Evening Primrose

(Oenothera fremontii ‘Shimmer’) Height: 4” to 10” Width: 12” to 20” Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: South of Visitors Center Creeping along the ground with purple-tinged stems and very narrow silvery foliage, ‘Shimmer’ Evening Primrose looks great even when not in bloom. It’s pale yellow, fragrant flowers are produced in abundance in late spring, sporadically through summer, and heavily again in the fall.

Plant this gorgeously tough perennial where you can enjoy its fragrant flowers, which release their scent as the sun goes down.

Annuals Rocky Mountain Beeplant

California Poppy

Height: 3’ to 4’ Width: 6” to 3’ Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Parking Lot Beds

Height: 6” to 18” Width: 6” to 12” Exposure: Full Sun Garden Location: Medicinal Garden

(Cleome serrulata)

If you are fortunate enough to get this plant established in your garden you will be greatly rewarded. Highly attractive to pollinators, very long blooming and complimentary to other plants, you simply cannot go wrong with this Utah native. Spidery heads of flowers opening light pink from purple-pink buds are followed by long wands of small pea-like seedpods, which dance in the late summer breeze. Yellow beeplant (Cleome lutea), another Utah native, is worth seeking as well. Plant these from seed in the fall or early winter to ensure success.

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(Eschscholzia californica)

This well-known wildflower is a cheery addition to the dry landscape.

Bright orange flowers pop above textured gray-green leaves from earlymid summer, longer if irrigated. California poppies are an excellent filler plant for the wide spaces in between young shrubs and trees, and will seed themselves throughout the garden if their growing conditions are met. To introduce California poppies, plant seeds directly in the garden in fall or late winter and be sure to remove unwanted seedlings when they appear in subsequent years.

GARDEN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUMMER 2016

By Kevin Jensen, Landscape Architect

Water Conservation Garden Progress

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pon its completion in late fall - early winter of 2016, the three-acre Water Conservation Garden (WCG) will be Red Butte Garden’s largest garden. The WCG will showcase readily available native, drought-tolerant, water-wise, and highly adapted dry-climate plantings, and will demonstrate efficient irrigation techniques. The new garden will be an attractive addition to Red Butte Garden as a gathering space and a superb educational environment, both integral to Red Butte Garden’s mission. The WCG will transform the former weed-infested sagebrush landscape into a one-of-a-kind teaching garden.

The weeds and sagebrush occupied a slope so steep that it prohibited access to many Garden guests. The topography on the site has a top to bottom elevation difference of 70 ft. The design of the WCG ameliorates this change in elevation by introducing a series of retaining walls that provide a 5% ADA-accessible path and terraced gardens.

Retaining wall construction throughout the new garden is complete, and the walls demonstrate a colorful mixture of local Utah stone. The lower portions of the garden’s walls showcase the “Heber Red” color found in the existing Fragrance and Herb Gardens. The upper retaining walls showcase tan and blonde “Sunrise” colored stones, similar to that found in the Amphitheatre. In addition to their beauty and function, the retaining walls and terraces illustrate the story of how water travels downward through the landscape.

Construction access constraints required that the lower western portion of the WCG be finished prior to completion of the middle and upper sections of the garden. Lower section construction is now largely complete with the main walkway, steel trellis and railings, and landscape plantings to be installed next. The contractor will now focus on finishing construction of the upper section of the garden, where portions of the concrete, steel trellises, and railings are either already installed or underway. Finally, as work finishes in the upper section, the contractors will work back down the hillside and complete the middle section last as they move from inside to outside of the jobsite. The final planting of both the upper and middle sections will be completed simultaneously in the fall of 2016, with restoration planting of the Garden’s perimeter edge beginning in 2017.

Aerial view of construction progress at the new Water Conservation Garden looking east. Photo taken March 2, 2016.

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Aerial view of construction progress at the new Water Conservation Garden looking south. Photo taken March 2, 2016.

Construction progress at the Lower Entry Trellis highlights the Heber Red wall stone, steel trellis without finished paint, and the first section of colored walkway.

Horticulture Building The Horticulture Administration (Hort) Building will be a two-story, 15,500 square foot structure to provide office, maintenance, service, storage, and program needs for Red Butte Garden’s Horticulture and Conservation Departments. The new Hort Building will replace the currently used decrepit, overcrowded trailer located near the Garden’s greenhouses. The new Hort Building is the main structure in a master plan to provide Red Butte Garden with the horticulture infrastructure it will need to service the Garden’s plants at the time of full Garden buildout.

Architectural design for the Hort Building is well underway and was provided by Salt Lake’s MJSA Architects. Phase one of construction will include installing utility infrastructure and realigning the access drive along Red Butte Canyon road; phase one is on schedule to begin by the middle of June. Phase two of construction will include erection of the horticulture building, and is on schedule to begin by the middle of August. Completion for both phases of construction is anticipated by the end of August 2017.

Architect’s rendering showing the new Hort Building located along Red Butte Canyon Road.

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NEW GARDEN STAFF ELAINE CHRISTENSEN

SCHOOL PROGRAMS MANAGER Elaine Christensen was recently promoted from Education Coordinator at the Garden to School Programs Manager. Elaine began working at the Garden as a Classroom Assistant for School Programs, teaching field classes and summer camps. She also developed the Botany Bin outreach kits that enable teachers to “take the Garden into the classroom.”

Elaine has a Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning with undergraduate studies in Botany and Spanish.

After a long teaching career in the SLC School District she came to the Garden to pursue her love of the plant world. She says, “Working in the Garden is a perfect way to combine my love of plants, the natural world, and education.” When she’s not in the Garden, you’ll find her spending time with family, on the beach, in the rainforest, riding her bike, or playing music with friends.

ERIC COOK

HORTICULTURIST, IPM SPECIALIST Eric Cook joined Red Butte Garden’s Greenhouse Team as its Integrated Pest Management Specialist (IPM), a new position at the Garden. He is a graduate of BYU-Idaho with a degree in Horticulture and emphasis in Nursery Production. He worked in wholesale nursery production at Bailey Nurseries in Oregon, managed a tropical landscape nursery in Guam, and did ecological fieldwork for the Ecology of Bird Loss Project in the Mariana Islands in the North Pacific. Most recently Eric managed a hydroponic vegetable operation in Alaska and performed research in an environmentally controlled greenhouse at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Eric enjoys just about any kind of outdoor activity and is hoping to explore some of the beautiful spots around Utah. In 2011 he walked from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and regularly enjoys small excursions closer to home.

FRANCINE URDA

HORTICULTURIST, CREW LEADER Francine Urda joined the Garden’s Horticulture Team as the Crew Leader of the Terrace and Water Pavilion Gardens. She relocated from Upstate New York; where she was a Lead Gardener at Cornell Plantation’s Botanic Garden and Arboretum. Francine’s passion for horticulture began at a very young age while growing up in her family-run nursery and greenhouses. She credits her grandma, Mary, with cultivating within her a deep connection to plants and nature.

Francine studied horticulture at the SUNY Cobleskill College of Agriculture after earning her B.S. in Psychology from SUNY Plattsburgh. One of her most exciting achievements was completing a horticultural internship in 2013 at Claude Monet’s renowned gardens in Giverny, France.

In her spare time Francine enjoys reading, studying plants, cooking, traveling, visiting gardens, snowboarding, hiking, and exploring the wilderness.

ANGELA WILCOX

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Angela Wilcox is the Garden’s new Sponsorship and Corporate Giving Manager. With over 15 years of development experience, her career began at KUED where she secured funding from corporations and private foundations for local productions and national PBS programming. She then moved on to major gift fundraising for the University of Utah’s Central Development office before becoming Director of Corporate Giving for Westminster College. Angela was selected to replace Wendy Loyning who was recently promoted to become Red Butte Garden’s Development Director.

Angela has twin 10-year-old daughters and enjoys spending her free time restoring vintage treasures, camping, hiking, and attending outdoor concerts.

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Garden Adventures All Classes 10 - 11:30AM

Garden Adventures are Saturday morning classes for children ages 4 - 12. Each class focuses on a different topic and seeks to help children connect with plants while encouraging them to explore the wonders of the natural world. Classes are designed for caregivers to attend and participate with their child.

GARDEN MEMBERS: $5 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $7 Registration required. Limit one caregiver per student. No infants please.

For more information and to register, visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/garden-adventures

JUNE 11 SENSATIONAL SUMMER

We’re kicking off the summer with a Garden celebration! Join the festivities as you learn about the Summer Solstice (June 20), create a cool summer treat, and plant summer lovin’ flowers to take home.

JUNE 25 PERFECT POLLINATORS

JULY 16 PLANTIFUL PIZZA

From sage and basil to tomatoes and peppers, you can put almost any edible plant on a pizza! Learn more about this tasty Italian dish and the plants that help make it oh-so delicious.

Then, create your own scrumptious mini-pizza using a variety of flavorful plants.

It’s National Pollinator Week (June 20-26) and we’re celebrating in the Sprout House. Explore the amazing things pollinators do and learn why these little critters are a vital part of the environment. Then create a pollinator habitat to take home with you.

AUGUST 6 SUMMER TREASURE HUNT

JULY 9 FANTASTIC FABLES

AUGUST 20 INCREDIBLE ICE CREAM

The world of Aesop’s Fables has taken over the Children’s Garden! Tour the animal-shaped topiaries on display and learn more about fables and the life lessons they teach us. Then plant your own fable-themed mini terrarium to take home.

We’re searching for hidden treasure! Explore the Garden from top to bottom and hunt for clues hidden along the pathways.

What secrets of the natural world will you uncover before you reach your final destination and the treasure that awaits you?

Summer might be ending, but we’re having one last celebration in the Sprout House—with ice cream! Join us as we explore the science of making this frozen treat and investigate the plants that help make it oh-so tasty. Then, we’ll mix up a batch of homemade ice cream and flavor it with a few common (and notso-common!) plants.

Campouts

Overnight 5:30PM - 8:30AM Bring your tent, camping gear, and a picnic dinner for an unbelievable night in the Garden! This overnight campout will include games, crafts, and s’mores. We’ll also provide a scrumptious catered breakfast Saturday morning for all participants. Gates open at 5:30PM; programming begins at 7PM. All ages event.

FRIDAY, JULY 15, 5:30PM to SATURDAY, JULY 16, 8:30AM FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 5:30PM to SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 8:30AM GARDEN MEMBERS: $30 EACH / GENERAL PUBLIC: $35 EACH Registration begins June 1 and space is limited to 120 participants.

Registration not required for children under the age of 3.

For more information and to register, visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/campout

Monday Family Nights 6:30 - 8:30PM

Explore the diversity in our own community! Bring a picnic and blanket to enjoy a performance at either 6:30 or 7:30PM and share in a Garden-related craft or activity to wrap up the evening.

REGULAR GARDEN ADMISSION / GARDEN MEMBERS FREE

JUNE 27 RUMBA LIBRE BAND

Specializing in Latin jazz and salsa music, Rumba Libre Band will share their energy, charisma, and unique sound to get you on your feet while teaching about Afro-Cuban rhythms and the history of salsa music and culture. Come ready to dance!

JULY 11 KENSHIN TAIKO

Experience the art of traditional Japanese drumming! Founded by Laura Olson and Denise Nakashima, Kenshin Taiko is a Salt Lake City based group of musicians dedicated to sharing their love of taiko drumming and Japanese culture in our community.

AUGUST 1 WASATCH EAGLE DANCERS

Directed by Eileen Quintana, Wasatch Eagle Dancers is comprised of American Indian students in Nebo School District. Students perform to re-learn traditional tribal dances and songs and to increase cultural awareness of the indigenous people of Utah.

Events will be held in the Red Butte Garden Courtyard, behind the Visitor Center. In case of inclement weather, events will be held in the Orangerie.

Lil’ Buds

10:30AM - Noon Join us for Lil’ Buds, our summer program designed for children ages 3-4 and their caregivers! Once a week, on Wednesdays, discover the Garden in a class perfectly suited for your tiny tot. Learn about shapes, colors, letters, and more all while reading stories, creating fun crafts, and going on pint-sized Garden explorations. Best of all, this program is designed for preschoolers AND caregivers to take together, so you can join in the fun, too!

GARDEN MEMBERS: $12 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $15 Registration required. Limit one caregiver per student. No infants please.

For more information and to register, visit: www.redbuttegarden.org/lil-buds

JUNE 8 & JULY 13 COLORS

Brighten your little tyke’s day as we explore the rainbow of colors found in the natural world.

JUNE 15 & JULY 20 NUMBERS

One, two, three, how many plants do you see? Count on a fun time as we hunt for numbers hidden in the trees, flowers, and shrubs of the Garden.

JUNE 22 & JULY 27 LETTERS

From A to Z, discover the letters of the alphabet with the help of Chauncey, the Red Butte Garden Gnome, and his favorite plants.

JUNE 29 & AUGUST 3 SHAPES

From triangular trees to circular flowers, we’ll explore the different shapes found in the natural world. Be there, or be square!

JULY 6 & AUGUST 10 OPPOSITES

Tall, short, rough, smooth, hard, soft—the natural world is filled with differences! Discover the world of opposites using the plants and animals of the Garden.

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meadow is a soft place with wispy grasses and dainty flowers where the wind creates harmony and the sun electrifies color. A meadow is also a habitat where wildlife interacts with plants as part of the ecosystem. Dragonflies appear to float effortlessly in search of prey, native bees pollinate flowers and get rewarded with pollen or nectar. Racer snakes and bobcats search for rodents, and in Red Butte Garden’s Wildflower Meadow, a Cooper’s hawk nests between adjacent stands of oak.

Creating a meadow-like, low-water landscape has caught the interest of homeowners and landscapers alike. So much so that this year, the Utah Nursery and Landscape Association conference lead by keynote speaker, Lauren Springer Ogden, highlighted meadows and habitats. In an interesting discussion, Steve Love of University of Idaho Extension, talked about the processes of creating garden meadows— similar to what has been done to create Red Butte 16

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Garden’s Wildflower Meadow, located near the Garden’s Oak Tunnel.

This year begins the sixth growing season since active meadow development began in 2011. The first three years were spent eradicating aggressive weeds, but by the end of the fourth year we began to feel a sense of accomplishment. Beginning with a palette of bunch grasses, we’ve added native perennials and other lowwater meadow plants including bulbs. The Meadow has evolved into a diverse assemblage of native species, some of which germinated from the resting seed bank already in the soil. At last inventory, there were over two-dozen grass varieties in the Meadow, only six of which were planted by Garden staff and volunteers.

The Wildflower Meadow displays plants adapted for low-water use. For the first two or three years after sowing seed or planting, the Meadow was irrigated regularly to establish the root systems of the desired

plant species. After the initial establishment period, watering was reduced to only once a week during the driest times of the growing season.

The visual transformations of the Wildflower Meadow throughout the year begins with the early bulbs shooting beyond the greening grasses and perennial foliage in early spring. Meadow Camas (Camassia quamash), Wild Hyacinth (Triteleia grandiflora), Mariposa Lily (Calochortus sp.), and Pink Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum) are some of the bulbs that can be seen blooming in the Meadow. Later in the spring, Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha), Giant Sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) start to mound in shades of green as Utah Sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale), Blue Flax (Linum perenne), Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera), and Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) are open for business to pollinators, offering sweet smells and bright colors to Garden frolickers.

By season’s end, the grasses get their chance to shine as their bright green, blue, and deep red foliage and inflorescences shimmer with the light and dance in the wind.

Garden guests and photographers alike are often taken by the photogenic nature of the Wildflower Meadow, and we invite you to walk through and experience it!

This is a place that rewards long, silent observation.

Many of the low-water use practices employed and developed in the Wildflower Meadow can be used to create your own garden meadow.

Learn about our related horticulture classes and workshops at: www.redbuttegarden.org

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YOGA IN THE GARDEN 6/7 - 6/30 Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 - 8:30AM

GARDEN ADVENTURES 10 - 11:30AM 6/11 - Sensational Summer 6/25 - Perfect Pollinators

LIL’ BUDS CAMP 10:30AM - Noon 6/8 - Colors 6/15 - Numbers 6/22 - Letters 6/29 - Shapes

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Garden Adventures 10 - 11:30AM

Living Wreath Workshop 10AM - Noon

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Plein Air Landscapes (2/6) 5:30 - 8:30PM

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Vertical Gardens 6 - 8PM

Plein Air Landscapes (1/6) 5:30 - 8:30PM

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The Monkees Concert

Designing with Fresh Flowers (1/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

Cooking - Indian Cuisine 6 - 8PM

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Evening Exploration Tour 7 - 8:30PM

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Garden Treasures Tour (2/2) 6 - 8PM

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Garden Treasures Tour (1/2) 6 - 8PM

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Irrigation Basics (2/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

Perennials - Spring & Summer (3/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang Concert

Irrigation Basics (1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

(2/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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GARDEN ADVENTURES 10 - 11:30AM 7/9 - Fantastic Fables 7/16 - Plantiful Pizza

LIL’ BUDS CAMP 10:30AM - Noon 7/6 - Opposites 7/13 - Colors 7/20 - Numbers 7/27 - Letters

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Full Moon

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Concert

Horticulture Spotlight Lecture 6:30 - 7:30PM

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Lake Street Dive Concert

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Culture Club Concert

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Sundance Institute Free Film 7:30PM

Perennials Summer & Fall (2/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Monday Family NIght Kenshin Taiko 6:30 & 7:30PM

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Lil’ Buds Camp 10:30AM - Noon

Lil’ Buds Camp 10:30AM - Noon

Sundance Institute Free Film 7:30PM

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Jackson Browne Concert

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Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo / Melissa Ethridge Concert

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Boz Scaggs Concert

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Botanical Watercolor I (5/5) 1 - 4PM

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Willie Nelson Concert

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YOGA IN THE GARDEN 8/2 - 8/25 Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 - 8:30AM

ART EXHIBITS 7/22 - 8/14 Intermountain Society of Artists 8/19 - 9/11 Carol Bold

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Garden Adventures 10 - 11:30AM

Preserving Fresh Herbs 9AM - Noon

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GARDEN ADVENTURES 10 - 11:30AM 8/6 - Summer Treasure Hunt 8/20 - Incredible Ice Cream

LIL’ BUDS CAMP 10:30AM - Noon 8/3 - Shapes 8/10 - Opposites

Plein Air Landscapes (6/6) 5:30 - 8:30PM

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Evening Exploration 7 - 8:30PM

Cooking - Indian Cuisine 6 - 8PM

Plein Air Landscapes (5/6) 5:30 - 8:30PM

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JJ Grey & Mofro / Josh Ritter Concert

Designing with Fresh Flowers (2/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Botanical Watercolor I (4/5) 1 - 4PM

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Lil’ Buds Camp 10:30AM - Noon

Water Features for the Home Garden (1/2) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Evening Exploration Tour 7 - 8:30PM

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Grace Potter Concert

Designing with Fresh Flowers (3/3) 6:30 - 8:30PM

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Utah Symphony Concert

Cooking - Indian Cuisine 6 - 8PM

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Tears For Fears Concert

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Spy Hop Heatwave Festival 7:30 - 9:30PM

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YOGA IN THE GARDEN 7/5 - 7/28 Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 - 8:30AM

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US Postage PAID Salt Lake City Permit #1529

300 WAKARA WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108

2016 ADVISORY BOARD:

GARDEN INFORMATION

Tom Ramsey, Chair Tim Welsh, Vice Chair Cathy Foote Angstman Byron Barkley Sandi Behnken Thomas Brickey David Classen Fred Esplin Gayle Everest Chuck Horman Lucinda L. Kindred Rich Lambert Kristy Larsen Gregory Lee Tory Magleby Nancy Martin Michele Mattsson Kevin Murphy Michael Perez Chris Satovick Susan Speer Stephen Urquhart Angie Welling Henry Wurts Emeritus members E.R. Dumke, Jr. Sandy McOmber David Gee

Hours:

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

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: 801.581.4938 or e-mail bryn.ramjoue@redbutte.utah.edu