SPRING 2022 A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
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SPRING 2022 A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
The next several months will be the start of something
big; actually, several big somethings. The first comes
in April when the beloved O’Fallon Perennial Walk is
planted anew. Under the guidance of horticultural wizard
Bridget Blomquist, a better story will be told about these
perseverant plants that captivate visitors, revealed in ISSUE 2, 2022
waving tableaus that promise nine months of color. Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York St., Denver, CO 80206
Then, this summer we tackle two major sustainability
Pre-purchased tickets and advance member passes only.
projects at York Street. First, every flat roof on our
Check the website for early closures.
buildings will sport solar panels. These, combined with
Through May 7, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., last admission 6 p.m.
all-renewable electricity, will create a campus that is net May 8 – Sept. 6, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., last admission 7 p.m.
zero except for natural gas-fueled boilers to heat critical
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
buildings, such as the Boettcher Memorial Tropical
8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton, CO 80128
Conservatory. The second project is the next phase
Pre-purchased tickets and advance member passes only.
Contents
in saving water. The Japanese Garden stream will be
9 a.m. – 5 p.m., last admission 4 p.m.
relined, and in coming years, we will reseal waterways
and ponds throughout the Gardens. Center for Global Contact Us:
General Information: 720-865-3500
Thanks to the people of the City and County of Denver, Initiatives .................. 2
Class Registration: 720-865-3580
three existing gardens will undergo a makeover to Donations: 720-865-3528
provide better accessibility and horticultural integrity.
Helen Fowler Library ... 3
Gift Shop: 720-865-3595
The south end of June’s PlantAsia will have improved Featured Garden ........ 4 Membership Services: 720-865-3525
pathways and transform into the Himalayan Garden, Private Events: 720-865-3551
with dramatic black rock formations. Birds & Bees Horticulture ................ 5 Volunteering: 720-865-3609
Walk will become accessible with Kathy’s Boardwalk, Helen Fowler Library: 720-865-3570
named for past Board Chair Kathy Hodgson. Finally, Special Events ........... 6-7
Visit Our Website for More Information:
South African Plaza, now that its collections are better
represented in the Steppe Garden, will become Willow
Volunteer .................. 7 Gardening Help from Colorado Master Gardeners
Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium
Plaza. These amazing plants are prolific in Colorado, Exhibitions, Art and Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi
and this opportunity will allow us to showcase them and
Learning Engagement ... 8-9
Editor: Tiffany Coleman
their habitat.
Family Corner ............ 10 Graphic Designer: Nick Elias
The first projects in the new Chatfield Farms Master Photographer: Scott Dressel-Martin
Development Plan will break ground (fingers crossed). Member Mornings ...... 11
Our plan is to focus first on core infrastructure – The mission of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect
improved electrical service and sewer as well as a Development ............. 11 people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky
geothermal array to service several new facilities. Mountain region and similar regions around the world,
Next up is a Welcome Center and the transformation Research .................. 12-13 providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.
of the asphalt parking lot in the core of the site into a ON THE COVER
multi-functional and beautiful Market Square. There are
Chatfield Farms ......... 14-15
Spring Plant Sale
numerous projects that will follow with additional funding Programs .................. 16-17 Details on page 6.
– an education center, restaurant, stage, butterfly house,
restrooms and a boardwalk along the riparian zone. Book Release ............ 18 botanicgardens.org
The evolution of public gardens is grounded in the Tours ........................ 19
eternal quest for relevance to diverse audiences. To The Gardens is grateful for funds from
the Scientific & Cultural Facilities
realize our mission is to bring more people to revel in the Trips & Travel ............ 19 District (SCFD), which enable us to
wonder of nature and the magic of plants. expand services and enhance the
Tributes .................... 20 quality of our programs and exhibits.
Onward.
Donor List ................. 21
Brian Vogt
Denver Botanic Gardens CEO Trustees .................... 21
GLOBAL
STEPPE
SYMPOSIUM
JULY 27 & 28 , 2022
HELEN FOWLER LIBRARY
The Center for Global Initiatives Hosts Its First
RARE BOOK Gives View into Past and Present
GLOBAL STEPPE SYMPOSIUM
By Sarada Krishnan, Ph.D., Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives
By Nicole Kirby, Technical Services Librarian
Helen Fowler Library recently acquired a but even today, the scope and novelty of the
treasure that embodies the wonder at the work is impressive.
Situated in the North American shortgrass prairie, We are thrilled to finally host the symposium on heart of scientific inquiry and is a link in
one of the major steppe regions of the world, July 27 and 28. Scientists, horticulturists, land the academic inheritance of Denver Botanic These volumes were generously donated by
Denver Botanic Gardens is uniquely poised to managers, plant lovers and gardeners will come Gardens’ researchers. From the outside, Roy E. Halling, curator emeritus of mycology
take a leadership role in steppe research and together to provide a forum for discussion and “Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats” by at The New York Botanical Garden and
conservation. Over the years, the Gardens has reflection about the connection between humans Alexander H. Smith looks like a standard mid- volunteer at Denver Botanic Gardens. Halling
conducted numerous plant exploration trips to and our land. Day one of the symposium will 20th century book—two handsome volumes received the set from Harry D. Thiers, who
other steppe regions to understand the flora and concentrate on research and conservation science bound in red leather. The second volume, received it from none other than Alexander
ecology of these amazing ecosystems. These from around the world while day two will focus however, is not a book at all. H. Smith himself. Dr. Smith was a respected
explorations led to the 2015 publication of the on practicing the wisdom of the high plains
mycologist who mentored many researchers.
book “Steppes: The Plants and Ecology of the with stories from regional gardeners, farmers, It opens to reveal a surprise nestled in a
World’s Semi-arid Regions” by the Gardens’ ecologists and artists.
Our own assistant curator of mycology,
bed of dark velvet: a View-Master and set
steppe experts. Andrew Wilson, is part of this academic
The international delegation will consist of
of stereoscopic reels. William Gruber, the
inventor of View-Master technology, took the lineage.
In 2020, the Gardens’ Center for Global botanical experts from the global steppe regions
Initiatives planned to host the first Global Steppe of Argentina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, photographs for the slides using the same “Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats” will be
Symposium to foster dialogue among scientists Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Lesotho, in addition to technology as the red plastic toy of your on display in the Edward P. Connors Reading
from different regions, exchange ideas and our local experts. Technical proceedings from this childhood. This View-Master was intended Room in the library this summer. Stop by to
identify ways to collaborate. Unfortunately, the symposium will be published. Please mark your to let people experience, well, mushrooms see the magic yourself.
COVID-19 pandemic turned the world topsy-turvy calendars! We look forward to seeing you at the in their natural habitats. The technology was
and our plans were postponed. symposium. new when the book was published in 1949,
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Tough Plants Prove Tenacious in
FEATURED GARDEN
THE BENEFITS OF GREEN ROOFS
GREEN ROOF TRIALS
By Michael Guidi, Horticulture Coordinator
Green roofs are increasingly recognized for flowering and other life cycle events –
the benefits they deliver to both people and of plants growing on green roofs
By Amy Schneider, Assistant Curator, Horticulture the planet. Green roofs detain, slow and differs from the same species growing
purify stormwater runoff, easing pressure on under otherwise similar conditions at
The Green Roof over Offshoots Café at Approximately 138 different species have
storm sewer infrastructure after heavy rains. ground level. Additionally, if plant phenology
Denver Botanic Gardens is notable in many been trialed on the green roof. Many are They can improve air quality and save energy differs between locations, do green roofs
ways. It was the first publicly accessible and native to steppe climates around the world. by more effectively insulating buildings, all offer unique flower foraging opportunities
educational green roof (now known as a In 2010, we started recording evaluations while providing habitat for people, wildlife for pollinators earlier or later in the
“live roof” or “living roof”) in Denver, built of survivability of these species. The and pollinators in urban areas. Green roofs growing season?
in 2007 as a living experiment station. After final long-term study of 118 species was also help to mitigate urban heat island effects
construction, the 1,180-square-foot garden was recently published in the Journal of Living by cooling the tops of buildings and the air The results show that plants on green roofs
planted using perennial species selected for Architecture. above, a major local concern since Denver bloom significantly earlier than at ground
their potential to survive the harsh conditions in has recently ranked as one of the worst urban level – about one week on average, but up
In the past, monocultures made of just a few heat island cities in the country. to a month for some plant species! We also
their new home, which includes low amounts
sedum species were observed dominating documented stark differences in surface and
of irrigation and extreme temperatures. At our York Street location, we have two
the living roofs of many cities. Green roof substrate temperatures between locations,
accessible green roof installations: one
Irrigation on the green roof is infrequently plant evaluations have recently and notably which suggests that extreme environmental
built over the main parking structure and
used, and none was used at all during several been focused on mixed plant palettes, made conditions on roofs may contribute to the
integrated into the design of Mordecai
of the growing seasons. A few extremely up of woody shrubs, grasses, herbaceous Children’s Garden and a second directly observed differences in phenology. Two
dry and warm summers (including 2012 perennials, succulents and bulbs, creating above Offshoots Café. Beyond additional seasons of careful pollinator observations
and 2016) necessitated watering, but never pollinator habitats and succeeding with low garden space, both of these green roofs also gave us a clear picture of which species
exceeded eight inches in one year. From supplemental water use. function as living laboratories, giving staff use our green roofs and support the idea that
2009-2019, the entire amount of irrigation and scientists the opportunity to conduct earlier flowering, especially in early spring,
used on the green roof totaled 30 inches. research. may provide critical early season resources
for pollinators – one more benefit of green
I used our green roofs to conduct a scientific roofs to add to the list!
study as part of my graduate school research,
to evaluate if the phenology – the timing of
Photo by Anja Trippel
Photo by Amy Schneider Photo by Michael Guidi
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LAVENDER LAVENDER
SPECIAL EVENTS FESTIVAL FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER
with the Gardens!
SPRING
Spring is here and we need volunteers
to support Denver Botanic Gardens
during this beautiful time of year.
PLANT SALE
Volunteers support special events,
horticulture, education programming,
the visitor experience and so much
May 6 & 7, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. more. For more information on the
8-9 a.m. Member-Only Shopping Hour Gardens’ volunteer program and
Admission to the sale is free, but you must specific details on both ongoing and
register in advance (reservations available: special event volunteer opportunities
April 7 for members, April 11 for public)
please visit the website or email us
Ready your gardening gloves and your at vol@botanicgardens.org.
walking shoes! Spring Plant Sale is back
in person at the Gardens and bigger than This summer, there are two distinct ways
ever. Browse a large selection of beautiful to enjoy Music at the Gardens! Traditional
plants across 15 different divisions. Talk to concerts are back after a two-year hiatus, and
knowledgeable horticulturists and enjoy spring EveningsDENVER BOTANIC
al Fresco returns GARDENS
for a more socially DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
blooms as you plan your summer garden! CHATFIELD FARMS
distanced offering. The botanical surroundings CHATFIELD FARMS
are the same, but the experiences for each
LAVENDER LAVENDER
Whether you are shopping for a single plant series are quite different.
or an entire garden, we’ll have something for
every gardener. Members save 10% on all
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
purchases. Get details and reservations online.
See artists, dates and ticket prices online.
PREVIEW PARTY The ever-popular summertime event features
world-famous artists performing on stage for July 16 & 17, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
May 5, 4-7:30 p.m. $45 in advance,
$7 – $13
a full-capacity audience in the UMB Bank
$55 at the door (if available)
Amphitheater. Tickets sell quickly!
Chatfield Farms’ Lavender Garden, planted
Want first picks of the plants and some tasty Get yours today.
in 2015 and boasting more than 2,000
treats? Join us for the Plant Sale Preview Party.
LAVENDER LAVENDER
lavender plants of different varieties and
Tickets are limited, so get yours today!
EVENINGS AL FRESCO colors, sets the backdrop for the popular
Select Mondays & Wednesdays Lavender Festival. This year we are excited
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
to expand the festival to two days. During
in June & Aug., 4:30-8:30 p.m. the family-friendly celebration guests can
$30, $20 member
enjoy products made by local growers and
Returning after a successful debut, talented artisans, free demonstrations, live music, kids’
local musicians perform throughout the activities, farm and garden tours, food and
Gardens, allowing visitors to stroll and drink vendors and more. Tickets must
explore at their own pace. be purchased in advance.
Get details and tickets online. Get details and tickets online.
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EXHIBITIONS, ART AND LEARNING ENGAGEMENT
Seeing the
INVISIBLE
Through August
Experience an innovative exhibition
of contemporary artworks existing
only in augmented reality (AR).
Co-curated by Hadas Maor and
Tal Michael Haring, Seeing the
Invisible presents virtual works that
engage with existing features
of the natural landscape. Beyond the
boundaries of what is possible with
physical artworks, many of the works
created for the exhibition address
themes of nature, environment,
Ursula von Rydingsvard, Ocean Floor (detail), cedar, graphite, and intestines, 1996, sustainability and the intersection
36 x 156 x 132 inches. Artwork © Ursula von Rydingsvard. Photograph by Carlos Avedaño,
OPENING SOON courtesy of The Fabric Workshop Museum, 2018. of the physical world with the
URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
digital one.
Seeing the Invisible is organized
by the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
and Outset Contemporary Art Fund.
The Contour of Feeling
April 30 – Sept. 11
Experience Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour RELATED PROGRAMS
of Feeling, an ambitious exhibition featuring one FILM SCREENING AND
of the most influential sculptors working today. von
Rydingsvard is renowned for her towering cedar and
ARTIST Q&A
public outdoor sculptures; this exhibition provides Ursula von Rydingsvard:
a unique, indoor opportunity to experience a large Into Her Own
April 29, 6 p.m. Freyer – Newman Center exhibitions
collection of cedar sculptures and works on paper. presented by
Join us for a screening of Daniel
Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling is Traub’s 2019 biographical film,
organized by The Fabric Workshop and Museum, “Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into
Philadelphia, and guest curator Mark Rosenthal, Her Own,” followed by a Q&A
former curator at the National Gallery of Art, with the artist; galleries will be
Washington, D.C. open prior to the screening.
See page 19 for related tours.
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DEVELOPMENT
EARTH DAY
FAMILY
CORNER
MEMBER THE STURM FAMILY
RESOLUTIONS
By Melissa Gula, Manager of Family and Children’s Programs APPRECIATION AUDITORIUM
We’ve all made New Year’s resolutions, but
have you ever made an Earth Day resolution?
In celebration of Earth Day, try making earth-
friendly resolutions as a family that focus
Gather your family together and explore your
home. In each room think about ways that you
can reduce waste, energy and water usage.
Generate as many ideas as you can and then
MORNINGS Enhancing Visitors’
Experience
Member Appreciation Mornings
on conservation, sustainability and green choose one or two that your family can work By Claire Shepherd Lanier, Associate Director
return to Denver Botanic Gardens’ of Development
practices. Your small everyday actions can on together. Need some ideas to get started?
York Street location! Members are
add up to big change over time! Check out our list below:
granted early access to the Gardens The Gardens has enjoyed a long partnership with
at 8 a.m. every Saturday and the Sturm Family Foundation, beginning in 2014
EARTH DAY RESOLUTION IDEAS FOR THE FAMILY: with a program serving the needs of metro area
Sunday from April 2 – September 5,
Start a donation pile Turn the water off while to enjoy time without the crowds. K-12 students, particularly those from underserved
in your house. Instead you are washing your schools. This shared interest in education and
of throwing away toys hands. After wetting Reservations are required and must culture led to a highlight of the Freyer – Newman
that aren’t played with your hands and applying be done online or by calling us Center, the Sturm Family Auditorium. In memory of
anymore or clothing soap, turn off the water at 720-865-3500. Tickets will be Donald Sturm’s parents, Mark and Sophie Sturm, the
that doesn’t fit, add it to for the 20-30 seconds it available one month at a time and spacious auditorium seats 272 people and features
your donation pile to be takes you to lather the a Dual PTZ Camera System and surround sound.
will be released on the 15th
used by someone else. soap on your hands. This technology expands audience capacity for
of the current month for the
following month. Zoom presentations, a bonus in recent years with the
Take a reusable Start an under-the- necessity of serving remote and hybrid audiences
water bottle with you sink compost bin.
See you soon! during the pandemic.
whenever you leave the Turn your food scraps
house. This will help into nutrient-rich Located on the Center’s second floor, the Sturm
you to avoid purchasing compost! Family Auditorium is near all three art galleries.
beverages in single-use Thus, the auditorium becomes part of a total visitor
containers. experience, integrating viewing art and watching
films in the Center. Some films are nature-oriented,
Keep track of your progress and give your family a resolution goal. while others inform and interpret the neighboring art
Set up an easy way for family members to document their success. Every time you
exhibitions. An example is the film screening “Ursula
observe your child or other member of your household contributing to your
von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own,” on April 29 at 6
family’s Earth Day resolutions, make note of it.
p.m. A Q&A with the artist will follow the film.
(For more information, see page 8.)
View the Sturm Family Auditorium film schedule
OUR on our website.
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RESEARCH
The Relevance of
BIODIVERSiTY DATA
scientists worldwide are working to standardize, mitigate wildfire, how to restore agricultural land
share and congregate data. The data comes from to improve food security and how we slow the
specimens that have been sitting in a museum irreversible tragedy of extinction. This research
for more than a hundred years, and from the is based upon data originating in museums,
volunteer surveying ponds in a local open space universities and botanic gardens. For this reason,
By Richard Levy, Scientific Data Manager just this morning. It has been steadily making Denver Botanic Gardens’ Department of Research
its way onto the internet, typically landing in a & Conservation continually works to collect plant
As we navigate this decade, the bearing felt so revitalizing. No matter how much we database like the Global Biodiversity Information and fungal specimens, bank and study seeds from
that nature holds on our everyday lives has thought the digital realm had come to dominate Facility (GBIF). rare species and survey ecosystems throughout
reestablished itself as inescapably relevant. our routines, community and economy, nature Colorado. And of course, all data is made freely
Atmospheric pollution is altering every landscape, prevails as the ultimate force. Nevertheless, over Here the data is free for anyone to use in their
available so that its impact can stretch far beyond
bringing fires, floods and mass displacement. A the last half-century ecologists and biologists studies, contributing to statistical models that
the Gardens’ own research, becoming relevant in
virus leap-frogged animal hosts into our global have been uniting these domains, creating tease out patterns and processes. As of this
decisions and actions that will determine how we
population, upending society faster than anyone digital tools to garner understanding of life on publication’s date there are 1,195
face the present.
could have considered possible. However, Earth, delivering us to this moment when the peer-reviewed studies on climate
biodiversity in nature is a source of healing and fundamental unit of discovery, data, has become change that utilize data made
solace to so many: I hung a feeder outside my undeniably relevant to each of us. available on GBIF. These
window to attract the company of chickadees studies are impacting,
Gaining a better hold on how ecosystems
GAINING A
and sparrows; friends have adopted more house right now, how we
plants than they have room for; and a forest hike function is crucial to solving some of the most manage forests
near a creek or digging a garden has never important problems ahead of us. To do this, and grasslands to
BETTER HOLD ON
HOW ECOSYSTEMS
FUNCTION IS
CRUCIAL TO SOLVING
SOME OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT
Gardens scientists collect data from a population
of rare cactus in western Colorado.
PROBLEMS AHEAD
OF US.
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MEADOWS
at Chatfield Farms
By Erik Geyer, Assistant Manager Natural Areas & Arboriculture
Chatfield Farms showcases native plants through naturalistic garden design,
habitat restoration and seeded prairie meadows. The Gardens has made a
powerful commitment to continue this work at a greater scale. We embarked on
a multi-year restoration of the area surrounding the Open Air Chapel and along
Deer Creek. This 1.5-acre site is uniquely defined by a deep, sandy loam soil,
unforgiving wind gusts and extremely cold air that gets trapped along the creek.
A tough site calls for resilient plant communities. Our goal is to create an oak
savanna with a diverse understory of native wildflowers and grasses.
The Chatfield Farms staff re-establish plant communities using techniques
developed in agriculture, horticulture and ecological restoration. We are
developing a site-specific method for removing existing plant material, preparing
the soil for seeding, seed establishment and realistic maintenance strategies. By
restoring small areas at a time, we have been able to reduce our herbicide use,
minimize our soil disturbance and create a more functional habitat. This garden
presents a unique opportunity to see this process in all different phases and
watch the areas develop over time. They do change quickly!
What can you expect when you visit? This spring you will see four different
phases side by side: a robust two-year-old planting; a developing one-year-old
meadow; a newly seeded section; and the fourth will be the ground-preparation
phase. The pathways will wind through wildflower meadows and a unique blend
of wild-collected and hybridized oak species. Some exciting trees you may
encounter are Quercus × undulata ‘Tinnie’ and Quercus havardii ‘Erick the Red’.
Over time, this garden will develop into a stable, diverse community of plants.
The enhancement of the meadow will increase ecological function, support
pollinators all over the farm and create a colorful and stunning backdrop for
weddings in the Open Air Chapel.
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PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE Advanced FEATURED
The Gardens offers a range of programming for all ages, as well as certificate
programs and online learning. Explore all programs at botanicgardens.org/calendar Bonsai Design PROGRAM
May 18, 6-9 p.m.
Classes & Workshops Join us for a beautiful evening of bonsai
design in the Sturm Family Auditorium
Choose from workshops, lectures, health & wellness, photography, gardening,
with Bonsai Specialist Larry Jackel and
cooking and more. Scroll or search our online Calendar by category and date.
three artists from the Rocky Mountain
Bonsai Society. See a live demonstration
and learn about the techniques used to
Children & Family Programs develop wild material collected from the
Front Range into bonsai.
From toddlers to scouts, homeschoolers and families, the Gardens offers a wide
variety of kid-friendly opportunities to explore the natural world. $45, $40 member
Unboxed: Your CSA Processed, FEATURED
Prepared & Plated PROGRAM
Join Chef Edwin Sandoval to get the most out of your CSA experience this year!
Learn how to utilize the ingredients from your share to create new recipes along
with how to process your produce to ensure quality and freshness. Each week
receive a new video to inspire your culinary creativity and minimize food waste
from ingredients with which you may be less familiar. The virtual format allows for
viewing flexibility as shareholders will have access to the videos throughout the
entire season. The CSA season runs May 26 – Oct. 20 and you will receive a new
cooking video weekly, for a total of 20 weeks. Each video is approximately 15-20
minutes in length. If you are a part of the Chatfield Farms CSA program, we
recommend registering on the CSA website to get special shareholder pricing.
$75 Public
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TRAVEL
COMING THIS SUMMER GUIDED STAFF-LED TOURS AT YORK STREET
$19, $15 member (includes admission)
MEDICINAL PLANT FIELD GUIDE
Curator Conversations: Have you missed exploring other
The Contour of Feeling countries? Have you always wanted
Select Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. to take a trip with Denver Botanic
By Blake Burger, Assistant Curator, Horticulture Explore The Contour of Feeling with a curator to Gardens? Whether you’re new to the
discover Ursula von Rydingsvard, one of the most Gardens’ travel options or you’re
The rugged and stunning landscape of influential sculptors working today. a seasoned traveler, you won’t want
the Rocky Mountain Region of North to miss these upcoming opportunities
America contains an abundance of diverse DOCENT-LED TOURS AT YORK STREET to venture off the beaten path
and unique plants, many of which hold $16, $12 member (includes admission) in beautiful Mexico.
medicinal properties. Falcon Guides’ Midsummer Nights
newest guidebook, “Medicinal Herbs of June 18, 19, 21 & 23 at 6 p.m. Mexico’s Art,
the Rocky Mountains,” showcases more
than 60 medicinal plants found from the
Enjoy a Shakespeare-inspired summer stroll infused with
poetry and plants. Culture and
Dakotas to Utah and Montana to New
Mexico. As a traditional field guide, Seasonal Discoveries: Spring Cuisine
readers can properly identify the flora of April 2, 10 & 24, May 15 & 29 at 2 p.m. July 20-28
this region with detailed descriptions of Delight your senses on this tour of gardens that are This nine-day journey takes you
awakening from their winter slumber.
each medicinal plant, color photos and through Mexico City, Puebla and
habitat information. A unique feature is Ursula von Rydingsvard: Oaxaca. Join us for this unforgettable
the inclusion of the ethnobotanical and experience that delves into Mexican
The Contour of Feeling culture, art and food and reveals
historical context of the featured plants.
Select dates at 9:30 a.m. what makes Mexico such a unique
Readers will learn how Indigenous
Enjoy large-scale cedar sculptures and other works by destination.
peoples of the Rockies utilize the healing Ursula von Rydingsvard with a docent as your guide.
properties of these magnificent plants, as
well as historical uses throughout North PRIVATE TOURS AT YORK STREET OR CHATFIELD Día de los Muertos
America and Europe. FARMS (Online Options Available Too!)
Docent-led: $15, $6 student (includes admission) in Oaxaca
What sets this field guide apart from Staff-led: $17, $6 student (includes admission) October 28 – November 3
others, however, is its focus on this Online tours: Prices vary.
Together we explore one of the most
region’s healing herbs and how to Looking for a special experience for your group of eight
culturally rich places in Mexico:
incorporate them into daily life. In or more? Schedule a private guided tour at York Street
This guide is a collaborative effort by Plant Oaxaca City. Partake in the long-
addition to information showcasing the or at Chatfield Farms or an online tour of the Boettcher
Records Coordinator Jen Toews, Associate Memorial Tropical Conservatory. For more information, standing tradition of Día de los
active constituents of these herbs, readers Director of Horticulture Cindy Newlander contact tours@botanicgardens.org. Muertos and discover what makes this
will learn modern uses of these plants and and me. It will be available this summer region so magical.
how to grow them in home gardens. Each and is sure to be a great addition to any TOURS AT PLAINS CONSERVATION CENTER
plant chapter includes recipes with step- plant lover’s bookshelf. $10 public
by-step instructions to transform harvested Learn more about these trips and
plant material into medicinal remedies For more information or to register for a tour, others on the Trips & Travel page
such as salve, tinctures, tonics and syrups. visit the Tours page on our website. on our website.
18 | SPRING 2022 botanicgardens.org | 19Honor/Memorial Contributors Donors of Distinction 2022 Board
Gifts Received November 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022 Gifts Received November 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022 of Trustees
IN MEMORY In Memory of Kathy Harvey In Memory of In Memory of In Honor of Citizens of the Scientific & Gretchen Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Ladd Dr. Richard and Jo Sanders
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