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VOL. XXIX NO. 1 • SPRING 2016

BLOOMS, BREWS & BLOODY MARYS WITH A TWIST! MOTHER'S DAY FIVE YEARS OF THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN THE HORSES ARE COMING!

TULIPS ARE BACK!

In this issue1 Letter From The Director

2-3 In Bloom

4 Tulips, Fairies & Forts

5 Fairy Tea, ArtDOG

6 Mother's Day

7 Blooms, Brews/Tuesdays

8 DCG 5th Anniversary

9 Drop In Activities/Take Flight

10-11 Lunchtime Lectures

12 For the Kids

13 Thank You

14-15 Calendar

16 Carousel Horses

17 Volunteers

18-19 Membership Info

21 In the Gardens

Cult ivate is the member magazine for Botanica, Inc .

For more information about Botanica 's programs, events or Gardens, please call 316-264-0448 or v is it our website at www.botanica.org.

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Cult ivate © 2016 , Botanica, Inc .Vol . XXIX No.1March - May 2016

2016 Board of Trustees

OfficersSteve English, PresidentJustus Fugate, Past PresidentDeeAnne Fahnestock, Vice-PresidentCharlie Wilson, Treasurer

Trustees

ex-Officio TrusteesTroy Houtman,Director, Parks and RecreationCity of Wichita

Tori Deatherage, President, Board of Park Commissioners

Cathy Holdeman, Assistant City Manager City of Wichita Janet Miller, City Council, City of Wichita Mayor’s Appointee

Cari ClaytonMatt CortezCourtney Darrah Bill EthridgeJohn FirschingDeril Hosford

Linda KizzireJade MartinSarah PattersonJo Ann PottorffBeverly ThorntonDon Zerbe

Cover: “Tulips in Bloom” by Pam Tropp

“Perfect Pair” Photo By Paulette Mattingly

Each year we learn how important every guest, no matter how young, is to Botanica. For example, Illuminations was challenged with several days of bad weather but the community still supported our event with 59,000 guests experiencing the best light show in the Midwest. Our guests broke several attendance records throughout the year during events. We are so grateful and thankful for all the support the community continues to show for Botanica.

You may ask yourself, “How do these events happen?” The answer is simple but challenging; VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers are Botanica’s number one asset. When we look at the numbers, volunteers drive Botanica’s events and operation at an estimated 80% capacity. This clearly means Botanica could not operate without volunteers. The work that volunteers do is essential to keeping Botanica financially sustainable.

The challenge is maintaining our volunteer force. Many of Botanica volunteers are retired and there comes a time that they retire from volunteering. We are constantly looking for volunteers. Not every volunteer works in the garden. There are volunteer opportunities in education programs, interacting with families in the children’s garden, managing the butterfly

house, working with children in the new library, making coffee and cappuccinos in the coffee shop, assisting administration, numerous positions for special events, operating the trains, helping in the kitchen and outdoor cook stations, general maintenance, construction, tours and garden guides. Anyone who has special skills is welcome to apply.

Botanica has become a major attraction for our city and community. We are growing and continue to grow all our activities. Over 220,000 guests visited last year, which is more than a 100% increase over the last 10 years.

It is our goal to develop Botanica into a top-notch attraction that our community will be proud of and visitors will consider a “must-see destination.” It has been your support that enabled Botanica’s growth and it is your continued support that will help us expand, adding a carousel pavilion, butterfly conservatory and more parking.

Thank you for supporting Botanica.

DirectorFROM THE

We owe our success to our volunteers

March • April • May 2016 1

Greetings from the gardens and welcome to spring. March, April and May return spring to us like a long-lost friend. Even if it is cold outside today, you anxiously await the warm weather and the bright splashes of color that will be here soon.

I thought I would begin this article by bringing you up to date on what has been going on in the gardens. The year started with removing all of Illuminations from the gardens. Everything was removed from the gardens and packed away in sheds in six weeks. Continuing work has gone on with the five projects I wrote about last issue. The Monarch Butterfly Milkweed area has had water lines ran out to it so we can water when necessary. The peacock sculpture arrived right before Illuminations began. The artist made a lighted fea-ture to represent the tail for Illuminations.

We had already planted the bed in tulips with the main tail being a rose pink color with a group of white circles filled with dark purple to make up the eyes of the tail down the slope. After the tulips are dug we will plant impatiens in

the bed with similar patterns to represent the eyes in the tail. This is a new design feature for the gardeners so we are eager to see how they each turn out when in bloom. The new re-stroom building area landscape continues. We have terraced the west side with boulders. We installed six French drains down to white sand to hopefully solve the drainage prob-lems. We have added some trees and shrubs for screening and shade. We continue to work with the Wichita Hosta Society on the new hosta beds. We will sod the front edges in fescue to continue some open space leading to the Down-ing Children’s Garden.

We have decided to move forward on the wildflower meadow project, trying to tame part of the eastern meadow. We removed the existing plantings and installed new step-ping stone pathways made up of Oklahoma blue tumbled

flagstone. New plants have been purchased and will be planted in each designated area. This will produce a lower height planting that can be walked through and the volunteers will feel more confident weeding it.

The next project on the list is landscaping the slope south of the pavilion in the Xeriscape garden. We have removed the old shrubs, did a little terracing with boul-ders and are in the process of installing the new land-scape. This area has been a challenge to figure out. A south-facing slope is a challenge in itself, but we don’t know how the new structure will affect the area until we go through a summer or two.

We have been replacing limestone in the terrace and Shakespeare patios and staining or painting wood structures in the Downing Children’s Garden and throughout other gardens along with other equipment and hardscape repairs. We are still looking for new and interesting plants to add to our collection like a Yulan Magnolia and Candymint Crabapple for the Chinese Garden of Friendship.

Now on with the color in the gardens. March will continue with minor bulbs and early daffodils getting the spring sea-son started. By the time the last daffodil blooms, we should

WITH PATRICK MCKERNANIn Bloom

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COME SEE US! Come see Botanica and the

Wichita Garden Clubs in our booth at the 2016 Outdoor Living & Landscape Show

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 11 A.M. TO 7 P.M.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

C e n t u r y I I E x p o H a l l 2 2 5 W. D o u g l a s

T IC K E T S AVA IL A BL E D AY O F S H OW

For more information: outdoorlivingandlandscapeshow.com

Wichita Area Garden Council

1st Wednesdays: 7 p.m.

Wichita Bonsai Club 2nd Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. @ Hong’s Nursery

Wichita Organic Garden Club 4th Tuesdays: 7 p.m. @ Botanica

Suburban Garden Club March 14 - 9:45 a.m. @ Botanica

April 11 - 10 a.m. @ Stutzman's Nursery May 9 - 10 a.m.@ Sunnydale Peony Farm

Wichita Daylily Club

March 8 - 7 p.m. @ Botanica April 11 - 7 p.m. @ Botanica May 9 - 17 p.m. @ Botanica

For contact information for any of the garden clubs, call 316-264-0448 and ask the operator.

Wichita Garden Clubsmarch to may meetings

have had over 122,000 blossoms gracing our landscape. In the midst of our daffodil season, the 60,000 tulips we planted last fall will explode their bright colors across the gardens made up of 111 varieties, 41 never grown at Botanica before. Along with all the spring flowering trees, shrubs and perennials you will want to visit often to celebrate spring and all its colors.

Speaking of colors, our 10,000 pansies planted last fall have be-gun to grow and bloom more consistently now. As it warms up, pansy flowers help fill the color void in the gardens between our bulb displays and the establish-ing of our 25,000 summer annu-als. Our summer annuals, both the old favorites along with the new to the gardens this spring are one of Botanica’s reasons for its popularity over the years.

I can never express enough the gratitude I feel for the garden staff and volunteers for all their endless hours of dedication and hard work, throughout the year and climatic conditions each sea-son brings. Thank you to each of you and take pride in knowing what you do is why Botanica is a premier botanical garden.

I would also like to thank Friends of Botanica. Last year they voted to make the sea-sonal color changes at Botanica their primary funding goal. They have become the primary finan-cial support for our tulip, pansy, summer annual and mum dis-plays. This is a huge undertaking which they have accepted and are making a big difference in our color displays. Please help me in thanking them whenever you visit with one of their members.

The Wichita Hosta Society is another group I would like to recognize for their support. Their efforts collaborating with us on the new collection, not only with design and installation help, but also in purchasing of the new va-rieties are very much appreciated. The long range goal is to get Bo-tanica recognized as a National Hosta Garden site. We thank them for all their hard work and look forward to working with them to achieve this goal.

The Kansas Pond Society will again spend Saturday, April 2nd dividing Botanica’s water lily col-lection. This is a huge undertak-ing and the garden staff greatly appreciates the help. It is a messy, heavy project that the club has done for years. They use it as demonstration on how to divide, repot and replace the lilies back in the pond. The public is invited to attend and observe or help if they would like.

Botanica reaps the benefits of getting our entire collec-tion done in a day and they are a great group to work with. On a sad note, Duane Van Dolah, a man who traveled from Garden City every year to help with this project and was a great supporter of Botanica and a good person-al friend, passed away this last fall and will be greatly missed. The club is raising funds to buy a bench on the east side of our pond in Duane’s name so he will always have a place at Botanica.

While I bring this article to a close, I invite each of our read-ers to bring a friend and visit the gardens weekly the next three months. Each visit you make will introduce you to new varieties of plants and broad splashes of col-or, so visit often. Thank you.


COMING UPin the garden

March 26 & April 2, 9 & 16

GET READY TO

Spread your wings10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.

TULIPS, FAIRIES & FORTS is back with games, performers, activities, crafts and, of course ... 60,000 tulips! Everything is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday from March 26 through April 16.

GENERAL ADMISSION ($7 ADULTS, $5 KIDS, FREE FOR AGES 3-12) OR FREE FOR MEMBERS

EVERY SATURDAY • Fairy House Competition and vote for your favorite Fairy House • Face Painter, Games, Scavenger Hunt, Bubbles, Chalk Artist and more • DJ: Ronnie Choy, the dance man • At least 2 Crafts every Saturday; crafts vary • Fairy Dress Up and Photo Props • Forts throughout the Garden and Fort Building • Fairy Story Time with Fairies • Lunch and snacks provided by Friends of Botanica

MARCH 26 • Paint the Towne is doing a specialty art project: 10-2 APRIL 2 • Exploration Place, science experiments that will WOW you: 10-2 APRIL 9 • Tanganyika Wildlife Park is bringing animals to Botanica: 10-2 • Poppy the Clown: 11-1 APRIL 16 • The Bug Lady: 10-2 • Fairy Tea Party (ticketed event, see page 5) For more information, visit botanica.org/events/TFF2016

K e e p i n g b ota n i c a i n b l o o mF R I E N D S O F B OTA N I C A

SPONSORED BY:

GIAL KAEGI

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Think you've got what it takes to build the ultimate fairy dreamhouse? Get creative and craft an all-natural habitat befitting Botanica's resident fairies and we'll award the winners at the end of the Tulips, Fairies and Forts season. All entries must be submitted by March 26 at 5 p.m. $5 entry fee.

Entry Forms Available at botanica.org/events/TFF2016

Sponsored by Johnson's Garden Centers

Art Day of Giving (ArtDOG) is a 24-hour chari-table giving campaign designed to support area nonprofits related to the arts. This unique one-day fundraiser is a project of the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) to raise awareness of the cur-rent needs of arts organizations in the community and to inspire donors to increase financial support of their favorite local arts organizations.

ArtDOG 2015 raised nearly $1.17 million for 55 Wichita arts nonprofit organizations.

GIVE BACK to the gardens#ICTARTDOG

Friday, April 29All day long at ictartdog.org

HEY BUILDERS!Show us your fairy house engineering skills and win!

Join Botanica in a Fairy Tea Party on April 16. You won’t want to miss this tea party and bal-let performance by Ballet Wichita! Each child will receive their own fairy wings when they take a seat at a lovely white table in our new Lotus Hall. We will provide strawberry tea, lemonade and water along with a tea sandwich

and other treats provided by Blue Moon Ca-terers. After the tea the kids are welcome to explore different stations where they will cre-ate their own flower crown, make a fairy wand and plant a flower to take home. This will be a one-of-a-kind event you and your child won’t forget.

Fairy Tea Party APRIL 16

KIDS: $35/$30 members

ALL ADULTS: $10 RESERVATIONS: CALL MITZIE HALL AT 316-264-0448 EXT. 117 OR BOOK ONLINE NOW.

FIRST SEATING: 10 A.M. TO NOON(TEA BEFORE WICHITA BALLET AT 11:30)

SECOND SEATING: 11:30 TO 1:30 (TEA AFTER WICHITA BALLET AT 11:30)

SIGN UP TODAY



MOTHER'S DAYMAY 8 - MOMS ARE FREE

Create your own garden art, or get your mom a mimosa to enjoy while you stroll the gardens, eat lunch at Mother's Day Cafe provided by Friends of Botanica. Gallery XII artists will be displaying and selling art in the garden and there will be live music as well.

On Mother's Day we will host a book sale! Please bring books to Kathy Osler during office hours before May 1. We appreciate your donations.

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Sunday, May 811 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mom is FREEGeneral Admission applies

Need help, dads? Bring the kids to Botanica on May 1 and we'll give you and the kids everything you need to get your Mother’s Day gift completed.

We will have a planting station where kids can plant flowers from Dutch's Greenhouse in a terracotta pot they will paint, get your photo taken and make a rustic garden frame, visit the gift wrap station and cards making station so you will be ready for Mother’s Day. Lunch provided with ticket.

Children are $40 or $35 for members, which includes the price of your gift for mom. $10 for all adults.

ALSO! Add any membership to your Mother's Day gift with a $15 discount. This makes a new family membership for attendees for only $50. Payment required when making reservations. Call Mitzie at 316-264-0448 ext. 117 to book today!

CELEBRATE MOM IN THE GARDENS

MOTHER'S DAY

DADS! NEW EVENT! We’ll help you make a gift for mom

on May 1 from 1 1 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC • DRINK SPECIALS • BEAUTIFUL GARDENS

6:30 TO 8:30 • $10 ($5 MEMBER) SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS

DINNER AVAILABLE FOR $7

JUNE 7: ACROSS THE POND

JUNE 14: THE EMILY STROM TRIO

JUNE 21: BLUE-EYED SOUL

JUNE 28: JENNY WOOD & THE WATCHERS

JULY 5: CONTRAILS OF OZ

JULY 12: CHEROKEE MAIDENS

JULY 19: ANNIE UP

JULY 26: CHUBBY CARRIER & BAYOU SWAMP BAND

AUGUST 2: EN POWER & LIGHT

AUG. 9: TIM JONAS & THE WHISKEY MILITIA

AUGUST 16: SUNSHINE THE BUNNY

AUGUST 23: KING MIDAS & THE MUFLERS

AUGUST 30: THE ROUGH & TUMBLE

SEPT. 6: INFINITE LAYERS

SEPT. 13: RKO BLUES BAND

SEPT. 20: CARRIE NATION & THE SPEAKEASY

SEPT. 27: MUDBUGSBREWS

SAVEDATE

the

12may

VIP TUESDAYS

Tickets are $50$40 for members

6:30

Looking for a way to celebrate a special event? Check out our VIP Tuesdays on the Terrace package. You and your group will get 50 TOT tickets to enjoy the show as well as use of our newly renovated pavilion from 5 to 9 p.m. Sit back and take in the tunes with reserved seating for your 50 guests at the concert from 6 to 8. Stick around after the show to unwind until 9. With some of the bands, there are possible meet and greets before or after the concert. Bring your own food and beverages – we'll provide tables and chairs. Interested? Get this package for $1,000 and reserve fast because they won't last! Call 316-264-0448 ext. 110 today.


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You're invited!

COME WISH US A

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN IS TURNING 5 YEARS OLDSAVE THE DATE

CHILDREN'S GARDEN FREE DAYSaturday, June 25

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us to celebrate 5 years!

TO HELP US CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE

CHILDREN'S GARDEN THAT KICKSTARTED A NEW ERA

OF UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH FOR BOTANICA

THANKS TO THE VISIONARY GENEROSITY OF LEAD DONORS LIKE BARRY AND PAULA DOWNING AND JEAN GARVEY AND FAMILY — AND ALL OUR DONORS BIG AND SMALL — THIS SPECIAL GARDEN HAS TRANSFORMED THE WAY WE TOUCH LIVES AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

BUTTERFLY HOUSEOPENS JUNE 5

Join us for our BIG Summer FAMILY EVENT! We're calling it Take Flight! We

are celebrating the opening of our butterfly house and anything with wings.

Inside the gardens, families can enjoy the Cox butterfly house opening. The first 100 kids to the event will get to release a butterfly in the house.

We'll also have a face painter, experiments with gravity, bee man and activities, arts and crafts,

paper airplane making, tattoos, large family games, bounce house, special entertainment, DJ, food provided by Friends of Botanica and much more.

Outside Botanica at Sim Park we'll have a kite f lying area, drone flying area and a motorized helicopters flying area.

Sunday, June 51 to 5 p.m.

$8/$6 MEMBERS

Take FlightWITH BUTTERFLIES, BUGS & BEYOND

IN JUNE AND JULYDROP IN

FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.EVERY DAY THIS SUMMER IN THE DOWNING CHILDREN'S GARDEN, WE'VE GOT NEW, FUN AND EXCITING DROP-IN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE GARDENS AND CURE THAT SUMMERTIME BOREDOM.

NO BOREDOM ALLOWEDAT BOTANICA


LUNCHTIMELECTURES

March 2 Container Gardening for 2016 What’s new, choosing the right container, tips on planting, and making plant choices for your garden with landscaper and Extension Master Gardener Peggy Griffith. March 9 Selecting Vegetable Varieties to Fit Your Space Help for choosing the right vegetable varieties and what has performed well in the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, by Rebecca McMahon with the K-State Research and Extension office.

March 16 Exciting New Annuals, Herbs & Vegetables for 2016 Rita Arnold with Arnold’s Greenhouse, will share with us the over 100 new cultivars that are being grown in their greenhouses, why these plants were chosen, and how they will enrich your gardening experience!

March 23 Where Did That Plant Name Come From? Every plant has at least two names – the common name and the scientific. Karl Miller, of Lark Label, will help us explore the “who,” “why” and “how” of plant names.

March 30 Plants at Botanica: What Worked, What’s Ahead, and What Works For You Join Janet Gordon, staff gardener, as she shows us trees, shrubs and perennials that we planted in 2015, and preview 2016. This will be helpful for your own yard, along with adding appreciation for the gardens at Botanica. April 6 In A Greenhouse, Not Far, Far Away... (Extended Time: 12:15 – 1:30) Ron Marcum will have new items and show us his creative ways of combining different plants. See the latest tropicals, succulents, containers, annuals, perennials, fairy gardens, vegetables and herb varieties. Many items for sale, too! April 13 KPTS: An Entertaining Source for Kids to Seniors Learn the history and details of 46 years of KPTS Channel 8, our community licensed and owned public TV station. Better understand how crucial it is for all of south central Kansas! April 20 Peppers, Herb of the Year 2016 Kay Neff of Neff Family Farm will share with us information on peppers (genus name of Capsicum). Learn growing tips, the health benefits, new recipes, and how they can also be used as pollinators for butterflies and bees.

EVERY WEDNESDAY • 12:15 TO 1 P.M. • LUNCH FROM 11 A.M. TO 12:15 P.M.

Lectures are included with membership or admission

LUNCHTIME LECTURE CATERERS: Available 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

March: Syl's April: Blue Moon

May: Truffles

Lunchtime Lectures

sponsored by:

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STARTING HOUSEPLANTS FROM CUTTINGS 6:30 to 8 p.m. thursday, march 10 Participants will learn how to take cuttings and root them using oasis strips or potting soil. Ron Marcum with Dutch’s Greenhouse will bring a variety of houseplants, tropicals and sun coleus for cuttings. Participants will choose 10 cuttings to take home in an oasis strip.

Class maximum is 40 participants.

$18 members $20 non-members

Reservations and payment made through Mitzie Hall

at 316-264-0448, ext. 117.

ADULTclasses

LUNCHTIMELECTURES

Continued from 10

April 27 Kordes Roses Kordes roses is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected breeders of rose plants. Marcee Suderman will present many of the varieties and will highlight ones for sale at Herb Day, by the Wichita Rose Society.

May 4 Transforming Joyland’s Merry-Go-Round to Botanica’s Carousel Marlene Irvin, whose business is restoring carousels, will tell us about the history of the horses from the original factory to Joyland, and the process of bringing the horses back to their original beauty for Botanica. may 11 Master of Memory Part one of two programs on memory and learning, strategies, nutrition, medications, medical conditions, and exercise for the body and mind. Presented by Teresa Hatfield, a Family and Consumer Science Agent. Part two is June 1st.

may 18 All About the Master Gardener Garden Tour Jump-start spring with Master Gardener Cindy McWilliams, as she shares with us the Master Gardener program and the process of choosing gardens for the annual tour scheduled for June 3 to 5. See a sneak peek of the gardens, too! may 25 What Hostas Can Do For Your Garden If you want a touch of exotic for your garden, Karl Miller (owner of Lark Label) tells why this is an ideal plant for your Wichita area landscape. The local Hosta Club will also have plants for sale.


Come to the garden with your preschool-aged child for an opportunity to explore nature together. Each month we focus on a theme from the garden using children’s literature, games, eco-art and a scrumptious snack.

CLASSES ARE TUESDAYS AT 10 A.M. AND 1 P.M. $9, $6 FOR BOTANICA MEMBERS. CLASS LIMIT IS 15 PER SESSION.

MARCH 8: WOODLAND CRITTERS

APRIL 12: DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE

MAY 10: ROLY POLY PLAY

Pre-registration is required. Registration must be made by 5 p.m. the Friday before the class. One adult is included with each child. Additional non-member adults must pay regular admission.

MARCH 3 & 4: MATH IN THE GARDEN

APRIL 7 & 8: SEED LAB

MAY 5 & 6: PLANT FAMILIES

Fee is $5 for members, $15 cap per family. $7 non-members, $21 cap per family.

CLASSES START AT 1 P.M.

Fees include admission to the Gardens, including Downing Children’s Garden. Pre-registration is required by noon the day before the class.

FOR THE KIDS!E d u c a t i o nFOR RESERVATIONS TO ANY OF THESE EVENTS, CALL 316-264-0448 EXT. 117.

SproutsGARDEN

(AGES 3 TO 5)

HomeGrown Education

MOONLIGHT MEADOW NIGHT HIKE

May 27 - 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. CHILDREN AGES 3-12: $12, $10 MEMBERS ADULTS: $15, $13 MEMBERS

Explore the gardens like never before under the waning moon. Enjoy a series of hikes to find nocturnal plants and creatures. Join in on a meadow game with your eyes closed! Come hungry as we will be cooking supper over the fire. We'll have a visit from our Native storytelling friend, Jan ‘Stargazer’ Brooks. She will share the stories of the skies from her ancestors. Be sure to bring camp chairs or a blanket to spread out. The grand finale, mouthwatering melty S’mores. Bring the whole family for an evening to remember!

Pre-registration required. Rain date: June 3

Sunny Days

Storytime

don't forget

Every Thursdaystarting at

10 a.m. Library open Mon.-Sat.

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

CHINESE MURAL: PORCELAIN NAME INSCRIPTIONS LAST CHANCE! Inscribe your name into the blue and white porcelain entryway inside the Chinese Garden of Friendship. The remaining garden-facing tiles comprise a porcelain mural of a traditional Chinese landscape to include mountains, ornamental trees, bamboo, cranes, koi fish, lily

pads and more. A calligraphic drawing of your name can be inscribed into the mural design.

To become a part of the completion of the Chinese Garden of Friendship, please contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development, at [email protected] or 316-264-0448 ext. 105 by May 1.


THANKS 2015 was a big year for Botanica.

Thanks to the diligence and volunteerism of FRIENDS OF BOTANICA, we worked together to raise nearly $25,000 of support for Botanica and our mission.

Through this partnership, all the volunteers involved have been tremendous in helping us grow — nearly doubling their contributions from the previous year. Their support helps us maintain our gorgeous gardens and build a better Botanica for the future.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

$500

FOR YOUR HARD WORK


March

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Emprise Lobby Gallery exhibit opens: Lorie Graber, Sue Vautravers & Susan Cunningham (Through March) Weed & Feed: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Home Grown Education: 1 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Garden Sprouts: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Friends of Botanica Meeting: 8:45 a.m. Volunteer Coffee: 10 a.m. Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. ADULT EDUCATION CLASS — Starting Houseplants From Cuttings: 6:30 - 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Cultivate Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Garden Guide Meeting: 9:30 a.m. Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Tulips, Fairies & Forts: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Easter Sunday Offices & Garden Closed

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Volunteer Spring Dinner: 5:30 p.m.

april

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Emprise Lobby Gallery exhibit opens: Gwen Rose (Through April) SATURDAY, APRIL 2

Tulips, Fairies & Forts: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Weed & Feed: 8 a.m. to noon

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9


TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Garden Sprouts: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Friends of Botanica Meeting: 8:45 a.m. Volunteer Coffee: 10 a.m. Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

CALENDAR march to may 2016

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16


Fairy Tea Party: 10 a.m. to noon & 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (CALL FOR RESERVATIONS) Cultivate Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon

TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Garden Guide Meeting: 9:30 a.m. Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Wichita Art Day of Giving #ICTArtDOG

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SUNDAY, MAY 1 Emprise Lobby Gallery exhibit opens: Charlie Gaynor (Through May) Make a Mother's Day Gift Party: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 3 Weed & Feed: 8 a.m. to noon

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 Summer Annual Planting Day: 8 a.m. to noon Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 6 Home Grown Education: 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 8 Mothers Day: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 10 Garden Sprouts: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Friends of Botanica Meeting: 8:45 a.m. Volunteer Coffee: 10 a.m.

Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m. Blooms, Brews & Bloody Marys: 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 14 Poster Competition Entries Due by 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 19 Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 Cultivate Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon

SUNDAY, MAY 22 Take Flight: 1 to 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Lunchtime Lecture Lunch at 11 a.m. - Lecture at 12:15 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 26 Garden Guide Meeting: 9:30 a.m. Storytime in the Library: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, MAY 30 Memorial Day: Offices Closed, Garden Open

CALENDARmarch to may 2016


THE HORSES ARE COMING

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Friends of Botanica (FOB) Meetings

8:45 a.m. every 2nd Wednesday before Volunteer Coffee

Volunteer CoffeeWednesdays, March 9, April 13 & May 11: 10 a.m.Plan to stay for the “Lunchtime Lectures” at 12:15

Garden Guide MeetingsThursdays, March 24, April 28 & May 26: 9:30 a.m.

Weed & FeedTuesdays, March 1, April 5 & May 3: 8 a.m. to noon

Lunch provided by Friends of Botanica

Summer Annual Planting DaysApril 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, & May 5: 8 a.m. to noon

Lunch provided by Friends of Botanica

Volunteer Spring DinnerThursday: March 31: 5:30 p.m.

Cultivate SaturdaySaturdays: March 19, April 16, & May 21:

9 a.m. to noon

Special Events:Tulips, Fairies & Forts

Saturdays: March 26 & April 2, 9, 16Mother’s Day

Sunday: May 8: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Take Flight

Sunday: May 22: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Call michael flanagan at 316.264.0448 ext. 103

or visit botanica.org to sign up or for more information!

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Spring DinnerWhether a veteran volunteer or just starting, you won’t want to miss this event. Meet new people and learn about the activities and plans scheduled for 2016. Dinner will be provided by our new sponsor, The Oxford Grand. Round-up your family and friends and join the fun. Please RSVP by Friday, March 25.

Tulips, Fairies and Forts SaturdaysBoys and girls alike will love the spring activities and crafts we have planned on these special Saturdays. Your help is needed in facilitating the fun, March 26 to April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mother’s Day Make Mother’s Day special by helping with some of our special activities, including our Mother’s Day Tea. Take Flight FestivalBotanica will again host our own event with the official re-opening of our Butterfly House. Additional volunteers will be needed to assist with activities.

Garden Guides If you love sharing nature with others, please consider becoming a garden guide. Learn more at monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Field Trip SeasonApril and May are our busiest months for school-aged children to visit the gardens. Join us weekdays in the Children’s Garden to facilitate fun and wonder. Garden greeters are a necessity for our education department as they are the eyes, ears and smiles to thousands of exploring guests. Come inspire a love of nature!

Thanks to our Volunteer Sponsors:

VOLUNTEERS



In Honor of:Jinny GarveyDon & Sandra Livengood

In Memory of:Donald ElliottBonnie FraserJean GarveyWillard GarveyLouise Hayes Vicki HeckmanJeanne HerefordLeota KindelBernice KizzireShawna MobleySam SeminoffSusan Elizabeth SteinerMelba Jean Swartzendruber

Additional Memorials for:Rosalie BlackburnRichard RumseyMarian Sihvola

Engraved Bricks & PaversLawrence & Leila BennettChris Bennett

Ash & Zelda CranmerChris Bennett

Linda, Sheryl, MaryAnn, Libby, Gyla, Sue & HelenMary Ann Lowry

Vern & Paula MillerCliff & Debbie Miller

Mishler FamilyRobin Mishler

Richard & Karla Skibba

Vicki King-TrumanLaVonda Needham-Cash

Glennis Turney RothhammerJanice Hibarger

Chinese Garden of Friendship: Name InscriptionsJohn & Ruth KruegerBill & Jana McCabeJosephine Loden McCabeTom & Mary McCabeJoan & Vince Wesolowsky

Supporting MembershipsSeed:Tim & Lou Alexander Greg & Kim AndersonSavana AngleIordan & Jennifer AtanassovJerry & Merilyn AustinWill BakkerNancy BoeweDon & Jill BostwickDana BranamDan & Susie BraneDennis & Janine BrauningCharles CarrVivian CasteelDr. Shaker & Kathie DakhilJohn & Annette DanielNile DillmoreCharles & Patti EfflandtTeresa FieldsKaci ForrestDonald & Janet FrenchGary FriedmanJames & Ruthie GillespieChris & Jennifer GillispieJerry & Sally GoodwinConrad & Jenetta GraberJohn & Phyllis GriffittJames & Stacy HanfordPhil & Nancy HarrisMarty HartwellMichael & Pat HortonF.W. “Toy” HoskinsRebecca JahelkaJoshua & Erin JansenPat & Stephanie Keitel

Marc & Diana KessingerVicki KuhnMarl & Nancy LambMax & Tamara LemieuxRoger & Paulette MattinglyDanielle MaybrierMike & Wanda MaxtonBill McCabeGary & Janice McClureTerry McDonaldLeonard & Betty McGintyCliff & Debbie MillerEd & Trish MillerJanet MillerSusan MoederJune MooreMichele MoralesMatthew & Renee MullinJulie MyersDavid & De NelsonBrandon & Becky NolanGeorgia Northcutt DraperRyan & Nicole NowlinDavid & Barbara OsborneMary PandoMegan ParsleyBob & Sharon PedrojaMatt & Laura PedrojaDavid Petty Margaret PhillipsInnes & Karen PhillipsScott & Diane PostLinda ReazinSteven & Pam ReizGlyn RimmingtonMark & Blair RogersNancy RossRobert RossAlan & Carol RuthJennifer RussellMark & Stephanie ScheckJohn & Monica SchlegelCraig & Veronica SchmitzJeffrey & Brenda SchrammFred & Carol SchwarzGeorge & Genia SevickRobert & Barbara ShickDaniel & Maria ShieldsMari Ann SimpsonMark SmithDarrel & Sylvia SteinshouerRon StephenC. Raye Street Jerry & Jackye TateLarry & Carol TateWalter & Neva ThiessenPaul & Barbara TobiaAndrew & Nicole VanderZielSherry YoungMary Lu Wagner

Howard & Roseann WallerRay & Carolyn WallerLacey & Tanian WebbJohn & Ann WellerJennifer WenzelRobert & Bonnie WhitleyJace & Melissa WilbertSusan Wilson

Sprout:Scott & Kathy BagwellChris & Ann BezrukiLee & Margaret CrawfordJames & Karen Graves

Recent Gifts:Richard & Suzanne AhlstrandMildred ArmstrongRoy & Ann BakerDean & Ann BeckerBerry FoundationSusan BowersDavid & Donna BrillPeggy BrowningCactus ClubCapitol Federal FoundationKaren CaseBruce CochenerConco Construction Phil & Connie DietzNile DilmoreMr. & Mrs. Martin C. Dondlinger Jr. Rusty Eck FordRod & Velva EllenzSteve EnglishJoe & Sandee FrancelFidelity Bank Jane FosterBeatrice FrazierFugate EnterprisesGalichia FoundationBud & Toni GatesThelma GrimesSteven & Janet HamousHigh Touch, IncSally HudnallGwendolyn Lou Jager Johnstone SupplyKansas Pond SocietyJ. Tom KirkMike & Linda KizzireDerry & Kay LarsonKaren LibyLusk Family FoundationNiki MilesJanet MillerRandy & Lynette MillerNichols Investment Group

Donations received nov. 2015 - jan. 2016TRIBUTES

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JoAnn PottorffProfessional Engineering Consultants, P.A.Doris ReevesResort Lifestyle CommunitiesMr. & Mrs. Scott RitchieDonna Robinson Lindy SandsJane & A.J. SchwartzDana Smith SPECS

Richard SteinbergerStone Family Foundation Donald StrongJohn Sutherland Jr.John Sutherland IIIRobert SutherlandMrs. S.V. VarnerAmy VoliniWestar EnergyChristina WheelandWichita Town Committee

Colonial Dames of KansasRichard WillisCharles Wilson

In Kind: Aviation & Specialty DoorsBritt & Lynn BrownCindy Carnahan Chick-fil-AHelen ColeDuling Construction

Steve DillardJustus FugateJudy GardnerBarbara HallGial KaegiConnie Larkin Lusco Brick & Stone CoMarty & Cindy MillerElizabeth PiperThe Spice Merchant

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2015 WINNER BOTANICA POSTER CONTESTTHIS YEAR, WE’RE CHANGING THINGS UP! DIGITAL ART? OKAY! BUT THE BIGGEST THING IS THE THEME. TO CELEBRATE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DOWNING CHILDREN'S GARDEN, WE’RE ASKING FOR ENTRIES TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THIS MILESTONE. SET YOUR TALENTS AND CREATIVITY TO HIGH GEAR AND HELP US CELEBRATE FIVE YEARS OF THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN.

DEADLINE5 P.M. MAY 14, 2016

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1: SUNNY DAYS STORYTIME: Every Thursday at 10 a.m., our educators welcome kids to the Botanica Children's Library for a book, entertainment and activities. • 2: SUPPER WITH SANTA: For four sold-out nights, kids got to enjoy a meal with St. Nick and make their own cookies, bird feeders and sing carols. • 3: WHITE CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATIONS VIP PARTY - DEC. 10: Botanica Trustee Justus Fugate and volunteer Janie Lang • 4: FAMILY FUN DAY - FEB. 6: Botanica invited kids and families to join us for a free day of learning, activities and, of course, fun in the gardens. Our volunteer and education staff poses above with the giant educational Earth Balloon. — Photos by Jon Pic & Janie Lang.

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Marty Miller Executive Director

Patrick McKernan Landscape Supervisor

Jamee Ross Director of Development

Kate Sheppard Director of the Downing Children’s Garden

Linda Keller Private & Corporate Events Director Kathy Sweeney Director of Special Events

Natalie Mahaffay Director of Membership

Kathy Osler Director of Finance

Michael Flanagan Director of Volunteers

Kristina Lewis Education Specialist

Laurel Nichols Seasonal Educator

Kyle Christensen Administrative Assistant

Lisa Reddell Senior Admin. Rentals

Kianga Kelley Community Relations

Mitzie Hall Outreach & Tour Coordinator Jon Pic Director of Marketing & Communications

Garden Staff: Kate Baker Connie Bell Janet Gordon Andrew Jahn Kim Matthews Ethan Parsons Albert Tack Shannon Vierthaler

Hannah Hueston Food Services Coordinator Hours of Operation Year-RoundOpen Monday-Saturday9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Extended HoursApril through September Tuesday & Thursday until 8 p.m. & Sunday 1-5 p.m.April through OctoberSunday 1-5 p.m.

General Information 316-264-0448The Gift Garden: ext. 106Class Registration ext. 117 Donations & Planned Giving ext. 105Event Information ext. 110Facilities Rentals ext. 104Membership ext. 107Memorial Gifts ext. 107Volunteer Services ext. 103

Botanica is maintained by Botanica, Inc. in cooporation with the City of Wichita Department of Parks & Recreation.

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Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, shall be a significant horticultural display garden for the enjoyment and education of the community that sets the standard of excellence for botanical gardens in the Midwest.

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