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Mr. Douglas A. Albrecht

Catherine B. Berges

Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J.

Ambassador Stephen F. Brauer

Ms. M. Darnetta Clinkscale

Mr. Arnold W. Donald

Mr. Charlie A Dooley

Mr. L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr.

Mr. Hal A. Kroeger, Jr.

MBG Bulletin

In 2004, the Missouri Botanical Garden—with your help—planted the seeds for exciting
projects of the future. And in 2005, we will help these new developments grow to maturity.

Since my love for the natural world was fostered so early in life, it is my privilege to help
make possible that same opportunity for the Garden’s youngest visitors. In May 2004, we
broke ground on the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden. When completed later this year,
the Children’s Garden will immerse children and their families in a 19th-century Missouri
adventure as they discover the importance of plants in their lives today.

Ever since Shaw challenged the trustees to keep the surrounding neighborhood “pleasant
and attractive,” the Garden has cooperated with local community-based groups to effect
change. Years of collaboration bore fruit in June 2004, when McBride & Son Homes broke
ground on the new Botanical Heights development. Fifty would-be owners of new brick
homes camped out overnight in August to be the first to purchase a house, and the builder
plans to add another 140 single-family homes in the neighborhood in the coming years.
The year 2004 ended on a high note as we learned that the scores from schools in the
Garden Education Compact were advancing toward math and science proficiency faster than
State and local schools, and that two donors were stepping forward with significant gifts for
the George Washington Carver Garden.

Many projects related to the Stewards of the Earth campaign are now underway and more
are to come. | know that with the generosity and leadership of our many members, donors,
and friends, we can meet our current goal and any challenges the future brings. We are very
grateful for your continued support.

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Peter H. Raven, Director

June M. Kummer

Carolyn W. Losos

Mr. James S. McDonnell III
Evelyn E. Newman

Mr. Nicholas L. Redin

Dr. Henry sn Schwartz, Jr.
Nancy R. Siw

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Mr. Jack E. Thomas, dr.
Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy
Dr. Mark S. Wrighton

Emeritus Trustees
Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale
Mr. John H. Biggs

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Mr. William H. T. Bush
Mr. Herbert D. Condie III

Mr. E. eee Lee, Jr.
Lucy Lopat
Mr. nates B. MacCarthy

Mr. William R. Orthwein

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Mr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.
Mr. Warren M. Shapleigh
Mr. Joseph Shaughnessy

Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr

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Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff

Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr.

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Dr. Werner Greuter
Dr. Surinder M. Sehgal

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It’s January, the traditional time for New Year's resolutions, and every
year the Garden vows to “reduce, re-use, recycle.” One way we do this
is by continuing to streamline our paper usage. As everyone knows,
most paper comes from trees, so the less paper we use, the fewer
trees are cut down. Paper manufacturing also requires large amounts
of energy, which in turn creates pollution. In 2004, we piloted new,
paper-free electronic initiatives like the members’ Garden Gram, a
monthly email full of all the latest happenings, upcoming events, and
special offers just for members. If you aren't currently receiving the
Garden Gram, just log on to the Garden’s website www.mobot.org and
click on “sign up for our e-newsletter” to be delivered directly to your
email “inbox.”

However, paper is still a big part of communicating with our members,
and certainly the single biggest paper use is the Bulletin. We know

4 Stewards of the Earth

A community challenge
6 News
8 What’s Going On?

10 Garden at large
Butterfly House, EarthWays Center, and

Shaw Nature Reserve

14 Home Gardening
What to do in your garden now, houseplant perfection,

wildlife sightings, and more...
21 Tributes

23 Calendar

those cover photos of roses and water lilies look attractive on the
coffee table, and we understand how convenient it is to throw the
paper Bulletin in your purse or briefcase to read in the park, on the
plane, or during lunch. That’s why, in 2005, we’re choosing to have our
cake and eat it too. You may have noticed that this issue of the Bulletin
looks a bit different. That’s because we are saving trees even while we
continue to print on paper—100% post-consumer recycled paper. The
Bulletin is now 100% new-tree-free. Not only are we closing the
recycling loop and saving trees, but this paper is manufactured using
wind power, one of the cleanest energies around. So enjoy your
Bulletin in good conscience—and once you've read it and saved the
important dates, please be sure to recycle it or pass it on to a friend.
Happy New Year!

Elizabeth McNulty, editor

elizabeth.mcnulty@mobot.org

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the Campaign for the Missouri Botanical Garden

The Missouri Botanical Garden is engaged in a $71 million
drive to strengthen our critical role in establishing St. Louis
as a world leader in the plant sciences and greatly enhance
biodiversity and conservation around the globe. The Garden
seeks to raise $35 million, from a total goal of $71 million
for research and conservation. Please join us in making a
gift to the Stewards of the Earth campaign.

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The campaign for the Missouri Botanical Garden in entering its final stage:
the home stretch. With less than a year remaining until the campaign
concludes in December, our members have a unique but fleeting opportunity.

This campaign will set the course for the Garden for the next 30 years.
Campaign gifts from members will strengthen the Garden for us, our
children, and the generations that follow.

As a member, you understand what the Garden means to our city and
region. Garden members visit regularly, enjoy the flower shows, dine and
shop more frequently at the Garden. Responses to a recent survey tell us
that most members also share the Garden’s commitment to education and to
enhancement of our region.

A green oasis in the heart of a big city, the Garden attracts more than

600,000 visitors a year. The Garden’s buildings and pathways are showing
more wear and tear than ever before. As the oldest botanical garden in the
nation, MBG has many older mechanical systems that desperately require

“This drive provides a unique opportunity to
participate in the future of the Garden,” says
Director of Development Patricia Arnold. For more
information on how you can help, please contact
the office of Development at (314) 577-5120.

PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ

replacement with contemporary energy-efficient models. Your
membership helps defray the Garden’s operating expenses, but
Capital improvements and endowment require additional gifts.

This Campaign will provide $71 million in resources that could not be
secured through memberships and admission fees. That’s why the
Campaign needs gifts from members: to secure the Garden’s future
while maintaining membership and admission fees at reasonable
levels in the years ahead.

Henry Shaw founded the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1859 “for all
time for the public benefit.” He was a St. Louis businessman who
dedicated his savings to realizing his dream of establishing a world-
class institution for research, education, and horticultural display.

As a beneficiary of Henry Shaw’s gift, you can leave your own legacy
for all time with a gift to the Stewards of the Earth Campaign. For
more information, contact the Development Office at (314) 577-5120.

Above: Throughout the Stewards of the Earth campaign,
individuals and families have made a difference, both in terms
of leadership and financial support. From left: the
groundbreaking for the Botanical Heights neighborhood, for
the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden, the opening of the
Commerce Bank Education Center, and the dedication of the
Denison Lodge at the Shaw Nature Reserve.

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Larry Cohn has a passion for helping children,
strengthening education, and promoting St. Louis.
children, education, and St. Louis. Together these
passions have inspired him to challenge others

to match his gift of $500,000 toward the new
George Washington Carver Garden, scheduled

to open in 2005.

The new garden will provide a space for quiet
reflection on Carver's life and accomplishments as well
as an outdoor “laboratory” for thousands of children.
“| studied Carver as a boy,” says Cohn, “and | want to
give the children of St. Louis a chance to be inspired
as | was.”

A Washington University graduate, Cohn recently
returned to St. Louis after many years in Arizona.
“| have been called St. Louis’s biggest fan,’” he says.
“| think I've read every book published on St. Louis.”

With Cohn’s gift, the Stewards of the Earth Campaign
has secured $1,125,000 of the $2 million needed to
complete the Carver garden. The remaining funds are
part of $5 million that must be raised by the end of
2005 to meet the overall Campaign goal of $71 million.

Cohn said he is eager for Garden members to make
gifts to complete the Carver challenge, but will count
all gifts to the campaign toward matching his gift.
“The Missouri Botanical Garden is among our city’s
finest assets,” he says. “Any gift that helps meet the
goals of the campaign will enhance this unique asset.

“| want my gift to make a statement that we all should
support the Garden with gifts if we want to leave it
stronger for the future.”

To help the Garden match this gift, and to contribute
toward this monument to the 20th century’s most
influential agricultural scientist, please make your gift
today. For more information, call (314) 577-5120.

MBG Bulletin — January/February 2005

PHOTOS BY DIANE WILSON, JJ LANE, JUSTIN VISNESKY, AND MATT BENDER

Convenient Recycling

The Garden Is pleased to offer more convenient
recycling for our members. Now throughout the
grounds you will find bins designed to capture
aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles
wherever trash is collected. Please recycle.

New Kitchen

Participants of Kemper Center cooking classes
have even more to anticipate this spring: a new
Set of luxury appliances. DACOR has donated a
new double convection wall oven, gas cooktop,
microwave oven, and dishwasher. The Kemper
Center also replaced the aging laminate surface
on the cooking island with granite. Pictured in the
photo at left are the Kemper Center staff and

Paul Harris of DACOR (second from right).

Suwa-St. Louis Sisterhood
On November 1, 2004, the Garden celebrated the
30th anniversary of the St. Louis—Suwa, Japan,
sister city relationship with a ceremonial tree
planting. The official tree of the city of Suwa, a
type of Asian quince (Chaenomeles ‘Karin’), was
planted near the east entrance to Teahouse Island
by a delegation of visiting dignitaries, including
Suwa Mayor Katsufumi Yamada, seen at left.

William L. Brown Award

On October 7, 2004, Dr. Raven presented the
William L. Brown Award to Dr. Henry L.
Shands, the director of the USDA—Agricultural
Research Services’s National Center for Genetic
Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, CO

(see bottom left photo). The award recognizes
outstanding individuals for dedication to
slowing the erosion of genetic stocks of crops
and their wild relatives.

Gardenland Express

Special thank-you to Greg Krekeler of

The Hobby Station, Kirkwood, MO, for all the
help designing, implementing, and promoting
this year’s Gardenland Express.

January/February 2005

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Program Expands __ plants of merit |
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Botanical Garden welcomed
Powell Gardens of Kansas City
as a partner in the Plants of
Merit program. Founded in
1999, the Plants of Merit
program promotes underutilized ~~

and lesser-known plants for their outstanding
qualities and dependable performance in the
lower Midwest. A list of recommended plants is

published annually for home gardeners. Stop
by the Kemper Center for Home Gardening to
purchase your copy today. Or check out
www.plantsofmerit.org.

Henry Shaw Fund

Henry Shaw would be very proud of the Garden
that he founded more than 150 years ago for
its leadership in horticultural display, innovative
math and science education programs, and
world-renowned status as an institution of
botanical research.

Each year, we affirm Mr. Shaw’s legacy and
extraordinary vision by inviting those who share
his commitment make a gift to the Henry Shaw
Fund, our most important source for annual
operating support to maintain the Garden and
increase the services provided to members.

If you have not yet had the opportunity to do so,
there is still time to make a gift to the 2004
Henry Shaw Fund year-end appeal. Your tax-
deductible gift is vital as the Garden advances in
its mission to discover and share knowledge
about plants and their environment, in order to
preserve and enrich life.

For additional information regarding the Henry
Shaw Fund or to make your gift today, please call
Sharon Mertzlufft at (314) 577-9495.

PHOTO BY JJ LANE

Corporate Partners

The Corporate Partners program strengthens
the relationship between the Garden and the
corporate community in the greater St. Louis
region. Become a Corporate Partner today!
For information, call Sharon Mertzlufft at
(314) 577-9513. We are pleased to recognize
our new or renewing corporate partners:

Shareholder Level ($10,000 to $24,999)
A.G. Edwards, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Underwriter Level ($5,000 to $9,999)
Alberici Group
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.

Supporter Level ($1,000-$4,999)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri
Christner Inc.

Graybar Foundation

HOK, Inc.

Dierbergs Markets, Inc.

Thank you!
The wonderful holiday wreath display would
not be possible without the participation of
our many designers. Special thanks to: Aidell
Burchard Fresh Art, BitterSweet Botanicals,
Dale Rohman Enterprise Inc., Drury House,
Eckert Florist, Garden Gate Shop, Ladue
Florist, MKS Design Inc., Montano Grant,
Studio P, The Bug Store, twigs and MOSS,
and Wildflowers.

The new Bonus Bloom Pass is redeemable for a tram ride, one Butterfly House admission, or one
admission to the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden—A Missouri Adventure opening later this year.

Membership Growing in 2005

We are excited to announce the following new developments in the membership program
that will provide greater value and benefits for our members.

Membership Programs to Merge

Effective January 1, 2005, the membership program for the Butterfly House will merge
with that of the Garden. We are pleased to offer current Garden members a discounted
admission rate to the Butterfly House of $3 per person, as well as discounts in the
Madame Butterfly shop. Garden members at the Family level and above will continue to
receive passes that can be redeemed for complimentary admission to the Butterfly
House as a benefit of membership. (See page 11 for more details.)

Bonus Bloom Passes

We are excited to introduce Bonus Bloom passes, a new benefit that will add even more
value to your Garden membership.

The Garden is full of blooms every season of the year. Use your new Bonus Bloom
passes to further enjoy all that the Garden has to offer! With Bonus Bloom passes, you
can decide where and when to apply your membership benefits. Garden members at the
Family level and above will receive Bonus Bloom passes to redeem for tram rides,
admission to the Butterfly House, and entrance to the new Doris |. Schnuck Children’s
Garden—a Missouri Adventure opening later this year. The number of Bonus Bloom
passes varies by membership level.

Look for more details on these exciting developments in your next renewal mailing.
Thank you for your continued membership support. If you have any questions or need
additional information regarding these enhancements to the membership program,
please call (314) 577-9495.

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Annual Orchid Show

Starting January 29, escape to “Orchid Island” at the Missouri Botanical
Garden, where hundreds of blooming orchids and tropical plants create a

Members’ Preview Fi, Jan. 28, 5 to 8 p.m.

Don’t miss the sneak preview of the 2005 orchid show...

for members only. Enjoy musical entertainment while you stroll
among the magical evening orchid viewing. Special dinner
buffet will be available for $17.50 per person, cash bar

available, and the Garden Gate Shop will be open. For more
The 2005 show, “Orchid Island,” showcases the award-winning collection information please call (314) 577-5154.

amid scenes reminiscent of classics such as The Swiss Family Robinson,
Treasure Island, and Robinson Crusoe. Orchids, bromeliads, palms, ferns,
vines, and dozens of tropical plants grow along pathways surrounding a
beached raft and a thatched roof tree house inhabited by parrots,
monkeys, and a few stranded castaways.

fragrant floral paradise in the middle of winter. For six weeks each year,
visitors have an opportunity to see nearly 800 orchids brought out from
the Garden’s greenhouses.

Celebrate the Gospel

Sun., Feb. 6 & 13, 3 p.m.

Celebrate Black History Month with gospel singing. The 15th annual
“Celebrate the Gospel” features performances by renowned local
choirs: the Gospel Unlimited Choir (Antioch Baptist Church) on
February 6, and the Anointed Voices of Youth Choir (North Galilee
Baptist Church) on February 13. Seating is limited, so arrive early to
obtain the best seats, first-come, first-served.

Visitors who return throughout the six-week show may notice changes
from week to week as fresh blooms are added. The horticulture division’s
greenhouse and floral display staff and a busy group of volunteers plan
and prepare for the show months in advance. Log on to
www.mobot.org/hort and click on “Activities and Events” for a preview.

A sample of the orchid collection is on view year-round in the Beaumont
Room in the Ridgway Center and inside the Climatron conservatory.

Sugared, Spiced, Everything Iced

Sat. & Sun., Feb. 26 & 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Whether you have plans for a grand wedding reception or just a

a sweet tooth, come down to the Garden’s annual cake-decorating

| Orchid Island 2005 event. Throughout the weekend, enjoy an elaborate display by some

Visit the Garden Gate Shop during the show for an outstanding selection
of orchid plants and gardening accessories.

Sat., Jan 29 to Sun., Mar. 13; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Ridgway Center of the region’s most talented cake and confection designers, who
Admission plus $3 for adults and children; $2 for seniors (65+). will share their tips and tricks with visitors.

Free for members!

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PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

Greening Your Home and Office

Thurs., Jan. 13, 11 a.m., Ridgway Center

Take a virtual tour of the Garden’s “green” house, the EarthWays
Home, guided by Program Manager Jean Ponzi. From
landscaping to lightbulbs, rain water to washing machines,

explore many ways your everyday actions can save money while

saving our limited natural resources for future generations.

Houseplants: Living Décor

Fri., Feb. 11, 11 a.m., Ridgway Center

Learn about “interior-scaping” with houseplants from Chris
Wagner of Rolling Ridge Garden Center. Review houseplant
basics such as light requirements, watering techniques, and
suitable containers, while expanding your knowledge of exciting
new plant introductions.

PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

Valentine Day Dinner Dance

Sat, Feb. 12, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Bring your sweetheart to the Garden for our romantic Valentine
Day Dinner Dance. Enjoy a gourmet dinner, stroll through the
Orchid Show, and dance the night away with your very special
someone. Dinner is served from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Music and
dancing from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Cash bar. $60 per person. By
reservation only, so please call (314) 577-5154 soon to reserve
your spot.

Gourmet in the Garden

Tues., Feb. 1 & 15, 6 p.m.

Why go to just another restaurant? For your next birthday or
anniversary, experience Gourmet in the Garden, complete with
fine gourmet meal, wine, and custom tour. February’s evenings
include a guided walk through the Temperate House, which
highlights Mediterranean climates, followed by a Mediterranean

dinner of grilled shrimp and braised lamb shank. Drs. Peter and

Pat Raven will attend the February 15 date. $85 per guest.
Reservations are required; call (314) 577-5154.

Camellia Craze

Native to Southeast Asia, primarily southern China and Japan, camellias
have been cultivated for over 2,000 years for high-quality oil and tea.
But this time of year, visitors to the Garden’s Linnean House value the
camellias for the fantastic display of red, white, and pink blooms, which
peaks during the heart of dreary winter in mid-February.

The Linnean House features over 50 different camellias, diverse in size,
color, floral form, and history. Some have distinguished pasts, like

C. japonica ‘Magnoliaeflora, which was grown in Japan as long ago as
1695. Others are old European favorites, such as the cultivar C. japonica
‘Elegans (Chandler),’ developed in the early 19th century in London’s
first specialty camellia nursery. Also look for the extremely rare yellow-
flowering camellia, Camellia chrysantha, at the end of the northeast bed.
It is one of the last camellias to flower, generally in bloom in early
March to early April.

The display is often intensely fragrant, filled from fall through spring
with the scent of the fragrant olive trees, Osmanthus fragrans, followed
by several types of jasmines blooming from early to late spring.
Contrary to popular belief, most camellias have almost no scent.

Coming Soon...
Vintner's Gala Sat. Mar. 5, Ridgway Center

A very special gala evening of gourmet food and fine wine to
benefit the Garden. Drink champagne in the Orchid Show:

view unique wines at the silent auction; meet wine experts from
around the world and sample their private vintages. In
cooperation with A. Bommarito Wines. Tickets are $350 per
guest. To request an invitation, please call Brenda Zanola at
(314) 577-0879.

2005 Garden Tour Sun, Jun. 12

Circle June 12 on your calendar and join us for the 2005 Garden
Tour. This special tour will feature some of the very finest private
gardens in St. Louis. Watch the Bulletin for more information.

MBG Bulletin January/February 2005

PHOTO BY JACK JENNINGS

The Garden’s family of attractions in
the St. Louis area includes the
EarthWays Home in Grand Center, the
Butterfly House in Chesterfield, and the
Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit.

3617 Grandel Square

St. Louis, MO 63108
phone (314) 577-0220
fax (314) 577-0298

www.carthwayscenter.org

The Garden division specializing in energy and
resource conservation has a new name—
EarthWays Center—and a lively new look. “Our
sunflower logo affirms the connections between
plants, environmental health, and the importance
of human efforts to change our patterns of
energy usage,” says division director Deborah
Chollet Frank. “Central to everything we do Is
educating people of all ages about the benefits of
making ‘green’ choices.”

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New lighting installed in and
around the EarthWays Center
shows the beauty and cost
savings possible through energy
efficiency.

SHAW NATURE RESERVE

Seed Sleuths

On October 18, armed with giant, self-sealing plastic bags and a GPS unit,
Shaw Nature Reserve staffers joined a team from Illinois, lowa, and Missouri to
search the Ozark plateau for native plant seeds to add to their collections.
Working from Gray Summit to Branson, with stops at prairies, glades and
woodlands, the seed sleuths continued to search for native plant seed all the
way down into Arkansas.

While researchers from the Chicago Botanic Garden, Morton Arboretum, and the
USDA seed bank sought Chicago-hardy cultivar stock, Ozark oaks, and rare
members of the St. John’s wort family respectively, SNR native plant horticulturist
Scott Woodbury and restoration biologist James Trager gathered seeds from
grasses and sedges for trials Scott is conducting at the Nature Reserve.

“The heart of the Ozarks is still very wild,” says Woodbury, a longtime seed
sleuth who served as a guide for the out-of-state collectors. “There is an
incredible diversity of plants, and many of them tolerate city conditions well
Since they're used to growing on limestone.”

For more information on seed sleuthing and native plants, or to volunteer,

call (636) 451-3512, extension 6078.

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EARTHWAYS CENTER

Luminous—and Efficient!

Evening visitors to the Grand Center arts district of midtown

St. Louis are discovering a new jewel on Grandel Square, the
Garden’s own EarthWays Center. Extensive new lighting for the
renovated Victorian house and grounds both illuminates the site’s
many handsome features and demonstrates current lighting
technology that saves energy and money.

“The EarthWays Center continues to showcase innovations for home
and commercial use,” says Ralph Eglin Wafer, architect and lighting
project designer. “We are pleased to display attractive, resource-
efficient options that are cost-effective and widely available.”

These improvements have been supported by generous donations
from the Gateway Foundation of Greater St. Louis, the Boeing
Employees’ Community Foundation, the Association of
Professional Energy Consultants (APEC) — Gateway Chapter,
Phillips Lighting, and LightPanel™ Technologies Inc.

To learn more, tour the EarthWays Center on monthly Open House
weekends (see Calendar), or visit online at www.earthwayscenter.org.

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Left to right: Boyce Tankersley (Chicago Botanic Garden), JoAnn McCoy
(USDA), Judy Griffith (Nine Stone Land Trust), Kunso Kim (Morton
Arboretum), and Scott Woodbury (Shaw Nature Reserve).

Shaw Nature Reserve
Hwy. 100 & 44 (exit 253)
Gray Summit, MO 63039
(636) 451-3512

www. shawnature. org

Tributes September—October 2004

For information on making a gift to the Tribute Fund,
please call the Development Office at (314) 577-0297.

In Honor of Judy and Ira Gall

Bert and Margie Talcoff

In Memory of Christopher Carey

Helen VanDerhyden

in Memory of Irving Edward Legendre

Jules and Shirley Snitzer

Pavers September—October 2004
For information on honoring a loved one with a paver,
please call the Development Office at (314) 577-5154.

Aunt Dorothy
Thomas E. Plank
Baby Andrew
Grammie

Po Chuck

Uncle Pat

Aunt Melanie

Bob and Norma Downey

Lora and Kevin Downey

Ken J. Eicks

The Sims

The Geigers

Faith L. Gill

Mary York

Grandma Sarah & Kyla
rah R. Murray

Liz Holly

Book Club Friends

Steve and Kevin Lohse

Carrie Lohse

Doris McCoy

Thomas E. Plank

15193 Olive Boulevard
Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone (636) 530-0076
fax (636) 530-1516
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Membership Growing in 2005

Effective January 1, 2005, the membership program for the Butterfly House will merge with
that of the Garden. For current members of the Butterfly House, this means that your
membership will become a Garden membership at the time of your scheduled renewal date.

In addition to the admission privileges you currently enjoy at the Butterfly House, your new
upgraded membership will offer free unlimited admission to the Garden, Shaw Nature Reserve,
and EarthWays Center, as well as monthly Members’ Days, shop and café discounts,
subscription to the Bulletin, and additional benefits, depending on the level of membership you
choose. See page 7 for more details. If you are currently a member of the Butterfly House, and
have not yet received information detailing the program changes, please contact the
Membership Office at (314) 577-0297 or (314) 577-9495.

Members: Please join us for a taste of the tropics in February right in St. Louis. As a special
Members’ Day, Garden members will receive free admission to the Butterfly House on
February 23 and 26. Special guided tours of the Conservatory will be offered to members
between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Children are welcome and will receive a take-home packet.

Events

Hula Hoopla. Saturday, January 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Beat those winter blues with a visit to the Butterfly House’s Sophia M. Sachs
conservatory for some tropical fun! See if you can throw a hula hoop around a
Tiki Totem Pole and win a prize, play hula hoop boomarang, and more. Enjoy
tropical crafts and learn to dance the hula to the strains of Hawaiian music.
Hula Hoopla is designed for families with children ages 2 to 10, but will
certainly be enjoyed by all ages. Free with Butterfly House admission.

Education

BUZZ: 1. the noise a bee makes

2. a new Series of fun-filled classes at the Butterfly House

BUZZ is a series of monthly classes, workshops and events at the Butterfly
House for children ages 8-12. Classes are $13 ($9 for Garden members), but
visitors are encouraged to enroll in three classes for the price of two. Parents
are asked to attend the class with their children and class size is limited to 20.
Please call (636) 530-0076 extension 813 to enroll.

Be an Insect Keeper Saturday, January 8, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Ever wonder how we take care of all our animals? Learn how to care for and
handle common invertebrates and even help feed the butterflies.

Don’t Eat Me Saturday, February 12, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Learn how insects use camouflage and mimicry to avoid being eaten.
Activities include observation of the butterfly defenses and games
demonstrating camouflage.

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Ornamentals: Brush off heavy snow, but allow
ice to melt naturally from plants. Limbs
damaged by ice or snow should be pruned off
promptly to prevent bark from tearing. Avoid
salt or ice melters as these may injure plants;
instead use sand, bird seed, sawdust, or
vermiculite to gain traction on icy paths.

Miscellaneous: Make a resolution to keep
records of your garden this year. Inventory the
plants in your home landscape and note past
performance. Check all fruit trees for evidence
of rodent injury to bark. Use baits or traps
where necessary. Avoid foot traffic on frozen
lawns as this may injure turf grasses.

Houseplants: Read about care and maintenance
on page 16 of this issue.

Weeks 1-2
Houseplants: Quarantine new gift plants to be
sure they do not harbor any insect pests.

Miscellaneous: \f you didn’t get your bulbs
planted before the ground froze, plant them
immediately in individual peat pots and place
the pots in flats. Set them outside where it is
cold and bury the bulbs under thick blankets of
leaves. Transplant them into the garden any
time weather permits.

Week 3

Houseplants: Remove spent Amaryllis flowers after
blooming. Set the plant on a bright sunny window
to allow the leaves to develop fully. Keep the soil
evenly moist, not soggy. Fertilize occasionally with
a general purpose houseplant formulation.

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urist Cathy Pauley pots up seedlings in the Garden's greenhouse.

Week 4

Miscellaneous: Try sprouting a test sample of
leftover seeds before ordering new seeds for
spring. (Roll up 10 seeds in a damp paper
towel. Keep moist and warm. Check for
germination in a week. If fewer than half
sprout, order fresh seed.)

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All month

Vegetables: Don't work garden soils if they are

wet. Squeeze a handful of soil. It should form a
ball that will crumble easily. If it is sticky, allow
the soil to dry further before tilling or spading.

Start onion seed indoors now.

Fruits: Inspect fruit trees for tent caterpillar egg
masses. Eggs appear as dark brown or grey
collars that encircle small twigs. Destroy by
pruning or scratching off with your thumbnail.

Ornamentals: Water evergreens if the soil is dry
and unfrozen. Enjoy the fragrant blooms of the
Ozark Witch Hazel flowering in shrub borders
or wooded areas on warm sunny days. Take
geranium cuttings now.

Miscellaneous: To avoid injury to lawns, keep
foot traffic to a minimum when soils are wet or
frozen. Repot any rootbound house plants now
before vigorous growth occurs. Choose a new
container that is only 1 or 2 inches larger in
diameter than the old pot.

Week 1

Miscellaneous: Branches of pussy willow quince,
crabapple, forsythia, pear and flowering cherry
may be forced indoors. Place cut stems in a vase
of water and change the water every four days.

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Week 2

Ornamentals: Seeds of slow-growing annuals
like Ageratum, Verbena, Petunias, Geraniums,
Coleus, Impatiens, and Salvia may be started
indoors now.

Miscellaneous: Maple sugaring time is here!
Freezing nights and mild days make the sap
flow. Fertilize house plants only if they show
signs of new growth.

Week 3
Vegetables: Sow celery and celeriac seeds
indoors now.

Fruits: Begin pruning fruit trees. Start with
apples and pears first. Peaches and nectarines
should be pruned just before they bloom.
When pruning diseased branches, sterilize
tools with a spray of germicide between cuts.
Dry your tools at day’s end and rub them
lightly with oil to prevent rusting. Grapes and
bramble fruits may be pruned now.

Ornamentals: Sow seeds of larkspur, sweet
peas, shirley poppies, and snapdragons where
they are to grow outdoors now. To bloom best,
these plants must sprout and begin growth
well before warm weather arrives.

Miscellaneous: Now is a good time to apply
appropriate sprays for the control of lawn
weeds such as chickweed and dandelion. Tall
and leggy house plants such as dracaena,
dieffenbachia, and rubber plants may be air
layered now.

Week 4

Vegetables: Sow seeds of broccoli,
cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and
cabbage indoors now for transplanting
into the garden later this spring. If soil
conditions allow, take a chance sowing
peas, lettuce, spinach, and radish. If the
weather obliges, you will be rewarded
with extra early harvests.

Fruits: Established fruit trees can be
fertilized once frost leaves the ground. Use
about one-half pound of 12-12-12 per
tree, per year of age, up to a maximum of
10 pounds fertilizer per tree. Broadcast
fertilizers over the root zone staying at
least one foot from the tree trunk.

Christmas Tree Recycling

Ornamentals: Dormant sprays can be
applied to ornamental trees and shrubs
now. Do this on a mild day while
temperatures are above freezing. Start
tuberous begonias indoors now. “Nonstop”
varieties perform well in this climate.

Miscellaneous: Encourage birds to nest in
your yard by providing water and by putting
up bird houses. Planting suitable shrubs,
trees, vines, and evergreens will provide
wild food sources and nesting habitat.

_ For additional information on any of these
topics, visit the Kemper Center for Home

_ Gardening or check out our Gardening

| Help section at www.mobot.org.

Keep your real tree well-watered, and it should reward you by retaining its needles and
remaining fragrant throughout the twelve days of Christmas. And when January 6 rolls
around—the traditional date for taking down the holiday decorations—remember that the
Garden recycles Christmas trees as a special service for our members. Simply remove
decorations and drop off your tree in the lot at 4630 Shaw Boulevard near the
Kingshighway intersection, just across from the Garden’s Commerce Bank Education
Center. No bagged trees, please. For more information, call the hotline at (314) 577-9555.

Camellias in the
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Orchid Show in
Ridgway Center

Snow crocus in the
Jenkins Daylily Garden

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Almond in the Shoenberg
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Keeping Ise]
The two most important rules for keeping a houseplant healthy are:
select the proper plant for the proper location and maintain sparingly. To
help with the first, the Garden’s Kemper Center for Home Gardening
features a newly expanded selection of houseplants for every level of
household exposure, making your choice of a location easier.
Visitors can view literally dozens of plants for each of four
residential settings:
Eastern exposure represents direct-to-indirect sun suitable for some
flowering plants and higher light intensity foliage plants.
Northern exposure is for low light tolerant plants, normally those
with attractive foliage including variations of color, pattern,
and texture.
Western exposure is for flowering plants and those that can tolerate
heat exposure and fluctuations in moisture.
Southern exposure is for our cacti and succulents as it is the
extreme in sun and heat for an interior setting.
Site all houseplants, whatever the exposure level, away from drafty
heating and air-conditioning ducts.
When it comes to caring for houseplants, home gardeners are prone to
“kill with kindness.” Overwatering accounts for almost 90% of
houseplant fatalities. Water only when plants are dry down to one inch
from the surface of the soil, and then water thoroughly with room-
temperature water that has been allowed to settle overnight so that
fluoride and other gasses have dissipated. Gardeners who find
themselves tempted to putter and potentially overwater their houseplants
should switch to misting. Nearly all indoor plants prefer a humidity level

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The Kemper Center for Home Gardening demonstrates houseplants for every location.

of 50% or more. Misting plants, as well as wiping down the leaves
regularly, improves the relative humidity and the plants’ ability to
breathe. Trays of pebbles filled with water placed below the pots also
allow for low-maintenance evaporation. Fertilize houseplants only
two-to-three times per year and only during the growing season

(April through June). Pinch back new growth occasionally to encourage
a bushy structure, if desired.

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In researching methods of cleansing the atmosphere in future space
Stations to keep them fit for human habitation over extended periods of
time, NASA scientists discovered what home gardeners know intuitively:
houseplants are good for you! The study, published in 1989, revealed that
many common houseplants and blooming potted plants fight indoor
pollution. Through ordinary photosynthesis, these plants are able to scrub
significant amounts of harmful gases out of the air. Some pollutants are
also absorbed and rendered harmless in the soil. Presumably all
houseplants are beneficial in this regard, at least to a certain degree,
though they haven't all been tested.

NASA scientists studied 19 different plant species for two years.

The study recommends growing 15 to 18 good-sized houseplants in

6 to 8-inch diameter containers to improve air quality in an average
1,800-square-foot house. Especially effective in cleaning the air are
some of the most common of houseplants, including philodendron,
spider plant, peace lily, golden pothos, English ivy, Chinese evergreen,
bamboo palm, snake plant (mother-in-law’s tongue), and several types
of dracaena.

Houseplant Fun Facts

¢ The average household has at least one plant. In households where
there is more than one plant, the average number is six.

e The most popular times to buy plants are Christmas,
Mother’s Day, and Easter.

¢ Among households with more than one plant, preferred locations are:

living room 79% dining room 28%
kitchen 51% bathroom 12%
hallway, entry 34% bedroom 11%

Post-Holiday Poinsettia Challenge

Native to Mexico, poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) do
not tend to thrive in our drafty St. Louis homes after the
holidays. Still, given proper care and location, it is possible
for poinsettias to grow into a nice green houseplant,
though they rarely reflower. Poinsettias are “photoperiodic”
bloomers, requiring total darkness for precise amounts of
time before they initiate flowers. The ideal poinsettia
situation is warm and sunny by day, dark and cooler at
night. Keep the plant away from cold windows or drafts of
any kind. Water only when dry and fertilize lightly. Pinch
growing tips to encourage a compact, bushy shape.

PHOTOS BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

This list is published twice a year in the Bulletin (Jan./Feb., July/Aug. . _ ea your
listing, call (314) 577-0851 or email ellen.flesch@mobot.org. The m
information will be available year-round on the Garden's website: Lares

American Orchid Socie

(Mid-America Regional Judging Committee)
Diana Plahn, (314) 965-5007,
dplahn @ aol.com, www.aos.org

Belleville Area Rose Society
Dennis Nelson, (618) 233-4609
homepages.ezeeweb.com/rosenut

Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis
Ted Piekutowski Jr., (314) 831-8703,
circustaz2 @ sbcglobal.net

Boxwood Society of the ae
Barbara O'Brien, (314) 966-5308,
laughingeagle @msn.com

Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri
Jane Merkle, (636) 227-9341
www.gardenclubsofmissouri.org

Gardeners of America (Ozark Region)
Don Delmez, (636) 723-2274

Gateway West Gesneriad hoa
Gary ee na 789-
patspets @jcn1.c

Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society
Jason Delaney, (314) 577-0234,
jason.delaney @ mobot.org

Greater St. Louis Dahlia Societ,
John Fox, (314) 894-0855

Greater St. Louis Daylily Society
Elaine Hogg, (314) 432-4206

Greater St. Louis Iris Society
Craig Hughes, (314) 428-8991,
plantman @i1.n

Henry Shaw Cactus Society
Eric Driskill, (314) 487-5063,
edriskill@tmail.com, www.hscactus.org

Metro East Herb Club
Daphne Sumner, (618) 538-7739

Metropolitan St. Louis

African Violet Council
Susan Hapner, (314) 434-6397
www.avsa.org/LocalClubs.asp—
Region 7 East Central States

Mid-America Regional Lily Society
Fred Winterowd, (314) 423-5313

Missouri Botanical Garden
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Chick Buehrig, (314) 389-8261,
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Missouri Mycological Society
Maxine Stone, (314) 963-0280,
VeryMaxine @ aol.com

Missouri Native Plant Society

George Yatskievych, Sep 577-9522,
george.yatskievych @ mobot.org
http:/Aweb.missouri. pre . herb/monps/

Missouri Orchid Society
Ray Rapplean, (636) 463-2510,
rapplump @ gte.ne

North American Rock Garden Society,
Gateway Chapter

Sandy Evertowski, (636) 463-1698,

www.nargs.org/meet/chap_gw.html

Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis
Diane Parker, (636) 277-6054,
pattywhack @ aol.com

Rose Society of Greater St. Louis
Robyn Wilkerson, (636) 225-3852

St. Louis Carnivorous Plant Society
Deborah Stopsky,
sleepdreams @ addlebrain.com

St. Louis Evening Herbalists
Linda Burke, (314) 961-4314,
cleftstone @ aol.com

St. Louis Herb Society
Nancy Kirchhoff, (314) 249-6395,
stlherbers @ aol.com

St. Louis Horticultural Society
Mindy Keyser, (314) 994-0275,
salviawrens @ sbcglobal.net

St. Louis Hosta Society

Sandra Copeland, (636) 447-5980,
sandi@stlouishosta.com
www.stlouishosta.com

7 Louis Water Gardening Society
an Woelfel, (636) 394-6342,
joan. beers net,

Webster Groves Herb Society
Marge Wilhite, (314) 968-0632,
wilhitemj@ aol.com

West County Daylily Club
Chick Buehrig, (314) 389-8261,
AK hrin24@ |

Wild Ones Natural Landscapers,
St. Louis Chapter

Scott Woodbury, (636) 451-3512,

scott.woodbury @ mobot

www. for-wild.org

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Home gardeners know that different plants appeal to different
visitors—that includes the feathered and furred varieties of
visitors too! We know that as humans continue to develop and
settle in formerly “wild” areas, we must work out new ways of
living with our animal neighbors. It’s not uncommon to hear
tales of deer invading the gardens of homeowners in west

St. Louis County and beyond. Less common though are tales of
wild-life in the city.

The Missouri Botanical Garden, however, features a good-sized
(4+ acre) lake in the midst of 79 acres of green space. Adjacent
lies Tower Grove Park, at 289 acres, the second largest park in
St. Louis City. This unique situation creates a type of
“greenbelt” through the urban area, and has made for some
unusual visitors to the Garden over the years.

The best spot for wild animal viewing in the Garden is the less
populated south end, namely the English Woodland Garden and
Japanese Garden. Over the years, staff and visitors in the
Japanese Garden have spied blue herons, sandpipers, sandhill

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cranes, and red-winged blackbirds, as well as snapping turtles,
sunfish, and crayfish in the lake. The English Woodland Garden
hosts many migrating birds, especially vireos, orioles, tanagers,
and warblers—including the mourning warbler and Connecticut
warbler, which are difficult to find elsewhere in the region.
Other unusual visitors include the occasional rafter of wild
turkeys and even a red fox!

Recently, a very shy creature has been sighted in several
locations throughout the Garden. Though most attempted
photos turn out a blur, the staff recently managed to capture an
image of this visitor at dusk (above right), allowing researchers
to identify him as the semi-rare northern red-hatted Garden
gnome. He was last seen in the Kemper Center for Home
Gardening display gardens, where he is thought to have
established residence. Kemper Center staff are keeping an eye
out for him, but since gnomes are notoriously reclusive, he
may relocate if disturbed. We will attempt to track his
movements from time to time in the Bulletin.

PHOTO COURTESY CATERING ST. LOUIS

Café Renovations

Pardon our dust! The Garden Café will be
closed during the month of January for
renovations. During this time, visitors
may purchase sandwiches and other
snacks from the catering cart (weather
permitting). Following another brief
closure in March, the total redesign will
eventually include carpeted seating areas,
new lighting, and booth seating ...as well
as a revised menu. More details will be
Artists rendering of new Cate interior. included in forthcoming Bulletin issues.

Ring in the New Year: Volunteer!

Make a difference...again. AS a member of the Garden, you are already making a difference
with your financial contribution. By volunteering, you can make a difference again—with the
contribution of your time. Volunteer opportunities exist in almost every area of the Garden,
including Communications, Education, Events and Visitor Service, Membership, Research, as
well as Horticulture and offsite locations like the EarthWays Home in Grand Center, the
Butterfly House in Chesterfield, and Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit. This year, be
among the first to volunteer at the Garden’s new upscale boutique, the Little Shop Around the
Corner. For more information about volunteering, call Jackie Juras at (314) 577-5187.

Book a space at the Garden for your
meeting, wedding, party, or special event
any time of the year.

Tel. (314) 577-0200 ¢ Fax: (314) 5777-9216
Email: catering@mobot.org

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Little Shop Around the Corner will be closed
during the month of January for cleaning and
inventory, but we are still accepting your
donations. Whether you are getting a head
start on spring cleaning, downsizing from a
house to a condo, or just redefining your
Style, please consider this additional, tax-
deductible way to support the Garden. For
questions about how or what to donate, or to
schedule an appointment, please call the
Little Shop at (314) 577-0891.

The Shop will re-open on February 1,
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
All proceeds from sales at the Little Shop
benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden.

4474 Castleman, St. Louis, MO 63110
(corner of Shaw and Vandeventer) ® (314) 577-0891

New Shop Hours: Tues. through Sat.: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Closed in January. All proceeds benefit the Garden.

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GARDEN GATE SHOP

4344 Shaw Boulevard

(314) 577-5137

Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., January and February
All proceeds benefit the Garden.

Closed January 19-21 for inventory and cleaning.

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Orchids are a beautiful way to brighten up
the gloomy days of winter. The Garden

Gate Shop has an extensive assortment as
well as books to help you care for them.

BY Ultimate ORCHID THOMAS J. SHEEHAN

SPECIAL EVENTS

Jan. 8 Children’s Story Time, 11 a.m.

Jan. 13 Members receive 20% off
all merchandise

Food tasting, 12-3 p.m.

Feb. 4-6 = Silver Cat jewelry trunk show,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Feb. 11 Members receive 20% off
all merchandise
Food tasting, 12-3 p.m.

Feb. 11-13 Del Sol jewelry trunk show,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Feb. 12 Children’s Story Time, 11 a.m.

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

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September—October 2004

in honor of
aie Barneholtz
and Mrs. Marvin Goldman

Dr. Roger N. Bea
Dr. and Mrs. ain neaieies
Dr. James C. Bobrow
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grand
Mrs. Betty Bridge
Ellen, Mark aud Jennie Levine
Mrs. Pamela Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown
Mrs. Anita Burman
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Barth
Mrs. Raymond Carneal
Thomas Hill Ward Foundation
Ms. Arlen Chaleff
Ms. Helen Flegel
Joyce and James Chrismer
Andrea Chrismer-Still
The Cohen Famil
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
Bob and Norma Downey
Kevin and Lora Downey

The Drews Family
Ellen, an a8 Jennie Levine
Dr. Bernard T. Garfin

Mr. and Mrs. Preston can
Miss Eugenia C. Henke
Mrs. Wilma A. Preusser
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hessi
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Phelan
Ann Marita Woodruff
The Horwitz Famil
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
Mrs. Margie Jaffe
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Pass
Mrs. Pauline Jaworski
Mrs. Billie Broeker
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Needleman
The Joffee Famil
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
Mrs. Ellen Jones

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Orthwein, Jr.

The Kealing Famil
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
Mrs. Jeanne A. Kennedy
Mrs. Mary Ruth aan and Family
Dr. and Mrs. Antonio |. ——
Mr. and Mrs. Jules L. Pas
James H. MacDonald
Joan Murphy
Mrs. Kevin A. Maher
Mrs. Peter A. Edison
Nicotine Anonymou
Ms. Christina Pinnell
s. Tess Parhomski
Mrs. Olivia Kruszynski
Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Phelan
Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Rosenblum

* deceased

The Prey Family
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Quatrano
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Teasdale
The Ranger Family
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
and Mrs. William C. Rusnack
st Arnold
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Bowen, Jr.
Ms. Maureen Phalen and
Mr. Henry Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. Wil Stiles
The Schwartz Family
Ellen, Mark and Jennie Levine
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schwarz
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Meyers
Mr. Herman Slade
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schreiber
Zachary Hanan Danque Tuteur
Drs. Peter and Susan Tuteur
Blanton and Peg Whimtire
Tom and Mary Ott
Mr. George Yatkievitch
St. Louis Horticultural Society

in mem ory of
Mrs. Juanita Anderson
Mrs. Helen B. Gross
Mrs. Hildegarde Angermeyer
Cora and Gen Glauser
Mr. Tim Keeley
Ms. Miriam Aquino
Ms. Beverly Blitz
Mr. Richard Baizer
The Gantner Neighbors
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Yunker

and Family

Mrs. Nettie Barkey
Dr. John S. Skinner
Eleanor C. Becker
Tara Ritzheimer
Mr. Richard L. Bockenkamp
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Shepard
Miss Leona Boedek
Dr. and Mrs. Richard . “Whiting
Mrs. Beverlee G. Boguslaw
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern
Ms. Margaret Bowen
Mrs. Fern H. Truscheit
Mr. Peter Bueke
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Day
Mrs. Elsie Burgess
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Blank
Mr. James M. Castellano
Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Kugman
Janet Clark Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nellums
Wanda Jean Clark
Mr. and Mrs. David Hertlein

Mrs. Mary B. Colwell
Miss Twig Muzacz
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Muzacz

Carol Compas
Dr. John C. Martz

Mr. Dale Cranc

Mr. and Mrs. David Eusterbrock
Mr. Eugene W. Dependahl

Ms. Frances E. Dependahl

Mr. William T. Dickson

Ms. Alma A. Ashb

Mr. Dennis Aulenbacher

Drs. William and Jean Bachman
Bank One—Holiday Manor Branch
Mr. Steven Benesh

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Ashok Chawla
Mrs. Judy Dickson

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Etoch
Farm Trails Garden Club

Ms. Joyce Lehman

Jack and Pat Lenzen

Steve, Lisa, Brian and Jason Lohe

Mr. and Mrs. a P. Lonergan

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene U. Mariani

Mason County st Library—
Scottville Bra

Mr. Kevin MeGra

Mr. and Mrs. car O'Reilly

Robert and Linda Stewart
Charles and Jane Tussey
USTA Tennis Team - Louisville
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warmbold
Mr. and Mr. Matthew D. Williams
Ray and Ann Williams
Ms. Marie Dr
Webster Manor II Association
rage Gans Dyvig

and Mrs. Thomas W. Cummins
Mr. Cliff Emerick
Mrs. Donna L. Monroe
Mr. John Erker
Drs. Peter and Patricia Raven
Mrs. Ellen Ross
Mrs. Florence Estes
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lashly
Mrs. Ann E. Ewing
Appraisal Institute

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Myles
Real Estate Analysts
Rick and Barb Shepherd

Mr. Charles T. Fike

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Ruethain

Mrs. Ellen Fink

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Trout

Mr. Dale Foster

Ms. Ann Foster

Miss Joanne George

Mr. and Mrs. E. Desmond Lee, Jr.

Mr. Sidney Goldberg

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wasserman

fona E. Good

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hughes

Mrs. Inez Greenspon

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Z. Greenley

Nathan Gutfreund

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Schulte
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Bruton- Sik: Studio

Mr. Joseph 0. Heckman

Dr. Fred A. Couts

Mr. Charles D. Mueller

For information on making a gift to the Tribute Fund, please call the Development Office at (314) 577-5120.

Colonel Ervin E. Heins
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Giuffrida

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a Robert M. Smith
Mrs. Toyoko Hen
Dr. and Mrs. Peter K. Matsuoka
Mrs. Joa
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Elizabeth Matthey Holly
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Withrow

Ms. Donna Belle Hughes
The John Tate Family

The Rob Tate Family

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Tate

Estelle M. Jakovac
Mr. Thomas Janosky
Mrs. Dorotha Jenning
Mr. and Mrs. John W. eel Jr.

Create a Legacy

By leaving a bequest to the Garden, you create
a legacy that will benefit others for generations
to come. If you have already included the
Garden in your estate plans, we hope that you
will share this information with us. We would
like to express our gratitude and welcome you
into the Heritage Society. Of course, your
wishes for anonymity are respected. Please
call Judi Schraer, Planned Giving Officer, at
(314) 577-9455 for further information and a
complimentary brochure. Visit our informative
new website at www.mobot.org. Click on
Membership, then Planned Giving Guide.

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Mrs. Pauline E. Rowland

Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop

Mr. and Mrs. W. Grant Williams 1|
Father of Ellie Samso

Ms. Deborrah Daher Paradowski

Mr. and Mrs. Altred Keckritz
Ms. Mary Kinca

Ms. Dianne M. pesenien
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maes
Ms. Kathleen McNelly

Mrs. Andrea Parker

Ms. Jennifer A. Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Vernier

Mrs. Nora Miller

Mrs. John K. Stringham
Mrs. Nina P. Mitchell
Cora and Gen Glauser

Jane Kaiser

Arden and Harry Fisher

Mr. Keneth Kamper

Mrs. Ellen Ross

Dr. Joseph Kendis

Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Putzel
Mr. Vernon Ketcherside

Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Amann
Mrs. Carole Kleitz

Ms. Darlene Engel

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marcus

Rosalee Samuels
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halpern
Dr. Rosalyn Schultz and
Mr. Giuseppe Pirone
Mr. and Mrs. William Stern

Mis. Eunice B. Seige
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern

Roy H. K Mr. Tim Keeley
Mr. James H. Senger
Ms. an ‘i Gone ‘
mal nie one Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Schmelzle
Maurice Kuebler Mrs. Janis Gollub
Missouri a Garden Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kehoe Phyllis A. Sha
Development a BA Paul Monroe Mr. and Mrs. an Renna

Mrs. Sally Kutten Simm

Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. ete
Mrs. Ellen Ross

Ms. Carole Vohsen

Membership south Ms. Tina Homeier

Mrs. Grace Ellen LaMear

Mr. Robert E. LaMear, Jr.

Mrs. Katherine Lawton

Mr. and Mrs. Terry G. Flieg

Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Mathews
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Penhale

Mrs. Loretta Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Gaydos

Mr. William J. Murph

Mrs. Nancy Simps
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Hemmer

Mr. and Mrs. hie : Kresko
Mr. Norman Springett

Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Barr
Mrs. Carlotta C. Smith

Mrs. Patricia Ruth Neukom
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Meeks
Mrs. Thelma Leatherwood .

Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy Bernice Nezzer

Mrs. Margaret J. Manning Dr. John C. Martz Mrs. Anna Lee Stewart

Phyllis Leslie Mrs. Marybeth O'Reilly McKay Mrs. Roblee McCarthy

Mr. and Mrs. Ben McDougall Mr. and Mrs. Edgar V. Dickson Mr. John Swift

Mrs. Ida Palens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palermo, Jr.
Mrs. Ellen Ross

Preschool Fun and Fitness

Preschool education and fitness are in full
flower at the Garden this spring. Whether your
child or grandchild is a Little Sprout (ages 2-3)
or a Garden Bud (ages 4-5), these exciting

Mr. Lawton J. Lev

Missouri Botanical Garden Mrs. Audrey Taylor
n Ross

Development and Dr. Walter W. Parker, Jr Mrs. Elle
programs for you and your little one explore Membership Department Dr. and Mrs. Charles Bowers Linda Thomas
Missouri dete Garden Miss Wanda Bowers

Ms. Jane Bush

Mr. Dan Tozer
Mrs. Ellen Ross

early childhood curiosities about plants and the
natural world. Classes start January 13. Also
back by popular demand, Strollerobics offers a
fun, low-impact workout for all fitness levels.
The eight-week series of classes begin the
week of March 13. Advance registration is
required for all preschool programs, and class
size is limited, so please call (314) 577-9506
today for more information.

Members’

ard Mary Rose Ponciroli
Mr. and Mrs, eee N. Schulte

Ms. Jeanne A. Neuner
Mrs. Helen Liley

Ms. Norgene A. Coe

Mr. John Lutz

Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Amann
Mr. Edward N. Martin

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Martin

Jackie Reese

Don Occhi

Mrs. Eileen Rickman
Mrs. Lynette Dowell

Elvera "Burjeck" Trost

Drs. Henry and Debbie Onken
Mr. Robert J. Trulaske, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. ee : a
Mr. and Mrs. Jules

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Mr. Reginald Walling

Ms. Patricia Shelby

Ms. Margaret Walling

Miss Kate Winters

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Barken

Mrs. Margaret “Peggy” McClure
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Lux

Lesla McNell

Ltc. and Mrs. John

Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Dr. Harold K. Roberts
Dr. John S. Skinner

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Sharon and Bob Mertzlufft
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mertzlufft, Jr.

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Mr. Clinton Watson

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Mr. Michael Olson

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Mrs. Michelle Lockton Jim and susan Keating Donna Sammons Payne Warren Tabachik

Dixie R. O’Conn

Vernon Michael Burger
Ms. Vicky in oe aie

Mrs. Robyne L. Burger

Dave and Phyllis Kelsheimer Mrs. Carol Haslag and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Riley
Steve and Nancy Kidwell
Steve and Nancy Kidwell

Mr. Charles Payne

Joe and Katrina Pfeiffer
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pfeiffer
Jill B. Roodman

Mr. Michael Olson

Dr. Kimberlie McCue

Margaret Joyce Tickner
Mr. Stephen Mathers
Ms. Dianna Tickner

Patricia S Rile
Dr. Janet meee ake

Buser Walsh Sauerwein

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buser

Jan Laura and Lynsey DeYoung
Mr. and Mrs. Jan DeYoung
Shelby Dillender

Mr. Terry Dillender

Mary Louise Vollmer

Mrs. Dorothy Bartoni
Mildred and Red Woodall
Ms. Nancy Woodall

Jacklyn and co as Krobot
Ms. Susan

Carolyn Peurifoy McDonald
Mrs. Theresa Johnson

Fred and Ginny Sassmanshausen
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sassmanshausen

Thadene S Dorn Marilyn Mermoud Matt P. Schenk
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sassmanshausen rg. Marilyn Mermoud Mr. Michael Olson
Cliff Emerick Dot and Bob Mertzluftt Dr. Kimberlie McCue

Mrs. Donna Monroe

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mertzlufft, Jr.

the key

Closings

¢ Garden Café will be closed for renovations
until February.

¢ Spink Gallery will be closed for renovations
until February.

¢ Tower Grove House continues to be closed
for renovation.

¢ Trams do not run during winter months of
December, January, and February.

January

Through Sun., Jan. 2
“Gardenland Express: Vintage St. Louis”
holiday flower and train show.

Jan. 5, 9, & 12

Camp Bug-A-Loo: “Nature’s Alphabet I-P.” For kids
ages 2-4 with a parent or guardian. Wed.: 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. Sunday: 2 to 3 p.m. $13 per class

($9 for members). Pre-registration is required:

call (636) 530-0076, ext. 13. BH.

Sat., Jan. 8

BUZZ: “Be an Insect Keeper.” For kids ages 8-12.
Classes are $13 ($9 for members). Parent or
guardian attendance required. Class size is limited
to 20. Call (636) 350-0076, ext. 13. BH.

Mon., Jan. 10 through Fri., Feb. 18
“Images Through the Eye of Craig D. Barton”
an exhibition of color landscape photography. RC.

Thurs., Jan. 13
**Members’ Day: Greening Your Home and Office.
See page 9.

Sat. & Sun., Jan. 15 & 16

Tour the EarthWays Center, a Victorian house
renovated to demonstrate energy-efficient
materials, systems, and practices. Tours on
Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., noon, and 1 and
2 p.m.; $2 (free for members). EH.

Sat., Jan. 22
Hula Hoopla. See page 11. BH.

Fri., Jan. 28
** Members’ Event: Orchid Show Preview.
See page 8.

Sat., Jan. 29 through Mar. 13
“Orchid Island” annual orchid show.
See page 8. Also: exhibit of orchid
photography by Charles Rowden.

February

Through Mar. 13

“Orchid Island” annual orchid show.
See page 8. Also: exhibit of orchid
photography by Charles Rowden.

Tues., Feb. 1 & 15
“Gourmet in the Garden: Mediterranean.”
See page 9 for details.

Feb. 2, 13, & 16

Camp Bug-A-Loo: “Nature’s Alphabet
Q-Z.” For kids ages 2—4 with a parent or
guardian. Wed.: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Sun.: 2 to 3 p.m. $13 per class ($9 for
members). Pre-registration is required;
call (636) 530-0076, ext. 13. BH.

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renovated to demonstrate anerayeaileient
materials, systems, and practices. Tours on
Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., noon, and 1 and
2 p.m.; $2 (free for members). EH.

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Sun., Feb. 20
“Celebrate the Gospel.” See page 7.

Sat., Feb. 26 through
Sun., Apr. 10
Over 40 oil paintings by Nigel

family in the Americas, the
Cracidae. Due to hunting and
habitat loss, nearly one-third of
these beautifully plumed birds
are endangered, and certain

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Hughes capturing the rarest bird

eames oe species are on the very edge of
Missouri Orchid Society show and sale. vanishing Beauty a ais
extinction. RC.
005 Members’ Days and Events

Fri., Feb. 11
**Members’ Day: Houseplants: Living
Décor. See page 9.

Sat., Feb. 12

**Members’ Event: Valentine’s Day Dinner
Dance. See page 7.

BUZZ: “Don’t Eat Me.” For kids ages 8-12.
Classes are $13 ($9 for members). Parent
or guardian attendance required. Class size
is limited to 20. Call (636) 350-0076,

ext. 13. BH.

Sun., Feb. 13
“Celebrate the Gospel.” See page 7.

Sat., Feb. 19

“Parsley, Sage and Thyme Together”
cooking class designed to introduce
parents and children (age 8 and up) to the
delights of fresh herbs from potting and
care with the St Louis Herb Society to
cooking with Linda Pilcher of Something
Elegant Catering. This program is
presented by MBG and WE CAN DO IT!
Women Working for Healthier Families and
will benefit The St Louis Breast Cancer
Coalition. 10 a.m. to noon. KC. Fee is $30,
includes one adult and one child. Class
size is limited to 20, so register soon by
calling (314) 989-1111.

Thurs., Jan. 13 “Greening Your Home and

ffice” with Jean Ponzi*

Fri., Jan. 28 Orchid Show Preview

Fri., Feb. 11 “Houseplants: Living Décor”
with Rolling Ridge Nursery*

Sat., Feb. 12 Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance

Feb. 23 and 26
Thurs., Mar. 10

Butterfly House Tours
Water Gardening with the
St. eu Water Garden

Societ

Thurs., Mar. 26 iseeres

Tues., Apr. 5 Perennials with Judy Moskoff
and Bonnie Hamid*

Thurs., May 26 Rose Evening

Fri., Jun. 3 Musical Evening

Sun., Jun. 12 Garden Tour

Fri., Jul. 8 Antique Appraisials
with Ivey-Selkirk

Fri., Aug. 26 Shade Gardening with
Cindy Gilber

Thurs., Sep. 15 Bulb Gardening with
Jason Delaney *

Sat.-Sun., Oct. 1-2 Best of Missouri Market

Fri., Oct. 14 Sculpture Tour of ie Garden
with Mary Jane

Fri., Nov. 4 Holiday Leia

Wed., Nov. 30 Holiday Show Preview

Sat., Dec. 3 Breakfast with Santa

Sat., Dec. 10 Holiday Concert

“Members receive 10% off in the Café and 20% off
in the Garden Gate Shop on all Members’ Days.

CA = Cohen Amphitheater
CL = Climatron

EH = EarthWays Home

GGS = Garden Gate Shop
JG = Japanese Garden

KC = Kemper Center

RC = Ridgway Center

MC = Monsanto Center

SNR = Shaw Nature Reserve

SP = Spink Pavilion
** denotes a members-only event.

$ denotes an additional fee.

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Residents of St. Louis City and County receive over
50% discount on admission and free admittance on
Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon
(except during all special events).

Photo credits for center none: Lisa Francis, Jack Jennings,
Charles Schmidt, and Diane Wilso

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Springtime is a time of rejuvenation, and we are living spring more than ever before at
the Garden. Thanks to the generosity of our many donors, members, and friends through
the Stewards of the Earth campaign, the Garden is renovating old systems, improving
infrastructure, and rejuvenating Garden amenities such as parking, the Spink Gallery,

and the Café.

Big improvements are underway and we couldn’t do it without the many people

dedicated to our mission—people like Members’ Board officers. Welcome, Nancy Sauerhoff,
new Members’ Board president. Thank you, Marsha Rusnack, outgoing president, for your
service to the Garden.

The Garden is fortunate to have the leadership and support of our dedicated trustees
during these exciting developments. On February 12, the Garden celebrated Bill Orthwein Day
in recognition of both his 30th anniversary as a Garden trustee and his birthday.

Happy Birthday, Bill!

Another anniversary being celebrated is the first year of the Commerce Bank Center for
Science Education. One of the first major projects completed during the Stewards of the
Earth campaign, the Center was made possible by the generosity of the William T. Kemper
Foundation and Commerce Bank. This leadership gift has enabled the Garden to further our
efforts to improve math and science education throughout the St. Louis region.

As we enter the homestretch of the Stewards of the Earth campaign, | know that

| can count on all of you, our members, to help the Garden achieve our goals. As we
celebrate Earth Day, let us remember that we humans have been using the world’s
resources unsustainably. If we deplete them, we will leave a poorer, less healthy world for
our children. What kind of world are we going to settle for?

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Peter H. Raven, Director

Mr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.
Mr. Warren M. Shapleigh
Mr. Joseph Shaughnessy

Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr.

Mr. O. Sage Wightman III

Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff

Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr.

Honorary Trustees
Dr. Werner Greuter
Dr. Surinder M. Sehgal

Mr. ja R. ‘Gawan Jr.

Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross

Members’ Board
Nancy Sauerhoff, President

19 Tributes

22 Kidstuff

23 Calendar

editors note...

Nature’s roller coaster is chugging up that first hill right now through a light muddy drizzle. Later this
month we'll start the Garden’s head-rushing plunge into a bloom cycle of over 65,000 crocus,
hyacinths, daffodils, and tulips. Springtime at the Garden isn’t just about bulbs, it’s also about
azaleas, dogwoods, and wildflowers in the English Woodland Garden (page 18), and about music and
poetry and peace (page 8).

Members are invited to bring little ones to the Garden’s annual egg hunt (page 9). Sign up now for
the SpringDig on March 19, and get a jump on your backyard this spring, or enroll in one of over
130 classes covering everything from Annuals to Zoysia (pages 16-17). Members enjoy early
enrollment privileges for all classes for adults and kids, including the very popular summer
programs. With classes for children from pre-kindergarten all the way up to high school, Camp MBG
is perfect for an entire bunch of brothers and sisters (page 22).

This April 23, the Bulletin celebrates our first Earth Day on 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
Thanks to everyone who wrote in about the change. To answer a few questions: 100% post-consumer
paper is not available with a glossy coating and the reason we didn’t make the transition until now is
cost. Recycled papers are, perhaps counter-intuitively, more expensive than virgin-tree papers—an
issue of demand, making the Garden’s decision to purchase this paper even more important. We're
helping pave the way for everyone to buy affordable, recycled papers some day. Happy Earth Day!

Elizabeth McNulty, editor
elizabeth.mcnulty@mobot.org

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Butterfly House, EarthWays Center, Shaw Nature Reserve

14 Home gardening
What to do in your garden now, adult education classes,

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6 News Members’ Board, Construction, and Milestones

8 What’s going on? Springtime, Earth Day, Eggstravaganza

SpringDig, English Woodland Garden, and more...

Summer programs, camp MBG, preschool fun and fitness

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Photos: Fifth-graders from Fanning Middle and third-
graders from Meramec Elementary are just two of the
hundreds of classes that now study science at the
Commerce Bank Center for Science Education. St. Louis
Community College uses the Center for Italian language
classes (top center). Over 500 teachers participated in
professional development training during the Center's first
year (third row). Students in Garden Education Compact
engage in inquiry-based study of math and science, with
the goal of improving school test scores in these areas.

The Commerce Bank Center for Science Education turned one quietly
last fall, but teachers and instructors were so busy with the students

and professionals pouring into this state-of-the-art facility that they
didn’t have time for a party. “As a local resource for science instruction,
the Center is unique!” says Dr. Luther Williams, the William T. Kemper
Director of Education and Interpretation. “The community has recognized
this, as our growing roster of classes confirms.”

Made possible by the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation and
Commerce Bank, the Center boasts 24,000 square feet of educational
space with a host of cutting-edge features:

¢ Well-equipped science laboratories for both student classes and
teacher training. Educators immerse their students in hands-on,
minds-on science experiments conducted at lab benches equipped
with electrical and gas outlets. Students and teachers make use of
microscopes, a large biosafety cabinet, centrifuges, a spectrometer,
pH meters, scales/balances, hot plates, refrigerator/freezer, and an
assortment of other lab ware.

e Modular classrooms equipped with “wifi” (wireless Internet) and
“smart boards” (digital write-on boards). Modular structure allows the
rooms to be used not only for traditional classes, but for computer-
based instruction and even limited wet laboratory experiments.

¢ A computer lab, devoted to GIS and other learning technologies,
which serves as the core of the instructional connectivity among the
Garden’s satellite locations. Over 30 workstations with individual
printers, instructor computer, data connectors, smart board and
projection screen.

¢ The Stupp Teacher Resource Center with both traditional as well as
online resources.

¢ An integrated high-technology conference room.

The Center has increased the scope and dimension of the science
teaching and learning infrastructure with great success. It serves to unite
the Garden’s various education venues—Butterfly House, EarthWays
Center, Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, and Shaw Nature Reserve—
remotely via online connectivity. It also serves year-round as the focal
resource for the Garden Education Compact schools, part of the
Garden’s ongoing commitment to math and science education in the

St. Louis Public Schools. Over 3,500 students attended classes in

this inaugural year.

Educational use of the Center is open to the broad St. Louis community,
including St. Louis city and county, and the surrounding counties of both
Missouri and Illinois. With its proximity to the Hill, the Center currently
hosts the St. Louis Community College Italian language classes, and

plans to open for greater use by local organizations, youth groups,
and universities. Higher education is also served by access to the
latest resources and enhanced offerings for teacher training. Five
hundred teachers participated in professional development classes
during the first year, and another 500 availed themselves of the
Stupp Teacher Resource Center.

First-rate facilities enable first-rate staff and volunteers to realize the full
potential of their talents. Infrastructure investments made through the
Stewards of the Earth campaign, such as the Commerce Bank Center
for Science Education, enable the Garden’s staff and volunteers to
enhance and expand existing programs, and to offer new opportunities.

Educators of
Excellence

Good teachers are a vital resource for
the future, as well as some of the
most important, influential people in
our children’s lives. The Educators of
Excellence wall at the Commerce Bank
Center for Science Education provides
a space for public acknowledgement
of teachers. An engraved plaque on
the Educators of Excellence wall is a way for a graduating class to
thank their teacher, or for parents to recognize the extra effort, or for
colleagues to celebrate a fellow teacher's anniversary or retirement.
The annual fee is a renewable $150. After the initial gift year, if
unrenewed, the engraved plaque is given to the honoree as a
cherished memento. For more information on this new tribute
opportunity, call (314) 577-0874.

“This drive provides a unique opportunity to
participate in the future of the Garden,” says
Director of Development Patricia Arnold.
For more information on how you can help,
please contact the Development Office at
(314) 577-5120.

PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ

MBG Bulletin March/April 2005

PHOTOS BY DIANE WILSON

ARTWORK BY NIGEL HUGHES

LITTLE SHOP
AROUND
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ANTIQUES » HOME & GARDEN FURNISHINGS

Spring Cleaning?

Please consider donating those unwanted antiques, and
vintage home and garden treasures to the Little Shop.

Its one more tax-deductible way to support the Garden!

4474 Castleman, St. Louis, MO 63110

(corner of Shaw and Vandeventer) * (314) 577-0891

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ;

All proceeds benefit the Garden.

MBG Bulletin March/April 2005

Members Board
New Members’ Board officers (from left):
Joan Sheppard, Corresponding Secretary;
Becky Scott, Second Vice President; Nancy
Sauerhoff, President; Laure Hullverson,
Treasurer; Sally Cohn, First Vice President,
and absent from the photo is Terry Beachy,
Recording Secretary.

New Members’ Board members pictured
with the new President (from left):

Lucy Ryan, Patty Heim, Nancy Sauerhoff
(President), Beth Sankey, Suzanne
Deutschmann, Terry Rassieur, and absent
from the photo is Vickie Newton.

Vanishing Beauty

Now through Sunday, April 10

Don't miss this exhibit of paintings by Nigel Hughes capturing
the rarest bird family in the Americas, the Cracidae. Because
of hunting and habitat loss, nearly one-third of these
beautifully plumed birds are endangered. In cooperation, the
Saint Louis Zoo is featuring a temporary display of the
helmeted curassow and the piping guan, a close cousin to the
horned guan, one of the most critically endangered species.

On Friday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m., Garden members are invited
to a special closing lecture presented by Dr. Ivan Jiménez
Marcos and Dr. Peter Jorgensen on ecology and distribution
of these rare birds and the effects of habitat destruction.

Got Smarts?

Beginning this March, the Garden and KETC-
Channel 9 are partnering to make it easier
for kids to learn about nature in spring and
environmental issues. Channel 9’s children's
website, KETC Kids, will feature the theme
of “Springtime” in March with a section on
the Butterfly House. In April the website will
feature an “Environment” section in honor
of Earth Day, with a section on the Garden.
Not only will visitors learn more, but they
will also find related online games to play,
books to read, and activities to do at home-
all at www.ketc.org.

Corpo
The Corporate Partners program
strengthens the relationship between the
Garden and the corporate community in
the greater St. Louis region. Become a
Corporate Partner today! For information,
call Katherine Kornfeld at (314) 577-9513.

We are pleased to recognize our current
corporate partners:

Principal Level ($25,000 and above)
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Monsanto Company
Schnuck Markets, Inc.

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Bryan Cav

Bunge ot America

CBIZ Business Solutions of St. Louis, Inc.
The May Department Stores Company

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

Underwriter Level a 000 to $9,999)
Alberici Constructo

Atomicdust

Brown Shoe Company, Inc.

BS! Constructors, Inc.

Edward Jones

Regions Financial Corp.

U.S. Bank, N.A

Supporter Level ($1,000 to $4,999)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri
sl : Louis, Inc.

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Dierbergs Markets, Inc.

Fabick Com

Forms Bich Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Graybar Foundation

Hager Companies

Laclede Gas Company

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
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Stone Carlie & Company

Thompson Coburn LLP Attorneys at Law
Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt

Willaredt Acres, Incorporated

PHOTOS BY RAMON CUSI, EMILY SNIDER, JUSTIN VISNESKY, BETH HAINES

Spink Gallery

Pardon Our Dust!

The first stage of café renovations were
completed January 3-28. Workers replaced the
ceiling, installed a skylight, and painted. Look
for a grand re-opening after another brief
closure March 11-25 to finish carpeted areas,
booth seating, and lighting. A snack cart will be
available during these weeks.

Spink Gallery Renovation

In January, Garden workers renovated the Spink
Gallery, installing new lighting and carpeting,
and reconfiguring the impressive displays of
Boehm porcelain. Donated to the Garden by
Mrs. Edith Spink and her late husband, Mr. C.C.
Johnson Spink, the collection consists of
meticulous recreations of birds and flowers.

Of special interest are the “Birds of Peace,”

the original of which was presented by Nixon to
Mao in 1972, and the American eagle presented
to John F. Kennedy by the Democratic Party of
New Jersey in 1961. All pieces were inspected
and cleaned by conservator Hal Blagbrough.

New Transportation Hub

Slated for completion in spring, the new multi-
modal parking center at the intersection of
Vandeventer and Shaw serves as a transfer point
for several Metro bus routes, providing
enhanced public transportation for
neighborhood residents, as well as better
accessibility to the Garden. The lots also provide

overflow parking for some 300 vehicles, a boon
for Garden visitors during well-attended events.
Funded by the Stewards of the Earth campaign,
the construction also received additional support
from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

RailCruise Winners

Thousands of visitors to Gardenland Express
entered their names into a drawing for
RailCruise America tours. Three lucky people
won passes for four on the popular RailCruise
America dinner cruise. Pictured above is prize-
winner Gene Butler. Flanking him are the
Garden’s East Side Marketing Officer Lynn
Kerkemeyer and Jan Anderson, Vice President
Marketing and Sales for RailCruise America.
Other winners (not pictured): Nick Laffler and
Doris Balthrop.

Moore on the Move

Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure II (1959-60) is
one of a pair of bronze sculptures given to the
city of St. Louis by Howard and Isabel Baer in
1961. Originally at Lambert Airport, the pair
was loaned to the Garden in 1969. In 1981,
Figure | was relocated to the Saint Louis Art
Museum’s outdoor sculpture court, leaving
Figure // alone at the Garden. Over 20 years
later, the pair is set to be reunited. On
November 4, 2004, workers removed the
sculpture from Garden grounds. Look for it at
the Saint Louis Art Museum later this year.

MBG Bulletin

: New Herbarium

Top 50: MBGnet

Scientific American magazine unveiled its third
annual Sci/Tech Web Awards, naming the 50
best Internet resources for science learning.

The Missouri Botanical Garden’s own MBGnet
made the list. The site, which provides a guide to
ecosystems around the globe, was described by
the competition’s editors as “...a colorful and
educational cornucopia of info, tempting visitors
to find out about the vegetation and climes where
they live and to branch out into the unknown to
explore the rest of the world.” Check it out at:
http://mbgnet.mobot.org.

Madagascar Milestone

The herbarium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, is a
central resource for the Garden’s program for the
study of this African island nation’s rich, unique,
and highly threatened flora. Of the over 100,000
dried specimens of Malagasy plants, however,
some 35,000 remained unprocessed in storage
because of lack of space. On December 13,
2004, a new herbarium extension more than
doubling the size of the original was opened.
Construction resulted from a collaboration of the
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza in
Antananarivo, the Missouri Botanical Garden,
the Winslow Foundation, and the National
Geographic Society. Cutting the ribbon above is
Dr. Randrianandraina Faneva, assisted by the
Garden’s Chris Birkinshaw.

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Orchid Island 2005

Now through Sunday, March 13; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Ridgway Center
Admission plus $3 for adults and children; $2 for seniors (65+). Free for members!

Arbor Day

Friday, April 1, while supplies last,

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

To celebrate Missouri Arbor Day, the Garden
will give away 300 saplings, one per person.
Species this year include two easy-to-grow

Missouri natives: sour gum (WMyssa sylvatica),

a medium-sized tree with wonderful red fall
color; and red oak (Quercus rubra), another
medium-sized tree that enjoys full sun. Also
included in the give-away, Norway spruce
(Picea abies), one of the few needled
evergreens that can withstand both cold and
heat. Master gardeners will be on hand to
answer questions.

Sour gum (Nyssa sylvatica) in autumn

MBG Bulletin March/April 2005

Sweet Sounds of Spring: Music
Sundays, April 3-May 1, noon

Now in its 18th season, Classic 99’s “From the
Garden, Live”® concert series features a wide
range of classical and popular music by
prominent St. Louis musical groups. Concerts
are broadcast live on Classic 99; check the
website www.classic99.com for performer
details. Tickets are complimentary, but
required, so please call (314) 725-0099.

Sweet Sounds of Spring: Poetry
Saturday, April 9, noon to 2:30 p.m.

In recognition of National Poetry Month, the
Garden is pleased to co-sponsor “Poetry and
Gardens.” Performers include Colorado poet
Pattiann Rogers, the author of Firekeeper and
winner of five Pushcart Prizes; Bobby Norfolk:
Riverview Garden High School students;
storyteller-poet Sylvia Duncan, leading Mitchell
Elementary School authors.

Orchid Island: Only 2 More Weeks

Now through Sunday, March 13, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Don't miss the last two weeks of Orchid Island. This
year’s orchid show features the Garden’s award-winning
collection displayed in a desert isle theme, creating a
fragrant floral paradise in the middle of winter. What
visitors are saying...

“Orchids and background extremely well integrated. Most
beautiful show | have seen here. Plants were in top condition and
transported you to another place.”

“Exquisite—the lovely variety of orchids, the different sizes and
colors. The overall design and arrangement of foliage and
flowers is breathtaking. Wonderfully relaxing viewing. Each
time | return, | see something new.”

Orchids are swapped out throughout the show, so return
visitors are often rewarded with new colors and species.
Make a date to escape to Orchid Island one last time.

World T’ai Chi Day

Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

On the last Saturday of April each year at 10 a.m.,
a soothing event unfolds around the Earth, time
zone by time zone: World Tai Chi and Quigong
Day. These ancient Chinese arts have been used
for centuries to enhance vitality and promote
self-healing with gentle movements suitable for
all age groups. Practitioners will demonstrate
this graceful discipline, and visitors are invited to
participate as well.

PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

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Costa Rica: one of many countries where Garden researchers are working to
document and save endangered ecosystems.

Earth Day at the Garden

Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a way to organize and call attention
to rising public concerns about the environment. As one of the many
“Earth Day Around Town” activities on Saturday, you can learn what you
can do to ensure a healthy future for the planet from the Earth Share of
Missouri organizations and the Garden’s Eco-Adventures program.
Horticulture staff will lead special, behind-the-scenes tours of the
Garden greenhouses at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Enjoy bluegrass
music by the Flying Mules on Spoehrer Plaza from 1 to 3 p.m.

Earth Day activities also take place at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield.
See page 11 for details.

Illinois Appreciation Week

Saturday, April 23 through Saturday, April 30

Eckert’s Garden Party, Friday April 22, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

For the third year, Illinois residents get a special invitation to
cross the river and visit the Garden during a beautiful week
in spring. Invite your Illinois friends who may not yet be
members to experience the joys of the Garden. With proof of
residency, they'll receive two-for-one admission and a

10 percent discount in the Garden Gate Shop. Sponsored by
the Illinois Suburban Journals.

Garden Party Eckert’s Garden Center on Green Mount
Road in Belleville, IL, is hosting a Garden fundraiser on
Friday, April 22 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wine and food
tastings, gardening and floral arranging demonstrations,
and Missouri Botanical Garden experts will be on hand for
a fun evening of garden-related entertainment, all for $10
per person ($8 for Garden members). Proceeds raised
will support the Garden's outreach efforts in Illinois.

For more information, call (618) 650-5743 or visit:
www.eckerts.com.

Creating a Water Feature

in Your Home Landscape

Thursday, March 10, 11 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium
Discuss location, types of construction, and how to blend a
water feature into your existing landscape with contractor
John Nies. St. Louis Water Gardening Society members will
be on hand to answer your questions.

PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN

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Eggstravaganza
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Climatron lawn
Hop over to the Garden for our annual Eggstravaganza egg hunt!
Members are invited to enjoy refreshments while the little ones
(ages 2-10) hunt for eggs and meet the “Bunny.” Egg hunts
Start at 10:30, 11, 11:30, and noon, and begin promptly, so be
sure to allow enough time to walk to the Climatron lawn. Space
is limited, so please reserve early by calling (314) 577-5154.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Tuesday, April 5, 11 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium

Gateway Greening volunteers Judy Moskoff and Bonnie Hamid
present the best of perennial gardening in St. Louis: what
varieties work best, ways to combine plantings, and a
demonstration of no-fail dividing techniques.

Save the Date: Garden Tour 2005

Sunday, June 12, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Once every three years, the Garden hosts a very special tour of
private home gardens. Circle the date on your calendar now and
watch the mail for your invitation. Self-guided and bus tour
tickets will be available.

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Shaw Nature Reserve

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Hwy. 100 & 44 (exit 253)
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Reserve, but Reserve staff have recently added another: a sod house.

Inexpensive, renewable, and easy-to-build, sod houses were the shelter of choice for
thousands of settlers on the prairie, back when tall grasses covered all level parts of
central North America from Texas to Ontario. “Soddies” continued to be built in
some areas of the U.S. well into the 20th century, but are today relatively scarce.

“Pioneers could build a modest sod house in about a week,” says special projects
coordinator Barbara Troutmann, who was placed in charge of the difficult task of

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Shaw Nature Reserve's new sod house features a living sod roof. which researching and organizing the project. “Our crew, which varied in numbers from

should bloom with wildflowers this spring. two to six, worked sporadically for about a month and a half!”

Save the Date: Wildflower Sale
The annual Shaw Nature Reserve Spring Wildflower Sale
takes place Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Situated in the midst of the Reserve’s 250 acres of restored tall-grass prairie,

the soddie incorporates the most common features of a typical, 19th-century sod
home. It is a single, 12x16-foot room, with one door and two windows set into
2-foot thick walls. It was constructed of 4-inch thick sod slabs and finished with

Hundreds of varieties of wildflowers, ferns, trees, and
shrubs for home landscaping and attracting wildlife. Back by

popular demand: Garden members’ sneak preview sale on
Friday afternoon! Look for more details in the next Bulletin.

3617 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108
phone (314) 577-0220
fax (314) 577-0298

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EarthWays Center is a division of the
Garden that promotes practical options
for conservation of natural resources—
at home, at school, in the workplace,
and within local governments.

MBG Bulletin March/April 2005

cedar harvested from the Reserve during ecological restoration work.

The roof is low-rise, gabled, and finished with living sod that is expected to sprout
beautiful wildflowers. Don’t miss this glimpse of the beauty of prairie life this spring.

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National distribution is underway for /n The Air, a major new environmental
education resource developed for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
by EarthWays Center’s Margaret Lilly, Glenda Abney, and Eleanor Hall. This
curriculum addresses issues and actions related to air pollution through five
modules geared for kindergarteners to adults and was rigorously reviewed by
regional and national experts in education and science. The EPA’s new

The authors were challenged to present complexities of scientific fact, health adalead Lapse

issues, and environmental protection needs in a positive context through selon noes by

Original activities for all ages. Combining historical, scientific, and public health members of the
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perspectives as a background, the authors provide plenty of participatory

activities for the classroom—such as a primary-grade puppet play, a lively

chapter book for elementary readers, and a home-improvement skit for teens

and adults. All sections encourage learners to make up their own minds about

air pollution issues based on research and observation and show them how to

take action in reasonable ways.

The U.S. EPA offers all of these materials at no charge at www.intheair.org.

The Butterfly Page

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PHOTO BY MARK DEERING

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The Butterflies of Spring

by Mark Deering, Curator of Butterflies

Spring Azure (Celastrina argiolus)

As spring blooms in St. Louis, so do our butterflies. The Native Habitat at the Butterfly House is a
great place to see these fragile beauties, along with the plants that sustain them.

Different butterflies have different strategies to survive the winter months. Some spend the winter
as adults, under leaves or the bark of trees. They include the Comma (Polygonia comma), the
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), the Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), and others.
These butterflies are seen even in winter during those unusual warm January days.

Other butterflies spend the winter curled at ground level as caterpillars, or as chrysalides. Perhaps
the true harbinger of spring, then, is the first butterfly to emerge from a chrysalis—the Spring
Azure (Celastrina argiolus)—seen flitting through the Native Habitat before most of the flowering
trees have bloomed. Next, the tiny Orange Tipped (Anthocharis midea), only %-inch across, flies for
two weeks or so in March or April. There is only one generation per year of this fleeting little insect,
so try to see them if you can!

By the warm weather of May and June, the other spring residents have made their appearance.
Cabbage Whites (Pieris rapae), Spicebush Swallowtails (Papilio troilus), Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio
glaucus), and many others arrive. Later in the summer we will see some of the emigrant species
such as Red Admirals (Vanessa atlanta) and Cloudless Sulphurs (Phoebis sennae).

During most years, butterflies can be found in the Native Habitat until the first hard freeze. It is a
beautiful, relaxing setting in which to observe and photograph these animals. So come on out, and
enjoy watching these creatures at their daily activities.

Events

Earth Day Celebration

Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This Earth Day, you have the whole world in
your hands! Designed for children ages 3-12
years, Earth Day craft projects let creativity
shine while using recycled objects. Free with
regular admission. No reservations required.

Smithsonian Museum Day

Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For Smithsonian magazine’s 35th anniversary,
museums nationwide are opening their doors.
Admission to the Butterfly House for two adults
is free for one special day when visitors present
a Museum Day card (found in the April 2005
issue of Smithsonian magazine).

MBG Bulletin

Tributes

November—December 2004

For information on making a gift to the
Tribute Fund, please call the Development
Office at (314) 577-0297.

in honor of

Wilma Messin
Evelyn and Eric Newman

Pavers

in memory of

Rosemary Frede

Clarence Palmer
Jules and Shirley Snitzer
Audrey Sharamitara
Susan Harrison

November—December 2004

Pavers are a great way to recognize graduations,

weddings, engagements, Mother's Day, Father's
Day, birthdays, as well as a memorials. For

information call Juanita Jahn at (314) 577-0297.

Angel, Bear, Blaze,
Phoebe, Sophie,

Dusty, Tucker, Neiko
Juanita Jahn

Jackson E. Emerson

Doug and Patti Reisinger
P. Goodwilling

Mary Kathryn Kraemer
Robyn Conroy
Tom Ruzicka

Jason and Sara Marks
Peg McClure
Charles and Joyce Abel
Sharon McCune
Shirley Tucker

Kathleen Murphy

Ellen Camp

Stephanie McCormack

Carmella Mattingly
bbie Pini

Bob and Stacy Cockerham
Erika, Alicia, Ryan, Brandon
Quentin, Sabrina and Abby
Paula Marie Shannon
Carol and Bill Bennett

Erick and Joan Fussel
Margaret DeBrecht
Amy DeBrecht
Gina Shannon
Ruth Ella and
orsey E. Stout

Darcy Stout Capstick and

Lincoln S. Capstick, Jr.
Reviviam Thompson
Judy Taxman
Bob Wright
Teresa Perryman
Michele Gutermuth
Rob Wright

15193 Olive Boulevard
Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone (636) 530-0076
fax (636) 530-1516
www.butterflyhouse.org —

Save the Date: Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 8.

Join us on the beautiful Emerson Lakeside
Terrace for our third annual Mother's Day
Brunch, catered by Russo’s Gourmet.
Reservations begin April 15 and fill quickly.
Call (636) 733-2339 for reservations.

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are ongoing. —

At el Preserve your Favorite Structures

Garden members have the opportunity
to sustain some of their favorite areas of
the Garden with gifts made in the few
remaining months of the Stewards of the
Earth Campaign. Several of the Garden's
most popular structures will be restored
to their original ea after years of
weathering and we

» The Tower Grove House, where Henry
Shaw planned his garden, will reopen
to the public by the end of this year. —

» The Pagoda in the Chinese Garden
will be repaired and repainted by
the end of April.

» In the Japanese Garden, the foundation
supporting the picturesque Drum Bridge
will be rebuilt. The rangui posts
bordering the pond will be replaced.

» Equally important for the Garden's
650,000 visitors each year, the parking
lot at the Ridgway Center will be
refurbished with a new surface and

- better lighting.

» Many more improvements are being
made that visitors need but never see,
such as replacing worn out heating
and mechanical systems with modern,

- energy efficient equipment.

The Garden was overdue for $16.5
million in restoration and repairs before .
the Campaign. Gifts are still needed to
meet the expenses of work that i is

_ already underway.

Gifts of any amount can be directed
to the Garden’s preservation needs.

‘A pledge of $1,000 a year for five years

qualifies the donor for permanent
recognition in the Garden.

STEWARDS OF THE EARTH | GG Missouri BOTANICAL GARDEN

SPRING 2005 - VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3

Cam pain B enefite Being Realized.

ABOVE: Ongoing Children's Garden construction scheduled for completion in 2006.
Statue of George Washington Carver by noted sculptor Tina Alen.

With less than a year remaining until
the conclusion of the Stewards of the
Earth Campaign, time is running out for
Garden members to be counted among
those whose gifts have sustained and
enhanced Henry Shaw’s legacy.

The benefits of the Stewards of the Earth
Campaign will be enjoyed by Garden
visitors for generations to come.

But its impact is evident already.

Visitors can see substantial progress
being made on three of the Campaign’s
most significant capital improvements:
the Doris |. Schnuck Children's Garden,
George Washington Carver Garden, and
Garden District improvements.

PAGE 2 STEWARDS OF THE EARTH

THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN
Construction of the Children’s Garden
began in August 2004 and work will
continue through 2005 on the $4 million
project. The new Garden should be open
in early 2006, providing a learning |
adventure for up to 150,000 children
and their families annually.

Attractive naming opportunities remain
available from $10,000 each, as the
Campaign seeks to complete the last
$1 million in funding for the Garden.

THE CARVER GARDEN

Ground will be broken this spring for the
Carver Garden, which will celebrate the
philosophy and botanical contributions
of this Missouri native. Tina Allen,

the noted African-American sculptor,
has completed the life-sized statue of
Dr. Carver that will be the centerpiece
of the Garden. Until construction is
completed this fall, the statue will be
placed on display in Spoehrer Plaza.

Approximately $1.3 million in gifts,
grants, and pledges has been secured
toward the $2 million Campaign goal for

SPRING 2005

ABOVE: Neighborhood revitalization includes beautification projects and a new
multi-modal transportation hub.

the Garden. The significance of the
Carver Garden has been underscored
by Larry Cohn’s $500,000 challenge gift.
Gifts supporting any of the Campaign's
remaining goals will be counted toward
meeting the Cohn challenge.

THE GARDEN DISTRICT

The Campaign is honoring Henry Shaw's ©

mandate to assure that the areas adjacent
to the Garden be “pleasant and attractive.”
A massive redevelopment effort funded.
by gifts, grants, and developer .
investments will provide new homes,

. beautification, and a public transportation
hub for the neighborhoods surrounding
the Garden. The Campaign seeks
$3 million in gifts and grants to
complete the projects.

Working with neighborhood associations —

and the Garden District Commission,
the Garden began in 1996 acquiring
abandoned and distressed neighborhood
properties. With a grant from the
Missouri Department of Transportation

STEWARDS OF THE EARTH

SPRING 2005

and a private gift, the Garden is

_ developing these properties into a

multi-modal center for several METRO
bus routes. Residents can walk, bicycle,
or drive to this location to board buses,
using parking lots that also provide.the
Garden's visitors with off-site parking.

Gifts supporting the remaining goals
of the Campaign can provide donors -
with naming opportunities. To find
out how you can help enhance
Henry Shaw’s legacy, call

Patricia Arnold. at (314) 577-5120.

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Make Your Gitt Conut.
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We are grateful to donors for their
contributions to the Stewards of the
Earth campaign for the Missouri
Botanical Garden.

All gifts and pledges directed to campaign.

objectives and payable within a period
of five years or less will count toward
the campaign goal. There are many
ways to make a gift:

Outright gifts include cash, check, or
credit card. They are the easiest and
most direct way to benefit the Garden,

and are tax deductible to the full extent -

allowed by law.

Securities entitle you to a charitable
deduction for the fair market value of
the donated asset, and you may avoid
paying capital-gains tax you would
otherwise pay.upon the sale of the
appreciated securities. —

Planned gifts may allow a donor to make
a sizable gift to the Garden and
continue to receive income from the gift
for his/her lifetime. It will also generate
a charitable income tax deduction in the
year of the gift.

PAGE 4 STEWARDS OF THE EARTH

Charitable bequests in your estate plans
may be committed to the endowment

_ objective of the campaign, specified as

a sum, a percentage, or in specific assets
such as real estate. Such bequests are
not subject to estate or inheritance taxes,
significantly reducing the tax burden. The
value of the bequest may be deducted
when the taxable estate is determined,
and there is no limit to the deduction.

We recommend that all those considering
a commitment to the Garden do so in
consultation with his or her own legal
or financial advisor. Donors should pay
particular attention to annual

- deductibility limits to ensure maximum

tax effectiveness of each gift.

For more information, please contact
the Development Office at (314) 577-5120.

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STEWARDS OF'THE EARTH SPRING 2005 PAGE 5

We are grateful to donors for their contributions to
the Stewards of the Earth campaign for the Missouri
Botanical Garden through January 1, 2005.

most distinguished benefactors
$10,000,000 or more

Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Taylor

distinguished benefactors
$3,000,000 to $9,999,999

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William T. Kemper Foundation,
Commerce Bank Trustee
William A. Maritz Estate

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$1,000,000 to $2,999,999

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The Christensen Fund
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patr ons
$250,000 to $499,999

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Mr. and Mrs. William H.T. Bush
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Danforth
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr.
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Nancy and Alvin Siwak
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$25,000 to $99,999

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Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Barksdale
Penelope and John Biggs

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Mr. and Mrs. L. L. ae g, Jr.
Virginia and Harry

The Caleb C. and ee W. Dula Foundation
Harry & Flora D. Freund Memorial Foundation
Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason

Drs. Alan and Shirley Graham

Mr. and Mrs. Harvard K. Hecker

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Mary Jane and Frank Groom Kirtz
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Stanley* and Lucy Lopata
Carolyn and Joseph Losos

Drs. Peter and Patricia Raven
Mrs. Lucianna- Gladney Ros

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rice
Jane and Warren Shapleig

Dr. Jessie L. Ternberg

Dr. and Mrs. George E. Thoma
“Mrs. Janet M. Weakley

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Wrighton

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friends .

: $5,000 to $24,999

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Mr. and Mrs. Adam Aronson
Mary G. Bard
Bascom Family Trust
rib J. and Donald E. Callahan
and Mrs. William Crowder

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Mr. Aaron G. Fields
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Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Klin

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Kopman

Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius B. Morse III
Dr. Helen E. Nash
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Oertli
Marjorie Tooker Patton
Mrs. A. Timon Primm
Joann and Stites Rull
Joan L. Shep
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David W. Kemper, chair
' Clarence C. Barksdale

William H.T. Bush

Marilyn Fox

Robert R. Hermann

Edward D. Higgins

Ralph Korte

Carolyn W. Losos

Nicholas L. Reding

Scott C. Schnuck

Nancy Siwak

Andrew C. Taylor

Jack E. Thomas, Jr.

John K. Wallace, Jr.

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the future of the Garden,”
says Director of Development
Patricia Arnold. For more
information on how you can
help, please contacther _
office at (314) 577-5120...

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14

Overseeding spring lawn

March

All month

Vegetables: Fertilize while preparing the soil for
planting. Visit the SpingDig for a free soil test
(see page 17 for details).

Ornamentals: Clean up beds by removing all
weeds and dead foliage. Dormant mail-order
plants should be unwrapped immediately. Keep
the roots from drying out, store in a cool
protected spot, and plant as soon as conditions
allow. Trees, shrubs, and perennials may be
planted as soon as they become available at
local nurseries.

Fruits: Gradually remove mulch from
strawberries as the weather begins to warm.

Houseplants: Repot rootbound plants, moving

them to containers 2 inches larger in diameter
than their current pot. Check for insect activity;
control as needed. Prune leggy plants.

Turfgrass: Mow lawns low to remove old
growth before new growth begins.

Week 1

Vegetables: Delay planting if the garden soil is
too wet. When a ball of soil crumbles easily
after being squeezed together in your hand, it
is dry enough to be safely worked. Asparagus
and rhubarb roots should be planted as soon
as the ground can be worked.

Ornamentals: Seeds of hardy annuals such as
larkspur, bachelor’s buttons, and california
poppies should be direct sown in the garden
now. Heavy pruning of trees should be
complete before growth occurs.

MBG Bulletin March/April 2005

Fruits: Prune grapes and apples. Tie vines to
the trellis before the buds swell to prevent bud
injury and crop loss.

Week 2

Vegetables: Plant peas, lettuce, radishes,
kohlrabi, mustard greens, collards, turnips,
potatoes, spinach, and onions (seeds and
sets) outdoors.

Ornamentals: Summer and fall blooming
perennials should be divided in spring.

Turfgrass: Apply controls for wild garlic. It will
take several years of annual applications for
complete control.

Week 3

Vegetables: Plant beets, carrots, parsley, and
parsnip seeds outdoors. Set out broccoli,
cabbage, brussels sprouts, chinese cabbage,
and cauliflower transplants into the garden.

Ornamentals: Apply sulfur to the soils around
acid-loving plants such as azaleas,
rhododendrons, hollies, and dogwoods. Apply
a balanced fertilizer to perennial beds when
new growth appears. Plant spring bedding
plants outdoors now. Cut ornamental grasses
to the ground as new growth begins.

Fruits: Apply dormant oil sprays now. Choose a
dry day when freezing temperatures are not
expected.

Turfgrass: Apply broadleaf herbicides now for
control of cool-season perennial and annual
weeds. These must not be applied to areas that
will be seeded soon.

FROM THE KEMPER CENTER
FOR HOME GARDENING...

Week 4
Vegetables: Start seeds of tomatoes, peppers,
and eggplants indoors.

Ornamentals: Gradually start to pull back mulch
from rose bushes.

Fruits: Peaches and nectarines should be
pruned just before they bloom. Mulch all
bramble fruits for weed control.

Turfgrass: Thin spots and bare patches in the
lawn can be overseeded now.

April
All month

Turfgrass: Start mowing cool season grasses.

Week 1

Vegetable: Start cucumber, cantaloupe,
summer squash, and watermelon seeds
indoors. Finish sowing seeds of all cool-season
vegetables not yet planted outdoors. Plants
started indoors should be hardened off before
being transplanted. Asparagus and rhubarb
harvests begin.

Ornamentals: Winter mulches should be
removed from roses. Complete pruning
promptly. Remove only dead wood from
climbers at this time. Cultivate lightly, working
in some compost or other organic matier.

Shrubs and trees best planted or transplanted
in spring, rather than fall include butterfly
bush, dogwood, Rose of Sharon, Black gum
(Nyssa), vitex, red bud, magnolia, tulip poplar,
birch, ginkgo, hawthorn, and most oaks.

Fruits: Plant bareroot or potted fruits as
soon as the soil can be worked. Remove
tree wraps from fruit trees. Prune
peaches and nectarines.

Miscellaneous: Mount a rain gauge near
the garden to track precipitation. Most
gardens need about 1 inch of rain per
week between April and September.

Week 2

Vegetable: Finish transplanting broccoli,
brussels sprouts, cabbage, and
cauliflower plants into the garden. Sow
seeds of hardshell gourds indoors. Soak
seeds overnight before planting. Thin out
crowded seedlings from early plantings
of cool-season crops such as beets,
carrots, lettuce, onions, and radish.
Ornamentals: Examine shrubs for winter
injury. Prune all dead and weakened
wood. When crabapples are in bloom,
hardy annuals may be transplanted
outdoors. Fertilize established roses once
new growth is 2 inches long. Do not
prune boxwoods before April 15.

Fruits: Destroy or prune off webs of
eastern tent caterpillars. Protect bees and
other pollinating insects.

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and Linnean grounds

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Hyacinths in the Bulb Gardens

Turfgrass: Aerate turf if thatch is heavy or
if soil is compacted. Topdress low spots
and finish overseeding thin or bare
patches. Apply crabgrass preventers
before April 15. Do not apply to areas
that will be seeded.

Week 3

Vegetable: Try an early sowing of warm-
season crops such as green beans,
summer squash, sweet corn, New
Zealand spinach, and cucumbers. Flower
Stalks should be removed from rhubarb
plants, if they develop.

Week 4

Vegetable: Begin planting lima beans,
cucumbers, melons, okra, and
watermelons. Begin setting out
transplants of tomatoes, eggplants,
peppers, and sweet potatoes.

Ornamentals: Easter lilies past blooming
can be planted outdoors. Mulch well.
Shear evergreen and deciduous hedges.
Begin planting out summer bulbs such as
caladiums, gladiolus, and acidanthera.
Prune spring-flowering ornamentals after
they finish blooming.

Crocus on the
Iding lawn

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Camellias in the
Linnean House

Yoshino Cherry Trees
in the Japanese Garden

Azalea-Rhododendron Garden

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Golden fall color is best in sunny areas.
Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly larva feed on
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From Annuals to Zoysia, the Garden offers classes for adults
taught by local experts on everything a St. Louis-area gardener
would want to know. But that’s not all: there are classes in arts
and crafts, cooking and wine, photography and floral design,
and more. And these classes are now offered at five locations,
including Lewis & Clark Community College in Edwardsville,
Illinois. Not only is garden school just getting into session, but
school at the Garden is also “in,” as in “popular.”

“There has been tremendous response to the new locations
and new course offerings,” notes Adult Education Coordinator
Glenn Kopp. “There are more classes than ever before—over
130. One-third of them are new, others are returning favorites.”

New plant care classes include “Pretty Partners for Shade” to
get those creative combinations rocking no matter what the
lighting situation. Newbies might want to take a five-week
crash course on “What Every Gardener Should Know,” while
horticulture professionals and advanced gardeners will
appreciate classes focused on popular trends like “Summer
Flowering Bulbs,” presented by the Garden’s bulb expert,
Jason Delaney.

Horticulture staff and Garden docents lead informative walking
tours through the English Woodland and Japanese gardens. Go
behind the scenes, with tours of the greenhouse orchid range, or
of the Garden’s fascinating 150-year old Archives, where you'll
see some of Shaw’s personal childhood effects.

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owes iaih ey

Touring the Samuel and Heckman Bulb Gardens with
the Garden's nationally renowned bulb expert Jason Delaney.

Let the “The Everyday Gourmet” teach you the basics of eating well with minimum
fuss. What do leather or tobacco or black currants taste like? Learn to describe the
many flavors of wine, and more. Whether your interests lie in the “Basics of
Birding” or the “Basics of Photography,” there’s something for everyone.

Classes take place on Garden grounds in St. Louis, at the EarthWays Center in
midtown, at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, at the Daniel Boone Library in
Ellisville, and at Lewis & Clark Community College in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Did you get your catalog?

hoe Classes fill up quickly, but Garden members get the first
opportunity with early enrollment. Members also receive
discounts on all classes of up to 20% off. Course catalogs
were mailed in February. If yours has gone astray, check

é : out the classes online at the Garden’s website:

| siemens www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp, or call (314) 577-9441.

PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

16 MBG Bulletin March/April 2005

GNOME-ans land: it’s definitely for the birds!
Last issue, we revealed that a red-hatted gnome had been spotted in the Garden
around Christmas. Since that article, we have received several reports locating the
gnome as a temporary resident of the Lang Family Bird Garden. A National Wildlife
Federation’s “habitat site,” the Bird Garden displays good host plants for birds,
such as dense plantings of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and berry-producing
hawthorn and holly trees. It is a particularly active area of the garden in winter,
when birds are most in need of food and shelter-—perhaps too active for our
gnome. Since the multiple sightings a few weeks back, our reclusive friend has
once again disappeared into the eight acres of display gardens surrounding the
Kemper Center. We will continue to track his movements and invite visitors to
keep an eye out for him too.

SpringDig

Saturday, March 19, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $40 ($35 for members)
You’ve heard of a Missouri shindig. Now, welcome to the Missouri
Gardening Help SpringDig! Come on down and get a full day of
demonstrations, presentations, and good solid advice from local
authorities on gardening in the St. Louis climate. Topics range from
Plants of Merit and best perennials, to soil perfection and preventing
plant disease. Learn to attract the animals you want—birds, bees,
butterflies—and deter the ones you don't.

Bring a sample from home and take advantage of free pH soil testing
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plant Doctors will be on hand to answer your
individual questions. Learn how to get the most out of the Garden’s 5,000+
webpages of gardening info and take a peek at the results of the Garden’s
plastic pot recycling program: a plastic “lumber” display and sale.
Advanced registration required, please call (314) 577-9441.

PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

St. Louis Garden Symposium

Saturday, March 5, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., $75

Featuring five nationally recognized horticulture professionals, the
2005 Garden Symposium offers presentations on roses, cutting-edge
perennials, the “new American landscape,” tropicals in the summer
landscape, as well as exhibits by a variety of non-profit organizations

providing horticulture service and gardening education. Presented by the

Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis, in cooperation with St. Louis
Community College, and in association with the St. Louis Master

Gardeners. Event takes place at St. Louis Community College-—Meramec,

11333 Big Bend Boulevard in Kirkwood, MO. For information,
call (314) 487-4995 or visit www.hortco-op.org.

SpringDig attendees partake of free soil testing and advice from Master Gardeners
and local experts on gardening in the St. Louis region.

PHOTO BY MATT BENDER

Mid-America Regional Lily Society Sale
Saturday—Sunday, April 2-3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early-bird shoppers will have the best selection of over 50
varieties of new and up-to-date hardy lily bulbs. Beautiful lily
bouquets display the selection. Featured are many new Oriental-
Trumpet hybrids, particularly vigorous for St. Louis.

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Greenhouse Plant Sale 2005
Thursday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Garden members are invited to the MBG greenhouse complex for
the yearly plant sale. For sale by cash, check, or MC/Visa are:
overruns of annuals grown for Garden grounds; large, unusual
stock plants used in propagation; and many perennials, tropicals,
ferns, and interesting woody plants, such as the redbud cultivar
‘Forest Pansy.’ Of special note this year are MBG Signature plants,
such as seedlings from the dawn redwood (Metasequoia
glyptostroboides), the hard-to-find Franklin tree (Franklinia
alatamaha), and the Missouri Botanical Garden’s own golden larch
(Psuedolarix amabilis). The Flower Sunday floral installation will
also be on display (see page 23). All proceeds benefit the Garden.

St. Louis Herb Society Herb Weekend
Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Third annual sale includes a wide variety of herb plants, books,
the society’s popular cookbook and seasonings, and food
tastings. Society members will be on hand to answer questions.
Featured herbs for 2005 include Thymus serpyllum
‘Citriodorus,’ a hardy creeping thyme with lemon-scented leaves
and pink flowers, and Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Herb Cottage,’ a
hardy rosemary cultivar with lovely blue flowers. Both of these
plants will be featured in the herb garden behind Shaw’s home.

Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet
Council Show and Sale

Saturday—Sunday, April 30-May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Now in its 50th year, this show features the gorgeous
Saintpaulia ‘Persian Prince’ grown by a local St. Louisan, winner
of the prestigious Best-in-Show prize at the 2004 National
African Violet Convention. The sale features hundreds of unusual
varieties not easily found, as well as violet handicrafts.

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PHOTO BY LISA FRANCIS

Tour: Enjoy a picturesque evening walk through
the English Woodland Garden. Learn about the
many new plants and features as well as the tried-
and-true plants for woodland gardens. Dogwood,
redbud, and a wealth of woodland perennials will

A scenic woodland filled with dappled sunlight and wildflowers, punctuated by small clearings
where shafts of sunshine stream in through the dark canopy, the English Woodland Garden
attracts people and wildlife alike, and most especially in the spring when nearly ne diecussed. Identification and basic culture will
6,000 bulbs and many species of wildflowers bloom. The garden seems naturally designed also be covered. Larry Enkoji, Thursday, April 14,
for quiet contemplation, featuring plentiful private benches and the red cedar Tom K. Smith 5:30 to 7 p.m. $25 ($20 for members). Enroll
gazebo, whence visitors can observe the abundant birds, bunnies, chipmunks, and squirrels today by calling (314) 577-9441.

that roam the landscape. Established in 1976, the garden was renovated in 1994, almost

doubling the size, adding several water features, and making it accessible to wheelchair users.

Larry Enkoji

Senior horticulturist Larry
Enkoji had worked at the
Garden for over a decade
when the English Woodland
Garden position became
available in December of 2002. “Since woody plants
are my main interest,” says this one-time engineering
student, “It was a natural fit.” Today, Enkoji enjoys the
challenge of seeking out new and different species
that tolerate shady conditions—and encouraging

visitors to look beyond the more common choices for
aconite, and azaleas put on a massive display. Don't miss it this spring! their home gardens. “It also doesn’t hurt to be

Typical of deciduous woodland, the English Woodland Garden consists of three “layers”:
an upper tree canopy; a middle shrub layer, and a lower layer of herbaceous perennial
plants and ground covers. The many trees include several Missouri natives, such as
pawpaws (Asimina triloba), persimmons (Diospyros virginiana), and sassafras (Sassafras
albidum). There are also large specimens of Tuliptrees (Liriodendron tulipifera), Sweetgum
(Liquidambar styraciflua), and white oak (Quercus alba).

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MCNULTY

Thanks to this hearty stand of mature trees, the English Woodland Garden is primarily a
shade garden. Beneath the trees, the midlevel features a nice variety of azaleas, dogwoods,
hydrangeas, vibunums, and witchhazels. At ground level, a shifting assortment of
traditional and new includes hostas, astilbes, ferns, and other shade-loving plants. Each
April, hundreds of woodland flowers including dogwoods, trilllum, Virginia bluebells, winter

working in the shade during a St. Louis summer!”

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Mrs. Katherine ‘ Chambers
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Mr. ‘and Mrs. Rob Meyers

Susan and David Terris

Mrs. Rita Eis

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Mrs. Audrey W. Otto
Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon B. Wallace III

Mrs. Betty Rose Pankewe

Jack Ansehl and Suzanne Lasky

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Prince
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Greenberg

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Mrs. Harriet Bronfin
Mrs. C. C. Johnson Spink
Deborah Taylor Sweeney
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern
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Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Whiting

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Dr. and a Earle B. Whiting

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Mr. Marvin Eichenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff
Takashi Enkoji
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Biesterfeldt
Mr. Ellis Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kruger
Joe and Nesta Ewan
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Thien

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Mr. Christopher K. Reid

Ms. fen V. ae and
Ms. Nancy A. Stark
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For information on making a gift to the Tribute Fund, please call the Development Office at (314) 577-5120.

Mrs. Ellen G, Fink
Ms. Susan DeGrane
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and Mrs. Leonard J. Guarraia
3 Shirley P. Fost
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shotwell

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Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cop
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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dewey
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Mrs. Natalie E. Fre
Mr. and Mrs. ale D. Hermann II
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r.and Mrs. Clark K. Robso
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Silton

Ms. Enid E. Tidwell

Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Wolff, J
Mr. and Mrs. Bill a
Mr. James Carr ill Jr.
Mrs. C.C. Johnson

Mrs. Sue a

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker
Annette Goldberg

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schreiber
Mrs. Thelma Goldfarb

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Evans Ill
Dr. Sidney Goldring
Carolyn and Joseph Losos

Clayton Garden Clu
Marjory ae ssa Graff
Mr. John G. Goessling
Mrs. Elaine aie ier
Dr. and Mrs. Milton T. Fuj
Ruth Ri ps rman
Joan and Roy
lees Gud
and Mrs. an a
ns Richard Guenther
Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr.
Mr. Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. Sa ai
Mother of Rebecca Haney
Mrs. Donald Schnuck
Mr. Wes Ha
Mr. and Mrs. nal Krout
Dorothy Heber
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Winter is almost over. Time to start
thinking about your garden! The Garden
Gate Shop has a large selection of useful
(and colorful) tools and accessories to
make your gardening fun and easy.

GARDEN GATE SHOP

4344 Shaw Boulevard

(314) 577-5137

Open daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Garden.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Mar. 5-6

Mar. 10
Mar. 12

Members receive 20% off
orchid plants, books, and
accessories

Members’ day: 20% off

Story Time, 11 a.m.

Mar. 19-20 Members receive 20% off
food

Apr. 5
Apr. 9

Members’ day: 20% off
Story Time, 11 a.m.
Stephanie Cohen will be
Signing her new book
The Perennial Gardener's
Primer, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Apr. 23-24 Members receive 20% off

Apr. 29-
May 1

all personal products
St. Louis Herb Society
weekend. Members
will be here to answer
your questions.

Trunk Shows, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mar. 5-6
Mar. 12-13
Mar. 18-20
Mar. 25-27
Apr. 2-3
Apr. 9-10

Apr 16-17

Apr. 22-24

Nancy Helmer jewelry
Shelly Solomon jewelry
Silver Cat jewelry

Del Sol jewelry

Nancy Helmer jewelry

“Down to Earth”
gourmet gifts

Yael Shomroni pottery
Jewelry by Lacey jewelry

Silver Cat jewelry

Apr. 30—May 1 Shelly Solomon jewelry

Food Tasting, every Saturday, noon to 3 p.m.

Mr. Gale Johnston
Mrs. George Watson Skinner
Mr. Charles F. Jost
Mr. Norman B. Leppo

Mert Kates
Ms. Linda Thomson and

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Mr. fe Mrs. Robert C. Krone
Miss Elsa G. Knudsen
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Roehm
Mr. Richard Koh
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hu i i
Mr. Wallace Kolbrener
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. oo
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Fol
Mrs. Ruth Forsman
Ms. Linda Kahn
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern
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Dr. and a Gary Kulak
se Katherine Kracke
and Mrs. Leonard J. Guarraia
rs. Kathryn Kraemer
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Eyermann
Dr. Frank B. Kulfinski
Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
John Latragna
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Harrington
Mrs. Clara A. Le Clerg
Ms. Janet Racen
Mr. Norman Lev
Mr. and Mrs. cn Krout

Dr. and Mrs. George
Mrs. Ernestine T. moa
Kathleen ee Jack L

Ms. Evelyn “ae

Ms. Becky Anne Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Gravens

. Marty Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger S. |zzo

Mrs. Edith McGee
Mrs. Marilyn J. Boettcher

Mr. Richard N. McKelvey

Mr. and Mrs. John Casey

Webster Groves Garden Club, Group 4
Dr. Harry S. Mendelsohn

Ms. Hillary B. Zimmerman

Dorothy

Ms. Susan

Dr. John D. ign M.D.
Mr. Al Mi felder

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Debbie, ie and ae
Mr. Paul Mon

Mr. Ray Mulli . Bob Risk

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Ms. Adel B. Amerman

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Mrs. Inga J. Ball
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Mr. Lou Call

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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Purcell, Jr.
Mr. John Rakolta,

Mr. and H. aee He Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sal

Mr. and ie rade sire

Mr. James H. Tipton

Visiting Nurse Association

Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Von Gontard
Ms. Lynn H. Wilkins

Mrs. Dorothy Wilson

Mrs. Margaret Muldoon
Mrs. Ellen Ross

ioe Lola Mulford

and Mrs. Gregory Storch
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Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cruit

Ms. Hortense . Nemnich
Mrs. Sharon Fru

Mrs. Sandra 7 Nixon

Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern

Mr. Paradowski
Miss i Springett
Mr. Francis H. Phelan
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Mr. and Mrs. John

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Mrs. Estella M. Redhage
Mr. Edward E. Adams and Mr. Ronald L.
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Don Occhi

Mrs. Florian S. Reilly

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Reilly
Mr. Ed Retzke

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney E. Schury
Raymond and Luisa Richter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elsperman
Mrs. Eileen Rickman

Mr. and Mrs. Al Becker
Naomi T. Roach

John and Mary Murrin

John and Anna Roach

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Dr. and Mrs. Erol A

A. Quentin Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker

Mr. John L. Rosenheim

Mrs. Grace A. Rosenthal

Mrs. Harold W. Dubinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Dunbar

Mrs. Julie Ryan

Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Whiting

Mrs. Kathleen Sale

Mrs. Peter H. Husch

Mr. Louis Sauer

Mr. and tee Bert Harrison

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Ms. Margie Cart
Jean Seely
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Withrow
Mrs. Sally Kutten Simms
Larry and Margie Weintraub
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a Doris Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Volk
June Smith
Mrs. Linda Maciejewski
Mrs. Pauline Smith
Dr. and Mrs. pane Albrecht

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Barton
Mr. ies Cavanaugh

and Carol Roach
bese Russell and Jeanette Roach

Mr. Don F.
Mr. and a Troms Gipe

Ms. Che
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neath
Mr. an ls s. R. W. Schieber
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Ms. Marie Haverstick
Mrs. Corinne Ste
Mr. David M. Flood a ‘i Peter Behrens
Mrs. Muriel C. Stock
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Mrs. Ruth Stockst
Mr. Harry E. Giana tee Jr.
Mr. Larry Thilkin
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Herpel
Marie Thompso

Mr. and Mrs. Mark ar
Mrs. Irene Tolman
Mr. and Mrs. John Mattingly

Mrs. Bonnie oe

Mrs. David J. New

Mrs. Dorothy vont Bruegge
Ms. Muriel J. Som

Mary Webber
Mr. Carl Wellman and Ms. Farnell Parsons
Mr. Robert Willia
Mr. a i. eae I Jones, Sr.
Mrs. Claire Yadamec
Mrs. alae Wagner
M tte B. Yaffe
Mrs. aie a
Ms. Esther Katz
Harvey ‘i eae Lehre
Mr. and Martin M. ae
Mrs. Ruth ean
Sid and a Stone
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Mr. Giuseppe Pirone

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Mrs. Judy

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Mr. Edward Eve

Mr. and Mrs. Mare H. Gautier
Robert Aaron Gunter
Mrs. Noelle Gunter

Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. vi
Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Hadd
Cliff and Cathy ete
Cliff and Cathy Herman
Robert G. Hertlei
Mrs. Robert G. cailh
Jim and Pat Hofferth
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hofferth
Nancy L. Hope
Nancy L. Hope
Francis H. Phelan
Mr. William Phelan, Jr.
Mia an Redington
Dr. an ka ie B. Anderson
JoAnn pases ——
Ms. JoAnn Riv

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and Mrs. Charles Sanders

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Susan Harr

Hes and sii Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnson

Arthur C. Jones

Mrs. Gloria Jones

Wayne Kin
Bakersmith ae ae Grandkids
Maurice
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Brueckman
John and Patty Mendicino
John a rh Mendicino
eae Alois Metzger

Mrs. Robert Metzger
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Mrs. ree Pav
Charlie and hie Nester
Charlie and JoAnn Nester

A. E. Neuman
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Darrell and Rhonda Pitt Family
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Pitt

Ervin Richard Family

Mrs. Bernadine Richard

David Taylor and David Simmons
Mr. David Simmons
Mr. David Taylor

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education
andthe Garden

Summertime
for pre-K to 12!

Learning science is fun when it means hands-on interactive experiments
and exploring the natural world. Children from pre-kindergarten to high
school can discover the wonders of nature this summer with programs at
the Garden, Butterfly House, EarthWays Center, Litzsinger Road Ecology
Center, and Shaw Nature Reserve.

Little ones ages 4—6 are invited to explore flowers, fountains, and the
dirty world of worms, among many topics. Older grades journey into the
real world of forensics, explore Missouri natural wonders, and participate
in creek ecology restoration. Parents are saying: “My children said the
programs were great! Several weeks later, they are still vigilantly caring

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for their plants.” “Hands down this was my daughter’s favorite camp this

summer. She’s looking forward to other camps at MBG.”

Classes fill up quickly, but members are eligible for early enrollment until
March 18. If you are a member with children or grandchildren, you should
already have received your Summer programs catalog in the mail.
Download a copy of the course catalog from the Garden’s website
(www.mobot.org), or call (314) 577-9506 to request one by mail.

Create a Legacy

By leaving a bequest to the Garden, you create a legacy that
will benefit others for generations to come. If you have already
included the Garden in your estate plans, we hope that you
will share this information with us. We would like to express
our gratitude and welcome you into the Heritage Society. Of
course, your wishes for anonymity are respected. Please call
Patricia Arnold, Director of Development, at (314) 577-5120
for further information and a complimentary brochure.

Visit our informative new website at www.mobot.org.

Click on Membership, then Planned Giving Guide.

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Strollerobics

A fun, low-impact workout for all fitness levels, Strollerobics is an eight-
week course for parents and their children in strollers. Classes begin the
week of March 13 and are offered Monday through Saturday, 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. For the first time, one evening session is offered: Monday at
5:30 p.m. The cost for an eight-class session is $55 per adult ($50 for
Garden members). Advance registration is required, and class size is
limited to 20 adult participants each, so call (314) 577-9506 to

register today.

Preschool Enrichment

Designed for you and your child or grandchild to explore plants and the
natural world, each 90-minute class focuses on a different area of the
Garden and includes a walk, hands-on indoor activities, and a snack.
Advance registration is required, so please call (314) 577-9506.

Little Sprouts (ages 2-3):

Name the flowers, explore secret gardens, plant seeds, and make new
friends. Tuesdays, April 19 to May 24, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $108
($96 for Garden members).

Garden Buds (ages 4-5)

New: now available at Shaw Nature Reserve too! Garden topics include
birds, orchids, tropical treats, and more. Sunday afternoons from

1 to 2:30 pm. or Thursday mornings from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $18
per Class ($16 for Garden members).

Buzz at the Butterfly House

BUZZ is a series of 90-minute classes at the Butterfly House for children
ages 8-12 and their parents. Upcoming classes include “Bees: Making the
World a Pretty Place” on Saturday, March 12, and “Be an Insect Keeper” on
Saturday, May 14. Cost is $13 per class ($9 for Garden members).
Advance registration is required, so please call (636) 530-0076 ext. 10.

the key

Easter Brunch at the Garden
Sunday, March 27

Seatings at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m.

$24.95 per adult, $11.95 per child age 12 and under.
Reservations required, please call (314) 577-9530.

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CATERING
ST. LOUIS

the exclusive caterer of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Closings
¢ Tower Grove House continues to be
closed for renovation.

March

Now through Sun., Mar. 13
Orchid show 2005: “Orchid Island.” See page 8.
Don’t miss the exhibit of orchid photography by

Charles Rowden upstairs during the orchid show.

Now through Sun., Apr. 10
Vanishing Beauty exhibit. See page 6.

Thurs., March 10
**Members’ Day: Create a Water Feature in Your
Home Landscape. See page 9.

Sat., March 5
St. Louis Garden Symposium. See page 17.

Sat., Mar. 12
“BUZZ: Making the World a Pretty Place.” BH.
See page 22.

Sat.—Sun., Mar. 19-20

Tour the EarthWays Center. Tours begin at

11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden
members and children 12 and under). EC.

Sat., Mar 19
Gardening Help SpringDig. See page 17.

Sat., March 26

**Members’ Event: Eggstravaganza. See page 9.
April

Fri., Apr. 1

Arbor Day. See page 8.

Sat.—Sun., Apr. 2-3

Mid-America Regional Lily Society sale. See page 17.

Sun., Apr. 3
Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”®:
Mulligan Stew (celtic). See page 8.

Tuesday, April 5
**Members’ Day: How Does Your Garden Grow?
See page 9.

Tues., Apr. 5 & 19

Gourmet in the Garden: East Meets West. Japanese
themed dinner and tour. Reservations required,

call (314) 577-5154.

Sat., Apr. 9

In honor of National Poetry Month: “Poetry and
Gardens.” See page 8.

Meet “The Perennial Diva” Stephanie Cohen,
advisor to The National Arboretum, as she signs
her new book, The Perennial Gardener's Design
Primer. 1:30 to 3 p.m. GGS.

Sun., Apr. 10
Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”’® concert:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Brass. See page 8.

Sat., Apr. 16

Career Day at the Butterfly House. Meet professionals
in the careers of horticulture and entomology.
Demonstrations in beekeeping, animal husbandry and
landscaping. For students age 8-12. BH.

Classic 99’s “Young Heroes in Music®” concert.
Call (314) 725-0099 for ticket information.

sa-smte I ANN TN

Tour the Earth
noon, 1 and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden faba:
and children 12 and under). EC.

Sun., Apr. 17
Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live’® concert:
the LeClaire Trio. See page 8.

Mon., Apr. 18 to Fri., May 13

“Artistas y Naturleza: Bolivia,” a photography
exhibition by William Sapp documenting life in
Bolivia. RC

Fri., Apr. 22
Eckert’s Garden Party to kick off Illinois
Appreciation Week. See page 9.

Sat., Apr. 23 to Sat., Apr. 30
Illinois Appreciation Week. See page 9.

Sat., Apr. 23
Earth Day celebration at the Garden. See page 9.

Sun., Apr. 24
Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”® concert:
Ambassadors of Harmony (barbershop). See page 8.

Thurs., Apr. 28
Annual Garden Greenhouse Plant Sale. See page 17.

Fri.—Sun., Apr. 29 to May 1
St. Louis Herb Society’s third annual Herb
Weekend. See page 17.

Sat., Apr. 30
Tai Chi Day. See page 8.

Sat—Sun., Apr. 30—May 1
Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Council show
and sale. See page 17.

Sun., May 1

Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”® concert:
David Halen and Mark Gordon (violin and English
horn). See page 8.

Flower Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral

Sunday, April 24. Garden founder Henry Shaw, who was a

member of the church, stipulated in his will that the Garden

provide hundreds of flowers to decorate the cathedral annually on
Flower Sunday. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church USA,
Most Rev. Frank Griswold, will be the guest preacher for services at
8, 9, and 11:15 a.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street.

CA = Cohen Amphitheater
CL = Climatron

EH = EarthWays Home

GGS = Garden Gate Shop
JG = Japanese Garden

KC = Kemper Center

MC = Monsanto Center

RC = Ridgway Center

SNR = Shaw Nature Reserve

SP = Spink Pavilion
** denotes a members-only event.

$ denotes an additional fee.

th ; noted

All events are free with admission or membership

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Communications:
Corporate Partners:
Education—children

Development
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Horticulture Answer Service
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Planned Gifts

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Tribute Gifts
Volunteer Services

Missouri Botanical Garden

See page 3 for details.

314) 577-0254
314) 577-9513
314) 577-5140
314) 577-9441
314) 577-9506
314) 577-5120

314) 577-5187

(314) 577-5100

4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110

Butterfly Hou

530-0076

(6
15193 Olive ae: Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO 63017

EarthWays

(31
3617 aie ou. St. Louis, MO 63108

Little Shop Around the Corner
4474 Castleman Drive, St. Louis, M

Shaw Nature Reserve

4) 577-0220
(314) 577-0891
63110

(636) 451-3512

Hwy. 100 & 1-44, Gray Summit, MO 63039

Visitors often inquire about this mysterious cottage tucked away behind a bamboo screen. Designed by
George |. Barnett, and built in 1895, the Cleveland Avenue Gatehouse was both a caretaker’s residence and an
overflow entrance when the main gate at Flora Avenue became too crowded. Over the years, the house has
been used as a residence for the head gardener, the director, and the Garden rosarian. It is currently vacant.

Hours
The Garden is open every day except Christmas,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking is free.

General Admission*
Adults age 13-64....$7 (seniors 65+.......$5)
Members and children 12 and under......free

St. Louis City and County visitors, with proof of
residency, receive a discount on admission and free

admittance on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from

9 a.m. to noon (unless special event pricing applies).

* Special events may require an additional fee.

Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin
P.O. Box 299
WZ St. Louis, MO 63166-0299

Editor: Elizabeth McNulty

Designer: Ellen Flesch

Cover photo: Josh Monken, Darwin hybrid perennial tulips

‘Banja Luka’ (red/yellow) and ‘Burning Heart’ (cream/red)

Back cover photo: Jack Jennings

Photo credits for center montage: Catering St. Louis, Mary Butkus,
Jack Jennings, Josh Monken, and Diane Wilson

©2005 Missouri Botanical Garden

The BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) is published bi- pane by
the Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Ave

St. Louis, MO 63110. Periodicals postage paid at St. ie MO.

Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Bulletin, Missouri
Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299

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MISSOURI
BOTANICAL
GARDEN

| am pleased to announce that Scott C. Schnuck, president and COO of Schnuck Markets,
has been re-elected president of the Garden’s board of trustees. Stephen F. Brauer,
former Ambassador to Belgium and president of Hunter Engineering Company,

was re-elected first vice-president. We also welcome three new trustees this spring.
Cheryl Morley, Linda Ward O’Hara, and Rex Sinquefield are profiled on page 7.

On May 4, at our annual Henry Shaw Dinner, the Garden will present our highest award,
the Henry Shaw Medal, to the National Geographic Society. One of the world’s largest
nonprofit scientific organizations, the NGS is an international leader in conservation and
sustainable development. Through its grants and media outlets, the NGS helps the
people of the United States and of the world to understand our planet and its inhabitants
better—a crucial activity, if we are “to preserve and enrich life.”

In this issue of the Bulletin, readers receive an update on the Taylor Fund for Ecological
Research. Thanks to the generosity of the Taylor Family, just two years after this
“greatest gift,” Garden researchers are reporting on field trips, new species of orchids
and philodendrons, undiscovered forests, and successful collaborations with indigenous
people to safeguard botanical resources.

Plants provide oxygen, shelter, clothing, food, and medicine, but barely one in six have
been identified. As habitat destruction continues, we literally do not know what we are
losing. The Stewards of the Earth campaign seeks to raise funds to expand and
accelerate the pace of research. | know that we can count on the Garden’s dedicated
supporters, donors, members, and friends to help us achieve historic discoveries for
generations to come.

To discover and share knowledge oe HW. Daven,

about plants and their environment Peter H. Raven, Director

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PHOTO BY PETER HOWARD

in order to preserve and enrich life.

mission of the Missourt Botanical Garden

the board of trustees

Mr. Scott C. Schnuck Chery! Morley Mr. Herbert D. Condie III Mr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.
resident Evelyn E. Newman Mr. Samuel C. Davis, Jr. Mr. Warren M. Shapleigh

Mr. Douglas A. Albrecht Linda Ward O’Hara Mr. M. Peter Fischer Mr. Joseph Shaughnessy

Catherine B. Berges Mr. Nicholas L. Reding Mrs. Marilyn Fox Mrs. C. C. Johnson Spink

Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Dr. Henry Gerard Schwartz, Jr. Ms. Margaret B. Grigg Mrs. Walter G. Stern

Mr, Stephen F. Brauer Mr. Rex Sinquefield Mr. Robert R. Hermann Dr. William K. Y. Tao

Ms. M. Darnetta Clinkscale Nancy R. Siwak Mr. Ralph Korte Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy

Mr. Arnold W. Donald The Hon. Francis G. Slay Mr. Robert E. Kresko Dr. George E. Thoma

Mr. Charlie A. Dooley The Rt. Rev. pee Wayne Smith June M. Kummer Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr.

Mr. L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. Mr. Robert B. Sm Mr. E. een Lee, Jr. Mr. 0. Sage Wightman III

Dr. Thomas F. George Mr. Andrew C. er Lucy Lop Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff

Mr. Edward D. Higgins Mr. Jack E. Thomas, Jr. Mr. ane B. MacCarthy Mr. Harry E. ea Jr.

Mr. David W. Kemper Dr. Mark S. Wrighton Mr. James S. McDonnell III

Mr. John E. Klein Mr. Jefferson L. Miller Honorary Trustees

Mr. S. Lee Kling Emeritus Trustees Mr. Lucius B. Morse III Dr. Werner Greuter

Mr. Charles E. Kopman Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale Dr. Helen E. Nash Dr. Surinder M. Sehgal

Mr. Hal A. Kroeger, Jr. Mr. John H. Biggs Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr.

Carolyn W. Losos Mr. William H. T. Bush Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross Members’ Board

Nancy Sauerhoff, President

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editors note...

This is a spring for the history books, one of the most beautiful
on record, following our mild winter. In April, members of the
American Daffodil Society were so impressed by the Garden’s
spring Narcissus display that they held their annual convention
here. In preparation for this prestigious visit, Garden
horticulturists and volunteers planted tens of thousands of bulbs.
There are over 500 unique varieties of daffodils alone and many
are still in bloom, so if you haven’t seen them yet, make haste.

The spectacular horticultural collections of the Missouri Botanical
Garden inspire visits by many national plant societies. Also in the
line-up this year is the American Iris Society, visiting in May.
While the Garden always presents an excellent show, otherwise
these societies wouldn’t be in a hurry to visit, you can be sure
that the Goodman Iris Garden, and the irises throughout the
Garden, will be in tip-top shape this spring.

4 Stewards of the Earth
Taylor Fund for Ecological Research

6 News
8 What’s going on?

10 Garden at large

Butterfly House, EarthWays Center, Shaw Nature Reserve

14 Home gardening
What to do in your garden now, plastic pot recycling,

eco-pots, and more...

18 Volunteers
20 Tributes
22 Kidstuff

23 Calendar

It’s one of the most beautiful times of the year to visit and also
one of the most eventful, with Rose Evening and Chinese Culture
Days and the Whitaker Music Festival. It’s busy for home
gardeners too, who might want to compare their progress with
the Kemper Center’s display gardens. And while you're at it,
recycle that horticultural plastic you’ve been stacking up all year
(see page 16). Whether it’s Tea & Butterfly Kisses at the Butterfly
House, Camp EarthWays, or the Spring Wildflower Sale at the
Shaw Nature Reserve, you won’t want to miss spring-into-
summer at the Garden’s family of attractions.

Elizabeth McNulty, editor

elizabeth. mcnulty@mobot.org

MBG Bulletin — May/June 2005

In September 2002, as part of the Stewards of the Earth campaign,
Jack C. Taylor, founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, gave $30 million to the
Missouri Botanical Garden in the single largest gift ever given to a
botanical institution. The Taylor Fund for Ecological Research supports
projects in highly threatened, unexplored regions of the world that are
exceptionally rich in biodiversity.

Plants provide many useful products, such as food, clothing, medicine,
shelter, and other potential applications. These products are derived from
less than 1 percent of all tropical plants; the other 99 percent have not
been screened for potentially useful properties. And yet, perhaps as many
as 83% of the plants in these biodiverse “hot spots” are at risk of
extinction. The Missouri Botanical Garden is a preeminent institution in
the study of tropical plants, and as such, is uniquely qualified to carry out
an extensive investigation of the plants of South America and in tropical
regions around the world.

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Remnants of Tucumano-Boliviano montane forest near Bella Vista.

With the generous support of the Taylor Fund, MBG has continued its
intensive, long-term programs to:
* gather information about regions of extraordinary biological diversity
throughout the world and disseminate these findings widely
* build the capacity of institutions to manage and apply this knowledge
to conserve the world’s botanical wealth
¢ and train the next generation of botanists and conservationists in
countries from Latin America to Africa and Asia.

“This drive provides a unique opportunity
to participate in the future of the Garden,”
says Director of Development Patricia
Arnold. For more information on how you
can help, please contact the Development
Office at (314) 577-5120.

PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ

Explorations

The tropical Andean countries of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru contain a
significant portion of Earth’s biodiversity, yet many regions within these
countries have not been explored, and knowledge of their extraordinary
plant diversity remains incomplete. With support from the Taylor Fund
for Ecological Research, the Garden’s researchers are exploring and
gathering information about these exceptional biological resources. The
Garden’s projects foster the professional development of Latin American
scientists and strengthen each country’s scientific infrastructure, building
the capacity that is indispensable to ensuring the long-term success of
conservation in these Andean countries.

Bolivia

Garden researchers and colleagues are focusing on two areas. High
rainfall, variable topography, complex geology, and past climate changes
in the Madidi region have led to the development of remarkably high
levels of Species richness; however, the area is almost entirely unknown.
During explorations in 2004, Garden researchers discovered a previously
unknown Tucumano-Boliviano montane forest zone, considered Bolivia’s
most endangered ecosystem, near the Tariquia National Reserve.

Ecuador

In Ecuador, researchers are focusing on two Andean areas of high bio-
diversity. The Choco-Manabi corridor in northwestern Ecuador is a narrow
strip of land along the Pacific coast, adjacent to the western slope of the
Andes, with exceptional species richness. For two years, Garden researchers
have collaborated with the National Herbarium of Ecuador and the Awa
Federation to train indigenous people in conservation biology.

The Cordillera del Condor is an isolated mountain range, parallel to the
Andes, and forms part of the international border between Ecuador and
Peru. The region has perhaps the “richest flora of any similar-sized area
in the New World,” according to one estimate, including many plants that

occur nowhere else on Earth. With the backing of the Taylor Fund,
Garden researchers have completed eight expeditions into this region in
the last two years. Dr. Thomas Croat, a specialist in the Araceae family,
which includes the well-known tropical houseplants Anthurium and
Philodendron, collected over 1,000 plants in the region. He estimates that
Ecuador has about 1,500 species of Araceae, an extraordinarily high
number since only 404 had been previously cataloged. The Lauraceae
family, which includes cinnamon and avocado, and the Orchidaceae
family are also well represented. The Garden is working with local
agencies and the Shuar people of this region in safeguarding their
cultural resources.

Peru

The Valle del Vilcanota-Urubamba region is situated on the western slope
of the Andes in southern Peru. The Oxapampa region consists of three
adjoining protected areas located in central Peru. Both areas feature
tremendously varied vegetation: from herbaceous to various kinds of
cloud and mountain forests in the middle elevations to rain forest in the
lowland slopes. Enabled by the Taylor Fund for Ecological Research, the
Garden’s researchers conducted sometimes grueling fieldwork in both
regions in 2004, resulting in the discovery of several species new to
science, including two orchids. Capacity building continued with student
training and school programs, including community gardens among the
Yanesha people of central Peru.

Captions for below, clockwise from upper left - 1.) Students learn how to climb
trees to collect botanical samples. 2.) Student making a voucher specimen of
medicinal plants collected in Ecuador. 3.) Many virgin forests in Bolivia are being
cleared for cultivation of crops. 4.) Yanesha school children planting sustainable
community vegetable gardens. 5.) During the rainy season, researchers struggle
to reach Bolivia's remote Madidi National Park. 6.) Market in Mairana. 7.) Species
adapted to extreme conditions near high elevations in central Peru.

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PHOTO BY MATT BENDER

Sassatras

On March 25, the Garden’s café reopened its doors with an environmentally friendly makeover
and a new name, Sassafras, a tribute to the grove on the property when founder Henry Shaw
built his country home 150 years ago. Guests will enjoy a new menu, warm earth-toned décor,

comfortable seating, and friendly service.

Corporate Partners

The Corporate Partners program strengthens
the relationship between the Garden and the
corporate community in the greater St. Louis
region. Become a Corporate Partner today!
For information, call Katherine Kornfeld at
(314) 577-9513.

Thank you to our new and renewing corporate
partner members (June 1 — April 10, 2005)

Shareholder Level ($10,000 to $24,999)

Bryan Cave LLP

CBIZ Business Solutions of St. Louis, Inc.

The May Department Stores Company and its
Famous-Barr, Lord & Taylor and David’s
Bridal Divisions

Underwriter Level ($5,000 to $9,999)

BSI Constructors

McBride & Son Homes, Inc.

Northern Trust Bank

Vantage Credit Union

Supporter Level ($1,000 to $4,999)

Fabick Companies

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General Motors Corporation
Hager Companies

National City Corporation
Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt

Many features of the new café design are environmentally friendly. Tabletops and divider walls
are surfaced in a material made of recycled paper and agricultural alfalfa. Walls are accented in
cork and sustainably harvested cherry. A large central skylight brightens the area, and pendant
table lamps use energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs. Artwork on display is from the Missouri

Botanical Garden’s rare book collection.

The Sassafras spring menu offers an appealing variety of sandwiches, soups, and salads, as
well as a “pick two” combo and children’s menu. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch served

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Garden Gram
Garden members
already receive the
Bulletin as part of
their benefits, but
now you can receive

an even more up-to-
the-minute report via e-mail: the members’
Garden Gram. E-mailed monthly, this
colorful missive contains links to
interesting content on the Garden’s new
website, insider information about news
and events at the Garden, as well as special
offers in the Garden Gate Shop, Sassafras,
and more. To receive your copy of the
Garden Gram, please call (314) 577-5108.

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call (314) 577-5120.

New MBG License Plate

Show your love for the Garden on your car:

be among the first owners of the new Missouri
Botanical Garden license plate! Just in time for
spring, the new design features a dogwood flower
the state tree of Missouri) in perky pink and green.

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To obtain a plate, drivers must donate $35 to the

Missouri Botanical Garden. You will receive an “Emblem Use Authorization Statement” and an
application for a personalized plate, which you can take to your license branch.

As a specialty plate, an extra $15 fee will apply to your registration. If you already have an MBG license
plate and desire the new model, you can trade it in by completing a new personalized plate application.
Please note that it is for an MBG license plate, and mail a check for $35 (one year) or $70 (two years)
to Missouri Botanical Garden License Plate * P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166. Or to make your
contribution to the Garden by MasterCard or Visa, call (314) 577-0805.

PHOTOS BY JAMESLY LANE, EMILY SNIDER, AND COURTESY NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS OF SCOTLAND

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Vintners’ Gala Thank-You

On March 5, 160 friends of the Garden enjoyed an
intimate evening of gourmet food and fine wines.
Thank you to everyone who made the Vintners’
Gala a wonderful success, especially co-chairs
Mr. and Mrs. Julian L. Carr, Dr. and Mrs. Leonard
Guarraia, and Drs. Peter and Patricia Raven.

Special thanks to Mr. Tony Bommarito of

A. Bommarito Wines, and to our sponsors:

Bryan Cave LLP, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brauer,
June and Fred Kummer, The May Department
Stores Company, McBride & Son Homes, Inc.,
Northern Trust Bank, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor.

Visit Scottish Gardens—free!

As a member of the American Horticultural
Society, the Missouri Botanical Garden offers

its members reciprocal admission to over

175 botanical gardens and arboreta in the

U.S. and Canada. (View the complete list at

Laat www.ahs.org/events/reciprocal_events.htm).

In March, the Garden struck the first international
reciprocal agreement with the National Botanic
Gardens of Scotland. Established in Edinburgh in
1670, the NBGS today includes four of the oldest
and most beautiful gardens in Scotland
(www.rbge.ac.uk), all of which now offer free

admission to MBG members.

Bill Orthwein Day

On February 12, the Garden celebrated Bill Orthwein
Day, as proclaimed by the City of St. Louis.

A distinguished trustee for over three decades,

Bill Orthwein was presented with the resolution at

a luncheon. Visitors received free admission to the
Orchid Show in the Orthwein Floral Display Hall and
were invited to join in the celebration.

Keck Foundation Grant

With 2.5 million records, the Missouri Botanical
Garden’s virtual herbarium, Tropicos™, is the
largest online botanical database in the world.
And it’s about to get bigger and even more robust.
In December, the W. M. Keck Foundation awarded
the Garden a three-year grant to build an online
reference system of scientific literature supporting
Tropicos. More than 100,000 pages of botanical
literature from the Garden’s library will be
scanned, indexed, and linked to Tropicos entries.
Upon completion, researchers will have direct
Online access to related source material for a given
plant—a boon for scientists working in remote
locations or without access to a research library.

New Trustees

On February 23, the Garden’s board of trustees welcomed three new members.

Cheryl Morley
Senior Vice-President for
Corporate Strategy at
Monsanto, Morley also
serves on the board of
OASIS and several other
non-profit organizations.
In 2003, the St. Louis Business Journal
recognized Morley as one of the city’s Most
Influential Business Women.

Linda Ward
O'Hara

Former Missouri
Assistant Attorney
General and clerk for the
Eighth Circuit Court of
Appeals, O’Hara has
served on the board of the Visiting Nurses
Association, Good Shepherd School for
Children, and the Development Board of
Children’s Hospital.

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Rex Sinquefield
Co-Chairman of
Dimensional Fund
Advisors Inc., a firm he
co-founded in Santa
Monica, CA, Sinquefield
also serves as a director

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of St. Vincent Orphan’s Home in St. Louis, on
the investment committee of the Archdiocese of
St. Louis, and on the Saint Louis University,

De Paul University, and the Saint Louis Art
Museum boards of trustees.

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PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

Henry Shaw Dinner

Wednesday, May 4

The Garden celebrates the annual Henry Shaw Dinner each May, with
fine food, wine, and socializing for upper level members (Henry Shaw
Associates and above). This year, the Henry Shaw Medal will be
presented to the National Geographic Society. To receive your invitation,
join the Henry Shaw Associates by calling (314) 577-9495.

Spring Luncheon

Friday, May 6, 11:45 a.m. Spink Pavilion

Enjoy a spring luncheon and get gardening advice from one of the
foremost local authorities when the Kemper Center’s June Hutson
presents “The Season at Hand.” Ride the tram and shop in the Garden
Gate Shop or the Little Shop with a special 20% off coupon. Tickets are
$40 per person, and seating is limited. For more information or to
reserve your place, please call (314) 577-9500.

Spring Wildflower Presale

Friday, May 6, 4 to 7:30 p.m.

Garden members enjoy first selection at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Spring Wildflower Sale during the members-only pre-sale.

See page 10 for details.

Rose Evening

Thursday, May 26, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Garden grounds

Stroll through the beautiful rose gardens and gather growing tips from
MBG experts and the Rose Society of Greater St. Louis. There will be
music, attendance prizes, cash bar, and a long-stemmed rose to take
home. Buffet dinner: $24 per person. Reservations required; please call
(314) 577-9570.

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Honor Mom with a
Membership to the Garden

Let the Garden help you make Mother's Day
even more special this year with a free gift
for Mom. Purchase a gift membership
anytime before May 8 and receive a set of
beautiful Tower Grove House notecards.
Stop by the Membership Services Desk,
call (314) 577-5118, or visit us on the web
at www.mobot.org.

Rose Evening

Members’ Musical Evening

Friday, June 3, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Spoehrer Plaza

Bring a picnic supper, your lawn chairs and blankets, and enjoy an
evening of big band music under the stars. Dance the night away to

the swinging sounds of the Gateway City Big Band. The music begins at
7 p.m.; limited concert seating is available on a first come-first served
basis. Cash bar.

Black Rep at the Garden

Saturday, June 5, 1 and 3 p.m.

Don’t miss a free performance by St. Louis Black Repertory at the
Garden. Each performance includes five 10-minute excerpts, one from
each play in the Black Rep’s 2005 season. All ticket holders will receive a
10 percent discount in the Garden Gate Shop on that day, and Garden
members who attend this showcase will receive a 10 percent discount
on a season subscription purchase. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Call (314) 534-3810 for details.

St. Louis Garden Tour 2005

Sunday, June 12, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., St. Louis area

Members are invited to tour nine of the loveliest private gardens in

St. Louis and one spectacular community garden in the MBG-sponsored
St. Louis Garden Tour. Self tour is $50 per person; tickets for tour by
bus with box lunch are $75. Watch the mail for your invitation.

For more information or to make reservations, please call (314) 577-9570.

Members’ Day: The Temperate Fern Garden
Thursday, June 23, 11 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium

Winner of numerous Royal Horticultural Society awards for his work
with hardy ferns, noted British gardening author Martin Rickard (The
Pathfinder's Guide to Garden Ferns) speaks on the beauty, joy, and
ease of ferns for any garden.

PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN

Chinese Culture Days

Saturday—Sunday, May 21-22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$10 for adults 13-64 ($7 seniors 65+),

$3 for members and children 12 and under

Whitaker Music Festival 2005

With nine Wednesday-evening concerts in June and July, the 11th annual Whitaker Music
Festival features the best of local jazz, blues, bluegrass, pop, and rock-n-roll. Pack a picnic
and your lawn chairs, and spend the evening listening to live music under the stars.
Admission to the Whitaker Music Festival is free after 5 p.m., thanks to the generous
support of the Whitaker Foundation, which provides funding to the arts and parks in
St. Louis to promote common heritage, while celebrating diversity and encouraging
the vitality of the community. In case of rain, check the Garden’s website

(www.mobot.org) for cancellation information.

Regulars, please note: because of construction of the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s
Garden—A Missouri Adventure, this year’s concert venue is the Linnean Lawn and

concerts begin at 7 p.m.

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James Matthews Trio, virtuoso jazz piano stylist

Mardra and Reggie Thomas, a tribute to Billie Holiday

15 Neal Caine Quartet, jazz “from the bottom up”
22 Corey Christiansen Quartet, expert jazz guitarist

29 Wil Maring and Shady Mix, unique blend of bluegrass, folk, and western

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Augusta Bottoms Consort, acoustic Missouri music

13 Sandy Weltman, harmonica master

20 Fairchild, one of St. Louis’ best-loved hometown bands

2/7 Billy Peek, legendary St. Louis rock-and-roller

Chinese Culture Days 2005

Celebrate the year of the rooster at Chinese Culture Days with the return of the
Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe. Don’t miss the Grand Parade featuring a 70-foot long
dragon, lion dancers, and costumes and music from all over China. Children of all ages
will enjoy the Dragon Arts Puppet Theater and traditional Chinese games. The combined
Chinese Language Schools of St. Louis present the stage drama “The Legend of the Silk
Road.” See demonstrations of t’ai chi, martial arts, calligraphy, and traditional painting.
Enjoy guided tours and tea-tastings in the Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, -as well as
authentic Chinese food from various local vendors. Download the program of events
from the Garden’s website at www.mobot.org.

Established with the opening of the Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden in 1996, Chinese
Culture Days celebrates the long and distinguished ties between China and the Missouri
Botanical Garden. With some 30,000 species of plants, China holds about one-eighth of
the world’s known plants and twice as many as the continental United States. Many of
our most familiar ornamentals originated in China, including azaleas and
rhododendrons, camellias, gardenias, hibiscus, peonies, chrysanthemums, and ginkgos.
The flora is renowned for its medicinal properties as well. Through the Flora of China
project, a 50-volume joint publication, MBG researchers are working to identify and
assist in conservation of this unique plant life.

PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN

Whitaker Music Festival
Wednesdays, June 1 through July 27; 7 p.m.
Linnean House lawn

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features hundreds of plants.

fax (314) 577-0298

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Spring Wildflower Sale
Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Choose from the widest selection of native plants in the St. Louis region at the Shaw Nature
Reserve's annual Spring Wildflower Sale. Plants are nursery propagated and include many
of the showiest and hardiest native plants for sun or shade: butterfly milkweed, rose
turtlehead, pale purple coneflower, dwarf crested iris, cardinal flower, compass plant, wild
phlox, maidenhair fern, and short-leaf pine, to name a few. Attract birds and butterflies to
your backyard. Call (636) 451-3512 for more information.

Members-Only Pre-Sale
Friday, May 6, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (sunset is 8:04 on this date)

Women in Nature

Friday-Sunday, June 10-12

The Shaw Nature Reserve and Missouri Department of Conservation host a women-only
weekend retreat featuring over 25 activities. Choose from Archery Basics, Scrapbooking,
Dutch Oven Cooking, Wildflower Identification, Fly Fishing, and more. After dinner, take a
night hike, gaze at the stars, or relax around the cozy campfire. Check in for the retreat begins
at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 10; activities are held from 6 p.m. that evening through Sunday,
June 12 at noon. Cost of the weekend is $160 per person ($100 for Garden members).
Advance registration is required, so call (636) 451-3512, ext. 6075 for more information.

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actions can make a difference. visitors how electricity can be produced from wind.

This summer, kids entering grades 4—6 can have fun building their personal “Green Power,” as they

about practical ways to conserve learn about the environment at Camp EarthWays. Campers will experiment with solar cooking, explore
natural resources, reduce waste and composting with worms, and make 100% recycled paper crafts. Clean air activities, energy games, and
prevent pollution — at home, at school, more will take place all around EarthWays Center, the Garden's environmental education center in a

and in the workplace.

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hundred-year-old house.

Camp EarthWays is new this year! One week of morning sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon,
July 11-15, including outdoor and inside activities and a healthy snack. Cost is $125 per child
($110 for Garden members). Class size is limited to 15 students, so call (314) 577-0220 to register.

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Events

Mother's Day Brunch
at the Butterfly House

Sunday, May 8 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A bountiful buffet by Russo’s Gourmet will be served
under the pavilion on the Emerson Lakeside Terrace
overlooking the ponds and gardens of the Native

Habitat. Includes free admission to the Butterfly House.

Advance reservations and prepayment are required.
Adults $32.95; children (11 and under) $16.95,
under 3-free. Call (636) 733-2339 for reservations.

BUZZ—Be an Insect Keeper
Saturday, May 14, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Ever wonder how we take care of all our animals?

Kids: bring a parent (required) and learn how to care for
and handle common invertebrates, and even help feed the
butterflies. Class limited to 20. $13 per child, ages 8-12
($9 for children of Garden members); parents are free.
Registration required, so call (636) 530-0076 ext. 10.

Mommy and Me Tea

Sundays, May 15, 22, June 12, or 26

1 to 2 p.m. or 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Butterfly kisses are being sent your way, inviting you
and your child to visit Sunday. The Lakeside Pavilion
will be all “dolled” up with teapots and dessert and
little teacups. Do a craft with your special girl, see
the butterflies, and receive a goodie bag too! Dressy
attire is encouraged. $15 per person. Reservations
required, so call (636) 733-2339.

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Yoga on the Terrace

Wednesdays, May 18 to August 10, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. or
Fridays, May 20 to August 19, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Join us for yoga by the tranquil outdoor gardens of the
Butterfly House. Let your spirit soar as you tone
muscles, increase flexibility, and energize your body
and mind. Instruction by UrbanBreath. Three month
sessions, $144 for 12 classes. Advance registration
and prepayment required. Call (636) 733-2339.

Father's Day Splash and Spray
Sunday, June 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Arrive dressed to get wet and challenge dad to see who
can stay the driest. Games include: “Shaving Cream
Shoot Off,” “There’s a Hole in my Bucket,” and “Knights
in Trash Can Armor.” Activities and crafts are free with
regular admission. Food available at a nominal fee.

Call (636) 530-0076 ext. 10 for information.

Bed Bugs

Friday, June 24, 6 p.m. to Saturday, June 25, 8:30 a.m.
Explore the nocturnal crawlings at the Butterfly House.
Observe as butterflies go to roost at night. Listen to
the crickets sing for a mate. See what comes to visit
us at our blacklight location. Bring a sleeping bag,
pillow, and a parent (required). Includes a pizza dinner
and a continental breakfast. $45 per child ages 8-12
($35 for children of Garden members); parents are
free. Reservations are required, so call (636) 530-0076
ext. 10 for reservations.

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Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone (636) 530-0076
fax (636) 530-1516
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Tributes

January-February 2005

For information on making a
gift to the Tribute Fund, please
call the Development Office at
(314) 577-0297.

in honor of
Maxine Bromberg
Wilma Messing

in memory of
Mrs. Jane Kelly

Ms. Helen VanDerhyden
Madison Elizabeth Lally
Karen Klaus

Mike Mamroth

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Jules and Shirley Snitzer
Joe Mary Sinclair
Mrs. Marcella Bakker
Mr. George Bakker

Pavers
January-February 2005

Pavers are a great way to
recognize graduations, weddings,
engagements, Mother's Day,
Father's Day, birthdays, as well as
memorials. For information call
Juanita Jahn at (314) 577-0297.

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Ornamentals: Pinch azaleas and rhododendron
blossoms as they fade, and fertilize with an
acid formulation. If spring rains have been
Sparse, begin irrigating, especially plants
growing in full sun. Apples, crabapples, and
hawthorns susceptible to rust disease should
have protective fungicidal sprays applied
beginning when these trees bloom.

Vegetables: Slugs will hide during the daytime
beneath a board placed over damp ground.
Check each morning and destroy any slugs
that have gathered on the underside of the
board. Growing lettuce under screening
materials will slow bolting and extend harvests
into hot weather. Place cutworm collars
(easily made from cardboard strips)

around young transplants.

Fruits: Mulch blueberries with pine needles
or sawdust.

Turfgrass. Keep bluegrass cut at 1.5 to 2.5-inch
height. Mow tall fescues at 2 to 3.5-inch height.

Week 1

Ornamentals: Begin planting gladiolus bulbs as
the ground warms. Plant hardy water lilies in
tubs or garden pools. Continue monitoring
pines for sawfly activity on new shoots. Don’t
remove spring bulb foliage or next year’s
flower production will decline.

Vegetables: Set out and stake tomato plants as
soils warm. Begin planting sweet corn as soon
as white oak leaves are as big as squirrel ears
(isolate varieties to prevent crossing). Keep

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asparagus harvested for continued spear
production (control beetles as needed). Thin
plantings of carrots and beets to avoid
overcrowding. Control caterpillars on broccoli
and cabbage plants by handpicking or use
biological sprays.

Fruits: Don’t spray any fruits while in bloom.

Week 2

Ornamentals: Begin planting warm-season
annuals. Plant summer bulbs such as
caladiums, dahlias, cannas, elephant ears.

Vegetables: Place a stake by seeds of squash
and cucumbers when planting in hills to locate
the root for watering later. Watch for striped and
spotted cucumber beetles. Both may spread wilt
and mosaic diseases to squash and cucumber
plants. Plant dill to use when making pickles.

Turfgrass: Mow zoysia lawns at 1.5-inch
height. Remove no more than one-half inch at
each mowing. Apply post-emergence broadleaf
weed controls now if needed.

Week 3

Ornamentals: Scale crawlers are active now.
Infested pines and euonymus should be treated
at this time. Trees with a history of borer
problems should receive their first spray now
(repeat twice at 3-week intervals). Begin
fertilizing annuals. Continue at regular
intervals. Bulbs can be moved or divided as the
foliage dies.

Vegetables: Remove rhubarb seeds stalks as
they appear. Set out peppers and eggplants
after soils have warmed. Plant sweet potatoes.

FROM THE KEMPER CENTER
FOR HOME GARDENING...

Turfgrass: Zoysia lawns may be fertilized now.
Apply no more than 1 pound of actual nitrogen
per 1,000 square feet.

Week 4

Ornamentals: Pinch back mums to promote
bushy growth.

Vegetables: Make new sowings of warm-season
vegetables after harvesting early crops.

Fruits: Prune unwanted shoots as they appear
on fruit trees.

Turfgrass. Watch for sod webworms
emerging now.

June

All month

Turfgrass: Water turf as needed to prevent
drought stress. Mow lawns frequently enough
to remove no more than one-third the total
height per mowing. There is no need to remove
clippings unless excessive. Gradually increase
the mowing height of zoysia lawns throughout
the summer. By September, the mowing height
should be 2 to 2.5 inches. Mow bluegrass at

2 to 3.5 inch height. Turfgrasses growing in
shaded conditions should be mowed at the
higher recommendations.

Week 1

Ornamentals. Watch for bagworms feeding on
many garden plants, but especially juniper and
arborvitae. Deadhead bulbs and spring
flowering perennials as blossoms fade. Thin
seedlings to proper spacings before plants
crowd each other.

PHOTOS BY LISA FRANCIS, JACK JENNINGS, JOSH MONKEN, AND FROM THE MBG PLANTFINDER

Vegetables: Repeat plantings of corn and
beans to extend the harvest season.

Fruits: Oriental fruit moths emerge. Most
serious on peaches where first generation
attacks growing tips. Shoots will wilt.
These should be pruned out. Thinning
overloaded fruit trees will result in larger
and healthier fruits at harvest time. Enjoy
the strawberry harvest.

Turfgrass. Zoysia can be fertilized now
while actively growing. Do not exceed

2-3 pounds of actual nitrogen fertilizer
per 1,000 square feet per year.

Week 2

Ornamentals: Apply organic mulches as
the soil warms. Apply a balanced rose
fertilizer after the first show of blooms is
past. Apply a second spray for borer
control on hardwood trees.

Fruits: Renovate strawberries after
harvest. Mow the rows; thin out excess
plants; remove weeds: fertilize and apply
mulch for weed control. Summer fruiting
raspberries are ripening now.

Week 3

Ornamentals: Plant tropical water lilies
when water temperatures rise above 70
degrees. Pruning of spring-flowering
trees and shrubs should be completed
before month's end. Softwood cuttings
can be taken from trees and shrubs as
the spring flush of growth is beginning to
mature.

Fruits: Begin control for apple maggot
flies. Red-painted balls that have been
coated with tanglefoot may be hung in
apple trees to trap egg-laying females.
Spray trunks of peach trees and other
stone fruits for peach tree borers.

Week 4

Ornamentals: Trees and shrubs may still
be fertilized before July 4. Continue
spraying roses with a fungicide to
prevent black spot disease.

Fruits: Prune and train young fruit trees
to eliminate poorly positioned branches
and to establish proper angles.

| For additional information on any of these topics, visit the Kemper Center for

| Home Gardening or check out our Gardening Help section at www.mobot.org. |

Roses in the Lehmann and
Gladney Rose Gardens

Japanese Garden

Hardy Geraniums in the
Kem

Peonies in the

MBG Bulletin

Columbine in the Kemper Center

and the Strassenfest Garden English Woodland Garden

Asiatic Lilies in the
per Center Bulb Gardens

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PHOTO BY ALAN STENTZ

Trumpet Vine
in the Linnean House

Coneflowers in the Boxwood
Garden and the Kemper Center

Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Council
ow a
Saturday—Sunday, April 30-May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

St. Louis Herb Society Herb Weekend
Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Rose Society of Greater St. Louis
Mini Rose Sale

Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

Sunday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Unusual cultivars, growing tips, gifts for mom.

Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Sale
Saturday-Sunday, May 7-8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Over 60 varieties for St. Louis, from dinner plate to
miniatures. Limited supply of new open-faced hybrids.

Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis
Show and Sale
Saturday—Sunday, May 7-8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

American Rock Garden Society Sale
Saturday, May 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Rose Society of Greater St. Louis
Spring Rose Show

Saturday, May 28, noon to 5 p.m.;

Sunday, May 29, 9a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rarely-seen varieties, great for photographers.
Carnivorous Plant Society Show & Sale
Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tropical and native pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, etc.

Mid-America Regional Lily Society Show
Saturday, June 11, noon to 5 p.m.;

Sunday, June 12, 9.a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rare and unusual varieties, cut flowers in bouquets.
St. Louis Horticultural Society Sale

Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hundreds of perennials from members’ home gardens:

celadine poppies, lamium, lilies of the valley, hostas, etc.

West County Daylily Society Show & Sale
Sunday, June 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hundreds of cultivars, all types and sizes, Stout Medal
winners ‘Stella De Oro,’ ‘Mary Todd,’ ‘Super Purple.’

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MBG Bulletin May/June 2005

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MCNULTY

Don’t throw away those plastic pots and trays after planting your new garden plants!
Recycle them and receive a free pass for two to the Garden. In 2004, the Garden’s Plastic
Pot Recycling Program last year converted 40,000 pounds of horticultural plastic into
13,000 linear feet of plastic “lumber. Packaged into raised bed kits, the lumber was sold
to gardeners at cost. Complete the recycling loop: recycle your pots and purchase new

garden planks.

Collection dates: Due to the continued enthusiastic response, the program has been
extended from four to six weekends this year. Recycle your pots and receive a free pass
every weekend from May 21 to June 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop-off site is the Monsanto
Center parking lot, 4500 Shaw Boulevard. Gardeners should empty all soil from
containers and remove any metal hangers before recycling. Household plastic and clay
pots cannot be accepted.

Purchase planks: The Pots to Planks brochure and order form is available online at

www.mobot.org/hort/ /p| ts.shtml. Gardeners can place an order now for

raised bed kits to be cies in August. Supply is limited, so call the plastic lumber
hotline at (314) 577-9443 to learn about availability.

All sales of plastic lumber and raised bed gardening kits go toward the cost of collection
and recycling.

Great Garden Contest

Co-sponsored by the Missouri Botanical Garden, The Bug Store, and
FOX-2, the annual St. Louis Post-Dispatch Great Garden Contest features
prizes of over $7,000 in gift certificates. Categories include: Best Garden
Design by an Amateur; Best Group Garden; Best Home Garden by an
Amateur with Professional Help; Best Water Garden; Best Whimsical
Garden; Best Native Plant Garden; and Best Spring Garden. Entries must be
postmarked by June 17. Watch the Post-Dispatch for the April 30 launch
and through the month of May for more details.

VIP Visitors

MBGQ’s spectacular horticultural collections have inspired prestigious
visits by several national plant societies. This spring, the American
Daffodil Society held its annual convention in St. Louis with specific
intent to visit the Garden’s display. On April 9, over 200 attendees from
six different countries toured the grounds, including several of the
world’s top hybridizers and judges.

Talipot Palm

The Sri Lankan talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) is one of the largest
of all fan palms, growing unusually slowly while young, but shooting up
dramatically as it reaches maturity to heights approaching 80 feet. The
Garden’s talipot dates to the construction of the Climatron in 1961 and
for years, topped out at six feet tall, but then began its rapid final growth
spurt in the early 1990s. By 2005, the giant 20-foot palm fronds were
bristling against the top of the Climatron’s 70-foot interior. On March 8,
as the talipot was approaching the natural end of its lifespan, horticultural
supervisor and certified arborist Ben Chu ascended the palm to take
radical action: the removal of the entire top in the hopes that it might
sprout for a few years more. |

Missing Trees

In February, the Missouri Botanical Garden, with the help of a TRIM grant
from the Missouri Department of Conservation, assisted the City of

St. Louis in the removal of eight dead or dying pin oaks along Tower
Grove Avenue and two pear trees on Alfred. The trees had been planted
along the street side of Henry Shaw’s original stone wall around 1940,
and as they grew, were increasingly pinched between the sidewalk and
the wall’s foundation. Operations Manager Jim Cocos is meeting with
City Foresters now to plan new and more diverse replacements.

Hide-a-Gnome

The gnome was last sighted in the Kemper Center Bird Garden, hanging
out with his feathered friends, but upon discovery, he fled once again.
Weeks went by before the elusive gnome was sighted once more...this
time, in the Secret Garden. A double hedge of juniper encloses the Jane
and Whitney Harris Secret Garden, offering plentiful hiding places. The
garden features a wide array of flowering perennials selected for their
long flower production, such as veronica, phlox, and coneflowers.

ons a la 2:
PHOTOS BY EMILY SNIDER AND JUSTIN VISNESKY

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

Eco-Pot Alternatives

While the Garden’s Plastic Pot Recycling Program recovers
350,000 pounds of waste, the total plastic generated by the
horticulture industry each year is around 350 million
pounds. Home gardeners have increasingly earth-friendly
options—temporary pots made of peat, card, and even
newspaper—but the nursery industry requires more
durable materials. Recently, a Swiss firm has begun
manufacturing durable pots that are fully natural and
biodegrade when planted in soil; they are made from
Miscanthus. This Japanese perennial grass is fast growing
and can be harvested annually like sugar cane.

Plants in the Garden’s greenhouse in
biodegradable Miscanthus “plastic” pots.

MBG Bulletin May/June 2005

PHOTOS BY JOSH MONKEN

Last year, volunteers at the Garden increased to 1,348. They contributed 103,401
hours of service, or the equivalent of 53 additional full-time employees. The largest
numbers of volunteers work in the Horticulture and Education divisions, but
volunteers help out in almost every area, and the Garden could not operate at
current levels of international renown and community outreach without the help of
these dedicated individuals and groups. On March 10, the Garden hosted the
annual volunteer service recognition luncheon honoring volunteers with awards for
special service and for their 10-, 20-, and 30-year commitments.

Thirty-year volunteers: Alma Reitz, Dr. Raven, Joanne Fogarty, and Nadine Mahe

Twenty-year volunteers: Catherine Vanderpear!, Peggy Abel, Roberta Dearing, Florence
Hoey, Rosemary Murphy, Dr. Raven, Charlotte Godat, Pat Bushman, Jane Gleason, and
Suze Stark. Not Pictured: Dolly Darigo, Virginia Hrevus, Janne Niemoeller, and John Wright.

Ten-year service volunteers: First Row: George Adler, Elaine Bante, Virginia Noe, Linda
Pozza, Judy Lincoln, Maud Jeanty, Nancy Bell, Bernice Rainer!, Sophie Connor, and Jean
Racowsky. Second Row: Kay Yatskievych (staff), Florence Gaffney, Joan McLean, Lynn
Slackman, Gordon Gosh, Jim Schuck, David Horton, Kathleen Warth, Don Kinsey, Irene
Hercules, Nancy Kinsey, George Thornburgh, Lucyann Boston, Steve Feiner, Alexandra
McNett. Not pictured: Frank Becklean, Aileen Bunton, Dick Cone, Karen Cox, Sue Fields,
Virginia Horrell, Sonya Kendrick, Suzanne Moak, Mary Jo Nowobilski, Joy Sandweiss, Todd
Schroeder, Joanna Skwiot, Mary Smidt, Robert Vander Linden, and Leigh Walker.

MBG Bulletin May/June 2005

Many Ways to Make a Difference
Members of the Garden have already helped make

a difference through their financial contribution,

but you can make a difference again when you
contribute your time as a volunteer. A wide variety of
volunteer opportunities is available, everything from
hands-on horticulture, to instruction, to media and
library work. For more information, please contact
Jackie Juras at (314) 577-5187.

Volunteer Instructors Needed

Do you enjoy the excitement of sharing knowledge
with young minds? Volunteer instructors teach
prewritten classes to school groups visiting the
Garden. Training to become a Volunteer instructor
includes a mentorship program with experienced
instructors. Instructors are asked to teach two hours
per week and attend a monthly meeting. For more
information, call Rebecca Young at (314) 577-9549.

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Congrats, Docents!

In February, the Garden celebrated another graduating class
of docents. Pictured from left: volunteer trainers Carol
Donelan and Dick Sokol; new docents Jerry Buterin, Leslie
Clark, Daniel Gravens, Fredric Rissover, Francine Boillat;
Youth Education Coordinator Rebecca Young.

Garden docents lead thematic walking tours of the Garden
for all ages, focusing on school groups. They are also
responsible for leading the daily public tour at 1 p.m. To
become a docent, candidates must attend five six-hour
training sessions before beginning to serve as a guide, and
another 15 classes once actively giving tours. Interested
persons are invited to submit their names now so they can
learn more before the October training. For more
information, call Rebecca Young at (314) 577-9549.

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

S : T T | N v Pp R . T T Vy The Garden Gate Shop’s new garden furniture made of recycled milk
: bottles has arrived! The plastic is milled like lumber so it really looks
like wood. Very low maintenance and a 20 year guarantee from the

AT T i. 7 G A R D - Ni manufacturer who has been in business almost 100 years.

SPECIAL EVENTS

& a oe Sales Book Signings
April 5 Members Day: 20% off May 14 Mike Miller will sign his new
May 11-15 Members sale: 20% off books: Missouri Gardener's Guide
June 4 Cactus workshop with the Revised Edition and Month-by-
Henry Shaw Cactus Society Month Gardening in Missouri,

June 4-5 Members receive an additional noon to 2 p.m.

GARDEN GATE SHOP 10% off al cactus, carnivorous,

and succulent plants

May 21 Don Kurz will sign his books:
Trees of Missouri, Ozark

Trunk Shows 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. HGH OWENS, ANNO. OINEES,

4344 Shaw Boulevard May 6-8 Del Sol jewelry trunk show ete EM.
(314) 577-5137 May 14-15 Pavia jewelry trunk show June 23 Martin Rickard will sign his book
Open daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 28-30 Webster Groves Herb Society The Plantfinder’s Guide to
All proceeds benefit the Garden. Silver Cat jewelry trunk show Garden Ferns, noon to 1 p.m.
June 4-5 Jewelry By Lacey trunk show
June 11-12 Doug Corley insects and Food Tasting every Saturday,
fossils show 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

June 17-19 Del Sol jewelry trunk show
June 25-26 Pottery by Yael
Jewelry by Peggy Jacobsmeyer

MBG Bulletin May/June 2005 19

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

PHOTO BY BETH HAINES

Tribute and Memorial
Gift Program
Perfect for Mother's Day

A tribute gift to the Garden is a wonderful way to
honor family and friends. Tributes are perfect for

birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, weddings
and engagements, or for sending your condolences
as an expression of sympathy. Once the tribute is
made, a personal acknowledgement is immediately
sent to the family or individual being honored,
without reference to the size of the gift, and your
tribute is listed in the next issue of the Garden’s
Bulletin. Tribute gifts are directed to the Garden’s
Henry Shaw Fund, our most critical resource for
annual operating support.

A tribute envelope is included in this issue of the
Bulletin. \f you have questions regarding tribute
giving opportunities at the Garden, please call
(314) 577-0206 or (314) 577-0291. You can also

make a tribute gift online at our website,

www.mobot.org.

MBG Bulletin

May/June 2005

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Jeff Noel and Mary Groggins
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Mr. James Kalkbrenner
Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Moore, Jr
Dr. Carl K
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Chris and es a ller
Chuck He Linda Miller
David and Sharon Miller
Chuck and Linda Miller

Dr. Peter Raven
Dr. John Neuberger

rs. Maxie Rode
Mrs. Harry C. Quest

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Mr. and Mrs. Rudyard K. Rapp
Ms. Judi Schraer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raphael
Mrs. Sue Schreiber
Ms. Jane ssi

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He and sane Citerman
Dr. James Teng
Ms. ree MacDonald
Mr. and = Thomas

Martin Zochiegne
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur ide
Mr. and Mrs. rt R. Zohner

Mr. and Mrs hie F. Fialka

For information on making a gift to the Tribute Fund,
please call the Development Office at (314) 577-5120.

in memory of
Mrs. Elaine Albert
Ms. Kim Hammond
Mrs. Louise Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simon
Mrs. Pamela S. Allison
Miss Marian L. Herr
Alaine Arndt
Mrs. Louise Goldberg
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Bob and Audrey Schultz
Jeff Barnhart
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simon
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Mr. John G. Goessling
Mrs. Tom K. Smith, Jr.
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Miss Reb a oy Berns
Mr. and ne eeiaaie Halpern

Mr. Eugene R. Bischoff
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Williams
Mrs. Marjorie S. Blanke
Miss Mary Jane Fredrickson
Mrs. Virginia Bonacker

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Mrs. Lee Unnerstall

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Ms. A Bodden and

Ms. Mary Baumgarnes

Mr. Richard D. Taylor

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Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cab

Mrs. Mary omit

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Mr. Bob Mueller os Ms. Patti Higgins
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Mr. and Mrs ae ‘ Van Dyke
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Mr. and Mrs
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Mrs. Ardath S. Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Barksdale
Mrs. a Barnes III

Mr, and Mrs. Van-Lear Black III
Mr. and Mrs. John Brodhead, dr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Landers C

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Mrs. Katharine W. Hoblitzelle
Mr. and ae icset Holmes
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Mr. and Mrs. James H. Howe III
Mrs. James L. Johnson, Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W Krull

Mr. and ie James S. McDonnell III
Mr. and Mrs. John L rill

Mrs. Irene Morrill

Mr. and Mrs. Reuben M. Morriss III
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mower

Mr. and Mrs. ieee : ia Je

Mr. and Mis a : Quenon
Mr. and Mrs Bia Robert
Mr. Lawrenc

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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jones, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Williams

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kehoe

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Mr. Tom S. Eakin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Harpole
Adelheid Eckert
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Mr. Vincent Flane
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Mr. Bertram Gabriel, Jr.
: Mrs. Edward Klopfer
The Monticello Education Department
Mrs. Marilyn F. Gadell
Mrs. Ann Phelan
Mr. Albert E. ig Sr.

rs. Marcia Handy
Miss Mary pe Fredrickson
Mr. Robert C. Hermann
Mr. and Mrs. isa W. Hermann
Mrs. ren wes

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Robert A cis Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Kern
Mr. Thomas Hough
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Mrs. James S. McDon
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. an

Mr. John Katsaras
Mr. and Mrs. vane Fick
Mr. Frank Groo

Mr. and Mrs. ae a Lambert
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Drs. Peter a at Raven
Mr. and Mrs. W, D. Schmitz
Ms. Dorothea Me se ueller
Tower Grove House Historical Committee
Mr. Charles Kruse
Mrs. Virginia Senkosky
Mr. Martin 0. Lammert IV
Mr. and Mrs. R. Turner Peters
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and Mrs. James Clark
Mr. Frank Lawt
Mr. and Mrs. aie z wie
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mr. Frank X. L
Mr. and Mrs. Doral : abe
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Mr. and Mrs. ie ae Krout
Mr. Lawton J. Levy, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wasserman

William i Kemper Center Staff
Mrs. Lillian Mazure
Mrs. Marie K. Grzesiowski
s. Hope Metcalf
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Mr. Law e Mos
Mr. at kee and i Jim Moore

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Mrs. Barbara H. Muckerman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cranston
Amy Lyn Senate Niebling
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Ms. Pat aie
Mr. Francis H. Phelan
Patricia R. Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Askuvich

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Mr. and Mrs. William Claypool

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Donelan

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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Michelson

Mr. and Mrs. Ric fat B. Rosenthal
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halpern
Mr. Robert L. R im
John and Jean Lang
Mr. Jeff L. Rosenheim
Mr. J L. Rosen
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Mrs. sir orf
Mr. and Mrs. ae Burkhardt

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Mrs. Genevieve D’Souza
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Mr. and Mrs. ee Reynolds
Ms. Donna Smith
Ms. Maryn rt
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Mrs. ain B. Grose

Mr. Garry Schmidt

Mrs. Betty LeMaster

Fred and Dorothy Schneeberger
Ms. Ronda Latina

Mrs. Dee Schnuriger

Heather Rose Garden Club

Mr. John N. Schoenher

Mr. and Mrs. William ast

Mr. John Yale cae Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jules B. O

Mr. James H. Senger

Mr. and ae Charles T. Fike
Michael Shel

Dr. and Mrs. aoa B. Whiting
Bonnie Shur

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Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gen

Mrs. Nancy Sim

Mr. and Mrs. John e eee
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PHOTO BY BETH HAINES

Create a Legacy

By leaving a bequest to the Garden, you
create a legacy that will benefit others for
generations to come. If you have already
included the Garden in your estate plans,
we hope that you will share this
information with us. We would like to
express our gratitude and welcome you
into the Heritage Society. Of course, your
wishes for anonymity are respected.
Please call Patricia Arnold, Director of
Development, at (314) 577-5120 for
further information and a complimentary
brochure. Visit our informative new
website at www.mobot.org. Click on
Membership, then Planned Giving Guide.

Mrs. Wilma Skabla
Mrs. Katherine H. Frein

Mr. i Striebeck

Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grand

Dr. Donald oll

Marleah H. Stromin

Mrs. Barbara sites

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Wente

Virginia Rose Carter Tiffany

Ms. Nancy Lambert and Ms. Diane Wood

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Mr. Charles Tober

Mrs. Bonnie Tubbesing

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Mr. Donald A. Wise
Charlotte Davis
Joan Heher
Mr. eorge Heuing
Marilyn a Sharon Wind
Mr. Bruce E. Woodruff

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PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN

Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening from January 15, 2005 through March 15, 2005.

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fitzgerald

Linda and B oldstein

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Edwin Blanke Fichtel
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fitchtel
Eleanora Alice Fichtel
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fitchtel

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Ms. Rose Lauman

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Summertime FUNTIME for pre-K to 12!
Learning science is fun when it means hands-on interactive experiments
and exploring the natural world. Children from pre-kindergarten to high
school can discover the wonders of nature this summer with programs at
the Garden, Shaw Nature Reserve, Butterfly House, and EarthWays Center.

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May/June 2005

Camp MBG at the Garden

Little ones preK—-K (ages 4-6) are invited to explore flowers,
fountains, and the dirty world of worms, among many topics, in
a series of 90-minute classes. Grades 1-8 journey into the real
world of forensics, explore Missouri natural wonders, and
participate in creek ecology restoration.

Summer at Shaw Nature Reserve

Preschool class explores nature “through a child’s eyes.” Camps
for grades 1—4 explore how your senses make “sense” of the
world, and the art of the science experiment.

Backyard Science at the Butterfly House

Go eye to eye with six-legged friends, explore roots and seeds,
study the weather, and observe other little critters that crawl and
fly through your own backyard. Limit 15 students. Chrysalis
(K-grade 2): June 27—July 1. Butterfly (grades 3-5): July 25-29.

Camp EarthWays for grades 4-6, July 11-5. See page 10
for details.

A few spaces are still available. If you are a member with
children or grandchildren, you should already have received your
summer programs Catalog in the mail. Download a copy of the
course catalog from the Garden’s website (www.mobot.org), or
call (314) 577-9506 to request one by mail.

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PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN

Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 8

Treat mom to an elegant and
delicious brunch at Sassafras, the
Garden’s newly remodeled cafe!
Reservations required, please call
(314) 577-9530. Seatings at

10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m.
$24.95 per person; $11.95 per child
age 12 and under (tax not included)

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Fri.—Sun, Apr. 29—-May 1
St. Louis Herb Society's Herb Weekend.

Sat.—Sun., Apr. 30—-May 1
Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Council’s
show and sale.

Sun., May 1

Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”® concert:
violinist David Halen, concertmaster of the

Saint Louis Symphony, and Marc Gordon, English
horn. Free. Call (314) 725-0099 for ticket information.
Meet Mike Miller, host of the KMOX “Garden Hotline,”
as he signs his latest books. Noon to 2 p.m. BH.

Tues., May 3-27

“Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands” photo
exhibition drawn from the National Geographic book
documents America’s endangered wilderness areas.
**Wed., May 4

Henry Shaw Dinner, by invitation only.
Thurs.—Fri., May 5-6

26th Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival. For
information, visit www.umsl.edu/~conted/storyfes/

**Fri., May 6

Members’ Spring Luncheon. See page 8.
Members’ Spring Wildflower Pre-sale.

See page 10. SNR.

Sat., May 7

Spring Wildflower Sale. See page 10. SNR.
Fri.—Sat., May 7-8

Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society sale.

Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis show and sale.
Rose Society of Greater St. Louis mini rose sale.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wed., May 11
Book signing by Janet Marinelli, editor-in-chief of the
recently released book Plant. Noon to 2 p.m. GGS.

Sat., May 14

Meet Mike Miller, host of the KMOX “Garden Hotline,”

as he signs his latest books. Noon to 2 p.m. GGS.
BUZZ: “Be An Insect Keeper” at the Butterfly
House! $13 ($9 members) includes child and
parent. 2 to 3:30 p.m. BH.

Sundays, May 15, 22, Jun. 12, 26

Mommy and Me Tea. See page 11. BH.

Sat., May 21

Author Don Kurz signs his books, /rees of
Missouri, Ozark Wildflowers, and others. 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. GGS

Sat.—Sun., May 21-22

Chinese Culture Days. See page 9.

EarthWays Center public tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1,
and 2 p.m. $2 (free for members)

**Thurs., May 26

Members’ Rose Evening. See page 8.

Sat., May 28

American Rock Garden Society sale.

Sat—Sun., May 28-29

Rose Society of Greater St. Louis spring rose
show. Sat.: noon to 5 p.m. Sun: 9. a.m. to 5 p.m.

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June

Wednesdays, Jun. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Whitaker Music Festival. See page 9.

**Fri., Jun. 3

Members’ Musical Evening. See page 8.

Sat., Jun. 4

Carnivorous Plant Society show and sale.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sun., Jun. 5

Black Rep at the Garden. See page 8.

June 6, 12, & 13

Camp BUGaloo: “Bugs: Movers and Shakers.” BH.
Fri.-Sun., Jun. 10-12

Women in Nature weekend. See page 10.
Sat.-Sun., Jun. 11-12

Mid-America Regional Lily Society show.

Sat.: noon to 5 p.m. Sun: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
**Sun., Jun. 12

Members’ Garden Tour. See page 8.

Sat., Jun. 18

St. Louis Horticultural Society sale.

Sat.—Sun., Jun. 18-19

EarthWays Center public tours at 11 a.m., noon,
1, and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden members)
Sun., Jun. 19

Father’s Day Splash and Spray. See page 11. BH.
**Thurs., Jun. 23

Members’ Day: The Temperate Fern Garden.
See page 8.

Fri., Jun. 24

Bed Bugs: Spend A Night with the Butterflies. See
page 11. BH.

Sun., Jun. 26

West County Daylily Society show and sale.

PHOTO BY MARIAN BRICKNER

Father's Day

This Father’s Day give Dad a Garden membership and receive a free
Whole Thing car wash from Waterway Gas and Wash, “The Best
Car Washes in Town.” His gift membership will be entered into a
drawing for a Clean Car Club Membership, which provides
unlimited car washes all year long and discounts on gasoline. Offer
valid May 16 through June 19, 2005. Stop by the Membership
Desk, call (314) 577-5118, or visit us at www.mobot.org for details.

CA = Cohen Amphitheater
CL = Climatron

EH = EarthWays Home

GGS = Garden Gate Shop
JG = Japanese Garden

KC = Kemper Center

MC = Monsanto Center

RC = Ridgway Center

SNR = Shaw Nature Reserve

SP = Spink Pavilion
** denotes a members-only event.

$ denotes an additional fee.

All events are free with admission or membership unless otherwise noted.

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100% new- -tree-tree! ;

The best of local jazz, blues, bluegrass, pop, and rock-n-roll—FREE—every Wednesday evening in :
June and July. Please note: concerts begin at 7 p.m. this year and take place on the Linnean Lawn.

Hours
The Garden is open every day except Christmas,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking is free.

General Admission*

Adults age 13-64....$7 (seniors 65+.......$5)

Members and children 12 and undev......free

St. Louis City and County visitors, with proof of
residency, receive a discount on admission and free
admittance on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from
9 a.m. to noon (unless special event pricing applies).

* Special events may require an additional fee.

Editor: Elizabeth McNulty
Designer: Ellen h

Cover photo: Jack Jennings

Back cover photo: Josh Monken

Photo credits for center montage: Beth Haines, Josh Monken,
and Diane Wilson

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Mr. ae i Schnuck sli Morley

from the director...

What fun we’re having this summer! The construction of the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s
Garden—a Missouri Adventure—has moved into high gear. | invite all visitors to stroll
over and have a look at the behind-the-scenes magic on display as waterfalls emerge
seemingly out of thin air (with a little rebar and concrete) and artists handcraft gigantic
trees for the Canopy Climb. In April 2006, the Children’s Garden will prove a major new
attraction for young families, with fun, educational activities for all ages.

As we celebrate Henry Shaw’s birthday on July 24, it is a fitting time to remember his
injunction to trustees to keep the surrounding areas “pleasant and attractive.” August
marks the second anniversary of the historic agreement between the Garden District
Commission and the McRee Town Redevelopment Corporation with McBride and Son
Homes to build the largest market-rate housing development in the City of St. Louis in
50 years.

After only one year of construction of Botanical Heights, 14 houses are complete and
Owner-occupied. Fifty-eight more homes are sold and under construction. A second
phase is scheduled for this fall. The primary stakeholders of the community—the
residents themselves—have shown dynamic leadership to bring these exciting
developments to pass. We are proud of the progress our neighbors have made to
strengthen and revitalize the community.

As one of the top three botanical research institutions in the world, the Garden receives
numerous awards and prizes. This spring, a graduate student from the Congo
conducting research at the Garden received the Goldman Prize, widely considered the
“Nobel Prize for the environment.” His story is an inspiration for all of us to strive to be
Stewards of the Earth.

Peter H. Raven, Director

Oper W. Daven,

Mr. Herbert D. Condie III

Mr. cates i Albrecht
Catherine B. Ber:

Rev. Lawrence Sati Sidi
Mr. Stephen F. Brauer

Ms. M. Darnetta Clinkscale
Mr. Arnold W. Donald

Mr. Charlie A. Dooley

Mr. David W. Kemper

Mr. John E. Klein

Mr. S. Lee Kling

Mr. Charles E. Kopman
Mr. Hal A. Kroeger, Jr.
Carolyn W. Losos

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ae Ward O’Hara
Mr. Nicholas L. Reding
Dr. Henry Gerard Schwartz, Jr.
Mr. Rex Sinquefield
Nancy R. Siwak
The Hon. Francis G. Sla
The Rt. Rev. Beciye Wayne Smith

Dr. Mark S. Wrighton

Emeritus Trustees

Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale
Mr. John H. Biggs

Mr. William H. T. Bush

July/August 2005

Mr. Samuel C. Davis, Jr.
Mr. M. Peter Fischer

Mr. Robert E. Kresko

June M. Kummer

Mr. E. Desmond Lee, Jr.
Lucy Lopat

Mr. eras B. MacCarthy
Mr. James S. McDonnell III
Mr. Jefferson L. Miller

Mr. Lucius B. ae UII

Dr. Helen E. N

Mr. William R. Gen Jr.
Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross

Mr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.

Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy
Dr. George E. Thoma
Mr. fe c Wallace, Jr.
Mr. O. Sage Wightman III
Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff
Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr.

Honorary Trustees
Dr. Werner Greuter
Dr. Surinder M. Sehgal

Members’ Board
Nancy Sauerhoff, President

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Things are heating up. Drought-like conditions in May have made
for a hot, dry start to summer, give or take a thunderstorm or
two. So long as gardeners have kept their plots well-watered, that
heat should make for thriving tomato plants. Bring your prize
tomatoes to the second annual Best Homegrown Tomato
Challenge (see page 8) and try your luck. The weekend prior,

on July 24, we celebrate Henry Shaw’s birthday with cookies,
festivities, and the first-ever Petal Pedal. Join the party!

lf you'd rather beat the heat, opportunities are plentiful: enjoy the
warm (but not sweltering) evenings of the Whitaker Music
Festival, bring your cherished antiques to the air-conditioned

SOURI BOTANICAL

JUN 2.8 2005
GARDEN LIBRARY

4 Stewards of the Earth
Welcome to Botanical Heights

6 News
8 Events

10 Garden at Large
Butterfly House, EarthWays Center, Shaw Nature Reserve

13 Volunteers

14 Home Gardening

What to do in your garden now, environmental lawn care

18 Research: Gabon
19 Tributes
23 Calendar

Shoenberg Auditorium for a free appraisal a la Antiques
Roadshow, or let Cindy Gilberg teach you all about shade
gardening, so you won’t have to toil in the sun. Visit the
EarthWays Center and find out about innovative ways to keep
cool, see the new exhibits in the climate-controlled Butterfly
House, or take a walk in the wetlands of the Shaw Nature Reserve.

Whether it’s fun in the sun, or keeping cool by the pools and
fountains, the Garden’s family of attractions is your headquarters
for summertime relaxation.

Elizabeth McNulty, editor
elizabeth ltty@mobot.org

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Botanical Heights is no longer just a name on an architect’s plan. Since summer of 2004,
construction crews have worked seemingly without stop, building attractive new single-family
housing in this formerly blighted neighborhood.

A brief history of the area

When Garden founder Henry Shaw drafted his last will and testament in the 1880s, the area
that would become McRee Town was mostly farmland with only one or two houses.
Nevertheless, Shaw charged the trustees of the Missouri Botanical Garden with ensuring that
the areas adjacent to the Garden remain “pleasant and attractive” to visitors.

The McRee Town neighborhood would remain undeveloped until the early 20th century, when
Liggett and Myers Tobacco began building housing there for its employees. It remained a solid,
upwardly mobile neighborhood until the 1960s when, like many St. Louis neighborhoods, it
was badly scarred by construction of the interstate highway system.

By the 1990s, McRee Town was plagued with a staggering crime rate for a relatively small
community. Home ownership fell from 34 percent in the 1970s to 4 percent in 2000,
bottoming out at only 35 owner-occupied properties. Over 56 percent of the buildings were
rated as “dilapidated or nearly unlivable condition” by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Add to this a population decline of more than 30 percent in the last

10 years, high unemployment, infant mortality, and lead poisoning.

The Work of the Garden District Commission

In a community-based process initiated by the Garden, area residents
are leading the revitalization. Established with Danforth Foundation
funding in 1998, the Garden District Commission is an independent
entity composed of residents of the four neighborhoods surrounding
the Garden, who have been instrumental in planning and implementing
the new neighborhood development to be known as Botanical Heights.

¢ In August 2003, the Garden District Commission, a non-profit
organization of neighborhood residents, and the McRee Town
Redevelopment Corporation entered into an agreement with
McBride and Son Homes to build homes in McRee Town, with
prices ranging from $129,000 to $300,000.

¢ In June 2004, McBride and Son Homes held a groundbreaking at
39th Street and Blaine Avenue, location of future display homes.
In attendance were U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond, who
obtained federal funding for the project; St. Louis Mayor Francis
Slay; Alderman Joseph Roddy; Dell Breeland, President of the
McRee Town Neighborhood Association and a long-time resident
of that community; and Darryl T. Jones, President of the Garden
District Commission.

¢ In August 2004, the new Botanical Heights development made
local headlines as dozens of people lined up overnight to get first
pick of the new lots. By day’s end, 50 people, including eight city
police officers and two firefighters, had signed contracts.

Today

Springtime in Botanical Heights finds 14 houses already completed and
owner-occupied, with 58 more homes currently under construction.

All houses in this initial phase of development are sold. Phase I! of the
residential development will commence in fall 2005, with another 75
new single-family homes, and demand is so great that a lottery system
will be used for home purchase applicants.

Thanks to the dedication and leadership of the Garden District
Commission and the McRee Town Neighborhood Association, the local
citizens have been able to turn the tide and now watch the construction
of these attractive, new market-rate houses in this formerly blighted
community. In a collaboration on a grand scale, federal, state, city, and
local leaders have raised $13 million to support the predevelopment
costs. McBride and Son Homes will invest an estimated $40 million for
the construction and marketing of the homes. St. Louis City officials
estimate that, when complete, this neighborhood rejuvenation will
result in enhanced surrounding neighborhoods and positive financial
Support via tax revenues for the city.

By spring 2005, 14 of 72 houses in the first phase of Botanical Heights
construction were complete and owner-occupied. Construction continues on
the remaining 58. All phase | homes are sold, and construction of the 75
additional homes considered phase I! is slated to begin in fall 2005. Demand
is so great that a lottery system will be used for home purchase applicants.
On May 8, the Members’ Board toured the display homes.

Neighborhood revitalization is a major
component of the Garden’s Stewards of
the Earth Campaign. For more information
on how you can help, please contact
Director of Development Patricia Arnold
at (314) 577-5120.

PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ

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PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

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July/August 2005

On May 4, the annual Henry Shaw Dinner
kicked off with a breezy cocktail party on
Spoehrer Plaza before the dinner program in
the Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Featured
guest of honor William Fahey, CEO of the
National Geographic Society, received the
Henry Shaw Medal on behalf of that
illustrious institution. Guests were treated to
the first viewing of the new statue that will
form the centerpiece of the George
Washington Carver Garden, while acclaimed
sculptor Tina Allen was in attendance.

Goldman Prize

On April 18, Missouri Botanical Garden researcher Corneille Ewango was awarded the Goldman
Prize for risking his life to protect the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The $125,000 prize, awarded annually to six individuals, is widely considered the “Nobel Prize for
the environment.”

During the deadly civil war in the former Zaire (1996-2002), Ewango rallied local residents to
protect the reserve where he worked as a botanist. The government had collapsed, leaving large
areas of the country under the control of rebel soldiers. Despite widespread mass murder, Ewango
opted to stay, to bury key research in the forest, and to try to convince the rebels that the reserve
was important to them as well.

“| knew that if | didn’t do something, everything on the reserve could be lost,” says Ewango. As the
situation deteriorated over the years, Missouri Botanical Garden researcher Roy Gereau helped Ewango
apply to UMSL. Once accepted, Ewango and a few reserve workers managed to evade rebel troops in
the forest and escape to Beni, where Ewango rejoined his family and flew to the United States.

Today, Ewango is completing his Master’s degree at UMSL and plans to return to the Congo to
continue conservation work.

PHOTO BY EMILY SNIDER

Signature Garden Dedication
On May 13, representatives of Southwest Illinois
Community College (SWIC) dedicated three
Missouri Botanical Garden “signature gardens”
on the campus. Dr. Elmer Kirchoff, president of
SWIC, presented Garden Director Dr. Peter
Raven with an original ceramic sculpture by
artist Susan Bostwick. The college will display a
similar piece in the signature gardens. Part of
the Garden's “Shaw’s Garden East” outreach
effort spearheaded by emeritus trustee Ralph
Korte, the signature gardens program
encourages institutions to install
environmentally appropriate gardens and
maintain them to a rigorous standard.

From left: Elmer Kirchoff, Susan Bostwick,

and Peter Raven.

Prehistoric Pines

One of the world’s oldest and rarest plants, a living fossil dating back to the era of the
dinosaurs, is being grown in the Missouri Botanical Garden greenhouse as part of an
international collaboration to safeguard its survival.

The Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) was rediscovered by an Australian National Parks
officer in the Wollemi National Park outside Sydney in 1994, 90 million years after the
tree's heyday. Fewer than 100 mature plants are known to exist in the wild, and their
location is kept secret to protect their fragile natural habitat and to guard against poaching.

A member of the Araucariaceae conifer family, the Wollemi pine features dense, waxy,
green foliage and a distinctive “bubbling chocolate” bark that distinguishes it from its
closest relatives, such as the Norfolk Island, Hoop, and Monkey Puzzle pines.

In about two years, the Garden plans to move some of the trees from the greenhouse to
the Climatron conservatory, where they should thrive in the humid warmth. Others will be

planted outside to test their cold-hardiness.

Rosarian Retires

On May 26, rosarian Diane Brueckman attended
her last Rose Evening as an employee of the
Missouri Botanical Garden and was sent off with
a standing ovation to a retirement that includes
caring for over 100 roses of her own.

For nine and a half years, Brueckman has
overseen the selection, planting, and care of the
2,000-plus roses for the Lehmann and

Gladney gardens. The Garden receives 10 to 40
All-American Rose Selections (AARS) each year
for testing and evaluation for commercial
development. As rosarian, Brueckman served as
AARS judge, a capacity she will maintain until a
new judge can be trained.

She will be succeeded by her apprentice of the
last year, horticulturist Sarah Anderson.

MBG Bulletin

PHOTOS BY LYNN KERKEMEYER, TIM PARKER,

AND COURTESY GATEWAY GREENING

Urban Beautification Award

On April 14, Gateway Greening was awarded the
2005 Urban Beautification Award by the American
Horticultural Society. Granted to “true horticultural
heroes,” the award celebrates the recent study,
undertaken with the University of Missouri-

St. Louis, demonstrating the positive economic
and social impact of community gardens.

Gateway Greening helps transform neglected and
abandoned lots in St. Louis into productive gardens
and beautiful landscaped areas. The organization
currently supports 160 gardens maintained by
nearly 3,000 community gardeners.

Pictured: Arabella Dane, Chair, American Horticultural
Society; Gwenne Hayes-Stewart, Executive Director
Gateway Greening; and Katy Moss Warner, President,
American Horticultural Society.

July/August 2005 fi

Whitaker Music Festival

The 11th annual Whitaker Music Festival continues every
Wednesday in July. Visitors are encouraged to pack a picnic and
enjoy the music anywhere throughout the Garden. Because of
the Children’s Garden construction, this year’s stage is on the
Linnean House lawn and seating is limited. Free concerts begin
at 7 p.m., free admission after 5 p.m. In case of rain, check the
Garden’s website (www.mobot.org) for cancellation information
or tune into RED 104.1 FM for announcements.

These concerts are supported by a generous grant from the
Whitaker Foundation, which supports the arts and parks in
St. Louis to promote common heritage, while celebrating
diversity and encouraging the vitality of the community.

July

6 Augusta Bottoms Consort, acoustic Missouri music

13 Sandy Weltman, harmonica master

20 Fairchild, one of St. Louis’ best-loved hometown bands

27 Billy Peek, legendary St. Louis rock-and-roller

Whitaker Music Festival
Wednesdays, now through July 27 ¢ Concerts start at 7 p.m.
Linnean House lawn e Free after 5 p.m.

MBG Bulletin July/August 2005

PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN, DIANE WILSON, AND KEVIN WOLF

Happy Birthday, Henry!
Sunday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In honor of Garden founder Henry Shaw’s 205th birthday, admission to the
Garden is free all day. Enjoy old-fashioned entertainment, including an
organ grinder, silhouette artist, stilt walker, and birthday refreshments.

Also in honor of Henry Shaw’s birthday, the Great Rivers Greenway
District, the Missouri Botanical Garden, Tower Grove Park, and Trailnet are
hosting Petal Pedal, a free bicycle ride through Tower Grove Park for all
ages. Register from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Garden’s east parking lot.
Group tours will leave every half-hour. Bring your bike (no training
wheels), and helmets are required. See www.trailnet.org for more details.

Best Homegrown Tomato Challenge
Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. to noon

Do your tomatoes routinely produce oohs and aahs of wonder from the
neighbors? Then you might want to enter the second annual NatureSweet
Best Homegrown Tomato Challenge at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Entrants compete for a $5,000 grand prize, determined by a panel of
judges. Entry forms are available after July 5 at local Schnucks, Dierbergs,
and Shop ‘n Save stores. Registration begins at 10 a.m.; judging at

11:30 a.m. Linnean House lawn. Garden admission is free before noon to
anyone who brings three tomatoes or 12 cherry tomatoes (of the same
type) to enter in the contest.

Japanese Festival

It’s big. It’s huge. It’s a colossal turn of events,
as Japanese Festival hosts, for the first time,
SUMO! First recorded in writing circa A.D. 712,
this ancient form of wrestling steeped in Shinto
tradition is rarely seen in live performance

Also at this year’s festival: taiko drumming, tea
ceremonies, anime screenings, the Candyman,
and candlelight tours of the Japanese Garden.

For full details, check out the Garden’s website

will be available in August.

outside Japan. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime
visit to the Midwest by these gigantic gladiators.

(www.mobot.org), where the complete schedule

Japanese Festival

Saturday—Monday September 3-5

$10 for adults 13-64 ($7 seniors 65+),

$3 for members and children 12 and under

Antique Appraisal

Friday, July 8, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Back by popular demand, it’s your chance to find out if that family
heirloom is a treasure, when experts from Ivey-Selkirk provide
verbal appraisals. Two items per person, please. For further
information call Brenda Zanola at (314) 577-0879 or e-mail
brenda.zanola@mobot.org.

Christmas in July Children’s Tea

Tuesday, July 12, 1 p.m.

Bring your child or grandchild and join us for a fun-filled tea party!
Kids make a holiday craft and enjoy refreshments and storytelling.
Guests receive a 20% discount coupon for the Garden Gate Shop
and a free tram ride ticket. Sponsored by the Tower Grove House
Auxiliary. Tickets are $12 per person. Call (314) 577-5154 for
reservations by Wednesday, July 6.

Shade Gardening
Friday, August 26, 11 a.m.

Turn that shady spot into a cool oasis on a hot summer day! Cindy
Gilberg of Gilberg Perennial Farms will feature all the new varieties

of shade-loving plants, along with a discussion of the old favorites.

Thank you to everyone who made our St. Louis Garden Tour 2005
such a huge success, especially co-chairs Carol Squires, Ann Bowen,
and Sally Cohn (above, from left). Thanks to the Friends of the

St. Louis Garden Tour: Ann and Steve Bowen: Deborah and Robert
Dolgin; Helen and William Gilbert; Mary and Tom Ott; Terrie and Arnie
Robbins; and Jane and Bob Tschudy.

The St. Louis Garden Tour 2005 was sponsored by: Bayer’s Garden
Shop Inc.; the Bug Store; Gringo Jones; Hummert International;
Passiglia’s Nursery and Garden Center; Sugar Creek Gardens;
Summer Winds—Timber Creek Nursery and TLC Garden Center;
and Trees, Forests and Landscapes, Inc.

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PHOTO BY KEVIN WOLF

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Scandinavians gil the ages—and some settlers in
this country’s pioneering era—knew the benefits of
growing plants up on the housetop. Green-roof
buildings were warmer in winter, cooler in summer, and
3617 Grandel Square nibbling livestock kept the roofscape trim.
St. Louis, MO 63108
phone (314) 577-0220
fax (314) 577-0298

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Minus the goats, green roofs are growing again in
popularity and usefulness. Kelly Luckett, owner of

Saint Louis Metalworks Company, has combined his
roofing and metal fabrication expertise with green-
building zeal to develop patented Green Roof Blocks.
These self-contained, portable, sheet-metal boxes
simplify the process of creating a vegetative roof on any
standard flat roof surface. Luckett works in partnership
with Vic Jost, owner of Jost Greenhouse, who tests the
green-roof performance of multiple varieties of sedum, a
low-growing, drought-tolerant succulent, and other
types of perennials.

EarthWays Center Is a
division of the Garden that
teaches people of all ages
about practical ways to
conserve natural resources,
reduce waste and prevent
pollution — at home, at
school, and in the workplace.

A Green Roof Blocks roof was installed last year on a
pavilion at the Garden’s EarthWays Center to educate
visitors about this ancient building amenity and to

aioe NATURE RESERVE

Get Refreshed!
by James Trager, Ph.D., restoration biologist

As we approach the dog days of summer, rather than
holing up in the air-conditioning, why not be physically and
mentally refreshed by a visit to the Shaw Nature Reserve
wetlands? Covering 32 acres, this system of ponds
remains cooler even when the prairie is baking. Just follow
the half-mile trail to the 300-foot boardwalk through the rich and swampy woods, then stroll out onto the
water lily-studded ponds and you may see many of the following highlights:

Pondlife: amphibians (salamanders, toads, and smaller frogs) and aquatic insects, and the fish and
bullfrogs that prey on them.

Birds: see a variety of sparrows, indigo buntings, northern yellowthroats, blue-winged warblers, orchard
and Baltimore orioles, bluebirds, and various woodpeckers from the Wetland Trail. Wading birds, such as
great and little blue herons, occasionally forage there too.

Beautiful native plants: The wet meadow and pond edges are home to numerous rare sedge and wetland
grass species, and broadleaf beauties such as blue flag iris, queen of the prairie, bunch lily, blue bottle
gentian, and three members of the parsley family which require “wet feet”: water parsnip, water hemlock,

and cowbane. The swamp forest hosts maturing plantings of bald cypress, water tupelo, and overcup oak,

with an understory of corkwood, swamp loosestrife (the native one, of course!), and two species of
hibiscus, underlain by carpets of lizardtail, water pepper, pickerelweed, and copper iris.

Be sure to visit the wetlands this summer and hear the insects “singing” on the prairie!

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PHOTO BY SCOTT WOODBURY

fa rthWays Center visitors learn about renewable energy
production shaded by the Green Roof Pavilion

provide data for modern-day pioneers rediscovering
this technology.

“Green roofs save energy by superinsulating building
surfaces that are normally subject to extreme
temperature changes,” says Deborah Chollet Frank,
EarthWays Center director. “The plantings absorb and
slowly release storm water, minimizing runoff, and they
filter out pollutants from water and air.”

Imagine summer in St. Louis as a cool, green island—
up on the roof!

For Teachers:
A Day on the
Prairie Workshop

Saturday, September 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This one-day workshop for educators of

grades K-12 incorporates prairie ecology,

cultural diversity, and literature into a
science curriculum. Choose from
sessions including medicinal plants,
nature journaling, field investigations,
humans on the prairie, seed dispersal,
prairie birds, and insect diversity. Take
away educational materials, door prizes,
and lots of new ideas. Offered by the
Missouri Botanical Garden and the
Missouri Department of Conservation.
Fee: $20 (includes lunch). Spaces are
limited, and advanced registration is
required. Please call (314) 577-9506.

Shaw Nature Reserve
Hwy. 100 & 44 (exit 253)
Gray Summit, MO 63039
(636) 451-3512

www. shawnature.org

PHOTO BY JEAN PONZI

Visit www.earthwayscenter.org to learn more about green
roofs, or tour the EarthWays Center (see Calendar).

PHOTO BY KEVIN WOLF

SOPHIA M. SACHS BUTTERFLY HOUSE

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A first-time visitor to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House might be surprised to see the variety
of invertebrates crawling the walls of displays in the Grand Hall. As part of a mission of
conservation and environmental education, the Butterfly House frequently shows off butterflies,
yes, but also other, equally charismatic spineless species. Soon there will be more of these

burgeoning beasties to love.

The newly opened permanent exhibit “Discovering a Small World” features 11 exhibits of your
favorite invertebrates, including roaches and millipedes. Learn how insects are vital for the
survival of many animal species, including humans. Also in the works, another permanent
exhibit to display a variety of arachnids. Look for exciting developments later this year.

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For information on making a gift to the Butterfly
House Tribute Fund, please call (314) 577-0297.

Mr. Edward Schreiber
Ms. Helen Van Derhyden
Dr. William Smiley

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sher
Mr. James D. Trovato
Ms. Helen Van Derhyden
Ms. Barbara Zucaro
Mrs. Jeanette Glad

Bonnie Hamid
The Good Earth Garden Club
Eureka

es

Butterfly House pavers are a great way to
recognize graduations, weddings, birthdays,
holidays, and memorials. For information, call the
Development Office at (314) 577-0297.

Kate Chalcraft Macy, Kendall, Brad and
Donna, Tim, Matt and Maurie Brooke Morley
Elizabeth Danforth athy and Mark Morl

ark Morley
Eric and Connie Worley
Connie Worley

Ralph Quatrano and the
Washington University
Biology Department

Jacqueline Martinez

Christine Williams

Tributes and Pavers donated to the
Butterfly House from March to April 2005.

Members’ Days

Tuesday, July 19, and Thursday July 21,

9a.m. to 5 p.m.

Garden members receive free admission to the
Butterfly House all day and are invited to a

10 a.m. presentation by Phillip Stutz,
Horticultural Programs Manager for the
Butterfly House, who will discuss ways to
attract native butterflies to your home
landscape. A guided tour of the outdoor
Butterfly Garden follows at 11 a.m.

Bug Hunt Challenge

Saturday, July 30, 2 p.m.

The Butterfly House has been challenged by
other butterfly houses and zoos across the
United States to see who can collect the most
insects. Collecting sessions take place at

11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. Join in on
other activities and crafts from 11 a.m. to

2 p.m. Included with general admission.

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15193 Olive Boulevard
Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone (636) 530-0076
fax (636) 530-1516

www. butterflyhouse.org

For Teachers: Spectacular
Spineless Species Workshop
Tuesday—Wednesday, July 12-13,

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Recommended for teachers of preschool to
second grade, this conference will focus on the
“spectacular spineless species” and effective, fun
methods for teaching. Fee: $40 per person.
Optional college credit available. To register,

call (636) 630-0076, ext. 13

Camp Bug-a-loo

Don’t miss the Butterfly House’s inventive
preschool program for children ages 2-5 (with an
adult). Each one-hour, nature-themed class is
packed with science, imaginative play, music, arts
and crafts, storytelling, math, and more. Fee: $13
($9 for Garden members) for one child and one
adult. Advance registration is required. Upcoming
Classes: Flowers—Sprouts and Seeds, and
Water—Bubbles and Splashes. For dates, times,
and registrations, please call (636) 530-0076, ext.
13. Please note: classes for ages 2-3 are SOLD
OUT. Register now for ages 4-5.

BUZZ: Pinning

Saturday, August 13, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Buzz is a series of classes for school-age
children (with an adult). In Pinning, students will
learn one of the entomologist’s most important
skills: how to mount butterflies and other insects
for display. All materials provided. Students

8 years and up. Limited to 20 participants.

Fee: $13 ($9 for Garden members) for one child
and one adult. Advance registration is required.
Please call (636) 530-0076, ext. 10.

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photography by
Henry Domke
July 5 through
August 26
Ridgway Center

Volunteer Appreciation 2

Over 1,348 volunteers contributed over 103,401 hours to the Garden in 2004—that’s the
_ equivalent labor of 53 additional full-time employees. On Tuesday, April 26, the Garden
celebrated this remarkably capable volunteer work force at the annual Volunteer
Appreciation Evening, where guests were honored and thanked for 10, 20, and 30 years

PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH MCNULTY

Volunteers Needed

Whether you’re a retired teacher or an active
gardener, whether you like kids or not, the Garden's
family of attractions has the right volunteer
opportunity for you. Call for information on these
options and many more, call Jackie Juras at

(314) 577-5187.

¢ Work outdoors at the Litzsinger Road Ecology
Center in Ladue! Lead school children in outdoor
nature investigations, or assist staff with native
planting and site preservation.

¢ Do you know horticulture, entomology, or plant
pathology? Share your expertise as a Kemper
Center for Home Gardening plant doctor. Keep office
hours, or just be “on call” for tough challenges.

of service. Five unique individuals were singled out for special awards: Lou Stark,
Commitment; Faye Roth, Extra Service Hours; Leon Zickric, Special Achievement;
Parkway West High School, Organization; and Aileen Bunton, Lifetime Achievement. The
Garden is deeply grateful to these special award recipients, and to the whole volunteer

corps. Thanks for another great year!

From left: Leon Zickrick, Aileen Bunton, Peter Raven, Shannon Fuller, Faye Roth, Lou Stark,

Amelia Gant, Amy Cohen.

Woman of Achievement

In April, long-time friend of the Garden Jean
Crowder was named one of the St. Louis
Suburban Journal's 2005 Women of
Achievement, an award bestowed on only 10
women each year. For over three decades,
Crowder has been a dedicated Garden
volunteer, working on projects as far-ranging
as the members’ board, the membership
services desk, the Best of Missouri Market, and
Tower Grove House. In her leadership role for
the Tower Grove Auxiliary, Crowder raised
more than $100,000 for historical renovations.
Congratulations, Jean!

¢ Are you a teacher living in Franklin County?
Volunteer as a Teacher Naturalist at the Shaw
Nature Reserve in Gray Summit. Get out of the
classroom and back to nature.

St. Louis Volunteer
Director of the Year

lf you’re a volunteer, you probably know her as
“Jackie.” In May, the Garden’s manager of the
Volunteer Program was named 2005 Volunteer
Director of the Year by the St. Louis Council of
Directors of Volunteer Services. An employee
of the Garden since 1997, Jackie Juras has
overseen the volunteers since 2002. She was
singled out for her warmth, dedication, and
excellent organizational skills in tracking such a
large group (almost 1,400 people!) performing
such a wide variety of tasks (from digging in
the dirt to instructing classes to mounting plant
specimens). Congratulations, Jackie!

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PHOTOS BY EMILY SNIDER, KEVIN WOLF,
AND COURTESY THE GARDEN DOCENTS

Garden Docents

In April, the Garden docents approved a new
slate of officers. From left: Leslie Clark,
scheduler; Francine Boillat, secretary/treasurer;
and Betty Smith and Sandy Sher, co-chairs.

Garden docents lead thematic walking tours of
the Garden for all ages. To become a docent,
candidates must attend five six-hour training
sessions before beginning tours, and another
15 classes once actively giving tours. Interested
persons are invited to submit their names now
so they can learn more before the October
training. For more information, call Rebecca
Young at (314) 577-9549.

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For additional information on plant care

and gardening:

visit the Kemper Center for Home Gardening
call the Horticultural Answer Service,
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon,
at (314) 577-5143

check out the Gardening Help section at
www.mobot.org

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Deadhead spent perennials and
annuals. Remove infected leaves from
roses. Pick up fallen leaves. Continue
fungicidal sprays as needed. Fertilize
container plants every 2 weeks with a
water-soluble solution.

Newly planted trees and shrubs
should continue to be watered
thoroughly, once a week.

Water when soils begin to dry and
maintain a 2-3 inch layer of mulch
around tomatoes and peppers to
prevent blossom-end rot.

Cover grape clusters loosely with
paper sacks to provide some
protection from marauding birds.

Water grass deeply at least once a
week. Early morning irrigation allows
turf to dry before nightfall and will
reduce the chance of disease.

Week 1

¢ Apply no fertilizers to trees and

shrubs after July 4. Fertilizing late
may cause lush growth that is apt to
winter kill.

Hot, dry weather is ideal for spider
mite development. Look for leaves
speckled above and yellow below and
evergreen needles that appear dull
gray-green to yellow or brown.

To minimize insect damage to squash
and cucumber plants, cover them
with lightweight floating row covers.
Remove covers once plants flower.
Prune out and destroy old fruiting canes
of raspberries after harvest is complete.
Blackberries are ripening now.

Week 2

¢ Prune climbing roses and rambler

roses after bloom. Plant zinnia
seed by July 4th for late bloom in
annual border.

¢ Dig potatoes when the tops die. Plant

fall potatoes by the 15th.

Week 3

¢ Powdery mildew is unsightly on lilacs,

but rarely harmful. Shrubs grown in
full sun are less prone to this disease.
Cut semi-hardwood of spring flowering
shrubs now. Summer pruning of shade
trees can be done now.

¢ Harvest onions and garlic when the

tops turn brown. Keep cucumbers well
watered. Drought conditions will cause
bitterness. Sweet corn is ripe when the
silks turn brown.

¢ Monitor lawns for newly hatched white

grubs. If damage is occurring, apply
appropriate controls, following product.

Week 4
e Divide bearded iris now.

e For the fall garden, sow seeds of

collards, kale, sweet corn, and
summer squash as earlier crops are
harvested. Sow seeds of carrots,
beets, turnips, and winter radish for
fall harvest.

* Early peach varieties and thornless

blackberries ripen now.

¢ Deadhead annuals and perennials as

needed. Continue spraying roses that
are susceptible to black spot and
other fungus diseases. Annuals may
appear leggy and worn now. These
can be cut back hard and fertilized to
produce a new flush of bloom.

¢ Compost or till under residues from
harvested crops. Watch for fall
webworm activity now.

¢ Prop up branches of fruit trees that
are threatening to break under the
weight of a heavy crop.

Week 1

¢ Feed mums, asters, and other fall-
blooming perennials for the last time.
Roses should receive no further
nitrogen fertilizer after August 15.

¢ Divide bearded iris now. Discard old
center sections, and borer damaged
parts. Replant so tops of rhizomes are
just above ground level.

¢ Prune hedges to shape for the last time
this season.

¢ Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower
transplants should be set out now for the
fall garden.

Week 2

¢ If you want to grow big dahlia flowers,
keep side shoots pinched off and plants
watered and fertilized regularly.

e Evergreens can be planted or
transplanted now to ensure good rooting
before winter arrives. Water both the
plant and the planting site several days
before moving.

* Cure onions in a warm, dry place for two
weeks before storing. Sow seeds of
beans, beets, spinach, and turnips now
for the fall garden. Spinach may
germinate better if seeds are refrigerated
for one week before planting.

Sacred Lotus in the
Japanese Garden

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e Protect ripening fruits from birds by
covering plants with netting. Fall-bearing
red raspberries are ripening now.

¢ Apply insecticides now for grub control
on lawns being damaged by their
activity. Zoysia lawns can receive their
final fertilizer application now.

Week 3

e Begin planting lettuce and radishes for
fall now.

¢ Watch for fall webworm activity.
¢ Cultivate strawberries.

e Lawns scheduled for renovation this fall
should be killed now. Have soil tested to
determine fertility needs.

Week 4

¢ Dormant lawns should be soaked now to
encourage strong fall growth. Verify
control of lawn white grubs from earlier
insecticide applications.

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Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis

Clump-forming, Missouri native, prairie grass.
Medium-green leaves are fine-textured,
hair-like, and grow in mounds to 15 inches tall.
Foliage turns copper-gold in fall, gradually
fading to light beige by winter. Late summer
flowers are noted for their coriander-like
fragrance. Grows exceedingly well in prairie
areas and drops its ripe seed directly to the
ground. Spectacular accent or groundcover.

Plants of Merit™ are selected by regional horticulture
experts for outstanding qualities and dependable
performance in the lower Midwest. View all current
PMs on the website: www.plantsofmerit.org

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For many homeowners, turfgrass is a necessary evil. However, a lawn
has a number of desirable characteristics that include environmental
cooling, erosion control, and recreational use. | try to remind myself of
these while I’m pushing the mower every week during the summer.

I'm fairly typical when it comes to lawn care: | want it to look nice
without being high maintenance. | mow on Saturday and water during
the week in hot weather. | fertilize in the spring and fall and watch for
evidence of grubs and foliar diseases. Because | don’t want to spend that
much time on my lawn, | look for easy maintenance techniques that do
not sacrifice the health and quality of the turf.

St. Louis lies in a north-south climatic transition zone presenting
potential for both cold and hot temperature extremes. As a result, we can
plant two types of grasses: cool or warm season. The cool season
grasses include blue-grass, fescue, and ryegrass. The warm season
grasses include zoysia and infrequently, the dreaded Bermuda grass,
which is now known to be extremely invasive.

Cool season turfgrasses have two periods of active growth, in the spring
(April/May) and in the fall (September/October). Warm season grasses
have one growth period in the summer when it is hot (July/August).
Unfortunately these two types of grasses should not be mixed in one
lawn! Turf-type tall fescue is a popular, all-purpose grass most
recommended for St. Louis lawns. The new, improved varieties have a
finer texture and can withstand a hot summer and moderate drought.
Although the long dormancy of zoysia can be an issue, it is even more
environmental with reduced fertilization needs and more drought
resistance than its cool season cousins.

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the Kemper Center for Home Gardening

Turfgrass leaf blades live naturally only 25 to 49 days, while their roots
have a life of 42 to 60 days. In reality, your lawn is dying before your
eyes. However, a healthy lawn grows faster than individual grass plants
die off, so you do not really notice dying grass until something upsets
the balance, like drought or pests. To keep your lawn green, you need to
encourage the formation of more grass plants. There are several easy
ways to do this and stay environmentally sensitive.

Mowing

Mowing causes turfgrass plants to grow horizontally by putting out
rhizomes that initiate new plants or tillers, promoting a thicker lawn.

Be careful to remove no more than one-third of the green leaf area per
mowing. Cutting grass too short forces the plants to grow more quickly
to replace lost tissue, weakening the roots and leaving the plants more
susceptible to disease, drought, and insects. During hot periods of
midsummer, raise the mower to its maximum height. This is the single
most important practice to managing lawns in our climate.

Dethatching

Dethatching, or use of a vertical mower, cuts the rhizomes or stolons
that connect mother plants to juvenile plants, again stimulating formation
of a thicker lawn. Whether cool- or warm-season grass, it is desirable to
dethatch your lawn when the thatch approaches one-half inch in
thickness. For bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass, dethatch in August every
3-5 years. For zoysia, dethatch in May every third year.

Watering

Every lawn needs some water sometime, especially in
a hot St. Louis summer! Good news for lazy
gardeners: the best way to water is infrequently and
deep. Thus once a week should be plenty, but place a
tuna can in the lawn to make sure you’re watering at
least 14 inches deep. The goal is to increase deep
rooting so that plants are in better shape to pull water
from below when drought conditions prevail.

Clippings

It was once widely believed that grass clippings left on
the lawn would cause “thatch.” Thatch is composed
mostly of dead roots, crowns, and shoots, which do not
decompose quickly. Thatch build-up is not desirable, of
course, because it prevents water penetration, harbors
insects and diseases, and makes turf more susceptible
to drought and insects. However, leaf clippings actually
contribute very little to thatch buildup in lawns; in fact,
they are an excellent fertilizer, providing as much as
25% of the Nitrogen demand if left in place.

Because yard waste constitutes 20 percent of landfill,
many communities have passed ordinances banning
yard waste dumping. The good news is that changing
our ways requires no great sacrifice. You will save
time and money, your lawn can still look great, and
you will be recycling materials back into the
ecosystem, if you just leave the clippings on the lawn.
Frequent mowing produces short clippings that break
down even faster. Mow twice a week during the
maximum growth period.

Fertilizer

If clippings are left on the lawn after mowing, only a
minimum of additional fertilizer is needed. For cool
season grasses, a light May application (one quarter to
one half pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet) and
a heavier September application (one to one-and-a-
half pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet) is
sufficient. Warm season grasses like zoysia will do
fine with a single application of one pound per 1,000
square feet in late May to early June. This is close to
their optimum growth period in July. Organic fertilizers
are widely available on the market and promise not to
burn your lawn or hurt pets or children. Apply these
six weeks before the optimum growth period since
they may take this time to decompose and supply
nutrients to a hungry lawn.

The Missouri Botanical Garden has been leaving grass
clippings on the lawns for many years. We find that
this works well for most of the areas in the Garden.
Where grass clippings may work their way back into
buildings, they are collected and added to the compost
pile for recycling.

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by Barbara Perry Lawton

Long-time readers of the Bulletin may remember the
name: Barbara Perry Lawton. She was the Garden’s
manager of publications and editor of the Bulletin from
1967 to 1972. “We were basement dwellers in those
days,” she recounts, laughing. “Our offices were in the basement of the Museum
Building, then later the basement of Tower Grove House.” Lawton went on to author a
gardening column for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and has today written several books,
the most recent of which is Hibiscus (2004) for Timber Press.

So why hibiscus? “Once established, the hardy hibiscus is as tough a plant as you can
find,” Lawton says. “Add to that the beauty of the flowers. This is a plant that you can
invest a little bit of time and money and watch it thrive!” Covering both tropical and
hardy varieties, the book is an entertaining mix of straightforward horticultural
science—propagation, troubleshooting, planting, and care are all deftly covered—with
history and lore. Lawton traces medical applications throughout the world, history as
seen in manuscript and object illustrations, as well as fun facts, such as the ancient
Egyptian ban on hibiscus tea for women because of its purported aphrodisiac power.
Consider that with your next cup of Red Zinger!

Hibiscus by Barbara Perry Lawton is available now in the Garden Gate Shop. Pick up
your copy today.

Gnome Stops to
Smell the Roses

Recent coverage in the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch (Lifestyle magazine, May 21) led
many visitors to discover our shy gnome
hiding out in the Kemper Center for Home
Gardening Fragrance Garden. Who
wouldn't enjoy such a sweet location?

The Fragrance Garden is planted with a full
spectrum of aromatic plants, including
shrub roses, honeysuckle, lilies, fringetree,
magnolia, and viburnums. The gnome
probably also enjoyed the warm garden
“room” created by an evergreen hedge and
bordering brick walls, which help contain
the fragrance, but apparently he loves his
privacy more, since he’s already pulled up
stakes to head out for a new location.

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

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PHOTO BY JACK JENNINGS

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PHOTOS COURTESY GRETCHEN WALTERS

Ina hammock for the night on the edge of
Loango National Park, Missouri Botanical
Garden researcher Gretchen Walters was
narrowly missed by a young bull elephant
crashing through the forest in search of a
midnight snack of Sacoglottis fruits. “The wind
was blowing the wrong way, so he couldn’t
smell us,” says Walters nonchalantly. All in a
day’s work for botanists collecting plant
specimens in Gabon!

On the western coast of equatorial Africa,
Gabon, at 257,667 square kilometers, is
roughly the size of Colorado, yet contains more
than 5,000 plant species. Despite booming
timber exports and oil production, 70 percent
of the original rain forest remains intact, stretching across the Congo, leading former MBG
student researcher Michael Fay, now of the Wildlife Conservation Society, to proclaim it the
“last wild place on Earth.”

Fay’s famed “Megatransect,” a 2,000-mile walk across the forest to document plant and
animal species, was well documented in the pages of National Geographic. Inspired by
Fay’s journey, and the international attention it accrued, Gabon established 13 national
parks in 2002, preserving 10 percent of the country’s wilderness. Missouri Botanical
Garden researchers have been studying the region for almost 20 years, adding valuable
data on plant species to the information on birds, elephants, and gorillas to help set
conservation priorities. However, the flora of Gabon is still considered very poorly known.

Today, as part of the William L. Brown Center
for Plant Genetic Resources, two MBG
botanists focus on Central Africa full-time:
Miguel Leal, who lives in Gabon, and
Gretchen Walters, who splits her time
between Gabon and St. Louis.

As an oil-based economy, and former French
colony, Gabon imports most goods, resulting
in additional challenges for these researchers
on a shoestring budget. The capital Libreville,
for example, is among the most expensive
cities in the world, alongside Paris and Tokyo. Out in the forest, though, it’s a different
Story, with lack of roads and other amenities the norm.

Reaching field stations, such as the one where Walter's brush with the elephant took place,
is not easy. A typical journey might entail five hours in a Land Rover, a half-mile portage,
and an additional three hours by boat upriver. The remoteness of these sites is perfect for
plant exploration, and already early collections in the areas are yielding new species.

A recent U.S. Agency for International
Development grant allows the Garden, in
conjunction with the National Herbaria of Gabon
and Equatorial Guinea, the Wildlife Conservation
Society, Conservation International, and the
Smithsonian Institution, to expand research
throughout Gabon and neighboring Equatorial
Guinea, while building capacity and knowledge
infrastructure with local collaborators.

Left: a forest waterfall in Gabon, where an estimated 70 percent of the rain forest remains intact.
From top: difficult roads to remote places, MBG Central Africa specialists Miguel Leal (center) and
Gretchen Walters in the field with their local collaborators.

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Tribute and Memorial
Gift Program

A tribute gift to the Garden is a wonderful way
to honor family and friends. If you have
questions regarding tribute giving opportunities
at the Garden, please call (314) 577-5118.

You can also make a tribute gift online at our
website, www.mobot.org.

Mr. John DeBernardi

Mrs. Alberta LoRusso

Missouri Botanical Garden Development
and Membership Department

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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Neilson

Tower Grove House Auxiliary

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PHOTO BY BETH HAINES

GARDEN GATE SHOP

4344 Shaw Boulevard

(314) 577-5137

Open daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Garden.

MBG Bulletin — July/August 2005

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Sales

Jul. 8 and Aug. 26

Members save 20% on everything at the
Garden Gate Shop and the Little Shop
Around the Corner

Book Signings

Jul. 2 Fred Buck will sign his book
Street Games—Memories of a
St. Louis Childhood 50's & 60's,
noon to 2 p.m.

Food Tasting every Wednesday
and Saturday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Summer Is here! Time for a picnic!
The Garden Gate Shop has everything
you need! Come in and see our picnic
baskets, colorful melamine plates,
glasses, napkins, candles, and food items.

Trunk Shows 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jul. 23-24
Jul. 30-31

Aug. 5-7
Aug. 13-14
Aug. 20-21

Aug. 27-28

Silver Cat

Mia Rosado

Peggy Jacobsmeyer
Molly Isom

Shelly Solomon

Silver Cat

Nancy Helmer
Doug Corley with
insects and fossils
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Mrs. Marge Harris

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Guarraia
Ms. Nadine Mahe

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Rezny
Mr. Maurice Hart

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Mrs. Be eisey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens
Dorothy W. Hergenroeder
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Shoults

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Ms. Lisa Otke and Mr. Cliff Doucet
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tuc
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Mr. and Mrs. é Saenger, Jr.
Mr. Jerome J. Matejka
Mr. and vi Richard Hercules, dr.
Mr. Philip S. Mazzola

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Beck
Marie McCugh
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Radeackar
Ms. Ann C. Stafford

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Mrs. Jean Meinberg

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Russell
Mrs. Mildred L. where

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Mr. and Mrs. ia Williams
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Mrs. Babette Putzel
Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Jacques Belliard
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Ms. Donna Moog and

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Mr. Harley Sart
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Mr. Herman Schalk
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Mr. Henry T. Schlapp
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Create a Legacy

By leaving a bequest to the Garden, you
create a legacy that will benefit others for
generations to come. If you have already
included the Garden in your estate plans,
we hope that you will share this
information with us. We would like to
express our gratitude and welcome you
into the Heritage Society. Of course, your
wishes for anonymity are respected.
Please call Patricia Arnold, Director of
Development, at (314) 577-5120 for
further information and a complimentary
brochure. Visit our informative new
website at www.mobot.org. Click on
Membership, then Planned Giving Guide.

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Father of Nita Van a Wark
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woolsey

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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Suter
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Mr. Burton K. Werner
Ms. ee Turner

Ms. M Wheeler

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Pattie, Dave and Zach Forister

Mrs. Wanda White
Mrs. Ellen Ross

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Ms. Linda Katz and Ms. Caroline Tamm
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Mr. and ae Fennell
Ms. Colletta Fuc
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s. Nancy Hall . Mr. Grant Kalinowski

Mr. and Mrs. Preston Young

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Betty J.

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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dow

Mrs. Michelle Foley

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Mr. Sande ick
Mr. and ie on Follman
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith
Mr. and Mrs. ie : Stern

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MCNULTY

LITTLE SHOP
AROUND
THE CORNER

When asked how life was different growing
up in a famous antiques store, Little Shop
buyer Debbie Fellenz, daughter of the Fellenz
Antiques family in Gaslight Square, responds
with a laugh, “For starters, | was the only kid
in first grade who knew the difference
between cut glass and pressed glass.”

Debbie would grow up to run her own shop
on Cherokee for many years. Today, she
works in the Little Shop Around the Corner
as part of their “Connoisseur Cabinet,” a
panel of experts who contribute research on
prices and provenance of donated items.
Even after the diagnosis 15 years ago of a
rare form of muscular dystrophy, Debbie
refuses to slow down. “Henry Shaw gave us
a great gift when he gave us the Garden. |’m
hoping to give a little back.”

Have an item to donate? It’s just one more
tax-deductible way to support the Garden!

Call (314) 577-0891 today.

ANTIQUES « HOME & GARDEN FURNISHINGS

4474 Castleman, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
(corner of Shaw and Vandeventer) * (3 14) 577-0891

Hours: Tues. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Garden of
Opportunities
Attention educators: the Garden
is pleased to announce the first
paperless publication of the
Garden of Opportunities. This
annual catalog detailing the
many options for school groups
and educators at the Garden is
now available for the 2005-2006
school year as a downloadable
PDF on the Garden's website:
www.mobot.org/education.

a garden of opportunities

Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Sah from March 15, 2005 through May 15, 2005.

bronze signature
bricks

Dick and Nancy Arnoldy

Dick and Nancy Arnoldy

James T. Bannon

Mr. James T. Bannon

Jeanne B. Buettner

Mrs. Jeanne B. Buettner

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Chelsea Hesterberg
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hesterberg
Tom and Charlotte Hillmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hillmeyer
Sherri Koehm
Sherri Koehm

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Ken and Mary Jo ria Valerie Lee Smith Anna Rae eae — Karen Reynard
Ken and Mary Jo Lensmey Edwardsville Garden Club Harry and Joyce Mee Mr. Frank Reynard
Ruth and Walter Lohmann Bill Stua Jerry and Pat Robin Jane Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Jagdish Hinduja Mr. William ere Mr. and Mrs. ae nee Tower Grove House Auxiliary
John and Ginny Mc si Henry and Rhoda Wichman Nan Henderson Jim and Betty Salih
Mr. and Mrs. John McCoo Mr. and Mrs. William Wichman Mr, Jim renin Mr. and Mrs. Jim Salih
Ray and Laura Nov ci Pun Wils Fred Carl Johns Ben Schuyl
Mr. and Mrs. Terence McGreehan Ms. Junko en Mrs. Denise ion Mr. Joshua Finkel
Susan and Gordon Philpott Patrick and Victoria Witte Layla Lavasani Mr. Aaron Finkel
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Philpott Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Witte Mr. Razi Rashid Dr. and Mrs. Michael Finkel
Billie S. Pilla Don Carter and Ann ridin Messer Mi Paty a ag
Mr. Gary R. Baniak engrave d clav bricks Dr. and Mrs. James R. Snisolal ee y ee
; } Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rumelt
Herma and Herman Potthast Ed and toan Alien Phyllis G ssen ui Jonathan Schuyler
Anonymous Mr. Edwin P. Albes Mr. and Mrs. Russell - cane rand Mrs. Richard Schuyler
David shai = ae Rentfrow Anna Bauer Maddie M. Lilly and Emma F. Pautler . Cecil Schuyler
David and S Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pautler

Stephen and Ea Robin

Mr. Stephen

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Mr. and Mrs. Herman G. Bauer
Jane Beatty

Mr. Walter R. Beatty

Evelyn M. Braden

Ms. Barbara Ringwald
Charles sate Dunn

Ms. Dorothy Dun

Ron and Mary sack
Miss Lesa Einwich

Andy and Mariel Raterman
Mr. James Raterman

ob and Marie Trotter
Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Weis

For additional information regarding the Garden’s brick
program, please contact Fay Orr at (314) 577-0874 or
visit our website, www.mobot.org.

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Plants As Art

Sat., Jul. 16 to Sun., Jul. 24

See unusual specimens from the
Garden’s greenhouse and private
collectors in this exhibit of rare and

beautiful cacti and succulents
displayed for their sculptural forms.

Sponsored by the Henry Shaw
Cactus Society in conjunction with
their 63rd annual show and sale
running concurrently. Hundreds of
varieties of cactus and succulent
will be available from all over the
world, with society members on
hand to answer questions about
these easy-to-grow plants.

PHOTO COURTESY THE HENRY SHAW CACTUS SOCIETY

July

Tues., Jul. 5 to Fri., Aug. 19

Gateway Greening’s Community Gardeners exhibit.
Tues., Jul. 5 to Fri., Aug. 26

“Visions of the Prairie Garden” photography by
Henry Domke of the Prairie Garden Trust, a nature
restoration project on a Central Missouri farm.
See page 12 for an example. RC

Wednesdays, Jul. 6, 13, 20, 27

Whitaker Music Festival. See page 8.

**Fri., Jul. 8

Members’ Day: Antique Appraisal. See page 9.
**Tues., Jul. 12

Members’ Children’s Tea. See page 9.
Tues.—_Wed., Jul. 12-13

For Teachers: Spectacular Spineless

Species Workshop. BH. See page 11.

Jul. 15, 17, and 18

Camp BUGaloo for preschoolers. BH. See page 11.
Sat.—Sun., Jul. 16-17

Public Tour Days at the EarthWays Center. Tours at
11 a.m., noon, 1, and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden
members and children 12 and under). EH
**Tues., Jul. 19 and Thurs., Jul. 21

Garden members receive free admission to the
Butterfly House all day. BH. See page 11.

Sun., Jul. 24

Garden founder Henry Shaw’s 205th birthday
with “Petal Pedal” bicycle ride. See page 8.
Sat., Jul. 30

Best Homegrown Tomato Challenge, sponsored
by NatureSweet. See page 8.

Bug Hunt Challenge. BH. See page 11.

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Aug. 1, 8, and 14
Camp BUGaloo for preschoolers. BH.
See page 11.

Wednesdays, Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31
Enjoy a relaxing summer evening stroll at
the Garden, during August evening hours until
8 p.m. with free admission after 5 p.m. for
all visitors.

Sat—Sun., Aug. 6—7

MBG Daylily Society sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(or until sold out). Proceeds benefit the
Missouri Botanical Garden. RC

Sun., Aug. 7

Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis auction.
Noon to 5 p.m. RC

Sat., Aug. 13

Greater St. Louis Daylily Society sale.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. RC

“BUZZ: Pinning Class.” BH. See page 11.

Sat.—Sun., Aug. 13-14

Greater St. Louis Iris Society sale. Saturday: 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. R

Tues., Aug. 16

Join River City Professionals, a networking group
of young entrepreneurs and business professionals,
for happy hour on Spoehrer Plaza. Cash bar. 5:30
to 9 p.m. www. rivercityprofessionals.org
Sat—Sun., Aug. 20-21

Public Tour Days at the EarthWays Center. Tours at
11 a.m., noon, 1, and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden
members and children 12 and under). EH

Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri show.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. RC

**Fri., Aug. 26

Members’ Day: Shade Gardening. See page 9.

Mon., Aug. 29 to Wed., Sep. 7
Japanese art exhibition by Lynn Matsuoka. RC

Sat.—Mon., Sep. 3, 4,5
Japanese Festival. See page 9.

Dog Days Butterfly Ramble

Sat., Jul. 30

It’s the best time of year to see butterflies,
when flower nectar, their favorite food, is
most abundant. Join entomologist James
Trager on a walkabout through some of the
best butterfly habitat at the Shaw Nature
Reserve. For families with children at least
8 years old. 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

For reservations and registration fees,

call (636) 451-3512.

CA = Cohen Amphitheater
CL = Climatron

EH = EarthWays Home

GGS = Garden Gate Shop
JG = Japanese Garden

KC = Kemper Center

MC = Monsanto Center
RC = Ridgway Center

SNR = Shaw Nature Reserve

SP = Spink Pavilion
** denotes a members-only event.

$ denotes an additional fee.

All events are free with admission or membership unl

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July/August 2005

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As we move forward in the final stages of the $71-million Stewards of the Earth
campaign, we mark some special milestones this fall. Several projects, part of the drive
to renew and strengthen the Missouri Botanical Garden, are nearing completion, and we
anticipate even more next spring, when we open the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden—
A Missouri Adventure in April 2006.

At the Henry Shaw Dinner this May we had the privilege of unveiling the centerpiece
of the new George Washington Carver Garden, a life-sized statue of Carver, in the
presence of its creator, artist Tina Allen. This October, thanks to the leadership of
Lawrence L. Cohn, the Harry Edison and Edison Family Foundations, The Coca-Cola
Company, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Donald, and a generous anonymous donor, this living
tribute to one of our nation’s most extraordinary scientists and educators will open to
the public.

After two years of infrastructure investment, studies by consultants, and interpretation
recommendations, Tower Grove House will reopen October 29. The generosity of

The May Department Stores Company, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason, Mary Jane Kirtz,
Mrs. Mary Ann Lee, and the Tower Grove House Auxiliary have made the restoration of
this national treasure possible.

A Garden is a living, growing place, both literally in terms of the plant life, and
metaphorically as well. As the oldest botanical garden in this country, and a National
Historic Landmark, the Missouri Botanical Garden occupies a unique position requiring
exacting maintenance of historic structures. But we must also grow new gardens to
maintain our vital connection to the community. Our members are our greatest
supporters, and as we approach the close of the Stewards of the Earth campaign,

| am confident we can rely on your continued support to help the Garden grow.

Peter H. Raven, Director

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Mr. Scott C. Schnuck
President
Mr. Douglas A. Albrecht

Mr. Stephen F. Brauer

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Dr. Thomas F. George
Mr. Edward D. Higgins
Mr. David W. Kemper
Mr. John E. ae
Mr. S. Lee
Mr. ea Kopman
Mr. Hal A. Kroeger, dr.
Carolyn W. Losos

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Dr. Henry ee eee Jr.

Mr. Rex Sinqu

Nancy R. Siwak

The Hon. Francis G. Slay

The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith
r. Robert B. Smith

i Andrew C. Taylor

Mr. Jack E. Thomas, Jr.

Dr. Mark S. Wrighton

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Mr. Clarence ae Barksdale
Mr. John H

Mr. William : T. Bush

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Mr. Herbert D. i HI
Mr. Samuel C. D
Mr. M. Peter Pang
Mrs. Marilyn Fox
Ms. Margaret B. Grigg
bert R. Hermann
Mr. Ralph Korte
Mr. Robert E. Kresko
June M. Kummer
Mr. E. Bl Lee, Jr.
Lucy Lop
Mr. i B. MacCarthy
Mr. James S. McDonnell III
Mr. janes L. Miller
Mr. Lucius B. Morse III
Dr. Helen E. Nas
Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr.
Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross

Mr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.

Mr. Warren M. Shapleigh

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Dr. William K. Y. Tao

Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy

Mr. Harry E. Wustanbabcner Jr.

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Dr. Werner Greuter
Dr. Surinder M. Sehgal

Members’ Board
Nancy Sauerhoff, President

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editor's note.

Drought conditions this summer have made for some premature
leaf fall, but that’s nothing compared to what we expect when two
Sumo (combined weight: 785 pounds) shake the ground with their
wrestling at this year’s Japanese Festival. Sumo is such a revered
sport in Japan that exhibition matches of professional sumo off-
island are unusual (with the exception of Hawaii), so you won't
want to miss this rare event at the 2005 Japanese Festival.

Best of Missouri Market® is also bigger than ever this year, with
over 120 new and returning vendors, four (count ‘em: four) tents,
and more elbowroom. Get an early start on your holiday
shopping with unique gifts from original Missouri artisans.

Stewards of the Earth
Events

News

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Garden at Large

Shaw Nature Reserve, EarthWays Center, Butterfly House

13 Home Gardening

What to do in your garden now, fall classes, invasive species

17 Research

18 Tributes

21 Brick Program
22 Kidstuff

23 Calendar

Remember: members receive discounted admission and
early-bird shopping privileges on Saturday at 7 a.m.

Whether you’re educating yourself on ways to improve your
home’s efficiency at the EarthWays Center’s Energy and Recycling
Festival, visiting the creepy-crawlies at the new Butterfly House
exhibit, or getting your hoe-down on at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Harvest Festival, you'll find abundant fun and festivities at the
Garden’s family of attractions this fall.

Elizabeth McNulty, editor
elizabeth ltty@mobot.org

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the Campaign for the Missouri Botanical Garden

Above from left to right:

Children’s Garden construction is ongoing with a scheduled
opening in April 2006.

Construction on the Carver Garden began in June.
Preliminary site grading has been completed and a
temporary road Is in place. The drystone amphitheater bench
wall is already nearing completion, and preliminary steps
taken for the pool fountain.

Henry Shaw's Birthday 2005 featured old-fashioned family
fun and “visitors” from the Victorian era. |

renovated house will open October 29 and features an exhibit
on the history of Shaw and his garden.

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Carver Garden

Announced publicly in May 2003, the Stewards of the Earth campaign seeks

$71 million in private support to strengthen the Garden's critical role in establishing
St. Louis as a world leader in the plant sciences and greatly enhance biodiversity and
conservation around the globe. With targeted support for both the 79-acre St. Louis
campus and the Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, the campaign is now entering
the final stages before its December 2005 conclusion. The Garden is very grateful for
the support of Garden members, whose generous support has provided the
leadership to achieve the current level of success. Approximately $4 million remains
to be raised to achieve our goal, but the results of this tremendous effort are already
being seen throughout the Garden’s grounds.

Various infrastructure repairs are underway, thanks to the Stewards of the Earth
campaign. Renovations this spring included the café and Spink Gallery. Recent visitors
may have noticed the construction in the Ridgway Center to replace outdated and
inefficient heating and cooling, as well as a ceiling replacement. Additional lighting and
acoustical engineering are planned as well. Windows on the south side of the Linnean
House have been repaired or replaced this summer, as was the historic wrought-iron
fence around Shaw’s mausoleum. In addition to funding basic maintenance and
upkeep required by a 146-year old historic botanical garden, the Stewards of the Earth
campaign has also inaugurated many brand-new facilities and attractions.

In October 2003, the new state-of-the-art Commerce Bank Center for Science
Education opened its doors as the premier center for math and science learning and
teaching in the St. Louis region. Made possible by the William T. Kemper Foundation
and Commerce Bank, the center features leading-edge computer and laboratory
facilities, and served over 1,400 students in its first year. The Center is the
headquarters for the Garden Education Compact with the St. Louis Public Schools’,
and also hosts professional development classes for teachers and community
activities, like a recent Italian language class.

Construction began on the George Washington Carver Garden on June 20, 2005.
Funded through the generosity of Lawrence L. Cohn, the Harry Edison and Edison

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Family Foundations, The Coca-Cola Company, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Donald, and an
anonymous donor, this garden will be a living tribute to a man widely regarded as the most
influential agricultural scientist of the 20th century. Featuring a central pool with life-size
statue of Dr. Carver, there will be places for quiet reflection, as well as a small amphitheater
for educational offerings. Completion is scheduled for mid-October, and all members are
invited to attend the opening ceremony. Acclaimed sculptor Tina Allen will be on hand for
the unveiling of the sculpture.

The renovation and reinterpretation of Henry Shaw’s original country home Tower Grove
House is now nearing completion, thanks to the generous gifts of The May Department
Stores Company, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason, Mary Jane Kirtz, Mrs. Mary Ann Lee,
and the Tower Grove House Auxiliary. Once reopened this fall, the building will have a new
roof, all-new internal systems, a complete interior renovation, and a new interpretive
exhibit on the history of Shaw and his Garden. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place
on the front steps, including a presentation and refreshments on the west lawn, and tours
of the house.

Construction began on the Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden—A Missouri Adventure
last spring and is now nearing the final stages before the springtime grand opening.
Named through the generosity of the Schnuck family in honor of their mother, the

Doris |. Schnuck Garden’s primary purpose is to give young children at an impressionable
age the opportunity to learn about the importance of plants in our lives in a fun and
engaging way. Through the interactive theme of Missouri adventure, history and botany
are brought to life with an appeal for kids as well as adults.

The area of the Children’s Garden, located on two acres west of the Climatron, has already
begun its transformation into a multilevel children’s retreat, complete with elevated
boardwalks, tree house, and waterfall. Foundations are in place and construction is
underway for the General Store, Surveyor’s Office, the cave maze, and the “jail” where
invasive plant species are kept. Supporters of these many different areas include the

Dana Brown Charitable Trust, Monsanto Fund, A.G. Edwards, Karen and Bert Condie,

Jane and Bob Tschudy, Edward Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Truslaske, Sr., and the
McDonnell Family. Don’t miss the grand opening festivities every weekend in April 2006.

George Washington
Carver Garden
Dedication

Saturday, October 15, 17 a.m.

Carver Garden (on the west side
between the Kemper Center for Home
Gardening and the Japanese Garden)
In addition to speakers, the statue of
Carver will be unveiled and visitors will
be allowed to explore the new garden.

Tower Grove House
Ribbon-Cutting

Saturday, October 29, 11 a.m.

Tower Grove House steps and west lawn
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place
on the front steps, followed by speakers
and refreshments on the west lawn.
Tours of the house will also be offered.

Children’s Garden

Grand Opening
Weekends

Every weekend in April 2006

Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden—
A Missouri Adventure

(west of the Climatron)

Interactive music, activities, and games.

PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ

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For more information on
how you can help, please
contact Director of
Development Patricia
Arnold at (314) 577-5120.

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September/October 2005

For the first time ever, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese
Festival will present demonstrations of the ancient sport of sumo,
rarely Seen outside Japan and Hawaii. Two former sumotori, or
rishiktliterally, “strong man’—will face each other at 2 p.m.
and 4 p.m. each day. Clad in traditional silk loincloths, they will
demonstrate various sumo fighting postures and techniques in
tandem, and then face each other as opponents ina
demonstration torikumi, or bout. Sumo artist Lynn Matsuoka,
who covers Grand Sumo Tournaments for Japanese television
and has spent over 30 years depicting sumo in drawings and
paintings, will provide commentary. She also gives an hour
lecture on sumo at noon Sunday and Monday.
Also at this year’s festival: taiko drumming, tea ceremonies,
anime screenings, the Candyman, karaoke, and candlelight tours
of the Japanese Garden. For full details, visit the Garden's
website (www.mobot.org) and download the complete Japanese
Festival schedule.

Japanese Festival: Sumo in the Garden

Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to & p.m.
(grounds remain open til 10 p.m. for candlelight walking tours)
Monday, September 5, 10 a.m. to 5 pm.

/LYNN MATSUO

Admission: $10 adults ($7 seniors 65+), $3 Garden members
; and children ages 3 to 12, Free for members’
The signature image of Japanese Festival 2005 by artist Lynn Matsuoka children (12 and under) and children 2 and under.

incorporates both sumo and the theme of daylilies.

The Beauty of Bulbs Day Trip Sculpture Tour of the Garden
Thursday, September 15, 11 a.m., Ridgway Tuesday, October 4, 8 a.m. Friday, October 14, 11 a.m., Ridgway

Meet Jason Delaney, the MBG horticulturist Sponsored by the Tower Grove Auxiliary, enjoy Incorporated within the Missouri Botanical
responsible for the impressive bulb displays at a scenic fall day trip to Louisiana, Missouri, to Garden are many fine pieces of sculpture that

the Garden. Jason will share his best cultural see glass blowing and pottery making at enhance the beauty of the grounds. Learn
tips and ideas for designing unique bulb artisan studios, shop the city's charming more about our impressive collection from
gardens. A presentation in the auditorium will antique and craft shops, and enjoy lunch and a Mary Jane Kirtz, long-time Garden Docent
be followed by a walking tour of the late-afternoon snack. Excursion departs from and sculpture expert. A presentation in the
the Garden at 8 a.m. and returns by 7:30 p.m. auditorium will be followed by a walking tour

Samuels and Heckman Bulb Gardens.
Tickets are $60, and reservations are required. to see the most significant pieces.

Call (314) 577-9500.

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PHOTOS BY JAMESLY LANE, JOSH MONKEN, AND DIANE WILSON

Best of Missouri Market® is bigger and better than ever with over 120 new and
returning vendors, a fourth vendor tent for more room to shop, and two
additional parking lots to ease congestion. Return for your familiar favorites and
find new treasures you won't see anywhere else. The Best of Missouri Market
offers fresh food, family fun, and plenty of finds for your holiday shopping list.
Sample seasonings and salsas, baked goods, candies, fruits and vegetables, and
many more Missouri goodies. See the finest work from area artisans including
pottery, decorative ironwork, custom jewelry, toys, baskets, wreaths, and soaps.

Just for Members... On opening day, members enjoy early bird shopping
privileges and will be admitted to the Market at 7 a.m., two hours before
non-members. Get first crack at the freshest items before the crowds descend.
Early bird refreshments are courtesy of Great Harvest Bread, Ronnoco Coffee,
and Central States Coca-Cola Bottling Company.

Kids’ Corner... will feature a variety of popular activities for the entire family. Even
big kids will enjoy the pumpkin decorating, apple cider press, petting farm, face
painting, and cow milking. The Home Depot will provide a fun take-home activity.
Music... Enjoy the best of local folk and bluegrass musicians at Spoehrer Plaza.
Cumberland Gap will perform Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
and Raven Moon will perform both days from 2 to 4 p.m.

Demonstrations... Pat Scace from StudioP Creative Botanical Design will host a
floral arrangement demonstration in Shoenberg Auditorium on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Ed Goodman, KEZK Morning Show personality will return for a cooking
demonstration in the Kemper Center for Home Gardening on Sunday at 1 p.m.

New in 2005... an expanded food court with 13 vendors serving the tastiest
snacks and meals the area has to offer!

Parking... Free parking is limited on Garden grounds but available at four
parking lots one block west of the Garden, located at the Monsanto Center, the
Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, and at the corner of Vandeventer
and Shaw. Visitors may also park in Tower Grove Park. Complimentary shuttles
will be running.

The 14th annual Best of Missouri Market is sponsored by Schnuck Markets, Inc.

Additional support provided by Central States Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Commerce Bank,
Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, [R Climate Control Sector/ Hussmann Corporation,
UniGroup, Inc., Waterway Gas and Wash, and The May Department Stores Company.

Media sponsorship by KMOX-AM Radio. Thanks to the Girl Scout Council of Greater

St. Louis, Fabick Power Systems, Sachs Electric Company, and The Home Depot, Inc.

714th Annual Best of Missouri Market
Saturday & Sunday, October 1 & 2, 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
7 a.m. Saturday “earlybird” shopping for members only

Admission: $10 adults ($7 seniors 65+), $3 Garden members and
children ages 3 to 12, Free for members’ children
(12 and under) and children 2 and under.

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PHOTO BY KEVIN WOLF

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Tomato Contest Winners

On July 30, over 200 proud gardeners braved the heat
to put their tomatoes to the test in the NatureSweet Best
Homegrown Tomato Challenge. Tomatoes were judged
on overall appearance, color, and Brix test score

(a measure of Sweetness). Winner Heather Rathsam
walked away with the $5,000 grand prize for her ‘Yellow
Grape’ tomatoes. Three finalists each won a $250 gift
certificate to Schnucks, Dierberg’s, or Shop ’n Save:
Charles Messler, ‘Ruby Hybrid’; Andrew Kocate, ‘Sun
Sugar’; and John Weddle, ‘Pink Girl.’ Congratulations!

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The Garden’s Corporate Partners make a vital
contribution to the quality of life in the St. Louis
region. Funding from Corporate Partners helps the
Garden to offer math, science, and environmental
instruction to nearly 120,000 students every year,
and to train thousands of area teachers in the latest
scientific inquiry-based techniques. The Garden’s
48 Ph.D. researchers do fieldwork in 35 countries
on six continents, making the Missouri Botanical
Garden one of the world’s preeminent centers for
botanical knowledge, helping to support regional
biotechnology development. Corporate Partnership
iS a great way for your employer or business to
invest in the future of our community! To thank our
Corporate Partners for their generous support, the
Garden now offers even more rewarding benefits.
To learn more about the Corporate Partners program,
please contact Katherine Kornfeld, Corporate and
Foundation Relations Officer, at (314) 577-9513 or
e-mail: katherine.kornfeld@mobot.org.

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PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ
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Behind the Sassafras

Members’ Board President Nancy r
Sauerhoff leads a dual life. When A En ne ac
not volunteering at the Garden, : yg fs VRS
she works as a freelance interior i Sas $id f ras
architect, partnering with local
firms to design and refine their
interior plans. Her lives merged
this spring when she worked with
Kimble Cohn + Partners to choose
the colors and finishes of the
interior of Sassafras, the Garden's
newly renovated café. “I’ve been
involved at the Garden as a volunteer for many years and now have the privilege of
serving as the Members’ Board President,” says Sauerhoff. “| hope to encourage
others to support our Garden not only because of its incredible history and beauty,
but also for its place in worldwide plant research and environmental sustainability.”

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MCNULTY

“We wanted a welcoming dining environment for our many visitors, but also with a
certain sophisticated ambiance befitting a world-renowned destination such as the
Garden,” says Sauerhoff. Many features of the Sassafras interior are environmentally
friendly. Tabletops and divider walls are surfaced in a material made of recycled
paper and agricultural alfalfa. Walls are accented in cork and sustainably harvested
cherry. A large central skylight brightens the area, and pendant table lamps use
energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs. Be sure to visit Sassafras this fall to admire
Nancy’s handiwork, and to enjoy the hearty seasonal menu.

Brian LeDoux Retires

On August 12, exhibit designer Brian
LeDoux retired from the Garden. Working
with fellow staffers and a crew of
volunteers, LeDoux has worked on every
flower show at the Garden since 1975,
brainstorming the concept, assembling and
acquiring the props, and arranging the plant
material. LeDoux met his wife, Marilyn,
working at the Garden; they wed in 1981.
While he won’t miss getting up at 5 a.m.
for the 45-minute drive in from his property
near Labadie, Missouri, LeDoux will miss
his coworkers and the variety of work. Production of flower shows will now be
undertaken by Pat Scace, who worked as Brian’s assistant 10 years ago, and

is today a freelance floral designer and landscape architect under the name
Studio P in Columbia, Illinois.

SHAW
NATURE
RESERVE

Hwy. 100 & 44 (exit 253)
Gray Summit, MO 63039
phone: (636) 451-3512

www.shawnature.org

Founded in 1925, the Shaw
Nature Reserve encompasses
2,400 acres of tall-grass
prairie, forests and glades,
woodlands and wetlands, into
‘14 miles of hiking trails.

PHOTOS BY JOSH MONKEN

Ick Day!

Saturday, September 10,

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

What creeps, crawls, slithers or
slides, hops around or takes a dive?
Join Outback Ed, the St. Louis
Herpetological Society, and the
Butterfly House for a day at Shaw
Nature Reserve of underappreciated
critters, including reptiles, insects,
amphibians, and more! Free for
Garden members. For more
information, call (636) 451-3512.

Prairie Portraits
Sunday, September 11 through
October 30, 10 a.m. to 4 pm.
Artist George Olson paints portraits
of prairie grasses and wildflowers
and has shown widely in the United
States and England. Grand opening
of the exhibit will include a book
signing by the artist, Sunday,
September 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. in
the Bascom House.

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Music Schedule
¢ Augusta Bottoms (American folk music),
11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

¢ The Flying Mules (retro-folk, bluegrass, rock),
1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Sunday, October 9, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$5 ($3 for Garden members); $4 ages 65+;
free for children 12 and under

The fourth annual Harvest Festival will feature
food from some of St. Louis’s top restaurants, a
farmers’ market with local produce and products,
hayrides, pony rides, self-guided tours of the
Reserve, and live music. Come to Gray Summit
for a day of down-home, family fun!

¢ Salt of the Earth (roots music), 3 to 5 p.m.

¢ The Grass Pack will be playing bluegrass from
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. near the entrance to
the festival.

Please: no pets or outside beverages allowed.
Coolers may be brought in empty in order to store
fresh purchases from the farmers’ market. Due to
limited parking, carpooling is recommended as both
efficient and Earth-friendly.

Presented by Sauce Magazine and Schlafly Beer.
Sponsors include Bank of Washington, Washington
Missourian, Mount Pleasant Winery, KWMU 90.5 FM,
KDHX 88.1 FM, and KNSX 93.3 FM.

Reminder: Teacher's
Prairie Workshop
Saturday, September 24,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This one-day workshop for
educators of grades K-12
incorporates prairie ecology,
cultural diversity, and literature into
a science curriculum. Fee: $20
(includes lunch). Registration
required, so call (314) 577-9506.

September/October 2005

3617 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108
phone (314) 577-0220
fax (314) 577-0298

www.cart hwayscenter, org
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EarthWays Center is a
division of the Garden that
teaches people of all ages
about practical ways to
conserve natural resources,
reduce waste, and prevent
pollution — at home, at

school, and in the workplace.

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Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free

As autumn leaves turn red and gold, EarthWays Center invites you to
learn about “green!” Our fourth annual Energy and Recycling Festival
features practical ways to use energy wisely, reduce-reuse-recycle
waste, and save money on your home energy bills.

New this year: recycling joins the energy festival, with exhibits of
recycled-content products, indoor and backyard composting systems,
and more! Talks by local experts will spotlight wind and solar energy,
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR services, windows and green
roofs. And festival kids can build and race their own solar cars!

Learn about insulation, hydrogen fuel cells, hybrid cars and energy
efficient home remodeling options. Sample snacks cooked in a
portable solar oven. Returning by popular demand: the Change-A-
Light Bulb Sale. Stock up on ENERGY STAR qualified compact
fluorescent light bulbs for only $0.99 each, all weekend.
Admission and parking are free! For more information, including
resources from previous Energy Festivals, visit us online at
www.earthwayscenter.org or call (314) 577-0220.

September/October 2005

Green Building
Public Lecture

Thursday, October 13, 7 p.m.,

Shoenberg Auditorium

Today's “green” buildings mimic
nature's own conservation methods.
Can buildings of tomorrow participate
with nature on its own terms? William
Reed, AIA, one of the nation’s leading
experts in green design, presents
ideas in “Regenerative Design,” a free
public lecture sponsored by the U.S.
Green Building Council—St. Louis

Regional Chapter. For more

information call (314) 577-0854 or
visit www.usgbc.org/Chapters/stlouis.

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For information on making a gift to the Butterfly
House Tribute Fund, please call (314) 577-0297.

Ms. Cheri A. Pederson

Alter Compan Mr. Jack Huelsmann

Mr. and Mrs. John Brandvein Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. James M. Reimer
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haake Ms. Mary Schuh

Butterfly Hi pavers are a great way to
recognize graduations, weddings, birthdays,
holidays, and memorials. For information, call the
Development Office at (314) 577-0297.

Bertram Danny Stein
Kathy and Larry Shoults Tom Hartmann
Chesterfield Hill MaryEllen Trachsel and

arden Clu aurie Copeland

Chesterfield Hill Garden Club
Shirley Ann Cody
The Dennis Smith Family
ne ns Gifford Susan Syrup
Kris Chris, Jenny and Greg
Jeannie Waters

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Bayless Intermediate School

Tributes and Pavers donated to the
Butterfly House from May to June 2005.

15193 Olive Boulevard
Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone (636) 530-0076
fax (636) 530-1516

www.butterflyhouse.org

Flutter into Fall Fashions

Wednesday, September 21, 11 a.m., $60 per person

Are you ready for some fall color in your life? Please join us for a fall event, including lunch
under the tent of the Emerson Lakeside Terrace, a fashion show by Talbots, and a raffle and silent
auction with beautiful items like a Baccarat crystal butterfly. Attendees will also receive a one-day
discount of 20% in the Madame Butterfly Gift Shop. Proceeds benefit the educational programs
at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Please join us for a great time and a great cause. For
reservations, call (314) 577-9570. If you are unable to attend, but would like to support the
Butterfly House with a gift, please call (314) 577-0297.

Boo-tterflies

Saturday, October 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No tricks, just treats at our special Halloween party. Kids ages 2 to 8: wear your costume and play
“The Ghostess with the Mostess,” “Mummy Make-Over,” “Scarecrow Lasso,” “BOO-ket Ball,” and
more. Create lots of spooktacular crafts. You'll have a ghostly good time and go home with great

prizes and yummy treats. Activities free with regular admission.

BUZZ: Pinning

Monarchs: The Great Migration: Saturday, September 17 or

Spiders: Saturday, October 8

BUZZ is a series of monthly classes, workshops and events at the Butterfly House for children
ages 8-12. Classes are $13 ($9 for Garden members), but visitors are encouraged to enroll in
three classes for the price of two. Classes are 90 minutes long and take place at 2 p.m. on one
Saturday per month. Parents are asked to attend the class with their children and class size is
limited to 20. Reservations are required. Please call (636) 530-0076 ext. 10.

Names to the contrary, butterflies are not the only animals in residence at the Sophia M. Sachs
Butterfly House. This summer, invertebrates from all over the world take a permanent center
stage in the “Discovering a Small World” exhibit in the newly renovated Grand Hall.

The new exhibition features habitats filled with creatures that showcase the diversity of
invertebrates. “Our goal is to help people understand that the loss of any animal species,
including insects, can have a severe impact on the environment,” says Joe Norton, director of
the Butterfly House. “Animals and plants fill niches with everything in delicate balance.”

The exhibit includes:
° a colony of approximately 300 Orange Head Roaches, native to Central and South America;
* an example of the aggressive, territorial Two Horn Beetle from tropical Asia;
* the 4 to 6-inch long Jungle Nymph, which is a master of disguise in order to elude predators;
* the Red Knee Tarantula, another large-sized animal, though at six inches in diameter,
they are not the largest of tarantula species:
¢ Yellow Taxi Cab Beetles, Desert Hairy Scorpions, Giant Cockroaches and Flamboyant
Flower Beetles are among the other varied species visitors can see up-close and personal.

“Discovering a Small World” will grow with additions and enhancements in future months, and is
the first of five new exhibits being added to the Grand Hall over the course of the next two years.

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Japanese Garden...

It's back-to-school time for creative gardeners, and registration is now open for fall adult
education classes at the Garden. From professional to novice, all crafty gardening
enthusiasts will enjoy classes with expert instructors on a wide variety of horticultural,
art, and cooking topics.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of plant testing at the William T. Kemper Center for
Home Gardening with several new “anniversary” classes highlighting star performers.
Fast-paced and designed for the avid gardener or green industry practitioner, these
classes feature topics like “Best Bulbs for Missouri” with the Garden’s horticulturalist
responsible for the bulb gardens, Jason Delaney or “Best Larger Shrubs and Small
Trees” with Japanese Garden head horticulturalist Ben Chu, or “Best Perennials”
tall 2008 with the Kemper Center’s Garden Supervisor, June Hutson.

By now, members should have received
their new Adult Education catalog in the
mail, but if not, check out the classes
online at the Garden’s website:
www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp.
Members receive discounts on all
classes of up to 20%. For more on
information, call (314) 577-9441. Fae owe

Beginners will also have fun, with a number of “classics” this fall, such as “Well-Seasoned
Advice for the Novice Gardener” with KMOX’s Mike Miller, host of the “Garden Hotline.”
There are a variety of new cooking and art-related classes as well, including the “Diabetic
Gourmet” and “Plant Photography.” Classes are offered at several locations (St. Louis,
Ellisville, and Illinois), including the Shaw Nature Reserve. Take part in the new “Native
Plant School” there this fall, with multiple three-hour sessions year-round.

Fall classes are held from August 30 through December 11. Fees range from $20 to $60
for single session classes and many cost just $25. Multiple session class fees range
from $120 to $280. Missouri Botanical Garden members receive a discount.

Paging the Plant Doctor

The Garden is seeking knowledgeable gardeners to volunteer at the Kemper
Center for Home Gardening. Whether a current or retired professional
horticulturist, Master Gardener, or an experienced amateur gardener, you can
put your expertise to work fielding a variety of visitor inquiries about plants.
Plant Doctors can be “on call,” answering questions as problems arise, or they
Staff the Plant Doctor Desk inside the Kemper Center. If you or someone you
know would like more information on becoming a Plant Doctor, call

Jackie Juras at (314) 577-5187 during weekday business hours, or e-mail
jackie.juras@mobot.org.

From Pots to Planks

Thanks to everyone who made the seventh year of Plastic Pot Recycling
another fantastic success! Over 60,000 pounds of horticultural plastic were
saved from the landfill, collected, shredded, and recycled (by Environmental
Recycling, Inc. of St. Louis) into 3,000 garden-friendly recycled plastic planks.

Gnome-ato

Visitors to the Kemper Center for Home Gardening
display gardens might have been startled to see a
little friend peeping out from behind the latest tomato

A durable alternative to lumber, plastic planks are waterproof, rustproof, cultivars in the Naumann Experimental Garden. Here,

insectproof, and last up to 50 years (wood lasts only 5-10 years). Purchase
Pots-to-Planks lumber at cost, while supplies last, at the Kemper Center for
Home Gardening. Also available: two sizes of raised-bed kits and a new Pots-
to-Planks backyard composting bin. Visit the Center’s reception desk daily

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or call (314) 577-9443 to learn more. Download an order form
from the Pots-to-Planks website: www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml|

Special thanks to the St. Louis Solid Waste Management District in Monrovia
for supporting the environmental effort.

visitors (gnome included) learn about ways to
improve soils, techniques for increasing yield,
methods of pest control, evaluation of plant
selections, and other experimental trials. The oodles
of tomatoes in August drew many admirers, however,
and the shy gnome has once again departed for

less busy locale. Can you find him now?

MBG Bulletin September/October 2005

PHOTO BY CHARLES SCHMIDT

FROM THE WILLIAM T. KEMPER
CENTER FOR HOME GARDENING...

For additional information on plant care
and gardening:

visit the Kemper Center for Home Gardening
call the Horticultural Answer Service,
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon,
at (314) 577-5143

check out the Gardening Help section at
www.mobot.org

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TASES
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All month

¢ Turfgrass: Begin fall seeding or
sodding of cool-season grasses.
Seedbeds should be raked, de-thatched
or core-aerified, fertilized, and seeded.
Keep newly planted lawn areas moist,
but not wet. If soils become dry,
established lawns should be watered
thoroughly to a depth of 4-6 inches.
Cool season lawns are best fertilized in
fall. Make up to three applications
between now and December. Do not
exceed rates recommended by fertilizer
manufacturer.

e Autumn is a good time to add manure,

compost, or leaf mold to garden soils

for increasing organic matter content.

Week 1

¢ Cut annuals to provide vigorous plants
for over-wintering.

* Herbs can be dug from the garden and
placed in pots now for growing
indoors this winter.

* Pick pears before they are fully
mature. Store in a cool, dark basement
to ripen.

¢ Sow seeds of radish, lettuce, spinach,
and other greens in a cold frame.

Week 2

¢ Plant spring bulbs (except tulips) as
soon as they are available.

¢ Ready houseplants for winter indoors.
Prune back rampant growth and
protruding roots. Check for pests.
Bring plants indoors at least one
month before the heat is turned on.

¢ Pinch out the top of Brussels sprout
plants to plump out the developing
sprouts. Tie leaves around cauliflower
heads when they are about the size of
a golf ball. Keep broccoli picked
regularly to encourage additional
production of side shoots.

¢ Top-dress lawns with compost or
milorganite, best done after aerifying.

Week 3

¢ Poinsettias can be forced into bloom for
the holidays if they are moved indoors
now to a sunny windowsill. Each night,
they must be kept in a cool, dark place
where there is no light for 14 hours.
This must continue until proper color is
achieved in 6 to10 weeks.

¢ Pinch off any young tomatoes that are
too small to ripen to channel energy into
ripening the remaining full-size fruits.

¢ Newly seeded lawns should not be cut
until they are at least 2-3 inches tall.

Week 4

e Divide perennials now. Enrich the
soil with peat moss or compost
before replanting.

¢ Divide peonies now. Replant ina
sunny site and avoid planting deeply.

¢ Lift gladiolus when their leaves yellow.
Cure in an airy place until dry before
husking.

¢ Check all along peach tree trunks to
just below the soil line for gummy
masses cased by borers. Probe holes
with thin wires to puncture borers.

¢ Sow spinach now to over-winter under
mulch for spring harvest.

October
All month

e Plant spring bulbs among hostas,
ferns, daylilies, or ground covers. As
these plants grow in the spring they
will hide the dying bulb foliage.

¢ Plant container-grown and balled-and-
burlapped trees and shrubs now.
Loosen the soil in an area five times
the diameter of the root ball before
planting. Mulch well after watering.
Continue watering, especially
evergreens if soils are dry.

¢ Store apples in a cool basement in old
plastic sacks that have been perforated
for good air circulation.

¢ Sow cover crops such as winter rye
after crops are harvested.

Week 1

¢ For best bloom later this winter,
Christmas cactus, potted azaleas, and
kalanchoe may be left outdoors until
night temperatures drop to about 40° F.

¢ Continue harvesting tender crops such
as winter squash and pumpkins before
frost. For best storage quality, leave an
inch or two of stem on each fruit. Dig
sweet potatoes before a bad freeze.
Gourds should be harvested when their
shells become hard or when their color
changes from green to brown.

* A few degrees of frost protection may be
gained by covering tender plants with
sheets or lightweight fabric row covers.

Week 2

* Cannas and dahlias can be dug when
frost nips their foliage. Allow the plants
to dry under cover in an airy, frost-free
place before storage.

* Spring bulbs for forcing can be potted up
now and stored in a cool, frost-free place
until it is time to bring indoors, usually
12 to 15 weeks.

Se

Blazing Star in the
Rock Gar

Fall color all over
the Garden Grounds

Victoria waterlilies in the
den Milles Sculpture Pools

Gourd Walk in the

¢ Persimmons start to ripen, especially
after frost.

Week 3

* Transplant deciduous trees once they
have dropped their leaves.

¢ Monitor fruit plantings for mouse activity

and take steps for their control if present.

* Continue mowing lawns until growth
stops. Keep leaves raked off lawns to
prevent smothering grass. Now is a good
time to apply lime if soil tests indicate
the need.

Week 4
e Plant tulips now.

* Trees may be fertilized now. This is best
done following soil test guidelines.

¢ Place wire guards around trunks of
young fruit trees for protection against
mice and rabbits.

¢ Winterize mowers before storage.

Bloodflower in the
Kemper Center

Kemper Center Mausoleum Grounds

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Sassafras Grove in the

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PHOTO BY ALAN STENTZ

Sour Gum
Nyssa sylvatica

A slow-growing, deciduous, Missouri native,
sour gum (also called Black tupelo) grows 30
to 50 feet tall. Small, greenish-white flowers in
spring give way to small oval fruits, which are
technically edible but quite sour (hence the
common name). Fruits mature to a dark blue
and are attractive to birds and wildlife.
Spectacular scarlet fall leaf color.

Plants of Merit™ are selected by regional horticulture
experts for outstanding qualities and dependable
performance in the lower Midwest. View all current
PMs on the website: www.plantsofmerit.org

for a complete list of plants in bloom go to www.mobot.org

Cannas in the Evergreen Wisteria in the
Swift Family Garden Temperate House

ms in the Crinium in the

Japanese Garden Bulb Garden

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PHOTO COURTESY LADUE GARDEN CLUB

by Kimberlie McCue, Ph.D.

Anyone who has ever planted a garden has encountered weeds, the uninvited
guests among the planned beauty of the garden. But with a little mulch, a spritz of

herbicide, and old-fashioned pulling, these garden nuisances can be kept in check.

Invasive weeds, however, are something else altogether. They are plants run
amok, spreading out into the landscape silently and swiftly, displacing native
wildflowers, engulfing wooded areas, altering ecosystems, threatening
endangered species, and causing great economic and ecological harm.

Where do these invasive plants come from? Surprisingly, many of the plants now
causing problems were intentionally imported to be used in gardens, for
landscaping, or to provide wildlife habitat and erosion control. But when freed
from the natural enemies that kept them in check in their place of origin, they
became quite aggressive.

Most non-native plants cause no problem, but about 10 percent become invasive
and cause excessive damage: over $137 billion annually in losses to agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, and the maintenance of open waterways! Fully 2.6 million acres
of our national parks have become infested, and nearly half of endangered species
in the U.S. are at risk because of invasive species.

The Missouri Botanical Garden and the Nature Conservancy have taken a leadership
role in limiting the spread of invasive plants and the threats they pose to native
species. An international workshop held at the Garden in 2001 produced the Codes
of Conduct Relevant to Invasive Species, which informs practices in all areas of the
Garden. (See the Codes and read about the workshop at www.mobot.org/invasives.)
This work involves working closely with the Horticulture Co-Op of Metro St. Louis to
address the issue from the perspective of the horticulture industry and with the
Missouri Department of Conservation to develop educational and instructional
material for both lay people and professionals.

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Members of the Ladue Garden Club work to eradicate bush honeysuckle.

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What You Can Do

Recently, the Garden and the Nature Conservancy
have begun to develop materials for a NIMBY
program: No Invasives in My Back Yard. As a
home gardener, you can be part of the effort to
Stop invasive plants! Don’t bring exotic plants
home from other regions; never dump aquarium
plants into natural waterways; read wildflower and
bird seed mixes to know what you are putting in
your yard and garden.

Educate yourself on which plants are invasive in
your area and grow only non-invasive species. In
St. Louis, some of the worst invasive plants are
(pictured above from left):

1 Bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

2 Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

3 Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)

4 Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

5 Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

lf you find these plants growing in your yard, remove
and destroy them, and volunteer at your local park or
wildlife area to help remove invasive species.

In the last two years, the Ladue Garden Club has
done just that. With help from the Garden's
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center staff, Mary Voges
and Malinda Slagle, the garden club identified bush
honeysuckle as particularly pervasive in the woodsy
enclave of Ladue and set about eradicating it, one
yard at a time (see photo at left).

For more information on how to identify

and remove these plants, and for ideas on
Suitable replacements call the NIMBY hotline
1-800-315-6307 or call (314) 577-0865.

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A recent publication by Missouri Botanical Garden curator Dr. Jan Salick and graduate student
Wayne Law of Washington University has been receiving a lot of attention from the press,
including an Associated Press wire story that was picked up by over 50 newspapers, and an
article in The New York Times. The study, funded through a grant from the National Science
Foundation, demonstrated that the size of the Himalayan snow lotus (Saussurea laniceps) has
decreased over the years as a result of commercial harvest by humans. Local residents pick
the biggest of the plants, an important remedy in traditional Tibetan medicine for “women’s
diseases,” leaving only the smaller plants to go to seed. Over the past 100 years, the plant has
lost almost four inches in height!

“Selection caused by humans is a powerful force, whether conscious or unconscious, artificial
or natural,” write Salick and Law. Similar phenomena have been reported for a number of
different kinds of fishes, but this study marks the first documented case of a plant population
being “overfished.” Dr. Jan Salick, part of the Garden’s William L. Brown Center for Plant
Genetic Resources, is a specialist in ethnobotany, the study of the interaction of people and
plants. She is working with the Nature Conservancy and the Chinese government to help
persuade harvesters to wait until the plant spreads its seeds before picking, and to preserve
Tibetan sacred sites where the few remaining large plants grow.

Protecting Our National Parks

them through later reintroduction.

Nathan Helton (NPS biologist at Obed NSR) and
Meredith Gosejohan looking at the seeds.

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PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS BIRKINSHAW

Solo Rapanarivo, Jacky Andriatiana (from PBZT),
and Christian Camara (from MBG-Madagascar) with
the three Schizolaena tampoketsana saplings.

Saving One Tree at a Time

In April, Missouri Botanical Garden
employees planted three strong saplings of
Schizolaena tampoketsana, known locally as
Sohisika, at the Parc Botanique et Zoologique
de Tsimbazaza (PBZT) in Antananarivo,
Madagascar. Sohisika is one of the most
threatened plants in the world with just 120
adult trees known in four tiny forest
fragments in central Madagascar.

The saplings were collected as seedlings by
MBG botanists as part of a National
Geographic Society project to research and
implement conservation action plans for a
selection of Madagascar's rarest plants. They
were grown into saplings by the commercial
nursery Phyto-logic. Although the Missouri
Botanical Garden has recently begun a
project to conserve the habitat of Sohiska,
funded by Conservation International,
success is by no means certain, thus the
plants at PBZT serve as a Safety net.

As part of the National Park Service Seed Collection Project, the Missouri Botanical Garden and
Center for Plant Conservation are working to collect seed of 12 species of federally listed plants in
area national parks. The NPS Seed Collection Project is a nationwide effort to collect samples of
rare and at-risk plants from U.S. national parks in order to preserve these plants and/or restore

The first collection of the year was in Springfield, Missouri, from Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.
There, conservation biologists, Dr. Kimberlie McCue and Meredith Gosejohan collected seed from
Physaria filiformis (syn. Lesquerella filiformis), the Missouri bladderpod. Park botanist, Craig Young
was optimistic about the status of the Missouri bladderpod, stating that this was the highest
number of flowering plants present in many years. That’s good news for the future of this native
plant, and 2,000 seeds were collected and preserved for the future.

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Dr. and Mrs. Gerrit Davidse

Mr. and Mrs. John Skinner

Ms. Evelyn E. Dennis

Mr. and Mrs. David Bentley

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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Anthony

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Tribute and
Memorial
Gift Program

A tribute gift to the Garden is

a wonderful way to honor
family and friends. If you
have questions regarding
tribute giving opportunities
at the Garden, please call
(314) 577-5118. You can
also make a tribute gift
online at our website,
www.mobot.org.

May-June 2005

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Goldman Dr. Peter Raven

Margie and Martin Jaffe

Miss Jackie Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Walter G.

Jack and Dawn Harbison
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Mrs. Addie Bittin
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Keeney
Raymond and Rae Schaper
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Krantz
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Krantz
Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Lang
Dr. and Mrs. a Wasserman
Mrs. Agnes J. Lee
Hie and Lyle Siemer
and Mrs. hie Levy

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Mr. John Mosher
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal
Miss Sophia Maz
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip = aie

Mrs. Erna Means

Mrs. Betty Argust

Ms. Sara Mednik

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern
Mrs. Lorine Moran
Mrs. Olivia Kruszynski
Mrs. Judy Moskoff

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Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern
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Judith and Andrew Jacks
Mr. Robert W. Hawkin
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Winer
Mrs. Anne Heiman

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Ms. Donna Kessel and Family
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Mr. and Mrs, Wayne Clark
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Oversize Veggies and great new cookbooks with the appropriate tools
attached are just a few of the items available at the Garden Gate Shop to

help you celebrate the season's bounty!

GARDEN GATE SHOP

4344 Shaw Blvd. « (314) 577-5137
Open daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Garden.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Sales

Sep. 14 and Oct. 15

Members save 20% on everything at the
Garden Gate Shop and the Little Shop
Around the Corner

Sep. 23-25 Members save 20% off bulbs
Oct. 8-9 Members save 20% off orchids

Trunk Shows 70 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sep. 10-11 Bee Clare (jewelry)
Kabuki Closet (vintage kimono
show and sale)

Sep . 17-18 Front & Center (jewelry)
Yael Shomroni (pottery)

Sep. 23-25 Silver Cat (jewelry)

Oct. 8-9 Del Sol (jewelry)

Oct . 14-16 Silver Cat (jewelry)

Oct . 22-23 Nancy Helmer (jewelry)
Yael Shomroni (pottery)

Oct . 29-30 Down to Earth Gift Baskets
(gourmet gifts)
Lacey (jewelry)

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Book Signings

Sep. 10 Dr. John Oldani will lecture and sign
his new book Sweetness Preserved:
The Story of the Crown Candy
Kitchen. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sep. 17 Children's author, Connie Mcintyre,
will read from and sign her books
Flowers for Grandpa Dan and Upside
Downside Inside Out: Poems about
Being a Kid. noon to 2 p.m.

Sep. 24 Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini book
signing. noon to 2 p.m.

Oct. 14 Barbara Perry Lawton book signing.
noon to 2 p.m.

Oct. 20 Eric Brende will read from his book
Better Off: Flipping the Switch on
Technology. noon to 1:30 p.m.

“Nov. 5 Caro! Grove, author of the new book,
Henry Shaw's Victorian Landscape will
lecture and sign books. noon to 2 p.m.

Food Tasting
every Saturday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Dr. and ne Gary Kulak

Mr. Ward K. Levery
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern
Mr. Alan B. Lewin
Mrs. Joseph Ruwitch

Ida M. Liams

Mrs. Denita Douglas

Mr. Al Loeb

Mrs. Sherman LeMaster
Mr. Paul Londe
Morton and Norma Baron
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Mrs. Lillian E. Minges
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Mrs. Marion Morris
Mrs. Grace M. Bennett
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Mrs. Vivian Nix
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tucker
Joan Seibert
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Busch
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Mr. Floyd Spree

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Mr. and Mrs. one i Jonas
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Mrs. Betty Towne

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Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McDonald
Mrs. Josephine Chasnoff Webber
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Cook
Mr. Charles A. Weber
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Create a Legacy

By leaving a bequest to the Garden, you create
a legacy that will benefit others for generations
to come. If you have already included the
Garden in your estate plans, we hope that you
will share this information with us. We would
like to express our gratitude and welcome you
into the Heritage Society. Of course, your
wishes for anonymity are respected. Please call
Patricia Arnold, Director of Development, at
(314) 577-5120 for further information and a
complimentary brochure. Visit our informative
new website at www.mobot.org. Click on
Membership, then Planned Giving Guide.

Mrs. Myra Dubin

Ellen and nts ae

Ms. Paula Fin

Mrs. Alice R. he

Mr. Jason Hall

Mr. Frank Hamsher ae Ms. Peggy Guest
Ms. Rebecca R. Jac

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Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. O'Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Page

Mr. and Mrs. Barrett L. Scallet
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Mr and Mrs. Robert A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern

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Commemorate Your Special Occasion

Engraved clay bricks and signature bronze bricks are a wonderful way
to commemorate any special occasion, including birthdays, retirements,
anniversaries, graduations, holidays and special accomplishments, as
well as final memorials. Place your brick in the Members’ Entry Court of
the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening today! Please see the
enclosed envelope flyer. For more information, call (314) 577-0874.

Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening from May 15, 2005 through July 15, 2005.

Pamela and Adrian Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Baker

Shirley E. Bell

Ms. Cynthia B. Neville

Russ Bley, Jr.

Russ Bley, Jr.

Barbara seas and — Drey
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dre

Susan and Ste ae n ri i

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Henderson
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Tom and Renee Hennekes
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Mr. and Mrs. ae Johnston

Betty A. Melby
Mrs. Betty A. Melby

Dr. Frank and Theresa oe

John and Elizabeth Morriso

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Harry and Jenie Mueller

Paulochik Family

Mr. Paul Paulochik

John Reiner

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Fred and Karen Schneider

Sunil B Sengupta

Mr. Alok Sengupta

Amy Caudy

Alan Shutko

Mr. Alan Shutko and Ms. he Caudy

Jim and Carol Squires
Josee N. Usher

David R. Usher

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Richard and Patricia Young
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Mrs. Linda Jane Blythe

Don Carter and

Ann Carter Messner

Dr. and Mrs. James R. Criscione

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Mr. and Mrs. James Hershey
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Mr. Ted McMinn

Julius E. Giebler

Ms. Elizabeth Grimm-Howell
Marie Grzesiowski

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Linda G. Leona

Ben and Bre a Besse Grammy
Claudia and Jennifer Hayduck

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Gary and Jean Hilmer

George Joan and Linda Hobson
Mr. George Hobson

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Mr. Wallace Klein and Mrs. Norma Vavra

Tyler Andrew Madison
Mrs. Susanne McGowan

Rosemary Mechler
Mrs. Beth Reilly

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Jacqueline Tatom and Paul Naecker
Richard and Charlotte Norton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norton
Grant William Ott
Ms. Linda Ragsdale
Axeman and (ae Families
Ms. Kathleen M. P.
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Mr. A. Howard Smith
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Brian and Cathy Waddell
Barry and Raye Zeigler
Barry and Raye Zeigler

For additional information regarding the Garden’s brick
program, please contact Fay Orr at (314) 577-0874 or
visit our website, www.mobot.org.

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4 grow this fall and winter. Enjoy the changing seasons as you explore the
Garden with your child or grandchild. Register today!

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A fun, low-impact workout for all fitness levels, Strollerobics is an eight-
week course for parents and their children in strollers. Participants push
Strollers along a mostly flat path around the Garden grounds, highlighting
areas of interest to young children, and stopping to do lunges, squats, sit-
ups, and jumping jacks. Classes begin the week of September 12 and are
offered every weekday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Class size is limited to 16
participants. Cost is $55 per adult for an eight-class session ($50 for
Garden members).

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Share the wonders of nature with your child or
grandchild. Over the course of the class you and your
“little sprout” will learn about different parts of a

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| sprouts make new friends. Each class will include a walk,
i cree indoor hands-on activities, songs, a story, and snack.
Volunteer for Kids = Space is limited, so please register early. Little Sprouts is offered Mondays
How can school children living in the humid or Tuesdays for six weeks starting on September 19 or 20. Cost is $108
Midwest understand Desert Life? Why should ($96 for Garden members).

they Celebrate Seeds?

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Enthusiastic volunteer instructors are needed to e®
help the Garden’s Education Division offer these wy Glasses for preschoolers (ages 4~5) and parents

programs to the nearly 120,000 students who Y or grandparents offers a choice of two locations!
participate each year. Instructors volunteer up to garden buds | Me Garden will offer a fall series of six classes

four hours, one day a week from September (two per month) and a winter series of three classes
through May, and attend a monthly meeting on (one per month). Starting September 8 or 11, each class will be taught on
the second Tuesday of the month. Training begins Thursday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. or Sunday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The fall series
immediately and scheduling is flexible. Members will cost $90 ($78 for members), and the winter series will cost $45 ($38 for
are invited to sign up now by calling Jackie Juras members). Or sign up for individual classes at $16 each ($14 for Garden

at (314) 577-5187 during weekday business members). Call (314) 577-5140 for more information and a brochure.

hours, or e-mail jackie.juras@mobot.org.

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Intergenerational programs are designed for seniors and their
school-aged grandchildren ages 6-12 with special crafts to inspire
and increase their interest in nature. Call (314) 577-5140 for details
about the three classes available on Saturdays this fall.

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September
Sat.-Mon., Sep. 3-5

Japanese Festival. See page 6.

Tues.-Fri., Sep. 6-9

Butterfly House Home School Academy: Ladybugs.
Ages 4 to 7. Call (636) 530-0076, ext. 13. BH.
Sat., Sep. 10

Shaw Nature Reserve Ick Day! See page 9. SNR.
Sun., Sep. 11 to Sun., Oct. 30

“Portraits from the Prairie,” opening at the Bascom
House. See page 9. SNR.

Mon., Sep. 12 to Fri., Nov. 11

“Simplicity in the Natural World,” an exhibition of
floral art photography by Dan Richter. RC.

** Thurs., Sep. 15

Members’ Day: The Beauty of Bulbs. 11 a.m.

See page 6. RC.

Sat. & Sun., Sep. 17 & 18

Fourth annual Energy and Recycling Festival at the
EarthWays Center. See page 10. EC.

Sat., Sep. 17

Butterfly House BUZZ: Monarchs, the Great
Migration. See page 11. BH.

Sat., Sep. 17 to Sun., Oct. 30

Ride the Wilderness Wagon on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons (weather permitting) at the Shaw Nature
Reserve. For information, call (636) 451-3512. SNR.
Wed., Sep. 21

Flutter into Fall Fashions at the Butterfly House.
See page 11. BH.

Sat. & Sun., Sep. 24 & 25

Gateway West Gesneriad Society show and sale.

9 a.m. to5 p.m. RC.

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Sat., Sep. 24

Classic 99 KFUO’s “Rhapsody In Bloom.” Light
music and dance at several locations throughout
the Garden. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. RC.

Sat. & Sun., Sep. 24 & 25
Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society show.
Sat.: noon to 5 p.m. Sun.: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. RC.

Missouri Botanical Garden 2006 calendar display.
Calendars available for purchase in the Garden
Gate Shop. Proceeds support the Garden. RC.

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 1 & 2

Fourteenth annual Best of Missouri Market.
See page /.

**Tues., Oct. 4

Tower Grove Auxiliary scenic fall day-trip to
Louisiana, Missouri. See page 6.

Wed., Oct. 5

AARP Celebration of Life: exhibits of senior
services and products, attendance prizes, awards,
musical entertainment, question and answer
sessions, and health screenings. RC.

Sat., Oct. 8

Buttlerfly House BUZZ: Spiders. See page 11. BH.
Sun., Oct. 9

Fourth annual Harvest Festival at Shaw Nature
Reserve. See page 9. SNR

Thurs., Oct. 13, 7 p.m.

Green Building Public Lecture. See page 10. RC.

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**Fri., Oct. 14
Members’ Day: Sculpture Tour of the Garden,
11 am. See page 6. RC.

Sat., Oct. 15
George Washington Carver Garden opening.
See page 5.

Sat., Oct. 22
Butterfly House “Boo-tterflies” Halloween party.
See page 11. BH.

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 22 & 23
Mid-America Regional Lily Society sale.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. RC.

Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis show and sale.
9am. to5 p.m. RC.
Public tours at the EarthWays Center begin at

1 a.m., noon, 1, and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden
members and children 12 and under). EC.

Sat., Oct. 29
Tower Grove House reopens. See page 5.

Sun., Oct. 30

Eduardo Tami performs Argentine tango music
with a flute, piano, and guitar trio to launch the fall
season of Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live’®
concert series, broadcast live on 99.1 FM. Noon.
Free, but tickets required. Call (314) 725-0099 or
visit www.classic99.com. RC.

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perfect gift or looking for a worthy
cause to accept your donation, please
remember the Little Shop Around the
Corner. It’s one more tax-deductible
way to support the Garden!

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4474 Castleman, Saint Louis, Missouri 6311
(corner of Shaw and Vandeventer) ® (314) 577-0891

Hours: Tues. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CA = Cohen Amphitheater
CL = Climatron
EC = EarthWays Center

GGS = Garden Gate Shop
JG = Japanese Garden

KC = Kemper Center

MC = Monsanto Center

RC = Ridgway Center

SNR = Shaw Nature Reserve

SP = Spink Pavilion
** denotes a members-only event.

$ denotes an additional fee.

All events are free with admission or membership unless otherwise noted.

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Communications 314) 577-0254
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SONMIOMS oiecccccsesscseceeseee 314) 577-9506
Development 314) 577-5120
Events hotline 314) 577-9400
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Facility jal 314) 577-0200
Garden Gate 314) 577-5137
cara ee Pekan 314) 577-5143
Member 314) 577-5118
Planned ae 314) 577-5120
Sassafras 314) 577-5196
Tourism 314) 577-0275
TDD (hearing impaired) 314) 577-9430
Tribute Gifts 314) 577-5118
Volunteer Services 314) 577-5187
Visitor Services 314) 577-5101

Missouri Botanical Garden (314) 577-5100
4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 636) 530-0076
15193 Olive Blvd., Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO 63017
EarthWays Cent (314) 577-0220
3617 Grandel cae St. Louis, MO 63108

Little Shop Around the Corner 314) 577-0891
4474 Castleman Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110

Shaw Nature Reser (636) 451-3512
Hwy. 100 & I-44, Bey Summit, MO 63039

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The 14th annual market is bigger and better than ever with over 120 new and returning vendors.
See page 7 for details.

Editor: acs McNulty

Designer: Ellen Flesch

Cover ae pelos Garden entrance, Jamesly Lane
Back cover photo: Best of Missouri Market, Diane Wilson

Hours

The Garden is open every day except Christmas,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays until
Labor Day. Parking is free.

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Adults age 13-64....$7 (seniors 65+.......55)
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lo discover and share knowledge

about plants and their environment,
in order to preserve and enrich life.

-mission of the Missouri! Botanical Garden

the board of trustees
Mr. Scott C. Schnuck Cheryl Morley
velyn E. Newman

President
Mr. Douglas A. Albrecht Linda Ward O’Hara

Mr. Nicholas L. Reding

To everything there is a season, and this autumn brings many changes to the Garden.

In May 2003, we announced the Stewards of the Earth campaign for the Missouri
Botanical Garden. This $71 million drive, strengthening the Garden’s critical role in
establishing St. Louis as a world leader in the plant sciences and enhancing conservation
around the globe, draws to a close December 31, 2005.

We are very grateful for the support received over the past five years, and many
Campaign projects are already underway or even completed: the newly renovated Tower
Grove House, the George Washington Carver Garden, and opening next April, the Doris |.
Schnuck Children’s Garden—a Missouri Adventure. Naming opportunities still exist in
these and other projects, so please consider a gift to the campaign as part of your year-
end giving.

Best of Missouri Market this year was bigger and better than ever with four tents of
vendors and a record-setting number of new memberships. Thanks to Nora Stern and
Ellen Dubinsky for their continued leadership of this signature Garden event.

This fall, two very important members of the Garden’s senior management team are
retiring. Dr. Shannon Smith, Director of Horticulture, retired in October after 14 years of
overseeing a period of tremendous growth and change. We are very grateful for his
contributions over the years and wish him the best in his retirement. Dr. Luther Williams
will retire at the end of the year as the William T. Kemper Director of Education and
Interpretation and Senior Advisor to the Director. Williams has been instrumental in the
Garden Education Compact, the construction of the Commerce Bank Center for Science
Education, and the Carver Garden, and we are very grateful for his leadership.

We hope you will again choose to spend the holiday season with the Garden, enjoying the
wonderful fall foliage on a stroll through the Japanese Garden, or bringing your family and
friends down to the perennial favorite Gardenland Express. | hope to see you there.

phir 4. Raver

Peter H. Raven, Director

Mr. Herbert D. Condie III Mr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.

Dr. Thomas F. George

Mr. David W. Kemper
E. Klein

Mr. Charles E. Kopman

Mr. Hal A. Kroeger, Jr.
Carolyn W. Losos

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Dr. Henry See Paaee Jr.
Mr. Rex Sinque

Nancy R. Siw Hg

The Hon. Francis G. Slay

The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith
Mr. Robert B. Smith

Mr. Andrew C. Taylor

Mr. Jack E. Thomas, Jr.

Dr. Mark S. Wrighton

Emeritus Trustees
Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale
Mr. John H. Biggs

Mr. William H. T. Bush

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Mr. E. Desmond Lee, ur.
Lucy Lopata

Mr. Douglas B. MacCarth
Mr. James S. McDonnell II!

Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr.
Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross

Mrs. Walter G. Stern
Dr. William K. Y. Tao
Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy
Dr. George E. Thoma
Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr.
Mr. 0. Sage Wightman III
Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff
r. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr.

Honorary oe
Dr. Werner Greu
Dr. Surinder M. ae

Members’ Board
Nancy Sauerhoff, President

editor's note...

We don’t always get the autumn of our dreams here in the
Midwest, but it’s the intense variation that keeps things
interesting. This year’s fall seemed to start early following the
drought conditions with some trees dropping leaves in late
summer from stress. But others look like they are right now
turning the most fantastic hues. While St. Louis gardeners know
that average first/last frosts are October 15 and April 15, historical
data show frosts as early as September 28 and as late as mid-
May. Maybe it’s that unpredictability that makes St. Louis
gardeners adopt a more rakish, devil-may-care attitude. And yet,
with all its challenges (or perhaps because of them), gardening is
good for what ails you. Recently horticultural therapy has been

4 Stewards of the Earth
6 Events
8 News

12 Garden at Large

Shaw Nature Reserve, EarthWays Center, Butterfly House

14 Home Gardening
What to do in your garden now, horticulture therapy
18 Research and Conservation
19 Tributes
22 Education
23 Calendar

gaining momentum as yet another way to keep fit, active, and
mentally acute into old age (see page 16). So long as one has
health to enjoy it, age and retirement bring the benefit of time.
Thus, what better time of the year than the holidays to take the
kids and grandkids for the day and treat them to lunch in
Sassafras and a visit to the holiday flower and train show? Or to
breakfast with Santa? Or the Chanukah festival of lights? Or
Kwanzaa? We lead busy lives, but at the holidays we all strive to
make time for friends and family, and to make lasting memories.
What better place than at the Garden?
Elizabeth McNulty, editor
elizabeth.mcnulty@mobot.org

MBG Bulletin November/December 2005

Only a few weeks remain to join in the campaign “to preserve and
enrich life” as a Steward of the Earth. The campaign concludes on
December 31. Those who have made gifts to the campaign have realized
the satisfaction of watching their gifts bear fruit. Most recently, the
George Washington Carver Garden opened October 15 and the newly
reinterpreted Tower Grove House opens on October 29.

Those who make gifts now can look forward to the opening of the

Doris |. Schnuck Children’s Garden in April 2006. And they will know
their gifts supported vital restorations in historic and famous areas of the
Garden, such as the replacement of Rangui posts in Japanese Garden
Lake and tuck-pointing of the Museum Building and Linnean House.

All who give to the campaign will be recognized as Stewards of the Earth
in the Honor Roll of Donors to be published next year. But a few
opportunities remain for special recognition. In the Doris |. Schnuck
Children’s Garden, for example, opportunities begin at $10,000 each.
These gifts may be made with pledges that can be paid over five years.
Some of the remaining naming opportunities are:

Lock & Dam (2) and Rustic Log Benches (6) — $10,000 each
Wood & Iron Benches (12) — $15,000 each
Discovery Platform — $50,000

MBG Bulletin November/December 2005

The statue Victory of Science Over Ignorance is the symbol of
the Stewards of the Earth campaign.

Many donors who cannot make large cash gifts are surprised to discover
the tax advantages of making gifts of stock, property, and other types of
assets they have accumulated. Examples of these types of gifts include:

Securities — The best stocks to donate are those that have increased in
value, particularly those producing a low yield. This gift will provide an
immediate charitable tax deduction, as well as allowing you to avoid
capital gains tax.

Gift Annuities — If you are aged 50 or older, you may transfer a gift of
$5,000 or more to the Garden and receive fixed income for life, as well as
an immediate charitable tax deduction for a portion of the gift.

Retirement Plan Assets — You can designate the Garden as your
retirement account primary beneficiary, or transfer it to a deferred giving
arrangement that will pay income for life to a friend or family member,
after which the remaining assets pass to the Garden.

Life Insurance — You can donate a paid-up life insurance policy to us or
simply name us as the beneficiary. To qualify for the federal charitable
contribution deduction on a gift of an existing policy, you would name us
as owner and beneficiary.

To discuss these and other ways of giving, as well as naming opportunities,
call Director of Development Patricia Arnold at (314) 577-5120.

Mrs. William Barnes

A Henry Shaw Associate since 1969, Diane
Barnes was interested to learn of the Stewards
of the Earth campaign. “| practically grew up at
the Garden,” says Diane, “and | wanted to give
back to the institution I’ve enjoyed so much.”

So she discussed all the options with the Garden's
staff. “We're not rich. We saved all our lives and my
late husband made some wise investments, so
naturally | wanted the gift to do the most good,”
says Diane. She decided to make a gift annuity. “And
it was so easy! Patty [Arnold] and her staff were so
efficient. They did a wonderful job.” She continues
“God gave us a beautiful planet, and we should
preserve that beauty.”

Mrs. Gretta Forrester

As a member of the Intoximeters, Inc. family,
headquartered here, and as current president of
the Crosby Corporation, Gretta Forrester believes
in the future of St. Louis. It is this belief that
drives her support of the Missouri Botanical
Garden. “The Garden is one of the most vibrant
institutions in the city,” says Gretta. “It adds
value to living in St. Louis. | also enjoy visiting
the Garden with my children and grandchildren.”
A Henry Shaw Associate since 1970, Gretta
decided to make a contribution to the Stewards
of the Earth campaign because she knew her gift
would be used “efficiently and effectively” to keep
St. Louis strong.

Mrs. Georgia Van Cleve

“l’ve loved the Garden since | was a little girl!”
says Georgia Van Cleve. “It’s a beautiful place to
go and take my out-of-town company, friends,
and family.” A Henry Shaw Associate since 1975,
Georgia decided to make a gift to the Stewards
of the Earth campaign, citing her grandchildren’s
excellent experience at Camp MBG this summer.
She is also motivated by the big picture: “I think
the research is so important,” says Georgia.
“Think of the situation in New Orleans, the
destruction of the wetlands there that had
previously protected the city. We really need to
pay attention to biology, ecology, to nature.”

Donate today
Donating to the Stewards of the
Earth campaign is fast, easy,
and covenient. Call Director of
Development Patricia Arnold at
(314) 577-5120 today.

PHOTO BY TRENT FOLTZ

The bricks that were
laid when Henry Shaw
built his garden more
than 145 years ago
endure today, ve
testaments to his _—

legacy. Through the Stewards of the Earth
campaign, you can leave a legacy in brick,
helping to perpetuate what Shaw left for our
enjoyment.

Those who love the garden may place named
bricks in the Entry Court at the William T. Kemper
Center for Home Gardening. The bricks can be
inscribed to recognize your support for the
campaign or to honor someone special to you.
You may wish to remember a family member who
loved this beautiful place, or want your children to
recall the times you spent here together.

Traditional clay bricks are offered for gifts of $500;
they can be inscribed with names of up to 28
characters. A campaign gift of $1,000 will reserve a
bronze brick cast with your handwritten signature
or select a font from our list. Bricks are 4" by 8".
Less than 1,700 of the allotment of 4,700 bricks
are still available. To have your brick signify your
support of the campaign, you must place an
order before the campaign concludes on
December 31. To place an order or learn more,
call Fay Orr at (314) 577-0874 and specify your
gift for the Stewards of the Earth campaign.

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Deck the Halls

Fri., Nov. 4, 11. a.m., Ridgway Center

Get in the holiday spirit with our popular
holiday decorating presentation. The talented
designers from Mary Tuttle’s Flowers present
“The Art of Living” with the latest ideas and
seasonal tips for transforming your home into
a welcoming wonderland.

Holiday Show Preview

Wed., Nov. 30, 5 to 8 p.m., Ridgway Center
Membership has its privileges, such as this
yearly members-only magical evening viewing
of “Gardenland Express.” Cash bar, musical
entertainment, special holiday menu in
Sassafras, and fabulous holiday shopping in
the Garden Gate Shop.

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PHOTO BY DIANE WILSON

Members’ only: Breakfast with Santa
Saturday, Dec. 3, 8-10:30 a.m.

By reservation only.

$16 per person; children under 2 are free.

It’s an annual tradition: breakfast with Santa at the Garden. But

hurry: spaces are limited and this event always sells out.

Breakfast with Santa

Sat., Dec. 3, 8 to 10:30 a.m., Sassafras

It's an annual tradition: enjoy breakfast, holiday
craftmaking, and a visit with Santa at the
Garden. Menu includes waffles, scrambled
eggs, bacon, hash brown potatoes, biscuits,
mini-muffins and danishes. Bring a pair of
mittens or a child’s hat to donate to a
neighborhood charity. Tickets are $16 per
person; children under 2 are free. Seating is
limited and reservations are required. Call
(314) 577-9570, or reserve online at
www.mobot.org.

Holiday Luncheons

Tues., Dec. 6, or Wed., Dec. 14, noon, Spink Pavilion
Join the Tower Grove House Auxiliary for

our special holiday luncheons with all

proceeds to benefit the newly reopened

Tower Grove House. Tickets are $25 each

and include attendance prizes and admission
to “Gardenland Express.” Seating is limited and
reservations are required. Call (314) 577-9570
to reserve your seat by Monday, November 28.

2005

Holiday Lights Bus Tour

Wed., Dec. 7, 3:30 p.m. St. Louis area

We start at the Garden with a visit to
“Gardenland Express.” The bus then departs
the Ridgway Center at 4:30 p.m. Boxed meals
will be served. The tour includes stops at
Forest Park, Tilles Park, Anheuser-Busch
Brewery, and a very special private residence.
We return to the Garden by 8 p.m.

Cost is $50 per person. Seating is limited and
reservations are required. Call (314) 577-9570
to reserve your seat by Tuesday, November 29.

Christmas Bells Are Ringing

Sat., Dec. 10, 1 p.m., Ridgway Center

Caroling bells are a hallmark of the season, and
the acclaimed Gateway Ringers handbell choir
perform holiday music from around the world.
It’s a treat for young and old alike. Seating is
first come, first served.

PHOTO BY JAMESLY LANE

PHOTO BY JAMESLY LANE

PHOTO BY RYAN RUMBERGER

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Vintage St. Louis
HOLIDAY FLOWER AND TRAIN SHOW
flovember 23 to January 1, 2006

Now returning for a third year, the Gardenland Express annual holiday flower and
train show features colorful vignettes, scenes of the cityscape, and new additions—
like a six-foot scale replica of St. Louis Union Station. Through this miniature
landscape, a variety of theme trains, including a vintage streetcar, chug around
historic St. Louis structures such as the giant birdcage from the 1904 World’s Fair,
the waterfront, and various Route 66 favorites. A tiny video camera attached to one
of the locomotives will broadcast a “train’s eye view” on television monitors. Vintage
cars, tiny people and animals, will dot the countryside and thousands of tiny lights
will illuminate the trains, buildings, and tall ficus trees. The six-week show features a
rotating display of over 5,000 square feet of colorful blooms—including over 700
poinsettias, as well as cyclamen, amaryllis, fragrant narcissus, begonia, peperomia,
kalanchoe, and exotic anthurium.

Sponsorship support provided by CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory / Mayer Hoffman
McCann PC., and Southwest Bank of St. Louis.

vw Welcome Pat Scace

When Brian LeDoux retired in August after 30 years, he left
his final two productions in good hands. Not only does

Pat Diehl Scace have all the qualifications one might want
in the position—degrees from both the University of Illinois
Landscape Architecture program and the American Floral
Art School of Chicago—she had also learned from the
original—Brian himself—when she worked as his assistant in the early 1990s.

“The biggest challenge,” says Scace, “is continuing the high caliber of exhibits that
Garden visitors have come to expect.”

Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show a:

Wednesday, November 23 to Sunday, January 1

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closed Christmas Day,
open till 8 p.m. Dec. 26-30

Admission: $10 ($7 for seniors),

$3 for children 12 and under
Members and their children: FREE

Holiday Wreath Exhibit

Gorgeous wreaths by the finest floral designers.
Purchase one via silent auction. Proceeds
benefit the Garden. Participants include: Artistry,
BitterSweet Botanicals, Eckert’s Florist,
KaBloom—Kirkwood, Dale Rohman Enterprises,
Inc., Schnuck’s Floral, Twigs + Moss, and more.

Carols in the Garden

Saturday-Sunday, December 10-11, 1 to 5 p.m.
Back by popular demand, enjoy musicians and
carolers throughout the Garden, old-time organ
grinder and roasting chestnuts, and visit Santa
in his sleigh. $10 ($7 seniors). Free for members.

PHOTO BY JOSH MONKEN

Chanukah Festival of Lights
Sunday, December 18, noon to 4 p.m.

Festive music and dance, menorah-lighting, and
puppeteers. Israeli shuk vendors and the
Garden Gate Shop will feature Chanukah
merchandise.

Kwanzaa First Fruits

Wednesday, December 28, noon to 4 p.m.
Celebrate the first fruits of African-American
heritage and culture with storytelling, craft and
jewelry workshops, and authentic African
drumming and musical performances.

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Viarket Thanks

The 14th annual Best of Missouri Market was a
great success with over 120 vendors offering
the best specialty items from around the
region. Each year, the Best of Missouri Market
is made possible by the hard work and
commitment of our dedicated co-chairs, Nora
Stern and Ellen Dubinsky. We extend our
sincerest appreciation to Nora and Ellen, the
Members’ Board, and all volunteers and staff
who work to make this event grow each year.
This year’s Saturday marked a record
attendance for the Market.

We would like to recognize the generosity of
our lead sponsor, Schnuck Markets, Inc. The
Best of Missouri Market is also supported by
Central States Coca-Cola Bottling Company,
Commerce Bank, Edward Jones, Enterprise
Rent-A-Car, IR Climate Control Sector/
Hussmann Corporation, UniGroup, Inc.,
Waterway Gas and Wash, The May
Department Stores Company and U.S. Bank.
Additional thanks to the Girl Scout Council of
Greater St. Louis, KMOX, Fabick Power
Systems, Sachs Electric Company, Ronocco
Coffee, and the Great Harvest Bread Company.

Glass in the Garden 2006

The Missouri Botanical Garden has announced the premiere cultural event of 2006: “Glass in the

Garden,” a site-specific exhibit by glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, presented by Emerson. Dale

Chihuly and Chihuly Studios create art with a distinctive style, featuring vibrant colors, fluid and

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

organic forms, and complex groupings of many pieces. His creations are found in more than 200

museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art

Museum and the Palais de Louvre.

Running six months, from April 30 through October 31, 2006, “Glass in the Garden” will include
dozens of sculptures custom-designed for locations both in open air and inside the Climatron.

The Garden will be open on Thursday evenings during this time for “Chihuly Nights,” which will

offer visitors unique, dramatically lit views of the exhibit in the glow of evening.

“We are so pleased and excited to provide the venue for this spectacular exhibit. Dale Chihuly’s
artistry is remarkable. His ability to turn humble sand into majestic works of blown glass is truly
a rare gift,” says Dr. Peter H. Raven, Director of the Garden. “The Garden is very grateful to
Emerson for its tremendous generosity in helping us to bring this exhibit to the people of

St. Louis and the entire region.”

IMLS Grant Awarded

The Missouri Botanical Garden is the recipient
of a grant from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services to further on-going efforts at
building digital library resources. The Garden
will create a public-resource computing
application, called SciLINC (Scientific Literature
Indexing on Networked Computers), that
digitizes and automatically indexes vast
amounts of scientific literature, providing
scientists, students, and the interested public
with an integrated Website for the discovery of
information about plants.

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November/December

Garden Objects on Display
History fans won’t want to miss a new exhibit
opening October 9 at the Missouri History
Museum in Forest Park. This traveling
exhibition “Beyond Lewis & Clark: The Army
Explores the West” analyzes the army’s
exploration west of the Mississippi. Several
Garden items are on display, including plant
specimens collected by explorer John Frémont
and scientific equipment of the period—a tube
for transporting plant specimens and Garden
founder Henry Shaw's original microscope.
On view through January 8, 2006.

2005

New Book on Shaw's
Victorian Landscapes

Henry Shaw’s Victorian Landscapes: The
Missouri Botanical Garden and Tower Grove
Park by landscape historian Carol Grove tells
the story of how an English immigrant created
one of America’s first botanical gardens,the
Missouri Botanical Garden. Foreword by
Garden director Dr. Peter H. Raven. Illustrated
with photographs from the Garden’s Archives.
The hardcover book is available for $34.95

at the Garden Gate Shop. Lecture and book

signing, Saturday, November 5, noon to 2 p.m.

Carver Garden, First in the Nation, Opened

On Saturday, October 15, in a ceremony attended by artist Tina Allen, creator of the
central sculpture, and actor Robert Guillaume, St. Louis native and “Benson”
television star, the Missouri Botanical Garden opened the George Washington
Carver Garden, the first of its kind, to the public. This inspirational new garden
honors the life and accomplishments of Dr. George Washington Carver, the
extraordinary Missouri native scientist who greatly influenced 19th and 20th
century agriculture and education.

PHOTO BY JACK RYAN RUMBERGER

Funded through the generosity of The Coca-Cola Company, Lawrence L. Cohn,
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Donald, the Harry Edison Foundation and the Edison Family
Foundation, and an anonymous donor, the one-and-a-half acre Carver Garden was
built by ICR Construction Services of St. Louis, and is designed for peaceful
contemplation and learning. It is located on the western edge of the Garden,
between the Japanese Garden and the Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
Benches and a small amphitheater surrounding the water provide a quiet place to
relax. There is also a kiosk for educational instruction and a school curriculum
written by Garden educators.

“The addition of the new George Washington Carver Garden creates the
opportunity to renew Dr. Carver’s legacy for thousands of visitors and students,”
says Dr. Peter Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. “It provides a
means for his accomplishments and values to influence new generations.”

A sculpture of Carver by artist Tina Allen is placed in the new
George Washington Carver Garden, opened October 15.

Tower Grove House Reopens

Tower Grove House reopened on Saturday, October 29. It offers
visitors a look at Henry Shaw’s Victorian country estate as it was
when he lived there and planned what would become a world-
renowned botanical garden. Closed in late 2003, the house has
undergone renovation and, more importantly, reinterpretation,
thanks to the generous gifts of the May Department Stores
Company, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason, Mrs. Mary Ann Lee,
Mrs. Mary Jane Kirtz, and the Tower Grove House Auxiliary,
given to the Garden’s Stewards of the Earth campaign.

PHOTOS BY JACK JENNINGS AND JUSTIN VISNESKY

The home in past years “did not give a true sense of Henry Shaw
and the era in which he lived,” says Marie Schmitz, chair of the
Tower Grove House Historical Committee, which worked closely
with consultants in developing the reinterpretation plan. “Now the
house really goes into depth on him and his time and the
development of the Garden,” she said.

The renovation process revealed a few surprises that were
incorporated into the house redesign. When workmen pulled an
enormous bookcase away from an upstairs wall, they found a
trompe !’oeil mural of paneling, which has been restored. They
Renovation of Henry Shaw's original country home, Tower Grove House, revealed also discovered two layers of original linoleum, or “oil cloth” as it
surprises like the trompe-l’oeil paneling painted on a wall (lower right). was Called in the past. Samples were enlarged so that the original
pattern could be duplicated.

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continued

Dr. Luther Williams Honored

Dr. Luther S. Williams, the William T. Kemper
Director of Education and Interpretation, was
honored at the Garden’s annual Director’s
Associates Dinner on October 11 for his
distinguished career as one of the nation’s
foremost experts on math and science education.

Williams joined the Garden on August 1, 2001
to lead the Education Division’s 39 staff
members and hundreds of volunteers at the
Garden and its off-site campuses. During his tenure, the Garden launched
the innovative Garden Education Compact (GEC), a unique partnership with
11 St. Louis public schools to improve students’ science and math scores.
Williams oversaw the opening of the Commerce Bank Center for Science
Education in 2003 and the completion of the Dana Brown Overnight
Education Center at the Shaw Nature Reserve. He has played an important
advisory role in developing the educational component of the new George
Washington Carver Garden and the new Doris |. Schnuck Children’s
Garden—A Missouri Adventure, opening next spring.

“We are very grateful for Dr. Luther Williams's many fine
accomplishments,” says Garden Director Dr. Peter Raven. “He led the way
to more interactive, enjoyable activities to engage children and their parents
in the discovery of ecology and environmental science.”

Williams will retire from his current post at the end of the year.

Dr. Shannon Smith Retires

After 14 years, Dr. Shannon Smith, the
Missouri Botanical Garden’s Director of
Horticulture, retired in October. Smith plans to
move with his wife to a 35-acre ranch on the
Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas, 75 miles
from San Antonio, where he will work on native
plant restoration and volunteer on the board of
the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Smith’s
current “right hand,” Operations Manager

Jim Cocos, will serve as interim Director of Horticulture.

During Smith's tenure, the Garden witnessed unprecedented growth and
development. Smith oversaw the installation of the Kemper Center for
Home Gardening, the Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Blanke
Boxwood Garden, the English Woodland Garden renovation, and the Kresko
Family Victorian Garden. “! don’t imagine there’s ever been a 10-year
period with that much going on,” said Smith, “One thing | can say about
MBG, there’s never a boring moment!” Smith oversaw a division of 63
employees and hundreds of volunteers.

“The dramatic changes of the last 14 years would simply not have
happened without the leadership of Dr. Shannon Smith and his carefully
developed team,” said Garden Director Dr. Peter Raven. “We are very
grateful for his contributions.”

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Support the Garden through

Year-End Giving

In order to maintain the Garden and improve services offered to
members, we ask each year for contributions to the Henry Shaw
Fund, our most important source for annual operating support.
Won't you please consider making a tax-deductible gift as part
of your charitable contributions for 2005? Your gift supports the
Garden's plant science research here and abroad, extends
recreational and educational programs for people of all ages,
and nurtures the beauty of the Garden that is enjoyed by more
than 700,000 visitors annually. Individuals who contribute $150
or more to the 2005 Henry Shaw Fund will receive an additional
benefit—an embroidered MBG logo fleece blanket. For
information regarding the Henry Shaw Fund or to charge your
gift by phone, please call (314) 577-9500.

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Corporate Partners
Thanks to Our New and Renewing Corporate Partners
(April 10 to October 10, 2005)

Supporter Level
($1,000 to $2,499)
Belden CDT Inc.
Chase Park Plaza

Principal Level
($25,000 and up)
Commerce Bank
Monsanto Company

Schnuck Markets, Inc.

Shareholder Level
($10,000 to $24,999)
Bunge North America

Underwriter Level
($5,000 to $9,999)
Edward Jones
U.S. Bank, NLA.

CIC Group, Inc.

Ernst & Young LLP
Laclede Gas Company
McCarthy Building
Companies, Inc.
Regions Bank

Stone Carlie & Company
Thompson Coburn LLP
Willaredt Acres, Inc.

At right: In Japanese culture, snow in the garden (called sekka
or toka) is considered to be a “flower.” The elegant way snow
accumulates on bare branches and garden accessories is a
viewing pleasure, and in fact, certain elements—such as the
yukimi or “snow-viewing lantern’—are specifically designed
to be appreciated in the snow.

PHOTO BY LEE SHANNON RHOADES

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SHAW
NATURE
RESERVE

Hwy. 100 & 44 (exit 253)
Gray Summit, MO 63039
phone: (636) 451-3512

www.shawnature.org

Founded in 1925, the Shaw
Nature Reserve encompasses
2,400 acres of tall-grass
prairie, forests and glades,
woodlands and wetlands, into
14 miles of hiking trails.

PHOTO COURTESY SNR

Get Back to School

What better time to get back to Garden school than
during the winter months when the garden chores are
at a minimum? Native Plant School is a year-round
series of mostly outdoor learning sessions in the
Whitmire Wildflower Garden. Covering various aspects
of native home landscaping and prairie-savanna-
wetland reestablishment, participants are invited to
bring questions, comments, photos, drawings, plant
specimens, etc. for these three-hour discussion/tour
sessions with SNR’s native plant manager Scott
Woodbury and guest experts.

Fees ($12, $8 for Garden members) are paid at the
Shaw Nature Reserve Visitor Center upon arrival.

For reservation, please call (636) 451-3512.

Invasive Plant Control

Thursday, November 17, 1-4 p.m.

Outdoor session will focus on controlling the most
common woody, perennial, and annual invasive
species. Demonstrations include spraying herbicide,
stump treatment, and mechanical removal. Meet at the
Bascom House.

Native Home Gardening:

Design Concepts

Thursday, January 12, 2006, 1-4 p.m.

Indoor session focusing on garden design concepts
and methods using native plants to develop a native
garden that you and your neighbors will enjoy and
accept. Discussion will include weed ordinances and
tips for creating an attractive garden in urban and
suburban communities. Meet at the Bascom House.

Native Plant Propagation
Thursday, February 8, 2006, 1-4 p.m.
Greenhouse session on propagating native plants
from seed. Concepts include cold stratification,
scarification, transplanting, and seedling care.
Meet at the SNR Visitor Center.

3617 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108
phone (314) 577-0220
fax (314) 577-0298

www.earthwayscenter. org

Visit EarthWays Center on
our Public Tour Days (see
calendar). Bring your club,
church, co-workers, or
school for a group tour.
Explore our resources online,
or Call us to learn more about
what interests you.

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EarthWays Center
Five Years And Growing: Where
Green Expertise Is At Your Service

Who do you call when your garden needs help?

St. Louis area gardeners know they can dial our
Horticulture Answer Service or visit the Plant Doctors at
the Kemper Center for Home Gardening if their trees
get weak or their blooms look droopy. The Garden
provides this expert resource!

A growing number of folks who care about the
environment are aware of another resourceful Garden
service: the “green” knowledge base of EarthWays
Center. A staff of six full-time employees and more than
two dozen dedicated docents can help with issues
ranging from fixing homes that leak heat to finding
options for odd-item recycling. We are constantly
learning and teaching about ways to improve efficiency,
comfort, economics, and health through everyday
choices that use energy, water, and materials in
consumer products more sustainably.

Formed in November 2000, this unique Garden division
continues to grow. Our work with the U.S. Green

November/December 2005

Building Council's St. Louis Regional Chapter is helping
the business community develop green practices.
Through the Home Performance with Energy Star
program we're helping homeowners obtain whole
building audits and effective home improvements.
EarthWays education coordinators are helping area
colleges build their own problem solving green teams
and supporting K-12 schools in efforts to recycle and
utilize solar power. TV, radio, and magazine reporters
frequently call on EarthWays Center for news story
details about saving energy, in response to increasing
public concern about fuel pricing and supplies.

How can we help you grow more green?

PHOTO BY MARK DEERING

PHOTO COURTESY NANCY SAUERHOFF

Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans

Opening in the main exhibit hall in mid-December, the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is pleased
to introduce the Pulaski Bank arachnid wall. This U-shaped display literally surrounds the visitor
with close encounters of the 8-legged kind. Members of the arachnid family on view will include
tarantulas, black widows, brown recluses, occasionally a large garden orb weaver, and two to three
species of scorpions and a vinegaroon (or giant whip scorpion). “Arachnids are beneficial predators
within the ecosystem. Without them, certain prey insect populations could explode out of control,”
says Joe Norton, Director of the Butterfly House. “This exhibit will allow guests of all ages to see
these fascinating creatures up close.”

Butterfly
H

Oeics

15193 Olive Boulevard
Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone (636) 530-0076
fax (636) 530-1516

www. butterflyhouse.org

More than a thousand live tropical
butterflies are in free flight inside the glass
conservatory at the Sophia M. Sachs
Butterfly House. Visit native and migrating
species in the outdoor gardens of the
Butterfly Garden. Watch a butterfly emerge
from a chrysalis right before your eyes.
Whatever your age, you'll enjoy a trip to the
Butterfly House where wonder takes flight!

Patty Arnold; Janet Lange; Nancy Sauerhoff, Vickie Newton, KMOV Channel 4; Paula Lampen; Evelyn Newman;
and Cathy Berges at the Butterfly House Flutter into Fall Fashions show.

Flutter into Fall Fashions

Thank you to our sponsors, friends, members, and guests who helped make our fundraiser,
Flutter into Fall Fashions, a tremendous success! The event was co-chaired by Janet Lange,
Paula Lampen, and Nancy Sauerhoff, with Suzanne Deutschmann and Dot Soldavini serving as
auction co-chairs. Fashion show hosts, Vickie Newton of KMOV TV and Heather Howard of
Chesterfield Talbots, provided lively runway commentary.

Sponsors: Brentwood Travel Service, Care Source, Inc. (in memory of Elizabeth Danforth),

Jean Racowsky, Dr. Marvin and Mimi Rennard, and Rosemary Shaughnessy.

Friends: Chesterfield Jewelers, Evelyn Newman, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., Sachs Properties Inc.,
Jean Crowder, Armarie Murphy, Tymms Salon, The Delmar Gardens Family, and Grand Rental Station.

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For information on making a gift to the Butterfly
House Tribute Fund, please call (314) 577-0297.

Thelma Crowley Christ Mango

Jack and Marilyn Fries Dr. and Mrs. fie Snitzer
Cheri A. P Ss
iH Kevin Ei

and Mrs. ane Gray
of Mrs. John L. Oldani

Butterfly House pavers are a great way to

recognize graduations, weddings, birthdays,
holidays, and memorials. For information, call

Fay Orr at (314) 577-0874.
Shawna, Steve, Kieran, Rockie Kirtlink
and Anna Vicki Kirtlink
Maud Kelly and Sus
your Friends at COCA Mike and Susie Kunst
Al Bertram Cheri Ann Pederson
Bert Bertram Keith, Julie and Jake Rhodes

Linda Wolf
a eile World
Learning Center

Ronald and Barbara as

and Eric Wiig

Tributes and Pavers donated to the
Butterfly House from July to August 2005.

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PHOTO BY JAMESLY LANE

FROM THE WILLIAM T. KEMPER
CENTER FOR HOME GARDENING...

For additional information on plant care

and gardening:

visit the Kemper Center for Home Gardening
call the Horticultural Answer Service,
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon,
at (314) 577-5143

check out the Gardening Help section at
www.mobot.org

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MBG Bulletin November/December 2005

November
All month

* Prevent insects or diseases from
overwintering by removing and
composting all plant debris. Till under
any unused, finished compost to
improve soil and expose insect pests
to winter cold.

¢ Continue watering evergreens until the
ground freezes. Soils must not be dry
when winter arrives.

¢ Now is the ideal time to plant trees and
shrubs. Before digging the hole, prepare
the site by loosening the soil well
beyond the drip line of each plant. Plant
trees and shrubs no deeper than the
depth they grew in the nursery. Remove
all wires, ropes, and non-biodegradable
materials from roots before back filling.
Apply a 2-3 inch mulch layer, but stay
several inches away from the trunk.
Keep the soil moist, not wet, to the
depth of the roots.

¢ Remove the spent flowers and foliage
of perennials after they are damaged
by frost.

* Collect soil samples to test for pH and
nutritional levels.

¢ To prevent injury to turf grasses, keep
leaves raked up off of the lawn.
Continue mowing lawn grasses as
long as they keep growing. A final fall
application of fertilizer can be applied
to bluegrass and fescue lawns now.

Week 1

¢ Plant tulips now.

Week 2

* Newly planted broadleaf evergreens
such as azaleas, boxwood, and hollies
benefit from a burlap screen for winter
wind protection. Set screen stakes in
place before the ground freezes.

° Be sure to shut off and drain any
outdoor water pipes, hoses, or
irrigation systems that may freeze
during cold weather.

¢ Clean house gutters of leaves and
fallen debris before cold wet weather

sets in. Rake up and collect fallen
leaves. These can be plowed under
directly to enrich garden soils or
allowed to slowly decay in large piles.

¢ Set up bird feeders. Birds appreciate a
source of unfrozen drinking water
during the winter.

Week 3

¢ Root crops such as carrots, radishes,
turnips, and Jerusalem artichokes
store well outdoors in the ground. Just
before the ground freezes, bury these
crops under a deep layer of leaves or
straw. Harvest as needed during winter
by pulling back this protective mulch.

¢ Mulch strawberries for winter with
Straw. This should be done after
several nights near 20 degrees, but
before temperatures drop into the
teens. Apply straw loosely, but thick
enough to hide plants from view.

e Winter house plants basics: reduce or
eliminate fertilizer until spring. Shorter
days mean slower growth. Slower
growth means less frequent watering.
Plants in plastic pots need less water
than those in clay pots. Plants in cooler
rooms need less water and grow
Slower than those in warm rooms.

Week 4

¢ Cover garden pools with bird netting
to prevent leaves from fouling the
water. Oxygen depletion from rotting
organic matter can kill pond fish. Take
steps to prevent garden pools from
freezing solid in winter. Covering pools
with an insulating material, or floating
a stock tank water heater in the pond,
will lessen the chance of ice damage.

¢ Roses should be winterized after a
heavy frost. Place a 6-10 inch deep
layer of mulch over each plant.
Topsoil works best. Prune sparingly,
just enough to shorten overly long
canes. Climbers should not be pruned
at this time.

¢ Mulch flower and bulb beds after the
ground freezes, to prevent injury to
plants from frost heaving.

All month

° On cold nights, move houseplants back
from icy windows to prevent chilling
injury. Overwintering geraniums like bright
light and cool temperatures. Keep soils on
the dry side. Be sure newly purchased
indoor plants are well protected for the
trip home. Exposure to icy temperatures
for even a few moments may cause injury.
Water houseplants with tepid water. Cold
tap water may shock plants.

Be sure the root zones of azaleas and
rhododendrons are thoroughly mulched.
Any organic material will do, but mulches
made from oak leaves, shredded oak
bark, or pine needles are preferred.

Week 1

¢ Clean and oil all garden hand tools before
storing for winter. All power equipment
Should be winterized before storage.
Change the oil and lubricate moving
parts. Either drain fuel systems or mix a
gas stabilizing additive into the tank.

Fall color all over
the Garden grounds

Poinsettia in the
Holiday Flower and Train Show

Ornamental cabbage in the
Swift Family Garden

Powder Puff in the Climatron

e Apply mulches to bulbs, perennials, and
other small plants once the ground freezes.

¢ lf you feed rabbits corn or alfalfa, they
may leave fruit tree bark unharmed.

Week 2

* Holiday poinsettia basics: sun for at least
half the day, keep away from drafts,
registers, and radiators. Night
temperatures in 50s or low 60s; days at
70 degrees. The soil should dry only
slightly between thorough waterings.
Discard the drainage. Be sure to punch
holes in decorative foil wraps to prevent
soggy soil conditions.

¢ Hollies may be trimmed now and the
prunings used in holiday decorations.
Only female holly trees bear the colorful
berries. There must be a male tree
growing nearby for pollination, if fruits
are desired.

¢ Christmas trees hold needles longer if you
make a clean, fresh cut at the base and
always keep the trunk standing in water.

South African Honeysuckle in the
Shoenberg Temperate House

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Tartarian Dogwood in the Kemper
Center Ground Cover Border

PHOTO BY TAMMY PALMIER

Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’

This Colorado spruce cultivar is noted for its
dense, broad, upright pyramidal shape

(a perfect cone). It has closely-spaced,
ascending branches and a steel-blue needle
color. Grows slowly (12 inches per year) to
10-15 feet tall. Oblong cones (2-4 inches long)
are greenish when young, maturing to light
brown. Easily grown in average, medium-wet,
well-drained soil in full sun, this cultivar is
named after comedian Bill Cosby's fictional
character.

Plants of Merit™ are selected by regional horticulture
experts for outstanding qualities and dependable
performance in the lower Midwest. View all current
PMs on the website: www.plantsofmerit.org

for a complete list of plants in bloom go to www.mobot.org

atron Witch Hazel in the Lopata
Azalea-Rhododendron Garden

Japanese Black Pines
in the Japanese Garden

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When we think of the benefits of gardening, most often we think of the stress-relieving
connection with nature, of the joy of mild physical exertion, or if growing fruits and
vegetables, of the healthfulness of fresh produce. But psychiatric experts acknowledge a
whole array of benefits—physical, intellectual, and emotional—of working with plants.

Horticultural therapy, while steadily growing in popularity, is not a new fad. Physicians
have understood the therapeutic benefits of beautiful natural environments since the
beginnings of medicine. In the U.S., the “Father of American Psychiatry” Dr. Benjamin
Rush published a textbook purporting the restorative effects of garden settings. Today,
many hospitals, care facilities, and senior centers incorporate gardens.

The American Horticultural Therapy Association champions “barrier-free, therapeutic gardens
that enable everyone to work, learn, and relax in the garden.” In Growing with Gardens,
author Bibby Moore proposes far-reaching benefits of horticulture programs including:

Physical: exercises whole body and especially eye-hand coordination; motivates us to
walk, stoop, bend, reach, and keep our balance; provides mild to moderate exercise in
coordination, strength, stamina, and endurance.

Intellectual: teaches new skills, stimulates our understanding of abstract concepts
such as time, growth, death, and change; exercises our minds in terms of memory,
logic, attention span, and awareness of our surroundings.

Emotional/Psychological: satisfies some of our need to be nurturing; provides
opportunities for creativity and imagination; develops a sense of responsibility;
develops patience and provides opportunities to anticipate future events.

Horticultural therapists create garden spaces that accommodate people with a wide range
of abilities, some of which can be seen in the Kemper Center for Home Gardening in the
Joseph F. Ruwitch Garden for All. Techniques include: constructing wide, gently graded
wheelchair accessible entrances and paths, utilizing raised beds and containers, and
adapting tools to turn a disability into an ability. Horticulture therapy also calls for creating
sensory-stimulation environments with plants selected for fragrance, texture, color, even
taste as seen in the Zimmerman Scented Garden near the Linnean House, in the Kemper
Center Fragrance Garden, and in the St. Louis Herb Society Herb Garden.

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Give the Gift of Fun to a Senior

Purchase a Class, or a whole series of
classes, for the senior in your life. It’s fun
and therapeutic. Programs are available at
the Garden, as well as brought into the
community via outreach efforts. There are
even intergenerational programs for
seniors and their younger friends or
grandchildren. To request a catalog of
senior programs, or for more information,
call (314) 577-9506.

Jolly Gesneriads:

Learn about culture and care of members of
the African violet family.

Wed., Dec. 14, 10 to noon

$7

Holiday Gift Making:

Create a festive pomander, a votive holder,
and a charming Amaryllis basket.

Fri., Dec. 16, 1 to 3 p.m.

$11

Holiday Wreath Making:

Use fresh greens, ribbon, and pinecones to
create a holiday treasure.

Wed., Dec. 21, 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3 p.m.
$11

HOTOS COURTESY MBG EDUCATION

PHOTO BY JUSTIN VISNESKY

Gnome Camouflage

Perhaps our gnome is getting ready
to settle down since he didn’t stray
far from his last location in the
Naumann Experimental Garden
among the tomatoes. Crossing the
path, he camouflaged himself among
the multicolored peppers. But now
that he’s been spotted, he will surely
move again. Try to find him once
more this fall in the Kemper Center
for Home Gardening display beds
before he hibernates for winter.

Garden Guide to a Happy Tree

Approximately 33 million cut trees are sold in North America every year during the holiday
season. Tree farms supply these trees, and according to the National Christmas Tree Association,
for every tree harvested, two seedlings are planted in its place the following spring. If you
celebrate the season with a real tree, here are some tips to lengthen the enjoyment:

e Shake or bounce the tree on its stump to test for freshness. You should not see an excessive
amount of green needles fall to the ground.

¢ Make a fresh, straight cut across the base of the trunk (about a quarter inch up from the
original cut) and place the tree in a tree stand that holds a gallon of water or more.

* Keep the tree stand filled with water. A seal of dried sap will form over the cut stump in four to
six hours if the water drops below the base of the tree, preventing the tree from absorbing water
later when the tree stand is refilled. If a seal does form, another fresh cut will need to be made.

¢ A tree will absorb as much as a gallon of water or more in the first 24 hours and one or more
quarts a day thereafter. Water is important because it prevents the needles from drying and
dropping off and the boughs from drooping. Water also keeps the tree fragrant.

* Recycle your tree. Christmas trees make great mulch, so bring your holiday tree to one of
the St. Louis City/County locations. Details to come in the next issue of the Bulletin, or call
St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management at (314) 645-6753 for more information.

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About $220 million worth of poinsettias
are sold during the holiday season,
making them the best selling potted plant
in the United States. Most people pitch
the plants after a few weeks, but in their
native Mexico, poinsettias are perennial
flowering shrubs, growing up to 10 feet
tall. If you’d like to keep that poinsettia
around longer, here are some tips:

PHOTO BY JACK JENN

¢ Select a healthy, fresh plant. A fresh poinsettia is one on which little or no yellow pollen is
showing on the flower clusters in the center of the bracts.

¢ Protect from cold. Poinsettias cannot stand cold; even a few minutes of exposure to low
temperatures can cause a new plant to dump its bracts within a few days.

¢ Keep the poinsettia away from cold windows and drafts of any kind. The ideal poinsettia
situation is warm and sunny by day, dark and cooler at night. Water when dry, and
fertilizesparingly.

¢ For a challenge: attempt re-blooming. Poinsettias are “photoperiodic” bloomers, requiring
total darkness for 12 hours a day before they initiate flowers. Even small amounts of artificial
light, a street lamp for example, can be enough to interfere with flowering. Some gardeners
cover the plants with black cloth at night, or place them in an undisturbed closet.

For more tips and helpful information on other seasonal home gardening topics, such as care and
maintenance of houseplants during winter months, stop by the Kemper Center for Home
Gardening for helpful handouts or to speak with a plant doctor.

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For years, the Missouri Botanical Garden has conducted training
programs in botany and conservation designed to strengthen the ability
of local people to manage natural resources for their own benefit and, at
the same time, to enhance opportunities for employment and
community development. In scientific circles, this is called building
“capacity” since a region’s capacity for sustainable development and
research efforts depends upon the skills of its people.

These programs take place within the context of the Garden’s ongoing
botanical research, linking exploration to training. The goal is to increase
the ability of scientists, conservationists, and rural people in tropical
countries to conserve and wisely manage their natural resources. The
Garden’s Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development (CCSD)
works with the Research Division to expand these programs.

In the areas of exceptional plant richness and diversity where Garden
botanists conduct research, CCSD also conducts comprehensive
programs to help local people conserve their natural resources through
programs of community-based conservation. These programs help
communities develop alternatives to overexploitation of resources and
practices such as slash-and-burn agriculture, and to acquire the tools to
manage sustainably the diverse but highly threatened plant life of their
region. Programs are underway in Latin America in Ecuador, Peru, and
Bolivia, and around the globe in Madagascar and Vietnam.

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Top: The Garden's CCSD help instruct Yanesha school children in central Peru
about plants. They now maintain a school garden with nutrient-rich fruits and
vegetables.

Middle: The Mahabo Conservation Project tee shirts were given to the children for
their participation in a conservation class. Garden researchers Armand
Randrianasolo and Fortunat Rakotoarivony stand at back.

ESN Left: Local H’mong villagers participate in replanting of the critically endangered
— Vietnamese golden cypress (Xanthocyparis vietnamensis) on degraded limestone
areas in Bat Dai Son Nature Reserve in Ha Giang Province in northern Vietnam.
The conservation program in Vietnam has established a village-level propagation
facility near the native forests of the Vietnamese golden cypress with good
success in getting cuttings to root and become plants. The program has trained
local people in carrying out and monitoring the process.

PHOTOS COURTESY MBG RESEASRCH

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PHOTO BY JACK JENNINGS

A tribute gift to the Garden is a wonderful way to
honor family and friends. If you have questions
regarding giving opportunities at the Garden, please
call (314) 577-5118. You can also make a tribute gift
online at our website, www.mobot.org.

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Reverend Sara Chaney
Reva Freun
Jack Kourik

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Janet, Karen, Colleen and Nancy Wagoner
s. Charles J. Cook

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Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Garden.

Holiday Hours

Open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas,
and New Year’s Day. The shop will be open until

8 p.m. December 26-30. The shop will be closed
January 1-26 for inventory and new lighting.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Holiday Sales
Nov. 2-6 and Dec 7-11
Take 20% off your holiday shopping

Other Sales

Nov. 19-20

Members receive an
additional 10% off food

Trunk Shows 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nov. 5-6

Nov. 12-13

Nov. 19-20
Nov. 25-27
Dec. 3-4

Dec. 10-11
Dec. 16-18
Dec. 30-31

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crafts/books

Del Sol jewelry

Bee Clare jewelry

Molly Isom jewelry

Nancy Helmer jewelry
Silver Cat jewelry

Yael Shomroni pottery
Peggy Jacobsmeyer glass
Down to Earth gourmet gifts
Silver Cat jewelry

Lacey jewelry

HOLIDAY
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These delicate blossoms are hand
carved from balsa wood by Balinese
artisans. Each tropical flower or stem is
painted by hand so no two are exactly

alike. The

Gate Shop has a wide array

of these exotic beauties so you can
bring the color and drama of the tropics
to your holiday tree or table.

Book Signi
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Nov. 19

Nov. 26

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Lecture and booksigning by Carol
Grove on Henry Shaw's Victorian
Landscape. Noon to 2 p.m.

Edna Campos Gravenhorst will sign
her new book Benton Park West.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jack Jennings will sign his
bestseller Seasons. We will also
feature the new Seasons screen
saver. Noon to 2 p.m.

Sarah Krech will read The Little
Engine That Could. 11 a.m. to noon
Joe Pollack and Ann Lemons will
sign their new book Great St. Louis
Eats. Noon to 2 p.m.

Food Tasting
every Saturday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

New at the Shop

We are pleased to be able to offer delivery service

in the greater

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Carola Lorang

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Ms. Ann Liedl

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Create a Legacy

By leaving a bequest to the Garden, you create a legacy
that will benefit others for generations to come. If you
have already included the Garden in your estate plans, we
hope that you will share this information with us. We
would like to express our gratitude and welcome you into
the Heritage Society. Of course, your wishes for
anonymity are respected. Please call Patricia Arnold,
Director of Development, at (314) 577-5120 for further
information and a complimentary brochure. Visit our
website at www.mobot.org. Click on Membership, then

Planned Giving Guide.

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Engraved clay bricks and signature bronze bricks are a
wonderful way to commemorate any special occasion, as
well as final memorials. For additional information regarding
the Garden’s brick program, please contact Fay Orr at

(314) 577-0874 or visit our website, www.mobot.org.

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Susan K. Birmingham
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Mr. and Mrs. Herb Halpern

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Dr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Meadows
Dr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Meadows
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Dr. Judi McLean Parks

Miss Heather Parks

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November/December 2005

PHOTO BY RYAN RUMBERGER

America’s Flower Man
Decks the Little Shop

When challenged by his friend Evelyn
Newman to decorate the Little Shop
Around the Corner for the holidays,
Dale Rohman, America’s Flower Man,
star of HGTV and the Discovery
Channel, graciously accepted. “I used
to have a retail shop and loved that
part of the business,” says Rohman.
“Then, when | walked around the
shop, | was fascinated by all the
Victorian furniture. It reminded me of
my grandmother's house!” Using only
items he found in the shop, with a few
extra accessories like dried baby’s
breath and ribbon, Rohman created a
vintage tableau that’s already
delighting early-bird holiday shoppers.

LITTLE SHOP
AROUND
THE CORNER

ANTIQUES * HOME & GARDEN FURNISHINGS

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winter 2005

ig, education and the garden

Instill a Wonder of Nature

Give the gift of the Garden to the child in your life. An Early Childhood Garden class is a
wonderful way to introduce a child to the wonders of the Garden. Little Sprouts for ages 2-3
and Garden Buds for ages 4-5 are parent-child classes in which parents or grandparents share
the beauty of the Garden with a child. Strollerobics gives parents a workout while children
enjoy the scenery. Look online at www.mobot.org/education or contact the Education
Department at (314) 577-9506 for more information about classes starting in March.

BUZZ on in

BUZZ is a series of 90-minute classes at the Butterfly House for children ages 8-12 and their
parents. Upcoming classes include “Insect ID” on Saturday, November 12 and “Brrr, It’s Cold
In Here-Frozen Critters” on Saturday, December 10. Cost is $13 per class ($9 for members).
Enroll in three classes for the price of two. Advance registration is required, so please call
(636) 530-0076 ext. 10.

Buggin’ Out

A nature-themed program for pre-schoolers packed with science, imaginative play, music, arts
and crafts, storytelling, math, and more, BUGaloo takes as its fall theme “Mother Goose and
Mother Nature.” Nursery rhymes and other children’s poems are the basis for play and wonder
for kids with a parent or guardian. $13 per class ($9 for members). Pre-registration is
required; call (636) 530-0076, ext. 13.

Fridays, December 2 & 9: 10 a.m. for ages 2-3; 12:30 p.m. for ages 4-5
Sunday, December 11 at 1 p.m. for ages 2-3; 2:30 p.m. for ages 4-5

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4474 Castleman, St. Louis, MO 63110
(comer of Shaw and Vandeventer) ¢ (314) 577-0891

Hours: ‘Tues. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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November/December 2005

Give the Gift of the Garden

A membership to the Garden is a wonderful gift and a convenient way to quickly
complete your holiday shopping. This holiday season, take 20% off regular and
senior level gift memberships during the holiday sales in the Garden Gate Shop.
On November 2-6 and December 7-11 you can purchase a regular membership
for $48 or a senior membership for $55. Discounts apply to on-site sales only.

In addition to all the wonderful benefits of Garden membership that can be enjoyed
throughout the year, the lucky recipient of this gift will have the choice of a Garden
fleece scarf or a cooler bag as our special way of welcoming them to the Garden.
Purchase three or more gift memberships during the months of November and
December, and you will also receive a special gift from the Garden—

an embroidered MBG logo fleece blanket—a $20 value that is our special thank
you for your help in sharing the beauty of the Garden this holiday season.*

To purchase a gift membership, visit the Membership Services Desk in Ridgway
Center, call the Membership Office at (314) 577-5118, or purchase online at
www.mobot.org.

* Offer expires 12/31/05.

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PHOTO BY JACK JENNIGS

November

Now through Sat., Dec. 31

Missouri Botanical Garden 2006 calendar display.
Calendars available for purchase in the Garden
Gate Shop. Proceeds support the Garden.

**Wed., Nov. 2 to Sun., Nov. 6
Members receive 20% off in the Gate Shop.

**Fri., Nov. 4
Members’ Day: Holiday decorating. 11 a.m. RC.
See page 6 for more details.

Sat., Nov. 5
Author Carol Grove discusses Henry Shaw's
Victorian Landscapes. See page 8 for more details.

Sun., Nov. 6

Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”® concert
series: George Silfes, former principal clarinetist of
the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Noon. Free,
but tickets required. Call (314) 725-0099.

Sat., Nov. 12
“BUZZ: Insect ID.” BH. See page 22.

Sun., Nov. 13

Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live’® concert
series: chamber music by soloists of the
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Noon. Free,
but tickets required. Call (314) 725-0099.

Fri., Nov. 18 to Sun., Jan. 1, 2006
Holiday wreath exhibit. See page 6.

Sat. & Sun., Nov. 19 & 20

Public tours at the EarthWays Center begin at
11 a.m., noon, 1, and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden
members and children 12 and under). EC.

Sat., Nov. 19

Author Edna Campos Gravenhorst signs her new
book, Benton Park West, from 11 a.m. to

1 p.m. GGS.

Sun., Nov. 20

Classic 99’s “From the Garden, Live”® concert
series: St. Louis Children’s Choir. Noon. Free, but
tickets required. Call (314) 725-0099.

GREAT GIFTS ON SALE NOW
IN THE GARDEN GATE SHOP

e MBG wall calendar, $12.95
¢ MBG holiday card (boxes of 8), $9.95

Wed., Nov. 23 to Sun., Jan. 1, 2006
“Gardenland Express: Vintage St. Louis” holiday
flower and train show. See page 7.

Sat., Nov. 26

Photographer Jack Jennings signs his bestseller,
Seasons, from noon to 2 p.m. GGS.

**Wed., Nov. 30

Members’ Event: Gardenland Express preview
party. 5 to 8 p.m. See page 6.

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Now through Sun., Jan. 1, 2006
Gardenland Express and the wreath display
Dec. 2,9, & 11

Camp BUGaloo: “Mother Goose and Mother
Nature.” BH. See page 22.

**Sat., Dec. 3

Members’ Event: Breakfast with Santa.

8 to 10:30 a.m. RC. See page 6.

Sat., Dec. 3 & 17

Sarah Krech reads The Little Engine That Could
from 11 a.m. to noon. GGS.

**Tues., Dec. 6 and Wed., Dec. 14
Holiday Luncheons. Noon. SP. See page 6.
All proceeds benefit Tower Grove House.
**Wed., Dec. 7

Members’ Event: Holiday Lights Bus Tour,
3:30 p.m. See page 6.

**Wed., Dec. 7 to Sun., Dec. 11
Members receive 20% off in the Gate Shop.
**Sat., Dec. 10

Members’ Day: Holiday Concert. 1 p.m. RC.
See page 6.

Sat., Dec. 10

“BUZZ: Brrr, It’s Cold In Here — Frozen Critters.”
BH. See page 22.

Sat. & Sun., Dec. 10 & 11

“Carols in the Garden.” See page 7.

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annual Christmas concert. Noon. Free, but tickets
required. Call (314) 725-0099.

Thurs., Dec. 15
Springboard to Learning school program.
Details TBA.

Sat. & Sun., Dec. 17 & 18

Public tours at the EarthWays Center begin at

11 a.m., noon, 1, and 2 p.m. $2 (free for Garden
members and children 12 and under). EC.

Sun., Dec. 18

Chanukah: Festival of Lights. Noon to 4 p.m. RC.
See page 7.

Sun., Dec. 25

The Missouri Botanical Garden is closed on
Christmas Day.

Mon.-Fri., Dec. 26-30

Evening hours open 5 to 8 p.m. for the
“Gardenland Express: Vintage St. Louis” holiday
flower and train show.

Wed., Dec. 28

Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits. Noon to 4 p.m.
RC. See page 7.

sassatrras

introduces the fall menu

Sassafras has introduced the new fall/winter
menu! In keeping with the change of
season, the new menu features hearty soups-
such as Beef Vegetable Barley and Spicy
Roast Pepper and Tomato—as well as new
grilled offerings and daily specials like
chicken pot pie, veggie lasagna, and more.
The rare book illustrations decorating the
café walls have also been swapped out to
reflect fall and holiday themes. Prints make

excellent holiday gifts and are available for

purchase in the Garden Gate Shop.

CA = Cohen Amphitheater
CL = Climatron
EC = EarthWays Center

GGS = Garden Gate Shop
JG = Japanese Garden

KC = Kemper Center

RC = Ridgway Center

MC = Monsanto Center

SNR = Shaw Nature Reserve

SP = Spink Pavilion
** denotes a members-only event.

$ denotes an additional fee.

All events are free with admission or membership unless otherwise noted.

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Communications 314) 577-0254
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Education—children oo... sees 314) 577-5140
adults 314) 577-9441

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Development 314) 577-5120
Events hotline 314) 577-9400
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Facility Rental 314) 577-0200
Garden Gate Shop 314) 577-5137
Horticulture Answer Service ...............- 314) 577-5143
Membership 314) 577-5118
Planned Gifts 314) 577-5120
Sassafras 314) 577-5196
Tourism 314) 577-0275
TDD (hearing impaired) 314) 577-9430
Tribute Gifts 314) 577-5118
Volunteer Services 314) 577-5187
Visitor Services 314) 577-5101

Missouri Botanical Garden (314) 577-5100
4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 636) 530-0076
15193 Olive Blvd., Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO 63017
EarthWays Center (314) 577-0220
3617 Grande! Square, St. Louis, MO 63108

Little Shop Around the Corner a 577-0891
4474 Castleman Drive, St. Louis, MO 6

Shaw Nature Reser (636) 451-3512
Hwy. 100 & I-44, a Summit, MO 63039

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Gardenland Express: Holiday Flower and Train Show
See page 9 for details.

ours
The Garden is open every day except Christmas,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays until
Labor Day. Parking is free.

General Admission*
Adults age 13-64....$7 (seniors 65+.......$5)
Members and children 12 and under......free

St. Louis City and County visitors, with proof of
residency, receive a discount on admission and free
admittance on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from
9 a.m. to noon (unless special event pricing applies).

* Special events may require an additional fee.

Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin
P.O. Box 299
WZ St. Louis, MO 63166-0299

Editor: Elizabeth McNulty

Designer: Ellen Flesch

Cover photo: Holly leaf, photographer Jack Jennings

Back cover photo: Gardenland Express, photographer Diane Wilson

©2005 Missouri Botanical Garden
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