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F armers'
Markets starting. . .
Wyoming Fresh Market,
A market for regional farm
products, growers and producers.
Find fresh fruits, vegetables,
herbs, local beef, local fish,
farm eggs, cut flowers,
take-home BBQ, breads, honey,
bedding plants! Open every
Tuesday, through October 13
weather permitting. 3:00 PM -
7:00 PM N. Yellowstone Rd. Next
to Sutherlands. Contact Cindy Ridenour at (307) 534-2289.
The Downtown Depot Farmers'
Market starts Sat. August
1st
Interested in volunteering at the new Children's Village
later this summer? Contact Aaron Sommers for more information.
Free Summer
evening
performances on the grounds
of the Cheyenne
Botanic Gardens
Bring your
family, friends,
dinner, umbrella
and something to
sit on.
The Wyoming
Shakespeare
Company . .
Performing
‘Richard II’
Sat., July 11,
2009 - 4:30 pm
The Wyoming
Shakespeare
Company returns
with their
Wyoming-style of
Shakespeare that
is both fun,
witty and always
breaks a few
rules.
Terri Hendrix
Sat., Aug. 8,
2009 - 5:30 pm 
Award-winning
singer,
song-writer
Terri Hendrix
returns by
popular demand
performing her
brand of
creative
contemorary folk
and Americana
music. She is
joined by the
talented Lloyd
Maines who has
produced albums
for the Dixie
Chicks, Jerry
Jeff Walker, Pat
Green, Robert
Earl Keen and
many other
notables. Terri
Hendrix writes
songs that are
always hummable
and often fuse
together
bluegrass/country/folk/rock/pop
and even jazz.
Hendrix and
Maines are
always fun and
entertaining.
Sat., Aug. 22,
2009 - 5:00 pm 
Cirkoo!
A Circus of Sophisticated Silliness Featuring Jim Jackson
and Birgitta DePree
“Balance!
Juggling!
Danger!
But -
no singing!”
World class
clowns Jim
Jackson and
Birgitta DePree
don their red
noses, pack
their suitcases
and tromp into a
fantastic circus
ring where
hilarious
misadventure,
comic mayhem and
slapstick
silliness
abound.
“Cirkoo” is
first rate
entertainment
for the whole
family with
belly laughs
galore for all
ages.
The Cheyenne
Light Fuel and
Power Garden
Performance
Series
is
made possible by
. . .
 
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
Talk/Tours
Free in-depth educational tours
of the Botanic Gardens Grounds
With CBG Horticulturists, Steve
Scott & Sue Whetten.
All talk/tours begin at main
door of Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
9:30 AM
Saturday, August 22 - “Insiders
tour of the Botanic Gardens
Grounds” Learn all about the
coolest things of the Botanic
Gardens grounds.
Saturday, September 12 – “Hardy Ornamental Grasses” The perennial that delivers all
summer and winter.
Volunteers needed to help
determine the spread and monitor invasive plants!
What?
A citizen science training
opportunity and experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of online
and in-person training approaches. You will learn about invasive
species, GPS use, monitoring protocols and species identification.
Food will be provided!
Where?
Colorado
State University Lory Student Center
When?
Saturday
July 11 between 7:00 am and 4:30 pm. The field test will be Sunday
July 12 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Online training is also
available.
.
Questions? call Greg Newman 970-491-0410 or 970-267-0834; email
newmang@nrel.colostate.edu. Register at:
http://tinyurl.com/ColoradoInvasivePlantEvent.
Summer Yoga in at the Botanic Gardens
Fitness One is holding a weekly yoga every
Thursday at the Gardens. The class is open to
everyone. Classes are $5.00 per session. If you are
not a "full" member of Fitness One you can
use a punch card which you can purchase one at
Fitness One on Vandehei.
Bring: Your mat, a blanket and a friend
Place: Botanic Gardens in Lions Park adjacent
to the Peace Garden
Time: Thursday,
5:15 class gathers and warms us. Class starts at
5:30 (in case someone shows up at Fitness One it
will give them a chance to make it to class)
But . . .
It must be warmer than 65 degrees and not raining.
With inclement weather, meet at Fitness One at 5:15
PM.
Questions: call
Shareen at 631-6182.
Laramie County Master Gardeners’
Events
Garden walk July 12th-
Contact Ann Sanchez for more
information, 246-3445 or email: annwsanchez@msn.com
Seed and Weed Garden Club 2009 Schedule
Meetings always open to the
Public-
All are invited to
join: annual dues are $10.00.
Meetings are at Cheyenne Botanic
Gardens unless otherwise noted.
Meetings begin at 1PM unless
otherwise noted. Contact
Kathleen Lussier for
information, 307-460-4768 or email: kathleenlussier@bresnan.net.
July - Date TBD - Home of
Joy Jackson Annual
Picnic/Potluck
Wyoming Prairie Rose Society  2009
Schedule
Join the Wyoming Prairie Rose
Society and share hardy
selections, tips and more. For
further information call Maggie
Sharp at 307-631-0236 or visit http://wyoprairierose.tripod.com Meetings held at the Cheyenne
Botanic Garden in the Gathering
Room at 4:00 pm unless otherwise
noted.
July 9 – Propagating Roses
August 13 – All the Dirt
Part II: Soil Supplements and
How They Work
September 10 – Composting
for Roses: Build Healthy Soil
October 8 – Winterizing
Roses: Preparing Roses for
Winter in Wyoming
Cheyenne Astronomical Society
2009 Schedule
View and learn about the stars
at the Botanic Gardens .
All meetings are open to the
public. Star viewing occurs when
the skies are clear. Meetings are at the
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens unless
otherwise noted on their web
site: http://home.bresnan.net/~curranm/
Meetings:
June 19, 2009 (7
p.m.)
July - No
meeting
Aug. - No
meeting (Fox
Park star party)
Sept. 18, 2009
(7 p.m.)
Oct. 16, 2009 (7
p.m.)
Nov. 20, 2009 (7
p.m.)
Dec. 18, 2009 (7
p.m.)
Botanic Gardens
Featured in
Magazine
"Zone 4" is a
new regional
magazine for
people who
garden in, you
guessed it, zone
4. The magazine
is focused on
zone 4 in the
"high country
west." Our
horticulturist,
Sue Whetten,
recently wrote
an article that
talks about the
Cheyenne Botanic
Gardens. Check
out this new
regional
gardening
magazine! Click here learn
about the
magazine.
Pizzazz Floral
and Garden
Centre Workshops
2500 Seymour
Avenue,
Cheyenne,
Wyoming 82001
307-632-GROW
(4769)
Contact Pizzazz for upcoming
class details at
632-4769
or
by e-mail-greendreamscheyenne@yahoo.com
Cheyenne,
A Donation Has
Been Made
in
Your Name!!
Over 600
individuals and
corporations
have contributed
to reach our
goal. This
summer we will
begin
construction on
the Children's
Garden next to
the Botanic
Gardens. Thanks
to the
generosity of
this community
we have reached
the lofty goal
of raising $1.3
million. There
are still many
opportunities to
be involved
along with many
naming rights
available.
Contact Ellen Thompson at
307-637-6458. Read more about
it here.
Children's
Village Named
for Paul Smith
The Friends of
the Cheyenne
Botanic Gardens
Foundation has
named the
Children's
Village for the
late Paul Smith,
in honor of his
long time
support of the
Cheyenne Botanic
Gardens. Read More Here
Garden Tip by Shane Smith
Why do those bugs
spring up overnight?
One reason a
population of bugs seem to spring up overnight is that they are busy multiplying where you can't see them - on the
undersides of the leaves.
Always spray
for bugs on the underside of the leaves- that’s where most bugs
get their start. Use non-toxic sprays before you try harsh
chemicals. Even a hard spray of water can temporarily control
bugs by knocking them off for weeks if not forever. Less toxic
insecticidal soap also works well. Some pests such as aphids
populate exponentially, because they are born pregnant and the
young give birth to more in only a matter of days!
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
www.botanic.org
307-637-6458 |
Paul Smith
Children's
Village Construction
Vertical axis electric wind
generator recently installed by
LCCC students
Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division
assisting with the Planting of
the Children's Village
Click Here for more Photos of the Paul Smith Children's
Village Construction
Link of interest:
Time to plan now for how your landscape looks in the winter! Visit this website www.westerngardeners.com
Membership Pays!!!
Taking a trip to Denver or
beyond?
Thanks to an association with
the American Horticultural
Society,
your Botanic Garden membership
card entitles you to free
admission and benefits at
Hundreds of botanical gardens,
arboreta, and conservatories
around the country. Check the
link below for a list of
participating gardens. Click here for more information
Membership Pays!!
This is a great time of year to
take advantage of sales at your
local garden centers!
Show your Cheyenne Botanic
Gardens membership card and
receive a 10% discount on
non-sale items at:
Grants Farm
2120 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY
82001,
307-635-2676
Murdoch's (garden related items only)
3773 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne WY
82001
307-632-7888
Pizzazz Floral & Garden Centre
2500 Seymour Ave,
Cheyenne WY
82001
307-632-GROW
Fort Collins Nursery
2121 East Mulberry, Fort
Collins, Colorado
970-482-1984
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Listen to the Weekly Radio
Garden Show
with Botanic
Garden Director,
Shane Smith
every Thursday
at 12:20 PM on
1240AM KFBC.
Call in with your
questions!
307-634-1240.
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