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For the Good Folks of the High Plains
from the
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

Scroll down for a Garden Tip:
What is that moth that flies like a hummingbird?
 


An important fundraiser to help keep the doors open at
Paul Smith Children's Village in 2011

Sunday, August 15, 2010  -  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens- White Tent next to Children's Village

General admission $50 for Adults and $25 for Children, Reserved seating $400 for table of 8

Limited seating - Advance tickets required, Call 307-637-6458 weekdays

Menu: High Tea (finger sandwiches, scones, a spot of tea, one lump or two)

Dress: Wear your Wonderland best: hats, white gloves, and costumes are encouraged (but not required)

Entertainment: Silent auction, croquet, magician, face painting, hat/ crown decorating, balloon artist, and more surprises!

 

Thank you to these Mad Hatter Tea Party Sponsors:


 

 

  

 


Photo 101 workshop at the Gardens

Taught by professional photographer Valerie Pedersen,
Learn how to bring your photos to a new level!

Day one: F stops and shutter speeds, depth of field, rule of thirds
Day two: Lighting and shooting what we learned
What you need: A SLR camera
Where & When: August 14-15, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 9AM -12PM, Break for lunch, then 1 PM - 4 PM
Price: $150

Register by: Calling Valerie at 303-842-3302 or click here to email. Visit http://www.valeriepedersen.com for more information

 


Botanic Gardens adds new water fountain in Paul Smith Children's Village
The Paul Smith Children’s Village has a new addition. A “Pretty Water” Fountain has been installed in the
Jess and Elizabeth Tolerton Secret Garden.
The water fountain is designed to allow children to paint with water. 

See press release


 

 

Free Summer performances on the grounds of the

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

Bring your family, friends, dinner, umbrella and something to sit on.

 

The Fireants

Sat., Sept. 11, 2010 - 4:30 pm

The Fireants play Caribbean Basin dance music, two-steps and waltzes from Cajun and Creole Louisiana; polkas, waltzes, chotises, huapangos, boleros, and cumbias from Texas; calypsos from Trinidad; sones from Cuba; an occasional Carolina black stringband reel from Quebec; and (whew!) a fandango or two from the Basque Country!

They are from northern Wyoming and bring toe-tapping fun and entertainment!

 

Saturdays in September

Saturdays September 2010

We will be featuring special entertaining guests each Saturday in September at the Paul Smith Children's Village. Look for Magicians, Artists, Wildlife displays and more. Details will be announced soon.

 

The Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power Garden Performance Series
is made possible by . . .



Win a pond!

Enter a raffle to
win a 5 foot pond-less water feature (tickets $5) all funds benefit the Paul Smith's Children's Village at the Botanic Gardens!

Tickets can be purchased at the Children's Village or at Sawyer Waterscaping at
3815 N. College Dr. Cheyenne, WY, 82001.
 


FARMERS MARKET TIME
Wyoming Fresh Market
every Tuesday

Find fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, grass-fed beef- lamb- and bison, smoked wild-caught salmon and trout, farm eggs, cut flowers, take-home BBQ, breads, honey, tortillas, chips, salsa, and tamales. Open every Tuesday, through October 12 weather permitting. 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Located on
N. Yellowstone Rd. Next to Sutherlands.
Contact Cindy Ridenour at (307) 534-2289.

 

The Downtown Depot Farmers' Market
starts Sat. August 7th and runs through
Oct. 9th. 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
For more information call 307-635-9291.


Children's Village
Current hours
Tue. & Sat.:
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Sunday & Monday

 

Hours are subject to change with the seasons, school calendar and weather. Check this web site regularly or call us direct: 307-637-6349

Click here for a Children's Village Calendar
of daily activities and Classes
pdf file

* View Map of the Children's Village

* Visit the Children's Garden Web site

For more information or if you are interested in volunteering contact
Aaron Sommers, Education Director 307-637-6349.


 

Seed and Weed Garden Club 2010 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 1:00 to 3:00 PM unless otherwise noted.
Contact
Joy Oestringer  for information,
307-460-4768

August 2010 Laramie County Fair – Floriculture
Fall calendar to be announced soon

 


Wyoming Prairie Rose Society 2010 Schedule

Join the Wyoming Prairie Rose Society and share hardy selections, tips and more. Meetings held at the Cheyenne Botanic Garden in the Gathering Room at 4:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

 For further information call Maggie Sharp at 307-631-0236 or visit  http://wyoprairierose.tripod.com


Everyone is invited to attend the August 12 meeting of the Wyoming Prairie Rose Society at 4:30 pm at the Cheyenne Botanic Garden. Topics are Difficult Roses; Why is That; pictures from Maggie Sharp's trip to Tyler, Texas and the rose growers; How to Sharpen Your Pruners.


FREE MOVIES IN LIONS PARK AMPHITHEATER Tuesday evenings

MOVIES START AT SUNDOWN
Come Early!! Bring a Blanket!

July 20 - Singin’ In The Rain
August 3 - Transformers II
August 10 - The Blind Side
August 17 - Train Your Dragon

Tip: Make it a family evening in the park . . . the Children's Village
is open until 7 PM Tuesday evenings too

Sponsors: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Bresnan Communications & Kia of Cheyenne


 

Cheyenne Astronomical Society 2010 Schedule
View and learn about the stars at the Botanic Gardens. All meetings are open to the public and begin at 7:00 PM. Star viewing occurs after each meeting when the skies are clear.
Meetings:

August - no meeting
September 17

October 15

November 19

December 17
 

Meetings are at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Solar Conservatory unless otherwise noted on their web site: 

http://home.bresnan.net/~curranm/


Become a new member of the Gardens or renew

and receive a free subscription to Better Homes and Gardens. click here to join or renew    ENDS SOON!

 


Pizzazz Floral and Garden Centre Workshops

3521 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
307-632-GROW (4769)

Click here to visit the Pizzazz web site and workshop schedule


Garden Tip

What is that moth that flies like a hummingbird?
Hummingbird clearwing moth

Have you seen a moth that flies like a hummingbird? It is likely a “hornworm,” and are also are known as hawk, sphinx, or hummingbird moths. There are dozens of species found in Wyoming and they are among the largest of caterpillars, measuring up to ½ around and up to 4” long. Many have the characteristic horn. Most do little harm to crops and are fun to watch and help with some plant pollination.

 

However, the tomato hornworm species can do significant damage in a short amount of time in the garden. Look for larges holes in the leaves and you can't miss the caterpillar with a horn on one end doing the eating. These caterpillars can be easily handpicked off plants (a great job for bug-loving kids).

 


Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
www.botanic.org
307-637-6458

 


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Link of interest:

Turf-type Buffalograss General Care Guidelines After Establishment

 

 


NEWS
Click here to view recent news articles written about, and press releases from the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

 

 

 

Web Coverage -

Paul Smith Children's Village Featured on popular Website/Blog "Inhabitots"

Click here to see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt."

~Author Unknown

 

 

 

 

"As long as one has a garden, one has a future. As long as one has a future, one is alive."

~Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Secret Garden"

 

 

 

 

Special Thanks To:

Sawyer Waterscaping

for the Parade of Ponds raffle benefiting the Children's Village

 

Whispering Chase Retirement Home

For holding a silent auction to benefit the Children's Village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.
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
3521 E. Lincolnway
Cheyenne WY 82001
307-632-4769

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
Gardens Staff
every Thursday
at 12:20 PM on
1240AM KFBC.

Note: The program is temporarily suspended during the month of July due to political interviews for the August Primaries.

 

 

 

 

 

"There is no gardening without humility.  Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder." 
-Alfred Austin