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Vol. 33, Numbers 3 & 4 Published by the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GARDEN at Berkeley Summer /Fall 2008
he State is going dry, but fret not, you dont have to
stop gardening. With water restrictions that impact
most water users in areas serviced by EBMUD, the
time is again ripe to thoughtfully and proactively move toward a
regionally-adapted approach to plant selection and landscaping
practices. It should go without saying, but the West is arid, and
in particular, California has one of the longest dry seasons among
the worlds mediterranean climates. We seem at times to have a
short memory of this fact
and are rudely awakened
from our complacency
when water suddenly
becomes a limited and
expensive commodity.
The current
zeitgeist suggests going
green in any way
possible, and it seems
a new imperative has
begun to nally sink
in essentially that
we, individually and
collectively, can no longer
take nite resources
for granted. What this
means to the individual,
institution, or business
can be very different
and manifests in myriad
creative ways, but from the perspective of the gardener there is
something real and meaningful that we can begin to do today;
simply put choosing the right plants. Of course we must also
consider other related topics such as irrigation, soils, mulches,
maintenance, planting with the seasons, etc. But, at the core of
water-wise gardening, we must look at, and perhaps struggle
with, making the right plant choices in order to help conserve the
water we have. We can and should keep on gardening, but lets
be smart about it, and perhaps be thinking in terms of the simple
less is more design mantra espoused in some of the other
artistic disciplines.
Here at the Garden we can point to a number of ne
examples of ways to grow water-wise. The rst among these is
our Entrance Planting. The over-arching theme of this display
is based on a principle
loosely referred to as
arid-exotica. To
clarify, yes, many of
the plants are from
arid areas, yet others
are not specically
from exclusively dry
climates, but were
chosen for their ability
to look good year-
round with relatively
low amounts of
irrigation. The area is
watered by low-ow
or micro-spray type
emitters (not drip),
controlled by a Smart
Controller system
from ETWater .
Computer-adjusted
variables like plant type, soil type, slope, etc are used in
conjunction with monitored evapotranspiration rates in an
attempt to deliver an optimal amount of water just enough,
without losing water to atomized mist or runoff. The zones
in the entry planting are irrigated once every 10 days for
approximately 60 minutes.
Arid imes in the Western GardenAgain
N E W S L E T T E R
Te chalky white leaves oDudleya brittonii contrasts nicely with its orangeower spikes, here combined with magenta owers oSalvia muelleri in theGardens entrance.
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Plant selection in the Entrance Planting runs the gamut:
ornamental grasses, perennials, owering shrubs, palms, cycads,
xeric ferns, succulents, bulbs, all in an attempt to demonstrate
the exceptionally wide range of regionally-appropriate plants
available to todays homeowner or trade professional. Gravel
mulch provides a pleasing aesthetic tie-in with the larger rocks
and hardscape surfaces, while providing a water-conserving and
weed-suppressing layer to the soil. Glazed pots offer extra visual
interest and help highlight specimen plants. Pots also afford the
opportunity to more tightly regulate irrigation for specialty or
pet plants that may have specic water needs. From the entry
plaza intrigued visitors can also begin our instructive Waterwise
Garden Tour with an accompanying publication created by a
team of volunteers in collaboration with Garden staff. This tour
leads one out into the collection to observe additional interestingplants in various areas of the Garden. Many of the Entrance
Planting and other plants featured in the tour are available to the
public year-round on our Plant Deck and at our spring and fall
plant sales.
Of course, the range of interesting and un-thirsty plants
is not limited to the Entrance Planting. Many of the Gardens
geographic collections are from mediterranean-climate regions,
i.e. South Africa, the Mediterranean basin, and California,
along with portions of Australasia and South America. Even
the Asiatic and Eastern North American collections have
ARID TIMES(continued rom page 1)
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their toughies like barberry (Berberis) and coneowers
(Rudbeckia) as respective examples. Many of the plants from
these areas, once established, are better able to adapt to and
survive on a lean water regimen, be it low seasonal rainfall or
tightly metered out dry season irrigation. We employ
other water conservation strategies in the Garden as well.
The majority of plants are put in the ground during fall
and winter to take advantage of the free rain, helping
plants to begin their establishment by getting roots down
early. The liberal use of woody/organic mulch delivered
for free by a local tree company provides cover to
protect against erosion, help smother weeds, retain soil
moisture, and over time, add valuable nutrients. Critically
important as a conservation strategy of the Garden
horticulturists is keen, daily observation. A valuable tool
indeed, particularly in that water is mostly managed onan as-needed basis, not applied by an over-programmed
irrigation clock that runs all year on the same cycle.
There are some valuable lessons on display
here at the Garden, ones that we as home gardener and
professional alike might consider taking to heart in these
arid times. We dont need to necessarily go brown - with
perhaps the exception of some unutilized lawns. Instead,
we can attempt to stay green, literally and guratively,
by approaching our decisions thoughtfully, with a critical
eye pointed to a future which may see more resource
restrictions on the horizon. Anthony Garza
Te orange owers and grayoliage oDicliptera subeectacontrast nicely with the
yellowTecoma owers, whilethe grass-likeXanthorrhoeaglauca provides textural interestin ront o the container.
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Te rock palm (Brahea dulcis) provides interest in the colorul pot,complemented by the Longwood tussock (Carex comans Bronze) inthis planting. Bloodroot (Asclepias curassavica Silky Gold) andbush monkeyower (Mimulus aurantiacus) provide the yellow/orangecolors at lower let, while Flora de la Mistela (Calandrinia umbellata)
punctuates the planting with magenta owers and the gray oliage oSideritis italica adds contrast.
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Members Sale:9 am 11 am
Public Sale:11 am 3 pm
Please come and support the Garden! You can nd a
more complete list of plants to be offered at the sale on
the Gardens website http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu.
With sweet anticipation and hope for winter rains we
prepare for our Fall Plant Sale. Fall is the best time to plant.
The shorter, cooler, moister days reduce plant stress and
shock. Given proper plant selection, appropriate timing and a
decent winters rain, its possible to establish a garden while
hardly taxing our water supplies.
This year, in keeping with the increased awareness of the
need for water conservation, well be offering an outstanding
selection of water wise plants from around the world, with a
special focus on plants native to the great state of California
and garden beauties from the South African oral kingdom.Mark your calendars now. Come enjoy the Garden
atmosphere, the extraordinary plant selection, and advice
from expert staff and volunteers.
Phylica plumosa
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Protea burchellii
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Omphalodes cappadocica
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Cistus ladanier
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oing green is part of the institutional culture here at
the Garden, both guratively and literally. Water
restrictions have highlighted the need for water
conservation. While many folks may try to tweak
their irrigation or mulch, truly changing a gardens demand for
water starts with plant selection. The Garden is a fantastic place
to see waterwise gardening in action.
The Garden is a great teaching tool and a resource.
Because the collection is so exceptionally well labeled, its
possible to simply nd a scene you
like, take a picture write down the
names, head to the nursery and
essentially cut and paste from
our Garden into yours. Good
gardeners, like good musicians
arent afraid to imitate the
sequences that inspire them, and
often imperfect imitation results
in innovation. Much as the Rolling Stones rather imperfectly
imitated their blues heroes.
Selecting plants from the Plant Deck at the Garden
is unlike shopping anywhere else. You can see the plants that
youre going to buy actually growing in the ground. This is
especially valuable for the larger trees and shrubs which often
cant show their true nature in the connes of a one gallon pot.
Regrettably, many otherwise spectacular plants drop out of
the nursery trade because they dont make attractive container
specimens at small sizes. This is often true for the larger shrubs
of our wonderful native ora.
Just as all politics are local, so it is with gardening.
The selection of plants we offer for sale is driven by three
factors: what our staff of full-time professional horticulturists
recommend from the areas they curate, what our corps of
volunteer propagators select based on their peregrinations in the
collection, and nally what comes to us through our extended
network of horticultural colleagues. While we are certainly
tempted by novelty, most of the plants we offer are plants that
we know through personal experience are well suited to Bay
Area gardens.
Plants that are successful in our home gardens often come from
areas whose natural environment is similar to ours. Many of the
Gardens collections come from mediterranean climate regions
especially our California, Southern African and Mediterranean
collections as well as parts of our Australasian and South
American collections. The Gardens collection is organized by
geographic region and were reorganizing the Plant Deck on
this very principle to reect the diversity of the collection and to
facilitate the locating of plants in which you might be interested.
Even parts of the world that dont have a mediterranean climate
host plants that arent excessively thirsty.
Beyond plant selection, the Garden makes other efforts
to grow responsibly. We have an integrated pest management
program. In the nursery that means that well often discard a
crop before we resort to intensive chemical treatment. If a plant
requires chemical intervention to survive in the nursery, theres a
good chance it will need chemicals when it gets to the customers
home. As a waterman Im often immersed in local waterways
affected by urban runoff. Awareness of the fact that what we put
in our gardens eventually ends up in the
bay or ocean is driven home every time I
head to the beach.
Going green is manifest in other
ways at the nursery. We select plants
not only for drought tolerance but also
plants that wont escape from our homes
to invade wild lands and displace the
native ora and associated fauna. If
the horticulturists report that a particular plant is reseeding or
spreading in an aggressive way, well pull it from the shelf. We
use nearly 100% recycled nursery containers. Our waste soil
is recycled into the gardens of our volunteers and staff and our
green waste is turned into mulch.
Our mild temperatures and limited frost afford us the
ability to grow an absurdly diverse range of plants. While the
summer fog moderates our moisture demands, we must accept
the reality that it is unlikely to rain for 6 months at a time.
Given the scarcity of water, drought tolerance should rank high
in our criteria for plant selection. Just because you can grow a
particular plant doesnt mean you should! Come to the Garden
to see just how broad and beautiful the world of water wise
gardening can be.
Nathan Smith
G
Te Garden is a fantastic placeto see waterwise gardening
in action.
GOING GREEN AT THE GARDEN
Te Garden entrance planting as seen in late July2006, provides many examples o water wise plantsthat are available at Garden plant sales and on thePlant Deck.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTSSick Plant Clinic
First Saturday of Each Month, 9 am 12 pm
Discover what diseases ail your plants with plant
pathologist Dr. Raabe.Free, no reservations required
Kids Cook from the GardenSunday, October 5, 2008 2:30 pm 4 pm
Theres nothing better than eating what youve freshly picked!Join Garden education staff to discover foods growing in the Gar-
dens Crops of the World Collection where youll harvest ingredi-ents and learn to create delicious snacks, like the Sunny Sunchoke
Salad. For budding chefs aged 7-12. Space is limited, registrationrequired. $18, $15 members (adult chaperones welcome with
Garden admission)
HERB DAYSaturday, October 11, 2008
10 am 12 pmLearn the history of the Gardens Herb
collections, including the Gardens most distinctiveethnobotanical collection on this tour through the Chinese
Medicinal Herb Garden and Herb Garden with Horticulturist
Elaine Sedlack.$15, $12 members
1 pm 2:30 pmAn investigation in Chinese Traditional Medicine
with Dr. Patricia Tsang. Learn the principles behind ChineseTraditional Medicine. Gain a better understanding of terms such
as Liver Fire, Hot Qi, Wet Heat and more. Enjoy a reading from
Optimal Healing, Dr. Tsangs latest book where she translatesmystical sounding terms into familiar language, explains how the
Eastern approach differs from the Western one and advises onhow to best integrate the two.$10, $8 members
$20, $17 members if you sign up for both!
American Chestnut:
The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 6 pm 7 pm
Come learn about the cultural and economic importance of thechestnut tree to the East coast, especially Southern Appalachia and
the strategies that are being used to bring the tree back. Author,Susan Freinkel, shares her discovery of the chestnut and writing
this book. Light reception to follow. Free with Garden Admission;copies ofAmerican Chestnutwill be available for purchase
Spooky Tales in the Redwood GroveSunday, October 26, 2008 4 pm 5:30 pm
Were back for another year of spooky stories told in the Gardens
enchanted Redwood Grove. Listen to master storytellers Bobbie
Kinkaid and Jean Ellison along with friends as they lead you incrafts, a musical parade, songs and stories. $10, $7 members; priceincludes one child and one adult; $3 each additional child or
adult per family.
Fall Bird WalkSaturday, October 25, 2008 9 am 10:30 am
Join us for one of the most popular programs throughout the year:
the Fall Bird Walk. Observe and listen to resident and migrant
birds with the experts Chris Carmichael, Associate Director ofHorticulture and Collections and master birder Dennis Wolff.
$15, $12 members
Discover the Plant DeckSunday, November 2, 2008 10 am 12 pm
Fall Color For Bay Area Gardens.
Free, no reservations required
California Natives: Plants and PeopleSunday, November 2, 2008 1 pm 3 pm
Explore the Gardens magnicent California area through the eyes
of the California natives who lived off the land using plants toproduce everything from food to sh traps, shelter to music. The
Gardens expert docents will lead you on a tour based on the fasci-
nating new Garden ethnobotanical publication: California Natives:Plants and People. Free: Members Only - Registration required
Autumn in AsiaSaturday, November 8, 2008
10 am 12 pm
Experience the vivid colors of fall on
a guided tour of the Asian Area with
Horticulturist Elaine Sedlack. High-lights include fall color showcased by
the expanding maple collection and awide variety of other plants.
$15, $12 members
Fun with Fungi
Mushrooms for ColorSaturday, November 8, 2008
1 pm 4 pm
Learn the rewarding art of using mushrooms for color. Join expertdyer and artist Dorothy Beebee as she teaches you about mush-
room color including using it as dyes for textiles. This compre-
hensive workshop will teach you basic mushroom identication,how-to extract dyes and will guide you through the creation of a
mushroom dyed textile sample to take home. $45, $40 members
Mushroom Hunt Through the GardenSaturday, November 15, 2008 10 am 12 pm
Join biologist and founder of the Bay Area Mycological SocietyDebbie Veiss as she leads you through the Garden identifying
mushrooms. Youll be surprised at the amount of myco-life in theGarden!$15, $12 members
Life After Lawn: Toward New NaturalismSunday, November 9, 2008 1 pm 3 pm
Anthony Garza, Supervisor of Horticulture and Grounds, willoffer his experience of working with plants to achieve an always-
interesting regionally appropriate garden. Emphasis will be onweaving ornamental grasses and grass-like plants into an intrigu-
ing mlange that can excite or soothe the senses, depending on theseason, the throw of light, or the mood of the observer. Including
but not limited to grasses, restios, rushes, sedges, grass-trees, and
more.$25, $20 members
Succulent Wreath-Making
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 7 pm 9 pmCreate a gorgeous succulent wreath at this years new holidayevent. Enjoy your wreath all year round. Youll select among a
variety of succulents and be guided on how to plant and care foryour wreaths. Led by Garden staff and volunteers.
$60, $50 members
Evergreen Wreath-MakingWednesday, December 10, 2008 7 pm 9 pm
Create a beautiful and festive wreath to add to your holiday deco-
rations under the expert guidance of Garden staff and volunteers.Greens from the Garden and other materials are included, but be
sure to bring your own hand pruners.$30, $25 members
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For all programs: Reservations are required for all programs and events, except the Sick Plant Clinic and Plant Sales. Parking is available in the UC lot acrossfrom the Garden on Centennial. Program fees include Garden admission. Register early, class space is limited. Cancellations received at least two weeksprior to program date are subject to a $10 service fee. Program fees of $10 or less and cancellations received less than two weeks to the program are non-
refundable. Full refund if the program is cancelled by the Garden. For more info visit http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
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here are good bugs, bad
bugs and those that are just
fun to look at. The Garden
enjoyed a delightful exhibit of the latter
this spring. Local sculptor Patrick E.
generously donated an exhibit of his
large but life-like metal and stained
glass sculptures for much of April and
May. These included a ying ladybug,
a lacewing, a dragon y, a large orb
spider and a parasitic ichneumon wasp.
In addition, a 6 ft California mantid
oversaw visitors on the observation
deck. Through the generosity of
donors, the mantid and spider will
remain as permanent residentsof the Gardens fauna. This
installation will be but the rst
of others that will display the
talents of our local artists. I
believe that a Garden should
delight as many senses as
possible in visitors of all ages.
The Garden expanded its formal educational efforts
this spring with the offering of a course in the Osher Lifelong
Learning Center (OLLI). The 6 week course on Plants of the
Planet explored a wide variety of plant topics from botany to
ethnobotany, combining lectures with Garden exhibits or tours.
Fortunately, the weather could not have been more inviting.
Of course, we continued to offer our regular programming for
DIRECTORS COLUMN
both children and adults, interspersed with
our special annual lectures like the Unselt
Birding Breakfast and the Unselt lecture, this
year presented by Dr. Barry Rice from UC
Davis on carnivorous plants.The annual Spring Plant Sale again
topped previous records; almost 6,000 plants
were sold. Also expanded this year was
the special native plant sale associated with
Bringing Back the Natives tour. I believe
the Garden is now one of the Bay Areas
largest suppliers of native California plants
for the public. As an extension of these
experiences, we are now instituting a monthly
event (mini-sales) in which our horticultural
staff and volunteers will be available on theplant sales deck to answer questions; these will
be coordinated with the Sick Plant Clinic held
on the rst Saturday of the month. Of course,
all of this discussion leads up to the annual Fall
Plant Sale, regularly held on the last Sunday of
September; this year, members will be admitted
for rst choice of plants from 9-11 am and the
public from 11 am-3 pm. We are all concerned
about the current water restrictions and we will obviously focus
on plants suitable for the current situation.
Our Associate Director of Education Kathy Barrett
retired this summer and because of the mandated cut in state
funds, her position will not be lled. While we cannot avoid
some impact on our educational outreach efforts, we will
continue our teacher training and support of local school gardens
I believe that a Gardenshould delight as many senses
as possible in visitorsof all ages.
Photo by Kemi Amin
Mantid sculpture by Patrick E.provided by agenerous donation from Robert and Nancy Beim
6 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
PhotobyPaulLicht
Spring Plant Sale 2008 members reception and silent auction.
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but we may have to refocus our efforts in-house. Our docents
remain an invaluable group of highly trained and motivated
teachers and there should be minimal disruption of our tours
for children.. If you wish to be involved, a new docent training
course will be offered this September.
On a very different note, I am pleased to announce the
formation of a new Directors Board this past year. The Garden
has been without a formal support board for many years, and
the need for public and private support has increased since
then. This board will advise and assist me in planning and
implementing a rm foundation for its future nancial support.This effort is particularly appropriate now as we face known cuts
in our state budget and as yet unknown impacts of the current
economic climate.
The Garden gratefully acknowledges the generous
support of Garden board member David Gray for the volunteer
propagator program and plant sales. Davids wonderful nursery,
Hortica, in San Francisco, has gifted garden memberships to his
customers as well as made donations of interesting plants to our
plant sales. Most recently these have included carnivorous plants
and proteas, which have proven wildly popular with plant sale
and Plant Deck shoppers at the Garden.
The Garden has recently beneted from bequests. We
have received a gift from the estate of Leonard Maudens, a
former volunteer who worked with Holly Forbes making plant
labels and with Judith Finn in the research greenhouses and the
Tropical House. This gift was a designated IRA remainder and it
is just one example of how planned gifts may be dedicated to the
Garden. The Perry French Family Trust gift was a percentage
remainder gift bequeathed to the Garden in 2005. It enabledthe Garden to purchase much needed new vehicles which truly
transformed the work life of the horticulturists. The recently
received second distribution of this bequest, together Mr.
Maudens gift, will pay for the electrical connection to the new
Volunteer Propagators greenhouse.
Donations from the Carmel-by-the-Sea, Hillsborough,
and Woodside-Atherton Garden Clubs have made the future a
little brighter for the endangered Bakers larkspur (Delphinium
bakeri) that has been so central in the conservation efforts of
our program. (see Summer/Fall 2007Newsletter). Bakers
larkspur is one of more than 650 plant species in Center for PlantConservations National Collection of Endangered Plants, a
group of the most imperiled plants in the country.
The future health of the Garden will continue to depend
on non-state funding and the time has come to focus on building
our endowment as a buffer against the vagaries of these budgets.
So far, endowments currently in place have saved us from at
least three drastic cuts in my ve year tenure at the Garden, but
to keep pace we must grow these endowments. Opportunities
exist to create new named endowments for specic Garden areas
or you may contribute to the general endowment to help it grow
to support the Gardens operation. Our members have alreadyhelped the Garden accomplish a great deal, and we hope you
will join us in paving the way for a fruitful future by supporting
our campaign to grow the endowment. If you are interested in
information regarding endowment donations please contact me
or our Development Ofce on 510-643-2937.
Paul Licht
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Christine Manoux teaching OLLI course.
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otobyPaulLicht
UCBG Board Members
Beth Burnside
Lew Feldman
Robert Ferber
David Gray
Tim Gregory
Pamela GrossmanCurt Hoffman
Suanne Inman
Warwick May
Ann Miller
Neal Miura
Bruce Moorad
John Scharffenberger
Kathy Welch
Aflitates
Candy Friesen
LaVerne Leach
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GROWING GARDEN ENDOWMENTS
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New Endowments
New Area Endowments the following Garden areas
are available for named endowments to support staff,
maintenance and new acquisitions:
AustralasiaEastern North America
Mediterranean
Mexico/Central America
New World Desert
Southern Africa
South America
New Collection Endowments the following Garden
collections are available for named endowments to support
staff, maintenance and new acquisitions:
Arid House
Crops of the World Garden
Cycad and Palm Garden
Herb Garden
Orchid, Fern and Carnivorous Plant House
Tropical Housements for Growth contd
New Program Endowments these Garden programs are
available, either wholly or in part for named endowments:
Garden Education Program
Docent Program
Garden Propagation Program
Volunteer Propagation ProgramConservation of Endangered Plants
Public Programs
In accordance with the Campaign for Berkeley goals,
the endowment named dedication amounts are:
Garden Areas named $1,000,000 each
Collection Endowments named $1,000,000 each
Program Endowments named $500,000 each
Support for endowments made by made as a planned gift,
pledge or outright donation. Further information regarding
our Gardens endowment drive will be mailed in the springof 2009. Please contact the Garden Development Ofce at
510 643 2937 or the UC Berkeley Ofce of University
Relations at 510-642-1212 if you have any queries or wish
to make a contribution.
ith your help, our members and supporters, together
we have created a beautiful new entrance, paved
roads, added educational interpretive signage,
repaired walls, roofs and oors and generally spruced up the
Garden so it looks like the tting living museum home of the
magnicent global collection it is. Now we ask you to join us in
really taking care of unnished business critical to the Gardens
future raising the Garden endowment to a level appropriate for
the long-term support of that collection.
The Campaign for Berkeley a comprehensive
campus wide fundraising initiative that will publicly launch
during the 2008-09 Academic Year, is designed to guarantee
excellence and opportunity in the public domain. To provide
support for the Gardens preeminent collection of plants,
conservation program and innovative education program
the University of California Botanical Garden invites you tosupport our goals during this campaign: to signicantly raise
endowments to ensure the Gardens security long into the future.
Endowments for Growth
The University of California Botanical Garden
Endowment (21st Century) and Directors Fund
these endowments were originally created by the Friends of
the Botanical Garden to support general Garden operations.
The California Area Endowment the Friends of the
UCBG established this fund.
Contributions of any amount to increase these funds are
most welcome.
Te Mediterranean Area.
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by
PaulLicht
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Robert Ferber (let) and Linda Maepa (right).
Julie Gregory and daughters.
Director Licht addressing the audience during thededication ceremony.________
Donors to the exhibit included: Janet M. and William F.Cronk, Julie and Tim Gregory, Robert R. Ferber, Jr.,Florence Gong in Honor o Franklin Gong, Douglas andLaVerne Leach, James and Richard Rundel and the SlossonResearch Endowmnet or Ornamenal Horticulture.
PhotobyMuinatKemiAmin
(let to right) Paul Licht, board afliate Candy Friesen, JanetWilliams and Howard Friesen at the reception.
GARDEN EVENT
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The Eastern Cape Province DedicationCeremony and Member Reception TheEasternCapeProvinceDedicationCeremony
andMemberReceptionwasheldonthedelightfulevening
ofJuly24th,2008.Guestsinattendance:exhibitsupporters,AnnualGivingDirectorsCircledonors,andGardenmembers
attheSponsorLevelandstaff,wereinvitedtoenjoythis
dedicationceremonycelebratingthelatestphaseinourcycad
conservationprogram.Speakersatthededicationceremony
wereDirector,PaulLicht,DrTimGregoryinternationalcycad
expertandGardenVisitingScholar,andtheSouthernAfrican
areahorticulturist,MeghanRay.PaulLichttoldthestoryofthe
cycadcollectionexpansionandthankedallwhohelpedinthe
processofdevelopingthenewexhibit,particularlytheproject
supportersandmasterstonemason,PhilipJohnson.TimGregory
stressedtheimportanceoftheGardensroleinternationally
inendangeredcycadconservationespeciallyastheGardens
cycadcollectionnowrepresentsallcycadgenera.MeghanRay
describedtheprocessofcreatingthenewexhibit:workingwith
PhilJohnsonandhiscrew,TimGregoryandretiredUCBGcycad
andpalmhorticulturist,JudithFinn,toplantthenewexhibitarea
overthelastyear.Thenewexhibitincludesmanyotherplants
fromtheEasternCapeProvinceofSouthernAfricatopresenta
delightfulnaturalistichabitatplantingshowcasingtheseplantsin
thecollectionaswellasthecycads.
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project-specic gifts, will fund our continued work in support
of educational gardens. A new series of garden educator
professional development programs will take place at the Garden
throughout the year, along with school-site activities.
We look forward to focusing more attention oneducation activities at the Garden as well. After a one year
hiatus, Docent Training returns and the Docent Training
Committee is organizing a fabulously
well-designed 24-week program for a new
cohort to be trained starting in September
2008.
The Education Program is also
looking at ways to work more closely
with Public Programs, to build on the
successes of recent introductions, such as
the family program series, and to developnew offerings. A special tour package was
arranged in June and featured a one-hour
teacher workshop with tour of the Garden. Rave reviews were
given by the 15 nutrition educators who rst received a docent-
led general garden tour, and then participated in a Botany on
Your Plate curriculum training by Education staff. The very
popular Green Stuff camp remains a xture of the summer
season, which includes training two UC Berkeley undergraduates
in the teaching of plant science to children, and bringing nearly
100 children into the Garden.
The Education
Program will also continue
facilitating interpretation
in the Garden through
signs, brochures, and other
printed materials. We are
particularly proud of the
completion of the new
California Natives: Plants
and People booklet, a 32-
page, photo-illustrated
ethnobotanical walking
guide through the California
Area. Through a variety
of educational projects and
programming the Garden
aims to reach a diversity of
audiences and enrich lives
with the wonder, knowledge
and gifts of the world
of plants.
Christine Manoux
arden staff work in many ways to achieve its
educational mission in support of the teaching of plant
science, and in the promotion of public understanding
and appreciation of plants and the natural environment. Some of
these endeavors take place at the Garden through our docent-ledtours, public programs and interpretive materials. Other efforts,
often funded by grants, take place off-site, where we are able to
reach an even broader audience.
The combination of these forms
of educational activities has
been a hallmark of the Gardens
Education Program.
There may perhaps be
no better way to reach such a
vast group of youth and bring
the world of plants into theireveryday lives than the school
garden, the centerpiece of our
community outreach outside the Garden. Our program Growing
Learning Communities has had a multi-faceted approach,
addressing both the development and the use of school gardens
for the diversity of schools we nd in the Bay Area. Professional
development in the form of conferences and workshops has
offered teachers and members of the school community new
ways to incorporate plants and outdoor environments as
exceptional places of learning.
Our work with schools touches not
only students and their teachers, but parents and
families as well. In addition, these projects have
connected us to and created on-going relationships
with a number of community-based organizations.
Collaborations with groups such as the East Bay
Asian Youth Center that focus on student and
family needs, and associations like the Berkeley
Rotary Club that are able to provide resources
for physical improvements at school sites, have
allowed us to further integrate our work within the
community and leverage
our efforts.
Over the last six years, the Gardens
education program has received four community
partnership awards from the UC Berkeley
Chancellors Ofce. Many local schools and
community groups have come to know and
appreciate the Garden through its educational
offerings around school gardens. Grants from
the Alameda County Ofce of Education and
the East Bay Community Foundation, as well as
EDUCATION
. . .the Garden aims to reacha diversity of audiences and
enrich lives with the wonder,knowledge and gifts of the
world of plants.
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TOURS BY DOCENTS
he Garden offers a variety of tours for children and
adults from schools to garden clubs. The Garden
bustles during Fall and Spring with school groups
coming to take tours. Some of the most popular tours include
California Natives: Plants and People, primarily given to 4thgraders, and theAwaken Your Senses Tour, geared towards
primary students in Kindergarten - 2nd grade. Our versatile
and well-versed docents offer a broad array of tour topics and
also cater towards the special needs of groups. In February we
even had a young girl who loved carnivorous plants so much
that she insisted on having a tour of the Garden as a part of her
birthday celebration. And in May a group of 55 adults involved
with a Renaissance Society in Sacramento came to the Garden
for a visit.
Between June of 2007 and 2008 the Garden led 267 tours of the
Garden, in addition to the 734 UC Berkeley undergraduates whovisited the Garden for Biology 1b tours in topics of evolution,
adaptations and ecology, or the free Plants of the World tour
offered to the public on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Between 2007 and 2008 3010 children came to the Garden from
72 different schools.
I encourage you to schedule a tour with your friends,
family, or colleagues. A visit to the Garden with a docent-led tour
is a great way to entertain out-of-town guests, celebrate a special
occasion, host a team-building retreat or have an intimate and
educational experience of the Garden.
Deepa Natarajan
Other Tours We Offer
For Children:
Trees in the Garden (Grades 3 & up; 60-75 min.)
What is a tree? How do they get so tall? Why are they important
to our planet? Discover how a tree is different from other plants,how they adapt to their environments, how they make food from
sunlight, and how they grow and reproduce. Learn about their
life cycles, and the ecosystems they inhabit. Visit trees from
around the word; see examples of the planets tallest and most
massive organisms as well as those that lived when the dinosaurs
roamed the earth
For Adults:
Beautiful Gardening with Waterwise Plants
See how you can create a beautiful garden using plants with
minimal water requirements. Our unique collection from aroundthe world provides attractive plant candidates that will thrive
in our Mediterranean climate. You will see annuals, perennials,
shrubs, and trees in a dazzling array of colors, forms and
textures. An illustrated guidebook of these plants is available to
supplement this tour.
For more information on tours or to make a reservation by the
15th of the previous month, please contact the tour scheduler at
510-643-7265.
Docent Training 2008/2009Mondays, September 8, 2008 to March 16, 2009
1 pm to 4 pm
Garden Conference Center
Join the community of dedicated volunteer docents at the UC
Botanical Garden. Learn about our world-class garden and its
magnicent collection of plants from around the world. Our
docents create memorable and exciting learning experiences
for small groups of school children, university students and the
general public.
Training is provided by the Gardens expert horticultural staff
and by plant specialists from UC Berkeley and the community.
There will be opportunities for trainees to shadow tours led by
current docents and to practice giving their own tours. Upon
successful completion of the training program, the commitment
for tours is a minimum of two tours per month for adults and
school-aged children for at least one year.
$200 (w/ individual membership), $170 for members.
For more information, and to apply, call the Volunteer
Coordinator at 510-643-1924.
T
High school students on a Summer Science Camp at ReedleyCollege tour the Herb Garden with docents Ronni Brega andPeter Langley.
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Curator Holly Forbes attended the national meeting
of the Center for Plant Conservation in April, hosted by the
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami. She also met
with staff at the Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) to discuss
collaboration in the area of collections, especially with regard
to cycads.
Horticulturist Elaine Sedlackattended an internationa
conference, Rhododendron 2008: 50 Years of Modern Day
Exploration, Hybridising & Conservation, May 7-11, 2008. It
was co-hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and the
Scottish Rhododendron Society.
Horticulturist Christy
Matasickand Associate Director Chris
Carmichael attended a June workshop
lead by Professor Matteo Garbelotto at
UCB on treating specimen trees to preventinfection with the pathogen sudden oak
death (Phytophthora ramorum). Sudden
oak death (SOD) continues to be a serious
problem in California and beyond. There
is almost complete mortality for tan oak
(Lithocarpus densiforus) in habitat.
SOD has not been found in the Garden,
conrmed by repeated testing, and our tan
oak trees are still healthy.
Associate Director Chris
Carmichael was a presenter at a NorthAmerican Plant Collections Consortium
(NAPCC) Reviewer Training Workshop
held at the Fairchild Tropical Botanical
Garden in Coral Gables, Florida, in
April. A joint program of the American
Public Gardens Association (APGA) and
the US Department of Agriculture, the
NAPCCs mission is to build a network
of botanical gardens and arboreta to
coordinate a continent-wide approach
to plant germplasm preservation, and topromote high standards of plant collection
management.
Chris also attended the American
Public Gardens Association meeting in
Pasadena in late June, representing the
Garden as a member of the multi-institution
oak (Quercus) working group of the NAPCC. At the meeting he
was appointed vice chair of the APGAs NAPCC Committee.
Associate Director for Education Kathy Barrett
retired at the end of June. Kathy began teaching at the Lawrence
Hall of Science in 1975 and continued to work at UC for
32 years. She plans to continue her efforts in environmental
education during her retirement and looks forward to
volunteering at the Garden in the future. Funding cuts do
not permit replacement of this position at this time. However,
Education Program Coordinator Christine Manoux will continue
in her current role, fullling grant obligations and assisting with
docent training. Lesson Study Specialist Elizabeth Bakers
appointment ended July 31st. We wish her well in her new
endeavors.
Congratulations to Volunteer
Coordinator Perry Hall and Larry Kass on
the birth of their twins, Natalia and Elan, on
December 1, 2007. Perry returned to work
in April.
Financial Assistant Annabella
Reyes has taken on the role of Garden Shop
manager. She is putting her special touches
on the Shop and adding more Garden logo
items for sale.
The Garden was pleased to receive
$38,648 in funding from the Elvenia J.
Slosson Research Endowment to begin the
digitization of our propagation records. The
project began in July and continues throughJune 2009. Assistant Curator Barbara
Keller is working with Propagator John
Domzalski to interpret and enter data from
an estimated 8,000 record cards (about one-
third of the total) during this period.
Curator Holly Forbes and
Assistant Curator Barbara Keller spent
many days in the eld this year collecting
seeds of common species for a program
called Seeds of Success, which is part of the
federal interagency Native Plant MaterialsDevelopment Program. This program
supports and coordinates seed collection
of native plant populations in the United
States to increase the number of species and
the amount of native seed that is available
for use in stabilizing, rehabilitating and
restoring lands in the US by partnering with the seed producing
industry. Our work is performed under contract with the Center
for Plant Conservation, with funding from the Bureau of Land
Management. This program will continue in 2009.
GARDEN NOTES
Another unusual new bloom appeared thisspring. Agave gentryi was not describeduntil the early 1990s shortly beore theGarden acquired a small specimen. It wascollected in amaulipas, Mexico and givento the Garden in 1993 by John Fairey oPeckerwood Garden in exas. It has slowlyincreased in size over the past 15 years, withits frst owering this year. Being sold in thetrade as Jaws, it is described as a moderatesize plant, growing to 3 t by 3 t. When
ours started to sprout a ower stalk lastSeptember, the plant was about 8 t highand 12 t wide, obviously happy in Berkeley.Te thick inorescence quickly reached about20 t, but then stalled over winter beorecoming into ull bloom in June. You canwatch the story unold on our website.
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People Booklet
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Grants and ContractsThe Garden wishes to thank the
following organizations for their
support through grant awardsover the last few years. We areactively seeking grant funding for
specic projects and any informa-tion or contacts that members can
share with us regarding possibili-ties of grants from foundationswould be warmly welcomed.
Please contactJanet Williamsin the Development Ofce at510-643-2937.
Anonymous via the East Bay
Community Foundation
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Horticulture Research
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Potato Genome Study
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GARDEN STAFF
Dr. Paul Licht,Director
ADMINISTRATION
Muinat (Kemi) Amin, Marketing & Membership Analyst
Emily Dennis, Visitor Services Assistant
Perry Hall, Volunteer Coordinator
Nancy Nelson, Management Services Ofcer
Deepa Natarajan,Program & Tour Coordinator
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Annabella Reyes,Financial Assistant
Margaret Richardson,Rental Coordinator
Janet Williams,Development Director
COLLECTIONS & HORTICULTURE
Dr. Christopher Carmichael,
Associate Director of Collections and Horticulture
Holly Forbes, Curator
Barbara Keller,Assistant Curator
Anthony Garza,
Supervisor of Horticulture & Grounds
Ken Bates,Horticulturist
Colin Baxter,Horticulturist
John Domzalski,Propagator
Bryan Gim,Horticulturist
Peter Klement,HorticulturistChristy Matasick,Horticulturist
Dr. Robert Raabe, Garden Pathologist
Meghan Ray, Horticulturist
Eric Schulz,Horticulturist
Elaine Sedlack,Horticulturist
Nathan Smith,
Volunteer Propagation Program Coordinator
Jeff Vadney, Horticulturist
Rick Boyer, Building & Grounds Maintenance
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Christine Manoux,Program Coordinator
FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr. Lewis Feldman, Chair,Plant Biology
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