Summer-Fall 2008 Botanical Garden University of California Berkeley Newsletter

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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

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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

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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.

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Protea burchellii

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Omphalodes cappadocica

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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.

PhotobyHollyForbes



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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

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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


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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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

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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.

Photo

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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.

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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.


Te wonderment o a simple worm bringsa smile to a Green Stu campers ace.

PhotobyChristineManoux


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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.

PhotobyDeepaNatarajan

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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.

PhotobyPaulLicht



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$5000 & upAnonymous

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Matching GiftsAlexander & Baldwin Foundation

Bank of America

Chevron

IBM

Lehman Brothers

Lockheed Martin

Merrill Lynch

Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Ryder System, Inc.Shell Oil Company

Sun Microsystems

The Clorox Company Foundation

The PG&E Corporation Foundation

Washington Mutual

Tribute Bench DonorsJulie & Tim Gregory Bench

Julie & Tim Gregory

Roy Oliphant Bench

Martha Hastings & Robert Oliphant

In Honor / In MemoryIn Memory of George Barlow

Paul & Barbara Licht

In Memory of Buddie

Darlene Fong & Robert Dister

In Honor of Gerald Ford

Mrs. Myrtle Wolf

In Honor of Patti & Glenn Itano

Ms. Valerie Warburton

In Memory of Donald Kaplan

Mrs. Monique Avila

Melinda & Bob Buchanan

Mrs. Tamara Gieseking

Elaine & Arnold Grossberg

Ms. Babelle La Porta

Pauline & Kenow Lou

John & Ann Rhode

Ms. Monica Thurnauer

Dr. Cherie Wetzel

In Honor of Paul Licht

Robert & Nancy Beim

In Memory of

Robert J. Riddell, Jr.

Ms. Susan Bauter

Ms. Victoria De Goff

Ms. Mary Alice Dreiman

Mrs. Gladys Eaton

Mrs. Rispah Gamble

Ms. Tamra Hege

John & Eleanor Higson

Lawrence & Esther Johnson

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Thomas & Inga Shaw

Ms. Joyce Squires

Ivan & Jane Sturman

Mrs. Myrtle Wolf

In Memory of John Roberts

Ms. Claude Babcock

Ms. Joan Baumrind


Ms. Gayle Roberts

Ms. Alexis Roberts

Ms. Heather Roberts

Ms. Patricia Scott

In Memory of Bob Ornduff

Dr. Cherie Wetzel

In Memory of Howard C. Whisler

Roy & Janet Taylor

In Memory of Chester Zinn

Mary Bent & Mary Bent-Millard

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In Support ofCalifornia Natives Plants &

People Booklet

Mrs. Esther Oswalt

Mantid Sculpture

Robert & Nancy Beim

Canon Digi Rebel XSi Camera

Anonymous

Recovered Cycad Maintenance

Marisla Foundation

Mrs. Jena Ruhland

Mr. Fred Ruhland

Volunteer Propagation Facility

Tim & Julie Gregory

Laura & William Hogan

Ms. Diane Kothe


Patricia & Martin St. John

In KindBug Exhibit

Patrick E.

Library

Mr. Ted Kipping

Mary & Richard Schroter

Terry Stein & Chris Carmichael

Plant Sales

Mr. Randy Baldwin

San Marcos Growers

Mr. Ken Brown

Terra Nova Nurseries

Ms. Elanor CurlingerMr. Peter DAmato &

Ms. Marilee Maertz

California Carnivores

Nursery

Mr. John Doyen

Mr. David O. Gray

Hortica

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Gregory

Ms. Flora Grubb

Flora Grubb Gardens

Mr. & Mrs. Brent Heath

Brent and Beckys Bulbs

Ms. Carol Knowles

Mr. Nate Lomba

Mr. Aerin MooreMagic Gardens Nursery

Mr. Robert Peacock

Peacock Horticultural

Nursery

Mr. & Mrs. Philip G. Pierpont

Mr. Roger Raiche &

Mr. David McCrory

Planet Horticulture

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Schroter

Mr. Nevin Smith

Suncrest Nurseries, Inc.

Ms. Robert Stansel

Western Hills Nursery

Mr. Richard Ward

The Dry Garden

Mr. Bill Weaver

Mrs. Alba Witkin

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

Alameda County Ofce of Education

Berkeley Rotary Club

California State Parks

Center for Plant Conservation

East Bay Community Foundation

Elvenia J.Slosson Endowment

for Ornamental

Horticulture Research

Heller Foundation

Institute of Museum and

Library Services

Marisla Foundation

National Science Foundation:

Retaining and

Mentoring Teachers

National Science Foundation:

Potato Genome Study

Stanley Smith Horticultural TrustUS Fish & Wildlife Service

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

Afrooz Navid,Administrative Specialist

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

EDUCATION

Christine Manoux,Program Coordinator

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. Lewis Feldman, Chair,Plant Biology

Dr. Bruce Baldwin, Integrative Biology

Dr. W. Zacheus Cande, Molecular and Cell Biology

Dr. Todd Dawson, Integrative Biology

Dr. Mary Firestone,

Environmental Science, Policy, & Management

Dr. Alan R. Smith, Herbarium

Dr. John Taylor,Plant and Microbial Biology

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Dr. Tim Gregory

Dr. Chelsea Specht,Plant & Microbial Biology

NEWSLETTER

Holly Forbes, Editor

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N E W S L E T T E R

SUCCULENS, CARE AND HEALHby Rudol Schulz and Attila Kapitany

MABBERLYS PLAN-BOOK,HIRD EDIION

by D.J. Mabberley

AEONIUM, IN HABIA AND CULIVAION

by Rudol Schulz

HE CALIFORNIA DESERS,AN ECOLOGICAL REDISCOVERY

by Bruce M. Pavlik

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Summer-Fall 2008 Botanical Garden University of California Berkeley Newsletter

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