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The Growing Gardeners program provides an opportunity for young children and their parent(s) to experience botanically themed, hands-on projects. Together, adults and children can explore how plants connect to science, art, history, and culture. Each program includes a variety of hands-on activities, story time and a snack.

Please stop in to meet our new Growing Gardeners Instructor Cindy Kramer. Cindy brings many excellent ideas and boundless energy to the program. Her artistic ability and enthusiastic approach provide a positive learning experience for all who attend.

Please join us for:Color Me Autumn October 18 & 20What are the signs of autumn? Why are leaves so special? What happens to leaves in autumn? Find out all the things that happen before the gardens are tucked in for the winter. Create a beautiful leaf print to take home.

Stone Soup November 8 & 11Soup made from stones? Hear the story of Stone Soup and how a village came together to share their harvest with strangers. Enjoy a cup of vegetable stone soup. Make a Thanksgiving decoration.

Joy of Ginger December 6 & 8Celebrate the season with a freshly baked treat! How many different plants can you use to decorate your gingerbread man? Create a scratch-and-sniff greeting card and learn more about the spices used during this holiday season. Plant a bulb for your winter window sill.

Be prepared to be inspired, educated and challenged by . . .

Melinda Myers: Discover tips for saving time and energy while being kind to the environment. Learn eco-friendly ways to manage yard waste, water wisely, use rain barrels, rain gardens and solar-powered accessories.

Kris Medic: Go organic in your own backyard with this author’s easy techniques and solutions for a landscape you’ll love.

Roy Diblik: Learn how to create a “peaceable kingdom” through informed plant selection from one of Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens perennial favorite speakers. Challenge yourself to see the garden differently.

Tom Girolamo: Unearth the benefi ts of design elements that fi t individual lifestyles. Homeowners and landscape professionals alike will fi nd useful advice, tools and methods with the founder of Eco-Building & Forestry.

Stewart Dempsey: Peek into the gardens of FBBG board member Hattie Purtell and others who’ve learned to reduce their carbon footprints while creating beautiful spaces. Get the inside scoop from this horticulturist and freelance writer.

Boerner Botanical Gardens’Annual Garden Trends Symposium

Earth Tones: Gardening in Tune with Nature

A Perspective for the Home Owner in Planning, Planting and Maintaining a “Green” Garden

Saturday, October 11, 20088am - 3pm $85 per person

photographer Lila Aryan

Melinda Myers

Special Gift Membership PricesNow Through December 15th

Giving an FBBG membership over the Holidays ensures that your special someone will have a whole year worth of privileges: • FREE access to the Gardens (less than 1 gallon of gas round-trip for most of the Metro Milwaukee area) • Discounts on year-round classes with the Friends • 10% discount on all purchases in our Gift Shop • Reciprocal benefi ts at 150+ AHS gardens across the country • Library of the Friends access and more…These prices are so special we can only offer them for new members: LEVEL REGULAR PRICE SPECIAL GIFT PRICE Individual $35 $20 Individual Plus One $50 $35 Family $65 $50 You can have the gift membership sent to you or sent directly to the gift recipient—your choice. Either way, we can only guarantee delivery of your gift in time for Christmas on orders received by Friday, December 5th.

CALL 414-525-5653 to fi nish your gift shopping RIGHT NOW!!!

Bartolotta’s Brunch with Santa

One Day ONLY!Sunday, December 7th, 10 am to 2 pmIncludes: Bartolotta’s Brunch

Crafts, Story Time and Santa!Don’t forget your camera!

Call 414-525-5635 for reservations.

Pre-registration is required. E-mail scheduling@fbbg.org or call:

414-525-5676

Adult Education Classes and Programs

The Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens promote the Gardens as a unique resource for understanding and enjoying nature, horticulture, recreation and the

environment. Through sponsorship of programs emphasizing education, the arts and the Gardens as a living museum, the Friends endeavor to preserve

and enhance the natural and historical assets of the Gardens for its visitors.

Welcome New MembersThank you to each and every member who supports the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens through yearly membership contributions. Membership support, from old friends and new, keeps our programs growing. The following fi rst-time members joined the Friends from March 1, 2008 through September 1, 2008.Dina AignerDaren AllenCharles & Cheryll ArkensAdrienne AronDiana AungstCatherine BartosArthur BatesJean BeckMary Louise BellMark & Andrea BenderSharon Beyer & Tim ClawsonKathy BlockNancy BooneTeresa BorrelliSue BoydLeann BoyeaTerry BoyleCarla BradshawCamila BrazgelSally & Joseph BrennerKatie BrownGerald BublavyJennifer ByzewskiKathy CamachoChristina CampbellSteve & Linda CarlsonBridget & Joe CiurlikElizabeth ClaytonCharmaine CochronRenee CoffmanVirginia ConleyCherie CooganMarlene CookMary CopsonSandy CouillardJohn CrottyBeth CrysdaleVirginia DavisFrank & Janet DeGaetanoJessica DeibelChristine DeilyLuciano DeLeonDorothy DiggsLynn DomokosSara DorrAnn EckerMargaret EdwardsKirsten & Craig EideJames EldredgeSusan & Charles EngbergLivia EszesMary Ann FahlTerri FamerJudy FosterMarion FraleighDennis & Linda FrankowskiAnne-Marie & Charles FreyWayne & Karen FrommEva FronkLaurie GanskeRobert & Sue GebelMelissa GertzJane GlaserTraci GondekDana GrabovacSteven & Linda Greenfi eldMary GrishamJudith GurgelHarold HaaseSandra HaberichterGretchen HallJim & Lynn HeindlRonald & Marita HenselBarbara Hernandez

Joan HerrigesDonna HeupPeter & Kara HeyneDeborah HilburnLynn HolehouseNatalie HoloubekJill HoltonBarbara & Wayne HoppeLaura HopperHeidi HornungKathleen HoschClinton HousleySheryl InlenfeldtAlan JabergJeffrey JacksonMaria & Tom JohnsonDebbie JohnsonSteve JohnstoneEvan KaiserCamille KanofskyAnne Marie KarnesLinda KavelarisJudith KayJohn & Nancy KeenCheryl KellySue KennedyLauren KinterKenneth & Jane KlimaPatrick KnappKathy KnutelJennifer KoeffSandi KohlsFay KolsterJames KomesKathryn KoplinskiTheresa KubistaRichard LambertDonna LangwasserLynn LaufenbergDeborah LaveyLisa LawPatricia LelinskiJill LindbergMarylou LindquistJudith LindsayLaurie LindsayLucy LoessinMarolynn LopezCarson LundeApril MacDowellMary MacLarenTrudy MaloneJan MalyBeth & Chris MantoanNicole MartinJoni McDevittBelinda & Corthal McGeeSue McIntyreSuzanne McKinneyCindee McMillenRebecca McNeillyAnn McPheePatricia McReryRenee MetzlerTom & Brenda MillmannMarcia MiracleLance MiyasakiJessica MohrAndrea MonickenKatie & Mo MoormanAmane MotomuraRoger & Peggy MroczenskiJoyce MullerThad Murrah & Britt Peterson

Kathryn MurrayJanet MurraySue NaujokasRichard NeffPhyllis & Gordon NickchenBrenda Nizer-JeffersonNikki OrtloffKarry O’SabenBecky OsterbeckLori OttStephanie & John PadiasekRuth PaulsenS. Marshall PoindexterChristine PolewskiStephen PontusMichelle PorterTom & Vicki ProvostJean RangeRobert RebitskiJudith ReidyJack RichardsKevin RiordanMegan RoetheRobin RossJudith SackersonLisa SanfelippoPaul SanfelippoMerrica & Jonathan SchellLawrence SchmidtJan SchmidtElizabeth SchraederStephanie SchroederStephanie & Anthony SchwigelCherie ScottBarb SeefeldThomas Shaffer & Carol HeglandDorothy & Russ ShermanBrenda SkeltonLucy SmithJames SorensonMargie SpicerTim SprecherRalph SprouleGloria & Gary SteckStephanie SteegeMichelle Stieffermann & Dawn MantarVilnis StrelnieksHeidi StutzkiMary SukoppPamela SweetSibylle TaskerJessica ThorpeJim & Jean TomczakLarry ToniazzoSheryl TreichelLee TuraySally TwiningRichard UspelAndrea Van KylenJoy Van LaanenJennifer Wakefi eldFred & Rose Mary WaleckiRichard & Karen WaraksaNorma & John WardElizabeth WeiserHenry WellnerJeanette WesleyGina West & Mark BannachEdward WinklerDiane Wisch

Adult Education Programs:Photography Workshop –Capture the Unique Beauty of AutumnCreative Image Photo ClubSaturday, October 188 to 9:30 am$20/$15 members Fall SwagLynn Laufenberg, Idle Hours Floral and Interior DesignsSaturday, October 189 to 11 am$45/$40 members (Includes all materials) Button Up Your GardenJerry Seroka, retired Milwaukee County HorticulturistSaturday, October 258:30 to 10 am$15/$10 members Planting for TextureWelody Wilson, Wonagrow Landscape DesignThursday, November 136:30 to 8 pm$15/$10 members The Healing Power of PlantsDavie Bock, Hartland Acupuncture and Herbal MedicineThursday, November 206:30 to 8 pm$15/$10 members

Holiday Programs:Botanical VinegarsLynn Laufenberg, Idle Hours Floral and Interior DesignsSaturday, November 159 to 11 am$45/$40 members (Includes all materials) Fall Design ShowMichael Gaffney, Milwaukee School of Flower DesignSaturday, November 229 to 10:30 am$65/$60 members (Includes all materials) Topiary TidingsRob Green, Stano LandscapingSaturday, November 159 to 10:30 am$45/$40 members (Includes all materials) One Stroke Painting – Glass OrnamentsTrina Eve, certifi ed One Stroke Painting instructorSaturday, December 69 to 11 am$35/$30 members (Includes all materials) Let’s Get WiredRob Green, Stano LandscapingThursday, December 116:30 to 8 pm$45/$40 members

January Programs:Vicarious GardeningWinter Book Club facilitated by:Patti Peltier and Cecelia ReddySaturday, January 1710:30 to Noon$10 each session/Free to members.

Winter will fl y by as you join our discussions of three books selected to give you a gardening “fi x” this winter.

First Book:My Antonia, by Willa Cather. In this compelling classic romantic novel, nar-rator Jim Burden recalls his Nebraska prairie childhood exploits with his im-migrant friend, Antonia. Discover what makes this story an enduring favorite.

One Stroke Painting -- Floral ArtTrina Eve, certifi ed One Stroke Painting instructorThursday, January 22, 29, February 5 and 12 6:30 to 8:30 pmFor all four sessions $100/$95 members(Includes all materials)The sessions cover:Session 1 (Level 1) Wild fl owers including daisies and delphiniums

Session 2 (Level 2) Sunfl owers and bumble beesSession 3 (Level 3) Rose buds and grapevine wreathsSession 4 (Level 4) Tulips, full rose, wisteria and butterfl ies So You Want to Become a Beekeeper…Harris Byers, UW-Extension Milwaukee County Urban Agriculture ProgramSaturday, January 319:00 am to Noon$25/$20 members

Dont’ forget to make a trip to the FBBG Gift Shop this season!

Hours: October – DecemberTuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 3 pmClosed Mondays

Open longer hours during special events.

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From the Gardens: Putting Your Garden To Bed

As this is written, at the end of September, the nights have gotten much cooler, signaling Autumn. So we asked Horticulturalist Mary Braunreiter to give us her top three tips for putting a garden to bed.

1) Leave some of your perennials uncut for winter interest

“Especially keep up anything that is a source of food for birds or other winter visitors. Also, think about how something would look with snow on it. That may be a plant you want to leave uncut as well.”

2) Don’t cut back sub-shrubs“These are the slightly woody perennials like Russian Sage or roses. Sub-shrubs experience die-back every winter. If you cut them to the ground, then the die-back will start at that point. Rather keep sub-shrubs uncut so the die-back happens further up the stems. In spring, look to where you see the plant budding again and cut back only to there.”

3) Mulch“Be especially careful with the perennials you planted this year. They have had only one season to put down roots and will need some extra protection this winter.” Mary likes evergreen branches best for mulching as they are easy to clean-up in spring. She warns, however, “don’t put the boughs down until Thanksgiving or so, when the ground has had a chance to freeze. Putting the evergreens down earlier will only encourage critters to make their homes under the branches.” When asked where to get evergreen branches, Mary says to look at your local garden center. She gets hers from a local (non-chain) nursery in big bundles meant just for this purpose.

Winter can be a diffi cult season for a gardener. Armed with these winterizing tips, perhaps we can all have a more successful spring.

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