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Press Releases
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Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration News Release
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Contact: Steve Morgan or Katie Shea
951-784-6962
ucrbg@ucr.edu News Release
08/14/2007: For December 2007/January 2008 Release
Event: "UCR Botanic Gardens Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration"
The public is invited to the U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens to attend the Annual Rose Pruning
Demonstration. The demonstration is scheduled for Sunday, January 20, 2008 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the
Rose Garden. (In case of rain on January 20, the demonstration will be postponed to the following
Sunday, January 27). Botanic Gardens Volunteers and local experts will demonstrate how to prune hybrid
tea, floribunda, miniature roses and climbers. Door prizes will be awarded to selected attendees.
Started in 1975, the Gardens' rose collection boasts more than 300 rose bushes of various types from
around the world, some dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, making it one of the most comprehensive
public displays of roses in the Inland Empire. All of the roses growing in the lower garden are award-winners.
An all-volunteer group of rose lovers works to maintain the health and beauty of the Rose Garden for the
public's enjoyment. Persons interested in taking part in this community service should contact Steve
Morgan at 951-784-6962 or e-mail ucrbg@ucr.edu.
The Botanic Gardens cover more than 40 acres and feature nearly 3500 plant species from around the
world. Enjoy beautiful vistas and numerous scenic trails, including gentle pathways graded for wheelchair
access. A wide array of blooming plants can be seen year around. With local freeway construction
occurring, be sure to verify current directions by calling or visiting our website as the date approaches.
Visitor parking is 25 cents an hour. The demonstration is free but donations are always gladly accepted.
For freeway map and color brochure, write to Botanic Gardens, Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA 92521-0124,
call 951-784-6962, or email ucrbg@ucr.edu. Be sure to visit our website, www.gardens.ucr.edu.
General Rose Pruning Demonstration Information
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U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens Docent Training News Release
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Contact: Monika Ittig, Docent Coordinator or Steve Morgan, Curator
951-784-6962
ucrbg@ucr.edu
1/03/2008: For immediate release
The first session of the Botanic Gardens Docent Training Program for 2008 will take place on Wednesday, February 6, at 9 a.m. in the U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens Conference Room. Classes will continue the following five Wednesday's, same time, same place. There will be $15 materials charge for the classes and parking is 25 cents per hour at the Gardens.
The first class will cover the role of UCRBG Docents and the training they receive, and an overview of the Botanic Gardens and its activities. A walking tour of the Gardens will be included. One of the primary missions of the Gardens is to act as an educational resource to the community and the key role for the Docents is to provide assistance with Garden tours for school children and some adult groups.
Being a UCRBG Docent is a great way to learn about the Gardens while fulfilling a much needed volunteer role. The first session will provide you the information you need to decide if being a UCRBG Docent is in your future. Please call Monika Ittig or Steve Morgan at 951-784-6962 or e-mail ucrbg@ucr.edu if you are interested in registering for the class or hearing more about the program.
The Botanic Gardens cover nearly 40 acres and feature more than 3500 plant species from around the world. Enjoy beautiful vistas and numerous scenic trails, including gentle pathways graded for wheelchair access. A wide array of blooming plants can be seen year around.With local freeway construction occurring, be sure to verify current directions by calling or visiting our website as the date approaches. Parking is 25 cents an hour and the suggested admission donation is $1. For freeway map and color brochure, write to Botanic Gardens, Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA 92521-0124, call 951-784-6962, or email ucrbg@ucr.edu. Be sure to visit our website, www.gardens.ucr.edu.
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Friends of UCRBG Adult Education Classes for Spring 2008 News Release
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Contact: Nan Simonsen
951-218-1250
Hm2Grdn@aol.com
12/12/2007: For Immediate Release
The Friends of the University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens are proud to present a second season of our "In the Garden" Botanic Gardens Class series. These monthly classes take place IN THE GARDENS of the presenters or designers, where you will enjoy the added benefit of both a tour and training. Come & learn in these gardens:
Saturday , February 16, 9:30 to noon
Hemmenway Garden
Visit and learn from this recently renovated (now NO front lawn) 'Two Worlds' garden of Buck and Yvonne Hemmenway, both Master Gardeners, nursery owners, and avid collectors. Their cactus and succulent gardens consists of old world South African, and new world American species, all fascinating, many rare.
Saturday, March 8, 9:30 to noon
Maloof Foundation
This garden visit is truly a garden tour. We will meet at the Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, a 5 acre private foundation and botanic garden in Alta Loma. This diverse water-wise garden is a combination of California native and Mediterranean plants. Attendees will learn how to create the look of this beautiful garden on any size lot.
Saturday, April 12, 9:30 to noon
Block and Scott Gardens
Two one-acre plus gardens in one class! The Richard and Jane Block, and the Starke and Tandy Scott gardens are in southeast Riverside, near Box Canyon. There is much to see and learn from both beautiful and diverse gardens; both with elevation differences of 20 feet or more, and both with rocky decomposed granite soil and many fascinating plants obtained from UCR Botanic Garden Plant sales.
Saturday, May 17, 9:30 to noon
Sanquist Residence
Master Gardener Marc Chacon will tell how he helped to create this beautiful and unique garden at the 3 acre Sanquist residence. This 1950 Mediterranean-style home in the Riverside orange groves has a fascinating combination of garden areas including a Japanese Shade Garden, a Mediterranean section featuring grasses and unique ground covers, and pastureland on which longhorn cattle graze.
Saturday, June 7, 9:30 to noon
Coleman Garden
Home owner and presenter Jill Coleman is a Master Gardener and a judge of the Riverside Flower Show and Garden Tours. Her 1/2 acre garden, which features raised beds and little lawn, reflects her fondness for unique plants, and especially for those that enhance her floral designs.
Classes help raise funds for the UCR Botanic Garden. Each class is $30 for Friends, $35 for non-members. Send registration to Nan Simonsen, 3920 Ramona Dr, Riverside, CA, 92506, the address of class/s will be emailed, or sent to you. Questions? Call Nan at 951-218-1250, or write Hm2grdn@aol.com.
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Spring Plant Sale News Release
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Contact: Steve Morgan or Katie Shea
951-784-6962 voice/fax
e-mail: ucrbg@ucr.edu
web site: www.gardens.ucr.edu
08/14/2007: For Spring 2008 release
Event: "U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens Spring Plant Sale"
It's spring and it's time for the 35th annual U.C. RIVERSIDE BOTANIC GARDENS SPRING PLANT SALE. The sale will take place beginning Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. and will continue Sunday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You won't want to miss it!
There will be nearly 10,000 plants, including many rare and unusual varieties, as well as old favorites.
Choose from colorful, heat-loving trees and shrubs, flowering perennials, miniature roses, many rare cacti and other succulents, lots of herbs, patio and houseplants, wildflower seeds and much more. A special selection of showy, water-efficient, heat-loving and California native plants selected for spring planting will also be available. UCR Botanic Gardens T-shirts, sweatshirts and the full color Subtropical Trees of California and Hummingbird Garden posters, and Armadillo Arm Protectors will be for sale.
Most of the plants for sale will have a detailed information sign and color photo to help you make your selections. U.C. Master Gardeners, Gardens' staff and Volunteers will be available to answer your questions. There will be a Preview Plant Sale for Members of the Friends of UCR Botanic Gardens. For more information on the sale, or on joining the "Friends", please contact Steve Morgan at the Botanic Gardens at 951-784-6962, e-mail ucrbg@ucr.edu, visit our website at www.gardens.ucr.edu or write to the address listed below.
The Botanic Gardens cover 40 acres and feature more than 3500 plant species from around the world. Enjoy beautiful vistas and numerous scenic trails, including gentle pathways graded for wheelchair access. A wide array of blooming plants can be seen year around. With local freeway construction occurring, be sure to verify current directions by calling or visiting our website as the sale date approaches. Parking for the sale is free. Regular visitor parking is 25 cents an hour. For freeway map and color brochure, write to Botanic Gardens, Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA 92521-0124, call 951-784-6962, or email ucrbg@ucr.edu. Be sure to visit our website,www.gardens.ucr.edu.
Click here for a partial list of plants that were available at the spring sale for 2007, just to give you an idea of the selection. The actual list will appear as the sale date approaches.
General Plant Sales Information
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Primavera in the Gardens for 2008 News Release
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Contact: Siri Khalsa, 951-784-4954
Steve Morgan, 951-784-6962
ucrbg@ucr.edu
website: www.gardens.ucr.edu
08/14/2007: for Spring 2008 release
Event: "Primavera in the Gardens" wine and food tasting fundraiser
The 10th Annual PRIMAVERA IN THE GARDENS is coming! Riverside's premier wine and food tasting
event takes place on Sunday, May 18th from 2 to 5 pm at the UCR Botanic Gardens. Tickets to the fund
raiser are $45 per person. For additional information, call 951-784-6962.
The idyllic beauty of the Botanic Gardens provides the perfect setting for this festive spring celebration.
Live music wafts through the trees along with the aroma of delicious food from local restaurants and
caterers. And everywhere, California wines! The Primavera fund raiser typically features wines from more
than a dozen California vineyards and wineries. (The actual list of participating wineries and restaurants
will be posted on our website once final arrangements are made.)
Proceeds from the event benefit the Botanic Gardens' many deserving projects. To receive advance
tickets, reservations should be postmarked by Friday, May 9. Make checks payable to UCR Foundation
and send to Primavera, Botanic Gardens, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0124.
PRIMAVERA IN THE GARDENS is sponsored by the Friends of the UCR Botanic Gardens. For more
information, call 951-784-6962, e-mail ucrbg@ucr.edu, visit our website at www.gardens.ucr.edu, or write
to the above address.
The Botanic Gardens cover 40 acres and feature more than 3500 plant species from around the world.
Enjoy beautiful vistas and numerous scenic trails, including gentle pathways graded for wheelchair
access. A wide array of blooming plants can be seen year around.
With local freeway construction occurring, be sure to verify current directions by calling or visiting our
website as the sale date approaches. Parking for Primavera is free; general visitor parking is 25 cents an
hour. For freeway map and color brochure, write to Botanic Gardens, Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA
92521-0124, call 951-784-6962, or email ucrbg@ucr.edu. Be sure to visit our website,
www.gardens.ucr.edu.
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Fall Plant Sale News Release
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Contact: Steve Morgan or Katie Shea
951-784-6962 voice/fax
smorgan@ucr.edu
01/02/2008: For Summer/Fall 2008 Release
Don't miss the 26th annual Friends of U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens Fall Plant Sale coming just in time for the fall planting season. The sale will take place Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. and will continue Sunday, October 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Take advantage of our cool fall weather. Plants established during fall and winter grow faster in spring and require less water next summer. You'll find plenty of plants to choose from at the Friends of UCR Botanic Gardens Fall Plant Sale. There will be nearly 10,000 plants, including many rare and unusual varieties, as well as some old favorites. Choose from colorful, heat-loving trees and shrubs, flowering perennials, miniature roses, rare cacti and other succulents, lots of herbs, patio and houseplants, orchids, wildflower seeds and much more. A special selection of showy, water-efficient and California native plants will also be available for the fall planting season. Botanic Gardens T-shirts, a full color Subtropical Trees of California poster,
Hummingbird Garden poster, Armadillo arm protectors and handsome composite urns will be for sale.
Most of the plants for sale will have a detailed information sign and color photo to help you make your selections. U.C. Master Gardeners, Gardens' staff and Volunteers will be available to answer your questions. There will be a Preview Plant Sale for Members of the Friends of UCR Botanic Gardens. For more information on the sale, or on joining the "Friends", please contact Steve Morgan at the Botanic Gardens at 951-784-6962, e-mail ucrbg@ucr.edu, visit our website at www.gardens.ucr.edu or write to the address listed below.
The Botanic Gardens cover more than 40 acres and feature nearly 3500 plant species from around the world. Enjoy beautiful vistas and numerous scenic trails, including gentle pathways graded for wheelchair access. A wide array of blooming plants can be seen year around. With local freeway construction occurring, be sure to verify current directions by calling or by visiting our website as the date approaches. Parking for the sale is free; regular visitor parking is 25 cents an hour. For freeway map and color brochure, write to Botanic Gardens, Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA 92521-0124, call 951-784-6962, or email ucrbg@ucr.edu. Be sure to visit our website, www.gardens.ucr.edu.
Click here for the list of plants that were available for the Fall 2007 sale, just to give you an idea of the selection. The actual list will appear as the sale date approaches.
General Plant Sales Information
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