[Plantsci] FW: Boyce Thompson Arboretum - the BIG Fall Plant Sale fundraiser Oct. 7-23- Free Admission with your CatCard

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Subject: Boyce Thompson Arboretum - the BIG Fall Plant Sale fundraiser Oct.
7-23- Free Admission with your CatCard

 

 

Fall Plant Sale - Plus Smooth 

Jazz Guitar &  Wine Tasting

 

Bring your CatCard or another valid form of UA i.d. for free admission to
Boyce Thompson Arboretum during the big Fall Plant Sale fundraiser Oct.
7-23. Daily admission is normally $9 for adults and $4.50 for ages 5-12 at
BTA, an affiliate of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

 

Saturday evening, Oct. 8 on the opening weekend  of the big Fall Plant Sale
fundraiser at Boyce Thompson Arboretum includes 5:00-7:00 p.m. extended
shopping hours and live 'smooth jazz' guitar, plus a wine tasting where
visitors can sample vintages produced by Gila County's only winery. 

 

Gold Canyon Guitar duo Rudy and Bob Garcia are the East Valley's answer to
the musical stylings of Acoustic Alchemy, Ottmar Liebert, Marc Antoine and
Peter White. They'll offer an outdoor Arboretum concert Oct. 8. Adding to
the festive event visitors are invited to sample wines at a tasting table
hosted by Jim and Marie Petroff, owners of the Pleasant Valley Winery in
Young. Varietals they produce include Italian Amarone, Muscadine red, Pinot
Grigio, and House Red. They harvest local pomegranates for a unique fruit
wine, and won a 2011 Gold Medal for their smooth, sweet Summer Honey Mead, a
signature wine made from honey collected locally in Young; they say its
based on an old Viking recipe. 

"This semi-sweet delicacy is exclusively made from exquisite Pleasant Valley
honey, along with lemon, orange, and grapefruit," says Jim, "allow the
citrus touch to excite your senses." 

 

FALL PLANT SALE: Gardeners and landscapers agree that Fall is the best time
of year to plant in this area. Day and nighttime temperatures are cooler,
while soil temperatures remain warm, encouraging rapid root growth that
primes the plant for rapid growth in the spring.

Area horticulturists also agree that Boyce Thompson Arboretum's annual Fall
Plant Sale is a great place to stock-up on plants for your own garden,
backyard or patio. Two-thirds of the plants available during the event are
grown by Arboretum horticultural staff in the Arboretum's own plant
nurseries. Experienced Arboretum horticultural

staff and Master Gardeners are usually on hand to answer plant questions
throughout the sale. Arboretum  horticulturists not only grow the plants for
the plant sale, but also maintain many of these same plants in the gardens
and plant exhibits throughout the grounds. They really know how these plants
perform, from nursery pot to maturity in your garden or landscape. 

Wondering if a particular plant would do well in our corner of Pinal County?
All landscape-size plant containers are labeled with complete plant
information including type of plant (shrub, tree, perennial, etc.), flower
color, flowering time, mature width and height, hardiness, exposure, and
wildlife that each plant attracts.  And you can preview the selection
online, a list of varietals often available during the seasonal plants sales
is posted on the BTA website at ag.arizona.edu/bta; or call phone gift shop
staff at 520-689-2723 with specific inquiries.

Friday, Oct. 7, is the BTA Members-only preview day; the Arboretum grounds
are open, but the plant sale is reserved for members' shopping. The sale
opens to the public Oct. 8 and continues daily through Oct. 23 from 8am -
5pm. Daily admission is required for a visit to BTA; adults are $9, the fee
is $4.50 for children ages 5-12, and under 5 free. 

It pays to be among annual members at BTA; during the Oct. 7 preview members
get first choice of the entire selection of plants before the sale opens to
the general public; and also receive 20% of all plants, books, and other
items (except food and artwork) in the Gift Shop. Visitors who become
members on the day of the Member Preview will have up to two of their adult
admissions credited towards their membership fee, allowing immediate access
to all member benefits.  

 

FEATURED PLANTS

   o    Over 100 potted boojums with trunks up to 5 inches tall

   o    Hard-to-find Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in 5 gallon containers

   o    Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus); favored by hummingbirds

   o    Chaco Feather Acacia (Acacia aroma); beautiful landscape tree from
South America

   o    Blue Emu Bush (Eremophila hydrophana); unique shrub from Australia
with blue-purple flowers 

   o    A large selection of herbs

 

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

 

   o  Live Music With Uno-Dos Oct. 8 at 5pm with extended Fall Plant Sale
hours until 7pm. The East Valley's answer for local fans of the musical
stylings of Acoustic Alchemy, Ottmar Liebert, Marc Antoine and Peter White.

 

   o  Mesquite Flour Classes Oct. 9 & 22 at 10:30am. Mesquite beans are an
abundant desert food resource, ripe and ready to harvest this time of year.
Apache Junction author Jean Groen demonstrates simple techniques for
grinding your own flour from the sweet pods of these desert legumes (stick
around to sample mesquite flour waffles with pomegranate syrup and other
after-class snacks).

 

   o  Edible & Medicinal Desert Plants Guided Walks Oct. 8 & 23 at 1:30pm.
Ethno-botanists guide this popular walking tour of BTA's Curandero Trail,
sharing their knowledge about ways native plants have fed, healed and
clothed Sonoran desert peoples for more than 1,000 years. 

 

   o  Plants of the Bible Walk Oct. 15 at 1:30 pm. Mesa resident and Bible
Scholar Dave Oberpriller teaches participants about botany, history and
scripture on this slow-paced and relaxing walk down smooth and level trails
that are wheelchair-accessible. 

 

   o  Picket Post Mansion Open House, Oct. 15 & 16 from 9:00am - 4:00pm.
$20 per person, payable at the Gift Shop on the day of the Open House.
Regular Arboretum admission of $9 for adults and $4.50 for children 5 -12 is
required for non-members. Historic Picket Post House rarely opens to the
public. This weekend open house is your opportunity to explore Colonel
Thompson's venerable mansion perched on volcanic cliffs overlooking his
namesake Arboretum. Sunday mansion tours include live music by Mesa
recording artist Jim Pipkin from 12-2pm. 

 

   o  Tree Tour with Tom McDonald Sunday Oct. 16 at 1:30pm. So, just what is
an Arboretum - and how do you pronounce those tongue-twistingly taxing Latin
tree names? Join Smiling Dog Landscapes owner Tom McDonald for a leisurely
Sunday walk through the Arboretum's mature tree collections. Learn about
oaks and olive trees, native

hackberries and mesquites, and fascinating trees from the world's deserts
that thrive at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. 

 

   o  Butterfly Walk (season finale) Saturday Oct. 22 at 9:30 am. Pipevine
Swallowtail, Queen, Empress Leilia, Funereal Duskywing, Southern Dogface and
Sleepy Orange were all seen on a recent BTA butterfly walk. Look for these
and other species on a guided tour lead by Scottsdale photographer and
butterfly enthusiast Adriane Grimaldi. 

 

 

 

 

 

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