The End of Another Season

Thanks for another great year at the Ogden Botanical Gardens!  We had a lot of fun, got to plant some great flowers, and work with some awesome Master Gardeners.  Fall is definitely in the air and that means that we will be pulling out all our annual flowers on October 23rd from 9am-2pm.  This will be our final Master Gardener Clean Up Day of the year.  Please come and help us get all our flower beds ready for winter. We'll be pulling out the annual flowers, weeding and cleaning up all the beds at the gardens. 
The building will officially close on October 31st and will re-open on March 1, 2013.  If you have any questions please call Amy at 801-399-8201. 
Thanks again for another wonderful year at the Ogden Botanical Gardens!

Free Class: How to Take Better Pictures

Kathy's Retirement Party

I want to thank everyone who came out to Kathy's retirement party.  It was a blast!  It was so much fun to talk with everyone and was a great way to tell Kathy how much we love and will miss her. 

Kathy opening her retirement gift from everyone.  She loved her iPad!

Kathy was so happy to have an opportunity to talk to each person who came and to give them a hug.  We had great food, wonderful friends, and the best secretary in the world! 

Cute decor & yummy treats!

We love our Master Gardeners and are so grateful to spend some time with you and with Kathy! 

We also gave her an autographed picture of the gardens.

Good luck Kathy!  You will be greatly missed!

Kathy Bardwell's Retiring

After working for Weber County and Utah State University for 21 years, Kathy our favorite friend is retiring.  We will miss her dearly and really don't know what we are going to do without her!  She has been the "glue" that holds the Ogden Botanical Gardens and the Weber County Extension office together. 

 Jerry always says that when Kathy retires he only has 2 weeks before everyone finds out that he is a fraud.  It's true!  Kathy put up with our procrastinating ways, she remembered our appointments better than we did, and always made everyone feel appreciated and needed!  The list of her many talents can go on and on and on.....  Kathy, we will miss you and want you to know that it has been a pleasure to associate and work with you! 

Please join us for Kathy's Retirement Celebration on Thursday, August 30 at 6-7:30pm at the Ogden Botanical Gardens.

Bee Workshop Coming Up....

All About Bees

Bid on this...

During Art in the Garden we are having a silent auction fund-raiser auction.  One of the big ticket items that we have is a brand new patio set. 

It is a gorgeous chili/expresso color.  Both the chairs and couch recline and the couch can be made into a bed.   The chairs also have a fold out cup rest on the side. The set also includes a large ottomon & end table.  Don't you think this set would look great on your patio, deck, or in your garden?
If you are interested, please come to our Art in the Garden Gala.  You can bid on this great patio set and call it your own!
Hope to see you there!

We're excited to announce our Art in the Garden Gala coming up on Saturday, June 30th from 10am-5pm.  This is a free family event! There will be local artists displaying their art, local musicians playing beautiful music as you wander through our beautiful gardens, and fun activities for the kids.
2012 Art in Garden Poster
For more information about Art in the Garden please go here. 
This year we are offering 3 great workshops as well:
Noon-3pm Hypertufa Troughs--Learn how to mix and create your own hypertufa container to decorate.  All materials provided.  Participants take home their own trough.  Class size is limited to 10 people.  Cost:  $60 Public/ $48 Members of the Garden.  Register here.
2pm--Joy Bossi, well-known radio and television personality, will teach the art of cooking with herbs.  Cost: $15 Public/ $9 Members of the Garden.  Register here.
4pm--The Ogden Camera Club will teach techniques for taking better outdoor pictures.  Cost: $37 Public/$29 Members of the Garden. Register here.  This is also an opportunity to take part in our photo contest (all are welcome to submit a photo). The winner receives a 1-year membership to the gardens and other prizes.  We'll have information and rules later on our facebook page and on our website.  Stay tuned.
We have a great line-up of local artists and musicians.  I will post the line-up soon.  Hope to see everyone at Art in the Garden.