This week

Tuesday, August 26
Grand Valley Rose Society
Wednesday, August 27
High Desert Orchid Society
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Next week

Wednesday, September 3
"What's Sprouting"
Radio Show.
KAFM 88.1 12:30pm
Wednesday, September 3
Desert Vista Garden Club
Sunday, September 7
Desert Vista Garden Club
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Wish List:

  • Working Rototiller
  • Wet/Dry Shop Vac
  • Electric Pencil Sharpener
  • Office Supplies
  • Space Heater (radiator type)
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2008 Summer Concert Series

A new summer at the Botanical Gardens comes to an end with an exciting concert! There will be plenty of food and beverages available at the Gardens provided by Kannah Creek Brewery and Carlson’s Winery. You can bring your own picnic but no alcoholic beverages. See you there!

Russ Chapman - Folk/Pop/Story Saturday, Sept 13 at 6:00pm
Tickets are $12 adults, $8 members, and $5 for children ages 5-12
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Botanical Impressions Slide Show by Steve Traudt

Steve Traudt has created a slide show presentation entitled: Impressions from the Botanical Gardens: Decade of Discovery.

To view it, go to this link: http://synvis.com/slide_shows.htm

Scroll down the page a little and click on the “Botanical Impressions”.

If you have never viewed a program on the Photodex site before, you’ll be asked to download a small program called “Presenter”. Don’t worry; this is safe. You’ll only do this once. (PC only).

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Hike In A Bottle

Bill Haggerty, WCBG Board member and a special columns writer for The Grand Junction Daily
Sentinel
, is offering a “Hike in a Bottle” as a fundraiser for the Botanical Gardens.

The project includes a map and a description of 52 hikes as featured in his column in the The Sentinel. Individual maps and descriptions can be taken out of the water bottle and used for each day’s trip and then returned at the end of the hike.

"Hike in a Bottle" is now available for purchase for only $19.95 at the Botanica Gift Shop, Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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Monday, August 25, 2008
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