WINTER 2021 Cultivate / Winter 2021 1 IN SEASON | Shaving Brush (Pseudobombax ellipticum) 2 Naples Botanical Garden Cultivate / Winter 2021 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK OUR MISSION Conserve & Discover. Engage & Inspire. To develop and conserve collections and habitats representative of the flora and cultures between the 26th latitudes. Welcome to 2021! To discover, research, and share knowledge about these plants and their gifts to us of beauty, tranquility, sustenance, and well-being. And to engage and inspire everyone to care for the plants around them and become stewards of the environment. As we start this new year, I find myself reflecting ON THE COVER on the idea of “adaptability.” Nature is the perfect teacher, The prop roots of the screw pine (Pandanus utilis), which, despite its name, is not really a pine at all, bend and twist to form a distinctive support adjusting to new conditions, rebounding system. This charismatic monocot, native to Madagascar, sets the tone for our season, dedicated to an exploration of roots and other unseen forces of nature. Find it in Irma's Garden and near the meeting points of the Water Garden, Kapnick Brazilian Garden, and Kapnick Caribbean Garden. from natural disasters, evolving to ensure survival. TABLE OF CONTENTS More than a Perhaps the most critical thing channel, you can learn about 4 trip to the nursery 24 What's ➳ From the Café we learned in 2020 was the art the fascinating world beneath Happening How we source plants of adaptation. We introduced our feet. We’re sharing the for our collections. 12 Making a 25 new safety protocols, found unseen work that is at the 8 priority list Berger Shop Finds Gardening different ways to interact with “root” of the Garden’s mission, How-Tos How we determine what visitors, and launched new too. In this issue, discover Repot your plants 15 plants to save — first. 26 in 4 easy steps. Membership News digital and at-home programs how we choose new species to Nature and Planned GIving Journaling to serve those who were unable add to our collections based 10 ➳ to be out in public. (See how we on their showstopping appeal Perspectives Here’s what happened when this 27 in-person program went digital. 16 adapted our Nature Journaling or because they need our Art, culture, Donor Profile and living Nature’s secrets program into an online You can still enjoy dining in protection (see pages 12 collections unearthed 29 learning opportunity on page Fogg Café. And you can still and 15). From the Journey with artist Steve Tobin through 16, and discover the impact find exciting new exhibitions, For all who supported us 20 this teeming world beneath the soil. Garden Blog of the Sustaining Leadership such as Steve Tobin: Nature last year, I thank you from the IN SEASON Council’s #HatsInOurGardens Underground (see page 20), bottom of my heart. I wish you onochromatic frozen vitifolium) at the top of Scott Florida Garden Winter- landscapes are far away this boasts buttery-yellow blooms. The shaving campaign, this year’s digital currently on display, or and your families well in 2021, blooming Mtime of year as the Garden’s brush (Pseudobombax spp.) bursts with stand-in for the beloved annual America’s Everglades: Through and I hope we’ll see you often viridescent flora frames our striking winter- flamboyant florescence (pictured here) Trees blooming trees. Don't skirt the flame of the while the showstopping silver trumpet tree fundraiser, on page 28). the Lens of Clyde Butcher, here in the Garden. forest (Butea monosperma) in Irma’s Garden (Tabebuia aurea) and its golden blanket of as it sprinkles the Smith Entry Prow and flowers centered in the LaGrippe Orchid Ironically, those changes opening April 15. pond with vibrant orange "flames," while Garden entices passersby to stay a bit the double buttercup tree (Cochlospermum longer, and bask in the glowing hue. allow us to provide a sense of Inspired by Tobin, we normalcy. You can still come to are focusing much of our CULTIVATE / WINTER 2021 the Garden for solace, beauty, programming and content Donna McGinnis Contributors: Erin Wolfe Bell, Tatiana Castro, Kristen Camisa, Peggy Farren, Jenny Fuentes TripAdvisor President & CEO Darby Kordonowy, Jennifer Reed, and Christian Torres-Santana. Top-rated Attraction recreation, and connection with around the theme of Roots: family and friends. Power of the Unseen. On the Naples Botanical Garden Thank you to Edwards Cultivate is financed in part by U.S. This magazine is sponsored in part by Department of Treasury, Florida Division of Asset Management for the State of Florida, Department of State, Garden’s blog and YouTube Emergency Management, and Collier County Division of Cultural Affairs, and the support of this publication. Community and Human Services Division. Florida Council on Arts and Culture. This magazine is printed by an FSC®-certified printer. Forest Stewardship Council® certification imposes stringent standards for forest management that benefits people, wildlife, and the environment. Cover photo: © Seamus Payne 2 Naples Botanical Garden Cultivate / Winter 2021 3 WITH HIS CENTURY-OLD CAMERA, CLYDE BUTCHER HAS BEEN EXPLORING AND DOCUMENTING THE EVERGLADES What’s FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES. THE RESULT IS A STUNNING COLLECTION OF LARGE-FORMAT BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CAPTURE UNTOUCHED happening PARTS OF THE NATION’S LARGEST SUBTROPICAL WILDERNESS. HIS WORK CHALLENGES US TO EXPLORE THE HERITAGE WE SHARE IN THE NATURAL WORLD AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT IT. Orchids as far as Stop and the eye can see smell the More color and texture await more orchids. Expect to see an in the LaGrippe Orchid Garden, array of these plants in bloom as oolite pedestals now border next time you’re in the Garden. vanilla this space, providing increased Recent donor contributions surface area to showcase, well, helped support these The next time you’re in the Kapnick enhancements, as well as Caribbean Garden, you might notice the addition of more unique APRIL 15 – JUNE 15 orchid species and varieties a new trellis wrapped in green. That’s to add to our collections. Vanilla planifolia, a vine native to Mexico, COMING SOON and the only orchid that produces an edible fruit, the vanilla “bean.” Once pollinated, this orchid’s seedpod must AMERICA’S EVERGLADES ripen for nine months before it is edible. There’s a chance you’ve seen vanilla Through the Lens of Clyde Butcher growing the Garden before, and just didn’t realize it. Hint: Look up! 4 Naples Botanical Garden Cultivate / Winter 2021 5 WHAT'S HAPPENING JANUARY Feathered Friends FEBRUARY TAKE THE Super Plants MARCH AUDIO Explore the Garden as a family with a Fabulous Flowers new W.O.N.D.E.R. Activity Packet every APRIL Bamboo-zled TOUR! month! Simply stop by Ticketing for MAY yours; included with Garden admission. Mother Earth, May I? W O N D E R Walk. Observe. Navigate. Draw. Explore. Read. Share and share SUNSET WEDNESDAYS Presented by Wintrust Banking Center alike If there is one thing that Garden staff had the drives botanical gardens opportunity to learn more Steve Tobin: and the plant people who about operations at each Nature Underground work for them—well, aside locale, and to trade tips Let our interactive GPS map and from plants—it’s a penchant with fellow horticulturists corresponding audio tour guide to share. Clippings, seeds, at the Wonder Gardens you through this exhibition. While you’ll learn more about the artist’s even some wisdom—it’s on fertilizing and general perspective behind the pieces, expect to pick up some knowledge all fair game, which is care for plants that thrive on the power of roots and what they why it’s not surprising in our region. Our thank mean to the plant world, and to us. that on November 13, you for the time spent Plus, during your next visit, be sure Midweek gets a little sweeter starting February 3, as the to look for details in the Garden Garden team members with colleagues at each Garden stays open until 8pm Wednesdays so you can stroll on our text chat feature. Ask us made the short trip north location: plant donations, and savor the magic of a Naples sunset overlooking the questions about what you see in the Garden, as you see it. to Bonita Springs to with various plumeria Preserve. Experience the monumental sculptures from Steve the Everglades Wonder among the offerings. Tobin: Nature Underground bathed in the light of sunset, Take the Gardens and Shangri-La and after nightfall, in simple garden illuminations. Members audio tour: bycell.co/ctfcn Springs, a boutique get in free. It’s the perfect occasion for an outdoor dinner at Fogg Café and Made possible by hotel, spa, and organic Marilyn and Brit Bartter afterschool play dates with the kids. dining paradise. 6 Naples Botanical Garden Cultivate / Winter 2021 7 GARDENING HOW-TOS Did you know that for most plants, there is as much growth below the soil as there is above it? Over time, you may notice that your plant begins to droop, yellow, or simply appears Repotting too big for its container. The reason for these changes is that the soil that holds the roots could be unhealthy, too damp, or insufficient for the plant’s size. Overgrowth of roots can look Step-by-step instructions more drastic for some plants more than others. Some may not even look like they need more from Tatiana Castro, room, and others may appear to be moving themselves out of their own pots. Not to worry, Assistant Curator of Education & Visitor Experience Plants though; repotting is an easy fix that will leave both you and your plant baby happy! Set up your workspace outside or in an area that is Don’t forget to place your plant easy to sweep—this will in a spot with adequate sunlight get a bit messy! so that it can continue to grow.