1. Fall 2015 • Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette 1Fall 2015
A Publication of the Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Foundation

2. 2 Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette • Fall 2015
Cindy Pomeroy - Chair
Ray Martin - Vice Chair
Mary Keating-Scott - Treasurer
Barbara Stafford - Secretary
Lynn Simons - Past Chair
Billie Addleman
Derek Baker
P.J. Barrett
Jerry Crader
Salli Halpern
Steve Kline
Renée Middleton
Ruthann Norris
Rick Parish
Dr. Mark Rinne
Collette Stadel
A PUBLICATION OF THE
Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic
Gardens Foundation
2015 Board of Directors
Cheyenne Botanic
Gardens Staff
Director Parks & Recreation
Rick Parish
Director
Shane Smith
Assistant Director
Allie Byrd Skaer
Development Director
Tina Worthman
Education Director
Aaron Sommers
Horticulturist
Tyler Mason
Education/Horticulture Assistant
Bailey Hallwachs
Assistant Education Coordinator
Nettie Eakes
Office Manager
Trudy Fox
Eric Roadifer
The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
staff photo from this summer.
Back row, left to right: Allie
Byrd Skaer, Shane Smith, Tina
Worthman, Bailey Hallwachs,
Nettie Eakes, Trudy Fox; Front
row: Aaron Sommers, Tyler
Mason. Our summer interns:
Rachel Agostino, Anna Cordin-
er and Phillip Carnley.
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Mission Statement
The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens beautifies and enriches
the High Plains environment through gardening,
volunteerism, education, inspiration and stewardship.
Become a Member of the
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
Foundation
Being a card-carrying member of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Foundation has
many benefits!
Thanks to an association with the American Horticultural Society, your Botanic Gar-
den membership card entitles you to free admission and benefits at hundreds of botani-
cal gardens, arboreta, and conservatories around the country.
Members receive a reduced fee for programs and events sponsored by the Gardens.
Show your CBG Membership Card (prior to purchase) and receive a 10% discount on
non-sale items at:
Gardening With Altitude
420 Randall Avenue • 307.231.4148
Grant Farms
2120 E. Lincolnway • 307.635.2676
Murdoch’s Garden Center Items Only
3773 E. Lincolnway • 307.632.7888
Fort Collins Nursery
2121 East Mulberry • 970.482.1984
For more information on becoming a member, please
call the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens at 307.637.6458 or visit
our website at www.botanic.org.

3. Fall 2015 • Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette 3
From the Board Chair,
Cindy Pomeroy
It is exciting times at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. As a result of lots of hard
work and support from the community, Mayor, City Council, city staff and the
Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Foundation Board, we are witnessing the
results of everyone’s efforts to pass the 6th Penny ballot that enabled the expansion
of the Gardens. The foundation of the Conservatory is in place and the walls will
soon be erected. On behalf of the Foundation Board, I would like to thank the com-
munity for their continued support of the Gardens.
I hope you were able to visit the Gardens this summer and fall. The staff and vol-
unteers worked tirelessly to ensure they looked their best and thanks to the cooper-
ation of the weather the Gardens do look incredible. We are so fortunate to have this
amenity in a community our size.
The Gardens are much more than just a Garden. They enrich the lives of every
member of the community with educational programs for adults and children, a des-
tination for seniors, disabled individuals and at-risk youth by offering opportunities
to volunteer and participate in mentoring programs. We have visitors from all 50 states and over 24 foreign countries.
Imagine visiting the tropics without going through TSA at an airport. The new conservatory will create a much-needed tropical oasis
for Laramie County residents to escape to on those chilly winter days. The Foundation Board has dedicated the next two years to making
the new conservatory a treasure that this community will be proud of for many years. If you are not already, I hope you will consider a
Membership in our Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Foundation. It is a great investment with many benefits.
Thank you again for all your support and helping us “Grow Our Gardens.”
Cindy Pomeroy, CBG Foundation Board Chair
with her granddaughter Lindsay at one of the
Summer of Power programs this summer.
Drawing of the future Cheyenne
Botanic Gardens Greenhouse and
Conservatory.

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Science is Fun
with CLF&P’s
Summer of Power
Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power generously sponsored the
Summer of Power program again this year at the Paul Smith
Children’s Village.
Themed on the four ancient elements – earth, wind, fire
and water, the 2015 Summer of Power series, our 5th annual,
kicked off with the community planting over 2,000 annuals,
reintroduced old favorites such as the community squirt gun
fights and introduced some new classics – like Moths After
Dark and Wind Art.
“We remain grateful for the continued support of Chey-
enne Light, Fuel & Power for assuring a consistent, free and
educational series of programs exist for our visitors. This year
it also allowed me to play the classic soul music of Earth, Wind
and Fire - and it actually made sense,” says Aaron Sommers,
CBG Education Director.
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power’s Director of Gas and Electric Operations, Shirley Welte finds
this partnership very valuable to the community, “We’re grateful for our partnership with the Bo-
tanic Gardens and Children’s Village and support their mission to beautify and enrich our com-
munity. Every summer, families who take part in the ‘Summer of Power’ series, walk away with a
better understanding of renewable energy and sustainable solutions.”
Above: “Plant Pandemonium” involved
community members planting over
2,000 annuals in the Children’s Village.
Bottom left: Children creating “wind
art” at one of the Summer of Power
classes. Bottom right: CBG Intern Anna
Cordiner works with youth volunteers
during “Plant Pandemonium.”

5. Fall 2015 • Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette 5
The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is introducing a new program
for busy adults about all topics relevant to the CBG, called Graze
and Grow.
Development Director,
Tina Worthman is eager for
this series, she says, “The staff
of the Botanic Gardens are
experts in their fields, and
many of them have specific
horticulture related interests
that others will find fascinat-
ing. This is the perfect opportunity to share this information with
the community.”
These programs will be on the second Tuesday of each month
from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. in the classroom of the Paul Smith Chil-
dren’s Village.
The charge for each session is $10, unless you are a member of
the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Foundation. Members can attend
them free of charge.
A single membership at CBG is
$35, a couple is $45, and a fami-
ly membership is $75. For more
information on CBG membership,
you can call 637.6458 or go to
www.botanic.org.
Proceeds from memberships
allow the Gardens to create new
landscapes, enhance existing gardens and grounds, endow special
projects and support our volunteer programs.
Below is a list of scheduled programs, which are subject to
change. We will continue to have updates on this program.
Lunchtime Learning with Graze & Grow
Oct 13: Shane Smith, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Director:
Learn the Tricks of Wide-Bed Gardening
Nov 10: Tyler Mason, CBG Horticulturist: Maintaining Your Winter Landscape
Dec 8: Aaron Sommers, CBG Education Director:
Science Fair Survival for Parents
Your Local Harvest:
Community Gardens
A great opportunity for local residents is to rent a plot in the Botanic
Gardens’ Community Gardens.
The CBG operates two community gardens on our site in Lions
Park: the North Community Garden and the South Community Gar-
den. Demand to participate in these gardens is often so high that we are
unable to fulfill every request, and there is often a waiting list. There is
a nominal fee to have a garden and gardeners are expected to maintain
their plot in good condition throughout the season.
In this program, the Botanic Gardens will provide water, tools as
well as the garden plot. The Gardens staff will also till, compost and
prepare the garden beds before the planting season.
For more information on our Community Garden Program or to be
placed on the waiting list to participate next year, please contact Bailey
Hallwachs at 637.6458 or bailey@botanic.org.

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HELP WANTED!
Seeking passionate volunteers to help plant,
manicure and maintain perennial gardens. On-
the-job training and horticulture education pro-
vided.
If you like ending the day with dirty hands
and sweaty backs, call Tyler to start immediate-
ly at 307.637.6458 or stop by the Gardens. You
can download our volunteer application at www.
botanic.org
New Faces at the Gardens!
Nettie Eakes is the Assistant Education Coordinator at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. She moved
here from Auburn, Alabama, where she was born and raised. She graduated from Auburn University
with a degree in Horticulture. Before coming to Cheyenne, she was working with a non-profit called
Storybook Farm in Opelika, AL that facilitates equine assisted riding for children with special needs.
Before moving to Cheyenne, she was working to develop a horticulture program for the farm to sup-
plement the therapeutic activities already taking place.
Nettie says, “My love for people, especially kids, and the well-being that horticulture promotes,
has grown throughout my education and career, which led me to a career in Horticultural Therapy.”
Horticultural Therapy is the use of horticulture and horticultural processes to achieve mental, emo-
tional, and physical therapeutic goals with a client and/or demographic. She just recently completed
her certificate with the Horticultural Therapy Institute in order to become a registered Horticultural
Therapist.
Nettie adds, “I am a huge Auburn fan and I like spending my free time outside with my dog, Dolly.”
A native of Wyoming, Eric Roadifer is our new part-time “Jack of all trades.” He was
born in Lander, Wyoming and grew up in Pine Bluffs, where he lives today. He is a graduate
of the University of Wyoming with a degree in Business Administration.
Eric became familiar with the Gardens when he started working as a visitor services vol-
unteer in May 2014. Eric says his favorite part of working at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
is that almost every visitor is happy they came to look at the grounds and the conservatory.
In his spare time, he enjoys writing, brushing up on Japanese and studying for IT certifi-
cations.
Can you help a
Botanic Gardens intern?
Would you be willing to offer a rental at a dis-
count? Or would you like to host one of the three
summer inters from mid-May through mid-August?
If so, please contact Allie Byrd Skaer, CBG Assistant
Director at 307.637.6458 or allie@botanic.org.
Our lovely volunteer, Joyce Dill, with a bountiful harvest from one of the
beds at the Botanic Gardens.
Nettie Eakes, Assistant Education
Coordinator at the CBG.
Eric Roadifer, CBG’s new part-time
“Jack of all trades.”

7. Fall 2015 • Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette 7
Horticulturist Tyler Mason Receives Prestigious
Garden Scholarship
CBG horticulturist, Tyler Mason, recently received $9000
for The Chanticleer Scholarship in Professional Development,
which offers public garden professionals financial support for
academic training to improve their leadership skills.
Tyler is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Agricul-
ture at Colorado State University. Botanic Gardens Director
Shane Smith says Tyler’s initiative to further his education will
benefit not only himself, but also the Gardens. In working with
Tyler, Shane adds, “Tyler demonstrates initiative, teamwork,
and commitment as he collaborates with co-workers, manages
the grounds, leads garden workshops, and supervises volun-
teers.”
The Chanticleer Scholarship program is aimed at individu-
als who are in, or hope to move into, leadership positions and
feel a need for more training and exposure. The Chanticleer
Foundation offers this scholarship in the belief that a stron-
ger and more creative staff results in better public gardens,
gardens that focus on their missions and capitalize on their
unique opportunities.
Children of all ages will
enjoy 1000 Faces of Santa
at the Children’s Village
On display this holiday season at the Paul Smith Children’s Village
will be one of the largest, rarest, most unique collections of Santa Claus-
es from the 20th Century. These Santas were collected by Thom Wise, a
world traveler who collected them on his journeys.
The collection includes ornaments, cards, plastic molded, hand-
made, one-of-a-kind and non-traditional depictions of Santa Claus. The
show will include an interactive play area for kids; however, the show is
sure to delight visitors of all ages! The exhibit will be on display Decem-
ber 1st- December 24th. Hours for the Village are Tuesday—Saturday 9
a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
On Friday, December 4th from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. and Saturday,
December 5th from 1 p.m.-3 p.m., join us for a campfire and cocoa with
Santa Claus. This event is FREE thanks to our sponsors, Dave Foreman
and D.A. Davidson.
Meredith Scott visits with Santa at a previous 1000 Faces of
Santa event at the Paul Smith Children’s Village
Tyler Mason, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens horticulturist, received $9000
for The Chanticleer Scholarship.

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Local author, Amanda Cabot generously part-
nered with us for a fundraising book fair at
Barnes & Noble. Amanda’s book signing for her
newest release, In Firefly Valley, was held in
conjunction with our book fair, which was on
June 6th.
Thank you to Grant Farms
for giving us $500 for garden
supplies and plants. Above:
Volunteers Sharyn Guthridge
and Terry Tasseff plant the
mums we bought with some
of this generous donation.
The family of Edwin “Fritz” Friehauf donated
his collection of 104 mechanical banks to the
Paul Smith Children’s Village. (See a few in the
photo on the left.) The Children’s Village plans
to have them on display through November -
and also incorporate them into Science lessons
focusing on Simple Machines - wheel and axle,
lever, inclined plane, pulleys etc.
Business Circle Members
THANK YOU For going the extra mile so we can too!
Wyoming Armored Service
Robert Clary
P.E.P.C
AMYCONNAGHANMASSAGE THERAPY

9. Fall 2015 • Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette 9
Fun & Festivities
at the Mad Hatter
Fun-raisers!
The Paul Smith Children’s Village was transformed into a land of fun and
whimsy for the 6th Annual Mad Hatter Fun-raiser over the weekend of Sept 11th
and 13th.
On Friday evening, locals enjoyed the entertainment of the Jane Robinett
Quartet at the Mad Hatter Mixer. This event was a chance for adults to enjoy the
Children’s Village under the stars.
Sunday afternoon children and adults were entertained by Chad Wonder, a
Denver magician who was voted Nickelodeon’s Entertainer of the Year. Dressed
in their “Wonderland” finest, families then ventured into the Children’s Village to
enjoy even more “Mad Hatter” activities.
This event would not be possible without the generous donations of our spon-
sors and all the devoted fans of the Children’s Village who bought tickets to the
events.
Thank you to our sponsors
of the Mad Hatter:
Dan D Party Corner • Duke Energy •
Warehouse 21 • DT’s Liquor • TDSi • Taco
John’s • Cheyenne Eye Clinic • Warren
Federal Credit Union • Gwin Photography •
Sundahl, Powers, Kapp & Martin, LLC • Hirst
& Applegate • Paul Howard, RBC Wealth
Management • Cheyenne Little Theatre
Players • Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters
Left: Molly
Madsen reacts
to a magic
trick during
the Mad Hat-
ter event held
on Sunday.
The Jane Robinett Quartet performing at Friday evening’s
Mad Hatter Mixer.
Magician Chad Wonder entertained children of all ages
at the Mad Hatter event on Sunday, he even brought
a few on stage with him. Photos on this page
courtesy of Gwin Photography.

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Donations in Memory of: Our Business
Associate
members help
us grow
ANB Bank
Artesian Mobile Home Park
Capital City Landscaping
Cheyenne Astronomical Society
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne Dog Food
Cheyenne Pet Clinic,
Dr. Chris Church
Robert Clary, P.E.P.C.
Community 1st Data Services
Dave Foreman
Delta Dental of Wyoming
Edwards Construction
First American Title Company
of Laramie County
First National Bank
Harold F. Johnson Masonry
Freudenthal & Bonds, P.C.
Gitty Up and Grow
Great Harvest Bread Company
Hemmer & Associates
Hunter Engineering Corp.
David Ohde & Associates
Mark Rinne, D.D.S.
Marv’s Plumbing
Pizza Hut
Robert Peccia & Associates, Inc.
Rogers Law Firm, P.C.
Spradley Barr Motors
Stadel Construction, Inc.
Taco John’s International
U.S. Bank
Val Rothwell Photography
Ann Wagner, LCSW, PC
Warren Federal Credit Union
Western Sky Design
Word of Mouth Catering
Wyoming Trophy & Engraving
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Anthony Andrikopoulos
Linda Wilson-Baggs
Perry & Judy Dray
Paul & Jeanne Hickey
Gary and Pam Imig
John & Dana Metzke
Alan and Ann Simpson
William Bagley
Ken Burns
G. Garrett-Architect
Jean & Salli Halpern
Robert & Charla Nelson
Bernard & Betsy Phelan
Bill & Cindy Pomeroy
Mr. & Mrs. William
Quinn
Phil Rosenlund
& Leigh West
Mike & Jane Sullivan
Marcia Vanlandingham
Richard Wolf
Catherine Dickey
Bell Helicopter
Textron, Inc.
GFWC Women’s Civic
League of Cheyenne
Jim & Carol Marshall
Nancy Flinchum
Marcia L. Vanlandingham
Dr. Don Hawes
Nancy Reckling
Dick Hartman
Ruthann Norris
Jerry Heimsoth
Perry & Judy Dray
Jacob Kallal
Mr. and Mrs. William
Quinn
Doyle Maness
Janice Hague
Paul & Jeanne Hickey
Janet Loughry
Anne McCoy
Dr. Theodore McCoy
Barbara Wood
Dr. Gary Melinkovich
Larry & Mary Foianini
Ellen Mellott
Beth Singkofer
Rose Moede
Beryl Cline
Ted (Jeffrey) Hoy
Barbara Murray
Nancy Reckling
Harry Nagel
Kevin Barnett
Mike & Betty Besson
Jacque Busacker & Family
Cheyenne Regional
Airport Board
Don Diller
Ron & Dale Feit
Claus Johnson
& Liberty Blain
Edward Drury
& Elizabeth Reddy
Charlie & Wilma Roberson
Mike & Lisa Roberson
Gary & Mary Keating-Scott
Debora Webber
& Ron Hagen
Perry, Jennifer, Rebecca
& Kodi Werner
Charlotte Paul
David & Becky
Evans & Family
Saundra Ostdiek
Dylan Riske
Dr. Fred & Keren Emerich
Dorothy Spinger
Perry & Judy Dray
Jim & Phyllis O’Connor
Norman Stark
Julie Norris & Kevin
Murphy Wedding
Ruthann Norris
Linda Billings
Sherry Hayes
Lynn Simon’s
Birthday
Alice Cunningham
Duane Loyd and
Shaun Kirkwood
Meridian Trust FCU
IHO Retirement of
Linda Abeyta,
Christine Bates &
Harriet Yeager
Specialists In Education
Association
Buck Norris
Ruthann Norris
General Garden
Donations:
Cheyenne Public
Employees Association
Mildred Evans
Peter & Anna Ruble
General Donation
to the Paul Smith
Children’s Village:
John and Joanne Russell
Donations In Honor Of:

11. Fall 2015 • Cheyenne Botanic Garden Gazette 11
Sustaining Members
Ponderosa Patrons
Billie Addleman & Brandi Monger
Bill & Betty Sue Allen
Barbara Andrikopoulos
Ole Axvig
Linda Wilson-Baggs
Hank & Sandy Bailey
Robert & Marion Barnes
Darryl & Helga Bindschadler
Gordon & Beverly Black
Richard & Ann Boelter
Edmond & Linda Boenisch
Chris & Kathryn Boswell
Jeff & Lynne Carlton
Stanley Clapp & Theresa Hopper
John & Esther Clay
Don & Jean Cole
William & Sharon Collier
Rick & Ibby Davis, II
Bill & Sandy Dennis
Todd Dereemer & Wendy Volk
Don Diller
Barbara Dilts
Perry & Judy Dray
Dr. Fred & Keren Emerich
Tucker & Carol Fagan
Mark & Cheryl Flynn, D.M.D.
David Foreman
John Freeman
Shirley Garrett-Robinson
Dennis & Sheri Griess
Jean & Salli Halpern
Connie Hand
Marcy Helser
Hemmer & Associates
Rich & Mary Ann Hillman
Roberta Hoy
Kathy Jenkins
Robert & Jill Jensen
Jerry & Kay Jessen
Alan Johnson & Niki McGlathery
Rick & Diane Kaysen
Bruce & Carla Keating
Patricia P. Kennedy
Hal & Marion Kissel
Steve & Sue Kline
Phillippa Lack
Ryan & Laura Lewis
Jean Lund
David & Kathy Maffei
Bobby & Mary Lou Marcum
Dr. & Mrs. Richard McCleery
Dr. Theodore & Anne McCoy
Dave and Helen McCracken
Don & Maggie McKenzie
Mary McIlvaine
Art & Carol Merrell
Renée Middleton
Ed & Edie Mosher
Alice Newsome
Phil Noble & Lynn Birleffi
Kurt & Diane Nyffler
Mary Ostlund & Family
Doug Owens & Dorothy Middleton
John & Elaine Parks
Bill & Cindy Pomeroy
Beth Pratt
Ruby Preston
Mark & Cherrie Read
Kevin & Jane Robinett
Diane Rodekohr
John & Barbara Rogers
Jim & Michele Rose
Elmer & Jo Schneider
John & Lynn Simons
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Smith
Forrest Sprout & Kim Parker
Bill & Barbara Stafford
Hon. Mike & Mrs. Jane Sullivan
Terry Tasseff
Mike Trenam
Iris V. Trosper
Gary & Patricia Tye
Cindy C. Vandewark
Wanda Wade
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Waeckerlin
Jane Wagner
Cheryl Wegner
Russell & Barbara Williams
Larry & Jennifer Wolfe
James & Kimberly Broomfield
Jacqueline Boice
Dr. Harmon & Claire Davis
Nancy Dunnington
Curt & Patty Epler
Shirley Garrett-Robinson
Pat & Nancy Higgins
Paul & Beth Howard
Earl & Carol Kabeiseman
Ray Martin & Lorri Jordan
Lois Mottonen
Ruthann Norris
Gordon Oberg
Paul & Susan Panico
Bill & Danny Roeseler
Doug & Susan Samuelson
Gary & Mary Keating-Scott
Mike Shonsey
John & Lynn Simons
Joseph & Alexandria Taylor
Lisa Taylor
The Design Studio, Inc.
William & Toni Thomson
Marcia Vanlandingham
Robert & Barb VanCleave
Alvin & Gaela Young

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Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Why
else would you see both profes-
sional and amateur photographers
taking family, engagement, senior
and wedding photos on almost any
given day? Not to mention all of
the gorgeous flowers and plants to
photograph.
There are now “photo spot” lo-
cations throughout the Gardens. They encourage you
to pose, smile and click your photo and share it with
us on social media. The Gardens has both a Facebook
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Sidewalk Chalk • Squirt Guns • Paint Brushes • Dominoes • Rubber Bands • Copy Paper • Acrylic Paint • Jump
Ropes • Sandbox Toys • Tonka Trucks • Prisms • Puppets • Lemonade • Hot Cocoa • Marshmallows • Hot & Cold
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