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enhancing life with plants 2009

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There is always something blooming at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Plan your next visit soon!

Visit www.bbgardens.org and check out what’s new at The Gardens.

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Camellias Fall Annuals Fall Color Herbs Hollies Japanese Maples Ornamental Grasses Vegetables

Thomas G. Amason, Jr. ��������������������������������President Henry Ray ������������������������������������������� President-Elect Reese Murray, III ��������������������������������������������Treasurer Tricia Noble ����������������������������������������������������Secretary Kimberly J. Rogers ����������������������������VP Development Fred Keith ���������������������������VP Facilities & Planning Morris C. Benners ������������� Immediate Past President Diana R. Slaughter ����������������������������������������������Officer

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Camellias Herbs Hollies Fall Color Poinsettias Winter Annuals

Janet Taylor ����������������������������������������������������������Officer Richard “Pokey” Adams Laurie Allen Billy Angell Mena Brock Lyndra Daniel Richard E. Davis James F. Hughey Jr. Margi Ingram Sheryl Kimerling Mike Malone Kathryn Porter David L. Silverstein Scott Walton Louis Willie, III Louise A. Wrinkle

S taff Fred Spicer �������������������������������������� Executive Director Olivia Alison ����������������������������� Development Director Stephanie Banks ����������������������������������Finance Director Shelly McCarty �����������������Special Events Coordinator Patrick Daniel ������� Kaul Wildflower Garden Curator Elizabeth Drewry ����������������������������������������������� Librarian Susan Grimes ���������Horticulture Therapy Coordinator Ellen Hardy �����������Education Program Coordinator Michael Hansen ���������� Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator Henry Hughes �������������������������������Education Director George Jenkins ���������������������������� Development Officer Jason Kirby �������������������������������������������Library Assistant Andrew Krebbs ������������������������Director of Marketing

& Membership Savannah Lanier �������������������Donor Relations Officer Hope Long ����������������������Director of Library Services Carleen Mitchell �����������������������������������������Finance Clerk Phyllis Sutton ��������������Education Activities Specialist Mary-Bestor Tickle ����������������Volunteer Coordinator Rona Walters ���������������������������������Membership Assistant

O ur M ission Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens promotes public knowledge of plants, gardens & the environment; and receives, raises and administers resources for these purposes.

O ur V ision The vision of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is to be one of the nation’s preeminent botanical gardens.

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The Garden Dirt is the newsletter of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

The Garden Dirt is published six times a year to foster awareness and support events, services, and significant programs of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

We welcome your comments and address corrections. Please contact: Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Editor, Andrew Krebbs 2612 Lane Park Road Birmingham, AL 35223 205.414.3959 or akrebbs@bbgardens.org www.bbgardens.org Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens practices a policy of equal opportunity and equal access to services for all persons regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, orientation or sex. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a facility of Birmingham Park and Recreation Board. The deadline for the January/February issue is November 15.

On The Cover: Tricia Noble, Carol Poynor and Mitzi Davis, chairs of the 2009 Antiques at The Gardens, pose for a photograph in Blount Plaza before attending the First Look Party.

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Dear Friends: Even though the days started getting shorter in June, somehow it doesn’t seem noticeable until about the middle of September, well after the kids have returned to school. Now, we’re barreling headlong toward the shortest of days, 21 December, when the sun, at its lowest angle, only stays on the job for 9:56. Somehow, we’re either going to work, or coming home from work, in the dark, maybe both. It makes gardening on a “work day” difficult (unless you’ve got a miner’s lamp, I guess).

So we cram in what we can over the weekend, and it just doesn’t seem fair that now that the weather is amenable to outdoor work – and wearing wool sweaters – the light is so limited. Soil preparation, dividing, planting, fertilizing, raking leaves, turning the compost, the timing is so right for all of this, but we can’t get too waylaid with any one project. We do some of each thing on our list, to try to spread out the day, just enough of each thing we planned to get the satisfaction of multi-tasking. Before we know it, the sun has slipped away and we can concentrate on making a new list. For tomorrow. Or next weekend. Or next year.

As the year winds down, all of us here at The Gardens want to thank our donors, members and volunteers for the success of our fall events, and, similarly, for all our programs and activities throughout the past year. Our strength is rooted in the individuals, businesses, foundations and communities that support us, and year after year they make it possible to deliver our mission of educating people about plants, gardens and the environment.

Wishing you and yours a safe and healthy season,

Fred Spicer Executive Director

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Save t he Date

Alabama Design & Craftsmen District III Garden Club Fine Crafts Classic November 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

November 15, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Red Mountain Garden Club Greenery Sale December 2 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

HollyDay Magic December 3 & 4 4–6 p.m.

Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon December 8 Shades Valley Council Christmas Flower Show December 10, 1–5 pm.

December 11, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

45th Annual Member Dinner January 21 7 p.m.

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The Gardens Releases Education Report The Gardens’ Education Department presents data on program participation that captures the activities of each academic year. The most recent report, presented to the Board of Directors on July 16, 2009 covers the period from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The full report is available at www.bbgardens.org on the Education page.

Highlights: • Initiated a full-time Horticultural Therapy Program, servicing more than 2,400 clients, an increase of 125% over 2007-08.

• Participation in traditional adult classes was similar to that of 2007-08, but participation in children’s programs increased significantly over the previous year.

• 10,152 schoolchildren attended our flagship program, Discovery Field Trips; this was a 4% increase over 2007-08. Birmingham and Bessemer City Schools each increased participation significantly.

• 320 children participated in summer Garden Explorations, a 42% increase over 2007-08.

• More than 300 children attended Children Summer Workshops; 200 children participated in another sold-out HollyDay Magic.

• Launched new joint children’s programs with Fresh Air Family including Saturday morning hikes, the Young Ambassadors Program and a Summer Writer’s Camp.

• Launched the Southern Institute of Photography, bringing nearly 200 adults for the spring and summer semesters to more than 20 six-week classes.

• Hosted the Central South Native Plant Conference, Earth Day 2009, and the combined regional meetings of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Association of Horticultural Therapy.

• Provided the second summer internship, funded by the Rotary Club of Shades Valley.

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Antiques at T he G ardens Surpasses Goal: $300,000 for Education Programs

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Presented by Regions Financial Corporation & held October 1-4, 2009, the event raised funds for educational programs at The Gardens. The First Look Party on October 1 was sponsored by Sterne Agee.

Catalog Ad Support

We thank our enthusiastic co-chairs Tricia Noble & Mitzi Davis, honorary chair Carol Poynor & their energetic committee members, as well as our donors & Men’s Committee for making the fourth annual show a success.

Corporate Solicitations

Tricia Noble Catalog Ads Melinda Aldag Ashelynn Falkenburg Margie Cuckler Frannie Horn

Designer Preview Lizy Matthews Elizabeth Broughton Sarah Jernigan Hospitality Jeanine Powell Sallie Johnson Nancy Price Pat Kilpatrick Glory Angell

Jeanie Sherlock

Invitations

Evie Vare

Kittie Buchanan Kathleen Doss

Preview Party

Lectures

Leah Hazzard

Penney Hartline

Kim Rogers

Maggie Brooke

Barbara Burton

Tricia Holbrook

Sue Ellen Lucas

Elizabeth Broughton

Sheryl Kimerling

Ellen Rhett

Dealer Brunch

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Kim Matthews

Valerie Lightfoot

Melanie McCraney

Joan Starnes

Mary Margaret Gullage

Molly Clark

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Elizabeth Jernigan

Staging

Cameron Crowe

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Kim McBride

Kate Phillips

Cathie Luckie

Ginny Farley

Dana Compton

Trisha Dodson

Jeanna Westmoreland

Tickets Amy Ager

Carolyn & Henry Ray

Carol Alexander Susan Elliott Sheryl & Jon Kimerling

Lyndra & Bill Daniel

Cover photo and photos on pages 2-3 courtesy of Dee Moore Photography.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gresham Mr. and Mrs. Ken Horton Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Jackson Mrs. Thomas E. Jernigan Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Long Charles and Cheryl Mayer Dr. & Mrs. Edward Meadows Dr. and Mrs. John R. Phillips, III Ms. Nancy Price Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Stewart, Jr. Stone Building Company, Inc. Judge Scott Vowell and Dr. Cameron M. Vowell Mrs. Louise Walton

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Barbara Burton & Keith Langham

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Mr. and Mrs. William Brooke Thomas E. Jernigan Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jon Kimerling Mr. and Mrs. William M. Slaughter

Altec Industries, Inc BHK Balch & Bingham LLP The Bradford Family Fund Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings LLP Brasfield & Gorrie Mr. and Mrs. John G. Brock Bromberg’s & Co. Mrs. Tom Tartt Brown Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Bunn Butrus Family Advised Fund Consolidated Pipe and Supply Company Mr. and Mrs. Reaves M. Crabtree Charles W. and Lyndra Daniel Dunn French Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William Featheringill First Commercial Bank Hare Wynn Newell and Newton, LLP Jemison Investment Company Advised Fund KPMG, LLP McGriff, Seibels and Williams, Inc. Nall-Whatley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Phil H. Neal, Jr. Northwestern Mutual John and Nancy Poynor Robins and Morton Group Robinson Adams Insurance, Inc. ServisFirst Bank Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Shaia Mr. and Mrs. William M. Spencer, III Mr. Fred Spicer and Ms. Kim McBride Janet and Jarry Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Hall Thompson The Thompson Foundation Union State Bank Wade Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. Welch Hornsby & Welch, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson Louise and John N. Wrinkle

Mitzi Davis, Tricia and Jim Holbrook and Tricia Noble

Azalea Dr. and Mrs. A. Derrill Crowe flower magazine The James Milton and Sallie R. Johnson Foundation McCorquodale Transfer Red Diamond Troy Rhone/Elegant Earth Starnes & Atchison LLP Dogwood BBVA Compass Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company Harry B. and Jane H. Brock Foundation Burr & Forman LLP Crown Automobile Company, Inc. Tom and Susan Curtin Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harbert Mrs. Fay B. Ireland L. Paul Kassouf & Company PC Dr. and Mrs. George W. Matthews, III Mr. Mark Rosse and Mrs. Kaye McWane-Rosse Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Noble, III Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Poynor, III Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rogers Margot & Gates Shaw Mr. and Mrs. W. Stancil Starnes

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Men’s Committee C o -C hairs Mr. Beau Grenier Mr. Hank Long Mr. Thomas E. Jernigan Mr. Eddie Aldridge Mr. Billy Angell Mr. Leon Ashford Mr. John Beeler Mr. Harold Bissell Mr. Brian Burgess Mr. Ehney A. Camp, III Mr. John D. Carney, III Judge John L. Carroll Mr. John Carter Mr. Stan Cash Cory Watson Crowder & Degaris Mr. Stewart M. Dansby Mr. Patrick Darby Mr. Hartwell Davis, Jr. Mr. Fox deFuniak Mr. Alan J. Dreher Mr. George Dreher Mr. Sam Franklin

Gardenia Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ager Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Amason, Jr. Becky Blair Kittie and John Buchanan Ms. Barbara L. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carruthers John and Margie Cuckler Mrs. Albert L. Fairley, Jr.

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Mr. Clarke Gillespy Mr. Harold H. Goings Mr. Hubert W. Goings, Jr. Mr. Mike Goodrich Mr. M. Williams Goodwyn, Jr. Mr. James L. Goyer, III Dr. Lawrence W. Greer Mr. Jay Grinney Mr. Ben Gullage Mr. Charles D. Haines, Jr. Mr. Roger Hartline Mr. Meredyth R. Hazzard, Jr. Mr. Billy Hiden Mr. Tryg Hoff Mr. George H. Holman Mr. James C. Huckaby, Jr. Mr. James F. Hughey, Jr. Mr. Norman Jetmundsen Mr. Carl E. Jones, Jr. Dr. Wayne W. Killion, Jr. Mr. Andy Kilpatrick Dr. Price M. Kloess Mr. Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr. Mr. Michael Lucas Mr. Hampton McFadden Mr. Robert Mackenzie, III Mr. Will Matthews Mr. Donald Y. Menendez Dr. Mac M. Moorer

Sallie & James Johnson Mr. J. Reese Murray, III Mr. Craft O’Neal Mr. William C. Patterson Mr. Gray Plosser Mr. James W. Porter, II Mr. Goode Price, III Mr. David W. Proctor Mr. Henry B. Ray, Jr. Mr. W. Warren B. Rhett Mr. Thomas Atkinson Roberts Mr. Mabry Rogers Dr. David H. Sibley Mr. David Silverstein Mr. Roland Smith Mr. Sperry Snow Mr. James T. Stephens Mr. Mark Tucker Mr. Alex Vare Mr. John M. Williams Mr. William C. Wood Mr. Michael E. Woods

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Before 2009 Slips Away…

The year 2009 will soon be history, but there is still time to take steps and implement plans that will make life better for you and others in the future and that can directly benefit The Gardens.

1. Review your estate plans. Changes in your family situation and in the value of your stocks and real estate may require revisions to your will, living trust or beneficiary designations on life insurance, IRAs and other arrangements. Consider a bequest to Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens to help ensure that The Gardens and its educational programs will thrive for years to come. Those who make planned gifts to The Gardens become members of our Perennial Society.

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Sound Strategies for Year-End Giving: 1. Write a check to Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Every dollar of your contribution will be tax-deductible, if you itemize your deductions, up to 50% of your gross income. And every dollar will help The Gardens stay green and continue to teach people about plants, nature and the environment.

2. Sell stocks that have decreased in value and contribute the proceeds to Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. You’ll create both a capital loss deduction and a charitable deduction that benefits the whole community.

3. Contribute stocks that have increased in value. You’ll avoid all capital gains taxes and can deduct your cost plus all appreciation if you have owned the stocks for more than one year…and you will help The Gardens.

4. Give a life insurance policy that is no longer needed for family security, but will help to secure the future of The Gardens.

5. If you are over age 70 ½, ask your IRA custodian to make a tax-free “qualified charitable distribution” to Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. You will be a friend indeed!

2. Add to your retirement nest egg. If you have an IRA, 401(k) plan or other retirement account, contribute the maximum allowable before year’s end ($16,500 for a 401 (k) plan, plus a catch-up amount of $5,500 for workers over age 50). If your employer matches part of your savings, pay at least that amount before year’s end.

3. Fine-tune your portfolio. Consider selling securities that have gone down in value and use your capital losses to offset any capital gains from the sale of profitable investments. Losses that don’t offset gains can be deducted against ordinary income up to $3,000, and excess losses can be deducted in future years. Wait at least 30 days before buying back stock or your deduction will be postponed.

4. Make a gift to Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Your gift is needed now, more than ever before, and a charitable deduction will reduce your 2009 taxes if you itemize. (See right).

Contact Olivia Alison, Director of Development to make a gift or for more information, 205.414.3961 or oalison@bbgardens.org.

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Opening Reception for McGinnis Leathers Friday, November 6 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens “With age comes the mundane responsibility of the day-to-day that we all become entrenched in. When I finally took a look at what was happening, I noticed that I was only photographing when I was traveling and that my travels were becoming more and more infrequent. Realizing the need to pick up the camera with no trips on the horizon, I spent $499 on the best lens I have ever purchased, a 105 micro (a fixed focal length lens with a very shallow depth of field). It was like a new passport and a ticket around the world. I began to take small journeys more frequently – journeys into the depths of the simple things around me: bugs, creatures and flowers.

In these works, one can see the beginnings of my travels into each exotic blossom and, hopefully, the moment of enlightenment that all seasoned travelers experience when exploring a new place for the first time.”

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We are excited to announce a new addition to our Library Archives and Rare Book Room. Dr. Bayard Tynes has donated an historic two volume set entitled American Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated and Descriptive Guide to the American Plants Used as Homeopathic Remedies: Their History, Preparation, Chemistry and Physiological Effects, by Charles F. Millspaugh. Millspaugh (1854-1923) was a physician and academic who headed the botany department at West Virginia University and was curator of botany at the Field Museum in Chicago. Widely regarded as the definitive study of American indigenous and naturalized plants of the 19th century.

The Gardens has also received the bequest of the horticultural library of Carolyn Dickerson Tynes, Dr. Tynes’ wife. Carolyn, a gifted garden designer who created the Hess Camelia Garden and helped design the Thompson Enthusiast Garden and the Bruno Vegetable Garden, chose this way to share her love of gardening with the public. She will be honored as a member of our Perennial Society.

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The Library is in need of volunteers! Knowledge of plants is not required, but you do need to be comfortable working on a computer. Master Gardeners can use the time spent volunteering in the library to meet yearly requirements.

We have the following shifts open: Monday from 9-1 p.m.

Thursdays from 1-4 p.m.

1st Saturday from 1-4 p.m.

3rd Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.

5th Saturday from 9-1 p.m.

2nd Sunday from 2-5 p.m.

Please call Elizabeth Drewry 205.414.3932, edrewry@bbgardens.org or Jason Kirby 205.414.3967, jkirby@bbgardens.org for more information.

As of October 1, 2009, the out-of -county fee for a library card will be $50. In the past this fee has been waived for city employees, people working in Jefferson County and members of The Gardens; because the Jefferson County Commission partially cut funding to the Jefferson County Library Cooperative we will no longer be able to waive this fee.

If you are a current member of The Gardens, we will still waive $35 of the fee but you will be required to pay $15, which will be sent to the JCLC. Please have your membership card with you when you renew your library card.

Please remember this is a yearly fee and you will be required to pay this fee annually when you renew your library card.

For more information please call Hope Long, Library Director, at 204.414.3931.

Visit the Gerlach Plant Information Center inside the Garden Center during November & December for the exhibit

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Parrotia persica, parrotia or Persian ironwood, is an unfamiliar tree to most gardeners. It suffers – many great plants do – from relative anonymity because it lacks a singular feature such as an exuberant flowers, cherry-red berries, or screaming fall color. Its charms may be too subtle for many to notice.

Parrotia’s red flowers are borne in late winter, but are small, odorless and apetalous, unlike their cousins’ the witchhazels. The “showy’ parts are the ¼” long stamens, interesting up close, but virtually invisible when compared to camellias, which flower at the same time. Fruits are small brown capsules, ornamentally unimportant.

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November • SHRUBS – Plant Shrubs, trees, and vines.

• LAWNS – Some owners like lawn paints.

Have you thought about having a green lawn this winter? Use proper herbicide to kill germinating winter weeds.

• ROSES – Get rose plantings underway.

Use a soil test as a basis for fertilization.

Look for new varieties.

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Leaves are a handsome, glossy dark green, ovate, beautiful dark green summer leaves; the horizontal lines with a scalloped margin; the texture is medium. are just becoming evident on this young specimen.

Reddish tones are apparent at leaf-out. With cooler weather, shades of purple and burgundy begin to dominate, eventually giving way to orange and yellow; leaves hold late into the season, a few (brown and crispy) remain on the tree through winter. Since most are seed-grown, the fall color is variable but usually very nice. In a nursery, next to glowing autumn stars like Japanese maples, parrotia would likely seem unremarkable.

In youth, parrotia shows an upright habit, typically Fall color of parrotia shows lots of orange and yellow single-trunked but with several to numerous tones in this late November image. sinuous leaders. With age, strong horizontal side branches develop, creating a habit that is about as wide as high (to about 40’ after 25 years).

It is easily pruned up in youth to allow under-planting or headroom (‘Vanessa’ is reliably narrow). Noble old specimens (60’+) develop amazing character as the upright branches often fuse together (inosculate) and the bark exfoliates in jigsaw-puzzle fashion. Alas, this requires time; it’s not instantly gratifying like a river birch.

Parrotia is tough, pest-free and undemanding, tolerating heat, humidity, dry urban soils and sunny, exposed conditions with aplomb. With its understated beauty, it will (sadly) never be a popular plant. But it is magnificent, nevertheless, and deserves wider use.

For more information on Parrotia persica, please go to www.bbgardens.org.

The short trunk and numerous, sinuous, upright branches are typical for this species.

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• ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS – Plant hardy annuals such as larkspur, poppies, pansies, anchusa, and candytuft. Get sweet peas into the ground.

• BULBS – Continue spring bulb planting.

Put lilies of the valley in a shady place.

• MISCELLANEOUS – Plant screen plantings for privacy on the patio.

• VEGETABLE SEED – Plant cabbage and lettuce in the coldframe.

December • SHRUBS – Planting is still the main activity but delay in case of freezing weather.

• LAWNS – Control wild garlic, chickweed, Poa annua, dandelion, and other weeds.

Read label on each can of weed killer used.

• ROSES – Add plants to rose garden.

Mulch all plantings.

• ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS – Plant hardy annual seed without delay. Have you tried violas?

• BULBS – Continue spring bulb planting.

• MISCELLANEOUS – Shrubs, trees, and indoor plants make excellent holiday gifts.

For more information, see www.aces.edu or call the Plant Hotline at 1-800-644-4458.

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45th Annual Member Dinner Thursday, January 21 7 p.m.

Strange Auditorium, Birmingham Botanical Gardens $35 per person Catered by Occasions by Wynfrey Please RSVP by January 15

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Reserve your places online at www.bbgardens.org or by calling 205.414.3965.

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Wonderful Lunches • Extraordinary Events The Beauty of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Box Lunches • Event Menus • Patio Seating

Lunch: Tuesday - Saturday, 11-2 • Host your next social or corporate event at The Gardens CafÊ 2612 Lane Park Road • Birmingham • 205.871.1000 • thegardenscafe@kathyg.com

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The gift shop for all your holiday giving.... home decor . furniture . books . stationery . jewelry . lighting . children’s gifts containers . garden items . floral designs Located at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens 2612 Lane Park Road, Mt. Brook 205.877.3030 . leafnpetal.com

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Give The Gift of Membership This Holiday Season Imagine that you could give a gift to a friend or loved one that would keep on giving 365 days of the year; a gift of fun activities for the entire family, unique educational opportunities, and the chance to support Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Give the gift of membership this holiday season and you will receive a free member only tote bag ($10 value) to keep for yourself.

Gift memberships are available at all levels. These are the perfect present for the garden or plant lovers on your list. Gift membership is even more meaningful as it gives extraordinary benefits to the recipient as well as Birmingham Botanical Gardens, who depends on your support.

Your gift recipient will receive our standard membership benefits for all categories: • FREE Member Gift (choose from a t-shirt, baseball cap, tote bag or water bottle) • Adult Classes • Reciprocal privileges at over 180 different botanical gardens across the country • FREE subscription to The Garden Dirt, our full-color member publication • Invitation to member-only events • FREE plant chosen specifically to thrive in our Alabama climate • In-city rental rates for the Garden Center • FREE Admission to the Members Only Sale at the Spring Plant Sale And many more benefits depending on the level you choose.

For more information visit www.bbgardens.org or call 205.414.3950.

We want to see your photos on the cover of our member newsletter throughout 2010!

We will choose six winning photographs for the cover of The Garden Dirt and a 150-word article about the image and why The Gardens is important to the photographer. Each winner will receive also a free membership to The Gardens for one year and have their photo seen by 10,000 people.

Requirements: • Remember that this is a cover contest, not a photo contest. You must follow these rules when capturing your photograph.

• Your photo MUST feature people using The Gardens. We will not consider any other photograph; • Photos must be digital with at least 1600 X 1200 pixels at 300 dpi; • Images must be portrait (vertical) orientation. Horizontal photos cannot be considered; • There cannot be any critical content in the top 1/3 of the image (see the past covers on right).

Please submit your photos to Andrew Krebbs at akrebbs@bbgardens.org.

Give us a call at 205.414.3950 if you've got questions!

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Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4 4-6 p.m. $20 Members/$25 Non-Members

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Birmingham Botanical Gardens Wednesday, December 2 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

HollyDay Magic 2009 is back again, set for December 3 and 4!

Young craftsmen, ages 5-11, get to fashion their own holiday gifts and ornaments, many from natural materials. Children will also decorate cupcakes for a light snack. Since all the crafts are hands-on, be sure your child wears play clothes for a fun-filled afternoon.

Each day’s participation is limited to 100 children and is always a sell-out with a waiting list, so make your reservations early!

Advance registration is required. For reservations or more information please call 414.3958.

Fine Crafts Classic sponsored by Alabama Designer Craftsmen and the 3rd District Federated Garden Club

Saturday, November 14 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday, November 15 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

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This juried show is an annual tradition featuring hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery, woodworking, handmade baskets, leaded and slumped glass, silver and other handmade jewelry, fiber works including hooked wall hangings and quilts, weaving and spinning, blacksmithing and copper working, printmaking, stone sculpture and many other traditional crafts. There will also be a children’s corner with activities provided by the artists. There will be door prizes as well! The Fine Craft Classic is free and open to the public with a suggested $3 donation.

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Fall Adult Classes Register online at www.bbgardens.org or call 205.414.3958

Lunch and Learn Tree-mendous Fall Color Thursday, November 5 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $10 Members/$15 Non-Members

Secret Workshop for Little Elves!

Saturday, December 12 1:30–4 p.m. $20 Members/$25 Non-Members This class is a must for young artist! Kids grades 2-5 can

In Alabama fall color lasts until Christmas! To learn the

create a beautiful paintings inspired by nature at this spe-

best trees and plants for a colorful fall, join Education

cial “secret” workshop. Leave with your finished artwork

Director Henry Hughes as he inspires you with his slides of

wrapped – to be sure it stays a surprise! Original art makes

exquisite fall foliage, flowers and fruit. Then it’s out into

great holiday gifts for family and “nice” teachers too!

The Gardens for a walking tour with Henry to see the BBG fall color all-stars. Go beyond gingko, baldcypress and maple to discover the different – the best fall color plants for your own garden. Dress for the weather with appropriate footwear and don’t forget to bring your lunch!

Wedding and Bridal Photography Saturday, November 21, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday, November 22, 2–5 p.m. $120

Our Snowman Family Mom-n-Me Art Class Saturday, December 12 10 a.m.–Noon $25 Members/$30 Non-Members Parent and child paint together to create one unique piece of art. This is a super fun way to spend special time with your child, creating memories through art! Artist Laurie Kramer will show you how to paint your child and the rest of your family as snowmen – you can even add your pet!

Are you ready to take the plunge into wedding photography?

This is an all ages class (infants + school age). All supplies

Join instructor Ashley Warren to discuss the tools and skills

included, please wear “paint” clothes. Dads welcome too.

you need to get started. You will learn about equipment, workflow, posing, lighting and the business side of the wedding photo world. This class will include lectures, assignments and some in-class shoots. You will need a DSLR and a flash.

Painting Japanese Koi Saturday, November 21 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $45 Members/$55 Non-Members Discover the wonder of painting Japanese koi. Join ArtWorks instructor Brannon Hall as he guides you through the steps of creating this wondrous piece by showing you how to take simple everyday shapes and combine them to create a masterpiece. Regardless of your level of painting skills, you’ll get to bring home the beauty and tranquility of vibrant

Lunch and Learn Is your turkey tired? Teach your turkey a new trick!!

Thursday, November 12 Noon - 1:30 p.m. $15 Members/$20 Non-Members

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Jefferson State Community College Courses at The Gardens (Spring 2010 Semester)

Cost of each course is approximately $306 for both Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens members and non-members. Prospective students must apply for admission and be accepted to Jefferson State Community College before enrolling in the course. Admission and registration information may be obtained online at www.jeffstateonline.com. For further information, please contact the Landscape Technology Program Coordinator Stephen Strong at 856.7846 or 856.7848.

Seniors may qualify for free tuition for one class per semester; for more information call 853.1200 or go to www.jeffstateonline.com.

Introduction to Horticulture (AGR 101)

This three credit-hour college-level course is an introduction to the practical and scientific principles of horticulture designed primarily for students majoring in the related fields and nonmajors who want a general knowledge of the subject. Topics covered will include the principles of plant growth and development and practical techniques associated with ornamental plant production and gardening. Students will develop an understanding of plant growth, classification, and use.

Spice up your turkey this Thanksgiving that will have your family and friends begging for more.

Students will learn to prepare their Thanksgiving turkey from start to finish. Demonstration will include turkey preparation along with recipes for cranberry orange chutney, horseradish sauce, and a easy simple no bake pumpkin cheesecake. Each student will have a turkey sandwich, chips and a piece of pie for lunch. Fun class for beginner cooks or some who want to learn a new technique.

colored koi gliding over smooth river stones. All supplies (10x20 canvas, acrylic paint and brushes) are included in your fee.

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Ornamental Plant Identification II (AGR 121)

This three credit-hour college-level course is a study of the identification, habits of growth, cultural requirements and landscape use of ornamental plants of the southeastern United States. Emphasis will be placed on plants that have their greatest design impact during the semester in which the course is taught. The student will learn the common and botanical names of a significant number of landscape plants and demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate use of each plant.

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Betty R. Bashinsky Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Ms. Elna R. Brendel Marge W. Brigham Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Edith Broughton Ms Elizabeth R. Abernathy Mrs. Lee Allen Jefcoats Ms Shirlee Kenney Mr. & Mrs. Holland McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Emery Sheffield Ms Janice L. Toftey Gerry Brown Mrs. James R. Forman, Jr. Bruce Cary Mr. & Mrs. Robert Crook Hill & Dale Garden Club Lenore Coughlin Ms Betty C. McSwain Bill Dement Mrs. J. M. Morgan, Jr. Felix M. Drennen Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

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Beverley W. Dunn Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Mr. & Mrs. Hobart A. McWhorter, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Oliver Arthur B. Durkee Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

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membership ardenmemorials upporters W. Price Hightower Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

George F. Maynard Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

William R. Ireland Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

Thomas “Tom” D. McWilliams Mr. & Mrs. Gene McWilliams Mr. Barry Kirkpatrick

Christine Elliott Birmingham Fern Society

David D. Johnson Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. May Oak Street Garden Shop

George B. Elliott Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

Carlisle Jones Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

Rosalie Gambrill Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

Gene Jones Mountaintop Upstarts Garden Club

Ellen Given Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

Robert H. Loeb Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

Warren C. Hamby Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

George G. Lynn Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Mrs. Elberta G. Reid

Margaret W. Hardy Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Bonnie A. Harris Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby

July 1-August 31

Annie Manuel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Cox, Jr. Harry Marksteine Mr. & Mrs. Carter S. Kennedy

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Mildred N. Peake Mrs. Lee B. Chapman Pat Peck Dr. & Mrs. James H. Crenshaw Deakins Price Mr. & Mrs. James H. Emack Ford Price Mr. & Mrs. James H. Emack R.G. Smith Ms. Roberta Shapiro & Mr. Gerald Glandon Brand Walton Ms. Mary Carolyn G. Boothby Janice A. Winslow Mrs. Linda J. Richey Ms. Jennifer Smith

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July 1-August 31

the Birthday of:

Henry F. Hughes Ms. Dee Hubbert Mr. David Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Miller Shoals Master Gardeners Urban Tree Class

Cameron Crowe Mrs. Martha C. Walthall Mary P. Forman Mrs. Donald R. Pritchard

the Graduation of:

Linda Johnson Mrs. Suzanne Lucas

Emory Bright Mrs. Marjorie Nix Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nix Mr. and Mrs. Joe Saueressig Mr. and Mrs. Thad Turnipseed

2009 Garden Sustainers Chairman

Phillip Watkins Susan Dulin Lauren Stahl Ashley Umbach

Mrs. Louise D. Johnson

Director

Camellia sasanqua, Hulsey Woods

Mrs. Claire H. Fairley

Advisor Mrs. Fay B. Ireland Mr. & Mrs. Carl E. Jones, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Pursell Mr. & Mrs. William M. Spencer, III

Benefactor Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Allison Mrs. Tom Tartt Brown Mr. Stewart M. Dansby Dr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. Mrs. Crawford T. Johnson, III Mr. & Mrs. James T. Stephens Southern Progress Foundation

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TO THE LIBRARY AT BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS July-September 2009 Birmingham Fern Society Billy and Glory Angell

Oak Street Garden Shop Employees

Arlington Garden Club Olivia Alison

– in memory of Christine Ellicott - in memory of George F. Maynard III - in memory of Frances Moses Cole - in memory of Edith Tanner Broughton – in memory of David Douglas G. Johnson - in memory of Betty Louise Riddle Bashinsky - in memory of Felix Melville Drennen II - in memory of Abbott Brand Walton - in memory of Maury Drane Smith - in memory of George B. Elliott - in memory of Craig Allen Sr. - in memory of William Ray Lucas Anita Clark Debra Burrell

Arnold Rutkis flower Magazine

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Mrs. Ann Bruno Mr. & Mrs. W. Frank Cobb, III Mr. James M. Fail Mr. & Mrs. Walter S. Fletcher Mrs. Jane H. Head Mr. & Mrs. James M. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kimerling Mayer Electric Supply, Inc. Mr. & Mrs.Guy K. Mitchell, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr. Dr. James L. Newsome Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Northen III Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Ray, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy L. Renneker Mr. & Mrs. William R. Rushton, III Mr. & Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wrinkle

To learn more about Garden Sustainer Club please contact Olivia Alison at 205.414.3961.

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New and Renewing Members President’s Circle $1000

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Ausbeck Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Clayton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J.S.M. French Mr. & Mrs. Leo A. Shaia

Ambassador $500

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Horton Teresa & Kenneth Neal Ms. Virginia Patterson

Oak $250

Dr. & Mrs. Merrill Compton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fred C. Crum Dr. & Mrs. William H. Dodson Mr. & Mrs. Marc Eason Mr. & Mrs. William Goodrich Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Harley Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hulsey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Pearce Mr. & Mrs. John L. Rhoads Mr. & Mrs. C. Dowd Ritter Mr. & Mrs. John C. Rives Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Shepard Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Walton Woodus Humphrey & Joyce Eidson

Magnolia $125

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Abele, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James F. Alison, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Arnold Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Bloomer Mrs. Glenda Boudreaux Dr. & Mrs. Ben V. Branscomb Ms. Elna R. Brendel Ms. Marcia C. Bryant Mr. & Mrs. Ehney A. Camp, III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cosby Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Cox, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Cunningham, III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Davidson Dr. & Mrs. Max Davis Mr. & Mrs. James Delk Ms. Susan Dominick Mr. & Mrs. Paul Elkourie Mrs. Ann R. Elliott Mr. & Mrs. E. Q. Faust Mr. & Mrs. J. Ross Forman, III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Goettge Mr. & Mrs. M. James Gorrie Mrs. Barbara S. Grant Mrs. Mary Rose Gray Mrs. Lynn D. Grimsley Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Henderson Mrs. Linda S. Herren Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hess Dr. & Mrs. Guy M. Hicks, Jr. Mrs. Richard C. Hillhouse

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Hillhouse Mr. & Mrs. William L. Hinds, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roy Hoffman, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Leland Hull, Jr. Becky & Bill Hutto Ms. Jeanne L. Jackson & Dr. Mark Lester Dr. & Mrs. Jim Kamplain Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. Kassouf Mr. & Mrs. Wayne W. Killion, Sr. Gwen & Sam Knowlton Mr. & Mrs. Jerome K. Lanning Ms. Margaret R. Monaghan Dr. Curt Newell & Dr. Sara Lynn Newell Mr. & Mrs. John T. Oliver, III Mr. & Mrs. Harlan I. Prater, IV Mrs. Margaret G. Ragland Dr. & Mrs. Harry B. Register, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. E. Mabry Rogers Stephen & Katherine Rostand Dr. Susan P. Salter & Mr. Steven C. Hydinger Dr. & Mrs. Howard Schiele Mr. & Mrs. W. Stancil Starnes Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Stockham Mrs. Richard Stukes Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Thomasson Mr. & Mrs. James A. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Vitalis Mr. & Mrs. Scott A. Walton Dr. & Mrs. Peter Weinheimer Ms. Lucile White Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Williams Dr. & Mrs. George L. Zorn, Jr.

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Bill & Lynn Carter Mr. & Mrs. James W. Cauthen Mr. & Mrs. Vitaly Charny Mr. & Mrs. Sorrell Chew Mr. & Mrs. David M. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Clarkson Mr. Michael & Dr. Bernice Coar-Sterling Ms. Martha M. Cobb Mr. & Mrs. Guy Cofield Ms. Marie D. Cole Don & Kay Cole Mrs. Jean Condrey Mr. & Mrs. Harold Cooper Dr. & Mrs. H. Brooks Cotten Mrs. Renee Cox Ms. Elizabeth Crawford Dr. Myra Crawford Tom Davis Dr. Andrew Dean Dr. Joe Desautels Mr. & Mrs. Anthony DiPiazza Mrs. John E. Dorsett Dr. & Mrs. John T. Eagan Ms. Jo Ann Eberlein & Mr. Mark Widener Dr. & Mrs. George V. Eisenhart Mr. & Mrs. George B. Elliott, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Eskew Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Etheredge Mr. & Mrs. Brent Falkenhagen Ms. Mary V. Farrar Mrs. Nancy J. Ferrell Dr. Edwin Fineberg & Dr. Naomi S. Fineberg Margaret Fritsma Mr. & Mrs. James Frost Mr. & Mrs. Maury Gaston Dr. Mia Geisinger Hydrangea $60 Mr. & Mrs. Joe L. Gerald Macknally Ross Land Design Mrs. C. William Gladden, Jr. Sweet Peas Garden Shop Dr. & Mrs. Walter D. Glass flower Magazine Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Glaze Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Abernethy Rev. Elizabeth Cole Goodrich Mrs. Margaret Ahearn Mr. & Mrs. Mike Graham Mr. & Mrs. Robert Aland Mrs. Kathy Green Mr. & Mrs. Edward Aldag Dr. & Mrs. Juan F. Gutierrez Mr. David Baker Mrs. Beth Hardwick Mr. & Mrs. John R. Baker, Jr. Mrs. Treasa Harrison Mr. & Mrs. James P. Barnhart Ms. Nancy C. Hayley Ms. Melanie Bass Mrs. Shirley Haynesworth Mr. & Mrs. Bob Baxley Dr. Scott Helton Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Bearden Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Helzberg Mr. & Mrs. Jack Becker Mr. & Mrs. Danny Herrin Dr. & Mrs. Neal R. Berte Mr. & Mrs. James Hewitt Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Bethay Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hill Mr. Elizabeth Blum & Mr. Erik Angner Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hodo Ms. Virginia Boliek Mr. & Mrs. William D. Holder Dr. James Bonner Mr. & Mrs. John S. Hornsby Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Boyd Dr. & Mrs. P. R. Hug Mr. Tom Brinkley Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Eric Carlton Mrs. Barbara Huie Mr. & Mrs. John D. Carney, III Mr. & Mrs. J. Fred Ingram

Mr. & Mrs. David Israel Mr. & Mrs. Fob James III Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Janowski Mr. & Mrs. Dale Johnson Dr. & Mrs & Mrs. Brian D. Judd Dr. & Mrs. William H. Kessler Mr. & Mrs. James King, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William M. Lee Peter LeJeune Sally Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Lewis Mrs. Lucy Loflin Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. London Mr. & Mrs. James R. Lowery Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Shelby Mackey Mrs. Connie Maddox Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mancill Mrs. Laura Massengill Mr. & Mrs. Coke S. Matthews III Mrs. Virginia R. May Mr. & Mrs. John M. McDowell Mr. & Mrs. Hobart A. McWhorter, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken L. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence G. Michalove Mr. & Mrs. Joe Miller Sherri Mills Dr. & Mrs. Billy R. Mills Sidney L. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. M.E. Moor, Jr. Mrs. Barbara H. Moore Mr. & Mrs. William S. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Mouron Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Murphy Beth Myers Mr.& Mrs Wayne Naish Diane Newsome Paulette & Bill Ogard Shan & Kathy Oliver Mr. & Mrs. James R. Overstreet Mrs. Becky Pate Mr. & Ms. Charles E. Person Mr. & Mrs. Maurice F. Picardy Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pittman Ms. Laura D. Pointer Lacey & Jim Poore Ms. Janis Porter Mrs. Jo Ann Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Rollise Reisner Mr. & Mrs. L. B. Richardson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William E. Richardson Ms. Becky Riley Mr. & Mrs. Vaughn Rives Mr. & Mrs. Roy Rizzo Mary Robinett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rogers & Rachel Rogers Bev & Bill Schoel Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Schuck Mr. & Mrs. Rudulph N. Scott Dr. & Mrs. Harold Settle Mr. Allen Small Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Smith

Trillium $45

Stoney Ridge Garden Club Mrs. Pamela Alling Ms. Gloria Anderson Ms. Lacey Bacchus Judy Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Walter L. Baker, Jr. Mrs. Betsy B. Bancroft Mrs. Beverly Baum Ms. Nancy Beeler Dr. & Mrs. William M. Bishop Paul & Ina Buchanan Mr. Marc Burgamy Mrs. Laura Chapman Dr. & Mrs. Orville W. Clayton Ms. Carole H. Cobb Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Ed Colvin Ms. Sahra S. Coxe Ms. Jenny Crump Mrs. Margaret Dangler Ms. Vernetta Dickerson Mr. & Mrs. Albert DiMicco Jean H. Doty Mr. William Duffey Ms. Lynn Dunn Mr. & Mrs. James Ehl Mr. & Mrs. William Featheringill Mr. Ray Floyd Pat Giles Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Goodrich Ms. Anne Grimes Mrs. Linda Grinnell Ms. Karen Gross Mrs. Louise Hairston Miss Mitzie Hall

Donors The Garden Conservancy, Inc. Alabama Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects Robert & Lois Luckie Charitable Foundation Mt. Cuba Center, Inc. Wade Sand & Gravel Company, Inc Starnes & Atchison LLP Thomas E. Jernigan Foundation Brasfield & Gorrie Vulcan Materials Company Deep South Freight Masonry Arts, Inc. Bromberg & Company, Inc

July 1 - August 31

Mrs. Caroline Smith Mr. & Mrs. J. Arthur Smith Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Sokol Dr. Hughes Evans & Dr. Eric Sorscher Mary Frances Stayton Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Stichweh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Straka Mr. & Mrs. John M. Strozier Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Summerford Mrs. Betty J. Susina Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Tate Mr. & Mrs. James L. Thompson, Sr. Mrs. Ellen Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tulloss Mr. & Mrs. Alex Vare Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Vinson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Waller Mrs. Warner S. Watkins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William B. Weber Mrs. Mary Wheless Ms. Jane Whisler Mr. & Mrs. Harold Williams Mrs. Maxine Williams Mr. & Mrs. Bill Williams Ms. Pamela G. Winfield Mr.& Mrs Jeffrey Wurst Ivey & Peter Young Mr. Alan K. Zeigler

Mr. Greg Harber Mrs. Paula S. Haynes Mr. Robert Hill Mr. & Mrs. T.M. Hines Ms. Carol A. Hobby Mrs. Janice Holliday Mrs. Mary Hubbard Ms. Nancy M. Hurst Ms. Linda Jones Ms. Eve Justice Mrs. Georgia Kearney Mrs. Marion Kling Ms. Dorothea A. Klip Mr. & Mrs. James R. Land Mrs. Patricia Landry Mr. & Mrs. Warren Lightfoot, Sr. Mr. Don B. Long & Dr. Marianna Long Mr. & Mrs. Jay G. Maples Mr. & Mrs. David M. Millhouse Ms. Gladys Morris Ms. Wendy Morris Dr. Emily Omura & Dr. George Omura Mrs. Dinah O’Sullivan Mrs. Sandra Parker Ms. Kimberly Parrish Mrs. Gail Parrish Ms. Anne Parrish Ms. Diane Pitts Mr. Simon Priest Ms. Judith Proctor Mr. & Mrs. T. Andy Rector Dr. & Mrs. J. Walden Retan Mrs. Betsy Rietz Mrs. Robert Robie Mr. John Schoppert, Jr. Mrs. Angela R. Scott Ms. Anne Shaughnessy Mr. & Mrs. Everett Shepherd, Jr. Mrs. Paschal G. Shook Ms. Charlotte Smith Ms. Jenny L. Smith Mrs. Juanita Smith Ms. Dotti Smith Ms. Beverly B. Smith Mr. Jonathan Spencer, Jr. Ms. Mary Cynthia St. John Mr. & Mrs. John H. Stack Mr. John M. Stewart Mrs. Evelyn Stutts Mrs. Virginia R. Thrasher Mrs. Frances Tieszen Ms. Patricia Tipton Ms. Tonya Trim Ms. Frances Verstandig Ms Jennifer Vines Mrs. Edith Waldrop Pamela S. Weathers Ms. Holley Wesley Katie White Mr. & Mrs. Jere F. White, Jr. Mrs. Lynda Whitney Mrs. Delores L. Wilkinson Mrs. Barbara J. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Wilson Ms Gail Wood Ms. Martha Mae Woodrum

July 1- August 31 The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham The James Milton & Sallie R. Johnson Foundation Regions Financial Corporation Hugh & Bobbe Kaul Wildflower Garden Fund Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Abernethy Mr Brian Burgess Mrs. Shannon M. Burgess Mr. & Mrs. Ehney A. Camp, III Mr. & Mrs. John Carter Mr. Ernest Cory

Mr. & Mrs. Fox deFuniak Mrs. Mary I. Dillon Mrs. Claire H. Fairley Mr. & Mrs. William Featheringill Mr. Samuel H. Franklin Mrs. Chita S. Gaskin Mr. & Mrs. Clarke H. Gillespy Mr. & Mrs. James L. Goyer, III Mrs. Mary Rose Gray Ms. & Mr. Mary M. Gullage Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Harbert Mr. & Mrs. Roger Hartline Mr. Robert Hill

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Mr. & Mrs. T.M. Hines Mr. Everett H. Holle Mrs. Louise D. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Wayne W. Killion, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kilpatrick Mr. Robert A. Kreisberg Mrs. Jane Levy Mr. & Mrs. Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Long, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Edward R. Meadows Dr. Curt Newell & Dr. Sara Lynn Newell Mr. & Mrs. H. Craft O’Neal Ms. Nancy Price

Mr. & Mrs. David Proctor Mr. Thomas A. Roberts Mr. John Roper Mr. & Mrs. Lathrop W. Smith, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roland B. Smith Ms. Jennifer C. Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Lewis M. Stewart, Jr. Ms. Louise Walton Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wrinkle

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