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Jeffrey Bilhuber headlines Antiques at The Gardens |

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Lunch & Learn Series | Page 8

Flicks Among the Flowers | page 8

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There is always something blooming at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

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Fresh Air Family celebrates ten years of hands-on nature-based education for children in 2016. Founder and Executive Director, Verna Gates (left,) began summer Gross-Out Camps and Saturday morning Hikes for Tykes in partnership with The Gardens in 2009. Education Director, Amanda D. Clark (right,) a Birmingham native, has worked for Fresh Air Family for four years and directs Gross Out Camp 2016. A UAB alumna, she is working on her PhD in molecular ecology at Auburn University.

Plan your next visit soon!

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Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens practices a policy of equal opportunity & 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 & Recreation Board. The deadline for the Sept/Aug issue is July 15.

Our vision is to be one of the nation’s preeminent botanical gardens. Along the way, our mission is to promote public knowledge of plants, gardens and the environment. This is the path we’re on and the path on which we will continue. We’ve reached a transitional phase, but rest assured, this remains our path forward.

That said, I believe you all know by now that Fred Spicer recently resigned from our organization, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. For fourteen years Fred served The Gardens and his many achievements are notable. Adding 46,000 plants to our acreage is but one, incredible accomplishment over those years for which Fred can be credited. We thank him for his service, his innumerable accomplishments and wish him the very best going forward.

As we transition, Fred has been asked and has agreed to continue in an occasional teaching capacity at The Gardens. Stay abreast of these opportunities at www.bbgardens.org! Fred is a learned botanist and we appreciate his willingness to remain an educational asset.

I’d like to discuss the aforementioned path forward. To advance down that path, it is important for us all to realize some tremendous strengths with which The Gardens is blessed. First, the City of Birmingham and its support is magnificent. Director of Horticulture James Horton and his team continue to do an outstanding job in so many ways. In all my working years, I have come across very few with his always positive disposition. No matter the task, James always finds a way to a successful outcome. He does it with a smile and always ensures that people around him are happy. We could all learn from James.

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Second, our Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens staff, a group that is always prepared to move us forward. Education, operations, finance and development are vital to our continued success, and our roster in each department is deep. We’ve stockpiled talent at each position and I encourage you to visit The Gardens and talk to this team about their regular routine. You’ll be quite impressed, I assure.

Supporting the City of Birmingham and Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a very strong Board of Directors that is passionate about The Gardens’ path forward. Our priority is to be among the best public gardens in America. Why? Because we can, and because Birmingham deserves it. For more than 50 years, The Gardens has served the Magic City as a resource center, a place to learn, a site of reflection, a place of joy, an outdoor classroom, a location to appreciate and a source of pride. The Board of Directors’ aim is to preserve all of these qualities that invites our community to engage with the outdoors in a botanical garden that boasts thousands of species of plants, miles of pathways, a world-class conservatory, a stunning Japanese Garden and more. Representing a diverse cross-section of that community, we’re a Board of results-oriented garden enthusiasts, with clear direction in making your Gardens the best they can be.

Often unrecognized but fundamental to all that we do are the numerous plant societies and support groups that regularly help make The Gardens what they are. Whether it’s by pulling weeds, cultivating new plants or assisting with Spring and Fall Plant Sales, these enthusiasts voluntarily provide a foundation for much of our success. Not only have these groups helped us sustain, they helped lay our foundation more than 50 years ago. To this group we are forever appreciative.

Our Board of Trustees are a group comprised of past leaders that work in cooperation with those societies and the current Board of Directors.

They gather annually to share their wisdom with those of us in an active role today. We’re also extremely grateful for these folks, the leadership they offer and the core affinity they have that has enabled us to get where we are.

These intelligent and energized groups each have a voice in our path forward. To assist in corralling them all, we’ve enlisted two devoted and enthusiastic supporters of The Gardens that have shared a wonderful history with us. Jeanie Sherlock is a 13 term Board member who has served as Board Chair, Spring Plant Sale Chair, Finance Committee Member and as a Trustee. She’s intimate with the daily activities of our staff and has enjoyed a regular rapport with our City partners, our Trustees and many of our Members for many years. She has agreed to assist us in our time of transition as a liaison between the Board and the people that handle our day-to-day operations. We couldn’t be more appreciative, as Jeanie’s involvement in the process ensures healthy and effective communication between a myriad of assemblies reaching for the same goal.

John Floyd has also stepped to the plate to help. He has agreed to lead the search process for a new Executive Director. John’s resume outside and inside of The Gardens is extraordinary: •Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine for 18 years

•Weekly presence at The Gardens regularly performing projects and maintenance

•Birmingham Botanical Society Trustee

•B.S. degree from Auburn in Ornamental Horticulture and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Clemson in Horticulture and Plant Physiology.

He also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Furman

•Past Chair of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens

•Operator of BirminghamGardeningToday.com (check it out - you’ll be impressed!)

•Well networked among the public gardens community across the country

John is perfect for the task. When you see him around – and you will – thank him for volunteering to lead this very important process. I hope you share my great enthusiasm on our path forward. Please know that your remarks and suggestions are welcome. Contact me anytime at bbarr@bbgardens.org.

See you in The Gardens, Brian Barr Board of Directors Chairman

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Events & Interns

Jeffrey Bilhuber headlines Antiques at The Gardens.

Birmingham’s premier antiques show returns October 6-9.

This year’s Red Diamond Lecture Series brings interior designer and author Jeffrey Bilhuber and floral designer Michael Grim to Birmingham Botanical Gardens during Antiques at The Gardens. Grim will also lead a floral workshop.

Jeffrey Bilhuber shares his design prowess through

his firm, Bilhuber and Associates, which is based in New York City. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books, all published through Rizzoli: Jeffrey Bilhuber’s Design Basics, Defining Luxury: The Qualities of Life at Home and The Way Home: Reflections of American Beauty. His clients have included: Vogue, 70 Park Avenue Hotel, City Club Hotel, Ariel Sands Resort for Michael Douglas, Conde Nast Publications and Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann. continued on page 3.

The Gardens welcomes our summer interns The Gardens is proud to introduce this year’s summer interns. Learn more about Mason & Rachel online at www.bbgardens.org.

Look for the September issue where they will share their adventures from this summer. A special thanks to Rotary Club of Shades Valley and the Little Garden Club for their support of this program.

To learn more about this program contact Taylor Steele at tsteele@bbgardens.org or 205.414.3962.

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Antiques at The Gardens features seven renowned speakers.

In addition to Jeffrey Bilhuber, the Red Diamond Lecture Series will present Michael Grim. Taste in Spades returns with a panel discussion featuring Better Homes & Gardens East Coast Editor Eddie Ross, interior designer Mark Sikes and Pencil & Paper Company Co-founders Gen & Ben Sohr.

Tastebuds: Define Your Style presented by flower magazine returns to invite 40 guests aged 40 and under to chat with author and founder of Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits Suzanne Pollack.

Michael Grim, In a partnership with Jim Osburn is the proprietor of

The Bridgehampton Florist. The duo performs in-home floral design services, offers event planning and services holiday floral needs throughout the Hamptons.

One of their largest annual events is the Hampton Classic Horse Show.

Eddie Ross is the East Coast Editor of Better Homes & Gardens. He has worked as a design, decorating and food

editor for House Beautiful, Martha Stewart Living and Food Network. A trained chef from the Culinary Institute of America, Eddie has styled parties and table settings featured in House Beautiful, Southern Living and InStyle. His design work has been published in Domino, Vanity Fair, Country Living and the New York Times. He has also appeared in Bravo’s interior design competition series Top Design and entertaining specials for HGTV.

Mark Sikes founded the popular lifestyle blog Mark D. Sikes: Chic People, Glamorous Places and Stylish Things. He has a new book, Beautiful, All American Decorating and Timeless Style, as well as new collections with Soane, Henredon, Merida and Schumacher all launching this fall. In addition to design projects, Mark launched his first fashion collection, MDS Stripes, last year. He’s also working on new women’s collections for, among others, Moda Operandi and Club Monaco.

Ben & Gen Sohr founded Pencil & Paper Co., a Nashville based creative development firm that helps launch

brands, guide home renovations and dive into anything that needs their vast design wisdom. Among their clients is Reese Witherspoon, who recently used their expertise to aid the launch of her Southern-inspired brand, Draper James.

Suzanne Pollack

founded the Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits in 2012, which serves as a consortium of experts and enthusiasts: world-class chefs, prolific authors, academics, CEOs, florists, beekeepers, musicians and more.

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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALABAMA

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Good Things Growing…

In The Gardens John Alex Floyd, Jr. – Garden Trustee

Summer days in The Gardens means hot, humid and dry days. Here at The Gardens, we try to work diligently keeping our plants looking as fresh as possible. This is also a time when the vegetable garden is full of our summer vegetables ready to harvest: tomatoes, okra, pole beans, peppers and others are abundant. Remember, nearly all of the food that we produce goes to Magic City Harvest to help feed those not as fortunate as you or I. Across The Gardens, the annuals planted in May are coming into full bloom. It is a great time to look at the plants our gardening crew installed, and Director of The Gardens James Horton’s planting designs. I think it’s important to look at how he combines flowering plants with colorful foliage plants. I am really enthralled with his use of colorful foliage plants like coleus, caladiums and copperleaf.

Watching how they handle these plants, I am always intrigued. Coleus, which can get too tall to work well in combination with the flowering annuals, are likely cut back by half, fertilized and watered, then rejuvenate and look good until fall. Caladiums are treated differently in shady places. Since they are tubers whose leaves are colorful, they also need continuous fertilization and grooming over the summer. They are liquid fed on a regular basis, and while the dead and damaged leaves

are removed as needed, it is important to remove the unattractive flower to help keep the tubers producing leaves. Since copperleaf (Acalypha) is a wood ornamental, the best way to keep this plant in proportion to the flowering annuals is to go down into the plant and prune out the tallest branches. This will not only reduce the height of the plants, but also help produce dense plants that will look good until the glorious display of fall marigolds are planted in The Gardens.

So early in the morning or late afternoon, take a garden stroll in the cool of the day and see the various annual displays in the big garden beds and the various pots.

Then be sure to go by the vegetable garden and see what is taking the summer heat and still producing abundantly. You will be proud of the beauty of The Gardens and the amazing amounts of vegetables we give to Magic City Harvest year round.

See more of John’s gardening advice at BirminghamGardeningToday.com

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To register or to read class descriptions visit www.bbgardens.org/classes or call 205.414.3950.

Yoga with Lindsey

Every Wednesday | 11:30 a.m. only 1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursday | 8:30 & 11:30 a.m.

2nd Thursday | 8:30 a.m. only Members $5 | Non-members $7

Mushrooms, Mycorrhizae, Magic and Madness: An Introduction to Mycology

Instructor: Juan Luis Mata, Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of South Alabama Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Saturday, July 9 | 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Members $40 | Non-Members $45

Family Yoga in The Gardens (IV) For ages 3 and up Instructor: Annie Damsky Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Saturday, July 9 | 9-10 a.m. $15 drop-in (child+1 adult) $5 for an additional family member (per class)

Memorable Images

Instructor: Hank Siegel Saturday, July 9 | 9-noon Saturday, July 16 | 9-noon Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Members $100 | Non-Members $120

Lunch & Learn: Oh Deer...

Speaker: Andy Baril - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Wednesday, July 13 | 11:30-12:30 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Free Look for additional classes on the next few pages.

Save t he Date

JULY/AUGUST 2016

Flicks Among the Flowers July 20 Alabama Orchid Society Show September 15-18 Antiques at The Gardens October 6-9 Fall Plant Sale October 22-23 Dirt Dash Fun Run October 29

Visit www.bbgardens.org for more information.

Library Hours of Operation Monday - Friday | 9 - 4 p.m.

Saturday | 10 - 4 p.m.

Sunday | 2 - 5 p.m.

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use your library card here.

Hours of Operation Birmingham Botanical Gardens is open daily from dawn to dusk every day of the year.

Check out our new pedestrian entrance on Cahaba Road.

Admission: Admission and parking are FREE.

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additional adult & family classes To register or to read class descriptions visit www.bbgardens.org/classes or call 205.414.3950.

Photo-Talk Instructor: Hank Siegel Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Every 3rd Sunday | 2 - 4 p.m.

Free, $5 donation suggested Ages 12 and up Lunch & Learn: Better Veggies Speaker: William “Captain Compost” Cureton Wednesday, July 27 | 11:30-12:30 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens • Free Flora Photography Instructor: Hank Siegel Saturday, July 30 | 9-1 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Members $60 | Non-Members $75

◄ August 2: The Gardener of Versailles: My Life in the World’s Grandest Garden by Alain Baraton September 13: ► Food: A Love Story

by Jim Gaffigan

Join us in The Library at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss a fun book pertaining to gardening, plants or the environment.

Contact Director of Library Services Hope Long at 205.414.3931 or hlong@bbgardens.org for more information or to get involved.

The Art of Soy Candle Making Instructor: Brittney Stallworth of Scents From Heaven Sunday, July 31 | 2-5 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Members $20|Non-members $25 Lunch & Learn: How Succulent Speaker: Jamie Cross & Molly Hand, Oak Street Garden Shop Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 11:30-12:30 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens • Free Family Yoga in The Gardens (V) For ages 3 and up Instructor: Annie Damsky Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Saturday, August 13 | 9-10 a.m. $15 drop-in (child+1 adult) $5 for an additional family member (per class) Photography Class: What’s This Button Do? Instructor: Hank Siegel Saturday, August 13 | 9-noon Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Members $50 | Non-Members $60 Bees, Plants & Honey - An Overview of Pollination Ecology Instructor: Richard Carroll, Ph.D. Saturday, August 20 | 8:30-12:30 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $40 Members | $45 Non-Members Lunch & Learn: Yard Art Speaker: Hope Long Wednesday, August 24 | 11:30-12:30 p.m.

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Flora Photography Instructor: Hank Siegel Saturday, August 27 | 9-1 p.m.

Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Members $60 | Non-Members $75

Art Gallery at The Gardens July/August

Crest Drive Glass Collective Gerda Carmichael, Anne Miller, Patti Steelman, Diane Tucker, Lynda Wilson Reception: Friday, July 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Hope Long, director of library at hlong@bbgardens.org or 205.414.3931.

Programs are designed to actively promote your child’s natural sense of creativity and discovery with fun learning experiences in the unmatched setting at Birmingham Botanical Gardens!

Each camp is limited to 20 children except preschool camps, which are limited to 15 children. Teachers are certified or otherwise qualified. For more information, contact Education Program Coordinator Ellen Hardy at 205.414.3953 or ehardy@bbgardens.org.

Register online at www.bbgardens.org/ summercamps or 205.414.3950.

Microworlds in The Gardens: Creepy Crawlers & Insects Instructor: Sharon Pollard July 5-8 | 9-1 p.m. $128 Members* | $160 Non-Members For children entering grades 5K-2

Dig it! Dinosaurs Rock!

Instructor: Lisa Dolensky July 18-22 | 9-1 p.m. $160 Members*| $200 Non-Members For children ages 4-5 years Growing through Yoga Instructor: Annie Damsky July 18-22 | 9-1 p.m. $160 Members*| $200 Non-Members For children entering grades 5K-4

Young Artists in The Gardens Instructor: Shellye Lucas July 11-15 | 9-1 p.m. $160 Members*| $200 Non-Members For children entering grades 5K-2

Get Growing: The Tiny Seed Instructor: Sheryl Lee July 25-29 | 9-1 p.m. $160 Members*| $200 Non-Members For children ages 4-5 years

Young Artists in The Gardens Instructor: Donna Long July 11-15 | 9-1 p.m. $160 Members*| $200 Non-Members For children entering grades 3-6

Gardening in Wonderland: Designing & Modeling Instructor: Mildred Henderson July 25-29 | 9-1 p.m. $160 Members*| $200 Non-Members

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Mushrooms, Mycorrhizae, Magic and Madness: An Introduction to Mycology

Instructor: Juan Luis Mata, Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of South Alabama Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Saturday, July 9 | 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Members $40 | Non-Members $45

Bees, Plants & Honey - An Overview of Pollination Ecology Instructor: Richard Carroll, Ph.D. Saturday, August 20 | 8:30-12:30 p.m.

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FLICKS AMONG THE F L WE R S July 2024 • July 15 May 13Star•Wars: June The Force Awakens Visit bbgardens.org/fl icks forofthis year’s movies!

Formal Garden in front Conservatory

FREE ADMISSION • $5 per person suggested donation

8 p.m. • gates open atFormal 6 p.m.Garden 8 p.m. cash bar • concessions gates openPreferred at 6 p.m.Seating in front of Conservatory New to 2016: Member cash bar • concessions B I R M I N G H A M B OTA N I C A L G A R D E N S presents

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sorry, no pets allowed or BOTANICAL Goutside ARDENS bbgardens.org/flicks alcoholic beverages.

Make it a date THE BROWN BAG night 2016 or bring a group of friends!

LUNCH & LEARN SERIES FEATURING

sorry, no pets allowed or outside alcoholic beverages.

Bring your lunch to Birmingham Botanical Gardens and join us for FREE informational seminars.

11:30-12:30 p.m., no reservations required. Drinks and dessert provided.

JULY 13 Oh Deer...

Learn strategies on how to prevent certain wildlife from ruining your yard or garden.

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Better Veggies

How Succulent

MICHAEL GRIM

JEFFREY BILHUBER

SUZANNE POLLAK

No time? No water? No problem!

Sedums and other succulents thrive in the native dry garden with very little care.

From soil to harvest, learn how to grow wholesome food.

OCTOBER 12 Ask the Experts

Bring your garden related questions and ask the panel. Trees, turf, vegetables, soil, pests, and disease - our experts have the answers!

AUGUST 24 Yard Art

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Discover fun alternatives to plants in your landscape while still adding charm, color, and interest.

EDDIE ROSS

MARK SIKES

inspiring science education at Birmingham Botanical Gardens

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They’re So Wicked

Discover what plants are harmful or toxic, how to control them and the folklore associated with them!

Transplanting and Care

Discover the tried and true techniques of planting, propagating, or moving established plants in your yard.

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALABAMA

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All about Bulbs

Easy care and low maintenance?

Yes, and they bring added color and texture all year long!

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My mother was in a garden club, but I’m not sure which one?

Jason Kirby, Library Assistant & Archivist

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Protect figs and other ripening fruit from birds.

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Continue to root shrub cuttings until late in the month and mulch to keep soil moist.

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Remove faded blooms promptly from crape myrtle and other summer-blooming plants.

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In lawns, watch for diseases. Mow regularly, and water as needed.

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Keep roses healthy and actively growing.

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Apply fertilizer as needed. Wash off foliage to prevent burning if any fertilizer falls on plants.

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Water annuals and perennials as needed to keep plants active.

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Iris and spider lily bulbs may be planted late this month.

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Keeping flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns healthy is the major task this month. This demands close observation for insects and diseases, and frequent watering.

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Plant beans, field peas, rutabagas, squash, New Zealand spinach and Irish potatoes.

Plant cabbage, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and celery for the fall crop.

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Plant tomatoes in Central and North Alabama.

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Cut out old blackberry canes after fruiting and then fertilize and cultivate for replacement canes. Remember to order new catalogs for fruit selection.

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Hybrid teas and floribundas may need slight pruning to prevent scraggly appearance.

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Water annuals and perennials as needed to keep plants active.

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Plant perennials and biennials.

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Divide old iris plantings and add new bulbs.

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Keeping flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns healthy is the major task during this month.

This means close observation for insects and diseases.

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Plant turnips, rutabagas, beans and peas in South Alabama.

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Plant cabbage, collards, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and celery.

For more information, see www.aces.edu or call the Plant Hotline at 800.644.4458.

We are very excited to announce that we have started a massive indexing project of the garden club yearbooks from Jefferson County in our collection.

This includes all federated and nonfederated garden clubs. We currently have over 900 yearbooks from more than 80 different clubs. Phase one of this project will tackle the loose garden club yearbooks and phase two will be for the yearbooks that are inside our garden club scrapbooks. This will be a very helpful reference tool and it will allow us to look up someone by name or club. To see what yearbooks we currently have, visit www.catalog. jclc.org. We want all garden clubs to be part of this index, so make sure your club is represented. If you do not see your club listed and have yearbooks, please consider donating them to The Archives at The Gardens.

Gardening

GARDENING “TIPS” CALENDAR

You can contact Jason at jkirby@bbgardens.org or 205.414.3967.

Archival displays outside library July - Ida Callier Burns, Librarian Emeritus artifacts

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Advisor Level

Dunn-French Foundation The Forman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William R. Ireland, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl E. Jones, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. D. Paul Jones, Jr.

Benefactor Level

As of April 30, 2016

Ms. Elna R. Brendel Mrs. Camille H. Butrus Dr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Goodrich Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer S. Poynor, III Mr. & Mrs. Murray W. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. South, III Southern Progress Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Rick Stukes Mr. & Mrs. John A. Williamson, Jr. Anonymous

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As of April 30, 2016

Thank you to the Individuals, Foundations, Companies & Cities who awarded us grants.

Birmingham Fern Society Birmingham Kiwanis Foundation Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama/The Caring Foundation Brooke Family Foundation City of Birmingham City of Mountain Brook City of Vestavia Hills The Comer Foundation Dunn-French Foundation Dr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. The Goodrich Foundation Hill Crest Foundation, Inc. The Hugh Kaul Foundation Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation The James Milton & Sallie R. Johnson Foundation Jemison Investment Company Inc.

Mrs. Sarah R. Johnston Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation Junior League of Birmingham Kinder Morgan Foundation The Little Garden Club Lorol Roden Bowron Foundation Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation Nancy & John Poynor Protective Life Corporation & Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd. Redmont Neighborhood Association Regions Financial Corporation Robert R. Meyer Foundation Shades Valley Rotary Club Vulcan Materials Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Anonymous

Patron Level

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Barr C. Eugene Ireland Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Coleman C.S. Beatty Construction, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Bob de Buys Mrs. Trudy R. Evans Wally & Janie Evans Mr. & Mrs. Christopher T. Fennell Mr. & Mrs. Walter S. Fletcher Mr. & Mrs. J.S.M. French Mr. & Mrs. Houston Gillespy Mr. & Mrs. Jay Grinney Mr. & Mrs. Guy K. Mitchell, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr. Dr. James L. Newsome Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Noble, III Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Northen, III Mrs. Anne L. Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Ray, Jr. Rucker & Margaret Agee Fund Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rushton, III Dr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Styslinger, Jr. Mrs. Lucille R. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Jack O. Tomlinson, Jr.

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Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. Aldridge Mr. & Mrs. Michael Balliet Ms. Camille A. Becker Mrs. Lucille S. Beeson * Peggy Bonfield & Orrin Ford D. Joseph & Ida C. Burns * Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland Suzanne G. Clisby Mrs. Martha Stone Cobb Daniel * The Daniel Foundation of Alabama Aubrey* & Elizabeth Drewry The Dunn-French Family Dr. John D. Elmore* Mrs. Trudy Evans Wally Evans Mrs. Claire H. Fairley*

Mr. F. Lewter Ferrell, Jr. * Dr.* & Mrs. Charles P. Grant Mr. R.R. Herbst * Mrs. Jimmie Hess * Mr. J. Ernest Hill & Mrs. Ora Lee Hill * Mrs. Jane Hinds Fay B. Ireland Mr. George L. Jenkins Hugh & Bobbe Kaul * Ms. Pamela Kaul * Mr. Jason C. Kirby & Mr. Benjamin J. Faucher Andrew Krebbs Fran Lawlor Dr. Bodil Lindin-Lamon* Hope Long Dr. Michael E. Malone

Ms. Louise T. McAvoy * Mrs. Mary Jean Morawetz Mr. Philip Morris Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr. James L. Newsome Dr. & Mrs. A. I. Perley * Steve & LeAnne Porter Mrs. Carol P. Poynor Mrs. Dorothy L. Renneker * Deborah & John Sellers Mr .& Mrs. William M. Spencer, III * Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. Mr. Douglas Arant Stockham Janet & Jarry Taylor Dr. Wendell H. Taylor, Sr. * Mrs. Barbara D. Thorne * Dr. & Mrs. Jack W. Trigg, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn D. Tynes * Mrs. Ann H. “Nancy” Warren * Mrs. Robert Wells Anonymous *Deceased

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Jason C. Kirby Anonymous Mr. & Ms. Wayne Bodine Mr. & Mrs. Herbert M. Boyd Camellia Garden Club The Crepe Myrtle Garden Club Fenelon Club Ms. Nancy C. Hayley

Mike Rushing Ms. Erica Braswell Calhoun County Master Gardener Volunteers Mrs. Alleen Cater & Dr. Lyle A. Hohnke First United Methodist Church Garden Club Gardens of Inverness Garden Club Mr. & Mrs. Edgar A. Rowe, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Alton Whitt

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Robert McLester Ramsay Oak Street Garden Shop Employees

Walter Sinclair Fletcher

Jason C. Kirby Fenelon Club Camellia Garden Club Hueytown Study Club Birchtree Garden Club (Brenda Bodine, Lynda Kendrick, Emily Boyd) Withering Heights Garden Club

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City of Birmingham Brooke Family Foundation The Daniel Foundation of Alabama Bill & Lyndra Daniel

Gold Level

Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Lorol Roden Bowron Rediker Rucker Foundation

Bronze Level

Anonymous (2) The Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Trust Butrus Family Advised Fund Holly Oak Garden Club Valley Off-Shoots Garden Club

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donors donors 1919 Investment Counsel American Cast Iron Pipe Company Altec, Inc. Anonymous (3) AT&T Employee Giving Campaign Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Trust Dr. & Mrs. J. Claude Bennett BHK Investment Advisors, LLC Birmingham Coca Cola Bottling Co. Birmingham Fern Society Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. Inc. Mrs. J. W. Bledsoe, Jr. Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings LLP Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Broughton, III Ms. Barbara Lovelace Burton Mr. John E. Butcher The Butcher Fund Camille Butrus Mr. & Mrs. William J. Cabaniss, Jr. Commonwealth Cares Fund, Inc. Corner School Diamond Tours, Inc. EBSCO Industries, Inc. Trudy R. Evans Father Nature Landscape of Birmingham Inc

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3. 1. 16- 4. 30. 16 Walter S. Fletcher Mrs. Frances D. Blount Oak Street Garden Shop Margaret Holder Mr. Mark J. van der Woerd Drue L. Ingram Mike & Janice Vines Frederick W. Kraus Mr. & Mrs. Sam Knowlton

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Mr. & Mrs. John L. Feagin, Jr. Mrs. John Forney The Dunn-French Family Dunn-French Foundation The Frank & Fred Friedman Family Foundation Grapevine Garden Club Ms. Julie Gray Greystone-In-The Gates Garden Club Ms. Eleanor Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Morris Hackney The Hackney Foundation, Inc. Ms. Jackie S. Hall Holly Pond Homemakers Mr. & Mrs. Christopher W. Hoyt Mrs. Mary Hubbard J. Smith Lanier & Co. Jemison Investment Company, Inc. Ms. Ellen C. Johnson Ms Tina Johnson Mrs. Crawford T. Johnson, III Junior League of Birmingham Dr. Helen Kim & Dr. Stephen Barnes Mr. & Mrs. William M. Lee Life Insurance Company of Alabama Ms. Janet Lyman & Mr. Hank Siegel

Dr. & Mrs. George Matthews, Jr. McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. Mr. Daniel McHan Naphcare, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Noble, III Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Northen, III John & Nancy Poynor Protective Life Corporation Red Diamond Regions Financial Corporation Foundation ServisFirst Bank Ms. Jane Shalhoop Starnes Davis Florie LLP Stifel The Harold Ripps Charitable Foundation The Thompson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jack O. Tomlinson, Jr. Valley Off-Shoots Garden Club Vulcan Value Partners Warren Averett, LLC Mrs. Carolyn G. Washington Mrs. Janet J. White Williams-Blackstock Architects PC

memorials memorials

Marsha Little Queens of Spades Garden Club

Martha Morrow Oak Street Garden Shop

Robert Ramsay Oak Street Garden Shop

Peggy M. Morgan Dr. & Mrs. J. Claude Bennett Mrs. J. W. Bledsoe, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Cabaniss, Jr. Mrs. John Forney Jemison Investment Company, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. George Matthews, Jr.

Bebe Noble Mr. & Mrs. Bayard S. Tynes, Jr.

Nancy Wolf Mrs. Harriett Wright

Alan Perlis Hollywood Garden Club

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Mary Jo Phillips Mrs. J. W. Bledsoe, Jr. Ms. Patricia Inglis

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President’s Circle $1,000 Tom and Cathy Adams Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Clarke H. Gillespy Mr. and Mrs. J. Reese Murray, III Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rosse Mr. and Mrs. William M. Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wojciechowski

Ambassador $500-999

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Boehm Mr. John J. Cowin, Jr. Dr. Susan Jackson Mr. and Mrs. William McCown Mr. and Mrs. Johnny E. Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Whatley

Oak $250-499

Ms. Olivia Alison Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Bromberg, Jr. Martha Council Mrs. James H. Emack Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Harmon Mr. and Mrs. William L. Hinds, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Horton Dr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Peyton King

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3 .1 .1 6 - 4. 30. 16 Mr. Philippe W. Lathrop and Mrs. Judith S. Crittenden Mr. and Mrs. William D. Lineberry Mr. and Mrs. Mark McColl Dr. and Mrs. Charles Russell Mr. Frank Stitt and Mrs. Pardis Sooudi Ms. Dorothy J. Tayloe Dr. and Mrs. David L. Tharpe Kim & Kim Weinheimer Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wendorf

Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Adams Mr. Jackson B. Bailey Dr. and Mrs. Austen L. Bennett, III Dr. and Mr. Bidez Mr. and Mrs. John M. Birmingham Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Blair Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Bloomer Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Booker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Boozer Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bostany Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boswell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Bracknell Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cobbs Mrs. Hope Cooper Mrs. Anita M. Cord Mr. and Mrs. Jamie P. Cowin Mr. R. N. Craig and Mrs. Carol M. Craig Mr. and Mrs. Randy Darden Ms. Marilyn Dixon Mrs. Margaret L. Fleenor Mrs. Chita S. Gaskin Mr. and Mrs. Dan George Mr. and Mrs. Carey Gilbert,II Drs. Alice and Paul Goepfert Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gowins Ms. Allison Hallman and Ms. Georgia Hale Mr. and Mrs. John D. Higgins Mrs. Jane B. Hodges Mr. Mark David Jackson and Mr. Larry Fitzgerald Jessie Y. Jemison Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jones Bill and Mindy Lalor Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Lavette, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. S. Robert Lister Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Long, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprott Long, Jr. Mr. David M. Loper Mrs. Cornelia B. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Mann Mrs. Cecilia C. Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Richard Mayne Ms. Kim McBride Ms. Dorothy McDaniel Ms. Stephanie McSpedon and Ms. Katherine Marx Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miles Charles and Elizabeth Miller Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Nading, Jr. The Honorable Mayor and Mrs.Terry Oden Mr. and Mrs. Robbin Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powell Mr. and Mrs. Gene T. Price Ms. Nancy Price Giane Respinto and Audry Romero Dr. and Mrs. Adam Robertson Ms. Starr Rogers Mr. and Mrs. William Sandlin Mrs. Sandra S. Simpson Mrs. Lamar Smith, Jr. Mrs. Peter G. Smith Ms. Anne Smith Dr. and Mrs. J. Roger Smith Ms. Ruth Ann Steele Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Stutts, Jr. Ms. Yolanda Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Doug Thompson Ms. Marion Walker and Ms. Melinda Splawn Mr. Howard P. Walthall and Dr. Rosemary Fisk Ms. Marjorie L. White Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. White Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. White, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Wills Mr. William Wong Mr. and Mrs. Alan Word

Hydrangea $60-124

Ms. Kendra Abbott Ms. Rebecca Adams Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Adams, Jr. Joy Aldridge & David Hope Mr. and Mrs. Stan Aldridge Mr. and Mrs. Eric Allison Mr. and Mrs. Pete Anderson Mr. Timothy Anderson Larra and Harry Andress Mr. Rip Andrews Ms. Gail C. Andrews and Dr. Richard Marchase Mrs. Suzanne Anthony

Ms. Sara H. Clemmer Ms. Kelly Cloud Mrs. Mary F. Cofield Ms. Nancy Collins Mr. and Mrs. Doug Rickels Ms. LaToya Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ashford Ms. Rita C. Constantine Mrs. Carol Ringland Dr. John B. Hodo Dr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Atlas Ms. Nancy M. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Loyd W. Roberson Mr. and Mrs. Pete Holby Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Bailey Mrs. Belton Cooper Mr. and Mrs. David Roberson Dr. and Mrs. Richard Holland Ms. Anita S. Baker Ms. Catherine F. Danielou Mrs. Mel Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Holman, III Ms. Nancy Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Melvin H. Davis Ms. Leslie Rodrigues Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Holmes Ms. Gail Barber and Dr. Nass Cannon Mrs. Sandra S. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rogers Ms. Mary L L. Dearman Mr. and Mrs. Alex R. Hood Mr. and Mrs. John Barelare Mrs. Margaret DeBardeleben Ms. June Rotch Ms. Kaye Houser Mr. and Mrs. Steve Barlow Ms. Eva L. Dillard Mr. Pelham Rowan and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hoye Mr. and Mrs. John G. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Ron DiMuro Mrs. Lisa Bailey Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Hudspeth Mrs. Richard G. Bastar, Jr. Ms. Susan Dressler Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Rowe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Huey Mr. and Mrs. William Benjamin, Jr. Ms. Patricia Dunlap Mrs. Liz Rozzelle Dr. and Mrs. Duncan Hulsey Dr. and Mrs. Neal R. Berte Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Farris Mrs. Carolyn Sankey Mr. Mike Hymes Mrs. Brenda Betts Mr. Harris Fisher Mr. Patrick Schneider Ms. Kimberley Freeman Mr. Joel Isenberg and Dr. Jill Billions Ms. Kathleen Gard Ms. Virginia Scruggs Mr. John Bingham and Mr. John T. McGill Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Gorman Ms. Tammy Searcy Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Jackson Ms. Tammy Bradley Mrs. Sharon Graham Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Shaw Mrs. Rebecca Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Marc Booth Ms. Rebecca R. Griffith Dr. and Mrs. John Shearer Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. James Mr. Nick Bouler Ms. Jackie S. Hall Ms. Jennie Shewmake Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Johnson Ms. Kathryn Bowden and Mr. Hugh Gale Ms. Anna Hamel Mrs. Nola A. Shiflett Mr. and Mrs. Michael Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David W. Bradford Ms. Dorothy Harbst Mr. Richard Siegel Mr. Tom Hart Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Johnson Ms. Laura Brignac Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hassinger Mr. Richard Sim and Dr. Suzanne Judd Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Bringuel Mrs. Mary Hawkins Ms. Carissa Gottlieb Mr. Ejaz A. Khan and Ms. Virginia Brooks Ms. Jeremy B. Hayden Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Singleton Ms. Shamsa Khan Dr. Caroline Brown and Mr. E. T. Brown Mrs. Peggy Hendricks Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Greg King Ms. Renee Brown Mr. and Mrs. Craig Higgins Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith, III Mr. and Mrs. David Kingrey Mr. John Burleson Mr. Keelon J. Hobbs Mrs. Clifford M. Spencer Ms. Amy Klinner-Reilly Ms. Suzanne Burrow Ms. Valerie W. Holley Mrs. Brenda N. Stacey Ms. Amy Houston Mr. and Mrs. William D. Kunzman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Busenlehner Mr. and Mrs. John H. Howell Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Stanley Dr. and Mrs Clifton Latting Mr. and Mrs. Rhett Callis Ms. Carol Huntington Jim and Patti Steelman Ms. Jane Leask Mr. and Mrs. William L. Camp Ms. Dolores Hydock Larry and Joalice Stephens Mrs. Anita LeMay Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Chastain Mr. and Mrs. David Israel Ms. Mary S. Stewart Ms. Marilyn Chiaramonte and Maurice and Marcella Little Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Stewart Mrs. James A. Livingston, Jr. Mr. Peter Bibbo Mrs. Dianne Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Stoddard Ms. Lynn Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Hank Livingston Dr. and Mrs. Craig Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Kipp Dr. J. Michael Straughn Mrs. Kathy Logue Mr. and Mrs. John D. Clements Mrs. Joy Larsen Mrs. Carole Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lollar Mr. and Mrs. Jon Clemmensen Mrs. Ann Lee Mr. and Mrs. James F. Sulzby, III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Lowder Dr. and Mrs. John G. Cocoris Mrs. Joyce E. Lehmeyer Ms. Liz Taylor Ms. Jackie Lucas Mr. and Mrs. James B. Collier, Jr. Ms. Annette Linder Mr. Glenn Thomas Ms. Donna M. Lummus Ms. Alexandria Conroy Ms. Jean Lubbert Mr. Charles Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Cook Mrs. Lois Mancin Ms. Mari Ann Schmitz Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marks Mr. and Mrs. William Maddox Mr. and Mrs. Belton Cooper Ms. Dona J. Martin Ms. Patti Tichenor Ms. Cynthia Martin Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cooper Mrs. Rebecca Mason Mr. Michael Tomberlin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Martin Mr. Douglas Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Massien Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Tuck Nicole Martin and Dominique Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Harvey May Mr. and Mrs. Dale Vann Mr. and Mrs. William V. McAleer Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cooper Ms. Kim McClafferty Ms. Kandace VanWanderham Mr. and Mrs. Khristian McAlister Ms. Linda Cordor Ms. Mary McGlaughlin and Mr. Paul Litten Ms. Caroline McClain Mr. and Mrs. Robert Couch Miss Virginia McLean Dr. Robert E. Varner and Ms. Susan P. McNamara Mr. Porter McCollister Ms. Nelda Creel Mr. John M. Mehler Dr. Pam Varner Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCrory Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crook Ms. Barbara H. Moore Ms. Linda H. Vernon and Mr. and Mrs. Gene McElroy Mrs. John Darnall Ms. Marcia Mouron Mr. Peter Walsh Mr. Scott McEwen Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Davis, Jr. Ms. Stacy Murdoch Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth Wagnon, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Davis Ms. Carol Myers Mr. Kirk Walker and Ms. Opal South Mr. and Mrs. Michael McInturff Mr. and Mrs. William A. Davis, III Mr. and Mrs. W. Jerry Oakes Mr. Gary Walker Mr. and Mrs. George D. H. McMillan, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Dean Ms. Carol Ogle Ms. Lisa Walker Mrs. Eddie P. Ort III Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward McTyre Mr. Joseph Dice and Dr. Patricia Dice Dr. and Mrs. Kent G. Palcanis Mr. and Mrs. William T. Warren, III Mrs. Sandra Miller Mr. and Mrs. Preston A. Dixon Ms. Kathy Parker Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weatherford, Jr. Ms. Cynthia Leigh L. Millican Mr. and Mrs. Dave M. Driscoll Ms. Martha Jane Jane Patton Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds D. Whatley Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mollengarden Dr. and Mrs. Mell Duggan, Jr. Ms. Martha Pezrow Mr. and Mrs. Anderson White Mr. and Mrs. Tom Montgomery Mr. William B. Dumas Jamie Plott Ms. Rachel Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moon Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Dunbar, Jr. Mrs. Evelyn Coley Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams Mrs. Jane Moore Ms. Mary Dunham Ms. Susan Putnam Ms. Lynn Williams Susan Reid Mr. and Mrs. J. Perry Morgan Ms. Lynn Dunn and Ms. Burma Dunn Dr. and Mrs. J. Walden Retan Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Evans Dunn, Jr. Mr. Clayton Richard Ms. Laura Wilson Ms. Toni T. Neumeier Mr. and Mrs. George S. Eastwood, II Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Richards Mr. and Mrs. Richard Womack Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newfield Mr. W. J. Edmiston Mrs. Judith Rives Mr. and Mrs. David Wood Mrs. and Mr. Mary Jo Nicastro Mr. and Mrs. Mike Elcott Mrs. Lisa Robins Mrs. Dee Woodham Ms. Alison Nichols and Mr. Bill Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elkourie Ms. Linda Sanders Mrs. Cheryl H. Wooten Mr. John Schoppert, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Oberman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Enders Ms Karen Scott Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Wurst Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. O’Connor Ms. Jessica Estrada Mrs. Francis Seibels Mr. and Mrs. Jobey York Mrs. Kaye Oden Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eubanks Dr. Gloria Sellman Rev. and Mrs. Frank Young Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ogle Mark Evans Ms. Anne Shaw Ms. Charlotte C. Zarzaur Mr. James Oliver Mr. Alan Falletta Ms. Dale Sherer Dr. and Mrs. George L. Zorn, Jr. Ms. Deb Parker Mrs. Mickey Farmer Mrs. Anne Shiller Ms. Lara Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Finkel Mrs. Barbara Short Ms. Nicki Smith Ms. Pamela Paustian and Mrs. Peggy M. Fortier Ms. Kristi Smith Ms. Judy Brown Mr. Joseph G. Gamble Ms. Jenny Smith Dr. Thomas J. Payne, III Mr. and Mrs. James Garrison Ms. Cindi S. Akins Mr. and Mrs. George Sporl Ms. Ardis Albany Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Gervin Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stadtlander Ms. Lauren Antia Dr. Susan M. Gibbins and Joey and Adele Peters Ms. Martha Ann Stevenson Mrs. Terri Archer Ms. Lauren Petty and Mr. Samuel Smith Mr. George D. Gibbins Ms. Louella L. Stinson Mr. Gregory Ashe Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Pinner Mr. and Mrs. C. Vann Goodner, Jr. Ms. Norma Strong Mrs. Judy Bacon Ms. Rosemary Strouss Mr. Peter Pirkelbauer Mrs. Eve Graham Mrs. Sandra Balfanz Ms. Pam Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Walter G. Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grant Ms. Caroline Bates Ms. Katherine Tipton Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baxley Ms. Carolyn Plott Mr. Scott Grant Mr. and Mrs. Claudia Trolard Ms. Cathy Beasley Mr. and Mrs. Peter Poerschke Ms. Annemarie Gray Mr. Bruno Tropeano Ms. Janice Bernauer Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prestwood Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Greaves Ms. Stacey Turner Ms. Ann Best Ms. Susan Pretnar Mr. and Ms. Hubert M. Green Dr. Michael Tyner Ms. Caroline Bolvig Mrs. Sue Pritchard Mrs. Elizabeth C. Gregory Dr. Loy Vaughan & Dr. Suzanne Vaughan Ms. Barbara Bonfield Ms. Kathy Wales Mr. and Mrs. Brian Przybysz Ms. Anne M. 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