The Garden Dirt | Fall 2022

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FRIENDS OF BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS

HAPPILY EVER BECOMING

The story of the Kaul Wildflower Garden is rooted in the ongoing dialogue between this special site and those who care for it

FALL 2022

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MEMBER BENEFITS THIS FALL

Your annual membership in the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens helps keep these beloved Gardens growing. Be sure to take advantage of these—and other—great member benefits. Thank you for supporting this urban oasis and all that it makes possible!

Fall Plant Sale

Enjoy Member Priority Shopping on Friday, Sept. 9, and be sure to stop by the membership table near the entrance to the sale on Sept. 9 or Saturday, Sept. 10 (public sale), to pick up your annual Member Plant Gift—a CranRazzTM butterfly bush courtesy of Leaf & Petal. Be sure to purchase milkweed from our Natives Growing Group to round out your pollinator garden!

Antiques at the Gardens

Members at the Friend ($50) through Supporter ($250) levels will receive one complimentary, single-day general admission to our 2022 show on the day of their choice. Members at the Ambassador ($500) and Benefactor Circle ($1,000) levels will receive complimentary three-day general admission for two. Members of the Friends also receive 10% off advance book purchases at Leaf & Petal at the Gardens (in store only, through Sept. 29); simply show your membership card at the door!

Member Partner Nurseries, Garden Centers & Flower Shops

Enjoy 10% off select purchases at our member partners! Visit bbgardens.org/membership for details.

BOTANICA • DOROTHY McDANIEL’S FLOWER MARKET • FARMSTAND BY STONE HOLLOW • HOUSE PLANT COLLECTIVE • LEAF & PETAL AT THE GARDENS • MYERS PLANTS & POTTERY • PETALS FROM THE PAST • SHOPPE: BIRMINGHAM • SWEET PEAS GARDEN SHOP • WILD THINGS

Save When You Shop and Dine at the Gardens

Show your Friends membership card and enjoy 10% off at Leaf & Petal at the Gardens and the Gardens Café by Kathy G!

Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens

2022 Board of Directors

Wally Evans Chair

John Smith T immediate Past Chair

D.C. Coston treasurer

Brian Barr seCretary

Kirk Forrester Chair of CommuniCations & marketing

Emily Bowron Chair of develoPment

Caroline Little Chair of eduCation & visitor exPerienCe

John Smith T Chair of governanCe

Norm Davis Chair of government relations

Lee McLemore Chair of oPerations

Members at Large

Derick Belden

Uday R. Bhate

Sharon Brown

Stephanie Cooper

Bob de Buys

Eleanor Estes

Wendy Evesque

Helen Harmon

Leigh Haver

Beverley Hoyt

Evelyn Jones

Janet Kavinoky

Blevins Naff

Tiffany Osborne

Sharon Sherrod

Martha Emmett Sims

Larry Thornton, Sr.

Jesse Vogtle

Milan Ballard, Junior Board President

Our Mission

The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens seeks to protect, nurture, and share the wonders of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. We are dedicated to serving the Gardens, serving the community, serving our visitors, and inspiring a passion for plants, gardens, and the environment.

Staff

Tom Underwood ...................................................Executive Director

Stephanie Banks Chief Financial Officer

Mindy Keyes Black Director of Communications & Marketing

Dawn DeFrank Donor Services Coordinator

Paige Goldschmidt …...................................Development Associate

Amelia Haas Office Coordinator

Ellen Hardy Education Program Coordinator

Penney Hartline Director of Development

Molly Hendry.................. Associate Director of Gardens Support— Horticulture Planning and Design Leader

Jason Kirby Library Assistant & Archivist

Dawn Coleman Lee Education Activities Specialist

Hope Long Director of Library Services

Tyler Mason Director of Education & Visitor Experience

Alice Thompson Moore... Volunteer Coordinator

Tina Nelson Accounting Clerk

Félix Ortiz ….................. Communications & Marketing Associate

Drew Rickel Donor Relations Officer

Keith Turney…............ Horticulturist—Kaul Wildflower Garden

Jane Underwood Director of Gardens Support

Editor: Mindy Keyes Black

Art Design: Ellen Padgett

Cover Photo: Carmen Michael

Contributors: Susan Emack Alison, Dawn DeFrank, Penney Hartline, Molly Hendry, Dawn Coleman Lee, Hope Long, Tyler Mason, Carmen Michael, Alice Thompson Moore, Félix Ortiz, Drew Rickel, Quez Shipman, Graham Yelton

A facility of the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board, Birmingham Botanical Gardens is the result of a public/private partnership between the City of Birmingham and the nonprofit Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, a mission-driven membership organization that seeks to protect, nurture, and share the wonders of the Gardens. We hope you enjoy this issue of the Friends’ award-winning quarterly publication, The Garden Dirt. Thank you for visiting and supporting the Gardens!

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 gender identity.

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CranRazz TM photos courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company

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Dear Friend, Gardens tell powerful stories. They capture a sense of place and provide a glimpse of the world both as we know it and as it could be. As with any good narrator, they make us laugh, cry, smile, and shake our head in wonder.

A garden’s story is never done. When we plant and care for a favorite garden space—whether a planting bed, patio container, or windowsill display—we have a chance to be a part of the story and to help shape the narrative.

Our feature, “Happily Ever Becoming,” reflects the joyful next chapter in the life of the Kaul Wildflower Garden, a 4-acre garden created here in the mid-1960s by a passionate group of women who set out to pay tribute to Alabama’s biodiversity. As our Associate Director of Gardens Support Molly Hendry illustrates, the beauty of this garden is in its ongoing evolution.

As we find new ways to share the inspiring story of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, we invite you to explore the Gardens’ beautiful new website, which launched in late June. The mobile-friendly site features fresh photos and videos, a new Gardens map, updated garden descriptions, featured seasonal plants, and a comprehensive calendar.

Much like the Gardens’ story, our work here is never done. The nonprofit Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens relies on your commitment—through your annual membership, honorary and memorial gifts, individual and corporate contributions, and volunteer service—to sustain this community treasure and all it makes possible, year after year.

We can’t do it without you, and we hope you will continue to help us shape the Gardens’ narrative by joining us for signature events such as our Fall Plant Sale and 16th-annual Antiques at the Gardens. Led by passionate and dedicated volunteers, these fantastic offerings raise funds that are absolutely critical to our mission and to the success and very existence of this urban oasis.

Thank you for your support, and for being a part of the Gardens’ remarkable story.

Tom Underwood Executive Director, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens

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“Our new website is a celebration of the many ways the Gardens and the act of gardening feed mind, body, and soul.”

—MINDY KEYES BLACK

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A New Website for Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Launched this summer by the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, the Gardens’ new website invites community members and visitors from afar to learn more, dig deeper

A new website celebrates the Gardens and all that it makes possible for the Birmingham community and far beyond. Launched in late June, as area organizations prepared to welcome athletes and guests from around the globe to the Magic City for The World Games 2022, the new site showcases the natural beauty and diversity of the Gardens’ 26 garden spaces; new and enhanced educational programs; and the benefits and impact of membership, giving, and volunteer service.

Created by the Friends to replace the Gardens’ previous site originally constructed in 2006–08, the new site includes

• Responsive, mobile-friendly design

• Fresh photos and videography

• New Gardens map

• Updated garden descriptions

• Comprehensive calendar for programs and events

• Featured seasonal plants

“Our goal was to create a beautiful site that inspires local residents and visitors to grow with us as we continue our efforts to protect, nurture, and share the Gardens’ countless wonders,” says Mindy Keyes Black, director of communications and marketing for the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

“Our successes at the Gardens are made possible because of the dedication of people and organizations who care about this community treasure, so the site also serves as an expression of our gratitude and a celebration of the many ways the Gardens and the act of gardening feed mind, body, and soul. We hope you enjoy exploring, both digitally and in person.”

Special thanks to our Birmingham-based developer, Kinetic Communications; photographer and designer Graham Yelton; videographer Hunter Nichols; City of Birmingham staff; and Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens staff and board members for their contributions to and support of this exciting project.

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Summer interns Mandrell McCray and Truman Douglass pull weeds from a swath of Helianthus hirsutus in the central entry meadow of the Kaul Wildflower Garden. By MOLLY HENDRY

BECOMING

WE ALL LOVE A GOOD BEFORE AND AFTER TALE, DON’T WE? THE ONES that end with a “happily ever after,” buttoned up and beautiful.

But today, we are inviting you into the middle of a story unfolding, an ongoing conversation between a garden and its gardeners. This is the story of the Kaul Wildflower Garden, a foray into the state of becoming, venturing into the time and space between the proverbial “before” and “after.” I’d like to ask you to don your gardening boots and suit up to get your hands dirty on this journey. Along the way there are going to be lots of studio sketches mixed with some handsaws and pickaxes as our team dives headfirst into restoring Kaul to its original design intent: to celebrate the diversity of Alabama’s native flora.

To really drop you into the middle of the story, it is best if you first join us for a volunteer workday. It’s one of those damp winter mornings, the kind that makes it feel as if the chill has sunk deep in your bones. I hear the clatter of the yellow trailer bumping down the road, returning for another load of brush that has been cleared from the eastern forest slope. Next to me are volunteers, saws in hand, moving stem by stem through the sea of Florida anise that has taken over the hillside, smothering almost everything in its wake. Although this prolific shrub is native, we know it has to be cleared to make way for our future vision of a restored oak-hickory-pine forest with a sparkling herbaceous forest floor. While we suspect that beneath the Florida anise is a world of spring ephemerals looking for space, we will have to wait to find out.

I take a minute to look around at the garden in its winter glory. As we have cleared layers of woody plants, craggy rocks are exposed, highlighting the curvy paths winding through the garden as far as you can see. This structural layer was established more than 50 years ago when the Depression-era sandstone rock quarry at the northern tip of Birmingham Botanical Gardens was chosen as the site for a wildflower garden. The effort was led by a passionate group of women with the vision to craft a garden that pays tribute to Alabama’s staggering diversity. Many of these women, including the garden’s namesake, Mrs. Bobbe Kaul, were vocal advocates for the preservation of wild places throughout our region.

The story of the Kaul Wildflower Garden is rooted in the ongoing dialogue between this special site and those who care for it

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The Conversation Begins

Our records from this period of the garden’s inception are filled with pictures of an older man dressed in khaki pants, thick-soled shoes, and fedora and often pointing toward rocks or a path edge. It doesn’t take much digging to piece together that this man is Zenon Schreiber, a Swiss horticulturist and landscape architect who made a name for himself designing rock gardens across the Northeast during his career. As soon

as Mrs. Kaul saw one of Schreiber’s gardens in New Jersey, she knew he was the man for this challenge. And she was right, because not only was he a genius at selecting the plants to fit the site but also his magical touch with rock turned the rubble of the abandoned quarry into a garden masterpiece.

Schreiber had a long relationship with the garden over the course of 12 years, visiting the Gardens for weeks at a time, helping direct the on-site laying of paths,

CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: Garden namesake Bobbe Kaul, Swiss landscape architect Zenon Schreiber, and Ben Clark place stones for the new creek bed in the Kaul Wildflower Garden in 1980. Historical photos and their handwritten captions reflect the ongoing conversation between Kaul and Schreiber as they discussed the garden’s development (source: Archives & Rare Book Room at the Library at the Gardens). Five decades later, volunteers Bob Koons and Jim StJohn cut back spent foliage in the bog planting.

rockwork, and plantings. Even when he returned to New York, the ladies would mail him Polaroid pictures with captions about ongoing developments in the garden, and Schreiber would scribble notes in the margins and mail them back. From the start, each design move was a conversation.

While the strong bones of Schreiber’s rockwork and winding paths are largely still intact today, much has changed in Kaul over the course of five decades. The spatial composition that Schreiber worked within has shifted as trees have been lost, the collection has diversified, shrubs have matured, and surrounding areas have been developed. And as the conversation around native plants has also moved from focusing on individual plants to a broader approach of creating plant communities for specific habitats, our own thinking about the future of Kaul has evolved.

A Guiding Vision

That is when we decided to invite Thomas Rainer into the conversation. Rainer is an internationally recognized landscape architect and leading voice on ecological planting design. As a native of Birmingham who grew up playing in the local woods and creeks, he also has a personal connection to the wild places we want to evoke in the garden. In the spring of 2019, Rainer spent a day and a half with us conducting a visioning workshop for the garden. The outcome of the workshop was a report that provides guiding principles for Kaul’s future development and divides the garden into distinct zones, each with its own spatial identity, unified palette of plants, and an understanding of its desired ecological trajectory. This report is a reorientation for us, something that keeps our eyes firmly fixed on the end goal for each part of the garden while also uniting the garden into a singular experience. To achieve

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Associate Director of Gardens

Support Molly Hendry (center) and Kaul Wildflower Garden

Horticulturist Keith Turney (at right) talk with summer interns Truman Douglass and Mandrell McCray about the habitat of mountain mint.

Helianthus hirsutus is a favorite of local pollinators. McCray tackles overgrowth. The view to the eastern-facing slope in its first growing season after Florida anise was removed.

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that goal, Rainer warns, we will need to do some unapologetic editing.

It’s mid-April as I stand in Kaul with a bound copy of Rainer’s vision in hand. Spring is in full swing. Looking up into the eastern-facing forest slope we cleared this winter, we see a patchwork of spring ephemerals that are having a chance to shine in the absence of the Florida anise. Yellow trout lily blooms point their faces toward the sun, large stands of mayapples cover the ground, and trilliums I have never seen before weave throughout the unfurling fronds of ferns. “This is what Thomas was talking about,” I think to myself. The unapologetic editing did indeed yield new opportunities. It feels like a hopeful beginning.

Laying the Groundwork

Today Kaul is under the watchful eye of its third horticulturist, Keith Turney. In his first few months at the Gardens, Keith has shown his ability to see where the space currently is and tirelessly work toward setting the garden in motion to what it could be. For Keith, the Rainer plan is a living guidebook, a document meant to direct efforts while also being informed by a nuanced understanding of

the site. That hard-fought knowledge of the garden has been a dance between clearing, observing, and responding. While Rainer provided a guiding framework, it is up to our team to make the on-theground decisions.

Today, it’s a sticky summer morning as I walk up to Kaul, where I find Keith suited up in his chaps with a chainsaw in hand. I am certain this means that some sweet gums have met their end. While Keith fires up the equipment, summer interns Truman and Mandrell grab their pickaxes and set to work on digging up smilax tubers, a special gardening task fondly referred to as “smilaxing.”

Up until this past January, this northeastern corner of the garden was reminiscent of the scrubland that Bobbe Kaul and her comrades inherited at the very beginning of the garden’s creation. Along the upper ridgeline, towering cherry laurels and privet served as scaffolding for smilax and wisteria to climb into the upper reaches of higher canopy trees. When walking the upper path, it was impossible to see 3 feet beyond the edge. We knew to reclaim this area we would have to be aggressive, which led us to enlist Gray’s Tree Service to bring a forestry mulcher to clear the brush

and open up this area. We discovered that beneath the grips of the scrubland was over an acre of ground shaded by the canopies of beautiful oaks, pines, and hickories. And as we learned on the forest slope, with all this editing we now had a space ripe for opportunity.

But what exactly this space was lending itself to, we weren’t quite sure. Week after week, Keith continued clearing with volunteers. And week by week, more parts of the garden revealed itself. Soon we realized the importance of knowing what we currently have in the garden before we can effectively design its future. One of our dedicated volunteers, Bob Koons, set to work mapping the current collection in Kaul down to every tree and shrub so

that we can generate scaled maps to guide our efforts. As these hand-drawn maps are translated into AutoCAD, they reveal patterns in the existing collection and give us clues to what each area innately contributes.

As we studied the maps and walked and talked on-site, what emerged from these discussions was the idea of re-creating an oak-pine savannah in this upper corner of the garden, a landscape type that used to cover parts of our state but is now left only in remnants. Knowing the specific landscape we are aiming for guides every move, from how we clear, how we prep the soil, how we design, and how we ultimately will plant.

This summer is the time to prepare the ground for sowing a grassland seed mix in winter. Unwanted trees need to be

LEFT: Summer intern Truman Douglass helps fill the yellow trailer with cleared debris. ABOVE: Intern Mandrell McCray tugs at a wisteria vine lodged in an oak tree. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A new dry creek bed constructed by volunteers will capture stormwater and help prevent the erosion of paths. Kaul Wildflower Garden Horticulturist Keith Turney cuts down a sweetgum to make way for the oak-pine savannah. McCray declares victory over tenacious smilax tubers.

taken down, stormwater needs addressed, weeds depleted from the soil, and smilax dug. It’s hard work. But Keith and his volunteers always keep that end goal in front of them. By the time I am leaving the garden, the crew has generated piles and piles of debris that will be taken to the compost pile by the Bobcat. Each pile is one step toward the future vision.

Dynamic Dialogue

The ongoing work in Kaul is a layered conversation. While many of our discussions happen in the field with work boots on, just as many happen back in the office, as we research the vast flora of our state to understand all the variables at play. We want our default posture to be curiosity. As we endeavor to answer a question, we can count on several new ones rising to the surface. So naturally, the walls of our office are taped with large sheets of butcher paper outlining ideas, plant species, maintenance tactics, and questions … lots and lots of questions.

The seasons are once again changing as Keith and I stand in front of yet another blank piece of butcher paper stuck to the wall. We have just come in from the garden where the asters are in bloom among the cardinal flowers and a host of bright sunflowers. But for this discussion, we can’t be distracted by autumn; we must take into account the full arc of the seasons.

I pick out an apricot-colored marker as we begin discussing which species should make up the central meadow at the heart of the garden. This meadow will be woven into the fabric of the Hartselle sandstone outcroppings at this low point in the garden.

“Coreopsis: What have you got?” Keith asks. I quickly jot down “coreopsis—tickseeds” on my paper. “There are more species than I thought!”

9 Join our efforts! We are seeking volunteers to help with our ongoing work in the Kaul Wildflower Garden. Email volunteer@ bbgardens.org for more details, then visit bbgardens.org/volunteering to sign up to attend an upcoming Kaul Wildflower Garden Volunteer Orientation at 10 a.m. September 15 or September 22.

To hear Molly Hendry and Keith Turney (at left) talk about their efforts and volunteer opportunities in Kaul, check out their recent interview with the Native Habitat Podcast at nativehabitatproject.com/podcast.

I respond, grabbing my chart of the coreopsis found in Alabama. I can hear him clicking through the individual species of coreopsis on the Flora of Alabama database. “We know the species pulchra likes growing out there … is that the best one for the rocky bits of the meadow?” Keith responds.

And so it goes. Before we know it, my apricot marker has filled another block of paper with species names, combinations, colors, and bloom times. This chat is centered around what we are calling “plant recipes,”

a term we coined to help us name the different plant communities that will fit into specific zones in the garden. We have dozens of plant recipes to work through with the goal of curating plant groupings that will respond to specific conditions on-site while also evoking a single wild reference point. Whether that is a forest slope, a moist woodland nook, or a dry rock outcropping in the blazing sun, we are never working from a blank slate. The wild places of the state are our map, and it is up to us to translate those wild plant associations into a garden setting.

Season by season, we continue our work. As the rush of the growing season slows and fall descends, we continue to hold that forward-thinking view of what Kaul can be. And perhaps that is what all gardens are: an ongoing dialogue between a person and a place, a conversation that can last a lifetime. And maybe, right here in the middle of the story, we discover our own kind of “happily ever after.” It’s happily ever becoming. And we are eager to have you with us for the journey.

Kaul Wildflower Garden Plant Zones

We are approaching Kaul as three different landscape typology zones: forest, woodland, and grassland. These zones have a set of subzones, each with its own “plant recipe” depending on its context within the fabric of the garden.

GRASSLAND ZONE A

A meadow is a type of grassland typically found in stream valleys that contains a matrix of grasses and wildflowers. Meadows lack tree cover and a shrub layer.

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WOODLAND ZONE

Woodlands contain a more open canopy punctuated by understory trees and

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shrubs. The woodland floor will also have its own combination of ferns and other shade-loving perennials.

GRASSLAND ZONE B

A savannah is a type of grassland that is characterized by widely spaced, fire-tolerant oaks and pines with a ground cover of grasses and pops of wildflowers.

FOREST ZONE

The forest zone is united under the closed canopy of an oak-hickory-pine forest with a limited understory layer and a sparkling ground cover of herbaceous perennials.

TOP: Molly Hendry reviews maps created to guide volunteer work and the garden’s future development. ABOVE: Hendry’s hand-drawn Coreopsis genus study, which takes into account growing habit, dispersal method, color, and habitat, allows the team to visualize how to incorporate different species of the same genus into the proper plant zone.

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“Perhaps that is what all gardens are: an ongoing dialogue between a person and a place, a conversation that can last a lifetime.” —MOLLY HENDRY

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Meadows Bog Woodland Edge C. grandiflora C. nudata C. pulchra C. tripteris C. pubescens C. lanceolata C. auriculata C. major C. verticillata

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C. rosea Coreopsis Genus Study

Grow your green thumb and explore the Gardens’ fall wonders by joining us for these fun and inspiring educational offerings. Learn more and preregister at bbgardens.org/classes.

FOREST BATHING CLASS

Tuesday, September 13 9:30 a.m.–noon

Saturday, October 8 9:30 a.m.–noon

Saturday, November 12 9:30 a.m.–noon

Location: Moore Cultural Pavilion (Japanese Garden)

Cost per class: $50 (Members) | $55 (Nonmembers)

Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a guided immersion in nature. Through a series of simple invitations, participants open their senses and connect with the living world of the Japanese Garden. Each invitation is followed by a sharing circle, and the final session ends with tea. Studies show that forest bathing supports well-being and provides an opportunity to relax and reinvigorate.

Minimum Age: 13

What To Expect: Uneven ground, off-pavement, stepping-stones

What To Bring: Water, pad or cloth to sit on (if desired)

What To Wear: Comfortable clothes and shoes/sandals

Distance: About a mile in total

1. DIVIDING PERENNIALS WORKSHOP

Thursday, September 22 | 11 a.m.

Location: Blount Plaza

Cost: $15 (Members) | $20 (Nonmembers)

Optimize your garden space by learning how to divide perennials. This fall practice stimulates new growth, helps control plant size, and increases the number of plants in your garden. We will focus on ornamental grasses, Shasta daisies, coneflower plants, and other perennials.

2. SEED-SAVING CLASS

Saturday, September 24 | 11 a.m.

Location: Adventure Classroom

Cost: $20 (Members) | $25 (Nonmembers)

Instructor: Dove Stackhouse, Director of the Sand Mountain Seed Bank

Seed saving is a great way to secure your favorite open-pollinated vegetable varieties. Learn how to process and store tomato and pepper seeds, among others.

3. WATER FEATURE CARE

Thursday, October 6 | 11 a.m.

Location: Adventure Classroom

Cost: $10 (Members) | $15 (Nonmembers)

Instructor: Kyle Moon, Alabama Aquarium & Pond Services, Inc.

Discover water gardening trends in 2022. Learn how to create a modern and timeless water feature in your garden. In addition to design trends, this class will address filtration, flow rates, and function. Bring your questions.

4. FALL CONTAINER GARDENING

Sunday, October 16 | 2–3:30 p.m.

Location: Plant Adventure Zone

Cost: $20 (Members) | $25 (Nonmembers)

The Plant Adventure Zone, just off our Education Hallway, showcases a variety of containers on display weekdays at the Gardens. Learn how to prepare containers for edible and ornamental plantings for the fall season. Each participant will take home a coolseason vegetable to enjoy.

5. JAPANESE GARDEN TOUR

Saturday, October 22 | 11 a.m.

Location: Japanese Garden

Cost: $15 (Members) | $20 (Nonmembers)

Fall color is beautiful in the Japanese Garden. Take a stroll with Norm Geisinger, an experienced tour guide and Japanese Garden horticultural volunteer, as he points out unique cultural installations, water features, and plant forms.

6. DESIGNING WITH NATIVE PLANTS

Saturday, November 5 | 10 a.m.

Location: East Room (second floor of the Garden Center)

Cost: $20 (Members) | $25 (Nonmembers)

Alabama is filled with a rich native palette of plants that thrive in our climate and support our local habitats. However, it can often feel challenging to translate our native flora into a garden setting. Join Molly Hendry, a horticulturist and

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landscape designer with the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, as she unpacks overarching design principles and practical applications for using native plants in our gardens. The class will end with a walk and talk around the Kaul Wildflower Garden to see these guiding principles in action.

Growing Garlic

After a yearlong variety trial, the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Alabama Extension team up to promote the benefits of planting garlic in our own backyards

Throughout the South and across the country, “farm-to-table” and “locally grown” have become synonymous with a renewed appreciation for fruits and vegetables raised close to home and harvested at their peak. In Alabama, demand for local produce led to a tenfold increase in the number of farmers markets and farm stands statewide (from 17 to 174) between 1999 and 2020. Grocery stores continue to enhance their offerings, and shoppers are choosing local—for health and nutrition, environmental sustainability, and garden-fresh flavor.

Search as you might amid the beloved Chilton County peaches, summer sweet corn, and heirloom tomatoes—you’ll find many fewer options for locally sourced garlic. Believed to have been cultivated by humans for close to 5,000 years, garlic is currently grown by only 34 Alabama producers and has a production footprint of just 7 acres across the state. Instead, much of the garlic (82%) consumed in Alabama, as with most states, comes from California or China, traveling thousands of miles to get to our kitchens. (The United States is the No. 1 garlic importer in the world.)

The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) see an opportunity to change this dynamic. In 2021, thanks to a $20,000 Specialty Crop Block Grant administered by the United States Department of Agriculture and awarded through the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries, ACES and the Friends joined forces to test 33 garlic varieties at the Bruno Vegetable Garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and two other test sites to identify cultivars that perform well in Alabama gardens.

The three-year trial will continue through summer 2023, says Dr. Tyler Mason, director of education and visitor experience with the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, who had the idea to apply for the grant while enjoying a meal with friends featuring broccoli roasted with garlic.

“Garlic is really an ideal crop, whether you farm commercially or have a small raised bed at home,” says Mason. “Garlic is planted in November and harvested in May, so it does not interfere with popular summer and fall crops, and it requires just a small amount of space, so anyone can benefit from growing it. You just need a row by your fence and you can have garlic for the year and then some.”

Results from the trial will be shared with commercial producers and home gardeners through educational programming and outreach. Already, there are some clear varietal winners for Alabama gardens: ‘Purple Glazer,’ “Inchelium Red,’ and ‘Romanian Red,’ to name a few.

Alabama farmers and consumers, he says, will be the real winners. “We want commercial producers to know which varieties are top performers in terms of quality and yield so they can make choices that are rooted in research when they seek to diversify their crops. We also want to encourage Alabamians at home to grow and eat more vegetables. Just like our favorite tomatoes, fresh garlic has a fantastic flavor profile that, when harvested and enjoyed straight out of our gardens, can’t be beat.” —Mindy Keyes Black

7. GARLIC PLANTING

Saturday, November 19 | 10 a.m.

Location: Blount Plaza

Cost: $15 (Members) | $20 (Nonmembers)

Garlic is a unique fall crop well suited for the urban landscape. Learn about the most productive varieties for Alabama and ways to prepare this delicious ingredient.

FALL EVENTS HOSTED BY ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS

ALABAMA ORCHID SOCIETY SALE & SHOW

September 16–18

WALK TO REMEMBER

Little Ones Memory Garden

Sunday, October 23

ALABAMA DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN FINE CRAFTS SHOW

November 12–13

Visit bbgardens.org for more details.

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FOR KIDS & FAMILIES

STORYTIME AT THE GARDENS

Fridays | 10 a.m.

Location: Southern Living Garden (weather permitting)

Free to all garden visitors

Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a creative craft.

Special offering from our Junior Board!

YOGA IN THE GARDENS

Saturday, October 8

8:30–9:30 a.m.

Instructor: Brenna Sweetman

Location: Formal Lawn

Rise and shine for an energizing, outdoor, all-levels yoga practice to start the weekend! This practice will include a gentle flow of mindful movements, deep breath awareness, and guided relaxation. All levels of yoga experience are welcome.

Cost: $12 (Members) | $15 (Nonmembers)

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Location: Moore Cultural Pavilion

(Japanese Garden)

Cost: $12 (Members) | $15 (Nonmembers)

Our health and wellness classes take place in person and out-of-doors.

ASHTANGA YOGA IN THE GARDENS

Instructor: Jason Kirby, Certified Yoga Instructor

Mondays through November (no class Labor Day)

8:30–9:30 a.m.

TAIJIQUAN (TAI CHI)

IN THE GARDENS: BEGINNER

Instructor: Stephen Guesman, Taijiquan Instructor

Mondays through October (no class Labor Day)

3:30–4:30 p.m.

TAIJIQUAN (TAI CHI)

IN THE GARDENS: PRACTICE (Intermediate)

Instructor: Stephen Guesman, Taijiquan Instructor

Mondays through October (no class Labor Day)

4:30–5:30 p.m.

MINDFUL WALK & YOGA IN THE GARDENS

Instructor: Ashley Clarke, Certified Mindful Outdoor Guide

Tuesdays through November 8:30–9:30 a.m.

VINYASA YOGA IN THE GARDENS

Instructor: Lelia Neil, Certified Yoga Instructor

Wednesdays through October 8:30–9:30 a.m.

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES

The Library at the Gardens is a wonderful resource for nature enthusiasts, families, and anyone who would like to learn more about gardening. Bring your Jefferson County library card to check out books. Visit the Library 9 a.m.–4 p.m. weekdays. Learn more at bbgardens.org/library.

THYME TO READ

A monthly book club

Every first Tuesday | 4:30 p.m.

Location: Library at the Gardens

Free and open to the public

Tuesday, September 6

The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life—and Saved an American Farm by Sarah Frey

Tuesday, October 4

The Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Tuesday, November 1

Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman

BROWN BAG LUNCH & LEARNS

Virtual via Zoom | Free and open to the public | Preregistration required

CURB APPEAL WITH YARD ART

Wednesday, September 7 | 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Presented by Hope Long, Library at the Gardens, and Steve Todd, RealtySouth Elevate your landscape decor with DIY-inspired crafts.

ASK THE EXPERTS

Wednesday, September 21 | 11:30a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Led by gardening experts Bring your garden and landscape questions for our expert panelists.

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FALL 2022 CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 2

Join us at beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens

4 DAYS

12 SPEAKERS

22 DEALERS

150 VOLUNTEERS

1 GREAT CAUSE

THE FRIENDS OF BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS IS PLEASED TO CELEBRATE THE 16TH Antiques at the Gardens (AATG) this fall! Presented by First Horizon Bank and featuring textile sponsor Sister Parish Design, Birmingham’s premier antiques show will include talks by nationally and internationally acclaimed interior designers, floral designers, architects, landscape architects, and furniture designers.

The show will also welcome 22 celebrated dealers offering furniture, fine art, vintage and fine jewelry, silver, rugs and textiles, home decor, and garden accessories. In addition to welcoming back Pennoyer Newman, Very Vintage Villa, Antique Cupboard, and other show favorites, attendees will discover several new dealers.

Be our guest Thursday, September 29, for our Gala in the Gardens—outdoors and under the stars—sponsored by Cooper Construction and honoring longtime supporters Maggie and Will Brooke. On Friday, September 30, the show’s Red Diamond Lecture Series will feature talks by noted interior designer Ken Fulk (in the morning) and event and floral designer Lewis Miller (in the afternoon).

On Saturday, October 1, Brandon Ingram, Janice Parker, Stephen Sills, and Summer Thornton will talk about trends as part of a VERANDA Panel presented by VERANDA magazine, and designer Alex Papachristidis will share ideas for fusing modern and traditional elements in his talk presented by FLOWER magazine. Sunday, October 2, will feature a presentation by Blackberry Farm co-founder Kreis Beall, sponsored by The Travel Studio, and our HOUSE BEAUTIFUL Panel will discuss the design process with Betsy Brown, Jeffrey Dungan, and Grant Tick.

Talks will be followed by book signings, with books available for purchase from Leaf & Petal at the Gardens.

The annual show attracts visitors from across the Southeast. Proceeds benefit the mission of the nonprofit Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, which seeks to protect, nurture, and share the wonders of the Gardens.

For tickets, event times and locations, and more details, visit bbgardens.org/antiques. Follow show announcements on Facebook and Instagram @antiquesgardensbham. We look forward to seeing you at Antiques at the Gardens!

Each year, Antiques at the Gardens attracts visitors from across the region and around the world to support a Birmingham treasure while giving showgoers an opportunity to find one-of-a-kind treasures to enjoy at home. Now in its 16th year, the show brings noteworthy design influencers, home and garden style icons, and nationally known antiques dealers to Birmingham Botanical Gardens to delight and inspire us.

As our dedicated volunteer committee works tirelessly behind the scenes, we are excited to announce a new logo for the show. Created by Devote, a branding and design firm with studios in Birmingham and Columbia, S.C., the logo celebrates the power of design, the wisdom in antiquity, the beauty of nature, and the ways they speak to one another. Visit bbgardens.org/antiques to see our animated logo reveal!

Introducing the Show's New Logo Antiques Dealers

Antique Cupboard • Beth Poindexter Luxe •

Black Sheep Antiques • Blackwell

Botanicals • Brocante French Antiques •

Dana Kelly Oriental Rugs • D. R. Grissom

Collection Estate & Fine Jewelry

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Edwin C. Skinner • Gum Tree Farm Designs

Hedgerow Antiques • Justin Westbrook

Madison James • Maison de France •

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McDonough Fine Art • Pennoyer Newman • Piggy Kitchen • Recreo Jewelry •

Roger D. Winter, Ltd. • Thomas M. Fortner

Antiques • Very Vintage Villa • Well + Wonder

Artist Cooperative • Whitehall Antiques

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2022 AATG SPEAKERS

RICHARD KEITH LANGHAM • 2022 Show Ambassador

Alabama born and Manhattan based, Keith Langham has been a force in the decorating world for more than 30 years. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and learning at the Study Center for the History of Fine and Decorative Arts in London, he then apprenticed with design legend Mark Hampton. Langham spent 10 years with Irvine & Fleming before founding his own firm in 1990. His keen eye and ebullient talent serve well in assembling his signature rooms—those that speak to the past in a fresh way and are brimming with luscious color, pattern, and couture detailing. Perhaps no one summed up his aesthetics more than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who once proclaimed him to have “a sorcerer’s eye.”

A Note From Our Co-Chairs

Red Diamond Lecture KEN FULK *

For over 30 years interior designer Ken Fulk has crafted enchanting spaces around the globe. The designer—who has been named to the Architectural Digest AD100 and Elle Decor A-List and has been twice nominated for a James Beard Award for his hospitality projects—is known for his signature blend of cinematic flair and layered spaces that pay homage to the traditional influences of his Virginian upbringing. He is the author of The Movie in My Mind, in which he takes readers behind the scenes of some of his most extravagant endeavors. Renowned for his layered interiors, highconcept hospitality brands, and unforgettable parties, Fulk has gained international acclaim with widely published residential and hospitality projects. He has also expanded his impact far beyond the boundaries of design. In 2018, he founded Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting local artists at revitalized historic landmarks in San Francisco and Provincetown.

* Book signings to follow

Red Diamond Lecture LEWIS MILLER *

Creator of the viral Flower Flash, Lewis Miller was born and raised in California farm country, where he developed a respect for nature at a very young age. Miller is the founder of LMD New York, Lewis Miller Design, one of the premier floral design houses in New York City, with a new second office in West Palm Beach, Florida. Miller’s clients include leading industry professionals in fashion, design, photography, art direction, and architecture. He is the author of Styling Nature: A Masterful Approach to Floral Arrangement and FLOWER FLASH. Miller’s Flower Flashes are street art floral installations repurposed from events to create pop-up street installations. Miller focuses on flowers and fantasy, transforming key life moments in his clients' lives into magical, everlasting memories. Miller has created them as well in Los Angeles, Miami, Charlottesville, and Nashville. His goal is to continue this work and bring joy and surprise to urban neighborhoods and city dwellers.

Inaugural Textile Sponsor SISTER PARISH DESIGN

We are honored to welcome Sister Parish Design to Antiques at the Gardens! Watch for botanically inspired fabrics on display—and available for purchase—at the show.

FABRIC SHOWN AT LEFT: ‘Dolly’ in Dark Brown

Thanks so much to all of our sponsors—including our presenting sponsor, First Horizon Bank; our first-ever textile sponsor, Sister Parish Design; our gala sponsor, Cooper Construction; our lecture series sponsor, Red Diamond, Inc.; benefactors; and patrons! Your support helps sustain these beloved Gardens and all that they make possible. To purchase tickets to our 2022 events, visit bbgardens.org/antiques or call the Friends at 205.414.3950. We look forward to seeing you September 29–October 2 at the Gardens!

—Mark Thompson, Anna Cooper, and Catherine Pringle

A Note From Our Gala Chairs

Our 2022 Gala in the Gardens on Thursday, Sept. 29, promises to be a magical black-tie affair! Get your tickets today for this special evening honoring Maggie and Will Brooke and benefiting the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Thank you for joining us to support such a great cause!

—Jeremy Clark and Sarah Stewart

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PRESENTING SPONSOR: FIRST HORIZON BANK

TEXTILE SPONSOR: SISTER PARISH DESIGN

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

GALA IN THE GARDENS

2022 AATG SPEAKERS

1. BRANDON INGRAM

Georgia native Brandon Ingram’s eponymous firm, C. Brandon Ingram Design, is an Atlantabased residential design firm with major concentration on custom homes, historic renovations, and architectural interiors. A sense of charm, character, and familiarity created through subtle, honest details has become a hallmark of the CBI portfolio. A Georgia Tech alumnus and four-time winner of the prestigious Philip Trammell Shutze Award for excellence in Classical Design from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Ingram has designed classic, traditional homes across the country.

2. JANICE PARKER

Born and raised in New York City, Janice Parker studied at Parsons School of Design and then with John Brookes at the Clock House School of Garden Design in England, during which time she also worked in the floral business, designing for events and spaces. Her firm, Janice Parker Landscape Architects, has conceptualized and directed innovative landscape architecture for private and public clients globally. The firm has been honored with multiple awards, including the VERANDA Best in Outdoor Living Awards in 2020 and 2022. Parker was inducted into the New England Design Hall of Fame in 2017. Her firm’s work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, VERANDA, and more. She is the author of Designing a Vision.

3. STEPHEN SILLS

Stephen Sills is recognized as a unique artistic voice in the interior design world. He is renowned for his ability not only to design innovative and beautiful rooms but also to establish a pervasive atmosphere of luxury and calm. With a fresh approach to classicism, Sills brings together furnishings that span centuries and innovative choices of surfaces, textures, and colors. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Town and Country, Vogue, VERANDA, W, New York Magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar. He is a member of the Architectural Digest AD100 and is one of its “30 Deans of American Design.” Sills' third monograph, Stephen Sills—A Vision for Design, will be available this fall.

Summer Thornton is known for decorating with the wildest abandon to create fearlessly bold and colorful interiors that give homes life. Her first book, Wonderland: Adventures in Decorating, debuted in March and was an immediate No. 1 new release and best seller. Her work has been featured in AD, VERANDA, Elle Décor, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and more. She is regularly named to exclusive lists, including Sotheby’s list of the top 20 Designers to Watch. Her style inspires 100K+ followers on Instagram. Headquartered in Chicago, her firm works on projects throughout North America.

Presented by FLOWER magazine

The work of interior decorator Alex Papachristidis has been described as thoughtful, personal, sophisticated, and eclectic. Born and raised in New York City, Papachristidis got his first big commission—a large Manhattan apartment— while a student at Parsons School of Design. Today, his interiors can be found all over the world. He designed the dining room of the 2016 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, and his work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, House & Garden, Southern Accents, InStyle, and The New York Times. He is the author of The Age of Elegance: Interiors by Alex Papachristidis. Papachristidis was named to the 2016 AD100 List, Elle Décor “A-List of 25 Interior Designers,” and for several years in a row has been on the New York Spaces “Top 50 Designers List.”

VERANDA Panel moderator Steele Marcoux is the editor in chief at VERANDA magazine. She leads editorial initiatives and covers design trends, architecture, and travel.

Our sincere thanks to Millhouse Howell, which will create a special installation at the Gardens’ Blount Plaza entrance for Antiques at the Gardens 2022. Led by landscape horticulturists and Mountain Brook natives Adam Millhouse and Will Howell, Millhouse Howell seeks to create lasting landscapes that complement the surrounding environment.

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4. SUMMER THORNTON VERANDA Panel Presented by VERANDA magazine *

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MODERATOR: STEELE MARCOUX, EDITOR IN CHIEF, VERANDA OUR MODERATOR * Book signings to follow ALEX PAPACHRISTIDIS * * Book signings to follow

JAMES FARMER * Sunday Host

James Farmer is a Southern author, interior designer, and speaker known for his ability to create beautifully familiar and welcoming homes. To Farmer, a home engages all of the senses—the pleasantries of colors and materials, the feel of a doorknob warmed by the sun, the scent of fresh laundry, the sound of a closing door, and the taste of supper on the table. Farmer is the author of numerous best-selling books. His most recent publication, Arriving Home, features design projects from the farmlands of Georgia to the rolling countryside of Connecticut. His work also has been published in various magazines, including Southern Living, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, Traditional Home, Southern Home, FLOWER, and more. Whether designing homes or sharing his gardening expertise, he is truly a fresh voice for his generation.

KREIS BEALL * Sunday with Kreis, sponsored by The Travel Studio

Kreis Beall is co-founder of Blackberry Farm, an award-winning, 70-room resort in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and one of the country’s premier destinations. As entrepreneurial as she is artistic, this Tennessee native weaves together varied experiences— hotel proprietor, cook, photographer, interior designer, intrepid traveler—all sharing common threads: Beall’s passion for the art of living, her love of beauty, and her knack for transforming big dreams into real, uncontrived elegance. Like her grandmother and mother before her, Beall works tirelessly to curate thoughtful, hospitable environments and experiences. She is a fixture in the travel and entertaining world and frequently appears in the pages of popular home and design magazines.

MODERATOR: CARISHA SWANSON, DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL SPECIAL PROJECTS, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Betsy Brown was raised in Birmingham by a wildly creative Southern mother—an antiques dealer who was obsessed with design. It was understood that she and her older sister would both study interior design, a decision that has filled her life with passion. Her namesake firm, Betsy Brown Inc., specializes in comfortable, collected spaces where modernist sensibilities form the foundation, and antiquities create exquisite tension and balance. Her work has been featured in publications worldwide, and she has been honored with numerous awards, including Southeastern Designer of the Year by VERANDA magazine and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center and Top 125 Designers by HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Jeffrey Dungan is principal of Alabamabased Jeffrey Dungan Architects. His creative work can be seen in his native South and throughout North and Central America.

Recognized for his clean and modern approach to traditional vernaculars and classical architecture, he is a fresh voice in the industry. Dungan has been honored with the 2017 Southeast Architect of the Year award by VERANDA magazine and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center as well as numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects. In 2018 and again in 2019 he received the prestigious Palladio Award, the only national award for classical architecture. Dungan is the author of The Nature of Home: Creating Timeless Houses.

Furniture maker and artisan Grant Trick is the founder of his namesake furniture upholstery workroom in Birmingham, Alabama. Trick began his career as a sportswear designer in New York, where he perfected patternmaking skills that are fundamental to his approach to furniture today. Creative stints as a showroom designer and propmaker for various fashion brands allowed him to master the manufacturing art of custom upholstery and soft furnishings. He has since returned to his Southern roots in Alabama, where he hand-tailors, handtufts, and hand-sews custom pieces for the design industry. The Grant Trick Collection is available through select trade showrooms.

* Book signings to follow

OUR MODERATOR

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL Panel moderator Carisha Swanson serves as director of editorial special projects at HOUSE BEAUTIFUL magazine. In this role, she works with brands and partners to create innovative editorial initiatives in the digital, video, and print spaces.

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1. BETSY BROWN 2. JEFFREY DUNGAN 3. GRANT TRICK HOUSE BEAUTIFUL Panel Presented by HOUSE BEAUTIFUL magazine *

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Plant the Seeds for Your Lasting Legacy at the Gardens

JOIN OUR PERENNIAL LEGACY GIVING CIRCLE

You can help us perpetuate the wonders of Birmingham Botanical Gardens and all that it means to our community and region by including the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens in your planned giving. Every gift makes an impact. Please consider designating the Friends as a beneficiary of your estate through your will, charitable trust, or retirement beneficiary designation. We are grateful to all who have made this special commitment. Please join them in supporting and protecting this beloved community resource. Call Director of Development Penney Hartline at 205.414.3950, ext. 103, to learn more.

PERENNIAL LEGACY GIVING CIRCLE

As of JULY 31, 2022

Recognizing those who have made or pledged a planned gift

Mr.* & Mrs. Edgar G. Aldridge

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Balliet

Ms. Camille A. Becker

Mrs. Lucille S. Beeson*

Peggy Bonfield & Orrin Ford*

Ida C. & D. Joseph Burns*

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur I. Chenoweth*

Mary Carolyn Gibbs

Cleveland

Suzanne G. Clisby

Dr. & Mrs. D.C. Coston

Mrs. Martha Stone Cobb

Daniel*

The Daniel Foundation of Alabama

Dr. L. Aubrey* & Elizabeth

Drewry

The Dunn-French Family

Dr. John D. Elmore*

Martha B. & Robert L.* Eskew

Mrs. Trudy Evans

Mr. & Mrs. Wally Evans

Mrs. Claire H. Fairley*

Bernadine Rushing Faulkner

Mr. F. Lewter Ferrell, Jr.*

Dorothy Ireland Fletcher

Dr.* & Mrs. Charles P. Grant

Patti Hammond

Jody & Don Hamre*

Penney & Roger Hartline

Mr. R.R. Herbst*

Mrs. Jimmie Hess*

Mr. J. Ernest Hill & Mrs. Ora Lee Hill*

Mrs. Jane Hinds

Thank You

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT—ALL GIFTS HELP SUSTAIN THIS COMMUNITY TREASURE.

HONORARIUMS

May–July 2022

Amy Eagleson Adkins

Mr. & Mrs. Phil Crane

Maggie & Will Brooke

The Hackney Foundation, Inc.

Richard Cybulsky

St. Clair County Master Gardeners

Association

Birthday of Patricia Ferguson

Mary Kate Dyer

Norman Geisinger

Ms. Lindsy Gardner

Harriet Hackney

Ms. Lindsy Gardner

Tyler Mason

Ms. Lindsy Gardner

Wedding of Providence Paulin & Peter Berman

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ashton

Birthday of Becky Rollins

Shelley & Frank* Lindstrom

Birthday of Madelon Rushing

Shelley & Frank* Lindstrom

Glynn Tubb

Mrs. Peyton Russell

MEMORIALS

May–July 2022

Fredda Hanson Benefield

Claudia & Daniel Hildreth

Mary Klyce Cobb

Mr. & Mrs. Walter G. Ashley

Louise & Butch Clayton

Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Cunningham III

Lyndra & Bill Daniel

Dana & Tony Davis

Day Star Construction, Inc.

Debby & Bill Denson

Mr. Russell J. Levenson & Ms. Trudy R. Evans

Alison & Jim Gorrie

Mr. & Mrs. Miller Gorrie

Fay B. Ireland*

Dr. Susan Jackson

Mr. George L. Jenkins

Bobbe & Hugh Kaul*

Ms. Pamela Kaul*

Mr. Jason C. Kirby & Mr. Benjamin J. Faucher

Fran Lawlor

Dr. Bodil Lindin-Lamon*

Hope Long

Dr. Michael E. Malone

Annie Lee Buce Matthews*

Ms. Louise T. McAvoy*

Douglas A. & Linda P. McCullough

Margaret H. McGowan*

Mrs. Mary Jean Morawetz

Mr. Philip Morris*

Thelma Vaughan Mueller*

Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr.

Don & Pat Nelson

Dr. James L. Newsome*

Dr. & Mrs. A. I. Perley*

LeAnne* & Steve Porter

Mrs. Carol P. Poynor

Mrs. Dorothy L. Renneker*

Deborah & John Sellers

Sandra S. Simpson

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Spencer III*

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 (2)

*Deceased

Mr. & Mrs. Macon Gravlee, Jr.

Jan & Jim Hughey

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hutchins

JamisonMoneyFarmer PC

Mr. & Mrs. George T. Lane III

Ann & George McMillan

Toni S. Robertson

Judy & Ford Simpson

Genie & Mike Thompson

Village Garden Club of Mountain Brook

Casey & Palmer Whiting

Barclay “Buddy” Edwin Culverhouse

Emily & George Smith

Tala Curtis

Mr. Russell J. Levenson & Ms. Trudy R. Evans

William “Bill” R. Ellis

Herb Society of Alabama

Robert L. Eskew, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Eskew

Terry Eugene Finch

Mr. & Mrs. D. Hunter Finch

Toni Peebles Franks

Mr. Christopher Franks

Mitzie Helen Frances Hall

Ms. Miriam J. McClung

Home Garden Club

Ernestine “Teenie” Alford Hughes

Carol & Charlie Waites

Anonymous

Stephen Walker “Hutch” Hutchens

Mrs. Janet W. Rooney

Frank “Buddy” Elwood Lindstrom, Jr.

Betsy & Jack Allison

Dell S. & F. Dixon Brooke, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Ehney Camp III

Shelley & Jerry Clark

Louise & Butch Clayton

Mr. & Mrs. A. Philip Cook, Jr.

Mrs. Betsy A. Dumas

Jane & Harold Goings

Susan & Wyatt Haskell

Katie & Bobby Howard

Millie & Billy Hulsey

Ms. Adelaide B. Kendrick

George Gambrill Lynn

Henry S. Lynn, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Wimberly Miree, Jr.

Gayle Weaver Moore

Meg & Bill North

Ms. Peggy Owen

The Pierce Family: Marion & William Pierce, Holly & Lou Pierce, Brooke & Brooks Pierce, Ali & Charlie Pierce

Dr. & Mrs. Douglas L. Rollins, Jr.

Casey & Palmer Whiting

William Dice “Bo” Lineberry

Mr. & Mrs. Blair Cox

Ruth Sumrall Lofton

Cherokee Rose Garden Club

Katie Lucas

Charter Management Inc.

Edgar Bertram Marx, Sr.

Beverly & Stanley Erdreich

Sarah Clark McClure

Mary Jean & Calvin Clay

Hobart Amory McWhorter, Jr.

Frances D. Blount

Joseph William Montano

Mrs. Ann Tidwell

Marvin Glenn Perry, Sr.

Redmont Study Club

Baby Person

Mrs. Madeline J. Gibson

Nancy Green Poole

Mary Kate Dyer

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Orr

Mrs. Carol O. Sommers

Serena Casey “Mike” Vann

Dede Busby Clark

Mr. Russell J. Levenson & Ms. Trudy R. Evans

Mary Eleanor Knowles Walden

Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Cybulsky

Suzanne Martha Patton Williams

Mary & David Kimerling

LIBRARY HONORARIUMS

May–July 2022

Jason Kirby

Marjorie Dunn

Kirkwood by the River

Princess Sehoy Chapter, NSDAR

Wildflower Garden Club

LIBRARY MEMORIALS

May–July 2022

Frank M. Bainbridge