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Thyme to Read Book Club | page 8

Spring Plant Sale | Back Cover

BIRMINGHAMbOtaniCal GarDens

StaFFMain ....................................................... 205.414.3950

Fred Spicer .............................................Chief Executive OfficerStephanie Banks ......................................Chief Financial OfficerDawn Coleman .......................... Education Activities SpecialistElizabeth Drewry .............................................................Librarian Blake Ells.................................... Public Relations CoordinatorEllen Hardy ........................... Education Program CoordinatorHenry Hughes ................................Vice President of EducationJason Kirby ....................................Library Assistant & ArchivistAndrew B. Krebbs .......... Director of Marketing & MembershipHope Long ......................................Director of Library ServicesJohn Manion ...........................Kaul Wildflower Garden Curator Pam McLeod ..................................Donor Services CoordinatorBrooke McMinn.............. Plant Adventures Program SpecialistDrew Rickel .........................................Donor Relations OfficerTaylor Steele ............................................Volunteer CoordinatorRona Walters ...............................................Membership Assistant

Our MiSSiOnFriends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens promotes

public knowledge of plants, gardens & the environment; & receives, raises & administers resources for these purposes.

Our ViSiOnThe vision of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is to be one of

the nation’s preeminent botanical gardens.

FriendS OF birMinghaM bOtanical gardenS

The Garden Dirt is the newsletter of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The Garden Dirt is published six times a year to foster awareness & support events, services, & significant programs of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. We welcome your comments & address corrections. Please contact:

Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Editor, Andrew B. Krebbs, director of marketing & membership2612 Lane Park RoadBirmingham, AL 35223205.414.3959 or [email protected]

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 Mar/Feb issue is Jan. 15.

2016 bOard OF directOrS

Brian Barr ................................................ChairmanBeverley Hoyt ................................ Chairman ElectHanson Slaughter .......... Immediate Past ChairmanWally Evans ..............................................TreasurerPaul Jones ................................................ SecretaryJohn Miller ..............................Development ChairJohn Smith T ................................Education ChairCharles Goodrich ......................Governance ChairOpen ................................. Government Relations

At Large:Cathy AdamsCraig BeattyChris Boles

Emily BowronNorm DavisJohn HudsonJohn Hurst

Turner InscoeBill Ireland

Elizabeth JerniganNatalie Kelly Peyton KingCarl Jones

Katy Baker LaskerLee McLemore

Randall Woodfin

Ian Dexter, Junior Board President

There is always something blooming

at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Plan your next visit soon!

Visit bbgardens.org & check out what’s new

at The Gardens.

On the cOVerMore than 140 participated in the 2015 Dirt Dash 5k Fun Run at The Gardens on November 15. The Dirt Dash was presented by ServisFirst Bank and organized by our Junior Board. All proceeds from the event benefit education programs at The Gardens.

JanuaryCamellias

Hollies

Orchids

Pansies

Tea Olives

Winter Annuals

Winter Hazels

Winter Honeysuckles

Wintersweets

FebruaryAsian Magnolias

Camellias

Fringe Flowers

Lenten Roses

Mahonias

Pansies

Quinces

Winter Annuals

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Dear Friends:

Happy 2016!

When I was much younger, my grandfather used to tell me that as one grew older, one’s perception of time became compressed and the passing of days, weeks and months was a blur. With no context, that was impossible for me to fathom: it seemed like I would never grow up, let alone make it to the next summer vacation! You likely have heard the same refrain, and perhaps now are experiencing the same thing that I am when I write that I simply can’t believe it’s already January!

Being a gardener grounds me in a ritual-like observation of the passing of the seasons – not based on calendar holidays or on social media but on the natural cycles of plant growth, light, shadow and sun angle. Whether walking the grounds here or in another similar outdoor setting, I can at least temporarily slow down a bit, and savor the moment. The Japanese idiom “ichi-go ichi-e” describes a cultural concept of treasuring time spent with people. It translates roughly as “one time, one meeting” and refers to the fact that, despite seeing the same people in the same place multiple times, each meeting is unique, never to be replicated. Originating with the tea ceremony, it’s an important observation that when practiced reminds us to be “in the present.” I hope the tea masters don’t mind if I extrapolate that to encompass my “meetings” with plants, too, because I sincerely believe that a walk in the woods (or through the garden) is the perfect cure for tempus fugit. So you’ll understand when I say that it’s a lovely day to be at The Gardens. And I mean right now: today.

Project work in The Gardens proper is winding down, and work in the Garden Center is proceeding smoothly; completion should be sometime in mid-March. We’re excited about all of the positive changes and can’t wait to show them off a little to all of our members and visitors. Since the building has been closed for events during the construction, we’ve decided to push a few of our winter activities into spring. If you’ve been looking forward to our annual Members’ Celebration in January – sorry! It’s been moved. And the Spencer Lecture, usually in March? Not this year. Watch for more details about these and more in our bi-monthly email blasts and in the next issue of The Garden Dirt.

See you in The Gardens,

Fred SpicerChief Executive Officer

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The last time our basic rates were raised was in 2001. As of 2015, the economic realities have

caught up with us. While The Gardens has done a good job of keeping our costs down internally

and giving you the best services we can for your money, other factors are simply out of our control. Everyone’s costs have gone up in the

last 14 years.

For The Gardens, these include printing and postage, and many others. We have done as

much as we can to hold off an increase for over a decade, but now it is a necessity.

This step allows us to continue giving you the level of service you have come to expect and will ensure that high-quality educational programs and services will continue for all.

When does the new rate take effect?

March 1, 2016

How much are dues going up?

Trillium “Individual” level will increase from $45 to $50 per year.

Hydrangea “Family” level will increase from $60 to $70 per year.

Magnolia level will increase from $125 to $1345per year.

All other levels will not experience an increase at this time.

can i renew today and beat the price increase?

Yes, any current member can renew between January 1-February 28 and save on their 2016

dues.

To renew your membership today and save:

bbgardens.org/membership

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You Made our night!On October 1, Birmingham Botanical Gardens kicked off Antiques at The Gardens with Stifel’s Gala in The Gardens. The annual black-tie event was reinvigorated for its tenth year, welcoming more than 500 guests to shop Alabama’s premiere antiques show. Guests made their way to Blount Plaza as the evening concluded, dancing to the sounds of the Atlanta Pleasure Band and enjoying desserts.

View all of the photos from Gala in The Gardens at www.bbgardens.org/antiques.

Photographs courtesy Dee Moore Photography.

Greg & Kendall King

Mary & Jamie French (honorees), Leah (chair) & Bo Taylor, Emily (chair) and Bill Bowron

Ragan & Bradley Cain

Danielle Rollins & Bill Ingram

Tara Guerard, Gates Shaw and Margot Shaw

Emily Thompson & Sybil Sylester

ANTIQUESa t t h e g a r d e n s

celebrating 10 years • inspiring science education

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Good Things Growing…In The Gardens Fred Spicer, chief executive officer

Edgeworthia chrysantha, Chinese paperbush is a daphne relative (both are in the Thymeleaceae) that excels in the winter garden with fragrant cream-yellow flowers, but it’s a terrific specimen all year. My first exposure was in 2002 – I smelled it 100’ away – and I quickly bought a few for The Gardens: they have never disappointed.

In season, the plant sports 3-7” long, slightly drooping leaves that are a pale, matte-blue, owing to a coat of silky hairs. In early to mid-November decent pale yellow fall color can occasionally be seen [below right]. Leafless, the plant reveals a curious branching pattern where at each “break” three thick stems are typically produced, the longest distinctly horizontal and the shorter two upright. Numerous green, hazelnut-sized flower buds dangle at the tips of the smooth, reddish-brown stems. The effect is a strikingly coarse texture (I’d say “bold” when in leaf) on a beautifully-layered shrub that is wider (by half+) than tall. The oldest ones here are 6x10’.

The flower clusters can open as early as late January but really get going in early to mid-February, lasting a month or more, depending on the weather. The inside of each small floret

is bright yellow, the outside creamy-white [below top left]. A mature plant in bloom is stunning, the essentially cream-colored, golf ball-sized blooms appear to float across the top of the plant [below bottom left]. The fragrance is heavy, sweet-musky (not cloying) and carries a good distance. Unopened, flowers withstood a low of 6-7°F in January ‘14 with no injury. However, 8°F blasted off all open flowers in February ’15 (unopened flowers bloomed normally). Site in a shady location in rich, well-drained soils; water in summer if it flags. This is an easy and rewarding plant to grow.

Edgeworthia is relatively new and because several forms were introduced at about the same time, their names and their attributes were confused. E. chrysantha (possibly a tetraploid) has thicker stems, larger leaves, earlier flowers and abundant fragrance. Cultivar names include ‘Snow Cream’, ‘Winter’s Gold’ and ‘Nanjing Gold’ and indicate large-flowered forms. A sister species, E. papyrifera (possibly a diploid) is a bit smaller in all respects; it also flowers later and with scant fragrance. ‘Akebono’ (‘Red Dragon’ and ‘Jitsuko’s Red’ are likely synonyms) is worth checking out for its red-orange flowers [top]. Chinese paper bush stems are used to make calligraphy paper. Plants in public places in China, where the plant is known as lovers’ bush, are full of knots: people tie up the supple stems and believe that as the stems grow and the knots tighten, the love they represent strengthens.

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Volunteer spotlight: Edgewood Garden Club

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Edgewood Garden Club members preparing tree seed for germinationThe Edgewood Garden Club has championed The Gardens’ Centennial Tree Program, making it an official on-going project in fulfillment of one of its primary objectives, “To protect and preserve native woodlands, trees, plants and birds for future generations.” For the last two years, club member Chris Underwood has coordinated about a dozen volunteers. Members of the club have cleaned, organized and labeled seed lots; placed seed in moist-chilling and monitored them for germination; selected and planted germinating seed in containers; and transplanted, weeded and fertilized seedlings. Club president and Perennial Society member Suzanne Clisby recently drove eighty miles round-trip to a planting site on an abandoned strip mine overlooking the Cahaba River, where about a hundred locally-sourced native upland oak seedlings were planted by ten

volunteers. Club members had sown the seed for these seedlings in the fall of 2014. Thank you, Edgewood Garden Club for supporting the Centennial Tree Program as it has grown in for the last two years, bringing the total number of seedlings produced and planted to 2,000 since the program began in 2009. Special thanks to Chris Underwood for coordinating this important work between the Edgewood Garden Club and the Gardens.

Chris Underwood sorting tree seed in The Gardens lab

Chris Underwood planting a southern sugar maple - which she grew from seed collected on the Cahaba River in 2013 - at the Birmingham Audubon Society’s prai-

rie restoration site at Limestone Park in October, 2015

Hours of operationBirmingham Botanical Gardens is open daily from

dawn to dusk every day of the year.

Check out the new pedestrian entrance on Cahaba road.

admission: Admission and parking are FREE.

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pHoto-taLKInstructor: Hank Siegel

Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensEvery 3rd Sunday | 3-5 p.m.Free, $5 donation suggested

Ages 12 and up

saLvage gardensAn upcyclying group

Instructor: Dawn Coleman & Hope LongLocation: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Every 2nd Thursday starting October 2015 | 5:30-8 p.m.Free, pre-register to receive e-mail updates on topics

fLora pHotograpHyInstructor: Hank Siegel

Saturday, December 19 | 9-noon Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Members $60 | Non-Members $75

memorabLe imagesInstructor: Hank Siegel

Saturday, January 9 | 9-noon & Saturday, January 16 | 9-noonLocation: Birmingham Botanical Gardens


yoga witH LindseyInstructor: Lindsey Baclift

Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensEvery Wednesday | 11:30 a.m. only

1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursday | 8:30 & 11:30 a.m.2nd Thursday | Only 8:30 a.m. class


wHisKey’s of tHe worLdInstructor: Brooke & Nate McMinn

Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensThursday, January 28, 2016 | 6-8 p.m.


Look for additional classes on the next few pages.

classesadult&familyclasses

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

Library Hours of operation

Monday - Friday | 9 - 4 p.m.Saturday | 10 - 4 p.m.Sunday | 2 - 5 p.m.

205.414.3920

bbgardens.org • 205.414.3950

use Your librarY carD Here.

January/February 2016

Annual Members CelebrationTBD

Spencer LectureTBD

Sakura Cherry Blossom FestivalMarch 20

Spring Plant Sale Preview Party & Members Sale

April 14

Spring Plant SaleApril 15-17


visit www.bbgardens.org for more information.

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Make The Gardens part of your child’s memorable, fun & educational summer. We will be announcing our summer

camp schedule in February.

please visit

www.bbgardens.org/summercamps

for details & online registration.

spring planT sale

Pr e v i e w Pa r t y: Thursday, April 14 | 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Me M b e r s-On ly sa l e : Thursday, April 14 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

pu b L i c pL a n t sa L eFriday, April 15 | 9 - 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 | 9 - 5 p.m.Sunday, April 17 | 11 - 3 p.m.

location to be announced soon.

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HoursMonday-Saturday: 9:30-5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 1-4 p.m.

205.877.3030 leafnpetal.com

All members of The Gardens receive a

10% discount off of purchases.

205.414.3950 bbgardens.org/springplantsale

Due to construction there will be no Art Display or Gerlach Plant Information Center Display inside

the Garden Center until April 2016.

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Classes, Field Trips& Volunteer Opportunities

Registration & further information about the program, including course

descriptions & certificate requirements, can be found at

www.bbgardens.org/plantstudies or call 205.414.3950.

all are welcome to register for any of the classes.

Certificate in Native Plant

Studies

Winter Identification of Native woody plants (elective)

Instructor: Fred Spicer, Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensSaturday, January 16 | 12:30-4:30 p.m.

$40 Members | $45 Non-Members

what’s that plant? a workshop for Learning How to identify plants (elective)

Instructor: Tom Diggs, Ph.D.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Saturday, February 20 | 8:30 - 4:30 p.m.$80 Members | $90 Non-Members

medicinal plants of alabama (elective)Instructor: T. A. Breaux

Saturday, January 30 | 8:30-12:30 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens


growing native trees from seed – oaks, Hickories and others – part ii (elective)

Instructor: Henry Hughes, VP of Education, Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Saturday, March 12 | 12:30-4:30 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens


botaniCaL beauty seCretsInstructors: Brooke McMinn & Hope LongLocation: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Part ISaturday, January 16, 2016 | 10-noon

Part IISaturday, January 30 | 10-noon

Single Class: Members $30 | Non-Members $35Both Classes: Members $50 | Non-Members $60

tHe graCious art of fLower arranging4 week series

Instructor: Peggy Conway FortierStarts Tuesday, February 2 | 9-noon

$190 per student

spring CLeansingInstructor: Antonia Viteri & Cameron Strouss

Saturday, February 13 | 10-noonLocation: Birmingham Botanical Gardens


for tHe Love of CHoCoLateInstructor: Pam Childers

Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensFebruary TBD

seasonaL seriesInstructor: Hank Siegel

Saturday, February 13, 2016 | 9-noon Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Members $65 | Non-Members $752 for 1

classesadult&familyclasses


ADDITIoNAL ADuLT CLASSeS

ameriCan girL® girLs Just LiKe me: baKing from tHe Heart

For children age 5 and aboveInstructor: Robin Geurs

Thursday, February 4 | 3:30-5 p.m.$20 Members | $25 Non-Members

ameriCan girL® girLs Just LiKe me: baKing from tHe Heart

For children age 5 and aboveInstructor: Robin Geurs

Sunday, February 7 | 2-4 p.m.$20 Members | $25 Non-Members

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2016 Book List

Thyme to ReadL i b r a r y b o o k G r o u p

205.414.3931 • bbgardens.org/thymetoread

Join us in The Library at 6 p.m. No registration required.

July 12The Beekeepers Ball by Susan Wiggs

June 7Driving Over Lemons: An optimist in Andalucia by Chris Stewart

February 2A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

March 1Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan

April 5Lost Antarcticaby James McClintock

For more information contact Hope Long, director of library, at 205.414.3931 or [email protected]

August 2The Gardener of Versailles: My Life in the World’s Grandest Garden by Alain Baraton

November 1My City Was Gone by Dennis Love

October 4My Southern Journey by Rick Bragg

December 6Monet’s Palate Cookbook by Aileen Bordman

May 3Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening by Carol Wall

January 5Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti

September 13Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan

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www.aces.edu

Courtesy of For more information, see www.aces.edu or

call the Plant Hotline at 800.644.4458.

GARDENING “TIPS” CALENDAR

FebruarY• SHRUBS-Planting season continues.

Visit camellia shows to learn of hardy varieties in your area. Graft camellias in Central Alabama. Spray all shrubs with a fungicide before new growth starts.

• ROSES- Continue planting.

• ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS- Prepare beds for summer annuals.

• MISCELLANEOUS-Fertilize houseplants with liquid or soluble fertilizer according to manufacturer’s directions.

• VEGETABLE SEED-Plant some vegetables listed for January in Central Alabama plus collards, salsify, and Swiss chard. Add tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts to coldframes.

• VEGETABLE PLANTS-Plant cabbage, onions, lettuce, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts.

JanuarY• SHRUBS -- Plant shrubs and trees,

including broadleaf, narrowleaf, and deciduous. Spray all deciduous shrubbery with a dormant spray to control diseases and insects. Spray when weather is on warming trend.

• LAWNS -- Soil test before setting up fertility program.

• ROSES -- Start planting.

• ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS-Plant hardy annuals.

• BULBS-Late plantings of Dutch bulbs will flower if planted now. Lilies of all types, except Madonna, may be planted. Check stored bulbs and discard rotten ones. Make indoor plantings of amaryllis, callas, and gloxinias.

• Give houseplants a bath in lukewarm water to remove dust. To keep poinsettias that have finished flowering, turn pots on their sides and let them dry completely Cut them back lightly Keep in a temperature of 55 to 60 °.

• VEGETABLE PLANTS-Set out cabbage plants

The Women’s auxiliary of birmingham

botanical gardens

Fifty years ago, Mrs. Virginia Black, secretary of Birmingham Botanical Society and Mr. William R. J. Dunn, Jr., president, saw the need to have a group of women, interested in The Gardens, aid the Society in various projects and to raise funds. Virginia wrote to members of the Brooklyn Botanic Women’s Auxiliary and modeled ours after theirs. At a founder’s luncheon in 1967, the Women’s Auxiliary was formed. The Auxiliary started the first Garden Fiesta held under “the big tent” in May of 1969 and raised $6,500 to go to the building fund. They also helped establish the Gatehouse Gift Shop at The Gardens in 1973. Throughout the years they served as docents and ambassadors for the gardens. Later, in 1989, they started Glorious Gardens. In June 1997, the Society and the Auxiliary restructured and merged into one support group. For more than 30 years the Auxiliary supported The Gardens with their time, energy and resources.

To learn more about the archives at The Gardens or to donate an item to the collection, contact Jason Kirby at [email protected] or 205.414.3956.

Did You Know?Jason Kirby, library assistant & achivist

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grantorsgrantors

Birmingham Kiwanis Foundation

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama/The Caring

Foundation

Brooke Family Foundation

Cawaco RC&D

City of Birmingham

City of Mountain Brook

City of Vestavia Hills

The Comer 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.

Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation

Junior League of Birmingham

Kinder Morgan Foundation

Little Garden Club of Birmingham

Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation

Nancy & John Poynor

Redmont Neighborhood Association

Regions Financial Corporation

Shades Valley Rotary Club

Vulcan Materials Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

Anonymous

Thank you to the Individuals, Foundations, Companies & Cities who awarded us grants in 2014 & 2015

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Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. AldridgeMr. & Mrs. Michael BallietMs. Camille A. BeckerMrs. Lucille S. Beeson *Peggy Bonfield & Orrin FordD. Joseph & Ida C. Burns *Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandSuzanne G. ClisbyMrs. Martha Stone Cobb Daniel *The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaAubrey* & Elizabeth DrewryThe Dunn-French FamilyDr. John D. Elmore*Mrs. Claire H. Fairley*Mr. F. Lewter Ferrell, Jr. *

As of October 31, 2015


Mr. R.R. Herbst *Mrs. Jimmie Hess *Mr. J. Ernest Hill & Mrs. Ora Lee Hill *Mrs. Jane HindsFay B. IrelandMr. George L. JenkinsHugh & Bobbe Kaul *Ms. Pamela Kaul *Mr. Jason C. Kirby & Mr. Benjamin J. FaucherAndrew KrebbsFran LawlorDr. Bodil Lindin-Lamon*Hope LongDr. Michael E. MaloneMs. Louise T. McAvoy * *Deceased

Mrs. Mary Jean MorawetzMr. Philip MorrisMr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr.James L. NewsomeDr. & Mrs. A. I. Perley *Steve & LeAnne PorterMrs. Carol P. PoynorMrs. Dorothy L. Renneker *Deborah & John SellersMr .& Mrs. William M. Spencer, III *Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr.Mr. Douglas Arant StockhamMr. & Mrs. Rick StukesDr. Wendell H. Taylor, Sr. *Mrs. Barbara D. Thorne *Mrs. Carolyn D. Tynes *Mrs. Ann H. “Nancy” Warren *Mrs. Robert WellsAnonymous

Chairman Levelmrs. Louise d. Johnson*

advisor Levelthe forman foundation

mr. & mrs. william r. ireland, Jr.mr. & mrs. Carl e. Jones, Jr.

benefactor Levelmr. richard m. adamsms. elna r. brendel

dr. & mrs. John a. floyd, Jr.mr. & mrs. t. michael goodrich

Jones family fundms. Lori oswald & mr. Hans paulmr. & mrs. wilmer s. poynor, iii

mr. & mrs. murray w. smithmr. & mrs. Joseph C. south, iiisouthern progress Corporation

mr. & mrs. rick stukesanonymous

patron Levelmr. & mrs. brian barrmrs. Camille H. butrus

C. eugene ireland foundationmr. & mrs. daniel b. ColemanC.s. beatty Construction, inc.

mr. & mrs. bob de buysdunn-french foundation

mrs. trudy r. evanswally & Janie evans

mr. & mrs. Christopher t. fennellmr. & mrs. J.s.m. french

mr. & mrs. Houston gillespy

mr. & mrs. Charles goodrichmr. & mrs. Jay grinney

mr. & mrs. guy K. mitchell, Jr.mr. & mrs. fred w. murray, Jr.

dr. James L. newsomemr. & mrs. andrew J. noble, iii

mr. & mrs. Charles s. northen, iiimr. & mrs. Henry b. ray, Jr.

rucker & margaret agee fundmr. & mrs. william J. rushton, iii

mrs. Lucille r. thompson

*Deceased


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Jane andersonOAK STREET GARDEN SHOP

miLes CaLLaHanMR. AND MRS. WARREN CLEMMONS

Homer e. CroasmunMRS. THERESA CROASMUN

eLaine de metzMR. AND MRS. JOHN M. MUSGRAVE

James a. drewryMR. AND MRS. CHUCK JENSEN

James o. finneyMRS. CORNELIA B. MALONE

norveLLe n. fringsMS. SHARON A. HULON

pam godwinMS. JANE VALLEy

CHuCK guyMR. AND MRS. WARREN CLEMMONS

Jane J. HaganMR. AND MRS. THOMAS B. COx, JR.

OAK STREET GARDEN SHOP

f. donaLd HamreMR. AND MRS. DAN HARTMRS. JAMES K.V. RATLIFF

steve HannaHANNA GARDEN SHOP EMPLOyEES

Joan C. HarrisonJESSIE S. JEMISON

OAK STREET GARDEN SHOP

betty mCgowenMR. AND MRS. JOHN M. MUSGRAVE

gary osbornMR. AND MRS. WARREN CLEMMONS

LaureLLa owensMS. ROSALIND MCCLANAHAN

JoyCe paLLaTHE TOUR DE HAM FAMILy

mary ann passMR. AND MRS. WARREN CLEMMONS

Jane e. reiCHMR. AND MRS. ROBERT

D. REICH, JR.

eLLen J. sCHmidtDR. AND MRS. J. DENIS CATALANO

ANNETTE H. DRUMMONDSHOPE LONG

JOANN S. MIREEMR. AND MRS. NORM REMICK

MRS. PEGGy C. THOMPSON

Henry g. seibeLsMRS. JAMES K.V. RATLIFF

edna snowMS. MIRIAM MCCLUNG

rutH turnerDR. AND MRS. JOHN A. FLOyD, JR.

david wHitesideMR. AND MRS. ROBERT W. TULLIS

Leon m. wHitmireMR. BRyANT A. WHITMIRE

Laura woodOAK STREET GARDEN SHOP

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If we have inadvertently left your name out or incorrectly listed you, please accept our apologies

and contact Drew Rickel, donor relations officer, at 205.414.3955 or [email protected].

Kathy, BoB and troy tullis in memory of Colonel DaviD WhitesiDe

oaK street Garden shop employees

in memory of Jane moore anDerson

in memory of Jane Jeffers hagan

in memory of Joan Cabaniss harrison

in memory of laura halsey WooD

First united methodist ChurCh Garden CluB

in honor of gary Walker anD fletCher harvey

sheppard’s Center, C/o BluFF parK methodist ChurCh

in honor of Jason kirby

redmont Garden CluB in honor of Jason kirby

north end CounCil Garden CluB


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armed ForCes oFFiCers Wives CluB


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in honor of Dorothy mCDaniel of Dorothy mCDaniel’s floWers

gene leWis

James neWsome

Jesse WelDon

Jerry James from his brother Charles James

Dr. lelanD hull, Jr

yates anD tommy amason

arthur stephens

leigh shaffer

katherine pearson

Dale o’Connor

barbara saurer

William Camp

paula rushing

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City of BirminghamBrooke Family Foundation

The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBill & Lyndra Daniel

golD leVelCommunity Foundation of Greater BirminghamLorol Roden Bowron

Rediker Rucker Foundation

bronze leVelAnonymous (2)

The Lucille S. Beeson Charitable TrustButrus Family Advised Fund

Holly Oak Garden ClubValley Off-Shoots Garden Club

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STAY-AT-HoMe SHINDIG FuNDRAISeREddie and Kay Aldridge

Hana and Tom Berres

Elizabeth Bishop

Chris and Gene Boles

Mary L. Boston

Roger C. Clarke

Myra Crawford

Kate Davis

Betsy & Mike Fleenor

John Alex Floyd, Jr. & Pam Floyd

David and Ann Fraley

Gary and Kathryn Gerlach

Linda Goode

Carol G. Hinshaw

Lyle A Hohnke

Jan Holliday

Dr. Leland Hull, Jr

Chuck and Karen Jensen

in memory of Aubrey Drewry

Frances Johnson

Elaine Kassouf

Elizabeth Dreher Lawrence

Sallie Lee

Shannon & Henry Long

Marcia & Paul Mancill

Virgil Mathews

Virginia McLean

Jan Midgley

Heidi Meueninghoff

Cathy and Steven O’Sheal

Ruth Bargeron Ozmetnt

Gail Pless

Ann and Gary Ray

Robert F. Reiche

Stephen and Katherine Rostand

Lynda Systrom

Janet & Jarry Taylor

Martha W. Thompson

Norma Thweatt

C. Diann Weatherly

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ALFA Foundation

Ann and Edward Allen

Anonymous

AT&T Employee Giving Campaign

Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Trust

Shannon and William Blount

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Boehm

Anonymous

Mr. Michael Brenner and Mrs. Naomi Buklad

John and Mena Brock

Brownell Travel

Burr & Forman LLP

Ms. Barbara L. Burton

Ms. Janet Cash

Ms. Lyn Chappelle

Mrs. Theresa Croasmun

Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Cunningham, III

Mr. and Mrs. C. Hartwell Davis, Jr.

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Ogden S. Deaton

Dermatology & Laser of Alabama

Diamond Tours, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Goodrich

Goodrich Foundation

Maura and Will Goodwyn

The Hackney Foundation, Inc.

Anonymous

HealthSpring

Hill Crest Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Patricia Hoover

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Hoyt

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Huddle

IBERIABANK

Turner and Ashley Inscoe

Mrs. William R. Ireland, Sr.

Mrs. Elbert Jemison

Jessie S. Jemison

The Thomas E. Jernigan Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. James Milton Johnson

Ms. Marjorie Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Jones

Dr. and Mrs. Price Kloess

John and Lindsey Lacey

Land Rover Birmingham

LByD, Inc.

The Little Garden Club

Janet and Matt Lusco

Ms. Janet Lyman and Mr. Hank Siegel

Mary Jo and Stan Mackin

Mrs. Cornelia B. Malone

Mariee Ami, LLC

Kim and George Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Mays, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Presley McCain

Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDowell

Mr. Daniel McHan

Dr. and Mrs. David S. McKee, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Mitchell, Jr.

Mitchell Industries Foundation

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

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Musgrave

Nall-Whatley Foundation

Dr. James L. Newsome

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Noble, III

Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Nolen, III

Noxubee Garden Club

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Oliver, III

Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Pigford, Jr.

Ms. Nancy Price

Sally & Gene Price

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pritchard

Pulmonary Care Services, Inc.

Mrs. J. Michael Reed

Regions Financial Corporation Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Reich, Jr.

Richard J. and Charlotte Rushton Stockham

Advised Fund

Robert and Lois Luckie Charitable Foundation

Gene Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Roth

Shades Valley Rotary Club

Southern Gentry LLC

Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. and

Ms. Kim McBride

Mr. and Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor, II

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Thompson

Ms. Pam Thompson

Ms. Christine Underwood

Vaco Birmingham, LLC

The Village Garden Club of Mountain Brook

Judge and Mrs. Scott Vowell

WAKM Companies, LLC

Wells Fargo Foundation

Louise and John Wrinkle

donorsdonors GIFTS RECEIVED BETWEEN

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honorshonors 9.1.15-10.31.15GIFTS RECEIVED BETWEEN

emily W. BoWron

mr. anD mrs. C. hartWell Davis, Jr.mr. anD mrs. george C. thompson

J.s.m. (Jamie) FrenCh

mr. anD mrs. William l. hinDs, Jr.

FletCher d. harvey

first uniteD methoDist ChurCh garDen Club

henry F. huGhes

ms. Christine unDerWooD

BroCK Johnson

in honor of WeDDing

mr. anD mrs. robert g. hynson

daniel d. Jones

WilDfloWers garDen Club

Jason C. KirBy

garDenDale garDen Club

reDmont park garDen Club

shepherD’s Center-bluff park

dorothy mCdaniel

eDgeWooD garDen Club

BarBara sanders

the herb soCiety of alabama

diana r. slauGhter

ms. Carol slaughter

leah m. taylor

mr. anD mrs. C. hartWell Davis, Jr.mr. anD mrs. frank pritCharD

mr. anD mrs. george C. thompson

marK thompson

mrs. ann Dean

patriCK thompson

ms. pam thompson

Gary WalKer

first uniteD methoDist ChurCh garDen Club

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president’s Circle $1,000Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. BissellMr. and Mrs. John LyonMr. and Mrs. C. Dowd RitterMr. and Mrs. Stan Roth

ambassador $500-999Ms. Lisa B. FullerMr. and Mrs. John S. Steiner

oak $250-499Ms. Ann AshMr. and Mrs. Michael BallietDr. Kathy BuchanMr. and Mrs. Richard F. CockfieldMs. Susan ColvinMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. CosbyMr. and Mrs. William T. KillianDr. and Mrs. Wade LamberthDr. and Mrs. Douglas Rollins, Jr.Ms. Marian SchoelMr. and Mrs. Weily SoongMr. and Mrs. Albert F. ThomassonMr. and Mrs. Benjamin ThompsonMr. and Mrs. William B. Wahlheim, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Weber, Jr.

magnolia $125-249Ms. Anna Altz-StammDavid Baker & Lois A. GaetaMr. and Mrs. Raymond BeanMs. Jean S. BissellJudge and Mrs. John L. CarrollLaRue CarterMr. and Mrs. Charles T. ClarkMr. and Mrs. John K. CraigMr. and Mrs. Tate ForresterMr. and Mrs. Bernard FreiMrs. Romaine GaffneyMr. Jim GordyMr. and Mrs. Michael S. GrossJudge and Mrs. James H. HancockMr. and Mrs. Horace HansonMs. Paige HarknessDr. and Mrs. Ronald E. HendersonMrs. D.E. HinshawMr. and Mrs. William HolmanMr. and Mrs. James F. Hughey, Jr.Mrs. Lynn B. JacksonMr. Jerry JonesMr. and Mrs. John KearneyMr. and Mrs. Robert KerrCol. and Mrs. Kenneth KeyCoke & Maria MatthewsDr. Charles A. McCallumMs. Sarah C. McClureMr. and Mrs. Lee McLemoreDr. and Mrs. Edward R. MeadowsMr. and Mrs. Michael R. MillsMr. and Mrs. Richard H. Monk, Jr.Ms. Jane W. MorrisMr. Brad MortonDr. and Mrs. Leonard A. MueninghoffMr. and Mrs. Patrick M. O’DonnellMs. Cleo O’NealDr. and Mrs. Steven O’ShealMr. and Mrs. Guy PattersonMr. and Mrs. E. W. PhillipsDr. Julie Price and Mr. Jay PriceMrs. Margaret G. Ragland

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Reich, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. RobertsMs. Carol Rosenstiel and Ms. Fran HoggMr. and Mrs. John SaadMr. and Mrs. Will SlaughterMr. and Mrs. David M. SmithMr. and Mrs. Neal J. SpanglerMr. and Mrs. William R. SylvesterMr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Taylor, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. ThigpenMr. Steve Todd and Mr. Ben HenryMs. Kate Tremblay and Mr. John LeMunyonMr. and Mrs. Robert W. TullisTinsley Van DurandDr. Beverly VonDerPool and Dr. Phillip SmithMs. Nancy Walburn and Ms. Meg BashinskyDr. Paul C. Weir and Mrs. Amanda AdamsMs. Lucile WhiteDr. and Mrs. James R. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Ronald Wolff

Hydrangea $60-124Mrs. Margaret AhearnMr. and Mrs. Charles F. ArmstrongMs. Linda B. ArnoldDr. Jack M. Averett, Jr.Ms. Maggie BaggettMr. and Mrs. John R. Baker, Jr.Ms. Joni BarnettMr. and Mrs. James P. BarnhartMr. and Mrs. Harvey BeardenBennett and Amy BeardenMr. and Mrs. Michael BelfordMr. Brian L. BellengerMr. and Mrs. Benjamin BentonMr. Michael BerndtMr. & Mrs. Douglas BethayMr. and Mrs. Peyton D. Bibb, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. BlackwellDr. and Mrs. Kirby BlandMs. Virginia BoliekMr. and Mrs. Buford W. BraswellMrs. Georgia BullmanMr. and Mrs. Gregory P. ButrusMr. and Mrs. Stanley A. CashMs. Rebecca CastleberryMr. and Mrs. Paul CavenderMrs. Laura ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Warren ClemmonsMr. and Mrs. Mitchell B. CohenMr. William H. ColeMs. Jennifer CopeMr. and Mrs. Charley CoxMr. and Mrs. Scott CrainMrs. Lisa CrawfordMr. and Mrs. Richard CruseMrs. Judy DanielMr. and Mrs. Gene DavenportMr. David E. DoggettMrs. Rebecca A. DonaldsonMr. and Mrs. Bruce B. DonnellanMr. and Mrs. John DorganMr. and Mrs. George DreherMs. Hillary DrummondMrs. Marsha DuellMr. and Mrs. Larry DunlapMr. and Mrs. Greg EcholsMs. Jeanne EleazerMrs. Clifford EmondMr. & Mrs. Kenneth EtheredgeMr. and Mrs. Brent FalkenhagenDr. and Mrs. Gary FentonMrs. Nancy J. FerrellMs. Alberta FieldsMr. Jim FillerMr. and Mrs. Todd FredellaMs. Suzanne Graham FritzMr. and Mrs. Ron FroehlichMrs. Sissy GallowayTom and Anne GarrettMrs. Lanier Gartland

new&renewing new&renewing members 9.1.15-10.31.15

MEMBERSHIPS RECEIVED BETWEEN

Mr. and Mrs. James W. GewinMs. Patricia GillMrs. Holly GoodbodyVirginia GrahamMr. and Mrs. William M. GravesMrs. Lynn D. GrimsleyMr. and Mrs. Victor H. Hanson, IIIMs. Frances HashMr. and Mrs. Jack G. HayesMr. and Mrs. Richard HempsteadMr. and Mrs. William M. HidenMrs. Barbara HirschowitzMr. and Mrs. Elam P. Holley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. HoomesMr. and Mrs. Randy HortonMs. Marianne Huston and Ms. Mary HustonMs. Barbara IngramDr. and Mrs. David JenkinsMs. Nancy JenningsMr. James M. JohnsDr. and Mrs. James C. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. C. Guy JonesMr. and Mrs. Louis JosofMr. and Mrs. Michael C. KeelMr. and Mrs. Gregory R. KeyesMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. KilpatrickDr. Helen Kim and Dr. Stephen BarnesMr. and Mrs. Steve KincaidMr. and Mrs. W. F. LandMr. and Mrs. Mark LemakMr. Jimmy LightDr. Julie LocherMr. and Mrs. Andy LockhartMr. and Mrs. Gary M. LondonMs. Mila A. LuketicMr. and Mrs. Chris MayerMrs. Dorothy H. McCueDr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McNuttMr. and Mrs. Ken W. MeyerDr. and Mrs. Fred MosesDr. Peter NagiMr. and Mrs. Alex NewtonMrs. Christy PerdueMr. and Mrs. David P. PhillipsMs. Caroline PonsfordMr. and Mrs. Charles K. PorterMs. Martha PowellMr. Christpher PughMr. and Mrs. Conrad W. Rafield, IIIMs. Gloria RandolphMr. and Mrs. William T. Ratliff, IIIDr. and Mrs. David Roberts, IVMr. and Mrs. David RodenMs. Elizabeth RodgersMr. and Mrs. Joseph N. RothMs. Betty Ruth and Mr. Larry OliverMrs. Rebecca SatterfieldMr. and Mrs. Ron SeitelMr. and Mrs. John H. SellersDr. and Mrs. Arthur SerwitzMrs. Babs SimpsonDonald SimpsonMr. and Mrs. Jeffery SmithMr. and Mrs. Robert H. SmithMr. and Mrs. Bruce SokolMrs. Teresa G. SotoMr. John St. ClairMr. Arthur StephensMr. and Mrs. Garry StevensMr. and Mrs. Larry StoneDr. and Mrs. Julian M. ThomasDr. Martha Thompson and

Mr. Richard ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Eddie TrantMr. Thomas J. Tucker, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. TuckerMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. TuckerMr. and Mrs. Jim TullossMr. and Mrs. Laurence D. Vinson, Jr.Dr. Ann E. Wade and Ellen DossettMs. Jessica WallaceMrs. Carolyn G. WashingtonMs. Diann Weatherly and

Mr. Phillip Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Terry WeberMr. and Mrs. Charles WellmanMs. Nan B. WhiteMrs. Kitty C. White and Mr. Tryg HoffMr. and Mrs. William B. White, IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert WoodwardMs. Linda F. xiaMr. and Mrs. Dusty yatesMr. & Mrs. John C. Ziegler

trillium $45-59Ms. Margie ArgoMr. and Mrs. Jack R. ArmisteadMs. Linda C. AskeyMrs. Michele BaumMrs. Joan BeckerMs. Barbara BellMs. Louise BillingsMs. Jane BluestineMs. Elaine BretzMrs. Jean BryanMr. Glenn BryantMs. Donna ByrneMrs. Lee B. ChapmanMrs. Nita CollinsworthMrs. Eleanor ConnorMs. Janice ConwayMr. Drake CorriganMs. Judy CouringtonMr. Patrick DanielMs. Kay O. DavisDr. Eleanor M. DelBeneMr. and Mrs. Albert DiMiccoMs. Joanne Dunn-BlydeMs. Bobbie EptingMrs. Rose M. FahienMrs. Joann FoxMs Mary FoyMr. Samuel H. FrazierMs. Jessica GermanyMrs. Diane Gilbert-GayMr. and Mrs. Emanuel GoldsteinMs. Mallory GrayMs. Francesca GrossDr. and Mrs. Griff HarshMrs. Doris B. HatchMr. and Mrs. Victor L. HayslipMs Karen K. HolmesMs. Sandra HoltzclawMs. Carolyn HughesMs. Karen Phillips IronsMs. Margaret JacksonMs. Lydia R. JohnsonRev. Thomas JoynerMrs. Susan H. JusticeMs. Carlisle LampmannMr. and Mrs. James R. LandDr. and Mrs. William A. LeitnerMrs. Jane LevyMrs. Virginia H. LuskMrs. George F. MaynardMrs. June MaysMs. Kirsten MeansMrs. E.J. MeriwetherMrs. Evelyn MerrickMr. and Mrs. Ed MeyersonMr. and Mrs. David M. MillhouseMs. Bettie MoralesMs. Ellen MurphreeMs. Barbara NewmanMs. Bonnie O’BannonMr. and Mrs. Mike OsbornMr. and Mrs. Robert OutlawMrs. and Mr. Kimberly ParrishMr. and Mrs. Robert E. ParsonsMs. Susan PatrickMs. Rebecca N. PoseyMs. Jayne RandolphMs. Marie RobertsonMrs. Frances B. RobinsonReverend Melvin RodgersMrs. Mary RooneyMr. Roger L. Salter

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Scott, Jr.Mrs. Lee C. ScottMs. Linda SherkMs. Nancy SloanMs. Sydney SparkesDr. Paul SpenceMrs. Margaret SummersellMr. and Mrs. William A. TerryMr. Jason TurnerMr. Doug UnkenholzMs. Louise VanceMs. Sara VaughnMs. Barbara WaltzMs. Ann WehbyMs. Christine Williams

young professional

Mr. Taylor AndersonMrs. Lauren GentryMs. Rona HarperMr. Doug Klick and

Mr. Greg McCormickMrs. Catherine LucasMr. and Mrs. Greg PavelaMr Emmanuel AntwineMr. and Mrs. Matt BragielMrs. Mollie W. CoxMr. and Mrs. Joseph Daly IVMiss Amber GrayMs. Olive HarlanMrs. Rebecca KatzmanMr. and Mrs. Alston Keith IIIMrs. Morgan MontielMiss Melanie MyersMs. Lee Ann PettyMr. Trey Tate and

Ms. Emily SarvisKatie White

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