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The Bruno Vegetable Garden produces nearly two tons of vegetables each year for Magic City Harvest, a local non-profit agency that coordinates food distribution to those in need. In addition, thousands of local school children who come to The Gardens’ Discovery Field Trips learn important lessons about where their food comes from. With plantings of cotton, soybeans and peanuts, we introduce them to the groundbreaking work of Dr. George Washington Carver.

For more information on the Bruno Vegetable Garden visit www.bbgardens.org/bruno or Magic City Harvest at www.magiccityharvest.org.

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Elizabeth Drewry ...................................................................... librarian Ellen Hardy ..................................EDucation program coorDinator

Blake Ells ............................................ public rElations coorDinator

Henry Hughes ................................................ DirEctor of EDucation George Jenkins ................................................... DEvElopmEnt officEr

Jason Kirby ...........................................library assistant & archivist

Andrew Krebbs ....................DirEctor of markEting & mEmbErship

Savannah Lanier ..........................................Donor rElations officEr

Hope Long .............................................DirEctor of library sErvicEs

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Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Editor, Andrew Krebbs2612 Lane Park RoadBirmingham, AL 35223205.414.3959 or akrebbs@bbgardens.orgwww.bbgardens.org

Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens practices a policy of equal opportunity and equal access to services for all persons regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, orientation or sex. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a facility of Birmingham Park and Recreation Board. The deadline for the March/April issue is January 15.

2012 Board oF directors

Henry Ray ............................................... PresidentTricia Noble ................................... President-ElectScott Walton .............................................TreasurerLou Willie ............................................... SecretaryHanson Slaughter .........................VP DevelopmentBrain Barr ........................VP Facilities & PlanningThomas G. Amason, Jr....Immediate Past PresidentCarl Jones .................................................... OfficerJanet Taylor ................................................. OfficerElizabeth Broughton .................................... Officer

At Large:Cathy AdamsLaurie Allen

Richard ArringtonShane Boatright Maggie Brooke

Gary BurleyBarbara BurtonTricia HolbrookRobert HolmesMargi Ingram

Clarke GillespySheryl Kimerling

Mike Malone Fred Murray

Kathryn Porter Hanson Slaughter

Lucy TutwilerMary Williamson

Amanda Fleming, Junior Board President

JanuaryCamellias

Hollies

Orchids

Pansies

Tea Olives

Winter Annuals

Winter Hazels

Winter Honeysuckles

Wintersweets

FebruaryAsian Magnolias

Camellias

Fringe Flowers

Lenten Roses

Mahonias

Pansies

Quinces

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Your membership, less the fair market value of the benefits you receive, is deductible for income tax purposes. You can waive your benefits and receive full tax-deductibility. Please indicate this on your membership form. Under Internal Revenue Services guidelines, the tax-deductibility of the membership levels are as follows:

Student $25

Young Professional $40/$55

Individual $45

Family $60

Magnolia $100

Oak $225

Ambassador $475

President’s Circle $875

Garden Sustainer Club, Patron $2,375

Visit www.bbgardens.org/benefits to learn more about your benefits. Your

thank you letter that included your membership card at the time you joined

or renewed is considered your tax receipt. If you need a replacement letter

please contact Rona Walters, membership assistant, at 205.414.3950

or rwalters@bbgardens.org.

47th Annual Member Celebration

5:30 p.m.January 19

Birmingham Camellia ShowFebruary 11-12

13th Annual Spencer Lecture

6:30 p.m.March 8

Sakura Cherry Blossom Festival

March 17

Spring Plant Sale Preview Party &

Member SaleApril 12

Junior Board Spring Plant Sale Event

April 13

Spring Plant SaleApril 13-15

Dear Friends:

Plant blindness is the inability to see or notice the plants in one's own environment. Obviously, plants are more than mere backdrop for the activities of animals, but apparently as animals ourselves, we are keyed into the mobility of other animals. It seems that plants live too slowly to jump out and command our attention. However, in late winter and early spring, plant life moves at a pace that even the most inattentive person notices. Who doesn’t realize leaves are re-appearing? To me, it’s about looking closely.

So I tend to think about details at this time of year as our growing season begins. The Latin phrase tempus fugit translates loosely as “time’s a wastin’.” It’s a quote from Virgil, in context, “…time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail.” I am such a prisoner, and am duly warned to not forget the big picture. Consider that we live in the midst of one of the most extraordinary processes in nature, the emergence from dormancy of countless millions of living plants which yearly jump-start their life cycle. The picture doesn’t get much bigger than that – you can measure the south-to-north wave of greening with satellite imagery. But you can also watch it in your own garden, up close and personal (but you need to look and you need to be timely or you’ll miss it).

In the coming months, we will be unveiling our new Strategic Plan, facilitated by Clarus Consulting Group, and conceived to go hand-in-glove with our new Master Plan. Both are big-picture oriented, as they ought to be, but they cannot be achieved without addressing the details, which are the myriad things we do every day. With the broad strokes in place to align the day-to-day, we think we’ve got big and small properly balanced. Please let us know how you think we’re doing.

See you in The Gardens,

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OrchidMr. Joseph BlountMs. Kay Blount

CamelliaThe W. Houston Blount FamilyMr. & Mrs. Jon Kimerling The Thomas E. Jernigan FoundationRed Diamond

AzaleaBirmingham Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyMr. Thomas BlountBoatright CompaniesWill & Maggie BrookeDr. & Mrs. Derrill CroweThe James Milton & Sallie R. Johnson FoundationIntegrity LandscapesMcCorquodale Transfer, Inc.McWane, Inc.ServisFirst Bank

DogwoodBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBurr & Forman LLPMs. Barbara L. BurtonMrs. Fay B. IrelandKatie & Jim LaskerMedical Properties Trust, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Jackson Noble IIIProtective Life CorporationMr. & Mrs. Bruce RogersMr. & Mrs. William SlaughterMrs. Louise A. Wrinkle

WildflowerAltec Industries, Inc.BB&TBHK Investment Advisors, LLCBlue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama The Butrus Family Advised FundCaring FoundationMr. & Mrs. John BrockBromberg & Company, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Reaves Monroe CrabtreeMr. & Mrs. Charles W. DanielMr. Stewart M. Dansby

Dunn French Foundation Mrs. Claire H. FairleyFirst Commercial BankMr. & Mrs. Beau GrenierClarissa HarmsHighway Equipment Co., IncJemison Investment Company Advised FundL. Paul Kassouf & Company PCMr. & Mrs. Yancey LovelaceOasis Design GroupO’Neal Industries, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. PattonDr. & Mrs. John PoynorMr. & Mrs. Wilmer S. Poynor IIIMr. & Mrs. Hanson SlaughterMr. Frederick R. Spicer Jr. & Ms. Kim McBrideMr. & Mrs. W. Stancil StarnesMr. & Mrs. Elton B. Stephens Jr. Steward Machine Co., Inc.Supreme BeverageMr. & Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor IIMs. Jean C. ThompsonMrs. Lucy Thompson

Welch Hornsby & Welch, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Lex Williamson

GardeniaJudy & Hal AbromsJohn & Kittie BuchananMr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Carruthers Jr.Mrs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMr. & Mrs. Daniel ColemanDee Moore PhotographyMr. & Mrs. Clarke GillespyMr. & Mrs. Harold H. GoingsMr. & Mrs. T. Michael GoodrichMr. & Mrs. Meredyth R. Hazzard Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ken HortonMr. & Mrs. William C. HulseyMs. Margi IngramMarjorie Johnston & Co. Interiors & DesignMr. & Mrs. Benny LaRussaMr. & Mrs. Guy K. Mitchell Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Phil H. Neal Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Leighton C. Parnell IIIMr. & Mrs. John H. RobertsMr. & Mrs. Leo A. Shaia

Birmingham Botanical Gardens held its annual Sterne Agee First Look Party on October 6. More than 400 people attended the exclusive, black-tie affair which featured an Asian-inspired menu provided by Kathy G. Will and Sarah Mason and the John Williams Band provided the evening's soundtrack at the private Men's Committee party and in the Rushton Garden, respectively. Attendees were allowed an opportunity to shop over 20 dealers from around the country who participated in the weekend's sixth annual Antiques at The Gardens.

Visit www.bbgardens.org/antiques to view more photos from the event.

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Dr. & Mrs. David H. SibleyMr. & Mrs. Murray W. SmithMr. & Mrs. Temple W. Tutwiler IIIJudge & Mrs. Scott VowellMrs. A. Brand WaltonMrs. Charles B. Webb Jr.Drs. Andrew & Jeanna Westmoreland

Men’s CommitteeCHAIRSMr. Philippe Lathrop Mr. B. Hanson Slaughter Mr. James E. Grisham III

Men’s CommitteeMr. D. Scott AdamsMr. Edgar G. AldridgeMr. Rex AlexanderDr. Thomas G. Amason Jr.Mr. D. Leon AshfordMr. Harold BissellMr. Stan Blanton

Mr. James A. BradfordMr. John BrockMr. Thomas A. Broughton IIIDr. Tom Tartt Brown Jr.Mr. James A. BrunoDr. James BryantMr. Brian BurgessMr. James R. BussianDr. Michael CallahanMr. Ehney A. Camp III Mr. John D. Carney IIIMr. John L. CarrollMr. John F. CarterMr. Lee CarterMr. John W. ChamblissMr. Lange ClarkMr. Scott T. CobbMr. Ernest CoryMr. C. Hartwell Davis, Jr.Mr. Ogden S. DeatonMr. Forrest DeBuys

Mr. Alan DreherMr. Richard DrennenMr. Dave DriscollDr. Robert P. EichelbergerMr. Douglas F. Elliott IIMr. Joseph M. Farley, Jr.Mr. Albert G. Folcher, Jr.Mr. Hubert W. Goings Jr.Mr. M. Williams Goodwyn, Jr.Mr. M. James GorrieMr. James Lawrence Goyer IIIDr. Lawrence W. GreerMr. Beau GrenierMr. Jay GrinneyMr. Michael HansenMr. Christopher B. HarmonMr. Andrew HartDr. Lawrence S. HawleyMr. David B. HezlepMr. George HillerMr. John T. Hoff

Mr. John S. HornsbyMr. James F. Hughey, Jr.Mr. Glenn Ireland IIMr. Donald M. JamesMr. Carl E. Jones Jr.Dr. Price KloessDr. James C. LaskerMr. William A. LeggMr. William Dice LineberryMr. James B. Little IIIMr. Henry S. Long Jr.Mr. Michael L. LucasMr. George Gambrill LynnMr. Rick MacKayMr. Robert P. MacKenzie IIIMr. Will MatthewsMr. C. Phillip McWaneMr. John MooreMr. Mac M. MoorerMr. Fred W. Murray Jr.Mr. J. Reese Murray III

Mr. Dean NixMr. James OutlandMr. William C. PattersonMr. James W. Porter IIMr. Goode Price IIIMr. James L. PriesterMr. Thomas A. RobertsMr. Mabry RogersMr. Hatton C. SmithMr. Sperry Snow*Mr. James T. StephensMr. Rusty StewartMr. Cris StoneMr. Lee Styslinger, Jr.Mr. Alex VareMr. Steve VarnerMr. Read VoigtMr. Andrew Scott WaltonMr. John M. WilliamsMr. Louis J. Willie IIIMr. Scott Wilson

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How did you become interested in working with the Bonsai group? Volunteering in the Japanese Gardens? I have never seen anything like the Japanese Gardens before. I found it unique and interesting.

What do you think makes a person a good volunteer? Being hardworking and willing to learn.

How did you become interested in cultivating bonsai trees? Dr. Bob Wendorf introduced me to bonsai. Since then, they have fascinated me.

Where do you see yourself volunteering with the Japanese Gardens and the Bonsai Group? Are you interested in working with any other plant group or society? I see myself trying to help make The Gardens the best that they can be.

Do you feel it is important for your generation to volunteer? Why? Yes. We want to give something back to the great country that has been so generous to us.

What are your academic and/or career goals once you graduate high school? I plan on attending college and then graduate school. I have many interests including botany, ichthyology and zoology.

What attracts you to working/volunteering at Birmingham Botanical Gardens? The thing that I find most attractive about The Gardens is interacting with all of the knowledgeable people.

Welcome Taylor SteeleThe Friends would like to welcome Taylor Steele as the new volunteer coordinator. Taylor comes to us from the Southern Environmental Center at Birmingham-Southern College where he was the resident manager for Turkey Creek Nature Preserve for three years. Before that he was the Director of Science Education for 5 years at Cornerstone Schools of Alabama. In addition, he previously worked at McWane Science Center with the GLOBE Program as the Environmental Science Coordinator. Taylor was also a naturalist with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Parks Division. He has an academic background in Environmental/Conservation Studies from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Taylor resides in the city of Columbiana, Alabama with his wife, three dogs and a cat.

Please stop by & welcome Taylor the next time you are at The Gardens. You can contact Taylor directly at 205.414.3962 or tsteele@bbgardens.org.

Reid Pearlman is a sophomore at Vestavia Hills High School. He volunteers in the Japanese Gardens with John Floyd, Mike Rushing and Bob Wendorf. Reid is one of the many young people that choose to take advantage of unique educational opportunities at The Gardens, while helping maintain its beauty. Above, he is front and center, surrounded by the three doctors and the crew that helps maintain the Japanese Gardens.

Do you volunteer with any other organization? Not at this time.

What is important to you as a volunteer at The Gardens? What do you see as the result of your volunteering? As a volunteer, I have been able to learn a great deal about plants, both local and foreign. I have been privileged to be educated by some of the most knowledgeable people in the field of botany.

Is there anything else you’d like us to know about your experience working and volunteering at The Gardens? I am looking forward to doing it more in the future.

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Archives & Rare Book Room"Our Native Ferns; or a History of the British Species and Their Varieties" by Edward Joseph Lowe was written in 1865. This 146 year old two volume set was donated to the Library Archives by Dr. Hughes Kennedy. It features beautifully illustrated hand colored engravings

of ferns complete with descriptions. A renowned and oft published English botanist, Lowe's interest in ferns led to his studies and paintings. Lowe was most noted for "Ferns: British and Exotic," eight illustrated volumes

published in London by Groombridge and Sons in 1856. This recent donation is just one of many rare and interesting pieces that can be found in the Archives & Rare Book Room at The Library at The Gardens, our hidden educational gem. Schedule an appointment with Jason Kirby, library assistant and archivist, and check out our unique collection of books, crafts, clothing and mementos from nearly 50 years of Birmingham Botanical Gardens history.

For more information contact Jason Kirby at jkirby@bbgardens.org.

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Join us in The Library at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss a new, fun book pertaining to gardening, plants or the environment. Contact Director of Library Services, Hope Long at 205.414.3931 or hlong@bbgardens.org for more information or to get involved.

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January and February for the exhibit:

Pruning for Special Effects

January 10: The Language of Flowers

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February 7: Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

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Few plants evoke an Asian aesthetic like bamboo. However, running (monopodial) species can be very aggressive spreaders. Understandably, many people consider them invasive exotic plants, although river cane, Arundinaria gigantea, and its relatives are important plants in their SE US native ecosystem.

Clumping, or sympodial, bamboo species offer a guarantee of self-restraint. Despite the ability of their basal clump to reach 5-6’ wide and more over time, have no fear, the plants are genetically incapable of running. However, they have not been widely used in our area, perhaps because some clumpers exhibit borderline cold or heat tolerance, or because runners are easier to propagate. Maybe it’s disbelief – those who have experienced the tenacity of the monopodial species mistakenly think that all bamboos are noxious pests.

We grow several types of sympodial bamboo at The Gardens, primarily cultivars of Bambusa multiplex, hedge bamboo, from China. As the name suggests, its growth habit lends to clipping as a hedge. Over the past 8 years, our earliest plant-outs of ‘Rivieriorum,’ considered the hardiest form, have formed well-behaved, dense, graceful, finely-textured and fountain-like evergreen clumps ~10’ tall and wide (left); the basal clumps of emergent shoots are ~36” wide. They have withstood heat,

humidity and drought with total aplomb, as well as a brief flirtation with single-digit lows with minimal aboveground injury.

On hedge bamboo, new culms (individual grass stalks) arise through the growing season, primarily late spring-early summer. Height increases gradually (up to 18’ in our area) as the clump matures; growth is slow compared to monopodial species. Leaves (secondary growth) are produced after maximum culm height is reached each year but late-season culms may not produce secondary growth until the following year. After leaves are produced individual culms cease all growth, and live 3-7 years. Clumps can be attractively thinned by removing individual culms, or completely renewed to the ground in late winter before new growth ensues.

‘Alphonse Karr’ sports attractive gold culms streaked with green. Leaves are larger than ‘Rivieriorum’ but suffer complete injury at ~15ºF (above), necessitating renewal pruning. ‘Fernleaf,’ as supplied to us (right), appears very similar to ‘Rivieriorum,’ perhaps with slightly less stem hardiness. We’re also growing Borinda boleana and Fargesia spp.; time will tell if these clumping species also have potential.

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JAnuARyFRUITS AND NUTS - Set out apples, peaches, pears, and grapes. Start grafting pecans. Prune dormant trees.

SHRUBS - Plant shrubs and trees, including broadleaf, narrowleaf, and deciduous. Graft camellias in South Alabama. 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 - Visit nurseries and garden centers to select varieties. 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.

MISCELLANEOUS - Prune winter-damaged limbs.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 completelyCut them back lightly Keep in a temperature of 55 to 60 °.

VEGETABLE SEED - Plant hardy vegetables, root crops, roots, and tubers in southern-most areas. Plant lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli in coldframes.

VEGETABLE PLANTS - Set out cabbage plants.

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Winter Identification of native Woody Plants (elective)Instructor: Fred Spicer Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensSaturday, January 14, 2011 | 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

native Plant Conservation (core)Instructor: Wayne Barger Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensSaturday, January 28, 2012 | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $80 Members | $90 Non-Members

understanding Botanical names (elective)Instructor: John Manion Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensWednesday, February 15, 2012 | 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

native Mosses, Lichens & Liverworts (elective)Instructor: Curtis Hansen Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Saturday, March 24, 2012 | 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

Native Spring Wildflowers (elective)Instructor: John Manion Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

Bibb County Glades (fieldtrip)Field Trip Guides: Fred Spicer & John Manion Location: Bibb CountySaturday, April 28, 2012 | 8 -5 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

native Plant Propagation - Part II (elective)Seed & Vegetative PropagationInstructor: Jan Midgley Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensSaturday, May 12, 2012 | 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

native Grasses & Grass-Like Plants (elective)Instructor: Dan Spaulding Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensSaturday, June 9, 2012 | 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members

Certificate in Native Plant Studies Classes/Field Trips/Volunteer Opportunities

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FRUITS AND NUTS - Planting season continues for dormant trees. Fertilize fruit trees. Apply half of the fertilizer recommended for grapes now; apply the other half soon after fruit sets. Continue dormant pruning & grafting. Start strawberry plantings.

SHRUBS - Planting season continues. Visit camellia shows to learn of hardy varieties in your area. Graft camellias in Central & South Alabama. Spray all shrubs with a fungicide before new growth starts.Good time to prune all shrubs before new growth starts. Don’t prune early-blooming species because flower buds will be removed.

ROSES - Prune hybrid tea roses in South Alabama; delay pruning for a few weeks in North Alabama. Continue planting.

ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS - Replant early plantings of hardy annuals. Prepare beds for summer annuals.

BULBS - Plant cannas, amaryllis, gladiolus, & zephyranthes in South Alabama; delay planting for a few weeks in North Alabama.

MISCELLANEOUS - Houseplants are beginning to show signs of activity. Fertilize with liquid or soluble fertilizer according to manufacturer’s directions.Remember Valentine’s Day; Why not send roses or a potted plant?

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

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

On Saturday, December 3, volunteers from our Certificate in Native Plant Studies series spent time working at the quail habitat at the Birmingham Zoo. This unique volunteer opportunity is one of many only available to participants in the program. For more information on how you can enroll in the program and take advantage of volunteer opportunities like these, visit www.bbgardens.org/csnpc.

Registration and further information about the program, including course descriptions and certificate requirements can be found at www.bbgardens.org/plantstudies or call 205.414.3958.

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The 14th annual Spencer Lecture will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall. This free annual event brings award-winning and New York Times best selling author Andrea Wulf to Birmingham Botanical Gardens for an intriguing talk titled “Founding Gardeners. The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation.” This beautifully illustrated talk looks at the lives of the founding fathers and how their attitude, toward plants, gardens, nature and agriculture shaped the American nation. In a unique retelling of the creation of America, Wulf will show how plants, politics and personalities intertwined as never before.

Guests will have a chance to meet Ms. Wulf at a reception where she will also be signing copies of her books, including Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation.

Andrea Wulf was born in India & moved to Germany as a child. She trained as a design historian at Royal College of Art and is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Founding Gardeners as well as of The Brother Gardeners (long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2008 and winner of the American Horticultural Society 2010 Book Award) and the co-author (with Emma Gieben-Gamal) of This Other Eden: Seven Great Gardens and 300 Years of English History. She has written for The Sunday Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Garden, and regularly reviews for several newspapers, including the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian and The New York Times. She lives in London.

Visit www.bbgardens.org/spencerlecture to reserve your tickets or contact Special Events Coordinator Shelly McCarty at 205.414.3965 or smccarty@bbgardens.org.

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Thursday, January 195:30-6:30 p.m. Cocktail Supper

6:30-7:30 p.m. Members Meeting

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$20 per person

The Giving GardenPaulette Van Matre - executive Director, Magic City Harvest

Almost two tons of vegetables from The Gardens’ Bruno Vegetable Garden are

donated to Magic City Harvest every year to feed Birmingham’s hungriest. Paulette will discuss her organization’s partnership

with The Gardens & how it helps our community

Catering by The Gardens Cafe by Kathy G

RSVP by January 13 at www.bbgardens.org/annualdinner

or call 205.414.3965

andrea WulF“Founding Gardeners. The Revolutionary Generation, Nature,

and the Shaping of the American Nation”

Thursday, March 8 | 6:30 p.m.Reception 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Limited Seating- Tickets must be reserved

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Last Chance: newport in Flower,

June 21-24, 2012The Friends are visiting Newport, Rhode Island this summer to attend the Newport Flower Show and to tour private gardens in and around the historic city and would love for you to join them.

Cost for the four day, three night exclusive trip is $2,250 (double occupancy, excluding airfare). Tour goers must be members at the Oak level ($250) or above. The registration deadline is Friday, January 20, 2012. The balance is due by Friday April 20, 2012.

For details and a full itinerary of this exclusive tour,

visit www.bbgardens.org/travel or contact Olivia Alison, director of development,

at 205.414.3961 or oalison@bbgardens.org

◄ North garden, Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum-Photograph courtesy Kristin Green

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yoga in The GardensInstructor: Suzanne GrahamWednesday from January 11 to February 155:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Education

(East Room)$12 Per Person Per Class or All Six Classes for $60

Winter Bird Feeders Instructor: Ashley HarperSaturday, January 21 | 10 -12:30 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical GardensFor 4K-4th grade$12 Members / $15 Non-Members

The “Joy of Tea” Seminar & Tea TastingInstructor: Libby DavisWednesday, February 8 | 2-4 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $20 Members / $25 Non-Members

Floral Design ClassInstructor: Shelayne ThompsonThursday, February 9 | 6-8 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens$30 Members / $40 Non-Members

Partner yoga at The GardensInstructor: Suzanne GrahamSaturday, February 11 | 10-11:30 a.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens (East Room)$25 Members / $30 Non-Members

Pine needle BasketsInstructor: Ethel OwenSaturday, February 18 | 10-2 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Exploration Classroom)$50 Members / $60 Non-MembersClass is limited to ten

The urban ChickenInstructor: Andrew KrebbsSaturday, February 25 | 9-11 a.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical

Gardens (Adventure Classroom)$10 Members / $12 Non-Members

A Special Event for the Whole Family Meditation Class: “The Garden of the Mind:

Cultivating Peace & Happiness in Daily Life”Instructor: Gen Kelsang Mondrub – American Buddhist MonkSaturday, February 18 | 11-12:30 p.m.Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Lecture Hall)FREE

Adult & Family Classes

For more information or to register visit www.bbgardens.org/classes or call 205.414.3958.

CHAIRMAnMrs. Fay B. IrelandLouise D. Johnson

DIReCTORMrs. Claire H. Fairley

ADVISORMr. & Mrs. Carl E. Jones, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Pursell

BeneFACTORSouthern Progress CorporationThe Hill-Allison Charitable Lead TrustMr. R. Shane BoatrightMrs. Virginia R. Brown*Mr. Stewart M. DansbyDr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr.Royal Cup, Inc.Stephens Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. AldridgeMrs. Ruby S. Ansley Mr. and Mrs. Michael BallietMrs. Camille A. BeckerMrs. Lucille S. Beeson*Peggy Bonfield and Orrin FordMary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMrs. Tom Tartt Brown*D. Joseph & Ida C. Burns*Ms. Suzanne G. ClisbyMrs. Martha Stone Cobb Daniel*The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaThe Dunn-French FamilyMr. F. Lewter Ferrell, Jr.*Mr. R.R. Herbst*Mr. J. Ernest & Mrs. Ora Lee Hill*Mrs. Fay B. IrelandMr. George L. Jenkins

Hugh & Bobbe Kaul*Dr. Bodil Lindin-Lamon*Fran LawlorDr. Michael E. MaloneMs. Louise T. McAvoy* Mrs. Mary Jean MorawetzMr. Philip MorrisMr. and Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr.James L. NewsomeDr. & Mrs. A. I. Perley*Steve & LeAnne PorterMrs. Carol P. PoynorMr. & Mrs. William M. Spencer, III*Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. Mr. Douglas Arant StockhamDr. Wendell H. Taylor*Mrs. Carolyn D. Tynes*Mrs. Anne H. “Nancy” WarrenMrs. Robert Wells

Members of The Perennial Society have made a planned gift, a bequest, or an endowment gift of $10,000 or more to The Gardens.

Garden Sustainers are our top annual donors, who in

the words of the late charter member Bill Spencer, “give more to support a garden

that’s free for everyone else.”

PATROnMs. Elna R. BrendelBrasfield & GorrieMr. & Mrs. W. Frank Cobb, IIIThe Goodrich Charitable FoundationMr. & Mrs. James M. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Jon KimerlingMayer Electric Supply Company, IncMr. & Mrs. Guy K. Mitchell, JrMr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr.James L. NewsomeMr. & Mrs. Charles S. Northen IIIMr. & Mrs. Henry B. Ray, Jr. Rucker & Margaret Agee FundMr. & Mrs. B. Hanson SlaughterMr. & Mrs. Douglas Arant StockhamMr. & Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor, IIMrs. W. Hall ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Lloyd R. WilsonMr. & Mrs. John N. Wrinkle

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Tommie M. ArgoMr. & Mrs. Michael Balliet

Wallace R. BunnMrs. Frances BlountMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMrs. Richard Simmons, Jr.

Radiance S. EarlyThe Estate of Radiance Early

John M. FullerMr. & Mrs. Allen Hammack

Margo S. GaskinMrs. Lee Allen Jefcoats

Lucile GilbertMr. & Mrs. Marvin GilbertMagnolia Ridge Care &

Rehabilitation CenterNeel-Schaffer Company

Jane W. GrayMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland

Peggy HammondMs. Patricia BrewerMr. John CoffeeMs. Mary Brown CoffeeMr. & Mrs. Mitchell Coffee, Jr.Mr. Jerry G. DuncanMargaret S. White

Beverly HeadMrs. Frances BlountMrs. Karen ChapmanMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland

Sara A. JonesMs. Dawn CannonMr. Mike JonesAnonymous

Katherine JordanMrs. Frances Blount

William Bradford KiddMrs. Frances BlountMr. & Mrs. James D. Mills

Jean Le GrandeMr. & Mrs. Frank O. Burge, Jr.

Dr. Charles LokeyMr. & Mrs. Joe Brady, Jr.Mrs. Lucie G. EllardMr. & Mrs. William C. Knight, Jr.Ms. Nancy McCollumMr. Jerry Reasner DMDMr. & Mrs. Murray W. Smith

Nimrod W.E. LongMr. & Mrs. Richard S. AbernethyMr. & Mrs. Thomas AdamsAlabama Road Builders Association, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. AldridgeMr. & Mrs. Fletcher AllenMrs. Betsy AllisonMr. & Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson, IVMr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bainbridge, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Allen BakerMr. & Mrs. Michael BallietMr. & Mrs. Jack BeckerMrs. Frances BlountMr. & Mrs. Frank H. Bromberg, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. F. Dixon Brooke, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Percy Brower, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Brown, IIMrs. Ashley G. BrownMrs. James Brown, Jr.Mr. Timothy CallahanMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMrs. William N. Culp, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. DanielMr. & Mrs. William A. Davis, IIIDunn Construction Company IncEllis Architects, Inc.Mrs. James H. EmackMr. & Mrs. J. Ross Forman, IIIMr. & Mrs. Miller GorrieMs. Mary HansonMr. & Mrs. David S. HassingerHatcher Design AssociatesMrs. Caroline M. HeadMr. & Mrs. Holman HeadMrs. S. Richardson Hill, Jr.Mrs. Elizabeth HoffmanMs. Patricia InglisInternal Financial Control Services, IncMrs. Fay B. IrelandMr. Ben Ivey JacksonMrs. Crawford T. Johnson, IIIMrs. Ann KesslerMr. & Mrs. James King, Jr.LBYD, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Luckie, IIIMcCartney Construction CompanyMrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr.Ms. Jane McGriffMrs. William W. McTyeire, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David M. MillhouseMr. & Mrs. James D. MillsMrs. Jean K. MontgomeryMr. & Mrs. Walter F. MorrisMr. Philip MorrisMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. PearceMr. William S. Pritchard, Jr.Mr. William S. Pritchard IIIMrs. James S. QuarlesMr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Quinn IIIMr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Renneker, IIIMr. & Mrs. E. Mabry Rogers

Ms. Mary SamuelsMr. & Mrs. Bob SchleusnerMr. & Mrs. Andrew ScottMrs. Jan ShannonDr. & Mrs. R. Waid Shelton, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert ShepherdMrs. Richard Simmons, Jr.Mrs. Louise G. SmithMr. & Mrs. Mell G. SmithMr. & Mrs. Ralph SmithSoutheast Materials CorpSouthern Museum of Flight Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. SpragueMs. Katharine J. SutherlandMr. & Mrs. Charles R. Terry, Sr.Tire Engineers, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. TorrenceMr. & Mrs. Temple W. Tutwiler, IIIMr. & Mrs. Jim WaitzmanWalter Schoel Engineering Company, IncMr. & Mrs. Robert S. Weatherly, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. William B. White, IIIMr. & Mrs. Peter T. Worthen

Wendell MartinPhillipa L. Lampkin

Phillip A. MashMr. & Mrs. Bayard S. Tynes, Jr.

J. Reese Murray, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. AbernethyMr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bainbridge, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Michael BallietMrs. Frances BlountMrs. Joanne D. BlydeMr. & Mrs. Bill BowronMr. & Mrs. T. Lyons BradleyMr. & Mrs. Charles P. Brown, IIDr. & Mrs. Jerry W. ChandlerMr. & Mrs. Charles T. Clayton, Jr.Ms. Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMr. & Mrs. A. Philip Cook, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Crockard, Jr.Mr. Paul D’Ari & Ms. Marcia MagidMr. & Mrs. Evans Dunn, Jr.Mrs. James H. EmackMr. & Mrs. J. Ross Forman, IIIMrs. Caroline FowlerMr. & Mrs. Clarke H. GillespyMr. & Mrs. Allen HammackMrs. Jeanette HancockMrs. John HarrellMrs. Joan C. HarrisonMr. Ben Ivey JacksonMr. & Mrs. Philip C. Jackson, Jr.James L. North & AssociatesMrs. Crawford T. Johnson, IIIMrs. Elizabeth W. JonesMrs. Ann KesslerDr. & Mrs. Wayne W. Killion, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James King, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Warren Lightfoot, Sr.Mrs. Lynette A. McCaryMrs. William W. McTyeire, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. C. Phillip McWaneMr. & Mrs. Hobart A. McWhorter, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ben K. MireeMr. & Mrs. Richard H. Monk IIIMr. & Mrs. Mark L. MyattMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. PearceMr. William S. PritchardMrs. James S. QuarlesMr. & Mrs. Tynes QuarlesMr. & Mrs. Andrew ScottMr. & Mrs. James W. ShepherdMrs. Richard Simmons, Jr.Mrs. Louise G. SmithMr. & Mrs. Mell G. SmithMr. & Mrs. Murray W. SmithMrs. Carol O. SommersMrs. Cynthia S. SproullMr. & Mrs. Herbert StockhamMs. Kate StockhamMs. Katharine J. SutherlandMs. Joan J. ThomasDr. & Mrs. Jack Trigg, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jim WaitzmanMr. & Mrs. William B. White, IIIMr. & Mrs. Edward Hanz Yates

Alfred M. NaffMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland

James E. PothMr. & Mrs. Earl Trafton

Dorothy L. RennekerMs. Sandra Mathis

Mary Jo SherrillCamellia Garden Club

Helen SlonakerMrs. Lynn D. Grimsley

Elizabeth T. SmithMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMr. & Mrs. Murray W. Smith

Virginia B. SpencerMr. & Mrs. Douglas J. CentenoMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs ClevelandMrs. & Mr. Carolyn P. DrennenMr. & Mrs. James D. MillsMrs. Charles B. Webb, Jr.

Berney WaltersMr. & Mrs. Joe Brady, Jr.

Jere F. WhiteMrs. Frances Blount

James A. WiseMs. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland

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Boatright CompaniesButrus Family Advised FundCity of Mountain BrookEllis Architects, Inc.Florence E. Simpson FundGoodrich FoundationHighway Equipment Co., Inc.Hill Crest FoundationLeaf & PetalLucille S. Beeson Charitable TrustOff Shoots Garden ClubRegions Financial CorporationRoyal Cup, Inc.Shades Valley Rotary ClubSouthern Progress CorporationUAB Women & Infant SevicesVulcan Materials CompanyWells Fargo FoundationMr. & Mrs. William H. Austill

Robert B. BashinskyMr. George Gaskin

Frances BlountMrs. James H. Emack

Russell B. BoylanMr. George Gaskin

Mr. & Mrs. Stan BlantonMr. Joseph BlountMr. & Mrs. James A. BradfordMrs. Daphne BradleyMr. & Mrs. John G. BrockMr. Tim K. BurlesonMs. Barbara L. BurtonDr. & Mrs. Michael CallahanDr. Waldemar A. CarloMr. Lange ClarkMs. Amanda A. ClarkJulia A. CleageMr. Scott CobbMr. Stewart M. DansbyMs. Frances S. DaughertyMr. & Mrs. Ogden S. DeatonMr. & Mrs. William B. DickersonMrs. Mary I. DillonMr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Elliott, II

Camellia Garden Club in memory of Mary Jo Sherrill

Ron Cohen and Bob Smith in memory of Jeff Bloomer

North End Council Garden Club in honor of Jason Kirby

Mrs. Shelley P. GrahamMr. & Mrs. Beau GrenierMr. & Mrs. James E. GrishamMr. & Mrs. Morris HackneyMs. Clarissa HarmsMr. & Mrs. Andrew HartMr. David HezlepMr. & Mrs. John S. HornsbyMr. & Mrs. Glenn Ireland, IIMr. & Mrs. Donald M. JamesMrs. Lee Allen JefcoatsMr. & Mrs. James M. JohnsonMr. Leo Kayser, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Price KloessDr. & Mrs. James C. LaskerMr. & Mrs. James B. Little, IIIMr. & Mrs. J. Reese Murray, IIIMr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Noble, IIIMr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Noble, Jr.

Elizabeth BroughtonBriarwood Garden Club

Richard H. ComptonMr. George Gaskin

Sara M. EdwardsMr. George Gaskin

Maurice O. GreenMr. George Gaskin

Richard HealyThe Church of the Ascension

Episcopal Church Women

Lee A. JefcoatsMr. George Gaskin

J. Bentley OwensHill & Dale Garden Club

Nancy ShannonMs. Kyndle Huey

Albert L. SmithMr. George Gaskin

Dr. Hughes KennedyBabs SimpsonHenry HughesMike RushingVirginia Barr

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Mell G. SmithMr. George Gaskin

Thomas F. TuckerMr. George Gaskin

Ed WhitfieldMr. & Mrs. Mark L. Myatt

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Steve & Mary PhillipsMr. & Mrs. James W. Porter, IIMr. & Mrs. John H. RobertsMr. & Mrs. Hanson SlaughterMr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Philip Stalker, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. James T. StephensMr. & Mrs. Douglas Arant StockhamMr. & Mrs. L.J. Styslinger, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor, IIMr. & Mrs. Temple W. Tutwiler, IIIMr. & Mrs. Alex VareMr. & Mrs. W. Read VoigtMr. Jesse WeldonDrs. Andrew & Jeanna WestmorelandMr. & Mrs. John M. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Scott WilsonMr. & Mrs. Charles Youngson

Billy AngellJames L. NewsomeBarbara LampkinJonathan Lee

Creative Montessori SchoolsJohn W. GregoryMrs. Michael G. ByrneStan Palla

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President’s Circle $1,000Mr. & Mrs. John C. Rives

Ambassador- $500Mr. Richard M. AdamsRobert & Lois Luckie, IIIMr. & Mrs. John Lyon

Oak- $250Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bainbridge, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Daniel BelserMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Broughton, IIIMr. & Mrs. Russell W. ChamblissMrs. Nanci ChazenMr. & Mrs. Richard F. CockfieldMr. John Cowin Jr.Mr. James V. Fairley, Jr.Dr. Peter & Roslyn MannonMs. Lucy McCownMr. & Mrs. Gene McWilliamsMrs. John L. RhoadsDr. & Mrs. Douglas Rollins, Jr.

Magnolia- $125Mr. Grant AlspaughAnna Altz-StammMrs. Brenda BagleyMr. & Mrs. David BallardMr. & Mrs. Michael BallietMs. Nancy BeelerMr. & Mrs. James A. BradfordTom BrinkleyMr.& Mrs. Paul R. ButrusJoyce CahoonMr. & Mrs. David CampMr. Chris Campanotta & Mr. Scott FordJudge & Mrs. John L. CarrollDr. & Mrs. Jerry W. ChandlerDr. & Mrs. Walter D. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Thomas CosbyMs. Paula C. CosperMr. & Mrs. Ron CouncilMr. & Mrs. Reaves CrabtreeMr. & Mrs. Francis H. Crockard, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Michael GaffneyMrs. Holly GoodbodyMr. & Mrs. W. Alec GrantTimothy & Allison GreggMrs. & Mrs. Stella K. GrenierMrs. Lynn D. GrimsleyMr. & Mrs. Edward L. GrundMr. & Mrs. John HaleyMrs. Jeanette HancockMr. & Mrs. John L. Hartman, IIIMr. & Mrs. Ted HenryDr. & Mrs. Basil HirschowitzMr. & Mrs. James HolbrookMrs. Lynn B. JacksonDr. & Mrs. Peter JanderMr. & Mrs. Gerard J. KassoufDr. Robert A. KreisbergMrs. Ellen LambMrs. Sandra Lonergan

Cliff & Cindy MartinMr. & Mrs. George F. MaynardDr. Charles A. McCallumMs. Sarah C. McClureMr. & Mrs. James D. MillsMs. Linda MontgomeryMr. & Mrs. Walter F. MorrisMr. & Mrs. J. Reese Murray, IIIDr. Curt Newell &

Dr. Sara Lynn NewellMr. & Mrs. Don A. NewtonMrs. Kaye OdenDr. & Mrs. Steven O’ShealMr. & Mrs. Bill PearsonMr. & Mrs. Vaughn RivesMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. RobertsMr. & Mrs. Scott SalterMrs. Sandra S. SimpsonMs. Dorinda M. SmithDr. Phillip Smith &

Dr. Beverly VonderpoolMrs. Carol O. SommersLauri & Weily SoongMr. & Mrs. Neal J. SpanglerMs. Glo SpruillMr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Taylor, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Bill TevendaleMr. Elbert S. WalkerMr. & Mrs. Paul S. WareDr. & Mrs. Frederick Weber, Jr.

Hydrangea- $60Mr. & Mrs. James F. Alison IIIMs. Carla M. AndersonMs. Linda B. ArnoldJudi & Paul AucoinDr. & Mrs. William C. BaileyMr. & Mrs. Thomas BaileyMr. & Mrs. James P. BarnhartMs. Ann BentonBenjamin & Elizabeth BentonMr. & Mrs. Douglas BethayMr. & Mrs. Peyton D. Bibb, Jr.Sally BlackerbyMr. & Mrs. Richard BlackwellDr. & Mrs. Kirby BlandMr. & Mrs. Van BlankenshipDr. Samuel Bowen &

Dr. Kathleen BowenMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. BrinkleyMrs. Shirlene BruceMr. & Mrs. Winfield BurksMr. & Mrs. Eric CarltonRay & Trixie ClarkDr. & Mrs. Orville W. ClaytonMrs. Linda CohnThe Honorable Betty F. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Lee CooperMarc & Susan CorsiniMrs. Shirley E. CunninhgamMr. Ralph DailyMr. & Mrs. Glenn DavisMrs. Dana DavisMrs. Suzanne DickinsonMrs. Natalie DillardDr. & Mrs. William DismukesMr Henry DixonMrs. Rebecca A. DonaldsonMs. Dorothy DrakeMr. & Mrs. George DreherDr. & Mrs. L. Aubrey DrewryMr. & Mrs. Harold B. Dunn

Ms. Melanie DykesMrs. Joyce Edwards-JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Brent FalkenhagenMrs. Janice FalknerLloyd & Jennifer FitzpatrickDr. & Mrs. Keith FleisherMrs. Debby FlemingMrs. Anne Forschler-TarraschMs. Lyn Froning &

Mr. Michael FroningTom & Anne GarrettMr. & Mrs. Michael GaryMr. & Mrs. Joseph GermannMs. Patricia GillMr. & Mrs. Sharp Gillespy, IVMrs. C. William Gladden, Jr.Mrs. Carmen B. HabeebMrs. Willis C. Hagan, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Victor H. Hanson, IIIMs. Elizabeth HarrisonDr. & Mrs. Griff HarshMr. & Mrs. Garland W. HeareMs. Yvette HeathMrs. Barbara HeavilinMr. & Mrs. Richard HempsteadMr. & Mrs. William M. HidenMr. & Mrs. D.E. HinshawMs. Beth Holland &

Griffin HollandMrs. Mary L. HoltMrs. Carol HunnMs. Louise HutnerDr. & Mrs. Raymond IdekerMr. James ImbertDrs. James C. Jacobi &

Dodi C. JacobiMs. Becky JenningsMrs. Mary N. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Henry JonesMrs. Betty JordanMr. & Mrs. James E. KempMr. & Mrs. Murray KiddMr. & Mrs. John KillianMs. Carol KirkpatrickMrs. Elizabeth KohnMs. Mary H. KrebsDr. & Mrs. Thomas G. LamkinMr. & Mrs. W. F. LandMs. Frances H. LawlorMr. Jimmy LightMs. Sandra W. LottMrs. Dianne H. LuketicStefanie MaloneyDr. & Mrs. John A. Maloof, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John H. MartinMr. & Mrs. Jack MartinMs. Donna F. MatthewsMs Kim McClaffertyDr. & Mrs. Walter C. McCoyMrs. Dorothy H. McCueMr. & Mrs. Thomas McGaheyDr. & Mrs. Thomas H. McNuttMr. & Mrs. Frank D. McPhillipsDr. Gordon L. MilesMr. & Mrs. Melvin MillerDr. & Mrs. Constantine MorrosDr. & Mrs. Leonard A. MueninghoffMr. & Mrs. Ashok V. MujumdarMr. & Mrs. W. Donald MyersMr. Mark NelsonMrs. Marjorie K. NixMr. & Mrs. Tom NortonMr. & Mrs. Gregory OdrezinDr. & Mrs. W. Crawford Owen, Jr.Mr. James E. ParrishMr. & Mrs. Richard PaxtonMr. & Mrs. Jackson PayneMr. & Mrs. David P. Phillips

Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. PorterMr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Quinn IIIDavid & Vickie RaderMr. & Mrs. John RandolphMs. Leslie ReedDr. & Mrs. David Roberts, IVMs. Melissa RobinettMr. & Mrs. Joseph N. RothMr. & Mrs. John B. Rudulph, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Shay SamplesMr. & Mrs. Michael SansburyJay & Marcia SegersMrs. Margot R. ShawMs. Barbara ShepherdDr. & Mrs. Alan SiegalMrs. Babs SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Robert H. SmithMr. & Mrs. Stewart T. SmithDr. Carol SmithMr. & Mrs. Larry SpanglerDr. Paul SpenceMrs. Debbie StevensMyra & Mark StoneMr. Calvin C. Crowder &

Dr. Martha StrangeMrs. Terri TattonMr. & Mrs. William A. TerryMs. Kate Tremblay &

Mr. John LeMunyonMr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Vinson, Jr.Ms. Despina VodantisMr. & Mrs. Robin A. Wade, IIIDr. Ann E. Wade & Ellen DossettDr. & Mrs. Brian WadeDr. & Mrs. Raymond WattsMr. George C. WattsMs. Kitty C. White & Mr. Tryg HoffMrs. Karen WhiteMr. & Mrs. Frank WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Bill WilliamsMr. Steven Hodges &

Ms. Janice H. WilliamsMs. Lynn WilmothKay A. WoodMr. & Mrs. Dusty YatesIvey & Peter Young

Trillium- $45Ms. Gloria AndersonMs. Mary J. ArcherMs. Ann BatumSally H. BeamMs. Michelle BlackwoodMr. & Mrs. Wayne BowlingMr. & Mrs. Stratton H. BrockMs. Jan BurnettMs. Candace CaineMs. Karen CallawayMrs. Laura ChapmanMs. Suzanne G. ClisbyMs. Carole H. CobbJ.D. & Lisa ConleyMrs. Eleanor ConnorMrs. Margaret DanglerMs. Frances S. DaughertyMrs. & Mr. Patricia DayDr. Eleanor DelBeneMrs. Laura DenverMs. Mary Edwards-MuellerGil FergusonMr. Godfrey J. FiesMs. Lyn FrazerMs. Wyteria FrizzellMrs. Sissy GallowayMrs. Johnie GiegerMr. & Mrs. Sam GillisWanda GilmoreMallory Gray

Ms. Celia A. GriffinMs. Annie HallMs. Pamela HansonMr. Gregory J. HarberMs. Valerie HarperMrs. John HarrellMs. Judy HeatonMs. Christine HeckemeyerMs. Barbara IngramMs. Jan JennerMrs. Paddy JosephMrs. Susan H. JusticeMr. & Mrs. John KearneyDr. Cheryl Killingsworth &

Mr. James McMinnMs. Charlotte KingMs. Polly KrattMrs. R. Edward LeslieMr. Edward R. LevinMrs. Jane LevyMs. Emily LittrellMrs. Betty LockhartMr. John W. LovinMs. Gail LucasMrs. Mila A. LuketicMrs. Virginia H. LuskMs. Melissa LutenbacherMs. Tonnia C. MaddoxMrs. Anne MartinMs. Michelle MathewsInez McCollumMs. Natalie McGeeMrs. Evelyn MerrickMs. Robyn MitchellMs. Jean B. MorrisJean MoteMrs. Joan M. NewellMs. Pye ParsonMs. Mary Ann Pass, M.D.Laura PayneMyron PierreMs. JoAnn PillionMs. Nancy PriceSuzanne RichardsMs. Augusta C. RobinsonMrs. Annette RodgersMrs. Mary RooneyMs. Jeanne RudzkiMr. Keith RussellMrs. Faye P. SellersPeggy SheltonMr. & Mrs. Wayne SikesMs. Leslie SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Morris SlingluffMrs. Georgina SmithRuth A. SteeleMs. Thuan TanMrs. Larry TaylorCarolyn TitoneMs. Anne TownsendMary Ben TrautmanMr. Jason TurnerMs. Wendy UlrichMr. Doug UnkenholzMrs. Libba VaughanMs. Wanda VenhuizenMr. & Mrs. W. Read VoigtMs. Nancy Walburn &

Ms. Meg BashinskyMs. Vicki WalkerMr. Gary WalkerMs. Barbara WaltzMrs. Betty WarnockMs. Janet K. WatersMrs. Shelley WatkinsMr. & Mrs. Charles WellmanMrs. Claude C. WhiteMrs. Janis T. Zeanah

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