M AY. 0 8 Glorious Gardens event held; featured Glocca Morra Farm, Griffin, Mays, Wrinkle, Ard, Bloodworth and Briggs gardens and Jones Valley Urban Farm. More than 1,200 attendees, raised over $23,000 Master Plan design team and staff take “Habitat Tour” to see native habitats which will inform upcoming work at The Gardens New Hulsey Woods entrance completed with bluestone threshold, boulders and plantings, funded by the Hulsey family Renovation and re-planting in Dunn Formal Boulders being added to new Rose Garden entrance of Hulsey Woods completed, funded by Ora Lee Hill estate Stewartia documentation project continues with visit from Dr. Paul Cappiello* Hosted Alabama Spring Fest, 300 students participated
JUNE.08 The Gardens hosted Garden Clubs of America’s Horticulture Committee; The Gardens selected to host 2010 Shirley Meneice Conference Meghan McDonald selected for first Rotary Club of Shades Valley summer internship at The Gardens Carolyn Snow hired as Volunteer Coordinator Curatorial plant database upgraded* New forklift purchased with funds donated Fay Ireland and Gregg Clark with new forklift by Fay Ireland, part of potting shed improvements
Discovery Field Trips attended by 9,800 students and 1,500 adults; Birmingham City School participation increased by 24%+ Junior League of Birmingham completed eighth year of volunteer and financial support for Discovery Field Trips
Students on a Discovery Field Trip about rain forests
*Funded in part by the Beeson Charitable Trust
+For more information visit www.bbgardens.org
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