88 Brownie Girl Scouts earned “Plants: Try-It” badges DECEMBER.08 New embossing machine purchased for plant curations* Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon honored 2008 Volunteers of the Year More than 700 woody and 400 herbaceous plants added to our permanent collections; more than 65% represent plants new to The Gardens’ living collections Two new golf carts purchased*
Library patron visitation increased Use your JCLC library card at our location by 64% and circulation increased by 5% from 2007+ Membership grew by 752 new members Gift received from Nancy Taylor Latimer for replacement bridge in Japanese Gardens Hope Long, Director of Library Services, and Ellen Hardy, Education Program Coordinator, celebrated 5 years of employment 1,378 volunteers donated 20,294 hours of their time to The Gardens Bruno Vegetable Garden produced nearly three tons of fresh produce, donated to Magic City Harvest throughout the year
Trustee Breakfast held Grants received for Discovery Field Trips: Junior League of Birmingham, City of Mountain Brook, City of Vestavia Hills, Vulcan Materials Company, The Hugh Kaul Foundation
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*Funded in part by the Beeson Charitable Trust
Nearly three tons of fresh produce feed Birmingham’s hungry +For more information visit www.bbgardens.org