17 from the director 2 Dear Friends
main features 3 Weaving a Dream 8 Evolution of a Conservation Strategy 12 Staff Spotlight: Kavanah Anderson 14 Discovery Garden: You’ve Got Mail 16 An Alternative Chapel View 18 The Garden Gateway 20 Interpretation: Getting Engaged 22 Fond Farewells 24 Arts in the Gardens 26 Mad About Mums 28 Falling for Orchids 36 A Closer Look
Friends of Sarah P. Duke Gardens Magazine
Issue No. 61
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student impact stories 6 Anne Li 17 Thomas Sauters 35 Alex Brunson
news + notes 29 New Staff 30 In Memoriam 32 Awards & Honors 32 Cindy Brodhead Honored 33 Weaving Relationships 33 Garden in a Box 33 New Pets Policy 34 Summer Interns 34 Food Drive 34 Exemplary Volunteer Service
Flora writer/editor: Orla Swift Cover photo: Patrick Dougherty sculpture “The Big Easy,” seen through a magnolia tree (Magnolia floribunda), by Paul Jones. Additional photos by: Kavanah Anderson, Stefan Bloodworth, Jamie Botta, Clarence Burke, Brad Feinknopf, Rick Fisher, Jon Gardiner, Kati Henderson, Wendell Hull, Paul Jones, Kathy Julian, Sue Lannon, Bill LeFevre, Reagan Lunn, Michelle Rawlins, Annabel Renwick, Sarah Reuning, Lori Sullivan, Orla Swift, Micaela Unda, Jim Wallace, Brian Wells, Hope Wilder, Ashley Wong, Cici Xie. Watercolor rendering of the Garden Gateway conceptual design by Michael McCann.
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