Piedmont Horticulture - Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden

Piedmont Horticulture
A Newsletter
for Friends of
www.PJCBG.org
April 2012
A View from the Garden...
Kitty Lyon, Executive Director
Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden has never been more fun! Along with our garden plants, we are adding new
members and friends daily. Thank you for sharing the good news about the Triad’s newest public garden in the
heart of downtown Kernersville!
Also, please join me in welcoming Ruth Prongay, our new Director of Development, to the Garden. Ruth joined
us on March 13th, and we are thrilled to have her! She has more than 25 years experience in sales, and has
worked extensively with people throughout the Triad community. Ruth will direct fundraising efforts to benefit
garden projects, and will help secure garden sponsorships and grants. She will cultivate Garden membership
and appreciation events for Donors and Members, as well as expand the presence of the Garden to the larger
community. When you come by to meet Ruth be sure to tip-toe through our famous tulips which have been
featured extensively on television.
We have a few exciting things going on in the garden and we hope you will join us! Here’s a snap-shot on what’s
coming up....
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Sales of our container plants from the Patio Terrace area beginning April 1st.
Annual Gala on April 21st ~ Toast of the Tulips.
Returning by popular demand, Third Thursday Lecture beginning in May
Our new website will be up and running by June 1st.
Lee Newlin’s lecture in June on healthy eating, followed by a picnic and wine on the Patio Terrace
Semi-annual spring plant sale is going to be held during the Triad Plant & Landscape Festival on June 2nd.
Heirloom vegetables for sale through the Dolores and Wyatt LeFever Garden; see our selection offered in
biodegradable rice pots.
The Chip Callaway Lecture Series’ grand finale will feature Dr. Michael Dirr, retired horticulture professor and
author of Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Dr. Dirr will deliver our final lecture for the season, “Breeding,
Introducing and Marketing New Shrubs and Trees,” in conjunction with our first annual Triad Plant & Landscape
Festival, June 1-2. Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden is co-hosting the festival with the North Carolina Nursery and
Landscape Association on June 2nd. The festival features a sale of plants and accessories from wholesale and retail
vendors in North Carolina and Southeast region. Please watch for additional details to follow.
We encourage you to invite your family, friends, neighbors and business associates to our ever-changing garden. It
is sure to inspire, enlighten, and connect people of all ages to the world of plants, gardening, and horticulture.
215 South Main Street
Kernersville, NC 27284
Phone: 336.996.7888
Fax: 336.996.7884
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Calendar of Upcoming Events...
APRIL
Toni Hays, Programs Coordinator
21  Saturday
6:30 pm
Toast of the Tulips GalaPJCBG
We are gearing up for summer fun and have
some exciting new classes, lectures and events
for the whole family. Our first anniversary Gala
will be Saturday, April 21st, and we hope you
will join us for a festive evening celebrating Paul
J. Ciener Botanical Garden’s first year. There
will be good food, music, a tulip extravaganza!
28  Saturday
Photography Class
9:00 - 11:00 am
PJCBG
MAY
17  Thursday
Third Thursday Lecture On June 1 and 2, Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden
and North Carolina Nursery & Landscape
Association present the first annual Triad Plant &
Landscape Festival.
6:30 - 8:00 pm
PJCBG
JUNE
1  Friday
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Chip Callaway Lecture Series Meet Dr. Michael Dirr
We begin by hosting the final Chip Callaway
Lecture series with Dr. Michael Dirr, professor
of horticulture at the University of Georgia.
Meet and Greet Dr. Dirr on Friday, June 1. The
cost is $40 and includes appetizers, beer and
wine.
2  Saturday
Triad Plant and Landscape Festival
On Saturday, the parking lot will be filled with
garden and landscape vendors from across North
Carolina and the South promoting and selling
their plants, products and services to the general
public. Admission is free. Be sure to visit our
Welcome Center and bid on items donated by
Festival vendors for our Silent Auction.
16 Saturday
Stepping Stones
9:00 - 11:00 am
PJCBG
24  Saturday
Garden Trough 9:00 - 11:00 am
PJCBG
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
PJCBG
2  Saturday
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dr. Michael Dirr Lecture and Book Signing
PJCBG
7  Thursday
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Lee Newlin’s Healthy Organic Cooking WorkshopPJCBG
Also on Saturday, June 2, from 10:00 am until
12:00 pm, Dr. Dirr will lecture on “Breeding,
Introducing and Marketing New Shrubs and
Trees” followed by a book signing. The cost for Dr.
Dirr’s lecture is $35 ($30 for member of PJCBG
and NCNLA).
Summer Camps and Workshops for Children...
Butterflies and Books June 21 and 22 9 am-12 pm
Mexican Fiesta in the Garden July 10 9 am-12 pm
A Fairy Tea Party July 13 9 am – 12:30 pm
Five Senses in Five Days July 16-20
9 am-12 pm
All Thing Gross in the Garden August 2 9 am-12 pm
If you would like detailed information or to register for any of our classes, lectures or workshops,
please contact Toni Hays at 996-7888, or check out our website at www.pjcbg.com
Members! Our trip to Wing Haven and University of North Carolina Charlotte Botanical Garden, Tuesday,
April 24 is sold out! Look for more information regarding upcoming Members Tours. If you have a suggestion of
trips you’d like to see offered, please contact Toni Hays.
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Bloomin’Bucks with Brent and Becky’s Bulb
Adrienne R. Roethling, Garden Curator
Every year since the fall of 2008, Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden (PJCBG)
receives a donation of bulbs from our good friends Brent and Becky Heath.
The husband and wife team co-own Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, a retail
nursery specializing in the sales of bulbs begun by Brent’s grandfather in
1900. They sell approximately 20 million bulbs to retail customer’s worldwide and they may donate up to 1 million bulbs to botanical gardens to
showcase in their gardens rather than throwing the bulbs away. If you
haven’t visited the Pattern Garden during the months of March and April,
you are truly missing something spectacular.
Kitty Lyon, Executive Director, and I recently talked about how we and
our visitors can honor this family run business. Because of Brent and
Becky’s generous and kind donations, we want to find a way to give back.
Upon looking through their website and talking with the Heath’s we
decided to join the “Bloomin’ Bucks” program. Bloomin’ Bucks with Brent
and Becky’s Bulbs is a fundraising program which supports non-profit
organizations. Because PJCBG registered for the program, visitors can
now come to the gardens, look at our displays and jot down their favorite
bulb companions or combinations. At home, they can visit the website,
www.bloominbucks.com, or call Brent and Becky’s Bulbs and select Paul J.
Ciener Botanical Garden to support and place their order. As a reward, 25% of their purchases will come back to
the garden.
While most mail order nurseries specializing in spring blooming bulbs send their catalogs out in late summer,
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs send their catalogs out in spring. Orders can be taken from now
to early December. Bulbs are shipped in fall right to your door. Most visitors forget
about their favorites by the time fall comes, but Brent and Becky’s make it easy to
order while the bulbs are fresh on your minds and in their full glory.
If you like the bulb combinations displayed in the Pattern Garden, let me
provide you with a glimpse of my madness. Come mid-December, I drive
the truck a short 4 hours to Gloucester, Virginia. I rummage through the
warehouse grabbing as many crates of bulbs as I can. I cannot look through
their catalog prior as most of the bulbs are sold out by the time I get there.
While there, I grab what is left, several varieties of tulips, daffodils and a few
crates of fillers or extras such as hyacinths, grape hyacinth, crocus and more.
Once back to the garden, we quickly inventory and I spend a few days creating
combinations. The Pattern Garden is made up of 20-25 individual beds where
they each are designed with an array of early season, mid-season and late season
bulbs or combinations. Because I design with three seasons in mind, the displays
last beginning from late February until late April. I then design based on colors that
I think work together. Some colors work well while others appear to clash. But, when it
comes to 22,000-25,000 bulbs a year, does anyone really notice?
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The Dolores and Wyatt LeFever Garden Shop
Bonita Fleming, Garden Shop Manager
The Dolores and
Wyatt LeFever
Garden Shop is open
Monday - Friday from
10 - 4pm.
Contact Bonita
Fleming at
336.996.7888
BonitaFleming@
pjcbg.org if you have
any questions.
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pring has arrived in the Dolores and Wyatt LeFever Gift Shop at the Paul
J. Ciener Botanical Garden! Come inside to get a glimpse of our new
merchandise.
We have bunnies for your Easter baskets and lawns too. And it’s not too early to start thinking about your
Mother’s Day gifts.
We offer birdhouses, “Angel” garden stakes, unusual wind chimes and jewelry as possible options. We also have a
varied selection of plants in terrariums, vintage and unique containers. When you want to find that something
“different” for a special gift, think of the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden Shop!
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Get involved with the garden!
Ruth Prongay, Director of Development
G
reetings to you all! I am so excited to be your new Director of
Development at the Garden. We have such a treasure here in the heart of
Kernersville and indeed in the heart of the Triad.
It’s my job to tell the world about the Garden, and that seems to be pretty easy
so far. I can’t stop talking about it. I’ve had the pleasure of tagging along with
Toni and Adrienne when they have given group tours and I’m hoping to absorb
some of their knowledge. I’ve always loved flowers and shrubs, and I know a
good bit about flower arranging, but growing them is another matter.
I hope each of you will continue to enjoy the benefits of your membership and
come to our wonderful workshops, lectures and special events. Please bring your
friends along and introduce them to us. I look forward to meeting each of you,
and growing and blooming with you! Ruth
The Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization.
We are mainly funded by grants, memberships, Garden shop and plant sales,
and most importantly - donations. Help us maintain and continue to develop our
gardens and programs! Please send your tax deductible donation to us at 215
South Main Street, Kernersville, NC 27284.
Send us your donation in the amount of: $
Donor Name:
Address:
Phone &/or Email:
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Kudo’s
In Honor of . . .
Bill Apple
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
Chip Callaway
Sandra Meckley, Myers Park Garden Club
Mary Cook
John Wolfe, III
Michel and Kitty Hayes
M.D. Wagoner
In Memory of . . .
Lindsay Apple
John and Bobby Wolfe, III
Dick Chapin
John and Bobbie Wolfe
William H. Craft
Charles Prefontaine
Eleanor Leslie Dalton
John and Anita Bain
Marvin and Cynthia Ball, Jr.
Jamie and Natasha Bargoil
Hunter Bennett
Daryl and Shelley Bible
Dana Eaker
Angelina Gagliardo
Ginger Glenn
Audrey Johnson
Christopher and Kerri Kirk
Brandon Langford
Carl Leatherman
Janet Li
Maria Mendriski
Ed Vest
Kristen Weichel
John and Lisa Wilkinson
Frances Daniel
James and Henrietta Barrett
Dan and Trula Branon
Wyatt and Dolores LeFever
Randy LeFever
Randy McManus
Gail Boulton
Jimmie Pegram
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
Joe Pinnix
Prudential Carolinas Realty
Harry and Pamela Browne
Elizabeth Burns
Bobby and Grace Cheek
Carl and Mary Cook
Irene Covington
Bobby and Bonnie Daniel
John and Elizabeth Daniel
Elizabeth Daniel
Rory Daniel
John Dalton, Jr.
Dr. Robert Dalton
Keith Grose, Union Cross Baptist Church
Stanley and Donna Heiser
Robert and Mary Beth Hunt
Kernersville Garden Club
Wayne and Diane Mabe
Hugh Martin
Shirley O’Brien
David and Patricia Peeler
Richard and Beth Pierce
Rick and Martha Pierce
Platt Architecture, P.A.
Ronnie and Bobbie Roberts
Sawnee Elementary School
Romaine Saylor
Randal and Paula Stanley
Drew and Jane Veach
Whitlow Elementary School
Jon and Adrienne Roethling
Hans Peter Roethling
Virginia Snow
Kernersville Garden Club
John Wolfe
Carl and Mary Cook
John and Bobbie Wolfe
David and Patricia Peeler
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
John Wolfe, IV
Polly Wolfe
Lynn Knight Everhart
Carl and Mary Cook
Michael and Kitty Hayes
Daniel and Carmela Iddings
Sarah Larrimore
Mark and Judy Peters
Piedmont Carolina Nursery & Landscaping
Stephen and Carol Rothschild
SNS, Inc.
William L. Stark & Company, CPA’s
Ralph and Faye Nelson
Shirley Shaver and the late Jerry Shaver
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith, Jr.
Ralph and Nancy Stevens
Alan and Cindi Teague
Frank and Susan Virgin
James and Peggy Wallace
Jack Flesher
Terri Coons
Maria Smith
Michelle Kennedy and Tony Baker
Dr. Darien Smith
Robert A. and Catherine D.
Gross
Sion and Cathleen Bell
Elizabeth and Susan Cooner
Terri Coons
Doris Deal
Bruce Essick Truck Sales and Service
Shirley Few
Charles and Alice Fisher
Murry White Insurance
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Susan Hammond
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
Lothar Heinrichs
Gilmer and Linda Easter
Dennis Paloumbas
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
Era Stockton
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
Miquel Viso
Calvin and Adyle Cooper
Margaret Viso
Betty Young
Elizabeth Burns
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
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Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden would like to sincerely thank the following donors who
have given additional donations during the period of August 2010 through March 2012.
If we have mistakenly not included your name, please contact us. Our donors are very
much appreciated and we want to recognize all who support the Garden!
Up to $149
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bartlett
Dr. Ted Bilderback
Dick Bir
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Blakemore
Charlie and Lois Brummitt
Margaret Burks
Cam Too Camelia Nursery, Inc.
Chapter AB PEO Sisterhood
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cook
Larry and Shelva Cook
Regina Cybulski
Janet Doellgast
Dogwood Garden Club
David and Jan Fitzpatrick
Emerywood Forest Garden Club, Llewjean White
Lynn Everhart
Flowers and Friends Garden Club
Nancy Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Green
Kim Gross, Frank Phillips Home
Robert A. Gross
Robert D. Gross
Amy Harper, Harper Eye Care
Martha Harper
Robert and Brenda Hicks
Hillcrest Garden Club,Carole Julian
Col. Leon Hope
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hutchins
Helen Jennett
Junior Dogwood Club
Dr. Cynthia Klemmer
Sylvia Koontz
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lasseigne
Virginia Leone
Robert Lyons
Wayne and Diane Mabe
Kellie Melinda
Loretta Meyers
Chris and Patti Morrison
The Pansy Garden Club, Louise Fenwick
Dean and Carol Piatt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ponzoni
Anne Porter
Charles Prefontaine
James and Leslie Rhodes
Ronnie and Bobbie Roberts
Steven and Kathleen Rohrbeck
John and Norma Shore
Marge Silber
Joan Skokan and James Roeder
Lois Sowers
Nancy Spencer
Herbert and Andrea Sprott
Mr. and Mrs. Cam Steele
John and Patty Stone
Charles and Lamar Taft
Nancy Terry
Mrs. and Mrs. Raymond
Thomas
Connie Trainer
Twentieth Century Study Club
Martha Wagoner
Wednesday Literary Club, Janet Stenersen
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wilson
William and Barbara Winn
Herbert and Sylvia Golden
Matt and Katie Harry
Jeffrey and Lee Hatling
Catherine Hendren
Joe and Rosamond Jenkins
Susan Kerner and Lansing Hewitt
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kerner
James and Joan King
Paul and Phebe Kirkman
Randy and Karen LeFever
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Long
Matthew and Martha Martin
Ted Mays
Brooks Mayson
Mid Atlantic Auto Sales
New Irving Park Garden Club Annette Mundy
James and Carol Norris
Joellen Parks
John Paulin
Gary and Sandra Poehling
Lindsey Poulos-Lengyel
Charles Ryan
Kim and Becky Scott
Reverend Tom and Laura Spangler
Nancy Spencer
Margaret Viso
Richard and Anna Warner
John Wolfe & Associates
Polly Wolfe
Jan Wood
Dana Woody
$150-$499 $500-$1,999 Diann Barbacci
Bill and Lois Bodsford
Dave Boyer
Earthscapes
Alan and Martha Finkel
Kathryn Garner
Jane Fisher
Bank of North Carolina
Gail Boulton
Bruce and Kathy Boyer
Chip Callaway
Caudill Electric
Danny and Charlene Caudill
David and Dana Caudill Jones
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Joe and Toy Cobbe
Porter and Marty Halyburton
Michael and Kitty Hayes
The Hayter Firm
William and Joanelle Kelly
Kernersville Garden Club
Grey Lineweaver
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pharr
Piedmont Carolina Nursery
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Pierce
Joe and Kay Pinnix
Ivey Redmond
Lola Schappell
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Winscott
$2,000-$4,999 Kernersville Foundation
Jim Taylor
Mark and Judy Peters
John and Bobbie Wolfe, III
$5,000-$9,999 The Deal Foundation
Fidelity Bank
Fred Hooks
Mobjack Nursery
Suntrust Bank
John and Judy Thompson
$10,000 and Up BB & T
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs
Karen Ciener
Crossroads Ford, Glenn Boyd
JWD Trees, Alice Lane
Wyatt and Dolores LeFever
Parks Chevrolet
Winston-Salem Foundation
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
~Walt Whitman
Staff
Kitty Lyon
Executive Director
Ruth Prongay
Director of Development
Mr. Jeremy Motsinger
Horticulturalist
David B. Ciener
Treasurer
Wyatt LeFever
Kernersville
Natalie Hayworth
Gardener
Joe Pinnix
Chair, Board of Advisors
Mark Peters
Greensboro
Board of Advisors
Walter Pharr
Greensboro
Board of Directors
Toni Hays
Programs Coordinator
David B. Ciener
President
Bonita Flemming
Garden Shop Manager
Gregory M. Ciener
Vice President
Adrienne Roethling
Garden Curator
John G. Wolfe III
Secretary
Paul (Chip) Callaway
Greensboro
Teresa Ford
Hamptonville
Michelle Kennedy
Winston-Salem
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Lisa Swartout
Winston-Salem
Chris Thompson
Kernersville
James R. Waddell
Kernersville