The Garden PosT - Department of Plant Sciences

The Garden Post
Volume 12 No. 5
September 15, 2005
Don’t you just love it when you read about an
event in the paper and it says “free and open to the public”? Of course, we
all do.
Editorial Board
Bettie Corey
Sandra Leach
Theresa Pepin
Emily Smith
Board Members
Faye Beck
Deedee Blane
Sandi Burdick
Sherry Chobanian
Mary Collins-Shepard
Carolyn Crowder
Christine Griffin
Julia Huster
Sandra Leach
Laura McFee-Adams
Michael Moore
Theresa Pepin
Karen Petrey
Jason Spence
Mary Spengler
The UT Gardens is “free and open to the public” but anyone who works
to keep that public garden looking like the “community treasure” that it is
knows that that takes a lot of money and effort to accomplish. The University
allocates funds to these gardens in connection with its service extension,
research and teaching programs and the Friends raise funds to make up the
substantial shortfalls in current budgets. Unlike a sturdy public monument
built to weather and last for the ages, public gardens have unique requirements in annual, continuing, and meticulous upkeep, design and maintenance. The catch-22 is that if annual attention is not kept at a very high
standard then raising funds becomes even more challenging every year.
In addition to the many formal programs scheduled in the Gardens, few
people realize the extent to which the Gardens have become a public
park. If you come any day of the week or weekend you’ll see people
taking full advantage of the site for everything from everyday lunch
appointments, a few moments of respite in a working day, wedding photo
shoots, leisurely strolls with pets in tow--not to mention families with
children of all ages. Latest figures record annual visitors to the UT
Gardens as numbering over 50,000!
An important part of our mission in FOG is to make people aware of the
value of this community resource so they will want and have the opportunity to donate time and money in its support. How much are the UT
Gardens worth to you? Do you have good ideas for how to make it
easier for people to better show that support?
Come visit with all of us on the Board and let us know what you think at our
upcoming Secret Garden fundraising event on September 25. Tickets are
selling fast. Order yours now! (Details inside.)
See you September 25!
-- Theresa Pepin, President
UT Gardens Director Dr. Susan Hamilton
In place of the usual Gardens Report, we feature the following recognition:
William T. Miles, M.D.
Memorial Award for Community Service
Citation
Today we honor one of our favorite “Garden
Girls,” Sue Hamilton. Among many projects
our honoree is involved in these days – she’s
the co-host – along with Beth Babbit – of a
call-in gardening show on Newstalk 100 radio.
Together Sue and Beth are known as the
“Garden Girls.”
While she’s fast becoming a media star, her
biggest claim to fame is visible from Neyland
Drive. Through her hard work, dedication,
and expertise – Dr. Hamilton has made the UT
gardens a gem that draws thousands of visitors
a year from east Tennessee, the southeast and
the nation.
Pictured at Left: Buddy Mitchell, Susan Hamilton, Dr. Albrecht
Award Description
Dr. Hamilton has a national reputation as a
leader in public horticulture education and
research. She has also worked to make the
gardens a living laboratory for her students, who
greatly appreciate and respect her knowledge,
patience and good cheer. We honor her commitment to the community. Her efforts at the
gardens impact UT, school children, families,
gardeners and the green industry – which is so
vital to Tennessee’s Ag economy.
This award, named for William T. Miles, a
respected medical doctor, was established by
his son, the late Curtis W. Miles, a long-time
devotee of the Field Trials at the Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, Tennessee. In accordance with the younger Miles’ life philosophy,
“Treat people like you want to be treated,” the
award is intended to recognize significant contributions and service to the Knoxville community.
NEWS
It’s no secret, so we
want you to know ...
Local gardeners go national and global! (High-falutin’ society pages have nothing on us.) To whit:
Longtime FOG member, leader, volunteer and
mentor to gardeners everywhere in the Knoxville area, Frances Lothrop has entered the
Smithsonian. Her garden, that is. The Knoxville Garden Club’s Garden History and Design
Committee undertook the required procedures
for proposing and documenting Frances’s
exquisite garden. “A Mentor’s Garden” was
accepted into the permanent collection of the
Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American
Gardens. An excerpt from the proposal distills
the appeal of this garden: “A palette of blues,
yellows, pinks and lavenders invites one to stop;
to study; to reflect; and to enjoy the beauty and
serenity of a ‘seasoned’ garden that has been
developed and maintained over the last three
and one-half decades by a true horticulturist.”
In the midst of preparing original drawings
for the Secret Garden Parties catalog now in
press (to be available at the November
Annual Meeting), FOG member Betsy Worden
took a trip to Poland this summer where
she was honored for her works in the “Art
in Embassy” collection. Betsy brought back
lovely pressed flowers from the beautiful flora
of the countries she visited in Eastern Europe,
not to mention great ideas for garden art
and handicrafts. The Secret Garden Parties
catalog will be a collector’s item!
Next month’s Director/Curator Reports will review Fall in the UT Gardens.
Students in the Gardens
Beth Willis is the Curator of the Herb Garden
and has been working in the UT Gardens for the
past two years. She earned her undergraduate
degree in May and is planning to enter UT’s
graduate school for a Master’s degree in the
public horticulture concentration. Her special
interest is salvias, and she is currently working
to develop and expand the UT Garden’s collection of salvias.
The start of a new
semester in
Fall 2005 means we
bid farewell to graduates . . .
Susan Conlon and Emily Smith
You’ll never hear anything but the highest praise
from FOG board members and members for
the work of two students who frequently worked
with us and who have just completed the
requirements for their UT graduate degrees in
the public horticulture concentration:
Susan Conlon and Emily Smith. Both students
worked in all areas in the UT Gardens with
Susan particularly involved with volunteers and
Emily with children’s activities.
. . . and we express gratitude
for those who continue to
work in the Gardens as
they continue their studies.
Ben Blackwood is from Nashville, Tennessee
and is a senior in the landscape design concentration. Upon graduation in December 2005,
Ben plans to pursue a landscape career in
the Knoxville area. Ben, who has a particular
interest in native plants, has worked in the UT
Gardens for the past two years. He performs
a variety of tasks including the planning and
implementation of the Vegetable Garden.
Help!
Q&A
We’re still looking for an accountant in the
membership who could volunteer a bit of help
in completing our 990EZ tax return. Please?
Ever seen adults weep with joy? Want to?
Question - I’m a new member of FOG and
gardening is a new interest of mine. I love
visiting beautiful gardens and I’d really love
to have one in my own backyard. But I work
fulltime and I’ve a growing young family
out far west in Knoxville. When I go to the
local garden center--or when I visit the UT
Gardens--I am overwhelmed by the number
of pretty choices. How do I learn enough in
my limited time to get started growing the
best plants for my particular situation?
We always need people who can help with
contacting volunteers. It takes time but it is
most enjoyable to return calls to our members,
or engage them in a discussion on how they’d
like to help. If you are good at this and have
some time, please get in touch with us NOW.
The Secret Gardens Committee is continuing
to lineup volunteer hosts to assist in specific
Secret Garden Parties in 2006 as we progress
towards our copy deadline for the 2006 catalog.
Call the Infoline or email us if you feel called to
help with this in any way.
Answer - Scratch a FOG member and you’ll
find someone who started at some point as
a new gardener (except for maybe Frances
Lothrop, whom many of us suspect was
born in a garden with a shovel in her baby
fist). When those children are in high school
(and you need to stay up late to make sure
they’re home safe and sound), learning
from reading books on gardening is how
many of us got started. (Ask us how many
of us have stacks of gardening books by
our night tables!) Otherwise, I think we
find that identifying something we see in
the UT Gardens--or at other fundraisers like
the Secret Gardens (where there will always
be experts who can answer questions for
you)--and then checking it against reference
sources and/or the Annual Trials results
of the UT Gardens is a great way to get a
quick and good start. FOG takes the list that
Dr. Hamilton and her staff produce each
year--reporting results of the plant trials in
the Gardens--and collaborates with garden
centers in our local area to produce a listing
that tells you where you can purchase
the “Best of the Best” from FOG Business
Friends who also support the UT Gardens
with their business memberships. It’s a real
win-win for all of us.
Want to serve on the Board of Directors of the
Friends? Want to suggest or nominate someone
to serve? The Annual Membership Meeting is
where we vote for new board members and
elect officers for the next year. Leave a message
on the Infoline or email for the Nominating
Committee and they’ll return your call promptly.
Blooms Days 05
The 2,000 attendees at this year’s event
each received nearly $20 in value for
their $10 ticket purchase when all volunteer and in-kind contributions are considered in the preparation and two days of
this event (exclusive of the very considerable efforts of UT Gardens and Experiment Station staff). All costs for this event
were covered by community sponsors,
vendor booth rentals and volunteer
efforts. Proceeds of over $20,000 were
raised for the UT Gardens. 180 visitors
completed exit surveys and 1,076 entries
were collected for the drawing of the teak
garden bench from Emery’s 5 & 10 and
Smith & Hawken.
Rosemary Lemon Cookies were a crowd favorite at Blooms Days
in the Smoky Mountain Herbal Society Booth:
Recipe (from the Smoky Mountain Herbal Society cookbooks):
1 package lemon cake mix
1 egg
1/3 cup oil
2 tablespoons water
1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon dried crushed rosemary (the fresh equivalent is 1 tablespoon)
Glaze: 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Mix ingredients together until you achieve a stiff consistency. Roll into one-inch
balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Press cookie ball down slightly to
flatten. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown. Mix together powdered sugar
and lemon juice and brush on warm cookies. Could not be easier to make.
To purchase the SMHS cookbooks, contact Diane Pearson, 1101 Top Hill Road,
Louisville, TN 37777 or visit FOG Business Friend Honey Rock Herb Farm in
Louisville where they’re in stock. Cost is $8.00 each plus $2.00 for postage/
handling if you order by mail.
Secret Garden Parties
Like we said, we have a set of gardens already selected for April through October of 2006
that will blow your bloomers off! But, in the meantime, we can’t wait ...
The Board of Directors of the Friends of the UT Gardens
cordially invite you to the premier
Secret Garden Party with Afternoon Tea
on Sunday, September 25, 2005
from 3 o’clock in the afternoon to 7 o’clock in the evening
Fall 2005 Kickoff Event
Secret Garden Parties
integrated in a complex series of koi ponds and
waterfalls. Sun drenched terraces in late afternoon light will show off grasses in September at
the peak of their late season glory.
In offering their gardens for a fundraiser to the
Friends, the owners have told us how pleased
they are to give back in this way what they say
they’ve taken from the examples of the UT
Gardens over the years. Wait until you see how
much they’ve learned! We are most appreciative
of their graciousness and generosity in hosting
this premier of the Secret Garden Parties.
Shhhh, don’t wake up the hosta on a sleepy afternoon.
See this garden this year--before 800 other
people want to come with you on a future
Secret Garden Tour--and help us raise the
funds that make it possible for the UT Gardens
to exist and flourish in our community. Tickets
for this special kickoff event are limited in
number and are available only by purchase in
advance on the website, and by mail, email and
Infoline order for $20 each. Tickets are also
available at the following Business Friends: The
Flower Market, The Garden Cottage, Ellenburg
Nursery, Stanley’s Greenhouses and Popes2
Garden Center in Knoxville; Popes Garden
Center in Maryville; Meadow View Garden Center
in Lenoir City; and Willow Ridge Garden Center
and Ridge Greenhouse in Oak Ridge. Directions
to this Secret Garden will be included only with
the tickets to protect the privacy of our hosts. All
proceeds benefit the UT Gardens.
This event will take place at an enormous and
spectacular Secret Garden so secret that not a
one of our longtime gardeners and thoroughly
knowledgeable professionals had ever heard of it
until just this April. It will be open to Friends of
the UT Gardens members and their guests for the
first time to benefit the UT Gardens.
A long willow branch
setting the mood on a foggy morning
The owners of this extensive horse farm just
south of Knoxville have added gardens and
woodland trails over the course of ten years
since retiring to our area from the west coast
and up north. The gardens feature impressive
and lovingly maintained specimen trees planted
by a previous owner whose family lived on
the property for many years, giving the garden
an exceptionally mature and grand scale, and
setting off a large number of perennial beds in
both shade and sun. The stone work of a master
craftsman and huge boulders are beautifully
In
Appreciation
Volunteers
Mary Albrecht
Misty Anderson
Kathryn Atkins-Roberson
Debbie Allen
Beth Babbit
Sherry Ball
Liz Ballard
Faye Beck
Maureen Benavides
Kathie Biehler
Mildred Biehler
Natalia Bjorklund
Deedee Blane
Mike Blankenship
James Bomar
Jean Bonnyman
D. Brown
Sandi Burdick
Martha Burkey
Bill Byerley
Don Byerly
Sue Byerly
Joe Cagle
Jennifer Canatsey
Diane Capps
Lavon Carnegie
Sherry Chobanian
Betty Christian
Susan Conlon
David Craig
Cynthia Crosby
Carolyn Crowder
Gary Dagnan
Jim Deaderick
Melanie Deaderick
Pat Dent
Linda Denton
Betty Dick
Elizabeth Elliott
Joy Fels
Ione Fielden
Tanya Fletcher
Maria Gall
Ellie Gardner
Connie Greene
Sally Gross
Amelia Grubbs
Ron Hamilton
Kathleen Harrison
Marci Hayes
Bonnie Holmes
No appreciation of people involved in Blooms
Days can start with anyone else than Mary
Collins-Shepard. The Friends of the UT Gardens
is enormously fortunate to have Mary continue
this year as Events Coordinator in a staff
capacity.
Mary’s professional accounting for this event
reports 450 hours of work in 2005. The “value”
of Blooms Days, of course, goes far beyond its
financial support for the Gardens. More importantly, Mary’s efforts in cultivating relationships
in the media and with individual and business
sponsors in the larger community help to raise
awareness of the UT Gardens as a significant
community asset.
Joining Mary in leadership of Blooms Days
05 was an incredibly industrious committee
consisting of P. J. Snodgrass, Theresa Pepin,
Karen Petrey, Faye Beck, Susan Hamilton, Susan
Conlon, John Hodges, Laura McFee-Adams, Amy
Yancey-Jenkins, Sandi Burdick, Michael Moore
and Steve Row.
Media sponsors were the Knoxville News
Sentinel, WBIR Channel-10, WUOT 91.9FM,
B97.5FM, and Lamar Outdoor Advertising.
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Erin Hutchison
Mary Jo Holden
Dale Jacobsen
Fred Jahns
Lisa Jahns
Mike Jones
Glenna Julian
Sandy Kehne
Leigh Kidder
Carolyn Koefoot
Judy Kopp
Peter Kopp
Jill Kovalchik
Suzanne Kurth
Jean Lantrip
Luis Lara
Sandy Leach
Terry Lee
Bill Lively
Debra Lord
Frances Lothrop
Janet Lundy
Lou Ann Magden
Colette Mancke
Joy Matthews
Laura McFee-Adams
Dana McLaughlin
Linda Meier
Mary Kathryne Monday
Emily Monken
Joyce Montgomery
Nathaniel Morgan
Shelley Newman
Lien Nguyen
Scott Oderson
Damaris Olsen
Pam Osmand
Darby Parker
Joanna Partain
Theresa Pepin
Madelon Perrault
Lisa Phipps
Andy Pulte
Beccy Pulte
Bill Rainey
Neil Rhodes
Celsy Rimmer
Pat Rimmer
Nancy Robinson
Ted Rogers
Steve Row
Mary Elizabeth Saga
Fran Scheidt
Irene Schins
Bobby Simpson
Peggy Sloan
Emily Smith
Ione Smith
Sarah Smith
P.J. Snodgrass
Jason Spence
Mary Spengler
Harriette Spiegel
George Sprague
Dottie Stamper
Ann Stowers
Duffy Stowers
Suzanne Stowers
Jay Strozier
Bobby Summers
Bobby Terry
Emily Vreeland
Carla Walden
Judy Watts
Beverly Williams
Cindy Williams
Les Williams
Joann Wilson
Rebekah Wilson
Joan Worley
Amy Yancey-Jenkins
Speakers
John Adams
David Black
Ben Blackwood
Mary Collins-Shepard
Hugh Conlon
John Coykendall
Susan Fidler
Nicole Gamble
Dr. Jerome Grant
Bob Grimac
Sharon Greene
Dr. Kim Gwinn
Dr. Susan Hamilton
Elin Johnson
Sher Kelly
Dr. Bill Klingeman
Ann Lamb
Bob Lauf
Howard Luttrell
Michael Moore
James Newburn
Sponsors
Karen Petrey
Dr. Darren Robinson
Dr. Tom Samples
Tom Stebbins
Peggy Tippens
Beth Willis
Dr. Mark Windham
* Business and personal Friends members
Platinum
UT Federal Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. James Haslam II*
Demonstrations
Gold
First Tennessee Bank
Fi-Shock, Inc.
Stanley’s Greenhouses*
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
The Icearium (Step, Inc.)
Thompson Photo Products
Farm Fresh Produce/Emory Road Garden Center
The Trust Company
SunTrust Bank
Ritchie Tractor
Emery 5 & 10
Bioengineering
Neal Stewart
Brian Leckie
Knoxville
Watercolor Society
Myrtle Bartolini
Mary Burnett
Wilda Clark
Gary Dagnan
Cindy Day
Nicole Lloyd
Lorene Sigal
Fran Thie
Mary Lee Wilkinson
Insect Zoo
John Skinner
Greg Wiggins
Coleman Timberlake
Josh Grant
Isaac Deal
Heather Grant
Christine Lynch
Veronica Grant
Business Friends/Advance
Tickets Outlets
The Flower Market
Popes Garden Centers
Ellenburg Nursery and
Landscaping
The Garden Cottage
Stanley’s Greenhouses
Willow Ridge Garden Center
Ridge Greenhouse and Florist
Meadow View Greenhouses and
Garden Center
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Silver
First National Bank
Dalen Products
Financial Solutions, Inc.
The Flower Market*
K. Petrey Gardens
Kinsey Gardens
Kroger Food Stores
M.S. McClellans & Co.
Pam and Tom Reddoch*
Popes Garden Centers*
Prestige Cleaners
Proffitt and Goodson, Inc.
Sherri Parker Lee*
Sid and Linda Wallace*
Tennessee Flower Growers Association
Abecedarian Editorial Services
Green
Carolyn and Bruce Koefoot*
Ellenburg Landscaping*
H2O Irrigation
Realty Executives Associates
Schmid and Rhodes Construction, Inc.
Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association
Mark H. Fuhrman Landscaping Services
Gentry Coach Co.
Amy Yancey- Jenkins*
A.C. Moore
Lowes of East Knoxville
Vendors
Tennessee Gardener Magazine
Mountain View Farms Pottery
In the Stix
Harmonic Journeys
Smoky Mountain Herbal Society
D&B Yarden Goodys
The Dawson Green
Andrea Wilson - Artist
Yellow Dog Enterprises
Garden Gems
Gorgeous Gourds Galore
Tadpole Pottery
East Tennessee Iris Society
Countryside Gardens
Honey Rock Herb Farm
Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm
Rainwater Farms
Gem & i
S & J Greens
JynsPen
Garden Chick
J & M Marketing
Josephs Colours
NBS Marketing
JAM Creations
Michael Peters Antiques
Many thanks, also, to the visual and performing
artists who enriched the festive sights and
sounds of the two days of the event--metal
sculptor Preston Farabow, the UT Clarinet
Ensemble, percussionist Robert Adamcik, the
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Dixieland Group, Jay
Clark and the CC String Band, Drops of Brandy,
and Knoxville Tai Chi. (The UT Daily Beacon’s
coverage of Blooms Days featured a photo of
the Knoxville Tai Chi’s demonstration in the UT
Gardens.)
The exit surveys that so many Blooms Days
visitors completed will help us start to plan an
even better Blooms Days 06. If you wish to be
involved in this effort, planning starts almost
immediately so please let us know.
At Blooms Days 05, the FOG Booth also sold
tickets to a Pond Tour July 9 and 10, 2005, organized and sponsored by John Adams of Modern
Design Landscaping. All proceeds were donated
to the UT Gardens. Pictured is John Adams
handing a check to FOG President Theresa Pepin
in August 2005 after the successful event.
Blooms Days Winner!
Pictured is Jane Hardman of
Maryville, Tennessee, on the fine
Smith & Hawken teak garden bench
she won in the drawing from 1,086
entries. Also (left and right): Ron
Emery and Mary Collins-Shepard.
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New and renewing members include:
Individual Friends
Lloyd Adams
Martha C. Alexander
Kathleen Ambrose
Barbara Apking
Nancy B. Arnold
Ted Ballard
Kathie Biehler
Mildred Biehler
Barbara Bolen
Heather Booth
Jean A. Bowen
Candy Brownlow
June S Burch
Vance & Martha Burkey
Diane Capps
Maggie Carini
Marcia Casey
Ellyn Cauble
Lui Chan
Kerry Cholka
Julia Christenson
Glenda Clark
Susan Creswell
Jon Damron
Faye Daniel
Mildred Dennis
Pat Dent
Phyllis Dermer
Toni Doody
Tina Dudney
Elizabeth Etnier
Donna Fain
Caroline Fairchild
Ione Fielden
Nancy Fitzpatrick
Dianne Forry
Elsbeth Freeman
Barbara Garrett
Stephen Guess
Rosalind Hackett
Rebecca Harmon
Jean Hess
Bunni Hood
Lois Hoskins
Nancy Hugh
Julia Huster
Vickie Jamison
Nancy Jeffries
Clara Joan Johnson
Donna Corley-Johnson
Ellie Kassem
Sandy Kehne
Henly Koczela
Carol Labudde
Ruby Lee
Martha Lionberger
Evelyn Lorenz
Janet Lundy
Carol Lyon
Julia Malia
Glenn Marshall
Joy Matthews
Elizabeth McCarty
Tricia McClam
Kim McMillan
Mary Mishu
Diana Morgan
Joyce J. Mosley
Imogene B. Newton
Marian Oates
R. L. Ousley, Jr.
Diantha Pare’
Joanna Partain
Pam Radford
William T. Rainey
Melody Reeves
Pat Rimmer
David Roberts
Marty Russell
Fran Scheidt
Katherine Seaton
Millie Senatore
Jeanie Shover
Tara Sturdivant
Louise Teising
Sandy Vandenberg
Lynn Venafro
Esther Webster
Ed White
Marie Wilks
Pat Wilson
Joanne Hanley Wilson
Mary Lawrence Woodhull
Family Friends
Evalyn Andriola
Bob & Betty Braden
Fred & Virginia Buffum
Neal & Alice Caldwell
David & Elizabeth Craig
Jay & Diane Strozier
Mary & Dean Farmer
Dr. & Mrs. Kent Farris
Bev & Katy Gooch
Doug & Sally Gross
Jane Hardman
Mr & Mrs Joe Harrison
Wes & Thalia Hatmaker
Lane Hays
Dr. & Mrs. Joe Johnson
Ann & Jim Lamb
Wilma D. Mason
Steven & Pamela McNish
Charles & Alice Mercer
Harold & Anne Myers
Mr and Mrs Robert F Samples
Mike & Brenda Stansberry
Kathy Sullivan
David Piper
Contributing Friends
Nancy Basford
Elizabeth A. (Connie) Greene
Dr. & Mrs. Griff Harsh
Buddy Mitchell
Nancy Montgomery
Judy Moore
Jan & Sylvia Peters
Patty Powers
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Sustaining Friends
Lisa Carroll
Norma Cox Cook
Jerry Hammett & John DeLozier
Susan & Tom Galligan
Jim & Mary Ellen Haddox
Dick & Suzanne Ott
Anne Wahlert
Sponsoring Friends
Melinda Davis
Eli & Catherine Fly
Sherri Parker Lee
Business Friends
Cortese Tree Specialists Inc Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm
Emery’s 5&10
Hines Fine Soils
Impromptu Home & Garden Access
The Garden Cottage
Modern Design Landscaping
Willow Ridge Garden Center
Garden Club/Society Friends
Gardeners’ Forum
Ag Day
(sponsored by FOG for the UT Gardens) and
much more. Meals prepared onsite by the
Student Cattlemen’s Association. For more
information, go to http://agday.tennessee.edu
or call 865-974-8622.
This year’s Ag Day is October 1, 2005,
celebrating the 25th anniversary of the event
and beginning 4 hours before game kickoff.
Featured are free health screenings, music,
interactive displays and exhibits focusing on
health, children’s activities, a silent auction
Business Friends
Marketplace
Please show your appreciation & support by
patronizing these places of business!
Announcements
Hines Fine Soils has medium and
fine hardwood bark mulch reduced
through September. Call 689-3413
for details.
Emery’s 5 & 10 at 4014 Chapman
Highway is your Knoxville dealer for
the best of Smith & Hawken garden
products. Discover uncompromising
quality and style from premium teak
furniture and grand-scale garden
structures to quality crafted heirloom
tools and distinctive plant containers.
Impromptu End-of-Season Sale
through mid-October--up to 40% off.
5901 Chapman Highway.
Workshop AND Secret
Garden Seminar -
Making a Hypertufa Container
October 8, 2005.
This workshop will be a demonstration
by FOG Board Member and accomplished
gardener Faye Beck. Faye has asked to have
the workshop in her garden for her convenience and so a tour of her very special
garden has been added, with the opportunity to view many examples of beautifully
planted and placed hypertufa containers on
the grounds. (You will see fellow FOG board
members registering for this workshop just
so they can get a peek at Faye’s exquisite
garden!) The workshop schedule will be
a start-to-finish demonstration 10:00 am
- 11:00 am; break for light refreshments;
guided tour 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Handouts provided. Cost is $35 and includes a
donation to the Friends of the UT Gardens.
Registration and payment must be received
no later than October 1 so that directions
can be sent to workshop participants. Mail
your payment to:
Friends of the UT Gardens,
P. O. Box 51394,
Knoxville, TN 37950-1394
or pay online via Pay Pal at
www.friendsoftheutgardens.org.
Dig and Divide
September 24, 9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
This is your opportunity to help in the
gardens and take home a load of plants for
your own garden. We will dig plants that
need to be divided in the perennial beds
throughout the garden, replant one section
of a plant, and put the remainder in the
community pool for participants to select
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September 15
September 17
September 20
September 24
September 25
September 25
Coming Up
On The
Calendar:
DEADLINE WORKSHOP IN THE GARDENS
IN THE GARDENS
EVENT October 1
IN THE GARDENS
October 8 WORKSHOP October 22 SALE
October 24
November 7 EVENT
December 10 WORKSHOP October Newsletter
Rescheduled for October 8, 2005
Twilight Talk, 6:00 PM
Dig and Divide
Secret Gardens Kickoff 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
Rescheduled from September 26,
immediately following Secret Gardens Kickoff
AgDay - 25th anniversary celebration!
Making a Hypertufa Container
Rescheduled from September 17
Fall Plant Sale, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
Annual Membership Meeting
Speaker: Pat Stone of GreenPrints
“The Garrison Keillor of Gardening”
Making a Holiday Wreath
from when the digging is completed. Tools will be
furnished, but if you have a favorite digging tool and
hand pruners, please bring them along. Also, dress
comfortably and be prepared to get dirty and have a
good time.
This is a MEMBERS ONLY event and you must make
a CONFIRMED reservation by sending in a $25 donation to the Friends by September 17. Participation is
limited to 25 members. To register, mail to:
Friends of the UT Gardens,
P.O. Box 5l394, Knoxville, TN 37950-l394
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Volume 12 No. 5
September 15, 2005
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THE GARDEN POST
In This Issue:
All proceeds benefit the
UT Gardens. Thank YOU!
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From the FOG President - p 1
Gardens Director/Curator Report - p 2
Friends of the UT Gardens News p - p 3
Students & Semester Start - pp 4-5
Help! - p 6
Question & Answer - p 6
Blooms Days 05 - p 7
Secret Gardens 05 Poster - pp 8-9
In Appreciation - pp 10-12
New & Renewing Members - p 13
Business Friends - p 14
Calendar - p 15
Coming next issue:
Annual Meeting