Calendar Issue - UT Gardens - The University of Tennessee

Calendar Issue 

Volume 15 No 1 February 2008 

Silver Anniversary Friends 

Committee 

Dr. Joe Johnson & 

Mrs. Deborah DiPietro, 

Honorary Co-Chairs 

Posey Congleton, Chair 

Silver Anniversary Friends 

Anonymous 

Faye Beck 

Sandi Burdick & Tom Boyd 

Betsey Bush 

Joe & Posey Congleton 

Carolyn Crowder 

Mrs Charles (Lane) Hays 

Dr Jerry & Liz Kennedy 

The Knoxville Garden Club 

Sandra & Henry McIlwaine, Jr. 

Theresa Pepin 

Dr Jesse Poore 

Sharon Miller Pryse 

Ken Shepard & 

Mary Collins-Shepard 

Dr Alan Solomon & 

Andrea Cartwright 

Mary & Joe Spengler 

Dorothy & Caesar Stair 

Suzanne W. Stowers 

UT Federal Credit Union 

Stuart Worden 

Photo by Carolyn Dean Blooms Day 07

The Friends are an 800-member 

501(c)(3) non profit founded in 1992. 

Our mission is to advocate, promote, 

and raise funds for the Gardens from 

citizens on the university campus, in our 

community and across the state. 

The Gardens will celebrate their 25th 

anniversary in 2008. 

Board Members 2007-2008 

Faye Beck 


Lucy Gibson 

Joanna Partain 


Mitzi Rouse 

Steve Row 

P. J. Snodgrass 

Mary Spengler 

Harriette Spiegel 

Dennis Superczynski 

Editorial Board 

Bettie Corey 

Carolyn Dean 

Steve Row 

Terumi Watson 

The Garden Post publishes seven issues 

in February, April, May, June, September, 

October and December, plus occasional 

special issues. The deadline for 

submissions is the first day of the 

previous month. Questions for “Q&A” 

are also welcome. 

P. O. Box 51394 

Knoxville, TN 37950-1394 

Infoline: 865-525-4555 

friendsoftheutgardens@utk.edu 

www.friendsoftheutgardens.org 

From Friends Co-Presidents 

Mary Spengler and 

Faye Beck 

It is our pleasure and privilege to serve as co-presidents 

in 2008, the year of celebration of the 

University of Tennessee Gardens’ Silver Anniversary. 

We are especially honored because the Gardens 

have emerged as an exceptional experience—putting 

increasing numbers of visitors in touch with a landscape 

of horticulture and heritage in this community. 

Thanks to the talents and efforts of Dr. Susan 

Hamilton, James Newburn and a host of dedicated 

volunteers, the Gardens today are more appealing 

than ever. With the recent completion of the 

Friendship Plaza, campus, community and Friends 

will have many more opportunities for gathering, 

greeting and learning in this special public space. 

As a university search committee diligently seeks 

additional leadership for the Gardens, we ask you, 

our donors and special Friends, to join with us in 

celebrating the 25 years that the Gardens have been 

an essential part of the quality of life in our great 

community. The new donor wall in the Friendship 

Plaza—a stunning piece of sculpture made of 

Tennessee marble—now sits above the Gardens site 

as a testament to the past and present Friends who 

have believed in the mission and essential value of 

the Gardens. 

Please join us as Silver Anniversary Friends of the 

Gardens if you can. We will be happy to speak with 

you personally to share our vision for the future of 

the University Gardens. 

—Co-Presidents Mary Spengler (865-522-9845) 

and Faye Beck (865-470-9049) 

To Friends of the 

UT Gardens: 

We have been astounded by the generosity of the many 

donors who have recognized the significance of the 

Gardens for its 25 years in the Knoxville community 

and for its potential status as a State Botanical Garden 

in Tennessee. 

In response to our appeal, 20 donors will receive 

permanent recognition on the marble donor wall in the 

Gardens for gifts ranging from $2,500 to $25,000. The 

first set of inscriptions on the first panels begins March 

1. A second cutoff date for completing the list of 

Silver Anniversary Friends is planned Aug. 15, with the 

second set of inscriptions due to be completed in time 

for the dedication of the Friendship Plaza Sept. 28. 

All donations in support of the University Gardens’ 25 th 

Anniversary Celebration are welcome. Donations at 

the level of $250 and above will be recognized on the 

annual donor listing in the Plaza. Donors at the level 

of $2,500 and above are designated Silver Anniversary 

Friends and will be permanently recognized by name 

on the marble donor wall. Special recognition is 

afforded larger donations as space is available. Please 

call me if you wish to discuss options in recognition of 

larger gifts. 

—Posey Congleton, Chair, 

Silver Anniversary Friends Committee (865-588-6273) 

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From the 

UT Federal 

Credit Union: 

Since its inception, UT Federal Credit 

Union has been committed to helping 

our community through educational 

initiatives and community involvement. 

In 2008, UTFCU is proud to 

be the Silver Anniversary Sponsor of 

Blooms Days ’08, when the University of 

Tennessee Gardens celebrate 25 years 

of providing education, beauty and inspiration 

to campus, community and state. 

Since 1983, the University of Tennessee 

Gardens have exemplified the educational, 

research and outreach missions 

of the university. We are excited to offer 

fully sponsored tickets to the Sixth 

Annual Blooms Days in the 25 th anniversary 

year of 2008 at all UTFCU branches. 

So take some time to smell the flowers 

and enjoy Blooms Days on us. 

—Malinda Wood, Marketing Manager, 

UT Federal Credit Union

Annual Report 2007 

Established in 1992, the Friends of the University 

of Tennessee Gardens is an 800-member nonprofit 

501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to advocate, 

promote and raise funds for the Gardens from citizens 

on the university campus, in the community and 

across the state. 

Internally, the Friends continued to improve the operations 

of a rapidly growing organization, adding for 

the first time a quarter-time executive director to 

a part-time administrator and a part-time coordinator 

for member services. In 2007, membership 

increased nearly 30 percent and funds raised grew by 

more than 85 percent. 

On behalf of the Gardens, the Friends joined forces 

with community groups, professionals and contractors 

to complete two major projects: 

With a grant of $5,000 in 2006 from the 

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Knoxville Garden Club, a project involving input 

and art work from schoolchildren and twig artist 

Kelly Brown assisted garden designer Sherae 

Patterson and the Gardens staff to complete 

renovation of the Touchstone Table Garden in 

2007. A second grant of $10,000 in late 2007 

from the KGC has also been awarded in recognition 

of the club’s 85 th Anniversary and the 

Gardens’ 25 th Anniversary, both to be celebrated 

in 2008. 

Beginning with a signal donation of $10,000 

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from Henry McIlwaine Jr. in 2006, and a challenge 

grant from an anonymous donor of another 

$10,000, the Friends leveraged additional 

funding from members, new donors and corporate 

sponsors to continue Phase 2 and Phase 3 

of the Friendship Plaza reconstruction, valued 

at nearly $100,000, in 2007. All basic hardscaping 

elements were to be finished by the end 

of 2007. The Plaza will afford a gathering place 

with flexible configuration for many different 

types of events. A final phase will seek to match 

remaining features with donors. Still awaiting 

final decision as the year came to an end was a 

grant from the University Campus Beautification 

for furnishings. A final report on this project 

should be available by early 2008. 

In 2007, the Friends of the University Gardens demonstrated 

support for the Gardens by: 

Continuing discussion with University of 

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Tennessee Institute of Agriculture administrators 

for how best to obtain and fund experienced, 

executive leadership for the Gardens in order to 

help make them sustainable and build support 

in the community for additional personnel and 

infrastructure. 

Meeting with state industry and community 

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leaders to explore prospects for cooperation and 

more substantial funding for this horticultural 

resource. 

Developing relationships for the long term 

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for stewardship of public service aspects of 

the Gardens, both in the present and future 

locations. 

Collaborating with other community groups in 

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demonstrating the value of nearby nature, gardens 

and public spaces to the quality of life 

of our citizens. 

Supporting student interns in spring, summer and 

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fall with funding of $24,640. 

Facilitating educational programs. 

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Surveying visitors to the Gardens. 

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Beginning planning for celebration of the Gardens 

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Silver Anniversary in 2008. 

Forming a Silver Anniversary Friends Committee, 

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headed by Posey Congleton with honorary chairs 

Dr. Joe Johnson, president emeritus, 

and Deb DiPietro 

The Friends promoted the Gardens in 2007 with: 

դդA first set of eight directional signs from Kingston 

Pike and Neyland Drive installed by the Tennessee 

Department of Transportation. 

դդA first full color feature in East of 75 sponsored by 

Morristown Printing. 

դդA first co-op advertisement in the CityView 

philanthropy issue sponsored by Stanley’s 

Greenhouses. 

դդA three-way cooperative venture with WUOT-FM 

and University of Tennessee Personal and 

Professional Development for promoting 10 

educational courses attended by 179 students, 

only 22 of whom were members of the Friends. 

Regularly updated welcome boards, brochures and 

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newsletters in the Gardens. 

Distribution of the rack cards in all East Tennessee 

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tourist welcome centers. 

A third printing of the development brochure with 

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a full spectrum of opportunities for support. 

դդRegular publicity sent to 65 East Tennessee and UT 

media for at least 60 recurring and special events 

in the Gardens, as well as central distribution for 

main events through the Tennessee Department 

of Tourist Development. 

դ դThe Garden Post newsletter, reaching more than 

8,000 readers in eight issues. 

Periodic listserv advisories and queries to nearly 

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200 subscribers, plus a regularly updated Web site. 

12 community appearances with talks to over 800 

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participants. 

The Friends raised funds for the Gardens in 2007 by: 

դդDeveloping case statements for increased public 

support of the Gardens. 

Developing contacts and beginning conversations 

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with donors to the Gardens for permanent recognition 

on the new marble donor wall in the Plaza. 

դդMaintaining accurate listings of donors and making 

timely acknowledgements in cooperation with the 

UTIA Development Office. 

դդAttracting our first major corporate donor—the UT 

Federal Credit Union—in anticipation of celebration 

of the 25 th Anniversary of the Gardens in 

2008. 

Increasing membership in the Friends nearly 30 

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percent and income by more than 85 percent. 

Soliciting donations and in-kind contributions for 

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two student projects and two renovation projects 

in the Gardens, including many essential special 

features such as a secure donation box and 

visitor counters. 

Presenting the fifth Annual Blooms Days Festival 

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in collaboration with the East Tennessee 

Research and Education Center, the 

Knoxville Experiment Station, the Institute 

of Agriculture and the UT Plant Sciences 

Department, attracting 32 sponsors, more than 

2,500 attendees, and earning a profit of $18,500. 

Presenting 10 Secret Garden Parties at distinդդ 

guished gardens in the community with 40 hosts, 

five sponsors, and more than 660 guests—earning 

a profit of $20,000. 

Working with Gardens’ staff to present two plant 

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sales in spring and fall—earning a profit of $7,000. 

դդA sixth printing in just two years of 20,000 copies 

of our main full color rack cards for the Gardens— 

դդManaging volunteers at events (not counting hours 

Discover a Passion: A Passion for the Public, 

for board members and officers) for a total participation 

of 1,407 hours—a value of $28,140. 

with corporate sponsorship by Cortese Tree 

Specialists Inc. 

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FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 

TENNESSEE GARDENS 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 

2007 

INCOME 

Public Support 

Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . .61,205.00 

Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.73 

Sponsorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100.00 

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,420.29 

Donated Services and In-Kind . . . . 108,876.11 

Total Public Support . . . . . . . . . 210,133.13 

Revenues 

Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,620.00 

Events and Sales . . . . . . . . . . . 75,655.33 

Investment and Interest Income . . . . . 419.98 

Total Revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . 77,695.31 

Total Income . . . . . . . . . . . .287,828.44 

EXPENSES 

Program Services 

Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,344.20 

Student Interns and Gardens Projects 159,328.50 

Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73,668.44 

Total Program Services . . . . . . . . 235,341.14 

Supporting Services 

Management and General . . . . . . .20,581.07 

Membership and Donor Services . . . 16,447.27 

Total Supporting Services . . . . . . .37,028.34 

Total Expenses . . . . . . . . . . .272,369.48 

ASSETS 

Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,458.96 

Net Assets - Beginning . . . . . . . . . 54,495.53 

Net Assets - Ending . . . . . . . . 69,954.49

MAJOR GIFTS TO THE 

GARDENS IN 2007 

$200,000+ 

Friends of the University of 

Tennessee Gardens 

Corporate Partner - $25,000+ 


Corporate Partners - $10,000+ 

Belgard/Big Rock Building Products 

Custom Marble & Design 

Benefactors - $10,000+ 

Anonymous 

The Knoxville Garden Club in honor 

of its 85 th Anniversary in 2008 

Joe & Mary Spengler 

Betsey Bush 

Tom Boyd & Sandi Burdick 

Silver Anniversary Friends - 

$2,500+ 

Anonymous 

Faye Beck 

Tom Boyd & Sandi Burdick 

Betsey Bush 

Dr. Alan Solomon & 

Andrea Cartwright 

Joe & Posey Congleton 


Mrs. Charles (Lane) Hays 


Dr. Jerry & Liz Kennedy 

Sandra & Henry McIlwaine, Jr. 

The University of Tennessee Gardens 

can welcome the public because they are supported by the following 

organizations, companies and individuals: 

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture 

East Tennessee Research and Education Center 

Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station 

UT Plant Sciences Department 


Dr. Jesse Poore 

Sharon Miller Pryse 

Ken Shepard & Mary Collins-Shepard 





Stuart Worden 


East Tennessee Hosta Society 

The Garden Study Club 


Karen Petrey 

Smoky Mountain Herbal Society 

1989-2006 

Amy I. Yancey 

Business Patrons - $1,000+ 

Blue Ridge Architecture 

Claiborne Hauling Contractors LLC 

Cortese Tree Specialists 

General Shale Brick 

Kenneth Pace Builders 

Morrison Printing & 

Tennessee east of 75 

Patterson Design Studio 

Sequatchie Concrete Systems 

Wasco Inc. 

Patron Friends - $500+ 

Mrs. Charles E. Coffey 

Sandee Cook 

Natalie Haslam 

Lakemoor Hills Garden Club 

Sandra Leach 


Business Sponsors - $500+ 

Out of Eden Garden Center, Inc. 

BLOOMS DAYS SPONSORS 

Presented with the Knoxville 

News Sentinel 

Platinum - $1,000+ 


Emery’s 5&10 

Gold - $500+ 

Mr & Mrs James Haslam II 

Pilot Travel Centers 

Buddy’s bar-b-q 

Emory Road Garden Center 

First Tennessee Bank 

Ritchie Tractor 

Stanley’s Greenhouses 

Tennessee Farm Bureau 

Federation 

SpecPro Environmental 

Services, LLC 

Thompson Photo Products 

Pope’s Garden Centers 

Sweet Pea Garden Gifts 

Dr & Mrs Joe Johnson 

Silver - $250+ 


The Trust Company 

First National Bank 

M.S. McClellan & Co. 

Ellenburg Nursery 

Tennessee Nursery and 

Landscape Association 

All Squared Away 

Dalen Products 

Kinsey Gardens 

Prestige Cleaners 

Sid & Linda Wallace 

Tennessee Flower Growers 

Association 

Heritage Gardens 

UT Bioactive Natural Products 

Group 

Green - $100+ 

K. Petrey Gardens 

Neal & Alice Caldwell 

Schmid & Rhodes Construction 

Bearden Garden Center 

Common Ground Landscape 

Management 

Mark Fuhrman Landscape Services 

National Interiorscape Network 

P. J. Snodgrass 

SECRET GARDEN PARTY 

SPONSORS 

Home Federal Bank 


Cortese Tree Specialists Inc. 

Ellenburg Landscaping & Nursery 


GARDEN BED SPONSORS 

Gold - $1,000+ 

Garden Study Club for Annual Trials 

East Tennessee Hosta Society for 

Shade Garden 

LIFE MEMBERS 

Dr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Kennedy 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. McIlwaine, Jr. 

Sponsoring Friends - $250+ 

Vicki W. Baumgartner 

Faye Beck 

Caula A. Beyl 

Deedee Blane 

Ed Blevins 


Jack & Frances Britt 

Drs Louis & Ruth Browning 

Melinda Davis 

Ralph & Susanna Dimmick 

Shelley Etnier 

Lucy Gibson 

RC & Connie Gonzalez 

Christine G. Hayworth 

Dale & Loretta Jacobsen 

Dr. & Mrs. Joe Johnson 

Maribel Koella 

Jean Lantrip 

Sherri Parker Lee 

Lisa Lemza 

Barbara Levin 

Tom & Melissa McAdams & Family 

Mr. & Mrs. W. R. McNabb 

Mary Spengler 

Mary Sullivan 

Dr. Sidney & Linda Wallace 

Elizabeth White 

Jackie Wilson 

Business Friends - $250+ 

Beaver Creek Nursery 

Complete Landscape Services, Inc. 


Ellenburg Nursery 

Emery 5&10 

Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm 

Flower Market & Design 

Hines Fine Soils 

Impromptu Home & Garden 

Accessories 

Meadow View Greenhouse & Gardens 

Modern Design Aquascaping 

Mouse Creek Perennial Farm 

Oakes Daylilies 

Peter Rose Pottery 

Pittman Properties 

Poland Creek Nursery 

Pope’s Garden Centers 

Ridge Greenhouse & Florist 

Riverdale Nursery 


Sunlight Gardens 

Sweet Pea Garden & Gifts 

Volunteer Lawn, Inc. 

Willow Ridge Garden Center & 

Landscaping 

GARDEN CLUBS AND 

PLANT SOCIETIES 

Benefactor - $10,000+ 




Garden Study Club 


1989-2006 

Patrons - $500+ 

Lakemoor Hills Garden Club 

Members - $100+ 

The Garden Club 

Gardener’s Forum 

Great Smoky Mountains Koi Club & 

Pond Society 

Harriman Garden Club 

Ijams Nature Center 



Tellico Village Garden Club 

Tennessee Native Plant Society 

Town & Country Garden Club 

UT Arboretum Society 

West Hills Community Association 

MAJOR BUSINESS SPONSORS FOR 

FRIENDSHIP PLAZA PROJECT 

Belgard/Big Rock Building Products 


Wasco Inc. 

Sequatchie Concrete Systems 

Kenneth Pace Builders 

General Shale Brick 

Claiborne Hauling Contractors LLC 


Blue Ridge Architecture 

CHALLENGE/MATCHING GRANTS 

Melinda Davis 

Lane Hays 

Dr. Joe & Pat Johnson 

Jean Lantrip 

Metropolitan Planning Commission 

Dawn von Weisenstein 

Linda Yates 

SPECIAL DONATIONS 

2007 Annual Meeting Research & 

Lecture 

Melissa & Tom McAdams 

Helen & Sandy McNabb 

Professor of Architecture (Emeritus) 

J. William & Eileen Rudd 

Mrs. (Herbert) Carter Van Deventer 

Slatery, Jr. 


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In honor of 

Dr. Bruce Avery by West Hills 10 o’clock Gardeners 

Beth Babbitt by Flower Study Group I 

Faye Beck by Sunrise Garden Club 

Faye Beck by East Tennessee Hosta Society 

Faye Beck by the Knoxville Garden Club 

Ed Blevins by Mary Cartwright 

Brian Davis by the Knoxville Garden Club 

Angela & Greg Ellenburg by Joe Fuhr 

Dr. Susan Hamilton by West Hills Community Association 

Lakemoor Hills Garden Club by Mary Sullivan, Nancy Hansard & 

Catherine Beals 

Frances Lothrop by the Gardeners’ Forum 

James Newburn by Pittman Properties 

Theresa Pepin by Kanunsita Garden Club 

Theresa Pepin by Mr. & Mrs. W. R. McNabb 

Theresa Pepin by Tellico Village Garden Club 

Linda & Culver Schmid by Mary Spengler 

Mary Spengler by Deborah Whitson, Diane Gross, Elaine Powell, 

Ann Shelor, Lynn Wardley & Marnie Page 

Mary Spengler by Carol Schmid 

Mary Spengler by the L.A.M.P. Foundation & Townes Lavidge Osborn 

Mary Spengler by Marnie Page 

Dr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Spengler by the R.Culver Schmid family 

In memory of C. Tony Jeffries by 

Lucy Gibson 

In memory of 

Irene Ruth Conner Lawhorn by 

Susan Meacham 

In memory of Mineko Lewis by 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gill 

Dick Penner 

Elizabeth Schilling 

Marion Shortino 

In memory of 

Frances McAmis Lothrop by 

Ann & W. C. Adams 

Ed & Susan Adams 

Edward S. Albers, Jr. 

Joy Arnett 

Faye Beck 

Dick & Jean Bowen 

William & Marian Broome 

Dr. James & Jerry Burdette 

Sandi Burdick 

John & Sandra Butler 

Daniel & Ellyn Cauble 

Townsend & Conni Collins 


Melinda Davis 

James & Marilyn Dick 

Whitney Dunford 

James & Melinda Ethier 

Dr. Robert & Helen Ferguson 

Thomas & Anna Ford 

Hallie Galyon 

Dr. William & Gertrude Gardner 

Mary Gillespie 

Dr. A. Michael & Cammy Glover 

Mrs. Floyd Goodson, Jr. 

Connie & Clayton Greene 

Alex & Mary Belle Harkness 

Shirley Heinsohn 

Jennifer & Christopher Jones 

Richard & Angelyn Koella 


Elizabeth Lee 

Dan Mayo 

Tom & Melissa McAdams 

Kim McMillan 

Ellen Mitchell 

Lloyd & Nancy Montgomery 

Dr. Tom & Ellen Morgan 

Margaret Newton 

Don & Nancy Preston 

Karen Petrey 

James N. Proffitt, Jr. 

Proffitt & Goodson, Inc. 

John & Mary Rayson 

Virginia Rogers 

Marty Russell 

Betty Schmid 

Robert & Carol Schmid 

Robert & Julia Schriver 

Carter V. Slatery 

James & Mimi Smith 

Jane & Robert Smith 

Joe & Mary Spengler 

Joanne Stephenson 

Suzanne Stowers 

Lillie Wallace 

Julia Webb 

Richard & Lee Whitson 

Martha Williamson 

Chalmers Wilson 

George Wilson 

William & Betsy Wright 

Veterinary Referral Surgical 

In memory of Nancy Laurence 

Sheppeard by 


ADDITIONAL GIFTS 

Artistic Endeavors, Inc. 

Ernst Benary of America, Inc. 

Ball Horticultural Company 

J.P. Bartlett Company, Inc. 

James H. Bast 

Faye H. Beck 

Tasha C. Blankley 

Randall M. & Rebecca Napier 

Brown 

Keith Carr 

Jeremy C. & Deborah Carrigg 

Dixie Hwy Garden Club 

Eagleton IV Headstart 

Friendship Gardeners Club 

Dr. Frank Galyon 

Gateway Garden Club 

Grimes Seed Company 

Todd E. Hagman 

Imogene Hensley 

Barbara Hillard 

Mary Jo & David Holden 

James D. & Wendy R. Johnson 

Dr. Steven C. Kennedy 

Kiwanis Club of Columbia 

Foundation 

John Goodrich Maddox & Linda 

Brown Maddox 

Mountain Vista Garden Club 

National Assoc. of Retired Federal 

Employees 

Noweta Garden Club 

Corinne J. Palmere 

Proven Winners 

Andrew & Rebecca L. Pulte 

Darcey L. Reynolds & R. Reynolds 

Donna M. Schuler 

Richard M. & Nancy P. Schulz 


Sunrise Garden Club 

Emily Zimmerman 

IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 

Beaver Creek Nursery 

Brent & Becky’s Bulbs 


Dutch Garden Center 

East Fork Nursery 

East Tennessee Daffodil Society 


Mark Fuhrman Landscapes 

Green & Hagstrum Aquatic Nursery 

Grow Wild Nursery 

Gum Tree Farm & Nursery 

Terrence McDonough 

Mize Farm & Garden Supply 

Morris Garden Center 

Out of Eden Garden Center 

Palmetto Farms 

Popes Garden Center 

Sand Products 


Thress Nursery & Garden Center 

Willow Ridge Garden Center 

DONATIONS TO THE DONALD B. 

WILLIAMS ENDOWMENT 

Paul V. & Ann Williams Borromeo 

Gary Earl & Kathy L. Dawson 

Dr. Steven C. Kennedy 

Keith D. & Candice Robinson 

Mickler 

John Clint Olson 

Bret James & Diane K. Bender 

Reburn 

Deborah L. Sharp 

Roy W. & Jennifer M. Smith 

The Easy Gardener 

George C. & Stephanie A. Wallace 

Drs. Darrell J. & Sadhna Williams 

Michael W. & Jill M. Wilson 

This list includes contributions received by the Friends and Gardens 

during the calendar year of 2007. (List of donations made directly to 

the University of Tennessee is accurate to December 10, 2007.) Please 

let us know immediately if any information is inaccurate by calling 

865-525-4555 so we can make correction in our records. Please be sure 

to let us know if you prefer for your donation to be anonymous. 

Thank you! 

We are very grateful to ALL our many donors, sponsors and volunteers. 

The University Gardens could not welcome the public without you! 

Special thanks to 2007 Secret 

Garden Party hosts Sandi 

Burdick, Pam Reddoch, Alex & 

Lynn Taylor, Earl Whaley, Jr., 

Kennerly, Montgomery and Finley, 

P.C., Franklin Realty Inc., Beverly 

White, The Standard Banner, The 

Home Team Real Estate Company, 

Jefferson County Chamber of 

Commerce, Martha Dandridge 

Garden Club, Howard & Anna 

Luttrell, East Tennessee Hosta 

Society, Ty & Brenda Kelly, Tom 

& Ellen Morgan, Ray & Mae Sims, 

Christine Griffin, Debbie Allen, 

Greg & Angela Ellenburg, Stewart & 

Ken Oakes, Mary Collins-Shepard, 

East Tennessee Daylily Society, 

Lucy Gibson & John Lounsbury, 

Dr. & Mrs. Louis Browning, Sherry 

Chobanian, Dr. Alan Solomon 

& Andrea Cartwright, Elizabeth 

Burman, Pam & Alex Osmand, 

Terumi & Ian Watson, Theresa 

Pepin & Kenneth Pace, Nicholas & 

Elizabeth Anderson, and Jonathan 

& Debra Dean. 

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Contributing Friends 

Ellen Adcock 

Mary & Chris Albrecht 

Deborah Allen 

Nicholas Anderson 

Ann M. Ballou 

Nancy Basford 

Sam & Mary Anne Beall 

Catherine Beals 

Eleanor Bellomy 

Sara Berry 

Sandie Bishop 

Ben Blackwood 

Claudine & Helmut Boehme 

Joy G. Brandon 

Candy Brownlow 

Caroline Buckner 

Elizabeth Burman 

John & Sandra Butler 

Neal & Alice Caldwell 

Charles L. Callis 

Lisa Carroll 

Mr. & Mrs. H.E. 

Christenberry III 

Kathryn P. Clark 

Jan Cobble 

Conni & Townsend Collins 

Norma Cox Cook 

Bill Dohm & Patty Cooper 

Judith Cope 

Bettie J. Corey 

Carol Costello 

David & Elizabeth Craig 


Jon Damron 

Jerry & Brenda Davis 

Jerry Hammett & 

John DeLozier 

Linda A. Denton 

Karen & Charles 

Dhyanchand 

Deb & Joe DiPietro 

Melinda Ethier 

Richard & Carol Evans 

Eli & Catherine Fly 

Anna T. Ford 

Brenda Fulwood 

Susan & Tom Galligan 

Paul B. Googe 

Jim & Mary Ellen Haddox 

Nancy D. Hansard 

Louis & Kate Hartley 

Alan S. Heilman 

Barbara Hillard 

Bonnie Holmes 

Bunni Hood 

C. Rae Hozer 

Nancy Hugh 

Arun Jethanandani 

Patricia Jobe 

Mary Donnet Johnson 

Barbara Johnston 

Brenda Kelly 

Rhonda Kline 

Tom & Pat Lincoln 

Judy Loest 

Fritzie Logan 

Evelyn Lorenz 

Rob & Debbie Mayfield 

Tricia McClam 

Dr. & Mrs. William McCoy 

Mitchell & Laura 

McFee Adams 

Anne Dean McWhirter 

Alice Mercer 

Mary Mishu 

Judy & Brent Moore 

Joanne R. Mounger 

Marian Oates 

Damaris A. Olsen 

Dick & Suzanne Ott 

Marnie Page 

Guy Papenhausen 

Edward & Corinne Patrick 

Grant & Janet Patterson 

Rogers & Marjorie Penfield 


Madelon Perreault 

Jan & Sylvia Peters 

Dr. & Mrs. John Petersen 

Hella Peterson 

Karen Petrey 

Pat & Lester Petrie 

Jane & Jim Phillips 

Mary Ann & David Piper 

Anne & Gaines Pittenger 

Phil & Elaine Powell 

Patty Powers 

Mrs. Don B. Preston 

Tom Rechenbach 

Pamela Reddoch 

Nancy Rennie 

Becky & Neil Rhodes 

Dr. & Mrs. John Rodgers 

Ginny Rogers 

Wayne Russell 

William & Virginia Schall 

Carol C. Schmid 

Culver Schmid & Family 

David Schmid & Family 

Tom Schmid & Family 

Sarah Sheppeard 

Mr & Mrs James F. Smith, Jr. 

Jennifer Stokes 

Robbie Nelson & Tammy 

Stoneberger 


Ann Stowers 

Carol Stratton 

Dennis & Janet 

Superczynski 

John Z. C. Thomas 

Martha S. Thomas 

David & Alice Torbett 

Bob & Kay Trigiano 

Lynn Venafro 

Anne Victoria 

Dawn & John 

von Weisenstein 

Elizabeth & James Wall 

Cindy & Les Williams 

Holly Young Williams 

Mr & Mrs George E. Wilson 

Stuart Worden 

Linda Yates 

Family Friends 

Sally & Ken Abbas 

Michaele & Darwin 

Anderson 

Evalyn Andriola 

Tom & Sue Arnhart 

Virginia Babb 

Greg & Beth Babbit & 

Family 

Cindy Baker 

Jennifer Banner 

Stuart & Mary Bartholomaus 

Paige Benton & Family 

Karen & Edwin Bills 

Jerry & Norma Black 

Mike Blankenship 

Jean Bonnyman 

Bob & Betty Braden 

Paul & Robin Branca 

Fred & Virginia Buffum 

Sue & Don Byerly 

Maggie Carini 

Belinda & Mike Casey 

Jeff & Vicki Chapman 

Alice Ann & George Condo 

Bobbie Congleton 

Jerri Yates & George Cooper 

Laurie & Coy Crutchfield 

Faye Daniel 

Cor & Dorothy de Vogel 

David & Emilie Doyle 

Barbara & Richard Dyer 

Richard & Lynda Everman 

Mary & Dean Farmer 

Dr. & Mrs. Kent Farris 

Ione Fielden 

Don & Linda Fike 

Michael & Heather Floan 

Roberta Fogle 

Wayne & Judy Free 

Whitt Fugate 

Joe & Erika Fuhr 

Dewey Garton 

David Houston & 

Jim Garvey 

Hiram Rogers & 

Jean Gauger 

Ed & Preston Gentry 

David & Sharon Gerkin 

Dr. & Mrs. James E. Gill 

Bev & Katy Gooch 

Joe Finucane & 

Christine Griffin 

Doug & Sally Gross 

Ron & Sue Hamilton 

Steve & Jane Harb 

Jane & Hugh Hardman 

Mary Belle & Alex Harkness 

Mr & Mrs Joe Harrison 

Wes & Thalia Hatmaker 

Linda & Dennis Hopkins 

Ron & Nancy Hultgren 

Gary Westly & Judith Ideker 

Mr. & Mrs. Geurt Jacobs 

Charlie & Emily Jernigan 

Anne & James Johnson 

Kathy & Hal Johnson 

John & Jodie Johnson 

WC & Glenna Julian 

Ellie Kassem 

Barry Shupe & Noel Kawado 

Anne Killefer 

Mary Laura Koella 

Peter & Judy Kopp 

Ann & Jim Lamb 

Bill Harrell & Mary Lenwell 

Susanne Levi 

Cheryl & David Liles 

Georgia Lewis & 

Kenneth Lister 

Don & Anne Loy 

Wilma D. Mason 

Robert & Frances McClung 

John & Ruth McCormack 

Ken McFarland 

Joan & Don McMullen 

Steven & Pamela McNish 

Charles & Clara McNutt 

Beverly & Kelly Milam 

Gay Bera & Carmen Monaco 

Nancy S. Montgomery 

Scott Jackson & 

Chris Moore 

Tom & Ellen Morgan 

Carolyn Noey 

Mike & Kay Northern 

Kathryn O’Day & 

Steven Cuneo 

Melissa Gill & Jere Ownby 

Susan Becker & Dick Penner 

Karen & Dean Peters 

Cheryl Layson Peters 

Catharene & Jim Petty 

George & Margie Pickens 

Vicki Hindman & 

Bliss Pierce 

Janice & Rick Rawe 

Pat Rimmer 

David Roberts 

Ted & Rozan Rogers 

Mr & Mrs Robert F. 

Samples 

Mary E. Seals 

James Rowland & 

John Sexton 

Lan & Miriam Seylar 

Priscilla & Tom Siler 

Jeanie & Edward Sims 

Mrs. Herbert Slatery, Jr. 

Mike & Brenda Stansberry 

Randall Stewart 

Jay & Diane Strozier 

Kathy & John Sullivan 

Jeannie & Bill Tapp 

Becky Tate 

Alex & Lynn Taylor 

Arnold G. & Sheila Tew 

Wanda Thomas 

Richard & Peggy Tippens 

Sandra Trout 

Bob & Joyce Underwood 

Mark & Sharon Vance 

Jerry & Janice Vaughan 

Emily & Jerry Vreeland 

Sanford Wagner 

Candy Wansley 

Ian & Terumi Watson 

Robert Hinde & John 

Winemiller 

Chris & Mary Lawrence 

Woodhull 

Jason Woodle 

Individual Friends 

Christine Acuff 

Lloyd Adams 

Margo Akerman 

Martha C. Alexander 

Mary Alford 

Kathleen Ambrose 

Andrea Anderson 

Tracey Anderson 

Annette Anderson 

Diane Anderson 

Mazel Andrews 

Barbara Apking 

Nancy B. Arnold 

Michelle Arrants 

Jenny Arthur 

Leslie Badaines 

Cheryl Baddorf 

Maritza Bailey 

H. Ted Ballard 

Frances Ellen Barker 

Martha Barnwell 

Allen Beeler 

Craig Behling 

Robin Bell 

Maureen Benavides 

Kate Benson 

Kristin Bianconi 

Mildred Biehler 

Kathie Biehler 

Pat Bing 

Lydia Birk 

Judy S. Blackstock 

Sheila Boggs 

Ann Bond 

Heather Booth 

Jean A. Bowen 

Seaton Bradford 

Mike Brady 

Katherine R. Brennan 

Christina Brenner 

William A. Brooke 

Cynthia Brown 

Jim Brown 

Ginger Browning 

Marilyn Brumund 

Mary Jean Bryant 

June S. Burch 

Vance & Martha Burkey 

Martha Burnette 

David Butler 

Bill J. Byerley 

Gloria Caldwell 

Angelyn Campbell 

Janet Capell 

Lynn Carlson 

Ms. Keith L. Carr 

M. Lynn Carroll 

Mary Cartwright 

Marcia Casey 

Ellyn Cauble 

Debbie Cavanaugh 

Lui Chan 

Carol Chapman 

Yi Ying Chen 

Karen Chesney 

Sherry Chobanian 

Kerry Cholka 

Julia Christenson 

Betty Christian 

Glenda Clark 

Sara Clem 

Sharon Cogburn 

J. Cole 

Carol Coode 

Carole Copenhaver 

Jennifer Coppock 

Donna Corley-Johnson 

Cathy Creswell 

Susan Creswell 

Nissa Dahlin-Brown 

Chesley Dale 

Cae Radloff Daly 

Ann R. Davis 

Jo Davis 

Kim M. Davis 

Kim Davis 

Lynne Davis 

Mildred Dennis 

Pat Dent 

Phyllis Dermer 

Betty Dick 

Claudia Dicks 

Steve Dixon 

Toni Doody 

Janet Dowlen 

Mary Frances Drake 

Sarah Dunn 

Margaret Dye 

Charleene Edwards 

Donna L. Edwards 

Elizabeth Elliott 

Barbara Emery 

Lori Emery 

Elizabeth Etnier 

D.J. & Phyllis Etzler 

Carol Evans 

Diane Fabricius 

Edith Lynn Fagg 

Donna Fain 

Mary Nell Farmer 

Joyce Feld 

Joy Fels 

Melissa Ferguson 

Alan Finch 

Nancy Fitzpatrick 

Marsha Flanigan 

Judith B. Foltz 

Dianne Forry 

Sue-Anne Fouse 

Debbie Fox 

Sue Frazier 

Elsbeth Freeman 

Ernestine Friedman 

Joan Galbraith 

Maria Gall 

Ellie Gardner 

Barbara Garrett 

Larkie Gildersleeve 

Jenny Glover 

Ann Graf 

Sandra Greear 

Elizabeth A. (Connie) 

Greene 

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Brenda Gregory 

Judy Griffith 

Stephen Guess 

Rosalind Hackett 

Edith C. Halbert 

Robert & Jan Hall 

Nancy Hamilton 

Diane Hamilton 

Joanne Hanley-Wilson 

Monique Hanrath 

Nancy D. Hansard 

Ann H. Hansen 

Kerry Harkins 

Rebecca Harmon 

Patricia Harris 

Kathleen G. Harrison 

Suzanne Harrison 

Craig Harsh 

Amy Haun 

Susan Hawthorne 

Linda Haynes 

Bob Hendricks 

Janet & Rob Herman 

Jean Hess 

Frances Hoffman 

Marie S. Hogan 

Cathy Horne 

Lois Hoskins 

Judy A. Howard 

Nagwa Hultquist 

Laurel J. Humphreys 

Julia Huster 

Kathy T. Jackson 

Sondra Jamieson 

Vickie Jamison 

Bennie M. Jean 

Mary Jeffries 

Shirley Johnson 

Edie Johnson 

Jeanie & Chip Johnson 

Clara Joan Johnson 

Elin E. Johnson 

Al Johnson 

Lucie Jones 

Marjorie L. Jones 

Cheri Jorgenson 

Erin Keegan 

Sandy Kehne 

William J. Kelch 

Paul Kelley 

Delia Kimmett 

Barbara S. Kinney 

Carolyn Koefoot 

Elizabeth Koester 

Laura Kreuzer 

Karen Krieg 

Susan Krisle 

Suzanne Kurth 

Carol Labudde 

Juanita Lackner 

Nancy Larson 

Christine Lee 

Theresa Leese 

Ron Leinius 

Sandy Lethco 

Betty Leverett 

Dale Liles 

Cindy Lincoln 

Elaine Lindke 

Martha Lionberger 

Jon Long 

Beth Long 

Debra Lord 

Lynn Lowery 

Janet Lundy 

Howard Luttrell 

Carol Lyon 

Jan Major 

Julia Malia 

Judith Mallory 

Charlotte Malone 

Glenn Marshall 

Ginna Mashburn 

Juneil K. Mathis 

Joy Matthews 

Brian Maynard 

James McCarter, Jr 

Elizabeth McCarty 

Martha McClellan 

Jessica McGee 

Joyce McGlothin 

Dana McLaughlin 

Kim McMillan 

Martha McMurry 

Claudia T. Melear 

Ginger Milligan 

Pam Milner 

Nancy Montgomery 

Sharon Montgomery 

Joanna Montgomery 

Flo Moore 

Susan Morgan 

Mary Morris 

Joyce J. Mosley 

Laura A. Muckenfuss 

Lori Murphree 

Bobby Murphy 

Harold Myers 

James Newburn 

Shelley Newman 

Imogene B. Newton 

Bonnie D. Ogden 

Cynthia Ogle 

R. L. Ousley, Jr. 

Carol Overbey 

Denise Overstreet 

Susan M. Owen 

Carrie Slavin 

Ruth Pardue 

Charlotte Smith 

Diantha Pare 

Julie Smith 

Darby Parker 

P.J. Snodgrass 

2008 and Education 

Joanna Partain 

Diane Stamm 

Cynthia Payne 

Jana Stiles 

In 2008, the Friends will continue to offer educational 

programs through UT Outreach & Continuing 

Diane Pearson 

Donna Stinnett 

Ann Peck 

M.C. Stone 

Joan S. Peterson 

Becky Stout 

Education Professional & Personal Development, 

Susan Peterson 

Tara Sturdivant 

which makes it possible for us to reach hundreds 

Janice S. Peterson 

Glenda Sublett 

of thousands of potential new gardeners and new 

Shirley Phelps 

Stella Sudderth 

members. See courses planned for the year in our 

Lisa Phipps 

Mary Sullivan 

calendar in this issue, many of them brand new. 

Lucie C. Polk 

Charlotte Synodis 

Call 865-974-0150 to order a catalog or see www. 

Ginger Quarles 

Joice Tallent 

outreach.utk.edu/ppd for additional details. 

Kimberly Quesenberry Louise Teising 

Pam Radford 

Glenda Thomas 

Richard J. Raridon 

Margaret K. Thompson 

February courses: 

Lee Ann Ratledge 

Deborah Thompson-Wise 

Title: Planting for Winter Interest in the Home Landscape 

Sarah Reagan 

Betty Tipton 

Description: Selecting plants for winter beauty may 

Ann Reed 

Barbara Tourtelotte 

Melody Reeves 

Nanci Travis 

be easier than you realize. Learn ways to add color to 

Duane Ridenour 

Karen Trentham 

your winter landscape by selecting plants with fourseason 

interest. Your garden does not have to be dull 

Laura Riester 

Rita Trusley 

Mary Rinearson 

Penny Tschantz 

and dreary in the winter months. Many plants are 

Kathy Riordan 

Pam Turner 

even more attractive when the light is not harsh and 

Jennie Ritchie 

Patricia Van Leeuwen 

they display winter colors that are more noticeable 

Regina Rizzi 

Lois Van Wie 

than their summer characteristics. 

John Roberts 

Sandy Vandenberg 

Instructor: Dr. Susan Hamilton, director of the UT 

Nancy Robinson 

Jackie Victorson 

Gardens 

Linda Rogers 

Patricia Vogel 

Course No.: 282598 

Sara Rose 

Eanita Vogt 

Fee: $39 

Ginger Ross 

Mary Sue Walker 

Date: Saturday, Feb. 9, l0-11:30 a.m. 

Mitzi Rouse 

Jean Wall 

Alan Rowe 

Betty Wasserman 

Location: UT Ellington Plant Sciences Auditorium, 

Cheryl Rucker 

Margery Watson 

Agriculture Campus 

Eileen Rudd 

Judy Watts 

Beverly Rudicel 

Debbie Way 

Laurie T. Rush 

Mary Weaver 

Marty Russell 

Julia Webb 

Gail Rymer 

Esther Webster 

Mary Elizabeth Saga 

Valerie Widgren 

News Briefs 

Barbara Sanders 

Marie Wilks 

Rita Sass 

Carole H. Willard 

Society Friend Ijams Nature Center recently 

Margaret Scanlan 

Donald Williams 

announced a gift of land from Imerys Marble Inc., 

Lucy Scanlon 

Mrs. Donald B. Williams 

Fran Scheidt 

Wilhelmina Williams 

through the intercession of the Legacy Parks 

Lynda Schilling 

Martha J. Williamson 

Foundation and the City of Knoxville. The gift 

Irene Schins 

Laurie Wilson 

will increase total acreage of Ijams to almost 300 

Millie Senatore 

Todd Witcher 

acres. Longtime Friend and previous board member 

Susie Sentell 

Jane Witherspoon 

Todd Witcher has recently left Ijams after 16 years 

Louise Sexton 

Marilyn Wohl 

to become executive director with Discover Life in 

Christy Shivell 

Elizabeth W. Wolf 

America based in Gatlinburg. 

Jeanie Shover 

Joan Worley 

Cathy Shuck 

Anne L. Wright 

The Garden Girls radio show featuring Dr. Susan 

Nancy J. Siler 

Alice Xiques 

Hamilton and Beth Babbit is broadcast every 

Ray & Mae Sims 

Thea Yoder 

Saturday at 2:00 p.m. on 100.3 WNOX. 

Muriel E. Sirett 

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Read spirited answers to controversial horticultural 

questions from UT Extension’s Carol Reese in 

Horticulture, where she writes the Q&A column. 

We extend sympathy to the family of dedicated Friend 

and avid gardener Mineko Lewis. A retired English 

instructor at UT, Mineko was active in both the French 

Club and the University Gardens. For many years she 

donated to the Adopt-a-Garden program in memory of her 

husband, Russell Lewis. The Friends are most appreciative 

to be named as beneficiary of gifts in her memory. 

Calendar Reminders 

The Dogwood Arts Home & Garden Show will take 

place Feb. 22-24 at the Knoxville Convention Center. 

Call 865-637-4561 or visit www.dogwoodarts.com 

for more information. The Dogwood Arts Luncheon 

will be held for the first time this year in the University 

Gardens in mid-April. 

Brava Italia! Global Treasures & Italian Gardens 

is the theme of the 2008 Antiques and Garden Show 

of Nashville Feb. 14-17 at the Nashville Convention 

Center. Featured speakers are Frances Mayes, 

David Kleinberg, Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub. 

Visit www.antiquesandgardenshow.com or call 

800-891-8075. 

The Nashville Lawn and Garden Show opens Feb. 

28 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds and claims 

to be “the greenest event of the year.” Lectures by 

Helen Dillon, Barry Glick, Laura Button, Jack 

Carman, Randy Smith and Carol Reese. See 

www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com or call 

615-876-7680 for more information. 

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will celebrate 

its 40th year and Arbor Day with a design seminar and 

hands-on workshop using coniferous plants. Garden 

Design Seminar and Workshop: Gardener’s Guide 

to Conifers will take place Feb. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in 

Athens, Ga. Register at 

www.uga.edu/~botgarden/educationalevents.html.

2008 Calendar of Events 

Saturday, Jan. 26 ....Board meeting and retreat ..............9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

NEW 

Saturday, Feb. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .COURSE ....Planting for Winter Interest in the Home 

Landscape (UTPPD #282598) 

Saturday, March 1 .........DEADLINE ......................April newsletter 

(Best Plants Report & Marketplace Issue) 

Tuesday, April 1 ...........DEADLINE ..... May newsletter (Special Events Issue) 

NEW 

Saturday, April 12 ..........COURSE ........Tree Pruning (UTPPD #283595) 

Tuesday, April 15 ........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 

Twilight Walk 6 p.m. 

NEW 

Mid-April .............FRIENDSHIP PLAZA. ...........Dogwood Arts Luncheon 

Monday, April 28 . . . . . . . . Board meeting .........................7 p.m. 

Thursday, May 1 ...........DEADLINE ......June newsletter (Blooms Days Issue) 

Thursday, May 1 .........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Thursday, May 8 .........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, May 10 ............SALE. ........Spring Plant Sale—Friendship Plaza 

Saturday, May 10 ...........EVENT .......Secret Garden Parties—Merfolk Close 

Thursday, May 15. .......IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, May 17 ..........EVENT ...........Secret Garden Party—Blossoms, 

Brunch & Brahms 

Tuesday, May 20. ........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 



Friday, May 23 ............EVENT ........... Secret Garden Party—Aguamar 

Saturday, May 31 ..........EVENT ............Secret Garden Party —Locavore 

Thursday, June 5.........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, June 7 ...........EVENT ........Secret Garden Party—Penfield Acres 

Saturday, June 7.........IN THE GARDENS ........Knoxville Museum of Art Guild 

NEW Artists on Location 

Thursday, June 12 .......IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

NEW 

Saturday, June 14...........COURSE . Farmer’s Market Fresh (UTPPD #284601 

Sunday, June 15 

.........EVENT ....Secret Garden Party—Rest & Be Thankful 

Tuesday, June 17 ........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 



Saturday, June 21...........EVENT ........Secret Garden Party—Frogs & Ferns 

Monday, June 23 ........Board Meeting .........................7 p.m. 


Friday, June 27.............LECTURE ........................Don Shadow 

Saturday, June 28........IN THE GARDENS ...........Sixth annual Blooms Days 

& Sunday, June 29 

Thursday, July 3 .........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Thursday, July 10 ........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

NEW 

Saturday, July 12 ...........COURSE ............Best Picks in Vegetable Trials 

(UTPPD #284604) 

Saturday, July 12 

.........EVENT .........Secret Garden Party—Water, Water 

Everywhere! 




Friday, Aug. 1.............DEADLINE ....September newsletter (In Appreciation) 

Tuesday, Aug. 19 ........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 


Saturday, Aug. 23...........EVENT ......Secret Garden Party—Blackberry Farm 

Monday, Aug. 25 ........Board meeting ......................... 7 p.m. 

Monday, Sept. 1 ...........DEADLINE ...................October newsletter 

(Nomination Slate & Annual Meeting Issue) 

NEW 

Saturday, Sept. 6 ...........COURSE ...Photography of Garden Plants, Flowers & 

Critters (UTPPD #291607) 

Thursday, Sept. 11 .......IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, Sept. 13 ..........EVENT ........Secret Garden Party—Penrose Farm 

Saturday, Sept. 13 ...........SALE ........................Fall Plant Sale 

Saturday, Sept. 13 ..........COURSE ...Growing Vegetables for the Home Garden 


Tuesday, Sept. 16 ........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 


Thursday, Sept. 25 .......IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, Sept. 27 ..........EVENT ...Secret Garden Party—Oliver Ridge Potager 

Sunday, Sept. 28 ...........EVENT ........Secret Garden Party—Silver Serving 

Sunday, Sept. 28 ........IN THE GARDENS ..........Friendship Plaza Dedication 

NEW 

Saturday, Oct. 11 ...........COURSE ............Beyond the Jack-o’-Lantern 


Tuesday, Oct. 21 .........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 


Thursday, Oct. 23 ........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 1 ...........DEADLINE ......................December Issue 

NEW 

Saturday, Nov. 1 ............COURSE ...........Beyond Dogwoods & Azaleas: 

Less Common Trees and Shrubs for the Home Garden (UTPPD #291606) 

Sunday, Nov. 2 .............EVENT .......Friends annual membership meeting 

Guest speaker: Dr. Darrel Morrison 

Saturday, Dec. 6 ............COURSE ....Holiday Wreaths with Greenery from the 

Gardens (UTPPD #291600) 

No newsletters in January, March, July, August or November. For up to date information 

on upcoming programs, please visit www.friendsoftheutgardens.org or call 

865-525-4555. To submit contributions to newsletters, please send to friendsoftheutgardens@utk.edu. 

Queries may be directed to the newsletter and/or posted to 

our listserv: FOG-list@discoveret.org. Members are also welcome to attend board 

meetings, usually held in Room 223 of the Plant Biotechnology Building on the West 

(Agriculture) Campus; please call 865-525-4555 for exact locations of meetings. If 

it is fine weather, we meet in the Gardens. 


Tuesday, July 15 .........IN THE GARDENS ........... Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 


Thursday, Oct. 9 .........IN THE GARDENS .........Books & Blooms 10:30 a.m. 

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Coming Up On The Calendar: 

Saturday, Feb. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COURSE ............Planting for Winter Interest in the Home 

Landscape (UTPPD #282598) 

Saturday, March 1 .................DEADLINE .............................April newsletter 

(Best Plants Report & Marketplace Issue) 

Tuesday, April 1 ...................DEADLINE .............May newsletter (Special Events Issue) 

Saturday, April 12 .................COURSE ...............Tree Pruning (UTPPD #283595) 

Tuesday, April 15 ...............IN THE GARDENS. ...................Lunchtime Walk 12 Noon 


Mid-April .................... FRIENDSHIP PLAZA ................... Dogwood Arts Luncheon 

Monday, April 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Board meeting . ................................7 p.m. 

Volume 15 No 1 February 2008 

865–525–4555 

friendsoftheutgardens@utk.edu 

www.friendsoftheutgardens.org 

Coming April 1: Best Plants Report 

& Marketplace Issue 

In this Issue: 

From Friends Co-Presidents – p 2 

To Friends of the UT Gardens – p 3 

From the UT Federal Credit Union – p 3 

Annual Report 2007 – pp 4-5 

Annual Financial Report 2007 – p 5 

Gifts to the Gardens 2007 – pp 6-9 

Members – pp 10-12 

2008 and Education – p 13 

News Briefs – p 13 

Calendar Reminders – p 13 

Calendar of Events – pp 14-15 

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