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PHOTOS: Arrington Plant Adventure Zone Ribbon-Cutting

Monday, April 30th, 2012

(Director James Horton, Mayor William Bell, Sr., former Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr., former Mayor Bernard Kincaid, Executive Director Fred Spicer)

Arrington Plant Adventure Zone Ribbon Cutting

On Thursday, April 26, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens gathered with local dignitaries for the ribbon-cutting of the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone. The newest garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens is an inclusive space that will serve all of the Birmingham community, but will be a new center for Plant Adventures. The garden’s namesake, Dr. Richard Arrington, Jr., joined current Mayor William Bell and former Mayor Bernard Kincaid at the celebration. Birmingham Parks and Recreation Commissioner Larry Cockrell delivered the invocation before District 3 Councilor Valerie Abbott, Plant Adventures Coordinator Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director Fred Spicer and each Birmingham mayor addressed the crowd. Light refreshments were served following the ceremony in the Hodges Room and the Rushton Garden.

(Andrew Krebbs, Tricia Noble, James Horton)

(Larry Cockrell, Richard Arrington, Jr., Fred Spicer)

(Valerie Abbott, Larry Cockrell, Martha Espy)

(Fred Spicer, Richard Arrington, Jr., Valerie Abbott)

(Henry Ray, Tricia Noble, Lou Willie)

(Birmingham Parks and Recreation Commissioner Larry Cockrell, former Mayor Bernard Kincaid, District 3 Councilor Valerie Abbott, former Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr., Mayor William Bell, Sr., Plant Adventures Coordinator Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director Fred Spicer)

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47th Annual Members Celebration at Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Friday, January 20th, 2012

(L to R: Alfreda Kincaid, Bernard Kincaid, Fred Spicer)

The 47th Annual Members Celebration was held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Thursday, January 19. Over 200 people attended the sold-out event, formerly known as the Annual Member Dinner. Catering was provided by Kathy G., whose newly renovated The Gardens Cafe is expected to open on February 1. Magic City Harvest Executive Director Paulette Van Matre spoke to the group in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall about her organization’s long relationship with The Gardens. Each year, The Gardens donates more than 3,000 pounds of food from the Bruno Vegetable Garden to help feed Birmingham’s hungriest. To learn more about how you can become a member at The Gardens and help support its educational goals, visit www.bbgardens.org/membership.

(Tyler Richards, Kate McCalla)

(Allen Weatherford, Diane Weatherford)

(Andy Grimsley, Lynn Grimsley)

(Ann Harvey, Fletcher Harvey)

(Bill Satterfield, Louis Montgomery)

(Bitsy Williams, Babs Simpson)

(Bobby Boone, Kelly Boone)

(Chris Boles, Mimi Boston, Win Shepard)

(Claude White, Sallie Aman)

(Coquette Barnes, Bill Barnes)

(Eleanor Cheatham, Martha Norville)

(Frances Wheelock, Isabel Maynard, David Jackson)

(Glenn Davis, Chris Davis)

(Janice Williams, Mel Cleveland, Mary Carolyn Cleveland, Fred Murray)

(Karla Vevle, Dick Vevle)

(Katherine Bishop, Billy Bishop)

(Lex Williamson, Mary Williamson)

(Linda Sanders, Carl Sanders)

(Marvin Snydey, Gail Snyder)

(Nicholas McLaughlin, Jessica Smith)

(Scott Walton, Kelley Walton)

(Teri Bossard, Rikesha Foster)

(Tom Broughton, Elizabeth Broughton)

(Valerie Harper, Jane Killian, Tom Killian, Robert Holmes)

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Arrington Plant Adventure Zone Breaks Ground

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Pictured, L to R: Fred Spicer (Executive Director, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens), Melvin Miller (Director, Birmingham Park and Recreation Board), Councilor Valerie Abbott (City of Birmingham, District 3), Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr., Mayor Bernard Kincaid, Chuck Fausch (Mayor’s Chief of Staff), Henry B. Ray, Jr. (President, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Board)

Arrington Plant Adventure Zone Groundbreaking

On September 9, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone, the new home for its Horticultural Therapy program. Former Mayors Richard Arrington, Jr. and Bernard Kincaid joined other Birmingham dignitaries before an invited crowd of more than 60 people. Refreshments were served to those in attendace at a reception following the ceremony. With expected completion in the Spring of 2012, the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone will serve as the new home for Alabama’s first Horticultural Therapy program.