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September/October 2015

Save These Dates:

President’s Message. . . . . 1Fall Festival . . . . . . . . . 2‘La Marne’ Rose . . . . . . 3Children’s Activities . . . . . 3Fall Plant Sale . . . . . . . 4The Monarch Butterfly . . 5Fall Lawn Control . . . . . 6“Albert”, The Rabbit. . . . 7Rainforest Conservatory . . 8TCU Classes . . . . . . . . 9Grapevine Garden Club . . 9Treasure Tree . . . . . . . .10Donations . . . . . . . . . . 11New Members . . . . . . . 11

What’s Inside:

Published by the Fort Worth Botanical Societyin support of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden

Sept 5 Yard Smart 8am to 2pm

Sept 11 Art in Garden 12-7 pm

Sept 12 Art in Garden 9 am-8 pm

Sept 13 Art in Garden 1 - 7 pm

Sept 26 Iris & Daylily Sale 9 am to 5 pm

Oct 6 Plant Sale Prev 7-8 pm

Oct 8 Plant Sale (Mem) 5-7 pm

Oct 9 Plant Sale 2 pm - 7 pm

Oct 10 Plant Sale 9 am - 2 pm

Oct 24 Fall Fest. 10 am - 5 pm

Oct 24 Orchid Sale 9 am - 5 pm


Oct 25 Orchid Sale 1-4 pm

Dec 5 Birds’ Christmas Tree 11am - 12pm

President’s Message

Rock Springs Road is a busy place! There are several activities underway on or near the Road.

The historic brick walls that border the Rock Springs gate on University have deteriorated due to poorly �ired brick and minor impacts from passing vehi-cles. Thanks to a generous donation from the Acme Brick Company, the walls will be rebuilt and restored. The origi-

nal capstones will be preserved and reused in the project.

At the other end of the road, the Rock Springs Garden project is nearing completion. This will allow the Garden staff to begin the installation and planting of the garden itself. If you haven’t seen it, take a look at the project from the construction fence. Please remember this is an active construc-tion zone and do not enter the garden area.

Th ings are happening in the Rose Garden as well. For some time now, the staff have been dealing with a virus, Rosette, which has infected many of the rose bushes. Unfortunately, the most eff ective treatment is the removal and replace-ment of all of the impacted plants. Th is is currently underway and the Rose Garden eventually will regain its historical beauty.

In the meantime, enjoy your Garden!Roger Rice, PresidentFort Worth Botanical Society

Ladies Enjoying the Garden

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Happy New Year! I am excited for what 2014 has in store for the gardens. As I begin my journey this year to fulfill my vision and dream for the garden, my excite-ment can be seen

in my boys’ eyes as I tell them what they are about to embark on with their mother. Yes, I know right now to them it is all fun but when they get older I hope they realize that they were part of their mom’s vision and dream for the garden.

To start this year, we will kick off with our traditional events that many Fort Worth residents come to love and enjoy every year. This year’s Spring Festival will celebrate the Year of the Horse, which happens to be my year. I am not superstitious, but growing up my mother would tell us that if it was our sign that year, it would be a good year for us. So I hope my mother’s prediction is right and that people born in the Year of the Horse will have a fruitful and fulfilling year. Our spring plant sale will offer many varieties of plants to choose from.

The Butterflies in the Garden (held every other year) will be in March and

January/February 2014

Save These Dates:I am excited to be part of this year’s event. My co-chairs, Kristi Hasty and Carolann Morris, have been in many planning meetings. This year the com-mittee decided to reach out to the local schools with a logo contest. I am pleased to announce that Agustin Alvarez won the contest and, with the help of a local design company, JoDesign, this year’s logo was created. When announcing the winner of the contest, I was not sure if Agustin was excited as much as his teacher, Ms. Ali Cannoles of Rosemont Middle school, was. Agustin was more in shock when he realized that the logo was going to be on billboards and on all the marketing materials. There will be more details in the next issue of The Redbud.

To complete the spring events, we will be hosting our first bridal show in the Japanese Garden. My co-chairs, Grace Ballard, Lauren Blake, and Paula Snider, are taking on this task to fulfill my vision of a bridal show within the garden. So be on the lookout for the details and I hope you take part in this year’s spring events. I’m looking forward to seeing you in the garden, and may your dreams and ideas live throughout the garden.

Rattana Mao, PresidentFort Worth Botanical Society

President’s Message . . . . . 1Who’s Who . . . . . . . . 2Regina Blair Award . . . 3Family Programs . . . . . . 4Birds’ Christmas Tree . . . . 5A Tapestry of Textures . . . 6

Examples for Shade– . . . . 6Examples for Sun– . . . . . 7

Master Gardeners News . . 7Butterflies in the Garden . . 8Fall Festival . . . . . . . . . 9Gardens Restaurant . . . .10New Members . . . . . . .10Donations . . . . . . . . . . 11

What’s Inside:


Mar 1 - Apr 5 Butterflies in the Garden 10 am - 4 pmMar 1 Ft . Worth Orchid Society Sale 9 am - 5 pmMar 2 Ft . Worth Orchid Society Sale 1 pm - 4 pmMar 8 Yard Smart 8 am - 2 pmMar 29 African Violet Show/Sale 9 am - 5 pm Mar 30 African Violet Show/Sale 1 pm - 5 pm


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September/October 2015

Save These Dates:

President’s Message. . . . . 1Fall Festival . . . . . . . . . 2‘La Marne’ Rose . . . . . . 3Children’s Activities . . . . . 3Fall Plant Sale . . . . . . . 4The Monarch Butterfly . . 5Fall Lawn Control . . . . . 6“Albert”, The Rabbit. . . . 7Rainforest Conservatory . . 8TCU Classes . . . . . . . . 9Grapevine Garden Club . . 9Treasure Tree . . . . . . . .10Donations . . . . . . . . . . 11New Members . . . . . . . 11

What’s Inside:


Sept 5 Yard Smart 8am to 2pm

Sept 11 Art in Garden 12-7 pm

Sept 12 Art in Garden 9 am-8 pm

Sept 13 Art in Garden 1 - 7 pm

Sept 26 Iris & Daylily Sale 9 am to 5 pm

Oct 6 Plant Sale Prev 7-8 pm

Oct 8 Plant Sale (Mem) 5-7 pm

Oct 9 Plant Sale 2 pm - 7 pm

Oct 10 Plant Sale 9 am - 2 pm


Oct 24 Orchid Sale 9 am - 5 pm


Oct 25 Orchid Sale 1-4 pm

Dec 5 Birds’ Christmas Tree 11am - 12pm


Rock Springs Road is a busy place! There are several activities underway on or near the Road.

The historic brick walls that border the Rock Springs gate on University have deteriorated due to poorly �ired brick and minor impacts from passing vehi-cles. Thanks to a generous donation from the Acme Brick Company, the walls will be rebuilt and restored. The origi-

nal capstones will be preserved and reused in the project.

At the other end of the road, the Rock Springs Garden project is nearing completion. This will allow the Garden staff to begin the installation and planting of the garden itself. If you haven’t seen it, take a look at the project from the construction fence. Please remember this is an active construc-tion zone and do not enter the garden area.

Th ings are happening in the Rose Garden as well. For some time now, the staff have been dealing with a virus, Rosette, which has infected many of the rose bushes. Unfortunately, the most eff ective treatment is the removal and replace-ment of all of the impacted plants. Th is is currently underway and the Rose Garden eventually will regain its historical beauty.

In the meantime, enjoy your Garden!Roger Rice, PresidentFort Worth Botanical Society

Ladies Enjoying the Garden

JAPANESE GARDEN FALL FESTIVALby Harvey Yamagata

We’re all eagerly awaiting another great Japanese Garden Fall Festival this October 24 and 25.

Come see all the demonstrations and activities, from the exciting Taiko Drummers, martial arts and classic Japanese dance on the Moon Viewing Deck to calligraphy and origami demonstrations in the Meditation Garden. In addition to other activities throughout the garden, you can also enjoy the quiet beauty of a Japanese Tea Ceremony in our teahouse.

Experience all these attractions in the splendor of our garden in the fall. Admission for members is free and tickets may be purchased by non-members for $6.00, and children, $3.00. Th e Japanese Garden will open on Festival Weekend at 10 a.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. We will close at 5 p.m. both days.

Please contact Larinda Smith at 817-392-5543 for information on volunteering. (Th anks in advance to all our volunteers – this can’t happen without you.!)

Hope to see you all there!

Photos byMalinda Julien of

Julien & Lambert, LLC

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Children’s Activities at the Botanic Garden

Plan to enjoy activities at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden with your child! Our Discovery Days, Drop-Ins, and Little Sprouts programs are FREE. If you plan on coming, let us know at [email protected], but registration is not required!

Family Discovery Day

Join the fun at the Backyard Vegetable Garden with our themed programs! For families with children ages 4 years and up. Two children max per caregiver please. Please arrive promptly at 11am – lasts about 45 minutes.

9/9/15 - Flower Lab

10/1/15 - Monarch Tagging/Trial Garden

11/4/15 – Leaves

Family Drop In

An evening program for families. Come-and-go craft time for all ages, with all supplies furnished. We meet in the Leonard Courtyard just outside the Garden Center. From 6-7pm.

9/17/15 - Leaf Sun Catchers

10/15/15 - Pumpkins

11/12/15 - Flashlight Fun!

Little Sprouts

Does your “little sprout” love to be outside? Engage in a learning experience with your toddler in the Backyard Vegetable Garden. Children must be between the ages of 18 months & 3 years. One child per caregiver please.

9/29/15 - Leaves

10/27/15 - Pumpkins

11/24/15 - Teddy Bear Picnic

Ask to receive our children’s newsletter!

Contact us at http://www.fwbg.org/

‘La Marne’ RoseBy Larry Wiley

‘La Marne’ is a polyan-tha (many-fl owered) rose. It has the Earth Kind ™ designation, which means it is outstanding for its hardiness, drought tol-erance and resistance to disease. ‘La Marne’, introduced in1915, will bloom throughout the season, with the spring bloom being its most profuse. It has a mild fragrance and the bush reaches 4-6’ in size. It’s an outstanding rose for any garden.

Th e Fort Worth Rose Society would like to invite you to our next meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, when Gail Manning, entomologist at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, will present our program, “Where Do Butterfl ies Go in Winter?” Visitors are welcome. FWRS meetings usually occur on the fi rst Tuesday of each month (except August) at the Garden Center. We meet at 6:30 p.m. (social) and 7:00 (meeting). If you go to the FWRS website, www.fortworthrosesociety.org, you will fi nd a list of our upcoming programs, contact information, and a list of our Consulting and Master Rosarians, who will be happy to answer your rose questions.

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Fall Plant Sale October 9, 2:00-7:00 P.M.

October 10, 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.

Choose from a wide assortment of trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, ground covers, perennials, vines, fruits, and citrus trees. Th e sale features many specialty plants grown at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. In addi-tion, rose, African violet, begonia, iris, daylily, and cactus & succulent societies will be selling their plants. Other vendors will be selling garden-related merchandise as well. Garden staff will be on site to answer your plant questions. BYOW (Bring Your Own Wagon) for loading plants! In “Th e Grove,” the wooded area west of the Trial Garden and the Japanese Garden parking lot.

Fall Plant Sale Preview ClassOctober 6

7:00 – 8:00 P.M. Classroom of the Conservation Greenhouse

(I-30 access road between University Dr. & Montgomery)

Learn about the plants that will be off ered at the fall plant sale by attending this PowerPoint presentation taught by Garden staff . Fee is $15.00, which can be applied toward purchases at the plant sale. Call Judy at 817-392-5534 to register.

Fall Plant Sale Pre-SaleOctober 8

5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.For all members of the Botanical Society; memberships sold on site, too. Get the fi rst pick of plants! Also in “Th e Grove.”

Photos of a Few Volunteers

The Monarch Butterfl yGail Manning

Th e Monarch butterfl y isn’t the only royalty of fall. Th e Queen is present as well. A mimic of the monarch, it nectars alongside the monarch and is often mistaken for one. Last year the Star Telegram did a story on the monarch migration and the photographer took pictures for twenty minutes in the Trial Garden of the monarchs on the mistfl ower. When I reviewed his photographs, all but two were queens.

Th e queen and monarch are of the same genus, Danaus, but diff er-ent species. Th e species of the queen is gilippus and the monarch is plexippus. So their similarity is based in shared biology.

Th e queen butterfl y fl ies up from south Texas each fall, and does not overwinter here. It arrives before the time the monarch is migrating south, but both ae here for a period of several weeks.

A bit smaller than a monarch, the undersides of the wings are similar (You see the undersides when the butter-fl y has its wings held together, as when it’s feeding.) It is more orange-brown overall, lacking the distinct black veins in the wings. Th ere is a scattering of white dots across the wings, where in the monarch the white dots are confi ned to the black wing margin.

Th e diff erence is fairly plain to see when the wings are open, as when the butterfl y is basking in the sun. It’s orange with some white spots in the apex of its wings. Th e black veins are prominent in the wings of the monarch.

Th ere’s a resemblance between the caterpillars and chrysalises as well. Th e easiest distinction between the cat-erpillars is the queen has three pairs of fi laments (tentacles), while the monarch has two pairs. Th ese fi laments are not antennae but sensory organs. Both caterpillars feed on milkweed. Th e monarch chrysalis is bigger than the queen. Th e queen chrysalis can vary in color from green to pink, while the monarch is always green.

So if you see a monarch, look twice! It might be a queen.

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FALL LAWN CARE

By Steve Huddleston

For the lawn enthusiast, September and October are busy and exciting months. Th is is the time to fertilize, combat weeds, or create a green lawn for the winter.

Fertilization

Make your last application of fertilizer on warm-season turf as early as September 1 but no later than October 1. Unless soil tests indicate the need for other nutrients, use an all-nitrogen fertilizer with half its nitrogen in a slow-release form.

Phosphorus should be included in the fertilizer only if a soil test shows inadequate levels. Potassium in the fertilizer helps “winterize” the lawn and prepare it to emerge strong and healthy the following spring.

You’ll want to apply 1 lb. of actual nitrogen/1,000 sq. ft. of lawn. To determine how much fertilizer to apply to yield that rate, divide 100 by the percentage of nitrogen in the fertilizer. For example, if you pur-chase a bag of 15-5-10 fertilizer, the “15” indicates 15% nitrogen, the “5” indicates 5% phosphorus, and the “10” indicates 10% postassium in the bag. 100 divided by 15 is 6.6, so you would want to apply 7 lbs. of 15-5-10 fertilizer to yield 1 lb. of actual nitro-gen/1,000 sq. ft.

Weed Control

If you choose not to overseed your lawn for the winter, you will want a clean, dormant lawn until spring. Winter weeds will do nothing but make your lawn look unkempt.

Th e time to act is September 1-15 with a pre-emer-gent herbicide that will prevent the germination of those ugly winter weeds. To control such cool-season, grassy weeds as annual bluegrass (Poa annua), rye-grass, and rescuegrass, apply Amaze, Balan, Betasan, Dimension, or Team and water in afterwards.

To control such broadleaf weeds as chickweed, clover, dandelions, and henbit, apply a Gallery product such as Portrait at the same time. Again, water in afterwards.

Do not scalp or cut your grass lower as winter approaches. Doing so reduces insulation of the grass crowns and allows more light into the canopy, thus causing increased weed germination.

Overseeding

If you don’t want to look at a brown lawn all winter, you can overseed your warm-season grass with annual or perennial rye for a lush, green winter lawn. Of the two, perennial rye is the better choice for overseeding.

It has a fi ner texture and a darker green color. In addi-tion, it does not need to be mowed quite as often as annual rye. Annual ryegrass, on the other hand, has a slightly coarser texture, is lime green, and needs to be mowed frequently in early spring.

During mowing, annual rye tends to ball up and stick to the underside of the mower, and little clumps will often trail behind the mower. A disadvantage to perennial ryegrass, however, is that it may persist in the spring and compete with your bermuda as it emerges.

One solution is to use a variety of annual ryegrass called Pantera, which has a deeper green color similar to perennial ryegrass but dies out earlier in the spring than perennial ryegrass.

Both bermuda and St. Augustine lawns can be over-seeded. However, overseeding St. Augustine is more of a hassle. First of all, there’s not as much of a need to overseed St. Augustine because it often retains its green color through most of the winter, especially a mild winter.

Because of its coarser texture, St. Augustine grass does not permit ryegrass seeds to penetrate very easily to the underlying soil; therefore, germination may not be as great as in an overseeded bermuda lawn. Lastly, if you have St. Augustine turf that is weakened by excessive shade, you shouldn’t sow rye into it.

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Th e competition, come spring, will probably ruin the remaining St. Augustine. Bermuda, on the other hand, takes overseeding quite well. Scalp the lawn September 15-30 and overseed at the rate of 5-6 pounds/1,000 square feet for perennial rye and 6-10 pounds/1,000 square feet for annual rye.

Water in afterwards and continue to keep the soil moist until the rye takes hold. You might fertilize the rye-grass at half rate (1/2 lb. of actual nitrogen/1,000 sq. ft.) sometime in November, and then fertilize during February at the rate of 1 lb. of actual nitrogen/1,000 sq. ft. By late February or early March, the rye, espe-cially annual rye, will start growing more vigorously and will need to be mowed more often.

Instead of relying on ryegrass for a green winter lawn, you may want to switch over completely to fescue, which is a permanent, year-round turf. Fescue makes a beautiful, dark green lawn October through April, but it suff ers during July and August; in fact, even with ample irrigation during the hottest months, fescue can turn brown, at least in full sun.

Fescue will stay greener even during the summer if it’s planted in shade, where it does quite well, actu-ally. Sow fescue seeds at the rate of 7-10 lbs./1,000 sq. ft. September-October. Because fescue produces no runners, you’ll need to overseed it at half the recom-mended rate every September to keep the turf full and attractive. Recommended varieties include ‘Olympic,’ ‘Rebel,’ ‘Falcon,’ ‘Houndog,’ and ‘Jaguar III.’

Disease

Once the weather turns slightly cooler and the fall rains resume, brown patch may take a toll on your St. Augustine lawn. Circular areas will turn brown within a few days of infection. Leaves easily pull loose from the runners. Control with Terraclor, Bayleton, or Daconil.

Now that September and October are upon us, decide which measures you’re going to take with the lawn, and fall into action!

Steve Huddleston is the senior horticulturist at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden and co-author of Easy Gardens for North Central Texas.

“ALBERT”, THE RABBITby Nancy Rash

Jane Cranz was a long-time member of the Fort Worth Botanical Society and was president of the Fort Worth Garden Club. She made a ceramic piece that she titled “Albert” and gave it to the Fort Worth Garden Club.

From that piece, a carved replica was made and given to the garden by Edmund P. and Jonathan W. Cranz this year. It resides in the Beggs Garden by the audi-torium of the Deborah Beggs Moncrief Garden Center. We have included a photo of the watercolor of “Albert” by Scott Winterrowd.

Stone Replica

Watercolor Rendering

of the Sculpt by Scott Winterrowd

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A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAINFOREST CONSERVATORY

By Joyce Block

When we ended our journey through the Rainforest in the last issue of Th e Redbud, we had come to a stop underneath the Star Fruit Tree, which is now ripe and being picked.

As we continue down the path on the right hand side, until a year ago there were very tall banana trees, (Musa x ‘Praying Hands’). Due to a structural issue, these were replaced with two diff erent types of banana trees. One of the varieties is 1,000 fi nger bananas. Th is type of banana grows to a height of eight to ten feet and produces a stem that will be up to eight feet long covered in small bananas that

have a very sweet taste.

Th e other variety of banana is the ‘Mysore’. Th is type of banana is native to the Indian subcontinent and will grow up to 16 feet tall. Th is variety also produces a short, sweet fruit.

Orchid Falls provides a small waterfall near the back of the conservatory. Surrounding the waterfall are various anthuriums and begonias. Hiding behind the waterfall is a plant called Ixoria. In the Corpus Christi, Texas area, Ixoria is used as a foundation planting. Ixoria is native to tropical Southeast Asia and southern India. Th is plant cannot tolerate temperatures below 35 degrees F so it does very well in the conservatory.

Turning the corner, the next tropical fruit tree we see is the Red Strawberry Guava, Psidium litterole var. longip-ics. A native of the tropical parts of Central and South America, this guava produces a fruit about the size of a quarter. Th e skin has a reddish to purple color to it and each fruit has fi ve small seeds in it. Th e fruit is rich in vitamin C and can be eaten raw, cooked or dried. In its native locations, it is used as a drink or in preserves.

Across from the Guava tree is the Allspice tree that provides the spice needed for your pickles. Native to Mexico and South America, this tree was imported to Jamaica and is grown on plantations. Th e Spanish introduced this spice to Europe during the 16th century. When allspice is ground, it is used to fl avor cakes and cookies. As a whole spice, it is used in marinades, pickling spices and Jamaican jerk dishes.

Joyce Block is a native Minnesota country gal married to a native Texan. She is the Greenhouse atten-dant for the Conservatory. She has worked as a Horticulturist for over 25 years, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Horticulture from Texas Tech, is a Texas Master Gardener, and is a certifi ed Texas Master Nursery Professional through the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association.

Anthurium

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TCU EXTENDED EDUCATION CLASSES AT THE BOTANIC GARDEN

October 6 – “Outstanding Plants for North Central Texas,” 7:00-9:00 P.M. in the Rock Springs Board Room

October 20 – “Landscaping with Native Plants,” 7:00-9:00 P.M. in the Rock Springs Board Room

October 27 – “Creating a Colorful Fall & Winter Landscape,” 7:00-9:00 P.M. in the Rock Springs Board Room

For more information and registration, search for TCU Extended Education where you can click on the Fort Worth Botanic Garden link.

Grapevine Garden ClubFall native shrub, tree, and plant sale

Fall Plant Sale 8 am – 1 pm, Oct 17, 2015

Th e plant sale committee of the Grapevine Garden Club has been busy over the summer collecting great species of trees, shrubs and perennials to be off ered at the fall plant sale at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens on October 17 from 8 am to 1 pm. Many of the plants are Texas natives or well adapted to this area. Th ere will be butterfl y nectar and larval host plants like Gregg’s blue mist and fall asters, butterfl y weed, fennel, and pipevine.

Th e club will also have an assortment of white fl owering plants available such as a white passion vine, kidney-wood, lizard tail, rough leafed dogwood, and white conefl ower.

We will celebrate Bird Sanctuary Week in January, 2016, but now is the time to plant trees and shrubs that provide fruit or berries that birds love. Carolina buckthorn, rough leafed dogwood, eastern red cedar, persim-mon, Eve’s necklace, fi g trees and Mexican plum are all trees that provide food for the birds. Shrubs providing berries include American beautyberry, elderberry, leatherleaf mahonia, pidgeonberry, prairie fl ameleaf sumac, and possumhaw holly.

Many of these species are understory trees or shrubs. Th ey provide food as well as shelter for the birds and can fi t into your existing landscape. You can fi nd these plants at the fall plant sale. Come early to the Grapevine Botanical Gardens for best selection!

The Treasure Tree Features Edgar Miller

I fi rst stepped into a darkroom in 1979 and have been fascinated with photography ever since. I enjoyed the mix of science, technology and creativity as I mixed chemicals, measured the light and captured my view of the world around me to share and keep as memories. I ended up with a BFA from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Under the infl uence of a great photo professor, I put my drawing and painting skills on the back burner as I was now working with the challenge of a full canvas instead of an empty one.

As much as I enjoyed working in the darkroom, digital photography has opened up more creative juices as I freely experiment with ideas and techniques without the wait and expense of developing fi lm. I enjoy how photographs can capture an instant in time, but can also stretch it.

Some of Edgar’s photos are printed on metal and wood and are for sale in the Treasure Tree. To see how he catches light, visit edgarmillerimages.com.

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New Members

Begonia FundAmerican Begonia SocietyBrown Th umb BuddiesAnonymous DonorsCalvin MoreeDeborah PruittKenny & Dianna WilkersonIn honor of Taddie Hamilton Maurie ReynoldsMr. & Mrs. M.A. Price

BG Squirrel RunNancy Rash

Japanese GardenAnonymous DonorsIn honor of Bob Dawson AnonymousIn honor of Sylvia & Karl Komatsu Mr. & Mrs. Bill McLeRoy

Unspecifi edAnonymous DonorsJostens Inc. In memory of Greta Elliot Heritage Hospice of TexasIn memory of Homer Cox Barbara & Don LindIn honor of Lynda Rice FWBS Tour GroupIn memory of Mary Fusco Angels in WaitingIn memory of Verna Lohmer Heritage Hospice of TexasIn memory of Robert Harbour Lockheed Martin, Dept. 94In memory of Robert Harbour Vernell Sturns

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