Friends of the Arboretum Newsletter
Vol. 6, No. 2
Volunteering
Volunteer News
By Frankie Fanelli, Volunteer Coordinator
So much is going on...change often stirs memories of what was and I am hearing delightful stories from volunteers that have been around the Arboretum for many years. There is a saying, "Some things change but many things remain the same." We are changing this to "Some things change and some things remain the same or continue to get even better!" Read on to see all the goings-on with the Volunteers – we could not do it without them!
Some Things Change...
Members of the Volunteer Office staff came together for a bittersweet task in mid June. Mary Edith Alexander, Carolyn Fagan, Viv Finkelstein, Edna Munger, and Elaine Pace packed up the volunteer office. These ladies are always asking, "What can I do to help?" Thank you for your support in such a time of change; what is more appreciated is your special spirit as we look forward to a new chapter in the Arboretum's history!
The move to the new quarters was most exciting. The logistics of how volunteers got around was not always so exciting. The transitional move, demolition of structures, and the removal of the stone driveway caused serious logistical problems for both staff and volunteers. Just getting from one point in the Arboretum to another became difficult and potentially unsafe. For this reason we asked the volunteer teams to hold off working a few weeks and avoid attempting to reach the new staff building. The safety of both our volunteers and staff was foremost in our minds. The entire JCRA staff wishes to express their appreciation for your patience, understanding, and cooperation.
Many things remain the same or continue to get even better...
Gardening Teams
In the last issue, I began introducing those volunteer teams that contribute week after week, month after month, and for many this has been year after year. Many gardening teams meet regularly to plant, maintain, and coax their area of the Arboretum with support from the staff. A few of these dedicated gardening volunteer teams are profiled in this issue, while the others will be presented in the next few issues.
Everything
is Coming up Roses
Have you seen the Finley-Nottingham Rose Garden this season? You will not believe that this garden was entirely replanted this spring. It is just fabulous thanks to the efforts of both staff and volunteers who took it through a major renovation that began last fall. Mitzi Hole, Research Technician and Bradley Holland, Horticultural Field Lab Superintendent, along with their teams, reworked the paths and beds following the removal of all of the plant material due to disease. Harvey Bumgarner and Anne Clapp, Co-curators, sought out new plant material, planted, and nurtured the renewed garden. Stop in and take a look – it's a great place to find the best cultivars for your garden. Terrific job, y'all!
A
Team of His Own
That is CJ Dykes, Wisteria Garden and Vines Curator, who faithfully manages the Arboretum vines. Most any Friday morning you can find CJ with his ladder and clippers making his rounds. Those vines do not have a chance to become unruly with CJ's dedication! In addition, CJ is always ready to help on any project – he is a truly all around volunteer. Thanks for your dedication and great sense of humor!
Special
Projects
Wayne Friedrich volunteers regularly as part of the Paradise Garden team, the summer evening garden crew, and for about anything else where he is needed. Wayne graciously shared his woodworking expertise in designing and building a Paradise Garden vine support and a butterfly house pictured below. He has a most unique vine support on the drawing board for next spring – watch for it! Thank you, Wayne, for all that you contribute to the JCRA!
Priming,
caulking, and painting...yes we did get volunteers to transform the new gazebo
into a showpiece! Bless those that love to paint! CJ Dykes,
Gina Kappes, Andy Liepins, Jean Mitchell,
Judy Morgan-Davis, Elaine Pace, and Nancy
Simonsen accepted this challenge. Jennifer Eshellman,
Internal Learning Experience Student, was asked to take pictures of the crew
as she was out and about the garden photographing plants. She reported back
that the painters were "having a blast!" Thanks to all of the painters
and to Jennifer for the following pictures of the fun.
New Volunteers
Join me in welcoming Rick Boggs, Bob Davis, Gina Kappes, Andy Liepins, and Rick McGirt, who have joined the JCRA volunteer force this summer. Andy's very first project was the gazebo painting party. Rick McGirt started by teaming up with Bob Davis and Judy Morgan-Davis in propagating 144 cuttings for the plant distribution. Gina has pitched in to help the Klein-Pringle White Garden team with their major plant rejuvenation. Rick Boggs has very quickly put his landscape architect skills to work re-drawing maps of several areas of the garden under the guidance of Val Tyson, Plant Recorder. Welcome to you all and thank you for such enthusiasm in support of the JCRA!
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
It
was only fitting that the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon be the first
significant event in the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center. Special people deserve
special treatment and JCRA volunteers are very special people. Over a hundred
volunteers and their guests enjoyed lunch followed by the recognition of the
significant volunteer contributors for 2001. Bob Lyons gave
a program, "Skulking around Los Angeles...Garden Highlights with JCRA Travelers!"
The door prizes were a big hit as many, many plants were included. Bob Lyons
contributed a fabulous framed photograph from the California trip. Mitzi
Hole and Anne Calta made sure each volunteer left
with a unique plant, either an Agave montana or an A.
macroculmis they propagated. The event concluded with a tour of all of
the new facilities. Check out the fun and food had by all in the Ruby C. McSwain
Education Center in the following photographs.
Significant Volunteer Contributors for 2001
400+ Hours
Carolyn Fagan and Vivian Finkelstein
200+ Hours
Mary Edith Alexander, Tom Bumgarner, Laddie Munger, and John Schott
100+ Hours
Virg Birkin, Susan Cheatham, Colin Daniels, Edith Eddleman, Doris Huneycutt,
Margaret Jordan, Amelia Lane, Heidi Miller, Jean Mitchell, Elaine Pace, Robert
Roth, Bill Satterwhite, Ann Stellings, Dee Welker, and Dora Zia
50+ Hours
Rosanna Adams, Alicia Berry, Harvey Bumgardner, Mary Button, Mary &
Claude Caldwell, Dennis Carey, Anne Clapp, Laurie Cochran, Patrice Cooke, Cynthia
Dowdy, CJ Dykes, Judy Elson, Wayne Friedrich, Barbara Kennedy, Guy Meilleur,
Beth Parks, Richard Pearson, Jeanette Redmond, Anna Reed Absher, Sandy Reid,
and Judy Ryan
A special thanks goes to all volunteers who contribute their personal time and talents in support of the JC Raulston Arboretum.
Director's Letter | Arboretum Trip | Horticulture | Development | Volunteering
Formatted into HTML
by Christopher
Todd Glenn
Programs & Education Coordinator
JC Raulston Arboretum
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
© The JC Raulston Arboretum, October 2002