A Publ cat on of the FRIEND OF HILLTOP Volume 25 Number 1 – Summer 2017

PLANTFEST! TEASER 2017

! ST r TF fo y, N set da A s un 8th PL er d S d rop an an P ay th rd R 7 atu BE S TO OC

“Planting in Post-Flood Baton Rouge” Presents Lee Rouse! Sunday September 24 1:00-4:00 pm $10 Me bers/$15 Non-Me bers Lee Rouse, LSU AgCenter Horticulture Agent for East Baton Rouge Parish, will talk about 25 plants for the ho e garden that thrive in wet conditions. Lee is a contributor to the Advoca e, WRKF, and aintains the East Baton Rouge Parish Master Gardener Facebook page. He is an alu nus of the LSU College of Agriculture. In addition to Lee, Hilltop volunteers will talk about plants that survived the flood in their own gardens. To put the “ ease” in this annual PlantF st! “pre-quel”, one of each of the plants presented will be eligible for pur- chase. We will host a drawing to deter ine who gets to purchase what. The rules of engage ent are as follows: • only Teaser registrants ay participate • they ay put their na e in up to six plant hats • and they ust be present to win their opportunity to purchase And if this is not enough to set your horticultural baro eter rising, the post-progra “walk about” through the Hodge Podge Nursery and its field of plant drea s ought to do it. Scheduled 14 days prior to the “ ain event”, the Teaser will find the PlantF st! arena already set up with plants in their final nestling place and their info ercial signs installed. What better occasion to start your plant list and check it twice, to deter ine which plants will be naughty or nice for your landscape AND guess-ti ate just how any wagons and co-conspirators you will need to achieve your gardening ission!

HILLTOP QUESTIONS OR TO REGISTER FOR THE TEASER Conta t: 225.767.6916 ✭ www.lsu.edu/hilltop ✭ [email protected] 2 LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

stage in our master plan. Our help finding new homes for native plant and tree collec- all their plants. Remember, tions have been in decline in when buying plants one is recent years. We are going to never enough! The Friends correct that! The mound will of Hilltop Arboretum should be moved and an amphithea- be proud of what's been ac- ter formed. Re-grading of the complished here since back of the property will im- Emory Smith donated the prove drainage and create property to LSU. But, we meadows and walking paths. can't stop now. Please con- Construction of the new sider a donation for the pur- bridge over the ravine will chase of trees for our upcom- begin soon including restora- ing project. As always, your tion of the area with native memberships and donations plants. Tremendous thought keep us going and are greatly t's a great time to be at and effort has gone into crea- appreciated in our efforts to I Hilltop. Exciting things tion of the upcoming pro- preserve a lasting legacy of are happening. The energy grams, tours and trips. native plants and trees. I am from our many volunteers Check them out. You won't inspired and honored to be and members is amazing! be disappointed! Volunteer serving as your president. We are about to begin a ma- for Plantfest. The Hodge See you at Hilltop! jor project "regreening" the Podge Nursery is looking arboretum that is the next better than ever and needs Chris Werner We Have Exciting Plans to Move Forward! Two projects will get underway to restore, improve and enhance the arboretum grounds this fall. LSU’s property insurance is covering the cost to rebuild the C. J. Brown, Sr. Footbridge and to replant trees, shrubs and perennials that were taken down during a thunderstorm in the ravine near the “Cathedral,” one of Emory Smith’s favorite areas of the arbore- tum. The Friends are contributing additional funds to upgrade from wooden to steel structural beams for the bridge, and the Capital Area Native Plant So- ciety is donating plants. The project will be finished this fall.

The Friends are funding a project to grade the back half of the property to alleviate low spots that breed mosquitoes and make it difficult to maintain the site during extended peri- ods of rain. With the earthmoving equipment on site, we will relocate the mound to form an amphitheater, a gathering space for children’s programs and other Hilltop events. LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM 3 PLANTFEST! 2017

Celebrating Our 34th Annual Sale Saturday, OCT 7, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm & Sunday, OCT 8, 12 noon – 4 pm Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from Hilltop’s family of gardeners!

The Fall sale will continue our annual celebration of plants by offering the largest se- lection of natives and adapted plants in one place at one time in the Gulf South. Our Hodge Podge Plant Selection Committee has assembled a collection of plants that we know will thrive in your garden under normal and extreme conditions like flooding. Plant signs provide all the information you need to know to make the best selection of plants for your garden.

Brace yourself for a botanical “all you can tweet” plant feast … trees, shrubs, peren- nials, vines, ferns, fruits, gingers, camellias, incredible edibles, ornamental grasses, and more that run the gamut from native and traditional to eclectic and electric new- comers. To spice up the mix, plants are imported from a diversity of nurseries lo- cated in Alabama and Texas, as well as . Well over 5,000 plants will be as- sembled … some making their debut at Hilltop this year.

Landscape architects, contractors and designers; arborists; horticultural specialists; growers; plants men and women; Master Gardeners … all will be on hand to help you with your plant selections. Plant display vignettes that bedazzle with color, or speak to those who want to go native or attract butterflies will help you get growing and suggest just the right plant for your space.

The Hilltop Gift Shop will be joined by specialty plant and craft vendors to meet all the needs of gardeners and their gardens. We offer a membership incentive that adds up to 20% in savings on plants purchased during the two days of the sale. Check our website www.lsu.edu/hilltop one week prior to the sale for a list of plants offered at PlantFest!

Volunteer for PlantFest! online at https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/hilltop/2017-plantfest-volunteer-form/ 4 LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PLANT TREES AND SHRUBS!

Donate Today and Help Us Reach Our Goal

North Perimeter Tree Planting Donate Online

Decades of storms, aging trees, and more recently For- Please help us reach our fundraising goal with a tax- mosan termites, have reduced our plant collections sig- deductible contribution for one tree ($75), two trees nificantly. We feel a sense of urgency to get moving on ($150), three trees ($225), four trees ($300), planting sec- establishing a new generation of plants to ensure we tion ($500) of four trees and ten shrubs, or any other continue to fulfill Emory Smith’s dream that Hilltop is a ount you ay like to give. Donate online at www.lsu. a “compl t arbor tum of nativ South rn tr s and edu/hilltop by clicking on “Support” on the enu bar of plants.” In January 2018, we will begin a mass planting the ho e page, then “Tree Planting” found on the left side (40 feet deep x 470 feet wide) of mixed evergreen trees bar under “Donation Basics.” and shrubs to screen the northern edge of the property, and to expand upon the existing native plant collec- Mail Donation tions. The planting plan includes southern magnolia, sweet bay magnolia, spruce pine, wax myrtle, and star If you would prefer to contribute with a check, a ke it anise. We have contributions in hand to prepare the out to Friends of Hilltop Arboretu and ail to P. O. Box site, install irrigation and plant some trees. To com- 82608, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884. plete the entire planting we need $25,000 more by October 31, 2017.

Hilltop's Hodge Podge Volunteers Hilltop’s on-site Hodge Podge Nursery is an outgrowth of Emory Smith’s philosophy. From its humble begin- nings as a quiet corner at our annual October plant sale (now dubbed PlantFest!) Hodge Podge has liter- ally “blossomed” into an all-volunteer mini-nursery operation that boasts upwards of 6 000 plants repre- senting over 600 different species. Tucked into a shady nook near Mr. Smith’s old home the nursery has its own irrigation system greenhouse and home- made tables to accommodate our stash of propagated purchased and passalong plants all lovingly tended by a notoriously spunky mix of dedicated volunteers. LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM 5 Illuminated Garden Nightscapes Featuring Beverages and Appetizers Sunday, November 12, 6:00-9:00pm

Are you looking for a spe ial, one of stage will be set for the tour with illu- a kind event on a beautiful fall eve- inated white lights, candles and ning to gather with friends and fa - dra atic up-lit ajestic trees. ily or for a date night? Pull out your sweaters and join us for an enchant- The Ellis garden is a hidden ge in ing tour of three night lit gardens an older neighborhood with plant with festive gathering spaces for so- collections that will excite the ost cializing, usic and enjoying bever- astute connoisseur and outdoor ages and appetizers fro our new roo s decorated with the artistic flair cookbook Passalon Recipes From of these two interior designers in the Pod e II – “Di in Deeper.” which to sit and relax on a cool fall evening. Patrice and Richard create Our garden tour hosts are Patrice & one-of-a-kind clay and wood bird Richard Ellis, DeEtte & Mike Montal- feeders. The couple has graciously bano, and Devera & Jerry Goss -- all donated a few for a raffle the evening long-ti e Hilltop fans and supporters of the tour. with ever changing gardens. The The Montalbano and Goss fa ilies giving. We’ll be back in touch once are next-door neighbors in Hills. the cookbook is available for pur- Both of their gardens extend down to chase in the Hilltop Gift Shop. Visit the lake, and include any inviting our website www.lsu.edu/hilltop for garden niches to sit and relax. A full descriptions of the gardens, tour unique feature are the lighted path- ap with garden addresses, and a list ways that connect both gardens for of beverages and appetizers that will strolling back and forth, and enjoying be served. the water front views. The “Tiki Bar” will be open at the Goss garden and TICKETS for this event are $20.00 “Garden Kitchen” at the Montalbano and can be purchased online at www. garden for refresh ents throughout lsu.edu/hilltop, at Hilltop (call:225- the evening. We will take pre-orders 767-6916/e ail:[email protected]) or for the new cookbook, which we the evening of the tour at any of the hope to have available for holiday gift gardens.

Passalong Recipes From the Podge II “Digging Deeper”

Our sec nd editi n of “Pa along Recipe From the Podge II “Digging Deeper” ha a deliciou collection of new recipe for your cooking enjoyment. The book i dedi- cated to the hard-working, fun-loving volunteer who upport LSU Hilltop Arbore- tum and it mi ion of bringing people and plant together, and to the memory of tho e we mi : Paula Dillemuth, Marion Drummond, Suzie Ehrlicher and Carole Guillory. A pecial thank you to the cookbook crew: Melanie Hir chfeld, Pam Sul- zer, Margaret Humble, Deni e Van Schoyck and Janet Forbe , and to the many con- tributor who generou ly hared their favorite recipe . The book i in the publi h- ing pha e and we hope to have it ready for holiday gift giving. Stay tuned we will be in touch when the book i available for purcha e in the Hilltop Gift Shop! 6 LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM “Discover Nature” Programs Through a partnership with the Capital Area Native Plant Society (CANPS) and the Louisiana Master Naturalist of Greater Baton Rouge (LMNGBR), we are proud to offer an exciting series of “Discover Nature” progra s that feature local experts who are in touch with nature and are eager to share their experiences. All progra s will begin at 6:30p in the Beverly Brown Coates Auditoriu . For members of Hilltop, CANPS and LMNGBR the fee is $5 per program, $10 for non-members, pay at the door.

Common Garden Visitors: Native Bee Pollinators Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 6:30p Featuring Christina Mogren, PhD

Did you know Louisiana has over 200 native bee species! While so e are distinguished by yellow, orange or red stripes, others range in color fro all black to etallic blues and greens. So e species of bees specialize on one type of flower, like the Southeast- ern blueberry bee, while others are “Alligator mississippiensis - generalists and can feed on any the Greatest Species types of flowers. You will learn that a variety of floral shapes, sizes and col- Preservation Story ors are needed to attract the greatest Since Noah's Ark" Birds Need You: diversity to your garden. The ajority Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 6:30p Grow Native Plants of native bees only travel a few hun- Featuring John Currier Tuesday, Septe ber 26, 2017 dred feet fro their nests. Providing Featuring Jane Patterson for nesting is therefore essential to en- Please join us for this presentation suring native bees co e back to your about the history of the A erica Alli- Why is it i portant for you to incor- garden year after year. Chrissy will gator. It will include a description of porate native plants in your garden? teach you how to build a “Bee Hotel” the alligator life cycle and the sustain- Birds depend on the for food, shel- for your garden so you can do your able scientific anage ent progra ter, and places to nest. Most land- part for urban pollinator conservation. that was developed in Louisiana and scaping plants available in nurseries is considered a odel for the rest of are exotic species fro other coun- Christina Mogren, PhD. Is a Post- the world. tries prized for qualities that ake Do toral Resear her with the Ento- the poorfood sources for native mology Department at the LSU Ag- John Currier is a retired publi s hool birds. With 96 percent of all terres- Center. Christina’s resear h in ludes tea her and prin ipal. He has har- trial bird species in North A erica evaluating the risks asso iated with vested alligators ommer ially for 35 feeding insects to their young, plant- in-hive and environmental pesti ides, years and li ensed by Louisiana as a ing insect-proof exotic plants eans a pollinator nutrition, and urban polli- nuisane hunter for about30 years. scarcity of food. Jane will talk about nator onservation among other areas He re ently aptured a baby alligator Plants For Birds, a new online pro- of interest. that had taken up residen e in the gra by the National Audubon Soci- Hilltop pond and released the juve- ety designed to help infor and en- nile in safe waters in West Baton courage individuals to grow native Rouge Parish. plants that benefit wildlife.

Jane Patterson is a volunteer with the Baton Rouge Audubon So iety. Her FOLLOW Us ON programs about birds engage both young and adult audien es. ~ twil:l:e·,-

9'::a Finduson ._. Facebook LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM 7 Discover Delta Country Meandering Along the Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers November 1 – 2, Depart 7:00 am|Return 6:00 pm

All-in lusive trip pri ing! Double Occupancy: Members $285 & Non-Members $320 Single Occupancy: Members $360 & Non-Members $395 Non-member rates in lude annual membership!

In the Delta, King Cotton sprouted from the fertile farmland that still dominate the region, as did the hard-luck chants of the field workers that evolved into America’s original music form: The Blues. On day one, we will head north on Highway 61! After crossing the mighty “Mississip” at Natchez. Our first stop will be west of Ferri- day, Louisiana, at Frogmore Plantation, where the historical cotton, plantation culture and music story is told by the “Delta Singers”. By the 19th century, cotton was the Delta’s premier crop, for which there was high international demand. A trip to Delta Country would not be complete without an un- derstanding of the contributions of cotton and its labor force to the 19th Century regional economy and 21st century cotton production with computerized 900 bales-per-day cotton gins.

After a quick bite to eat at Frogmore, we will set our compass north to Monroe, Louisiana, the home of Biedenharn Museum and Gardens. The Biedenharn Museum, Joseph Biedenharn’s former 1914 home, gives visitors a look at one of the most interesting Coca Cola Museums around, with rooms full of memorabilia, including the first Coca-Cola delivery truck, which delivered Biedenharn bottles, filled with Coke in the 1890’s. Head Gardener Frances Hutson will lead a tour of El- song Gardens and Conservatory, named after Biedenharn’s daughter Emy-Lou. Hilltop friend and supporter Neil Odenwald served as a consultant for the garden. Recommended by the Friends of Hilltop Arboretum “El Presidente” Chris Werner, a highlight of the tour will include an “Old Fashion Coke Float” while we sit back and enjoy a presentation by Frances Hutson who will show us how to create a container garden with “Thrillers, Spillers and Fillers”. Before we lay our heads to rest at the Home2 Suites by Hilton for the evening, off we go to downtown Monroe to the banks of the Ouachita River for dinner with entrée and dessert at Warehouse Restaurant #1, a local favorite in a unique building that was once a cotton warehouse.

On day two, “wake up sleepy head and get up out of that bed!” After breakfast we head east to Poverty Point to catch up with their very best (Contin ed on page 10) 8 LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM Backyard Bird Gardener Camp

Thanksgiving Break Novembe 20-21, 9am-1pm, 7-10 Yea Olds Fo 2 Days: $50 Membe s ~ $85 Non-Membe s (Includes One-Yea Membe ship)

A BACKYARD BIRD GARDEN is a place where our feathered friends can find food, water, cover, and a place to raise their young. A young gardener will learn that the right native plants, arranged to mimic nature, will provide birds all the food they need to be happy in your backyard or in a patio garden. Instead of just visiting your garden to snack, birds will call it home! Each child will receive a “Bird Garden To Go” kit that will include plants to attract hummingbirds and other birds, seeds, birdfeeders for different types of birds, a birdbath, and a variety of snacks to hang in the garden as cold-season snacks. A great benefit of creating a bird-friendly garden is en- joying your garden while watching a bluebird dropping in for a worm in a freshly dug patch, a war- bler snapping at insects, or a hummingbird probing nectar-rich flowers while robins sing in the trees. Nutritional snacks will be provided throughout the day. Parents will provide a brown bag lunch and drink. Online registration (www.lsu.edu/hilltop) or call 225-767-6926 or email hilltop@lsu. edu.

Entertaining at Hilltop We are so ex ited you are considering the LSU Hilltop Arboretu for a s all gathering, corporate event, fa ily party or wedding! Our award-winning facility designed by Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio, Texas include beautiful views of nature and a pond with an elevated wooden boardwalk surrounded by Louisiana aquatic plantings. The Imo Brown Complex includes: • Cherry Owens Library — a s all eeting roo • Margaret Hol es Brown Pavilion — a covered open- air space • Beverly Brown Coates Auditoriu — a cli ate- controlled, ulti-purpose space • Bert Turner Courtyard – a gathering space, connect- ing the pavilion to the auditoriu event. Our Event Coordinator, A y Hughes can answer We invite you to review the Facility Rental Infor ation, any questions you ay have about Hilltop's facility and Policies and Registration For and the Facility Layout can assist you with planning your event and co pleting Plan online at www.lsu.edu/hilltop to deter ine if Hill- your registration for s. To schedule an appoint ent top is a venue you would like to consider for your special with us call 225-767-6916 or e ail [email protected] LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM 9 It's Holly Time!

Native evergreen and deciduous hollies pro- ture, and something that can be pruned to vide necessary food and cover to wildlife, in- shrub form or grown cluding numerous songbirds. Their foliage as a small tree, the serves as food for the caterpillars of the Henry’s Yaupon Holly (3) Ilex Elfin butterfly (1), and we should not forget that vomitoria is excellent. caterpillars are an essential For a wet or consis- 3 food source for baby birds. 1 tently moist area, the Even without winter foliage, Inkberry Ilex glabra, with black fruit, is perfect. the Possumhaw Ilex decidua puts on a spectacular winter Remember that all hollies have male and female display of red fruit. Possum- flowers on separate plants, so you will need to haw is not picky about soil have a female in order to have the showy fruit. as long as it is moist. It is possible you may also need a male, depend- ing on whether there are any males already in If you want a very slow-growing, but eventually your area. large, evergreen tree, the American Holly (2) Ilex opaca is an excellent candidate, unless you The Capital Area Native Plant Society works in plan on going barefoot the Greater Baton Rouge Area to provide a vari- under its canopy, because fi_ .~. ' ~ , ;, , 2 ety of opportunities for peo- it does have little spines ple to learn about the value t;F·(I//'~ "-'_-.~ .' ,, on the leaves. For a nar- .. =..; ·( .... . ,.. , . and beauty of native plants in ' . l . .. • ~ •- •, rower form, faster growth, . i .,,_ . ; landscaping and in natural , .,-, f •.,•~-• o ~ : , ,• ,i. and gentler leaves, the habitats. Please visit our web ·.·.~./I y 1· ·<-.:-··- Dahoon Holly Ilex cas- ~ ,.~ -~ - " ,·--~ site at canps.weebly.com. 1HI' "'1:;.:c~./ ,'.,' ., •· sine is an excellent choice. For a finer tex- Artic e by He en Peeb es, CANPS

New Children’s Bookshelf

Provides good reading for kids visiting the Arboretum Help us establish a small library of chil- trative Assistant and started the Hilltop dren’s books about trees, nature, plants, Su er Acade y. ani als, bugs, gardening, ponds and woods, and all things Hilltop! The books Hilltop friend Randy Harelson is putting will stay on a designated Children’s together a booklist with suggestions by Bookshelf in the Hilltop library and will longti e kindergarten teacher Margo Eg- be available to the public for reading. lin and LSU children’s literature instruc- tor Ann Trousdale. Those who would A specially designed bookplate will iden- like to participate will purchase a book tify each book as belonging to the Hilltop and give it to Hilltop. For ore infor a- Children’s Bookshelf, in e ory of Paula tion, write Hilltop at [email protected] or Dille uth. Paula was Hilltop’s Ad inis- call 225-767-6916. 10 LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM

FRIENDS OF What Our Friends HILLTOP ARBORETUM Discover BOARD OF DIRECTORS Are Doing OFFICERS EBR Ma ter Gardener Delta Country Learn More: www.ebrmg.com President Chris Werner LIBRARY SERIES Vice Presidents (Contin ed from page 7) Oct 19, 6:30-8:30pm Susan Turner Topics: Citru and Blueberrie and Van Cox ranger who will lead our tour. Pov- erty Point became a World Heritage Bug Off: Keep Tho e Garden Pe t Treasurer Under Control Terry Tuminello Site in 2014. Built by American In- dians 3,400 years ago, Poverty Point Secretary Burden Horticulture Society Teri Rome was part of an enormous trading network that stretched for hundreds Learn More: Members www.burdenhorticulturesociety.com Linda Babin of miles across the continent. Its de- Kathleen Bogaski sign, with multiple mounds and C- REFLECTIONS IN THE Jeanne Davis shaped ridges, is not found anywhere GARDEN SERIES Michele Deshotels else. In its ti e, it had the largest earth- Terry Rehn Oct 2, 12noon – 1pm works in the Western He isphere. Many Kevin Risk Fruit Tree for the Home Gardener Cheryl Stromeyer people lived, worked, and held special Featuring Dr. Charlie Johnson events at this huge site. This has led so e Burden Conference Center Standing Member to call it North A erica’s first city. Now it Mark Boyer is ti e for lunch! Off we go back across the “Mississip” at Vicksburg, where we will STAFF Herb Society of Baton Rouge turn south on Highway 61 for lunch at the Executive Director Old Country Store in Lori ar co plete Learn More: www.hsabr.org Peggy Davis Coates with a vast array of knick-knacks. Arthur Sept 28, 6:30pm Administrative Assistant Davis is thechief cook, anager,hand Amy Hughes shaker, singer and storyteller at the fa ous Making Herbal Salt restaurant touted for so e of the best food Featuring Linda Grider Financial Advisor around, including his signature dish fried Burden Conference Center Heather Bellanger chicken. Filled up on tasty food, our bus Site Maintenance driver will take us to Windsor Ruins, 15 Capital Area Native Plant Society Newton Landscape Group inutes away. The designated Mississippi Learn More: www.canps.weebly.com land ark is the ruins of what was once the ADVISORY COUNCIL largest antebellu house ever built in the Sept 30 Dudley Coates state. Windsor Mansion was ho e to S ith Mi i ippi Crane Wildlife Colette Dean Coffee Daniel II, a wealthy plantation Bob Dillemuth owner, his wife and children. What re- Refuge Field Trip Dick Hearin Pete Newton ainstodayis coluns. The assive Neil Odenwald structures can see evocative and a little Baton Rouge Green ysterious, but that’s what attracts people. Learn More: NEWSLETTER EDITORS www.batonrougegreen.com Peggy Davis Coates On the return trip to Baton Rouge, you can Steve Mumford sitback and watch thesunsetin Delta Country as we enjoy a wine and cheese Nov 18, 7-10pm DESKTOP PUBLISHING GREENUP Red Stick [email protected] party prepared for us by none other than Hilltop board e ber Teri Ro e. A Spe- Main Library @ Goodwood WEBMASTERS ial thanks to Linda Babin for lending a Amy Hughes helping hand in planning the trip. Linda Loui iana Ma ter Naturali t of GBR FACEBOOK grew up in Oak Grove in West Carroll Par- Christina Watts ish, went to ollege in Monroe and now Learn More: www.lmngbr.org serves on the Friends of Hilltop Arboretum ON THE WEB AT: Board of Dire tors. Ma ter Naturali t Program www.lsu.edu/hilltop Sign-Up on Website LSU HILLTOP ARBORETUM 11 HILLTOP THANKS ONE & ALL !

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Support Hilltop! Violet $35-$49 Heathe Aitkin, Aline Allain, Edith Babin, Cindy Yes, you c n! Did yo know that 50% of the proceeds from the sale of items donated Bailey, Phyllis Baines, Angie Balsam, Anna Kath yn Ba be , William Ba ke , K istine Ba on, Donna and to Here To ay Gone Tomorrow can be directed to Friends of Hilltop? Mike Belange , Fa ah Benedetto, Jeff Be na d, Cyn- thia and Te y Boud eaux, F ances Boud eaux, Kelli All yo have to do is bring yo r re-sale items to Here To ay Gone Tomorrow at Bozeman, F ances and Cha les B ady, Janie B aud, 10240 B rbank Drive and mention that yo wo ld like the proceeds to be directed to Deb a and Al B ignac, J ., Julia and Michael Buckne , Hilltop at acco nt n mber 640. When yo r donated items are sold, Hilltop will re- Ka olyn and William Bull, Linda Bush, Shannon ceive half the proceeds! HILLTOP CALENDAR

~ What s yet to come in 2017 and a peak at next year ~

SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER JANUARY 2018

Sun, Sept 24, 1-4p Wed, Nov 1 – Thurs, Nov 2 Tues, Jan 23, 6:30p PLANTFEST TEASER Dis over Delta Country “Alligator mississippiensis - Featuring Lee Rouse Fall Garden Trip the Greatest Spe ies Preservation Story Sin e Noah’s Ark” Tues, Sept 26, 6:30p Sun, Nov 12, 6-9p Featuring John Currier Birds Need You: Grow Native Plants Illuminated Garden Nights apes Featuring Jane Patterson Evening Fall Garden Tour

Mon, Nov 20 – Tues, Nov 21 OCTOBER Ba kyard Bird Gardener Camp 9a – 1p Sat, Oct 7 – Sun, Oct 8 PLANTFEST! DECEMBER Tues, Oct 24, 6:30p Common Garden Visitors: Sat, Dec 2, 9a – 2p Native Bee Pollinators Year End Plant Sale Featuring Christine Mogren, PhD Tues, Dec 5, 12noon Annual Meeting

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