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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
January 10, 2004

Display of large 'moso' poles and arts and crafts.

Harry Able and Richard Waldron working in the groves.

Linda Emerson (center) with the Botanical Gardens was very pleased with the work that was done to the groves at the gardens.

Roger Lewis, Sr. and Robby Russell digging P. nigra 'Black'. Harry Able ready to assist. Roger Lewis, Jr. was talking to one of the visitors about bamboo.

There were several P. nigra 'Black' divisions dug to give as an attendance gift for all the visitors that attended.

Steve Ray talking to some of the 23 visitors that attended the all day event.

Richard Waldron ready to saw the poles that was taken out of the groves, into small enough sections that the visitors could carry home without any problems.

Steve Ray with his chain saw and Roger Lewis, Jr. with his shovels.

Roger, Sr. and Roger Jr. fixing a small saw that the blade had broken on.

The guys walking back from the groves with all their tools in hand.
Left to right:  Harry Able, Richard Waldron, Steve Ray, Roger Lewis, Jr., Rocky Glaze, and Roger Lewis, Sr.

After lunch, we had a panel of bambuseros to discuss and answer all questions that the more than 23 visitors had for them. They did an excellent job discussing every aspect of planting, growth rate, and containing bamboo.
Left to right:  Steve Ray, Roger Lewis, Sr., Harry Able, and Robby Russell.

During the meeting

After the meeting was adjourned, there was alot of questions that was still being asked.

We hope you enjoyed the update and can join us for our next meeting. We appreciate everyone showing up to help and learn about this wonderful plant.  Many of our regular members were in attendance traveling from out of state. Three new members joined the chapter during the meeting and two others promised to do so in the next week.  We welcome all to join the American Bamboo Society and help with our endeavor to add beautiful bamboo in our landscapes.  We had a total of 12 members to attend. Divisions of P. nigra 'Black' and P. viridis 'Robert Young' were given to 23 visitors that attended. There were also over 50 poles cut and given away to visitors.  Everybody seemed to have a great time.
Hope to see you in Savannah, GA on February 14th.

                                                                                   Gayle Lewis, Webmaster