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Home's July/August 2006 Issue:
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Woman’s Garden At The Dallas Arboretum
by Roger Brooks
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Steel Magnolia
A Woman’s Garden at the Dallas Arboretum expresses beautifully,
through nature, the feminine qualities of strength and gentleness
— traits that are inherently found in all of us.
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The
Pecan Parterre Garden, seen here, features a 100-year-old pecan
tree. The locale is one of several small gardens designed for
quiet reflection in Phase I. Harriet Frishmuth’s “Playdays”
sculpture is on loan from the Dallas Museum of Art. Photography
by Dave Shafer
Read
the article.
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The
purpose of this organization shall be to support and promote
the interest and growth of The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical
Garden.
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quote from Mary Brinegar, President, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical
Society
"The Women's Council is on the cutting edge of fundraising
and continues to develop projects of distinction. This organization
is courageous and innovative. "
"I
have been a member of this organization since 1988 and will
tell you this:
There is never a dull moment. The general meetings and luncheons
always feature some very interesting, informative and sometimes
theatrical speakers, delicious food and wonderful company."
Sharon Adams
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Nude Bronze by Joe Rosenthal 1996,
given by
Doris and Kirt Anton |
A
Woman's Garden
funded and endowed by the Women's Council of the Dallas
Arboretum and Botanical Garden
As
the weather turns cooler and we feel like we just want to
get outside, go to the Dallas Arboretum. So much more is
going on! Do not miss A Woman's Garden, a garden totally
dedicated to women and their sensibilities. Funds are raised
by sales of naming features in A Woman's Garden and fundraisers
sponsored by the Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum
and Botanical Garden: The Mad Hatter's Tea and Children's
Christmas Party.
"A
Woman's Garden - presented by the Women's Council of the
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden - is distinguished
as the only public garden funded and fully endowed by a
women's organization.
"Phase I, which was completed and opened in 1997, was
funded and endowed for $2.3 million. Phase II was funded
for $1.6 million with an additional endowment of $1.5 million
for a total Phase II cost of $3.1 million.
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"The
entire garden represents a gift of $4.5 million by the Women's
Council to the Arboretum, to the City of Dallas and to the
hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Arboretum each
year." Patricia Cowlishaw, Seventh Vice-President,
Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
Link
to more information about A Woman's Garden.
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