/* Louis W. Adams, Jr.; March 28, 2009 */

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        case "FallPicnicMeeting_11-09-19":
            titleText= "Fall Picnic & Meeting at SCC Pavilion (September 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "This is the second year the Club held its annual picnic in the Pavilion at Spartanburg Community College.  Despite gloomy weather, members fill the tables.";
            captionText[1]= "And a good time was had by all!<br /><br />Photos by Jeff Hayes.";
                        
            break;
        case "LandscapeEvaluation_11-06":
            titleText= "Landscape Evaluation (June 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "First Place, Industry: <a href=http://www.smithdrug.com/>Smith Drug Company</a>.<br /><br />A list of volunteers who helped make this project a success is presented after the last photo, which can be viewed now by clicking on the Back button below.";
            captionText[1]= "First Place, Public Service (Large): <a href=http://www.converse.edu/>Converse College</a>.";
            captionText[2]= "First Place, Public Service (Small): <a href=http://www.uscupstate.edu/academics/johnsoncollege/default.aspx?id=16408>George Dean Johnson School of Business</a>.";
            captionText[3]= "First Place, Professional: Champion Investment Corporation.";
            captionText[4]= "First Place, Commercial (Large): <a href=http://www.dennys.com/>Denny's</a>.";
            captionText[5]= "First Place, Commercial (Small): <a href=http://www.jmsmith.com/>JM Smith Corporation</a>.";
            captionText[6]= "First Place, Commercial (Banks): <a href=http://www.firstcitizensonline.com/>First Citizens Bank</a> (Hillcrest Mall, East Main Street).";
            captionText[7]= "First Place, Branch Libraries: <a href=http://www.infodepot.org/zLoc/WDFinfo.asp>Spartanburg County Library (Woodruff)</a>.";
            captionText[8]= "First Place, Branch Libraries: <a href=http://www.infodepot.org/zLoc/PACinfo.asp>Spartanburg County Library (Pacolet)</a>.";
            captionText[9]= "First Place, Apartments/Hotels/Motels: <a href=http://www.parkplaceapthomes.com/>Park Place Apartments</a>.<br /><br /><a href=LandscapeEvaluation.html>The Landscape Evaluation Committee</a> of Spartanburg Men's Garden Club consists of Marlene & Frank Falk. This year the people who evaluated and photographed locations were Cindy Brock, Charles Covert, Charles & Joyce Crescenzi, Stan Klotz, Gail McCullough, Henry Pittman, Bob Powell, Bob Reynolds, Peggy Romine, and Ed Wilde. Only photographs of locations receiving First Place awards are shown due to space limitations. This year 24 businesses or institutions were awarded Honorary Mention or Certificates of Achievement. Thanks to the businesses and organizations who beautify our communities through attractive landscaping.";
            
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        case "PineGrove_11-09-10":
            titleText= "Pine Grove (September 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "To the left we see the trunk of a large loblolly pine cut down by Don Crowder.  Although it provided a lot of shade, it had many dead limbs and a damaged trunk leaking copious amounts of pine resin.  It also leaned at a precarious angle.  Don and Lou Adams added the limbs to the pile of other stuff seen at the right.";
            captionText[1]= "The trunk will be cut up during a future work session.";
            captionText[2]= "The end of a cut branch weeps pine resin, which is very flammable.";
            captionText[3]= "Our pile of stuff is enormous, and is mostly loblolly pine now!";
            captionText[4]= "In front of the pile are six of the flags set out by Linda McHam to mark location for plants.";
            captionText[5]= "The flags are labeled, in this case for a dogwood variety. The plan is to ask SCC horticulture students do the planting.";
            captionText[6]= "Here are some of our nursery plants set aside for the pine grove.";
            captionText[7]= "We have more than loblolly pine piled up. This junk taken from the pine grove includes part of a bedspring, iron pipe, PVC pipe, plastic conduit, wire, twine, and lots of concrete chunks and rocks.";
            captionText[8]= "The grove is still being cleaned up, but the job is more than half finished.";
            captionText[9]= "Dead kudzu vines still hang from some trees, too high to reach. They will fall in a few years as they break down.";
            captionText[10]= "Dead kudzu vines still litter the ground in some places.";
            captionText[11]= "Kudzu vines are surprisingly light and fragile, which is consistent with the general rule that the faster a plant grows, the less dense its biomass. These vines are about three-quarters of an inch in diameter.";
            captionText[12]= "We left stumps in the ground, but tried to cut them as low as possible. They will eventually break down to enrich the soil. This stump is about 8 inches in diameter.";
            captionText[13]= "The partially decayed remains of other stumps, trunks, and branches are everywhere.";
            captionText[14]= "Meanwhile, summer winds down inside the grove. A spot of yellow accents a crepe myrtle bloom.";
            captionText[15]= "Mimosa continues to sprout, and this one rooted where water is convenient, next to an SCC drip line.";
            captionText[16]= "Outside the grove some field plants are in bloom, like this thistle.";
            captionText[17]= "The kudzu control line is not as important this time of year, as the plant ceases expending energy on blooming, slows vine growth, and begins to store energy as carbohydrates for winter in its tuberous roots.";
            captionText[18]= "Kudzu Coalition volunteers Paul Savko, Johnny Robinson, and Newt Hardie continue clearing the small grove between the Club's nursery and SCC's greenhouses. The left side of the photo shows an impenetrable uncleared area, and the cleared area is on the right. Between the spraying of kudzu last year, SCC's spraying this year, and the Coalition's kudzu removal, it is now possible to see through the grove.  This view is towards the Club's plant nursery.";
            captionText[19]= "It is now also possible to walk through cleared ground.";
            captionText[20]= "When the work is finished, it will be another cool and shady spot during the summer for members to enjoy.";
            captionText[21]= "In the meantime, there is still work to do as this large fresh pile of privet and vines shows.";
            captionText[22]= "Not to mention work of Club volunteers, whose piles are only marginally taller than the Coalition's!<br /><br />Photos by Lou Adams.";

            break;
        case "PineGrove_11-08-19":
            titleText= "Pine Grove (August 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "SCC Horticulture Department folks have helped the Club with the pine grove work.  Here JD Poulton uses a tractor to remove one of the large piles of shrubs, trees, and other debris our members have piled up.  This pile is the result of three work sessions by Club members.  Two such piles were removed the day this photo was taken.";
            captionText[1]= "The gripper on the front of the tractor can grab masses of debris, and hold onto large logs.";
            captionText[2]= "Jason Bagwell (Horticulture Department Chair, left) supervises the work, while Club member Don Crowder looks on.";
            captionText[3]= "JD transfers the pile to a truck trailer for hauling to a campus location for composting or for disposal.";
            captionText[4]= "Two other campus workers, Dylan Thomas and Chelsea Fogle, offer cheerful but unsolicited advice regarding JD's tractor maneuvers. These young folks also helped with the pile cleanup work.";
            captionText[5]= "The pile is loaded onto the truck, and the campus work force prepares to move on to the next job.";
            captionText[6]= "Bob Reynolds finishes up some mowing around the grove that he began a week earlier. There were a lot of small mimosa trees in this ground that Bob mowed around. Don Crowder and Lou Adams removed these trees after Bob finished.";
            captionText[7]= "The ground Bob mowed provides an open area on one side of the pine grove, which merges into landscaped ground that the campus mows on a regular basis.  In this photo the mowed area is to the left of the grove.  The landscaped campus ground in the background behind the grove is along the road from the Fairforest Rd. entrance to campus. So cleaning up the grove and adding attractive plants is something people entering campus can enjoy someday.";
            captionText[8]= "Here is a full view of the grove as seen further back, as seen from the asphalt road near the campus greenhouses.  Although there is still work to complete, this is how the finished but unplanted grove will look.";
            captionText[9]= "And this is the view of the grove from the opposite end of the road, near the entrance to the horticulture area.";
            captionText[10]= "Unlike before cleanup work began, there is now an unobstructed view completely through the grove.  The view here is north through the grove as seen from the southern edge.";
            captionText[11]= "And this is the view from the opposite edge of the grove towards the shed and plant nursery.  There is still a lot of plant debris on the ground that must be picked up.";
            captionText[12]= "A soft bed of pine needles covers the ground inside the grove after ground debris is removed. It's very attractive, and nice to have pine trees providing free mulch.  The trees spread it for us too!";
            captionText[13]= "This could be a stone cairn marking the grave of a warrior chief slain in battle. Or it could be a pile of construction debris collected from the pine grove by Club volunteers. This is about a two-foot pile, the largest piece of pavement weighing about 80 pounds.  Since this photo was taken, even larger pieces were added.";
            captionText[14]= "Although the campus work crew diligently removed two very large piles of debris on the day this photo was taken, it was not long before another large pile appeared as shown.  Perhaps it is the final pile.<br /><br />Photos by Lou Adams.";

            break;
        case "KudzuControl_11-08-06":
            titleText= "Kudzu Control (August 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "Buddy Waters of the <a href=http://kokudzu.com/>Kudzu Coalition</a> used his farm equipment to bush-hog ground that lay between our kudzu control line and the Club's plant nursery.  The photo shows the &quot;top&quot; of the nursery, the highest point of ground in the nursery.  Off the photo at the right is the parking area for the Club's plant sale customers.";
            captionText[1]= "The kudzu control line bends around the end of the nursery.  The idea is to keep kudzu from growing over the control line, over bush-hogged ground, and into the nursery.";
            captionText[2]= "Here is a view down the length of the bush-hogged ground, with the grove of trees next to the propagation beds at the left. Buddy has offered to bush-hog this ground two or three times a year to keep the weeds short. This simplifies managing the kudzu control line.  It is now an easy matter to pick up roving kudzu vines from cleared ground and toss them back over the control line at right.  The site also looks better with the tall weeds cut down!";
            captionText[3]= "Paul Savko, also a Kudzu Coalition volunteer, assisted Buddy during bush-hogging.  Paul also raked-clean the ground beneath the grove of trees next to the plant propagation beds (at left in the photo).  Previous work by the Kudzu Coalition and Newt Hardie removed privet from the grove.";
            captionText[4]= "Ground was cleared around the end of the grove (at left). Note the Club's shed visible through the grove.  In the distant background on the right is the asphalt road leading out of the horticulture area of campus.";
            captionText[5]= "Buddy was only able to bush-hog one pass at the &quot;bottom&quot; of the site because the ground is very rough and the shrubs and trees are too large.  The kudzu control line is obvious in the photo.";
            captionText[6]= "It is an interesting coincidence that the same day Buddy bush-hogged, so did Spartanburg Community College.  Between mowing previously done by Bob Reynolds, and the two bush-hogging operations, the Club site looks very nice right now.  Note the pine grove at the right side of the photo.";
            captionText[7]= "The ground between the Club's shed and the pine grove was bush-hogged by SCC.  The pine grove is again at right in the photo.";
            captionText[8]= "Here is the pine grove again.  Note the relatively small pile of trees and shrubs right of center in the photo.  SCC hauled away all of the very large piles of trees and shrubs piled up during the Club's prior pine grove cleanup work in August.  The smaller pile in the photo is only one day's worth of work, but it is already a good size. An even larger pile is on the opposite end of the grove.";
            captionText[9]= "Killing kudzu in June, and cleanup work in August, have substantially changed the appearance of the pine grove as it is seen from the asphalt road that runs along the grove. This is the left side of the grove. A lot of mimosa trees and other small shrubs and trees were removed to open up the grove for shade planting this fall.";
            captionText[10]= "Here is the right side of the grove as seen from the street.  A second pile of shrubs and trees is seen at the right side of the photo. Much work remains at the back side of the grove, although about half of the shrub and tree removal is complete in the grove.";
            captionText[11]= "The view down the front of the grove shows the cleaned-up ground.";
            captionText[12]= "Some portions of the grove interior are finished &hellip;";
            captionText[13]= "&hellip; while work has only begun in other portions. Note the blooming crepe myrtle in the background at right.";
            captionText[14]= "Here are all Club members who have helped clean up the pine grove to date, which began in July: Lou Adams, Don Crowder, Tasso Ghionis, Will Hawkins, Tim Hemphill, Gail McCullough, Linda McHam, Henry Pittman, Peggy Romine, and Ed Wilde. Thanks to you all!<br /><br />Photos by Lou Adams.";

            break;
        case "KudzuControl_11-07-13":
            titleText= "Kudzu Control (July 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "Here you see damage to a kudzu leaf that is probably caused by a chewing insect such as a beetle or caterpillar, or by a leaf-spot disease.  The shiny brown spot at bottom center is a new invasive insect from India and China called a bean plataspid (<i/>Megacopta cribraria</i>); its common names include &quot;globular stink bug&quot; and &quot;kudzu bug&quot;.  The photo was taken near the Club plant nursery.  The kudzu bug does not feed on leaves, so it did not cause the holes shown.  Dr. Jeremy Greene at Clemson University tells us &quot;The damage they cause it not readily visible.  They reduce the overall health of the plant by feeding on the vascular transport systems in the stems.  Work in GA has shown that they can reduce growth and biomass of kudzu by 30% with this feeding damage.  So, it is a beneficial insect in terms of reducing the growth of kudzu, but we think it will be a detrimental insect regarding agriculture and as an urban nuisance.&quot;";
            captionText[1]= "Three different stages of the kudzu bug are seen at the bottom surface of a leaf.  Don Crowder and Lou Adams found kudzu bugs while setting up a kudzu control line near the nursery.  Lou had heard about this invasive pest through the <a href=http://kokudzu.com/>Kudzu Coalition</a> last year, so he photographed what he found, and contacted entomologist <a href=http://www.clemson.edu/public/rec/edisto/faculty/greene.html>Dr. Jeremy Greene</a> at Clemson University, who confirmed the identification.  The good news is that the pest feeds on kudzu, but the bad news is that it might pose a serious threat to legume crops like soybeans.  More information about the status of this pest is reported in Clemson's <a href=http://www.clemson.edu/extension/rowcrops/cotton/pest_management/newsletters/>Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter</a>, which includes photos and maps.  The first issue reporting the pest is <a href=http://www.clemson.edu/public/rec/edisto/pdf/newsletfive.pdf>June 24, 2010</a>.  It has photos that show kudzu bugs swarming on homes in the fall looking for winter hibernation shelter like lady beetles.  Insecticides providing effective control include pyrethroids and organophosphates.";
            captionText[2]= "Kudzu bugs sometimes cluster in close groups, as seen in this photo.  Don first found them massed along a kudzu vine on a cool morning, close to the ground, possibly for warmth.";
            captionText[3]= "When Lou first heard about the kudzu bug last year, it had only been sighted in a few places in the far western part of South Carolina.  So he thought he might have made a &quot;discovery&quot;; however, this map shows that as of July in 2011 the kudzu bug has already been found in every county in the state.  (When this map was issued in early July, the kudzu bug had not yet been reported in Beaufort County.)  Counties on the map with black dots are confirmed to have the bug in soybean fields.  Map is provided by Dr. Greene.";
            captionText[4]= "The kudzu bug was first spotted near Athens, Georgia, in 2009 (red counties on the map).  Since then it has spread quickly, including east into South Carolina (green counties, 2010), and then north into North Carolina (yellow counties, 2011).  Map is provided by Dr. Greene.";
            captionText[5]= "The Club does not currently grow legumes, so the pest will probably not harm our nursery plants.  Kevin Parris (SCC Arboretum Director) tells us that &quot;they apparently like to crawl around on crepe myrtle and magnolia foliage&quot;.  They are found in the Horticulture Department's small greenhouse, but no plant damage is seen. For scale, the bugs are about 4 mm long (1/16&quot;).";
            captionText[6]= "So the next time you visit a kudzu patch (or the Club's plant nursery), look for kudzu bugs!  If you get any on your clothing, you might take them home with you in your car.<br /><br />Photos by Lou Adams.";

            break;
        case "KudzuControl_11-06-13":
            titleText= "Kudzu Control (June 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "Don Crowder and Lou Adams returned to the SMGC site at SCC for a second herbicide treatment of kudzu in the pine grove.  But they also took time to treat new kudzu sprouts in ground surrounding the nursery area.  Here's a photo of one sprout.  There were about a dozen sprouts like this, mostly near or under the trees (growing in the shade!) by the propagation beds.";
            captionText[1]= "There were similar sprouts in pine straw covered ground between the grove and the asphalt road.";
            captionText[2]= "Large areas of kudzu are now dead inside the pine grove because of the first treatment &hellip;";
            captionText[3]= "&hellip; including mounds of dead kudzu.";
            captionText[4]= "While success on the ground was good, there were still live vines in trees, which meant during the first treatment either vines were not cut, or not sprayed. There were both live and dead vines in the same trees and shrubs.";
            captionText[5]= "Don and Lou either cut off vines at the ground (if no foliage within reach could be sprayed), or sprayed leaves and left vines uncut, depending on the situation.  The photo shows a typical bridge between plants and trees formed by horizontal vines.";
            captionText[6]= "Small trees and shrubs in the grove turned from green mummies into brown mummies because of the herbicide. It is difficult to tell by looking what lies beneath the shroud.";
            captionText[7]= "Linda McHam marked some plants with pink tape to be saved, as in this photo. Here the overlying kudzu makes the plant nearly invisible. Live kudzu still covers the plant because Don avoided spraying in such situations, lest herbicide damage the desirable plants.  This time they unwound kudzu from such plants, draped it on the ground, and then sprayed the kudzu foliage.";
            captionText[8]= "This small maple tree has had its kudzu removed.";
            captionText[9]= "There are crepe myrtle shrubs trying to bloom beneath kudzu &hellip;";
            captionText[10]= "&hellip; but we are not yet sure whether they can be saved.";
            captionText[11]= "Vines wrap themselves around other trees and shrubs to climb them, trying to reach sunlight. Older kudzu vines are up to 2 inches in diameter. Here the blue colorant mixed in with the herbicide is visible.  The goal is to spray foliage, but sometimes vines and trunks are unintentionally spritzed!";
            captionText[12]= "The effect of treatments is already visible from outside the grove, but mostly from the side of the grove where SCC is already landscaping campus. Swaths of kudzu on the ground are dead, as are vines hanging from shrubs and trees.";
            captionText[13]= "The next stage of the work is to clear the grove of unwanted undergrowth (small trees and strubs, weeds).  Then the campus lawn can grow to the foot of the grove trees.";
            captionText[14]= "The Club and SCC plan to put in attractive specimen plants beneath the pines.<br /><br />Photos by Lou Adams.";

            break;
        case "Dedication_11-06-02":
            titleText= "Charles Lea Magnolia and Stone Marker Dedication (June 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "A small audience gathered on June 2, 2011, near the entrance to Duncan Park in Spartanburg to honor the memory of Charles Lea, an early member and second president of the Spartanburg Men's Garden Club.  The purpose was to dedicate a large magnolia tree (see photo) that he planted around 1950.";
            captionText[1]= "Everette Lineberger (left) greets Henry Pittman, who organized the dedication ceremony. Both men are long time members and past presidents of the Spartanburg Men's Garden Club. Everette, retired pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, gave the opening prayer.";
            captionText[2]= "Left to Right: Everette Lineberger (SMGC), John Dargan (President of the Spartanburg County Foundation), Henry Pittman (SMGC), Rev. Gregory Dry, Sr. (Associate Minister of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg) and Bob Reynolds (President of SMGC).";
            captionText[3]= "The memorial stone was carved by Clint Button, who donated his time, and fabricated by M & R Granite. The marker is located under the large Magnolia <i/>grandiflora</i> (Southern Magnolia) near the entrance of Duncan Park.";
            captionText[4]= "The audience included students and staff from the Charles Lea Center, and others from the community.";
            captionText[5]= "Dr. Jerry Bernard, Executive Director of the Charles Lea Center, discussed Charles Lea's early involvement in the community. Charles was originally from England who came to the US and became a leader in the Spartanburg community. He was an active leader and executive with the Boy Scout movement; a member and secretary of the Spartanburg Rotary Club; teacher and member at First Baptist Church; Executive Director of the Spartanburg County Foundation from 1949 until his death in 1967; second president of the Spartanburg Men's Garden Club, served as secretary, and was newsletter editor for more than 10 years; active in the national organization Men's Garden Clubs of America (TGOA/MGCA).";
            captionText[6]= "Left to Right: Everette Lineberger, Clint Button (sculptor), Clint's daughter, Junie White (Mayor of Spartanburg), Henry Pittman (Chairman of the Charles Lea Magnolia Recognition Committee, which also included Club members Tom Bartram and Jess Taylor), and Bob Reynolds (President of SMGC). Photos by Linda McHam.";
                        
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        case "KudzuControl_11-05-13":
            titleText= "Kudzu Control (May 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "Due to the extensive spraying of kudzu last fall, it is only necessary to spray the herbicide Milestone VM on any remaining plants in the control area.  So Don Crowder and Lou Adams decided use a 4 gallon capacity backpack sprayer to do just that.  Blue colorant was added to the mix so it was easier to keep track of which plants were treated.";
            captionText[1]= "A few isolated plants were found beneath the grove of trees near the propagation beds.  Kudzu had only been growing for about six weeks, but some vines were already several feet long.";
            captionText[2]= "A half dozen plant were found under trees, even though trees block sunlight.";
            captionText[3]= "Some kudzu plants were still small &hellip;";
            captionText[4]= "&hellip; some were bushy with a fair amount of foliage &hellip;";
            captionText[5]= "&hellip; but some were large and sprouting many long-reaching vines! The last three photos showed 3 of about 50 kudzu plants that Don and Lou found growing in the hill above the site entrance.  Fortunately that was the worst infestation.";
            captionText[6]= "Last year's spraying was very effective.  Sprayed areas were largely free of kudzu, as is seen at the right in this photo. This means that herbicide migrated to kudzu crowns and killed them. Untreated areas have a new crop of kudzu, as is seen at left in the photo. The strong boundary between treated and untreated plants will eventually disappear as kudzu begins sending vines into kudzu-free ground this year.";
            captionText[7]= "So we can enjoy the kudzu-free ground near the plant nursery now, but we must remain on guard to prevent another kudzu invasion. Diligent mowing during the summer is one possibility for controlling the kudzu. Only three kudzu plants were found in the area seen here.";
            captionText[8]= "Here is a view of the kudzu-free ground at the &quot;top&quot; (west side) of the nursery, with a field of kudzu on the neighboring property in the background. Once kudzu is eliminated from our site, that property will likely always be a future source of kudzu.  Don and Lou sprayed about 20 plants in our area in the foreground.";
            captionText[9]= "The Spartanburg Community College maintenance staff is keeping the parking area mowed, and that would eventually kill any kudzu we miss. Don and Lou only found one small plant here to spray, which was located on the boundary between the mowed and unmowed areas, at left in the photo.";
            captionText[10]= "This difficult ground had a sparse covering of kudzu last year.  Spraying eliminated all kudzu in the photographed area, except for two small plants beyond the large trees at left.";
            captionText[11]= "Here we see ground that was covered by a dense stand of kudzu last year.  No kudzu is here now!";
            captionText[12]= "This grove of pine trees is behind the Club's shed, with a small field between the shed and grove. Isolated kudzu plants were sprayed in the field last year, and also along the outside of the grove, as seen in the photo.  A half dozen kudzu plants were sprayed in these locations by Don and Lou.";
            captionText[13]= "The right side of the grove approaches the asphalt road for access to the Club site. As the photo shows, the edge of the grove has a lot of undergrowth, such as mimosa trees and other invasive plants.";
            captionText[14]= "The Club and College plan to clean up and showcase specimen plants in the grove.  So there is a lot of cleanup work to do first.  And, there is kudzu to deal with, naturally!";
            captionText[15]= "This section of the grove is along the asphalt access road.  In April, just as kudzu was beginning to grow, Lou removed kudzu crowns at the base of the trees that were sending out vines towards the road.  This filled a wheelbarrow to overflowing.  The ground is still free of kudzu vines, although kudzu vines are growing up into the trees.  Two weeks later Lou returned and cut kudzu vines growing up trees, while letting vines continue to grow on the ground.  If you look closely at this photo, right of center, you can see yellowing kudzu vines in a tree because these vines were cut.";
            captionText[16]= "Lou left vines growing on the ground to be sprayed with herbicide.  This is easier than spraying vines up in trees!  Here we see vines on the ground inside the grove.";
            captionText[17]= "Cut kudzu vines on the trunk of a pine tree will eventually die and fall off.";
            captionText[18]= "Weeds and shrubs grow at the base of trees, and kudzu vines use them as scaffolding to reach up to low branches of trees. Kudzu cannot grow up trees with trunk diameters greater than about 8 inches. Also, kudzu frequently hitches a ride on a climbing vine like poison ivy to get up into a large tree.";
            captionText[19]= "On the north side of the grove, the College is gradually landscaping and planting.  In this photo the grove is in the background.";
            captionText[20]= "But look at what is skulking at the edge of the grove where grass is mowed on newly landscaped ground!  Think maybe it wants to recover lost territory?<br /><br />Photos by Lou Adams.";
                        
            break;
        case "PlantSale_11-04-09":
            titleText= "Spring Plant Sale (April 2011)";        

            captionText[0]= "Buyers showed up for the sale at 8 am even though we did not allow purchases until 9 am.";
            captionText[1]= "On the day before the sale, new member Prafull Gajendragadkar (left foreground) helps Bob Reynolds and Lou Adams set up plant signs for the Saturday sale.";
            captionText[2]= "Charles Covert (not shown) ordered 25 Japanese maple trees from Creekside Nursery for the sale. They were beautiful trees.";
            captionText[3]= "The line of vehicles continued all morning. Apparently, advertising and signage helped the public find us.";
            captionText[4]= "Ed Wilde, Charlie Crescenzi, Prafull Gajendragadkar, and Jim Weeks (left to right) install a sign on Friday. Is this an example of how many gardeners it takes to install a sign &hellip; or change a light bulb?";
            captionText[5]= "Parking for the sale is a lot easier these days with an empty field at our disposal. Thanks to SCC for bush-hogging the grounds!";
            captionText[6]= "By 10:30 am we had sold out of our 120+ special <i>Cornus florida</i> 'Spartanburg'. It is a double flowering white dogwood introduced by Don Shadow.";
            captionText[7]= "Tim Hemphill and Charles Covert (wearing <a href=GardenShop.html>Club aprons</a>, left to right) help buyers with their trees.";
            captionText[8]= "The weather cooperated and it was bright and sunny all morning. It got hot and humid around noon but showers held off.";
            captionText[9]= "The Japanese maples were down to only three by the middle of the day.";
            captionText[10]= "Linda Cobb and Joe Maple staffed the information tent.  We see the laptop graciously donated by Peggy Romine for the Club to use with its label maker, which is used to identify and price our plants for sales.";
            captionText[11]= "Grayson O'Daniel was very pleased with his parent's selection of plants on Saturday. The free ride didn't hurt either.";
            captionText[12]= "Bill and Peggy Wilson (left) thoughtfully provided several pizzas at noon for volunteers. Ed Wilde reaches for a slice. Charlie Crescenzi made out-of-the-world brownies for dessert. Thanks to everyone for your support!<br /><br />Photos by Linda McHam.";
                        
            break;
        case "BookSigning_10-10-05":
            titleText= "Book Signing at Hub City Bookstore (October 2010)";        

            captionText[0]= "Bill Barnet, Betsy Teter, and Henry Pittman pose for a photo at the start of the party at the signing for Henry's new book: &quot;<a href=GardenShop.html>And the Trees Remain: Spartanburg Men's Garden Club, An Unofficial History Of Gardening Education, Community Beautification and Camaraderie Since 1948</a>&quot;.  Betsy owns Hub City Bookstore, where the signing took place.  Bill is a former mayor of Spartanburg.";
            captionText[1]= "Ed Wilde, Sylvia Tirpak, Marlene Falk, and Peggy Romine (left to right) are ready with refreshments for the crowd.";
            captionText[2]= "Lou Adams and Kevin Parris (Director of the SCC Arboretum) pause for a photo. Kevin was one of many who purchased a copy of Henry's book &quot;And the Trees Remain&quot;.";
            captionText[3]= "Bill Wilson (Director Emeritus) watches while Henry autographs a copy.";
            captionText[4]= "Jess and Allene Taylor (left) chat with another attendee.";
            captionText[5]= "Ben Waddell's granddaughter Ally Spradlin curls up in the easy chair with some cake and other goodies.";
            captionText[6]= "Betsy Teter and Liz Patterson (past member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district) chat over the counter at Betsy's newly opened Hub City Bookshop.  Photos by Linda McHam.";
                        
            break;

        case "PottingSession_10-09-07":
            titleText= "Potting Session (September 2010)";        

            captionText[0]= "The expanded nursery ground is now covered with landscape fabric, and kudzu management for the surrounding ground is finished for this year's growing season.  With the next Club plant sale only a month away, potting sessions in September are divided between potting a few extra plants donated by members for the sale, and moving plants onto the new space for the sale.";
            captionText[1]= "The intent is to attractively and logically organize plants, with sufficient walking space between plant groups.  Members helping with potting and moving were Lou Adams, Linda McHam, Henry Pittman, Earl Quillen, Peggy Romine, Sylvia Tirpak, Ben Waddell, and Ed Wilde.  There are still many plants to move.  Photos by Lou Adams.";
            
            break;

        case "LitterPickUp_09-09":
            titleText= "Litter Pick-Up (September 2009)";        

            captionText[0]= "Charlie Covert (left) hands a safety vest to Kudzu Coalition member Paul Savko, as Lou Adams looks on. Four  Kudzu Coalition volunteers helped pickup litter, who are also Club members: Lou, Newt Hardie, Peggy Romine, and Tim Hemphill.";
            captionText[1]= "Newt Hardie (left) and Charles Covert work their way north along North Pine Street in front of Converse College.";
            captionText[2]= "Frank Falk bags a big one.  Yuck.";
            captionText[3]= "Ben Waddell and Peggy Romine tie up orange Adopt-A-Highway bags that are filled to the brim near the corner of North Pine Street and Isom Street.  That's a wrap!<br /><br />Photos by Jeff Hayes.";
            
            break;
        case "PruningParty08-12-06":
            titleText= "Pruning Party (December 2008)";        

            captionText[0]= "In the morning chill, club members remove arbor tie from young trees on Business I-85 during first shift.  Left to right: Stan Klotz, Jim Barbee, Charlie Covert, Henry Pittman, Ben Waddell, John Woodward, and Ed Wilde.";
            captionText[1]= "Second shift club members working at Hearon Circle were rewarded by the nearby McDonald's with free coffee and a free lunch!  Left to right: Bob Reynolds, Ed Wilde, Norm Schoss, and Phyllis Lewis (McDonald's owner).";
            captionText[2]= "In the afternoon, club members review the DOT map of Business I-85 before starting to prune.  Left to right: Joyce Crescenzi, Charlie Crescenzi, Jeff Hayes, Charlie Covert, and Ed Wilde.<br /><br />Photos by Linda McHam.";
            
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