b'J eannie Hadwick, horticulturist, turns in her pruning shearsIll miss the guysa good, nice group of fellas. Ill miss the staff this month. Shes the last in the line of a family staff so many have become friends. And Ill even miss CCLs neighbors, dynasty that faithfully served Country Club of Lincoln forthe people who live in the homes along the gates who appreciate a collective 73 yearsfather Joe, superintendent for 33that even though its city property, weve worked hard to make it look yearsbrother Charles, superintendent for 20 yearsbrothersnice. Ive always been adamant about this; its the way the Club is John and Bob, long seasons as assistant superintendentsbrotherbuilt. We win. The neighbors win. The city wins. Jeannie reminisces Tom, irrigation specialist responsible for watering until he retired about the neighbor who came into the Club to find out if she was well Jeannie, who stepped up as landscape designer while she earned herbecause they hadnt seen her for a while. associate degree in Horticulture from the University of Nebraska and held her ground for 44 years. THE THINGS SHES ACCOMPLISHEDAND THE REASONS FOR THEMIS A LESSON BOOK FOR WHATTHE TEAM THAT FOLLOWS HER.SHE SAYS SHELL MISS IS A TELL THAT WE ENJOY A RARE AIRI like a clean landscape. It cant be high maintenance. The climate CAMPUS.Ill miss the plants. I love them all. And Ill miss the wildlife. Asis changing, and sustainability is important. I hope those who follow weve added shrubs with berries to the landscape, the birds, whichme will be wise to the environment and good, responsible, respectful I can identify by their song, have come backblue jays, robins,stewards of the campus. The beauty here makes the Club unique and black cap chickadees, nuthatches, finches. The red-tailed hawk issets it apart from others in the state. Were proud of that.an employee here, hunting squirrels that are so damaging to treesthe little foxes that make Ryan so madthey dig on the greensSO WHAT WILL THIS PASSIONATE, HATLESS and catch and bury squirrels in the bunkers. One year we had aHORTICULTURIST WHO SAYS, ITS TIME, RYAN, Sitka deer, so rare, the size of a Great Danewe chased it all overDO NEXT?the golf course. At first, take it easy and travel with Lee [her significant other] and friends. See family. Regroup. Baby my tomato plants and WHOjalapeno peppers. Grow hummingbird foodhoneysuckle vinesSHELL MISS SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE COMPANY WE KEEP. salviazinnias I love our members. Theyre wonderful people, and I will miss them. Theyve always let me know how grateful they are for what I do, and they have helped make it fun. EARTHon herHANDSJeannie at work in the grow room, where she prunes and works with cuttings. Shes babied CCLs beautiful tropicals for 15 years, and believes each eye-catching container contributes to an outstanding landscape. But rubber and palm trees cant survive the winter in Nebraska, so theyre moved into the grow room until its time to bring them out to slowly reacclimate to the outdoors.25'