b. 1959

by the Landscape Committee of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC, 2016

Janice joined St. Paul’s with her husband, Charles, and her daughter, Mary. A licensed landscape architect, Janice was quickly recruited by the Landscape Committee, and, after three years, became Chair of the Committee.

Under her leadership, a number of projects were accomplished over the next several years. The most exciting of these was the development of the “Garden Chapel” in the cloister area of the church. Janice and fellow parishioner Nancy Spencer designed and oversaw the project from beginning to end. They donated their labor; Nancy also made a generous donation toward the costs and Janice donated her professional services, including the design of the altar.

Other projects Janice initiated were the addition of plantings to the old burial ground (the lowest level of the cloister) and Japanese maples in each of the other two levels. Additionally, the chain link fence alongside the Paradise Herb Garden (Pilot View Street) was replaced with wrought iron fencing, and the remaining chain link fence along Pilot View Street was removed to open up the back yard. Most other chain link fencing on the church campus was replaced by decorative black fencing.

The unsightly and eroding hillside on the church’s property across Pilot View Street was regraded into an area that could be easily mowed; the dirt that was removed was placed over the gravel path in the back yard of the church to form a uniform grassy area, and the children’s playground was enlarged. The hillside behind the church was mulched to make maintenance of the area easier, and numerous plants were added to the hillside and along Pilot View Street.

On the chapel side of the church, Janice designed a rock garden. Trees were added to the front yard, including two Japanese Bloodgood maples and two Princeton elms. In the Dalton Memorial Garden, the Committee oversaw the addition of many plants, as well as the removal of overgrown ivy and liriope in the shrubbery beds. Leyland Cypresses were replaced with magnolias. In 2013, Janice and Nancy created the Nancy Pixley Wilson garden near the Goodheart entrance.

In addition to her work on the landscape, Janice is an Augustine tutor and has been active in Kids Café and the Order of St. Luke.