February 2026 Garden Gazette Newsletter
SPRING GARDENS APARTMENTS
201 Spring Gardens Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35217
Business Office: 205.841.5032
Maintenance: 205.808.4177
Property Manager: Qiana Crenshaw, ext. 1102
Assistant Property Manager: Shay McCall, ext. 1104
Resident Service Coordinator: Vanessa Anderson, ext. 1105
Senior Center Manager: Ronda Graham, ext. 1108
Happy Valentine's Day
All Pets Must Be On A Leash
Please clean up after your pet
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to all the residents born in January!
QD's Boutique - LASHUN CARPENTER
February 4, 2026
10:00 AM
D'VYNE RESILIENCE
Paparazzi Jewelry
KIM CROOM
February 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM
DEBBIE'S BIBLE STUDY
Every second Monday of the month in the library at 10:00 AM
CERAMICS
Mondays & Wednesdays
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SEWING CLASS
at 9 AM - 11 AM
February 10th & 24th
HEALING TRUTH MINISTRY
Bible Study w/Janice Marshall
EVERY THURSDAY at 2 PM
Spring Gardens BINGO
at 10:00 AM
February 26, 2026
HOT LUNCHES ARE SERVED DAILY AT 11:30 am
PLEASE SIGN IN BY 10:30 am FOR SEATING
Lunches are provided by the United Way Area Agency on Aging. Donations, in any amount, are appreciated but not needed.
The food items, drinks, flatware, and cups that are provided by United Way Area Agency are the only items allowed in the dining room. NO EXCEPTIONS. Condiments are allowed if they are store bought and labeled.
No one under the age of 60 years of age (unless it is a resident) is allowed present during lunch or participate in any other activity held at the Center during business hours. This includes children.
Policy on Food Taken Away from the Center
Participants receiving a congregate meal shall be allowed to take home fresh fruit, unopened cartons of fruit juice; wrapped cakes, cookies, and snack cakes, individually wrapped portions of com chips or potato chips. All other leftover foods shall be discarded at the end of the serving day.
**Take only one serving of milk, juice, fruit, snack cakes & cookies with your meal. If there are leftover items, after everyone is served, you may help yourself with one more serving.
If you would like to buy an added meal after everyone is served, they are available for $6.00.
Hot lunches are ordered based on the number of people that support the center regularly and are served at 11:30, on a first-come, first-served basis. The lunch tickets are limited to the number of meals ordered for any given day. Be sure to sign in daily by 10:30 to get yours before they are all gone. You must sign up and have a ticket to receive a meal. Please do not sign other people on the meal list unless they are in the building. We cannot hold meals for people who have a ticket and are not present at the time lunch is served. No lunches will be served after 12:00 PM.
**If you receive frozen meals at your apartment, you are not eligible to receive the hot congregate meals served at the Center Dining Room.
Spring Gardens Library
Please visit our beautiful library at the Senior Center.
Ms. Veeda Posey has worked extremely hard getting it organized for us.
Enjoy some quiet time with a book or take one home for your enjoyment.
TAI CHI WITH ADRIENE
9:15 AM every Thursday
Bus Trips for February 2026
February 4th - Banks/Walmart
February 11th Joy Young Chinese/Dollar Tree
February 18th Rose's/Aldi's
February 25th Walmart (Trussville)/Sams
The Bus Leaves Promptly at 12 PM
Pest Control Service Schedule 2026
JCHA Housing and Development - Better Communities. Brighter Future.
Attention Residents of Spring Gardens, Hickory Ridge, and Brighton Gardens
To better serve our communities, pest control services are as follows:
- Monthly Rotation By Property
Alternating between interior and exterior treatments.
The color code system has been discontinued.
Monthly Service Rotation 2026
- January 2026 Interior
- February 2026 Exterior
- March 2026 Interior
- April 2026 Exterior
- May 2026 Interior
- June 2026 Exterior
- July 2026 Interior
- August 2026 Exterior
- September 2026 Interior
- October 2026 Exterior
- November 2026 Interior
- December 2026 Exterior
Brighton Gardens pest control service every second Thursday of the month.
Spring Gardens and Hickory Ridge pest control is performed every Tuesday of the month.
Communities are serviced by property, not by color.
Resident Reminders:
- During interior service months, please allow access to your unit.
- Secure pets prior to service.
- Report pest concerns to management office.
Thank you for your cooperation as we work to maintain a clean, health community.
Valentine's Day Dance
Join us for a Valentine's Bingo at 10:00 AM/Dance at 12:30 PM.
February 13, 2026
12:00 PM
Spring Gardens Center
Recertification Party
JCHA Housing and Redevelopment Corporation
February 25, 2026
12 PM (Noon)
Spring Gardens Community Center
Tenants with Last Names I-R ONLY
Please bring the following documents:
- Driver's License
- Social Security Card
- 2026 Income Letter
Light refreshments will be served!
Meet the Staff - Valentine's Day Edition
Presented by JCHA
Who's who at Spring Gardens.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
10:00 AM
Sign-up in the Community Center.
Light refreshments will be served.