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GULF COAST LIVING
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
Courtesy Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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Hanson Slaughter, above, attributes his support and commitment to Birmingham Botanical Gardens as inherited passion from his mother and grandmother.
Family Tradition
Photo by Katy Frazer
Antiques at the Gardens Honoree Hanson Slaughter Inherited Passion for Gardens OTM residents Nick and Suzanne Pihakis worked with Birmingham-based Hufham Farris in the construction of their custom-built Alys Beach home, above, their second purchase in the 30A neighborhood developed by the Elton B. Stephens family and named for Elton’s wife, Alys.
A By Ana Good
s the school year comes to a close, families across the Birmingham area will soon trade backpacks and books for beach totes and towels. Some of these families will head to sec-
‘It should not feel like it’s a vacation home that you go to and it feels like you’re at a vacation property. Understand how you live and make it reflect that.’ —Nick Pihakis
ond homes across the state, including along the white powdery sand of the Gulf Coast or along the shorelines of Lake Martin. Bob Farris, co-founder of Hufham Farris Construction in Birmingham, has helped oversee many of these custom second-home builds. Farris, along with his brother-in-law and co-founder,
See COASTAL LIVING, page 18
By Wendy Wallace Johnson
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entral to any nonprofit’s success is the involvement and direction of the members of its board of directors. Hanson Slaughter, this year’s honoree for Antiques at the Gardens, has given many years of leadership to the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, including as chair of the development committee and as board chair in 2014. However, there was a time that the Birmingham native, who has given so much
See ANTIQUES AT THE GARDENS, page 10