Garden Club of Georgia

Capitol Conservation Day 2021 (Virtual) WHEN: March 3, 2021 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Capitol Conservation Day 2021... Virtual Event Capitol Conservation Day 2021 will be a virtual event. Click here to register https://tinyurl.com/yav7yra8 Click here to become a sponsor or make a donation https://www.gawater.org/donate PROTECT GEORGIA - Feds Fail to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp; Now It's Up to You! https://www.protectgeorgia.org/#/245 Join us to get the information you need to make a difference for cleaner, more plentiful water in Georgia. We will virtually come together on March 3 using Zoom. Experts from the Georgia Water Coalition will brief you on important legislative issues. Then you will put your new skills and information to work! Following the event, meet with your local legislators virtually to advocate in support of important legislation. Register early so that GWC can match you with fellow constituents and assist in scheduling a group virtual meeting with your local legislator. Please consider sponsoring Capitol Conservation Day for $150 or donate any dollar amount to the GWC to support our ongoing efforts to protect Georgia’s essential surface water and groundwater resources. Sponsors will be recognized during the event.

Save the Date: Pond and Garden Tour is back!! Saturday, May 15th, 2021. 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Seven private garden sites in Bartow County will open for touring.... Ten plein air artists will be working at most sites. Details and ticket info are on the Facebook Event and Eventbrite websites. See more

Save the Date! April 15, 2021 Byron Welcome Center Event: Plant Magnolia... In honor of Martha Price, former Garden Club of Georgia President Invitation to Follow

Wreath Workshop by Members November 17, 2020, was our first meeting in many months due to Covid 19. Daffodil Garden Club, Albany met, wore masks, and socially distanced as members created Christmas wreaths for Seymour Southern Comforts, an assisted living facility in Bronwood. Members used a variety of materials to make nineteen wreaths. The following Monday several members delivered the wreaths to Seymours. The residents were delighted and each had fun choosing a wreath for their room. Pictures were made for the local newspaper. Pictured L-R Mary Baynard, Marideane Maxwell, Betty Bailey, and Kathy Hicks

The Thomasville Garden Club of Georgia, organized in 1914 along with four member garden clubs of their council collaborated with Thomasville Center for the Arts... this past November to create "Windows into the Wild". The creative windows featured regional flora and fauna of the Red Hills so that visitors and locals could enjoy the wild outdoor encounters with larger-than life murals, festive floral window installations and lamppost paintings throughout downtown Thomasville. The "Walk on the Wild Side" Festival installations were designed and installed by the four garden club teams who worked with the local merchants to enhance their entrances and capture the theme of the festival. What a unique way for these garden clubs to share their design talents and beautify their communities. What do you think of their project? Bravo to these Georgia garden clubs for their beautiful execution of this exciting and inspiring project! See more

POSTPONED UNTIL 2022 The NOGS Tour of Hidden Gardens April 16-17, 2021 Tickets available at https://gardenclubofsavannah.org/

CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY at Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305 HOURS... Tuesday Saturday 10:00 AM 5:00 PM UPCOMING EVENTS Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Douglas W. Tallamy February 2, 2021, 7:00pm For more information: https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com//cherokee-garden-libr A NATURAL RESOURCE Interested in gardening, landscape design, garden history, horticulture, floral design, botanical art, cultural landscapes, natural landscapes, and plant ecology? Who isn't?! Come see over 32,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings included in the Cherokee Garden Library collection. These rare and valuable resources tell the story of horticulture and botanical history in the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Cherokee Garden Library, please contact Garden Library Director, Staci Catron at 404-814-4046 or [email protected] Learn more about Seeking Eden, an exhibition that shares the stories of some of Georgia’s most fascinating historic landscapes, public and private, and describe how they’ve evolved over the decades. UPCOMING EVENTS Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Douglas W. Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope READY, SET, SEARCH! Interested in gardening, landscape design, garden history, horticulture, floral design, botanical art, cultural landscapes, natural landscapes, and plant ecology? Who isn't? Come see over 32,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings included in the Cherokee Garden Library collection. These rare and valuable resources tell the story of horticulture and botanical history in the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout America, Europe, and Asia.

Garden Travels Series: Smith-Gilbert Gardens February 9, 2021 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.... The Friends of the State Botanical Garden is pleased to bring back our winter Garden Travels Series. For 2021, we are focusing on road trips in and around Georgia to inspire you to explore area public gardens, public spaces, and natural areas. Each virtual presentation is followed by a Q&A session. February’s talk features Lisa Bartlett, Garden Manager of Smith-Gilbert Gardens, letting us know about attracting an audience to Smith-Gilbert Gardens with humor and creativity. $5 General Admission Free for Friends Members (online registration required) Click Below To Register https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/garden-travels-february/ Friends of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 South Milledge Avenue Athens, Georgia 30605 Friends Questions? Contact Lynn Bryant [email protected] 706-542-6138

The NOGS Tour of Hidden Gardens April 16-17, 2021 Tickets available at https://gardenclubofsavannah.org/

We usually don't create long posts but recent questions about our history has prompted this rather long, but informative and interesting post. All of this is ...on our website. Raise your hand if your state was one of the charter members of National Garden Clubs! Kudos to Ladies' Garden Club of Athens, Georgia who started it all! gardenclub.org The first garden club meeting in the United States took place in Athens, Georgia in 1891. It occurred during a time when women were seeking knowledge about a variety of subjects in study clubs of those with like interests. They felt they needed more knowledge, as they had not had the benefit of a formal higher education. The topic of gardening was a logical choice for women in Athens, as it was the site of the University of Georgia with its botanical garden. This garden had a collection of thousands of rare plants. With the failure of the botanical garden, many residents had an interest in exchanging plants among themselves. The idea to have a garden club came from Dr. Edwin Dorset Newton, an Athens physician who had a keen interest in horticulture. Twelve women met in the home of Mrs. Edwin King Lumpkin on a January day in 1891 to form the Ladies’ Garden Club of Athens. The primary purpose was to study plants with each member studying a particular variety. These members dedicated themselves to the study of horticulture and the exchange of plants and ideas for the betterment of their community. Members were encouraged to carry out experiments with different vegetables, flowers, seeds and so forth to find out which varieties were best. The first flower show grew from the exhibitions of their flowers and vegetables. As the number of garden clubs grew, these clubs saw the advantages of joining together into state federations to address common concerns such as groundwater and parks. On March 11, 1929, representatives of the nineteen state federations were invited to come to New York City to discuss the possibility of forming a national organization. This group decided to move ahead with the idea of the new organization and formed two committees: Nominating and Bylaws. A second meeting was held in Washington, DC, on May 1, 1929, for the purpose of organizing what is now National Garden Clubs, Inc. The group’s main objective was to form an organization emphasizing horticulture. The Bylaws stated the objective was to bring into relations of mutual helpfulness the State Federations of Garden Clubs, and to make combined action possible when deemed expedient. In addition to groundwater and parks issues, another main concern was the Quarantine 37 Act regulating nursery stock that prohibited the importation of Dutch bulbs. This new organization was named The National Council of State Garden Club Federations. In 1935 the name changed to National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. (NCSGC) and again in 2001 to National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC). The beginning membership in 1929 of 25,000 in 13 states reached its maximum in 1961-1963 of 417,652 members in 15,233 clubs. The basic objectives on which National Garden Clubs was formed are still relevant today knowledge and networking among members across the nation to have one powerful voice.

CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY at Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305 HOURS... Tuesday Saturday 10:00 AM 5:00 PM UPCOMING EVENTS Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Douglas W. Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope For more information shorturl.at/eADOY A NATURAL RESOURCE Interested in gardening, landscape design, garden history, horticulture, floral design, botanical art, cultural landscapes, natural landscapes, and plant ecology? Who isn't?! Come see over 32,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings included in the Cherokee Garden Library collection. These rare and valuable resources tell the story of horticulture and botanical history in the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Cherokee Garden Library, please contact Garden Library Director, Staci Catron at 404-814-4046 or [email protected] Learn more about Seeking Eden, an exhibition that shares the stories of some of Georgia’s most fascinating historic landscapes, public and private, and describe how they’ve evolved over the decades. UPCOMING EVENTS Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Douglas W. Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope READY, SET, SEARCH! Interested in gardening, landscape design, garden history, horticulture, floral design, botanical art, cultural landscapes, natural landscapes, and plant ecology? Who isn't? Come see over 32,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings included in the Cherokee Garden Library collection. These rare and valuable resources tell the story of horticulture and botanical history in the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout America, Europe, and Asia.

Update on Barred Owl taken to Chattahoochee Nature Center Wildlife Rehabilitation last summer with head trauma Case 19-0409, arrived July 31: This adult male Barred Owl was found grounded near Athens and taken to the UGA Vet School. An exam at UGA showed that he had head trauma and a slight droop to his right wing. ... Once he was hydrated and stable, volunteers from Wildlife Resources and Education Network transported him to CNC. We are treating with appropriate medications and hope to move him to a small outside enclosure in the next few days. The Great News! Case 19-0357 (Barred Owl with coracoid fracture) and Case 19-0409 (Barred Owl with head trauma) were successfully RELEASED August 8th! Ours is the one higher in the tree.

2021 Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail Spring Symposium May 7, 2021 Registration will begin in January 2021. Opening... 8:30 am: Native Plant Sale and Silent Auction Begins 9:15 am: Welcome and Announcements 9:30am: SESSION 1 Monarch Butterfly Biology and Conservation Presenter: Karen Oberhauser Azalea Tips - Presenter: Ernest Koone, Lazy K Nursery de Roode Monarch Lab- Dr. Jaap de Roode UGA Tips - How your Extension Agent can help you with your garden Presenter: Bill Starr, UGA Extension Service for Sumter County, Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail Update - Presenter: Annette Wise, Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail, Program Director Brunch, Plant Sale, and Silent Auction 11:30am - 12:30pm: SESSION 2 Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Garden - Presenter: Kathy Crye Closing remarks, Door Prizes and Announcement of Silent Auction Winners - Announcer: Annette Wise To learn more: https://rosalynncarterbutterflytrail.org/

The After Six Garden Club completed a State Parks grant project on January 18, 2020. With help from 18 members of Boy Scout troops 615 and 686 and Girl Scouts from troop 1615, 25 native azaleas were planted at Mistletoe State Park. The azaleas will enhance the area around the entrance, the amphitheater, and the pollinator nature area for many years to come.

The Rosemary and Thyme Garden Club of Loganville in the Azalea District visited Headquarters June 26th.

On May 7, 2019, at the Statesboro Boys and Girls Club, the Garden Club of Georgia awarded Dayonna Coleman for being the Smokey Bear 1st place winner for the Oleander District. Submitted by Elizabeth Gillespie

Sharon Edwards (right) of Town and Country Garden Club of Milledgeville in the Azalea District presents beautiful hanging baskets to Shannon Thompson of Fellowship Home in Milledgeville in recognition of Georgia Garden Club week. The baskets will grace the entrance to the facility. Submitted by Sharon Edwards

Carrington Woods Garden Club of Milledgeville in the Azalea District visited and toured our Headquarters House April 23, 2019.

A high tea luncheon was served along with the March 2019 meeting of the Reidsville Garden Club in the Oleander District. A "Tea 101" course was presented covering how to plant and grow the Camellia Sinensis shrub. The presentation also covered a brief history of tea, tea cultures of various countries, tea etiquette, and tastings. Submitted by Signe Anderson

The Planters Garden Club of Atlanta in the Dogwood District visited and toured our Headquarters House March 12, 2019.

Gray Garden Club Installs 2019 2021 Officers At the February 5, 2019 meeting of the Gray Garden Club, Audrey Roland installed the new officers for the next two-year term. All outgoing officers were thanked for their hard work and dedication during their tenure. Ms. Roland encouraged them to be joyful for all accomplishments during the last two years. The March meeting was held at Trish Anne’s Tea Room to celebrate the beginning of a new garden year, and recognize the new ...officers, with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Everyone enjoyed the food and fellowship. Pictured is new officers R L: Audrey Rowland, Barbara Robinson, parliamentarian; Betty Hotchkiss, president; Alice Fararr, vice president; Ruth Hartzog, Secretary; and standing in for Sara Tidwell, Treasurer Patsie Barr, surrounded by the Gray Garden Club Members. Submitted by: Ruth Hartzog

November 11, 2018, Veterans Day, the Butler Garden Club along with Taylor County and the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. dedicated and installed a Blue Star Marker on the Taylor County Courthouse lawn. The day was significant being the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I. The Butler Garden Club welcomed members of garden clubs around Georgia. Veterans were recognized, given commemorative pins, and honored with a reception after the ceremony. Pictured left to right: Marilyn Aldrich, President of the BGC, and Jane Hersey, President of the GCG,, Inc. Submitted by: Eloise Doty

The Magnolia Garden Club of Cartersville, Laurel District annually donate to the Bartow Christmas Toys for Tots, and this year the count was 35.