Oleander Leaflets. Director s Message. Oleander District Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE. Sharon Flores Director DATES TO REMEMBER

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1 Oleander Leaflets Oleander District Newsletter Oleander ~ Our Garden Paradise Fall 2011 IN THIS ISSUE Director s Message District Meeting 2 District Meeting Scenes 4 District Awards 8 GCG Scholarship Fund 12 GCG 2012 Calendar 13 Club Activities 14 Committee News 19 DATES TO REMEMBER December 1 Most GCG Awards Due Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Posters Due to District Chair Youth Poetry Entries Due to State Chair January 25 District Board Meeting Jesup January 26 South Georgia Judges Council Meeting Tifton February 1 Deadline for all GCG Awards not Due December 1 February 15 Deadline for Winter Oleander Newsletter Articles Director s Message All of you Outstanding Oleanders have proven yet again how truly outstanding you are. What an incredible turnout at the District meeting in October with more than 300 of our members in attendance! Thank you so much for your dedication and support. With such a strong base, the possibilities are limitless as we all strive to follow the mission of the Garden Club of Georgia to make our communities better through beautification, conservation and education. Special appreciation is given to the Co-Chairs of our fall meeting, Patsy Harrison and Sandra Johanek. As Co-Presidents of the St. Simons Council of Garden Clubs, they worked tirelessly with the planning committee for more than one year to produce our very successful meeting. The committee was comprised of representatives from the five clubs of the St. Simons Council (Cassina, Cherokee, Hamilton Plantation, Live Oaks, Neptune) and included Beth Downey, Sharon Flores, Ruth Kolumber, Sara Lanier, Kitty Larkins, Nancy Ringeling, Chris Salo and Fran Shaw. In addition, many more volunteers from the St. Simons garden clubs provided hospitality, worked in the Country Store, served as hostesses, created table centerpieces, door prizes and gift bags, sold District merchandise, collected pull tabs and Fig Leaf donations and coordinated merchandise drop-offs and parking. The Country Store was full of wonderful merchandise contributed by our Oleander clubs. Thank you for your great donations everything was sold! Kudos and congratulations to all attendees and volunteers - for making the 2011 meeting so memorable. Sharon Flores Director

2 2011 Oleander District Meeting Page 2 Did You Know? At the District Meeting there were 53 First Time Attendees 25 National Life Members 4 National Board Members 15 Deep South Board Members 21 Deep South Life Members 2 Former State Presidents 34 State Board Members 47 State Life Members 4 District Directors 17 Former District Directors 58 Oleander District Board Members 7 Council Presidents 33 Oleander Club Presidents 275 Club Members 30 St. Simons Council Volunteers 305 Total Attendance District Memorial Tree Planted in Demere Park on St. Simons Island District Meeting Co-Chairs, Sandra Johanek (left) and Patsy Harrison flank the Memorial Tree that was planted in the St. Simons Council Rose Garden in Demere Park following the annual meeting in October. The lovely brass sign at the base of the tree honors the Oleander District members who passed away in 2011.

3 2011 Oleander District Meeting Page 3 Fig Leaf Donations Kay Peacock, Garden Therapy Chairman was overwhelmed with the overflow of underwear etc. for the Fig Leaf Project. She sends special thanks to all the clubs and councils that contributed so generously to this worthwhile project. Kay will deliver the items to Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah. Congratulations to Glad Garden Club, Swainsboro, in winning the Fig Leaf Project Certificate. They contributed the most items from the District. Next year your club could be the winner. Don't forget the Christmas Stockings. You can send these to Georgia Regional Hospital; 1915 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, Ga DO NOT send money with the stockings. Checks should be directed to the GCG Garden Therapy Treasurer: Janis Stapleton 544 Skyland Drive, Cornelia 30531; ; janis.stapleton@habershammetal.com Go to the Garden Club of Georgia website, club and click on Projects and Programs Garden Therapy, for more information about this important program that promotes the therapeutic aspects of gardening. Pull a Tab for Ronald McDonald House Oleander District Director, Sharon Flores, left, and Annual Meeting Co-Chairs Patsy Harrison and Sandra Johanek display the thousands of aluminum tabs that were contributed by Oleander Club members at the District Meeting. Proceeds from the sale of the tabs benefit seriously ill or injured children by helping provide a home away from home for families who have critically ill or injured children receiving treatment at Savannah area hospitals. Congratulations to Metter Garden Club for contributing the largest collection of tabs. Special Recognition for WAFA Winners Sharon Flores presented checks for $100 each to WAFA Youth winners April Bleakley, age 11, center, and Chloe Taylor, age 10 of Brunswick. Both April and Chloe received first place awards at the recent World Association of Flower Arrangers 10 th Annual Show in Boston. Chloe, who also won the bronze medal, was the only medal winner for the United States in the youth class #34 using dried plant material to create a 3-dimensional imaginary critter. The Oleander Board voted for the special recognition at the August Board Meeting in Statesboro.

4 Fall District Meeting Scenes Page 4 OLEANDER DISTRICT MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011 The Magic of Flowers Business Session ~ Epworth by the Sea ~ St. Simons Island Shopping at the Country Store

5 Fall District Meeting Scenes Page 5 District and State Exhibits Founders Memorial Garden Exhibit Liz DeMato and Elayne Zeyock District Reports Bobbie Reid Judy Mobley Kathryn Fowler

6 Fall District Meeting Scenes Page 6 Memorial Tree Edward Armstrong Floral Magician Luncheon Soperton Garden Club Odum Garden Club

7 Fall District Meeting Scenes Page 7 Caroline Silcox, Garden Club of Georgia President and Sharon Flores, Oleander District Director District Board Members, Winette Almon, Betty Waller and Meeting Co-Chair, Sandra Johanek Mary Burns, District Recording Secretary and, Marilyn Cheney, Oleander District Co-Director Foreground: Sara Lanier Deep South Director and Rhonda Hambright, Soloist Lower Right: Betty Grimes, Immediate Past GCG President; Mary Ann Bryant, Dogwood Director St. Mary s Garden Club

8 ff ~ District Awards Page Oleander District Award Winners Dixie Diffenderfer, Oleander District Awards Chair and her committee, Mary Nelson Adams of the Wimberly Garden Club and Mary L. Burns of the Richmond Hills Garden Club met in early October to evaluate the award nominations from throughout the District. The committee thanks all who made the effort and took the time to submit applications for the Oleander District awards. They stated that reading the report s of your diverse activities, we the committee had a hard time in selecting winners. All the entries were worthy of commendation and made us proud of our district s outstanding accomplishments. Garden Club members contribute much to their communities. These awards let others know that we are concerned citizens as we further the goals of Garden Club: Beautification, Conservation and Education. If your club did not submit an entry or several entries this year, be very sure that next year others know of your work. Sharing our successes is a catalyst to other clubs; it sparks, it fuels our creativity and enthusiasm! Congratulations to all of the 2011 winners! Sara Lewis Award ~ Sherle Beck THE SARA LEWIS AWARD, a certificate and a silver bowl highlights the INDIVIDUAL WHO ACCOMPLISHED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FILED OF HORTICULTURE. This year s SARA LEWIS honoree is a member of the Blythe Island Garden Club and has served continuously on the Oleander District Board since 1979 and on the Garden Club of Georgia Board since By her own admission, she is a plant collector and says her garden is tussy-mussy, but her garden has rare tropical plants collected from her travels, and she shares with friends and neighbors. She is an instructor, giving programs on horticulture design, medicinal plants, and her favorite ginger plants. She grows Amaryllis from seeds. Her knowledge of horticulture design is appreciated and shared in projects such as Habitat for Humanity houses as well as with Glynn County Garden Club Council, Oleander District, and the Garden Club of Georgia. Nelle Pope Award ~ Odum Garden Club THE NELLE POPE AWARD is a certificate and a silver bowl and goes to a club or group of clubs that achieve IN THE FIELD OF HORTICULTURE. This year s energetic winner is a small town club that does an outstanding job in the area of horticulture by designing, planting and replacing shrubbery at several civic sites. Their aim is to help maintain a neat and well groomed community in which all citizens can take pride. The work has been done by 16 garden club members, helped by spouses, friends and children. With the advice of their county agent, they designed a landscape plan for the City Hall, pruned or replaced damaged shrubbery, purchased and planted new items. When their city built a new fire station, they volunteered to take the grounds beautification at the fire station as a garden club project: designed, planted and maintained the plants there. Word got around and the PTO requested their services at the elementary school. Again, they developed a plan, purchased a variety of plants that attract butterflies, created and maintained an inviting area in the front of the school. The ODUM GARDEN CLUB is to be commended for their effort to enhance their community by designing, planting and maintaining Horticulture. June Thomas accepted the award for the Odum Garden Club.

9 District Awards Page 9 Shirley M. Lewis Environmental Awareness Award Wilmington Island Garden Club The SHIRLEY M. LEWIS AWARD, presented to the club or group of clubs that accomplish the most in the ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD is given with a certificate and a precious little bird statue. For three years now one garden club has held an annual competition encouraging owners to improve the landscaping in front of their businesses, large or small. The plan has worked very satisfactorily, greatly improving the community s green space; moreover, previous winners maintain and continue to improve their landscaping, hoping to win again. This year the winner of the contest was a small café where the owner did all of her own gardening and even made macrame plant holders. Also, the garden club advised new landscape design for a large strip shopping center, choosing drought resistant trees, shrubs and other plants. The WILMINGTON ISLAND GARDEN CLUB members are extremely pleased with the enhanced look to their community, and we congratulate them for their environmental awareness and improvement. Pictured L to R: Shirley Lewis, Betty Ward, President, Wilmington Island Garden Club and Betty Ann King, President, Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs. Mary Helen Ray Beautification & Historic Preservation Award Live Oaks Garden Club and Odum Garden Club The MARY HELEN RAY BEAUTIFICATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD has dual winners this year. None of the three persons on the Awards Committee could decide between two outstanding projects in our Oleander District. One of these involved a three-stage Work Adventure at the R.J. Reynolds Mansion on Sapelo Island with 20 garden club participants, spouses and friends. Adventure I entailed three different days of pruning, raking and removing fallen debris as well as preparing soil and planting new flowers around the verandas and porches. For Adventure II, garden club members compiled a list of needed projects and proceeded to clean, repair and polish the mansion s interior. With Adventure III, they designed new window treatments for the formal dining room and sewed ten new chair pads, making a day trip to Sapelo to install their handiwork. Thank you, ODUM GARDEN CLUB for your work on Sapelo Island. June Thomas accepted the award for Odum Garden Club A second ambitious Oleander garden club has undertaken many island beautification projects; their newest goal is to restore the aging tree canopy in their community by planting 1,000 trees over the next 10 years. The first phase of the project is complete with the planting of forty 14-foot Live Oaks on St. Simons Island. The cost, $23,740, included installation and one year maintenance to establish healthy growth. Fortunately, the St. Simons Land Trust is partnering in this project, and the garden club is encouraging individuals and businesses to become involved as well. Let us admire the foresight in this energetic and hard working garden club. Thank you, LIVE OAKS GARDEN CLUB for your work on St. Simons Island. Kitty Larkins accepted for Live Oaks Garden Club

10 District Awards Page 10 Martha Miller Butterfly Award ~ Live Oaks Garden Club The MARTHA MILLER BUTTERFLY AWARD, a butterfly platter, is given to a club or group that made outstanding environmental contributions by planting and maintaining a butterfly garden. One Oleander club opened a butterfly garden in 2009, a new experience for them. For three years feedback from community residents and visitors has been enthusiastic, and many garden club members eagerly participate in the maintenance on scheduled work days and on their own. The Butterfly Garden at Demere Park has become an intrinsic part of St. Simons Island, thanks to the creativity and support of THE LIVE OAKS GARDEN CLUB, the repeated winner of the MARTHA MILLER BUTTERFLY AWARD. Award accepted by Kitty Larkins Louise Stewart Membership Award Cassina Garden Club The LOUISE STEWART MEMBERSHIP AWARD is given annually to the club that has the greatest increase in membership. This framed needlepoint of the Garden Club of Georgia s brown thrasher emblem was presented to the CASSINA GARDEN CLUB of St. Simons Island, which had an increase of 15 members in The award was accepted by Janis Rodriguez. The Garden Club selling the greatest number of State Engagement Calendars ~ Screven County Garden Club THE CLUB SELLING THE MOST STATE ENGAGEMENT CALENDARS receives a Certificate commending their enthusiasm and commitment. Remember that calendar sales support scholarships. This year the club selling the greatest number of state engagement calendars was SCREVEN COUNTY GARDEN CLUB. They sold 47 calendars. Katherine Weeks accepted for Screven County Garden Club.

11 District Awards Page 11 The Garden Club that has applied for and /or won the greatest number of Garden Club of Georgia, Deep South and National Garden Clubs awards. Cassina Garden Club THE GARDEN CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Certificate goes to the club that has applied for and/or won the most awards. Again, this year, the award was earned by the CASSINA GARDEN CLUB OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND. They received seven First Place Awards and one Second Place Award from the Garden Club of Georgia, one Second Place and three Honorable Mentions from the Deep South Region and one Honorable Mention from the National Garden Clubs, Inc. - a total of 13 submitted entries. Congratulations! Janis Rodriguez accepted the award on behalf of Cassina Garden Club. Outstanding Garden Club Member Reta Willoughby The OUTSTANDING GARDEN CLUB MEMBER AWARD is reserved for the member who has demonstrated outstanding service to garden related activities. This year s Oleander outstanding member took the helm of her garden club as president in 2003 at a low ebb in the club s membership and participation. Motivated by her own great love for gardening, she encouraged new members, began new projects, encouraged District participation, initiated plant sales and civic projects as well as support for LeConte-Woodmanston and Friends of Coastal Gardens. For eight years as president, RETA WILLOUGHBY has revived and sparked new enthusiasm in the PEMBROKE GARDEN CLUB, which is now more than eighty years old. They are so proud of her! Dixie Diffenderfer proudly presented the 2011 trophy to Reta Willoughby.

12 GCG Scholarship Fund Page 12 Oleander Clubs Encouraged to Contribute to Scholarship Fund The GCG Scholarship Fund is possible because of the support and generosity of our members who purchase calendars, make donations to the General Scholarship Funds, establish and renew Named Scholarships, become a Patron of Scholarship and a State Life member. These are all meaningful ways to honor or memorialize someone special while supporting students who cannot accomplish their goals due to lack of family support or other hardships in their lives. A Named Scholarship is established with a gift of $1, and is a rewarding option for recognizing someone special. This can be a one time donation or renewed annually with a donation of a minimum of $1, This scholarship is awarded in its entirety with consideration of pairing the benefactor and the scholarship. Named Scholarship recipients are awarded during the two-year term the donation is made and are recognized in Garden Gateways, the Expressions calendar and are recorded in the Archives and Historical Records at GCG s State Headquarters. Donations are sent to Dot Williams, State Scholarship Chairman, 6521 Rivoli Drive, Macon, GA Please enclose a letter stating the name which should appear on the scholarship, any notes describing the significance of donation and to whom a note of acknowledgment should be sent. A Patron of Scholarship certificate is awarded with a $ donation and presented at an Annual District meeting. Donations to the Brown Thrasher and Cherokee Scholarships go directly to the principle and only the interest is used for awarding scholarships. Donations to these scholarships, as well as other donations to the general scholarship fund, are sent to Brenda Griner, GCG Assistant Treasurer, 244 Satilla Drive, Brunswick, GA Please send a letter noting if the donation is in honor or memory of someone and to whom a letter of acknowledgement should be sent. Scholarships are awarded to students in March so it is not too late to send in your donations for this year. Our membership has always been very generous in supporting these committed and deserving students. The students who receive these scholarships have worked hard to achieve high grade point averages and are committed to the preservation of natural beauty, environmental health and the education of others in the fields of landscape, horticulture and historic preservation. We can all be proud of our support to the scholarship program and how we fulfill our missions through these students. For more information and a Patron form, visit the GCG website at or contact Dot Williams, at dwilliams@imediagroup.biz. or our Oleander District Scholarship Chair, Lisa Hall at ; hall7796@bellsouth.net.

13 GCG Calendars Page 13 Support Scholarship Program with Calendar Sales GCG 2012 Calendars Are Still Available Great Gift for the Holidays Looking for a great hostess gift or stocking stuffer? Don t miss out on the opportunity to purchase one of the beautiful 2012 Garden Club of Georgia calendars. Complete the form below and send to Oleander Calendar Chair, Meg Bremer. Club: District: OLEANDER Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: # of Standard Size Calendars (5½" x $8.oo each = $ Subtotal $ Georgia residents add 7% Sales Tax $ Shipping and Handling if mailed (see rates below) $ Total Amount Due $ Enclose Check Payable to THE GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA and mail to Meg Bremer, Oleander District Calendar Chair 309 Wickersham Drive Savannah, GA megbrem@aol.com Shipping and Handling Charges Within the U.S. 1-2 Calendars $ Calendars $ Calendars $13.00

14 Club Activities Page 14 Wilmington Island Third Annual Beautification Contest The Wilmington Island Garden Club announced the winners of its 2011 Beautification of Wilmington Island Contest. Businesses along Johnny Mercer Boulevard were judged in July and the awards were presented on August 15 th by President Betty Ward and Jane Hill and Heidi Gilligan co-chairs of the contest. The Best Landscape Award was presented to Michael s Cafe whose owner Pattie Marchand did all her own landscaping and added hand-made macramé plant holders. The Best Container Award went to Molly McGuire s Restaurant, and the Most Improved Landscape was awarded to Action Air Conditioning and Heating Company. The Most Improved Use of Hardscape was given to the Wilmington Island Shopping Center LLP. These businesses were given certificates and will display signs outside their establishments. Certificates were also given to Marine Industry Supply Company for Best Small Container Garden and The Savannah Bee Company, the new Enmark Station and West Wind Landing for their continuing efforts to beautify Wilmington Island. This is the third year of the contest and club members are hoping more businesses will join in the competition next year. The next project for the Garden Club is the Turner s Rock Tour of Homes and English Tea on December 10 th. The funds from this event will be used to support ongoing club projects and help fund the new Welcome to Wilmington Island sign and surrounding garden. The club has won the District s Shirley M. Lewis Environmental Awareness Award three times for their Beautification Projects. Springfield Garden Club Participates in Effingham County Fair In October, the Springfield Garden Club participated in the Effingham County Fair by building a float for the parade and manning a booth at the Fair. The theme of the booth was Growing a Strong Future for Tomorrow by Keeping Our Rivers Clean. The club is celebrating its 75 th anniversary.

15 Club Activities Page 15 The Landings Garden Club Celebrates 25 Years On Monday, October 24, 2011 The Landings Garden Club celebrated 25 years of serving the community with a silver anniversary tea. Sixty-five members were in attendance. The featured speaker was tea aficionado Gloria Horstman who spoke to the group about growing, harvesting, history and tradition of afternoon tea. Tea was then served with traditional china and scrumptious sandwiches and desserts. Odum Garden Club Supports Community Service Projects With Proceeds from Odum Day The Odum Garden Club participated in the annual Odum Day celebration on Saturday, October 1, 2011 with a booth filled with homemade jellies, jams, preserves, cakes, cookies, candy and plastic bag holders. In addition, club members sold sausage biscuits, coffee, lemonade and juice to the Odum workers and fellow booth participants as well as all visitors to the event. Gift baskets for a variety of occasions were available for purchase as well as donation tickets for a large gift basket with a $75.00 value. This is an annual fund raiser for the Odum Garden Club and the proceeds are used to fund community service projects. 25 th Anniversary Committee; L to R: Liz McGough, Meg Bremer, Ann Dauray (Chair), Nancy Rosenthal, Judy Sweeterman (President), Marie Scheuermann The beautiful centerpiece was created by Landings member Liz McGough.

16 Club Activities Page 16 Live Oaks Garden Club Poinsettia Sale Soperton Garden Club Landscaping Project Each year, the Live Oaks Garden Club offers poinsettias for sale in Glynn County to benefit worthwhile beautification projects on St. Simons Island and in the Golden Isles. These bountiful and beautiful plants are available in red, white and pink. The cost is only $15 each and delivery will be on Friday, December 2, Before November 21, please call to place your order and get additional information. Sea Oats Garden Club Prepares for Fund-Raiser Amazingly creative members of Sea Oats GC have had three enthusiastic work sessions decorating lighted wine bottles to sell at an annual fund raiser. These along with other interesting items, many of them handmade, will be for sale Saturday, November 12th at a booth at St. Williams Catholic Church on St. Simons Island. The project was adopted after one member s daughter in Texas participated in a similar production with phenomenal success. Sea Oats is already enjoying early success as friends and neighbors have insisted on purchasing the decorative bottles even before they are presented at the sale. Proceeds from the sale will go towards funding special and ongoing projects supported by the club. The Soperton Garden Club landscaped the new Treutlen County Jail with native plants. Pictured l-r front row: Maxanne Woolf, Barbara Simons, Nan Ellington, Utah Arrington, detainees and diggers, Sheriff Thomas Corbin; back row l-r: Kathryn Rachels Fowler and Susan Rachels. Richmond Hill Garden Club Spruces Up Public Library The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently spent a Saturday morning working to spruce up the border areas of the Bryan County Public Library. The members pulled weeds, trimmed shrubbery, planted mums and spread mulch. The "G" team of the garden club maintains the gardens at the library, Henderson Park, the Bryan County Rehabilitation Center and at the elementary school

17 Club Activities Page 17 Cassina Garden Club Prepares for 27 th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes & Bake Sale Cassina Garden Club is preparing for its 27 th annual Christmas Tour of Homes and Bake Sale on December 10 th on St. Simons Island. This year s theme, Trimmings and Treats, features savory samples from the club s historic 1937 cookbook, Coastal Cookery. Treats will be served at several of the tour homes which are festively decorated with live greenery. Tempt your taste buds with this recipe from the Cookbook for Christmas Cranberry Salad. 1 lb. cranberries (put through food chopper on medium) 1 ¼ cups sugar 1 small can crushed pineapple and juice 1 cup chopped nuts 2 tbsp. gelatin ½ cup orange juice Mix cranberries and sugar and let stand for 15 minutes. Soak gelatin in the orange juice for 15 minutes and then melt over hot water. Mix all ingredients and put in molds. Gourmet baked goods will be sold from 9 am to 2 pm at Tour Stop #1, the club s historic precivil war cabins. Another feature is the Glynn Art Association s new home in the Village decorated in holiday splendor. Guests will discover unique gifts, Christmas trees, handblown and hand-painted Christmas ornaments and many other surprises. Another feature, the Quick Bites Program, showcases several island restaurants offering speedy Cassina Christmas Tour Specials with special pricing. Proceeds from this tour help maintain the club s historic slave cabins at Gascoigne Bluff. For additional information, visit or call Hamilton Plantation Garden Club Tours Private Garden On Wednesday October 5th, members of Hamilton Plantation Garden Club toured the magnificent garden of Joyce Williams on St. Simons Island. Leading the tour was the garden s landscape architect Candace Brewer. Mrs. Brewer described the process she followed to create the garden from a natural marsh front lot. The large garden features several "rooms," many with water features. Gardens at the back of the property descend to a golf course lagoon and offer spaces for lawn games and sitting quietly. Mrs. Williams uses many interesting containers to outline paths in the gardens. HPGC members asked questions and took note of ideas for their own gardens. Gingers, lantana, and plumbago were in bloom. Hollies were full of green berries. Pembroke Garden Club Members Celebrate District Award Pembroke members pose with Reta Willoughby, second from right, after she received the Outstanding Garden Club Member Award at the Oleander District Meeting in October. Pictured left to right: Phyllis Covington; Diane Stewart, President; Jean Faught; Pat Taylor; Joyce Fowler; Reta Willoughby; and Debrorah Kishner.

18 Club Activities Page 18 Dogwood Garden Club in the Spotlight Celebrating 62 Years The Dogwood Garden Club was organized on a hot and sultry day in September 1949 when 23 southern ladies met at the home of Marjorie Yeomans, the first club President. Those were the days of hats, gloves and all-out finery. Fine china, crystal and sterling silver were used when refreshments were served. The fare was simple but elegant and included tea sandwiches, dainty cookies, cheese straws and great southern iced tea. Beautiful floral arrangements were all over the home of the hostess. The new garden club members prided themselves on their arrangements with flowers, fruit or dried materials. Today, the club is known as the Golden Gardeners of Dogwood Garden Club with a membership of twelve. Only one original member is still active the President, Martha Jean Burns. According to Martha Jean, We have done it all - Garden Therapy, Landscape Design; Flower Shows, Recycling, Youth Programs. One of our proudest achievements is the landscaping of several public buildings in Wayne County, including the Health Department, the City of Jesup Building and the first Post Office building. Two former Oleander District Directors are members of Dogwood Martha Jean Burns and Geneva Nichols. Martha Jean said that club members look forward to continued work with all of the projects of both the District and the Garden Club of Georgia. Dogwood President, Martha Jean Burns Christmas Tour of Homes in Jesup Seven Wayne County Homes and two Churches decorated for the Holidays! Saturday, December 10 th Tickets available at 1:00 5:00 Designs by Deidra Mary s Bow-K Tickets $20 Wayne County Board of Tourism Fall Meeting of Sea Oats in Brunswick Hosting the September meeting of the Sea Oats Garden Club, Diane Ghioto, Kathy DeLoach and Sandy Hochwald, oversee their finishing touches before members arrive to begin the new club year. Amidst glorious floral arrangements and a gourmet lunch, their club is off to a lively start! Members volunteered for projects and offered wonderful suggestions to make the upcoming year both productive and fun.

19 Committee News Page 19 Garden Club Council Award The GCG Award # 31 Garden Club Council Award may be awarded to the Garden Club Council which, in proportion to its size, has performed the greatest service to its community or best single project furthering the objectives of GCG. GCG Garden Club Councils Chairman, Rosemary Maulden, will receive the entries due February 1, Refer to GCG Guide for other awards Councils may enter. Due December 1, 2011 and February 1, IMPORTANT REMINDER GCG AND DEEP SOUTH AWARDS DEADLINE FOR MOST AWARDS DECEMBER 1 Check the GCG Website For Details LeConte Woodmanston Plantation Volunteers at LeConte-Woodmanston have been busy preparing the camellia and bulb gardens for planting this fall. A grant from the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Historic Landscape & Garden Grant Program and Community on My Mind Grant helped provide funding for irrigation, site preparation, and for camellias that would have been planted in Louis LeConte s Botanical Garden. Research has been done to find camellias that were available prior to 1838 when Louis LeConte died. A list of 17 camellias has been compiled. The search is now on to find those camellias and Alba Plena is on the list. Several of those varieties were planted at the site many years ago by Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. members. The American Camellia Society in Fort Valley is helping locate the other camellias. Eighteen TRI COLOR (1835) camellias have arrived and are ready for planting. Deer netting has been placed on all camellias in the garden. Cuttings from the garden of Lois Groszman have been potted and will be planted in the garden when large enough. One hundred April blooming bulbs will be shipped from Virginia in November. In addition, 800 Narcissus will be shipped from Connecticut, with all from Louis LeConte s list of bulbs. Site work is being done by volunteers. The third Saturday of each month is Volunteer Day at Woodmanston Plantation. All help is greatly appreciated and needed. Your continued support is needed to help preserve this important historical site. Send donations to LeConte-Woodmanston Foundation, P.O. Box 179, Midway, GA For more information, contact Judy Mobley, ; judymobley@coastalnow.net. club Camellia japonica Alba Plena