Azalea Trumpet Winter Spring 2019

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1 Azalea Trumpet Winter Spring 2019 Molly Kimler, District Director Since that wonderful day at Calloway Gardens in April 2017 when I was installed in as District Director, I have had the most incredible time that I could have ever imagined. I have made new friends, rekindled old friendships, visited amazing places and shown so much love! As I write this last message, I look back on all that we ve accomplished with pride and a full heart. A source of pride is the work that has been done in promoting the Theme: Celebrating Our Heritage While Continuing the Legacy. All clubs were asked to plant native plants and trees in honor of The Garden Club of Georgia s 90 th birthday. You did this with so much love! The President s reports last year and this year have filled my mailbox. Thank you to all who have sent in reports. Last year, 42 clubs submitted reports, and this year 43 clubs have sent reports. Last year we had an increase in membership, and new clubs formed, one of which is the Grovetown Garden Club near Augusta. Welcome Grovetown and thank you for your President s Report. We have had some great meetings over the last two year. Both Azalea District Annual Fall meetings, one in Jewell and one in Hartwell were beautiful events at wonderful venues with great speakers. Both meetings were well-attended, and we made so many lovely memories. At the Fall meeting in Hartwell, $ was collected for natural disasters in hopes that our sister clubs that suffered through Hurricane Michael would use this money to replace trees in their towns and parks. Likewise, the Azalea District Board meetings held in Washington, Watkinsville, Milledgeville and Social Circle were productive and informative, leaving me feeling confident about the leadership and direction of the Azalea District. The Azalea District members have hosted and participated in Environmental Schools, Gardening 1

2 . Additionally, flower shows for standard and non-standard were held in the Azalea District. Garden Therapy Projects are happening everywhere from making Christmas and Easter stockings to raised beds. And you can t imagine how many pull tabs have been collected for the Ronald McDonald House in Augusta. You Azaleas have sent many campers to the Wild and Wonderful Experience Camp, and The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. college scholarships have been awarded to many students from local clubs and from the Azalea District. So much love and commitment to the Garden Club mission has been shown by the members in our district! That s not all, though! A Blue Star Marker was placed in Midville, and two more will be placed in May one in Augusta and one at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield. We in the Azalea District are also proud that we could be part of the 90th birthday of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. It all started right here. The Azalea District hosted the GCG State convention in Macon. Wow! What a Garden Party we had! Indeed, we all have celebrated our heritage in so many wonderful ways, and I am confident that we will continue to do so. As we come to the end of the term, it is with bittersweet emotion that I close this chapter. I have so many wonderful memories during my time as the Azalea District Director, and I am so thankful and humbled to have had this opportunity. If you want to see me cry, be at the GCG State Convention, Azalea District Breakfast in Columbus. At this time the gavel will be passed to Marilyn McDonnell and a new slate of officers will begin a wonderful journey as your newly-appointed leaders. 2

3 3 My gift to the Azalea District members is the Azalea District Podium Banner Created by Charolette Thompson Thank you to everyone!!

4 Pollinators What are they and are they necessary? Bees, butterflies, some bugs, hummingbirds, moths and bats to name a few. Insect pollinators are vital to the existence of almost 90 percent of the world s flowering plants including large portions of food products, this information from Science Daily. The need to restore native plant habitat for pollinators is crucial. We need to consider planting native plants before we plant anything else. For example, Inkberry, Summersweet Clethra, Carolina Jessamine and Florthergilla, These may not be as well-known as others but make valuable landscape additions. Blueberries and cherries depend on honey bee pollination as does the large bee colony in central California must go to the almond orchard. Almond trees have very little nectar so to aid the pollinators the orchard farmers plant flowers certain grasses in between the trees. You have to feed the trees to get good bees. Will we still have food if our pollinators disappear? Yes, but we won t have the variety nor could we afford it. It would definitely change our quality of life and change our choices. Remembering our own yards: don t spray to eliminate the clover bees love clover. Submitted by Yonnette Booker, Pine Tree Garden Club of Hartwell, GA Christmas Cheer To Hart Senior Center Pine Tree Garden Club of Hartwell is very active in the Garden Therapy program. They present Easter Eggs, Holiday Stockings and Fig Leaf undies to the Senior Citizen Center or one of the 3 assisted living complexes in Hartwell on a rotating basis. It s always fun to see the creative talent of the members in decorating the stockings. 4 The following members presented 32 stockings with $1 tucked in each. Pictured: Janet Massey, Bobbie Gaines, Hart Senior Center Activity Director, Lisa Evans, Linda Harris and Suellen Jones.

5 Azalea District Calendar 2019 March 8 20, 2019 Atlanta Orchid Society Show and sale Atlanta Botanical Garden March 11 14, 2019 Annual Deep South Convention Jekyll Island, GA March 18, 2019 Alice H Richards Children s Garden dedication State Botanical Garden March 20 21, 2019 NGC Environmental School Course III Rome March 27, South GA Native Plant Symposium Tifton March 27, 2019 Basic Design Class State Botanical Gardens, Athens April 15, 2019 GCG Spring F & E Meeting Columbus, GA April 16 18, 2019 GCG Board and State Convention Columbus, GA April 21 27, 2019 Garden Week in Georgia April 24, 2019 Basic Design Class State Botanical Gardens, Athens April 29 May 2, 2019 NGC Convention Biloxi, Mississippi May 1, 2019 Garden Tour sponsored by Cherokee Garden Club Buckhead/Atlanta May 3, 2019 Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Spring Symposium Plains May 15 16, 2019 NGC Environmental School Course IV Rome May 29, 2019 Basic Design II Unit 5 Marietta Educational Center May 31, 2019 TRUMPET DEADLINE FOR SPRING - SUMMER ISSUE ncrd537@hotmail.com June 2 8, 2019 National Garden Week July 21 23, 2019 Wild and Wonderful Experience Camp Mansfield August 20, 2019 Azalea District Board Meeting Lincolnton August 30, 2019 TRUMPET DEADLINE FOR SUMMER - FALL ISSUE ncrd537@hotmail.com October 11, 2019 Azalea District Fall Meeting Rock Eagle November 30, 2019 TRUMPET DEADLINE FOR FALL WINTER ISSUE ncrd537@hotmail.com 5

6 Milledgeville Garden Club Celebrates the Season of Sharing Milledgeville Garden Club, Azalea District, celebrates Christmas at Kay and Bill Neely s beautifully decorated home. More than 50 Children s Books were collected for delivery to the Pediatric Center at Navicent Baldwin Hospital. Delicious refreshments were enjoyed, as exciting plans were made for the upcoming year. Hostesses were Sylvia Moore president, Sharon Williams, Thulia Bramlett, Sherrill Jones, Patsy Tripp, Kay Neely and Ann Tennille. It was a joyful afternoon and got everyone into the Christmas spirit. Milledgeville Garden Club holds Pine Needle Basket Demonstration January 17, 2019 in Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum, Milledgeville, GA, Azalea District. New member Sandra Wilder left looks on as Frances Rewis shows how to make Pine Needle Baskets to Elain Alton, Sharon Williams, Ann Vinson, Peggy White, and others. Afterwards, delicious refreshments were served to over 30 ladies by Hostesses: Linda Hodges, Sara Register, Nan Carpenter, and Cate Wells. 6 It was a delightful afternoon.

7 Now Is The Time! It s here! January is officially GCG Scholarships Month. Our Dollars Educate Scholars is underway and we appreciate your support of this fundraiser. Scholarships will be awarded in February NOW is the time to make your contributions. We are so thankful to all who have contributed to Scholarships! REMEMBER, WE HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL! Many students are counting on your support. It s not too late to purchase our 2019 Expressions from GCG Calendar Marketing Chairman Janet Carn Jbc0112@gmail.com or New club members, speaker gifts, neighbors, EVERYONE will enjoy this beautiful edition with designs, healthy recipes, State Parks and so much more! HOW TO CONTRIBUTE? NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS, PATRON OF SCHOLARSHIPS, GENERAL DONATIONS, HONORS & MEMORIALS, DOLLARS EDUCATE SCHOLARS FUNDRAISER, CALENDAR SALES AND LIFE MEMBERSHIPS ALL CONTRIBUTE TO HELPING STUDENTS REACH THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS. JOIN THE MISSION TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL! See the GCG website for the appropriate forms to make your scholarship donations: Questions? Contact Susan Turner, Scholarships Chairman glencree@bellsouth.net Rosemary Maulden, Assistant Treasurer rosemarymaulden@bellsouth.net DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS 7 Patron of Scholarship $200 Named Scholarship $1,000 January 2019 $1 per member donations For January only 24 of our 52 clubs sent in $1 per member for Dollars for Scholars Campaign. Please consider doing this. They will still take your money. GCG gave $75,000 dollars to qualifying students this year. Thanks for all your donations. Peggy Tucker, Chairman

8 Evergreen Garden Club, Monroe We traveled to Gibbs Garden in Ball Ground,Ga for the fall color. FABULOUS Evergreen Garden Club Monroe Julie Barker and Kathy Martin 8

9 Gray Garden Club Celebrates the Season of Giving Gray Garden Club celebrated the coming of Christmas season at their annual Christmas party December 6, 2018, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church in Gray. The group was entertained by the Choral Group Angel Song, from the Gray United Methodist Church, with beautiful music sprinkled with good humor. Following the music came a lively Christmas trivia game and finished with a delicious catered luncheon. As always the GGC was very generous to the Christmas Stocking and Fig Leaf projects, and filled a box for Toys For Tots for the children in Jones County, GA. 9

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11 Basic Design Series February 27, 2019 Azalea District and the State Botanical Garden are co-sponsoring the Basic Design Series of floral design classes in Athens. The third unit of study was held February 27 with designs for the dining table being featured. These classes are open to anyone and you may register at the Garden website. Unit 4 - Using fruits and vegetables and featured objects will be March 27. Unit 5 on creative and the new petite designs will be on April

12 The Watkinsville Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale will be held on May 4, 2019 The Watkinsville Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale will be held on May 4, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Watkinsville (35 N. Main Street). The sale will feature 15 different varieties of hydrangeas grown in collaboration with Dr. Michael Dirr. Over 200 hydrangeas will be on sale as well as many herbs, perennials, vegetables, and other plants and shrubs. To see the varieties of hydrangeas that will be offered, go to The garden club sale will be held in conjunction with the Oconee Resource Council's Garden Tour. The home garden of Michael and Bonnie Dirr will be one of the featured gardens. More information on the garden tour can be found at Rose and Dahlia GC Establishes Growing Seeds Garden Club at Downtown Academy Lesson on Lady Bugs Lesson on Pumpkins September 2018 November 2018 January 2019 January 2019 The Rose and Dahlia Garden Club (Athens) organized a junior garden club at Downtown Academy in Athens in September Club membership is available for students K-5. The Growing Seeds Garden Club meets once-a-month, filling a need in the after-school program. Chairman Becky Green plans each lesson and gathers materials needed. Other committee members contribute snacks and supplies. As the months have progressed, the children look forward to seeing their garden club friends and leaders and sharing their activities with their families. 12 (Downtown Academy is a private, non-profit school seeking to provide children of inner-city Athens with an excellent and rigorous, Christ-centered education that builds knowledge, character and purpose. It is part of Downtown Ministries located at Redeemer Presbyterian Church.)

13 Deep South Tri-Refresher Three Azalea District Board members are busy preparing nametags and registration packets for the Tri-Refresher at the March Deep South Convention. Betty Davis and Ginny Allen are co-chairmen. Marilyn McDonnell is both Tri-Refresher Chairman and Convention Registrar. They are excited about this year s program and are already discussing hosting a Tri-Refresher in Augusta during the April 2020 Sacred Heart Garden Festival. Augusta Home and Garden Show 13 The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs Education Committee cochairmen gave presentations at the Feb , 2019 Home and Garden Show in Augusta, GA. Judy Kirkland did five: Daylily: The Most Perfect Perennial on each of the three days, plus Million Dollar Pollinator Gardens and Hellebores Roses on Saturday. Ginny Allen presented Choosing Plants to Provide Blooms Year-Round on Sunday. Ginny is holding the updated What is This Thing Called Garden Club? brochure.

14 Greetings from Piccadilly Farm: Rain, rain, go away, come again but not on Hellebore Days! Inviting everyone to come out for our 27th Annual Hellebore Days to be held for two weekends this year: Fridays and Saturdays, 9 am to 4 pm, on March 1, 2, 8 and 9. We will be open rain or shine! There will be guided tours featuring hellebores in the gardens of Piccadilly Farm at 11 am each day. We have some great hellebores available including special hybrids. We will be serving free refreshments. Remember that we have changed our schedule to the following: NEW NURSERY SCHEDULE IN 2019 Eight Open House Weekends: Held on First Two Fridays & Saturdays of March, April, May & October/ Hours 9 am - 4 pm Open For Individual Sales Appointments All Year We have had some people ask us what is a "Sales Appointment"? It works like a doctor's appointment, only for your garden and not for your body. Contact us by phone or and tell us that you would like to schedule an appointment. We will respond and let you know what days and times that we are available. Visit our website for more information. Individual Sales Appointments allow us more time to devote to your plant selections than we have on a busy open house weekend. Give it a try, we think that you will like it as much as us! Let us know if you have any questions. Hope to see you soon and until then... Happy Gardening, Bill and Valerie Hinesley 14

15 Plant America at Mistletoe State Park After Six and Cherokee Rose Garden Clubs planted holly, daffodils, tulips, and leucojum at Mistletoe State Park entrance drive gates as part of the Plant Our State Parks Yellow Project in These photos are what it looked like before on August 31, 2017, after adding soil, plants and mulch in November 2017 and waiting for blooms on March 3, 2018, and this year on February 13, The holly is still growing and being pruned by park staff. The leucojum are blooming. Daffodils had some buds, but many are missing and may have been food for wildlife. The Plant America theme will continue this year. Marilyn McDonnell was state project leader and would love to see what other clubs in the Azalea District did. Please let her know your club name and which state park you planted. She would also love photos from planting times and current blooms. Are the daffodils you planted still there and are they blooming? 15

16 Gray Garden Club Installs 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. 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 is Patsie Barr, surrounded by the Gray Garden Club Members. Stunning Milledgeville Legacy Milledgeville Garden Club met in Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum, and presented a plaque to Lockerly Executive Director, Jennifer Pollard, (far right) in Honor of Rose Hill being put on the National Registry of Historic Places. Pictured with her are MGC Hostesses: Rebecca Hobbs, Beverly Anne Evans, Carole Eisenhart, Frances Rewis, and MGC President Sylvia Moore. After enjoying delicious refreshments, with a love and friendship Valentine theme, the large group of ladies displayed their own unique Arrangements Made from Found Objects. It was an exciting show of creative designs. 16

17 In picture with tree left to right, Donnie Hodges, Mayor Larry Morgan, Bonnie Boatright, Stephanie Bray, vice President, Suzanne Jones, Heidi Murphy, President, Jennie Miller, Treasurer. Louisville Garden Club Arbor Day Program On Friday, February 22, 2019, the Louisville Garden Club and the City of Louisville, in conjunction with Louisville being a Tree City USA, hosted an Arbor Day program in the Helen Clark Park. Each year the garden club plants a tree in our city, in recognition of Arbor Day. This year the club planted a Drake Elm tree. The Elm was planted beside the playground in the park. The Drake Elm tree provides a large shade cover and will block the sun from the playground, in the heat of the day. Mayor Larry Morgan read a proclamation. Several members of the club shared information about Arbor Day and the importance of planting trees. Arbor Day in Georgia is celebrated on the 3rd Friday in February so a new planted tree has time to establish itself, before the heat of summer. The ideal time to plant trees in Georgia is between November and mid-march. An old Chinese proverb says The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. With our city also being a Tree City USA we encourage planting a tree each year to replenish those trees that we lose, from year to year, due to weather, disease, and old age. Each year our garden club also plants hundreds of daffodil bulbs in our park and throughout our city. We are hoping to attract more bees, while adding beauty to our park and city. 17

18 18 GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA STATE CONVENTION April 16 18, 2019 COLUMBUS, GA.

19 Oleander District Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Garden Club has several beautiful homes and gardens included in their Tour of Homes on March You will want to visit all of them. Please check out the attached poster and visit the website for more info. Hope to see you there, Nora Missroon, President Scenes From the Azalea District Board Meeting held February 19, 2019 Social Circle, GA At the February Board Meeting, a new budget was approved for 2019 and changes to the Azalea District II General Policies and Procedures were approved. Out-going Director Molly Kimler presented the group with a beautiful handcrafted Azalea District Banner, done by Charolette Thompson, of the Sandersville Garden Club. After unfinished and new business was taken care of, good food and fellowship was had. 19