Our Gardens: 1. Mike and Betty Crowther (Cherokee Rose Garden Club) 4480 Persimmon St., Evans, GA (Northwood)

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1 The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs Clippings August 2017 President: Sue Edenfield 1 st Vice President: Betty Davis 2 nd Vice President: Elaine Clark Smith Recording Secretary: Marilyn McDonnell Corresponding Secretary: Ann Leonard Treasurer: Janet Carn Assistant Treasurer: Lottie Gilchrist Parliamentarian: Doris Blalock Co-Chaplains: Mary Byrd, Jan Lamke Peek-a-Boo Garden Tour Oct. 6-7, 10:00-4:00 Tickets $10 Our Gardens: 1. Mike and Betty Crowther (Cherokee Rose Garden Club) 4480 Persimmon St., Evans, GA (Northwood) 2. Mike and YeSun Wiltse 4701 Walnut Hill, Evans, GA (Walnut Hill) 3. Steven and Helene Hondrum (Cherokee Rose Garden Club) 3556 Stevens Way, Martinez, GA (Stevens Point) 4. John and Ellen Clements (After Six Garden Club) 665 Deerwood Way, Evans, GA (Northwood) 5. Lucien and Cassandra Williams (Sand Hills Garden Club) 706 Milledge Road, Augusta, GA Dr. Zach Kelehear and Dr. Karen Heid 915 Johns Rd., Augusta, GA Pat and Steve Donohue (Iris Garden Club) 316 Shoreline Drive, E., North Augusta, SC Each club is asked to purchase a minimum of 10 tickets. Club representatives will receive tickets to sell at the August Governing Board meeting. Ticket money and any unsold tickets needs to be returned by the September 26 Governing

2 Board meeting. For questions concerning the tour contact Ann Leonard at Want to volunteer to work at the tour? Contact Fran Weber at Peek-a-Boo Preview Party Will be held Monday, October 2 from 6-8 at the home of Paula Matson, 806 Camellia Rd., Augusta, GA All volunteers and tour homeowners are invited to attend. Food and drink will be provided by members of the Executive Board. Contact Dee DesReis, food coordinator or Julie Mann, party chairman, for additional information. Dirty Dozen 2017 NOMINATION FORM NOMINATIONS DUE Aug. 26, 2017 The GWC is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Dirty Dozen list. The Georgia Water Coalition publishes the annual Dirty Dozen list as a call to action, highlighting the worst offenses to Georgia s water offenses that are the consequences of an under-funded state environmental agency and a lack of political will to aggressively enforce laws that protect our water, land, air and people. Is your watershed beset by ongoing problems that local, state, or federal authorities fail to correct? Does a land development, water supply or other major proposed project threaten a special place in your community or region? Is a local, municipal or industrial facility fouling your river? If the answer is yes, nominate your issue for the 2017 Dirty Dozen list. To submit your nomination, please read and complete this form. Deadline to submit your nomination: August 26, 2017.

3 Stevens Creek Elementary Students Win Poetry Awards Five Stevens Creek students won awards from the Garden Club of Georgia as well as money prizes. This year s theme was We Three: Bees, Butterflies and Me. This is the second year that the GCG, Inc. used pollinator themes and the second year that Stevens Creek students have won poetry awards. Spade & Trowel Garden Club, Augusta, sponsored the contest for both years. In addition to winning GCG State awards, twelve student s poems also won Certificates of Achievement from the Azalea District (one of seven districts in Georgia) consisting of 51 garden clubs. Ava Fuller (K) won 1st in State, 2 nd in District and 3 rd in Deep South Region. Pictured here with Fran Weber and her teacher, Ms. White Mrs. Weber, Eila Cawley (K) 2nd in State, 1st in District,with Ella s Mother Mrs. Weber, Emma Glass (4 th grade, 2 nd in State, 1 st in District) Gibson Mitchell (1 st grade) won 2 nd in State, 1 st in District, Lauren Conley (2nd grade) won 3 rd in State, 1st in District, Michelle Pascal, Principal of Stevens Creek Elementary. District Poetry Winners: (not listed in order) Ava Fuller, Ella Cawley, Ruby Hanson, Gibson Mitchell, Caroline Homlar, Avery Miller, Kaitlyn Herbert, Lauren Conley, Chloe Curry, Steven Pang, Emma Glass, & Katelynn Cerenaro. ACGC Yearbooks have been ed. Contact Ann Leonard at annleonard09@comcast.net if you didn t receive yours. Pull-Tabs Please remember to turn in pull tabs to Ginny Allen by September 30th so that they can count for this year's Azalea District totals. The District gives awards for the clubs collecting the most tabs from October to September each year. Awards will be presented at the District meeting.

4 The Saved Seed The Saved Seed is National Garden Club's second early reader book written to educate elementary children about the life cycle of seed plants. The Saved Seed follows the journey of a smiling pumpkin seed from Halloween pumpkin through the year, becoming a seedling, a vine and then a new pumpkin! Along the way, children learn through beautiful illustrations how to care for their own pumpkin seeds and become successful pumpkin gardeners! Ginny Allen has purchased 60 copies, which can be purchased for $12. If purchased directly through NGC the cost is $16.63 with shipping. Clubs or individuals can reserve copies of the book at the reduced postage rate by sending Ginny an before October 1, 2017 indicating the number of copies wanted and the name of the person paying for and picking up the book(s). Reserving the book means that the person guarantees payment once the order is placed with NGC. Checks should be made out to ACGC and must be received in order to pick up the books. There may be some additional copies available at the district meeting. The discounted rate will not be available for books ordered after September 30th unless we have requests for at least 30 additional copies. This is a great book and makes wonderful gifts for clubs to give to schools and libraries and for members to give to children or grandchildren. Send book reservations to Ginny Allen, vallenotr@aol.com. You may send an or use the book reservation form included below. Book Reservation: The Saved Seed I would like to participate in the ACGC group order for The Saved Seed book distributed by NGC. Name: Address: Telephone contact:

5 Number of book copies requested: Date of Order: (must be received before Oct. 1, 2017 for this price) Check made out to ACGC enclosed ($12/copy) Mail to Dr. Virginia Allen, 2916 Westchester Drive, Augusta, GA Will bring check made out to ACGC ($12/copy) when I pick up the books. Ordering means that you guarantee payment. Books will be available for pick up at the October Azalea District Meeting. Special arrangements for pick up may be made by contacting Ginny Allen, vallenotr@aol.com, Name of person picking up this order: News from Pine Needle of Lincolnton The Pine Needle Garden Club of Lincolnton members attended The Azalea District of Garden Club's Bi-Annual Awards Workshop at the Club House in Union Point, Georgia. Mrs. Marilyn McDonnell and her committee have spent the summer rewriting the instructions manual and standards for each of the fifty possible awards, plus the Deep South of Garden Club's Awards and The National Garden Club's Awards into a much more convenient and easily understood format. Their hard work is such a help! Our Garden club applied for and received the State Award two years ago for Our Blue Star Marker Dedication. And we have worked hard last year and into this upcoming year for other awards. Wish us luck! PICTURED: Mrs. Ruth Tonsing, Mrs. Brenda Holder and Mrs. Peggy Glover

6 Bonnie McClain Perennial Garden Help Wanted: Please have your club adopt the Perennial garden for a month this upcoming year. Contact Bonnie McClain at The garden is located at the Riverwalk & 5 th Street Marina, and has been an ACGC project since National Garden Week: Workdays were held at the Bonnie McClain Perennial Garden during National Garden Week (June 5-10). The following workers assisted with, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, and planting: Sue Edenfield, ACGC President; Bonnie McClain, Marilyn McDonnell, & Rita Hamilton from Iris GC; Nancy Lindroth, her husband Dave, and Larraine Yarbrough from Spade & Trowel GC, and Ginny Allen from Cherokee Rose CG. Plants were donated by Sue Edenfield, Ginny Allen, and Nancy Sutherland and her club. New plant signs were added by Nancy Lindroth. 16 estimated hours were contributed. Larraine Yarbrough, Sue Edenfield, Nancy Lindroth, Bonnie McClain, & Rita Hamilton. Missing: Marilyn McDonnell. Photo by Ginny Allen.

7 Workday at the Garden: On 24 July Bonnie McClain, Nancy Lindroth & Lottie Gilchrist of the Spade & Trowel Garden Club, and some city employees spread mulch at the Perennial Garden. Weeding, pruning, fertilizing and watering were also on the agenda hours counting the city workers. Bonnie McClain (Iris GC) Nancy Lindroth & Lottie Gilchrist (Spade &Trowel) Spade & Trowel Garden Community Services Spade & Trowel has four other Community Service Projects besides helping at the Bonnie McClain Perennial Garden. In June members removed winter annuals and planted summer annuals at The Lydia Project, The Woodrow Wilson House, American Cancer Society and Alzheimer s Organization. Between 20 Mar and 24 July 2017, we accumulated over 88 volunteer hours. [photos by N Lindroth] The Woodrow Wilson Project took two days, one to remove weeds and the WILD GARLIC (yikes) and the second to plant summer annuals. As you will see one of those days was really cold for May. THE WILD GARLIC TOOK OVER NOW THAT'S BETTER! WOODROW WILSON GARDEN AFTER WEEDING, PRUNING, PLANTING & PINE STRAW

8 FRAN WEBER, LARAINE YARBROUGH AND LIZ MURPHY VICKI KOHLI, ANNE PROCTOR, KAREN TABOR, LOTTIE GILCHRIST The Lydia Project Spade & Trowel maintains 7 pots and the fountain area. We also usually prune and fertilize the roses and other weeding that we can work into our 2 hour time limit. LOTTIE GILCHRIST & TERESA GADZIEMSKI SANDY WRIGHT, NANCY CELIS & LINDA HOOGLAND

9 Save the Date To Celebrate our 90 th Birthday Garden Party April 11-12, 2018 The Garden Club of Georgia Annual Meeting Macon Marriott City Center Watch your GCG ings for details to follow