DOGWOOD DIALOGUE Newsletter of The Dogwood District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

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1 Winter 2018 Dogwood District Director: Lib Thompson Co. Director: Chris Adams Recording Secretary: Deborah Hamby Treasurer: Mary Katherine Colbath Corresponding Secretary/ Dialogue Editor: Terri Anne Paguibitan Advisors: Rosie Davidson Terry Waith Board Members/Chairmen: Chris Adams Jean Azar Barbara Bourque Monica Bozonier Joan Brown Minnie Bob Campbell Sally Carpenter Ingrid Chen Pam Covington Kate Dalba Rosie Davidson Martha Dennis Lee Dunn Emily Fawcett Chrissie Foster Gina H Kuykendall Nola Hawkinson Kathy Henry Carolyn Herndon Sally Holcombe Jeanine Lewis Ann Magruder Carol Martin Shelly Mulick Liz Nunley Terri Anne Paguibitan Lindsey Sosebee Maidee Spencer Tally Sweat Lib Thompson Betty Trankina Deborah Vann Terry Waith Marsha Webb Jane Whiteman Ginny Wolf DOGWOOD DIALOGUE Newsletter of The Dogwood District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. GARDENING: A LIFELONG LEARNING EXPERIENCE Dear Dynamic Dogwoods, Happy New Year! I wish each of you a healthy, happy 2018! With this cold winter, I am dreaming of gardening in the Spring. While we are waiting, there are some exciting things going on for us to continue learning about gardening. Most of these are listed in your recent edition of Garden Gateways. March Deep South Garden Clubs Convention, Memphis, Tennessee. April Garden Club of Georgia Annual Meeting, Macon, Georgia. April 21-29th - Olmsted Plein Air Invitational April 28. Olmsted Plein Air presents a Tabletop Tableaux Challenge in Olmsted Linear Park on Ponce de Leon Blvd. This is a floral design competition where 30 artists will paint the arrangements, then offer the paintings for purchase. May 9 Camellia District Historic Landscape Preservation Lecture and Tour of Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia. May National Garden Club Convention, Philadelphia, PA. August 7 - Dogwood District Board Meeting, 10:30 A.M., Sandy Springs Library. All are invited! I hope to see you at some of these meetings where we will continue learning about gardening! Lib Thompson Dogwood District Director, libthompson560@gmail.com

2 The 2018 GCG Mini-Convention Birthday Garden Party The 90th Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of Georgia will be held April 11-12, 2018 at the Macon Marriott City Center. Azalea District will be hosting our meeting and has great plans for wonderful entertainment, education, and fellowship to celebrate our 90th year. The festivities begin on Wednesday - vendors with a variety of merchandise will be ready to entice you, afternoon speakers will delight you. That evening a reception for NGC President, Nancy Hargroves, will be followed by the Awards dinner. Thursday morning will feature our business meeting, followed by the Life Member Luncheon, "Blow out the Candles" and raffle drawing. See the GCG Website full convention schedule. for registration forms and Many of our Dogwood Clubs have applied for Awards. Let s cheer them on as they go up to accept their kudos. The Display Boards from all the GCG Chairman are always most informative. Learn what is being accomplished across our beautiful state. HOTEL RESERVATIONS Macon Marriott City Center, 240 Coliseum Drive, Macon GA 31217, Indentify yourself as a Garden Club of Georgia member Special Room Rates are: Single (King) or Double (2 Queens) $124 plus tax Check-in time: 4:30pm - Check-out time: 11:00am Complimentary Parking Deadline for Hotel Reservations: March 9, 2018 to receive group rate Make your reservation NOW!!! Note that Hotel Reservation Deadline is earlier than Convention Registration Deadline which is March 27

3 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. is having a Cash Raffle this year ( ) as a fundraiser. Merchandising will no longer be the fundraiser for GCG. So this is our only fundraiser. Garden Club members from each district are encouraged to participate and support this new fund raising effort. Each District has been given 350 tickets to sell. As an incentive to sell all of their allotted tickets, a $250 bonus will be given to each district that sells all their 350 tickets. Additional tickets will be available. Both Garden Club members & non-members may participate in our raffle. You do not need be present at the drawing to win. Cost of tickets: $5 each or 5 for $20 Cash Prizes will be announced at our 2018 Convention. So be sure to be there to get your prize money. But, you do not have to be present to win. Grand Prize. $1000 Runner Up... $ 500 3rd Place Winner $ 250 Contact Chris Adams for extra tickets and any questions cadams30041@yahoo.com or MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW Stay Informed about your Dynamic Dogwood District and all our happenings. Attend your Dogwood District Board Meeting. August 7th 10:30 AM Sandy Springs Library. Club Officers are encouraged to attend, but it is open to all garden club members. Come make some new friends, get all the information on our District for the up coming new year and enjoy a light lunch. Everyone is invited.

4 Around the District Community Wildlife Project Community Wildlife Project (CWP) is a joint effort of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and the Department of Natural Resources Non-Game Division. This project seeks to enhance native nongame animal and plant populations and their habitats, foster wildlife conservation stewardship and education in Georgia communities. Many of the Dogwood District members and friends have met the qualifications to have their yards certified as wildlife habitats. They are proudly displaying the CWP signs in their yards. Have you completed the forms to see if your yard qualifies? Participation categories include: Individual Backyard Certification Hummingbird Haven Certification Nesting Box Certification Gardening with Georgia Native Plants Certification Communal Living Backyard Certification (for apartment, condo, townhouse, or assisted living dwellers). Did you know there is a competition among the seven districts for each of the categories listed above? Each quarter* certificates will be awarded to the districts with the highest number of certifications in all categories based on percentage of membership. The winners are announced as soon as results are tabulated by DNR. *Quarters: April June; July September; October December; January March. All members and neighbors are encouraged to submit applications for all categories. Will you help Dogwood District be a winner? All the forms can be found on The Garden Club of Georgia website: gardenclub.uga.edu/cwp.html. If you need assistance, please contact me. Jane Whiteman CWP Chairman Dogwood District jamawhit@bellsouth.net TABS, WHO ME? Pull Save Donate. Remember to save the beverage tabs. These aluminum tabs help our local Ronald McDonald House, a home away from home for needy families of children with serious illnesses at nearby hospitals and medical facilities. Bring to your garden club meetings and they can be delivered to district meetings or federation meetings. For any questions or additional information please reach out to Nola Hawkinson nolaannh@comcast.net There are others that can use this help.

5 Alpharetta Garden Club Our 2017 Christmas Party at the Bellmere Garden House was a celebration of our holiday spirit, thanks to Jo Ann Brooks and Joy Ross expert skills in bringing the party together. There are so many people to thank for all the delicious food and desserts. A special thank you to Dorothy Warren for arranging to have our party this year at the beautiful Bellmere Garden House. Our raffle this year was packed with desirable items and our two special raffles as well. The anticipation each year for handcrafted bird houses donated for the last ten years by Jo Ann Brooks husband David Brooks, is the highlight of the evening.

6 DOGWOOD DIALOGUE Winter 2018 Ama-Kanasta Garden Club December was a busy month for Ama-Kanasta Garden Club in Douglasville. We were one of the sponsors for the recently dedicated Veteran's Honor Garden in Douglasville. Douglasville County Commission recognized our club with a certificate for 50 years of community service. For our December meeting, we met for brunch at the Cherokee Town Club followed by the Peachtree Garden Club Christmas Home Tour of 4 beautiful & festive homes for the holidays. Peachtree Garden Club Holiday Tour of homes. Emmaline Pursely and Lynda Clark Nancy Berry showing our donor plaque at the Douglasville Military Honor Garden. Douglas County Commission Chair Dr. Ramona JacksonJones presenting the county proclamation honoring Ama-Kanasta's 50 years of work in the county is presented to our President, Nancy Berry. Brunching at The Cherokee Town Club

7 Sandy Springs Garden Club SANDY SPRINGS GARDEN CLUB DECKS OUT THE WILLIAMS-PAYNE HOUSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Members of the Sandy Springs Garden Club kicked off the holiday season by decorating the exterior of the Williams- Payne House for the holidays. Members of the Club have decorated the exterior of the house for the holidays for several years now. In keeping with decorations that would have been appropriate and readily available for such a house in the late 19 th century, members gathered greenery and berries from their yards. We used our gathered materials to make garlands and wreaths for the house. Burlap was used to fashion bows. The circa 1869 farmhouse was purchased and moved to the campus of Heritage Sandy Springs in 1985 primarily through the efforts of the Sandy Springs Garden Club. Over the years the Club has installed and maintained landscaping around the house, including a memorial garden. Emily Levitt and Margaret Russell were the co-chairs of the decorating committee. Chris Adams, Minnie Bob Campbell, Ingrid Chen, Carrie Grayson, Sarah McKenney, Lib Thompson and Ginny Wolf served as Emily s and Margaret s elves on this project. Lib Thompson

8 SPALDING GARDEN CLUB MAKES DONATION TO DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER Spalding Garden Club recently made a financial donation to the Dunwoody Nature Center to help with the creation of the North Woods Pavilion at DNC. The plans for the center's newest 1,800 square foot facility will nicely blend in with the environment and will be a year-round multifunctional space. This new building will quickly become a focal point of programming at the DNC. This pavilion will serve as a communal place to gather, a place to learn important lessons, and will be an enclave of cultural activity. Funding from the Spalding Garden Club will be used to enhance the entry to the pavilion with landscaping and other features. Spalding Garden Club members are proud to be a part of this newest addition to the expanding Dunwoody Nature Center. Alan Mother, Director of the Dunwoody Nature Center, Nancy Cunningham, Spalding Garden Club treasurer, and Joy Vannerson, Spalding Garden Club member. Roswell Garden Club Lib Thompson, Debbie Vann Carol Martin, Rosie Davidson, Dottie Hartford, Debbie Vann Members of the Roswell Garden Club enjoyed celebrating with a Christmas Open House. Smiles all around as Christmas was just around the corner.

9 Spalding Garden Club SPALDING GARDEN CLUB'S CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR Four homes, beautifully dressed for the holidays, were on the Spalding Garden Club's Candlelight Home Tour this past December. The homes featured were in the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs community, and all were unique in the style of the home and their display of Christmas decorations. The tour was held on a beautiful December evening and was enjoyed by 500 visitors from the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs area. During the event all members and several of their friends served as hostesses in these lovely homes, and their husbands also volunteered by helping visitors with parking and monitoring traffic flow in these neighborhoods. Spalding Garden Club is grateful to local businesses and individuals who supported the tour through sponsorships, and also to all who purchased tickets for the event. This successful fundraiser will allow the club to continue to enhance and maintain the gardens they have developed in the Dunwoody/ Sandy Springs area, and also to help beautify the community in other ways that will be determined by the club members.

10 Green Thumb Garden Club We had a great workday and were able to assemble 20 flower arrangements. They were delivered to the Roswell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. We placed arrangements on each of their dining room tables, the tables in the grill, reception area, nurses station and random spots through the facility. And all the patients and residents were thrilled. Sue Akins, Bobbie Wilbanks, Sharlene Hamby and Jeaneal Enterkin Deborah Hamby and Bobbie Wilbanks

11 Around The State THE GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA, INC. MAKES DONATION TO GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILDFLOWER FUND Kathryn Litton, Garden Club of Georgia Roadside Beautification Chairman met with the Board of GDOT on Thursday, December 14 and presented checks to Russell McMurray, GDOT Commissioner, on behalf of The Garden Club of Georgia Wildflower Fund. Pictured with her is Chris DeGrace, Office of Maintenance, who oversees the wildflower plantings on Georgia s highways. One check in the amount of $4,000 is from Pine Mountain Benevolent Association, (Callaway Foundation), for the restricted fund to purchase daffodils for planting on the highways. The second check is in the amount of $18,000 from the restricted wildflower fund of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. to purchase wildflower seeds. Local Garden Clubs over the state donate into this fund with a gift of $25 or more, and when enough money is collected it is donated to GDOT and presented to them at one of their Transportation Board meetings in Atlanta. Some of the funds are from winning National Garden Club wildflower awards by The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. For Sale Are you involved in a club plant sale this spring??? If so, send your information to the contact below. Barbara has graciously offered to put together a master list, so we can all have fun, beautify our gardens and support one another. Barbara Bourque GCG 1st VP b.bourque@comcast.com

12 Any Landscape, Gardening or Environmental Consultants Out There??? April 20-21, 2018 Tri-Refresher in Augusta, GA Sponsored by Augusta Council of Garden Clubs and NGC approved Two beautiful locations Sacred Heart Garden Festival for morning speakers, displays, and 5 tour gardens. Enterprise Mill Event Center Starch Room for Standard Flower Show, Friday dinner and dinner speaker.. Contact: Virginia Allen (vallenotr@aol.com or ) for additional information. The refresher starts at 9:00 am Friday April 20 at the front gate of Sacred Heart. Our private dinner with speaker is Friday evening. It is possible to complete the refresher at 4:30 pm, Saturday, but you are welcome to stay for the Sunday afternoon Garden Festival events to allow a more leisurely pace for spending time at the gardens, exhibits and vendors The registration deadline is April 10th: The registration fee is $65 for one school and $5.00 for each additional school. It includes the Festival ticket and dinner program on Friday. Dinner only registrations on a space available basis are $25. Please make your check payable to: The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs and mail it and your completed registration form along with a completed NGC form 2-14 and NGC photo release to Dr. Virginia Allen, 2916 Westchester Drive, Augusta, GA You may contact her at or vallenotr@aol.com for registration questions. Registrants will receive details about event locations, parking, items to bring, and other events in Augusta that Thursday and Saturday evenings. Hotel information is available on request. Click here or paste the URL into your browser to obtain the schedule and all the registration forms from the GCG Website:

13 GEORGIA DAFFODIL SOCIETY SHOW Kingfisher Hall Chattahoochee Nature Center 9135 Willeo Road Roswell, GA Saturday, March 10, :30 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Open to the Public GDS Show admission is free with $10.00 CNC admission Trial Gardens at University of Georgia Behind-the-Scenes Guided Tours The Trial Gardens are gearing up for another busy year! We are prepping our beds, starting seeds, and getting ready for this year's Plantapalooza plant sale which will be on April 14th. We thought this would be a perfect time to have some groups come in for tours to see our greenhouses and have an inside look at how we do things here at the Trial Gardens. Tours will be guided by our Dr. John Ruter or Brandon Coker, who will be able to answer any question about the work we do here. For more information and to book a tour, us at gardens@uga.edu<mailto:trialgardens@uga.edu>. We will be able to begin tours ASAP, the best times to visit are May-September, but we have something to see year round. The tours will continue all summer long.

14 ARE YOU AM MEMBER OF A PLANT SOCIETY? Encourage your plant society to become a member of the Garden Club of Georgia A Plant Society Member shall be eligible to participate in select programs, events, and schools available to GCG s general membership, but is without the privilege of a vote. The Society President shall receive Garden Gateways, and the plant society may list a short announcement of its shows (one time per year) at no charge in Garden Gateways. A working relationship with plant societies is encouraged by GCG member participation in the Design, Horticulture, and Special Exhibits Division of a Plant Society Standard Flower Show. Plant Societies should be encouraged to apply for special awards for their participation in flower shows GCG Awards #34 and #23-B and NGC Award #34 (Plant Society Standard Flower Show Achievement Award). Plant Societies that are members of GCG are listed in the List Section of this GUIDE. For further information: Ruthellen Anderson GCG Plant Societies and Affiliates Chairman aruthellen@gmail.com CALENDAR March 10 12:30-5:00 PM GA Daffodil Society Show Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell March 12 9:45 refreshment 10:00 Meeting March 19 April Fulton Federation Meeting Speaker: Karen Lindauer- "Why Native Plants" GA Perennial Plant Assoc (GPPA) Dr. Bodie Pennisi, Extension Horticulturist & Landscape Specialist GCG Board Meeting and GCG Annual Mini-Convention Canterbury Court 3750 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta History Center Marriott Macon City Center April :00 AM-4:00 PM Forsyth Co. Master Gardner Plant Sale & Garden Event The Cumming Fairground 235 Castleberry Rd. Cumming April 14 Plantapalooza Trial UGA Athens April Garden Week in Georgia Plan something wonderful for your club April 16 April 23 7:00 Social 7:30 Meeting GA Perennial Plant Assoc (GPPA) Jenks Farmer Renaissance Plantsman American Hydrangea Society Meeting Mark Maher, Flowerwood Nursery Southern Living Plant Collection - Life on the Shady Side Atlanta History Center McElreath Hall at the Atlanta History Center April 28 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Table Tableaux Competition Olmsted Linear Park, Atlanta May 15 Dogwood Dialogue Articles Deadline to: TerriAnne@theTAPteam.com