. Volume XIII Edition III Autumn 2014 Linda Ragland, Editor.

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1 Board Briefs. A Newsletter from The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Board of Directors.. Volume XIII Edition III Autumn 2014 Linda Ragland, Editor. Hello Friends, It is hard to believe that September is here. I, for one, am glad that we are soon going to leave the hot summer behind! September is the month that our clubs start back after a summer break, and many of you will begin thinking about awards. For those of you who have not heard, Helen Huddleston resigned as Awards Chairman. The Awards Committee will take care of the awards for the remainder of this term. I will be the Awards contact person. Please a copy of the awards to the appropriate chairman and to me. As a reminder - #16 Yearbooks due October 15; #23 Flower Show Schedule due October 15; most other awards due December 1. This year there is one big change. Do not bother with filling out an NGC application. NGC no longer requires that the applications to them are on the official NGC application form. I can send a GCG form with certain changes. This will make it easier for you! You do need to look at the NGC Award requirements. If you win State but don't have the things NGC requires in the individual award descriptions, I will not be sending your application on to NGC. Call or me if you have questions. As we approach October, the seven Districts will be gearing up for their annual meetings. I am looking forward to being with you and having the opportunity to greet old friends and meet new ones. The programs promise to be very interesting. You will be electing the officers for your District for the term at your District Meeting, so you need to be there. Please place your calendar orders so that you can pick them up at your District Meeting. Remember, our Scholarship program benefits from every calendar that it sold. Speaking of Scholarships - our deadline for NGC Scholarships is earlier than usual so if you are planning to donate a Named Scholarship, become a Patron of Scholarship, make a Scholarship donation, or purchase a calendar, you need to do it well in advance of our Scholarship Meeting in February. November brings several fun activities. Environmental Studies School, Course III, will be held in Tifton, November 3-4. Gardening Study School, Course II, will be held in Augusta on November That will be followed immediately by "Babes in the Woods" adult camp at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield on November 5-6. For those of you who think we mean that you'll be staying in a tent, put your worries aside. The rooms there are like hotel rooms. The food in the dining room is yummy. Molly Kimler and Linda Cobb have planned two days filled with fun and surprises. I can't wait to have the opportunity to look at the stars and planets through the "big" telescopes with assistance from the members of the Charlie Elliott Astronomy Club, a chapter of The Atlanta Astronomy Club. Space is limited so get your registrations in now. Spouses are welcome! 1

2 Then on November 7, we will be dedicating a Blue Star Marker at the Pete Wheeler Georgia War Veterans Memorial Plaza across the street from the Capitol in Atlanta. This was a dream of mine, and Jan Thiese has worked tirelessly to make it a reality. Please come and support our veterans and active duty servicemen as well as GCG. Join us in Marietta for Landscape Design School, Course I on December 1-2 and Course II on January 5-6. What a great way to end 2014 and start My sincere gratitude to all of you for your support of the projects and programs of The Garden Club of Georgia. Happy Veterans Day, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. As we enter this busy season, please remember to be safe and to Scatter Joy as We Bloom and Grow". Suzanne 2..

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5 PLEASE RETURN THIS REGISTRATION FORM WITH CHECK Make checks payable to Camellia District, GCG Mail to: Merle Smallwood, 4102 Abbey Lane, Tifton, GA Phone smallwoo@mchsi.com NOTE: District Annual Meeting Attendance Award of $50.00 will be presented to the District Club with most members in attendance with registrations paid and postmarked by Oct 1, The hostess clubs are not eligible for the award. REGISTRATION: $30.00 DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: October 1, 2014 Name District Position For Camellia District Members Only Garden Club City Is this your first District Fall Annual Meeting? _ Are you a New 2014 Garden Club Member? _ Mailing Address City Telephone ( ) Zip PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT APPLY National Board Member Past State President District Board Member National Life Member State Board Member Council President Deep South Board Member State Life Member Club President Deep South Life Member Visiting District Director Club Member State President Past District Director Guest. Special Needs Request: State and/or District Chairmen Exhibit Table Request Wednesday Set up Time, 8 am to 9 am Call to request early set up for Tuesday evening Exhibitor Name Mail Address City Zip Phone State (OR) District Chairmanship Description of Exhibit, poster, etc. Space and Properties Needed: Designate your requested requirements: 6 foot table Chair Half Table Other space requirements - Free Standing, Open floor space, etc. PLEASE SEND REQUEST TO: Virginia Pennington, 4804 Cobb Lane, Tifton, GA vpennington@mchsi.com; Phone (229) PLEASE MAIL REQUEST BY September 27, 2014, so we may acknowledge your space. 5.

6 The Magnolia District The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. of Cordially Invites You to Our Annual District Meeting Honored Guest: Suzanne Wheeler, President The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Program Planting Perfectly - Tips on How to Do It Right the First Time By Walter Reeves Thursday, October 9, 2014 Coffee, Registration, & Shopping 9:00 a.m. Business Meeting 10:00 a.m. Faculty Dining Room Marshall Student Center Georgia Southwestern State University 800 Georgia Southwestern State University Drive Americus, Georgia

7 Magnolia District Annual Meeting Registration Form Thursday, October 9, 2014 Luncheon Reservation: $30.00 Deadline: October 1, 2014 Late Registration: $35.00 Name Address City Zip Garden Club District Phone PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT APPLY National Board Member Past State President District Board Member National Life Member State Board Member Council President Deep South Board Member State Life Member Club President Deep South Life Member District Director Club Member State President Past District Director Guest First Time Attendee at a District Meeting New Garden Club Member in 2013 Send Registration Form and Check payable to GCG Magnolia District To: Clare Jenkins, 495 Hunters Ridge, Coleman, GA 39836, ; clareajenkins@yahoo.com. Magnolia District Annual District Meeting Thursday, October 9, 2014 GSW Faculty Dining Room Americus, GA Please have displays set up by 9:15 am on October 9. I would like to reserve exhibit space for a display. I will need: 1/2 table 1 table Name: Contact information: Chairmanship/Name of Display: Mail before October 1, 2014 to: Faye Frazier, 2004 Armory Dr., Americus, GA Directions and Accommodations For Directions to the Marshall Student Center Faculty Dining Room, please consult the campus map on the GSW website at Recommended Hotels: Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel 125 West Lamar Street Americus, GA FAX Hampton Inn 1609 E. Lamar Street Americus, GA A block of Rooms is available for Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Windsor before September 9 for $94.49 plus tax per person, with an additional $10 for each additional occupant. Another event is being held in Americus the following weekend so early reservations are encouraged. 7.

8 Celebrating Georgia Harvest Laurel District 56 th Annual Meeting (Hosted by the Garden Club Council of Cherokee County) Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Registration 9 am - Meeting 10 am Canton First United Methodist Church 930 Lower Scott Mill Road, Canton, Ga Honored Guest: Suzanne Wheeler, President of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Luncheon Speaker: Arty Schronce, Georgia Department of Agriculture Lodging: Hampton Inn $92 double/queen 710 Transit Avenue, Canton, Ga (Mention Garden Club Council for special rate) Registration and Luncheon $35 Registration and cancellation deadline for both meeting and hotel special rate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 No reimbursement for cancellations after Oct 1st (Maximum Registrants: 150) 8.

9 Send checks (payable to Laurel District) to: Beverly Galanek, 212 Cornerstone Dr., Woodstock, GA 30188, Name: Street: City and Zip: Club Name: Phone: District: Check all that Apply: National Board Member State Board Member Council President National Life Member State Life Member Former Council President Deep South Board Member District Director Club President Deep South Life Member Former District Director Club Member State President District Board Member* Club Voting Delegate* First Laurel Meeting Guest *All District Board Members are voting delegates *One member from each club or council is a voting delegate State or District Chairmen wishing to reserve display space please indicate here: (Space is already reserved for District Country Store and State Ways & Means) Yes 3 feet 4 feet Name Chairmanship Directions to Canton First United Methodist Church Coming from I-575 South Take Exit 16 toward 140E Take right onto 140E and an immediate right onto Lower Scott Mill Road Take a left into the Church property and go around to the back entrance. Coming from I 575 North Take Exit 16B Take left at the light onto 140 E Go under I 575 and pass the exit ramp from S Take immediate right onto Lower Scott Mill Rd Take a left into the Church property and go around to the back entrance. Coming from 20 East Go past the Canton Market Place Mall Cross over the I 575 bridge and go south on 575 to exit 16B At the light take a left onto 140E Go under I 575 and pass the exit ramp Take a right onto Lower Scott Mill Rd Take a left into the Church property and go around to the back entrance Coming from 20 West 20 turns right at Williamson Brothers Barbecue Follow 20E until the split. Take right fork toward 140E Roswell Go to bottom of hill (at light) and take a right onto 140E Take an immediate right onto Lower Scott Mill Road Take a left into the Church property and go around to back entrance 9.

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14 The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Oleander District Cordially Invites All Garden Club Members to the Fifty-Sixth Annual Fall District Meeting Ramble Along to Richmond Hill Richmond Hill City Center 520 Cedar St., J. F. Gregory Park Richmond Hill, Ga Tuesday, October 21, :00 am Coffee & Registration 10:00 am Meeting Begins Program: Blooms, Birds, and Butterflies Speaker: Norman Winter, Director of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historic Bamboo Farm Honored Guest: Suzanne Wheeler, President, Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Reserve Exhibit Space: State or District Chairmen wishing to reserve display space please contact Julie Rittmeyer ( or Provide chairman s name/name of display and specify the space needed (1/4 or 1/2 of an 18 inch by 6 foot table). Reservations for exhibit space are required by OCTOBER 1, Memorial Service: Please notify Tabatha Higgs, Chaplain, of the names of any members who have passed away since the last District Meeting so they can be honored at the memorial service. Tabatha Higgs can be contacted at (912) or tabathahiggs@yahoo.com Memorial information is needed by OCTOBER 1, Questions? Mary Burns Winette Almon Marilyn Cheney Co-Chairman Co-Chairman District Director maryburns@comcast.net almon@darientel.net gachouse@aol.com 14.

15 Oleander District Meeting Registration Form Mail completed registration form and a check for $30.00 made payable to Oleander District Meeting 2014 to Cathy Jahn, 1216 Kelsall Drive, Richmond Hill, GA Registration Deadline: October 1, 2014 Name Badge name Preference Address Garden Club District Phone IMPORTANT: Please check all that apply to you: National Board Member Former State President District Board Member National Life Member State Board Member Council President Deep South Board Member State Life Member Club President Deep South Life Member District Director Club Member State President Former District Director Club Voting Delegate New Garden Club Member in st Time Attendee Dist. Mtg. Lodging: The committee has arranged a special group rate for Monday night (Oct. 20th) at the Hampton Inn Richmond Hill, 4679 Highway 17, Richmond Hill, GA (Exit 87 on I-95). Rooms: Standard King or Two Queen Beds --$90.00 ($ including tax). Free On the House hot breakfast or On the Run Breakfast Bags. Check-in Time 3 pm or later; Check-out Time am. Deadline for Hotel Reservations: Sept. 30, Call Please mention the Garden Club of Georgia when making reservations. Directions to Richmond Hill City Center: From Exit 90 on I-95, go east on Highway 144 (Ford Ave.) toward Richmond Hill. Less than a half mile past the traffic light at Hwy. 17 and Hwy. 144, turn left on Cedar Street and continue toward the back of J. F. Gregory Park. Attractions: For those wishing to explore the area, we suggest The Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden at the Historic Bamboo Farm (located north of Richmond Hill on Highway 17); the walking trail at J. F. Gregory Park; the museum and visitor s center operated by the Richmond Hill Historical Society located farther east on Highway 144 at Timber Trail; and Ft. McAlister State Park, located farther east on Spur

16 Azalea District 56 th Annual Fall Meeting Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Milledgeville Country Club 3700 Sinclair Dam Road Milledgeville, GA / Fall Fiesta Honored Guest will be Suzanne Wheeler President, The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Featured Speaker Carolyn Hawkins Fall Floral Designs for the Home Registration and Hospitality at 9:00 am. Meeting starts promptly at 10:00 am Reservations: Holiday Inn Express, $70.00 per room, 1839 N. Columbia St., 478/ , 2 Queen beds and Elevator, Mention Garden Club 3 weeks ahead. Hampton Inn, $99.00 per room.2461 N. Columbia St, 478/ Both have breakfast included. They are both on N Columbia St. which is 441N. Directions to Country Club, take 441 S. about 35 miles from I-20 exit (114) to Log Cabin Rd. which will be on left around 3 miles after entering Baldwin County. After passing new Kroger on left, you will turn left onto Log Cabin Rd. Drive 3 miles and Log Cabin becomes Sinclair Dam Rd. after 4-way stop. You stay straight and do not turn. Destination will be on left past stop sign and you can drive under portico of club house. From Hwy. 22 if coming from East, take N. Jefferson St. (has median) to the right, after crossing bridge and passing N. Elbert St. Continue about 3.5 miles. There is a 4 way stop. Turn right onto Sinclair Dam Rd. Country Club is on the left. 16.

17 Make checks payable to Azalea District and mail to Gail Smith, PO Box 141, Milledgeville, GA Phone Number is 478/ is Deadline is October 8. Registration is $30.00 per person, one form per registrant. Name District Position Mailing Address City/Zip Telephone ( ) Garden Club Check if this is your first District Meeting. Check if new 2014 garden club member Please check all that apply: National Board Member Past State President District Board Member National Life Member State Board Member Council President Deep South Board Member State Life Member Club President Deep South Life Member Visiting District Director Club Member State President Past District Director Guest Special Need such as dietary request Peggy Tucker, District Director Dianne Bell, Meeting Chair Vendor Tables and Chairman Displays may be set up as early as 8:00 am. State and District Chair Exhibit Table Request for Azalea Annual Meeting Name Phone Mailing address State or District Chairmanship Name and/or Description of Exhibit Space and Properties Needed 6 foot table Half Table Open Floor space Please send Request to: Elizabeth Youngblood, Display Chairperson by October 8, / elizabethg@windstream.net For Profit Vendors please send request to Donna Williams, Vendors Chairperson donnagw99@yahoo.com, 478/ $10.00 per table by October 8. Garden Club of Georgia and Azalea District Ways and Means do not have to pay for their tables. But request must be sent in for space. Clubs, please don t forget your donation to the District Country Store. 17.

18 Blue Star Memorial Markers Save the Dates We have finally received approval to place a Blue Star Memorial Marker at the State Capital. The Dedication is scheduled for Friday, November 7 at 11:00 a.m. in the East Tower lobby of the Floyd Veterans Memorial Building. It was decided to hold the dedication inside because of construction and traffic noise. The BSM will be placed at the entrance to the Veterans Memorial Garden which is across the street from the State Capital Building and in front of the Floyd Veterans Memorial Building. The dedication is in the planning stages. An invitation with directions and parking instructions will be sent out at a later date. Please save the date and plan to attend. Another BSM will be dedicated Tuesday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. at the "Walk of Honor" at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus-Ft. Benning. The museum is right outside of Ft. Benning and on property owned by the City of Columbus, Ga. Approval has been given to place a marker at Founder s Memorial Garden on the UGA campus in Athens. A suitable mounting for the marker is still being negotiated. I will hopefully have more to report at the GCG Board Meeting. Please continue to promote Blue Star Markers with your clubs and support the dedications of those being placed. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for assistance. Janice (Jan) Thiese GCG Blue Star Memorial Marker State Chairman 128 Weatherly Drive Macon, GA janicemariemaconga@cox.net 18.

19 SAVE $5.00 TO $17.00 OR MORE!!!!! ORDER YOUR CLUB'S 2015 ENGAGEMENT CALENDARS NOW, before the district meetings in October, to be picked up at your district meeting. You will only have to pay $8.00 plus tax for each calendar ordered. No shipping fees. If you cannot get your calendar order in before October, you can still order the calendars from the district marketing chairman, Mary Denney. The calendars will be mailed to you shortly after the order and payment of $8.00 plus sales tax plus shipping fees is received. Make sure you have your club's calendars in time to give to your members. 19.

20 Will The 2016 Cover Showcase YOUR Design? YOUR DESIGNS ARE FABULOUS DARLING! AND WE NEED THEM FOR THE 2016 CALENDAR! Please send photos of your favorite designs, along with a plant and material list to 2016 Calendar Chairman, Linda Ragland, lindaragland@windstream.net. Photos can also be mailed to Linda at 9571 Highway 52, Chatsworth, GA Designs need not be blue ribbon winners. Those chosen by impartial, out of state judges will be professionally photographed for the 2016 calendar at Bellmere Garden House, Bell Road, Duluth, GA on January 21 st and 22 nd. Please mark your calendar and make sure you will be able to re-create your design on one of those days. Thank you and please encourage all of your club members to submit photos of their floral designs. Your participation in helping us produce our beautiful calendar provides scholarship dollars to deserving students. Warmest Regards, Linda Ragland GCG Calendar Chairman Thank you for your support - Remember - Proceeds provide funding for our scholarship program PS: I would also like to hear your ideas of what will make the calendar appeal to more of our members. Please me, lindaragland@windstream.net, and let me know your thoughts. I am thinking along the line of horticulture tips, member recipes, motivational gardening quotes, etc. I would love to include photos of our ribbon winning horticulture exhibits but they are impossible to professionally photograph. Thank you for your input. Linda 20.

21 Now that the Guide is online, changes are easier to make. If you have updates for names, addresses, phone numbers, and s, please get them to me and let me know where they are located in the Guide. I will get the needed changes into the online Guide with the help of Bonnie at headquarters. If any lists need updating, i.e. District Board members, State Board members, Judges, Gardening Consultants, Environmental Consultants, or Landscape Design Consultants (Change in status etc.) please get those changes to me whenever they occur. All State Board Members should review the paragraph in the organization section for their job/committee that describes the work of their chairmanship. Please advise me of any changes that need to be made. Major changes must be approved by Suzanne Wheeler and Martha Price. Contact me with any questions. GCG GUIDE Caroline Alford caroboone@aol.com; DEEP SOUTH REGION AWARDS Most Georgia Garden Clubs are taking a summer break after completing many outstanding projects the first part of Now is the time, while details are fresh, to begin your applications for Deep South Region Awards. If you have a project, there s an award that will fit. Your communities have benefited from your contributions to School Grounds, Litter Control, Bird and Butterfly Conversation, Tree Plantings and many other activities. DSR Award applications can be found in the online guide on the GCG website and the DSR website IMPORTANT Be sure to use the correct application form and the completed application, in Word, to dablab965@gmail.com. This is a change which will make it easier for us to communicate if necessary. ****No need to snail mail hard copies, just to this Chairman.**** Entries need to be received by this chairman by December 1 st. Check GCG deadlines for any exceptions. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact this chairman. We are looking forward to an exciting convention in April. Have your Club in the spotlight at the Awards Banquet. Get your entry ready now. Lou Ann Bleakley Garden Club of Georgia DSR Awards Chairman 21.

22 Gardening Study School SERIES 21, COURSE II November 14-15, 2014 First Baptist Church of Augusta Sun Room in Fellowship Hall 3500 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. Betty Davis, President Azalea District, Peggy Tucker, Director NATIONAL CHAIRMAN Greg Pokorski STATE CHAIRMAN Rebecca McNeill 538 Upper River Road Americus, GA Phone: COURSE CO-CHAIRMEN Doris P. Blalock 2721 Knob Hill Farm Road Evans, GA Phone: Judith. S. Kirkland 1055 Fieldstone Road Grovetown, GA Phone: , COURSE REGISTRAR Marilyn McDonnell 1311 York Street Evans, GA Phone: Presented by NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC. and THE GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA, INC. Sponsored by THE AZALEA DISTRICT and THE AUGUSTA COUNCIL OF GARDEN CLUBS, INC. INSTRUCTORS Suzanne Holmes Clemson University BS, MS; Retired County Agent, Clemson University, Aiken, County, Master Gardener Coordinator, Horticulture Program Assistant, Richmond County/UGA Extension Cindy Grayson Augusta Technical School Horticulture; Previously employed at Bedford Greenhouses; Owner of Ladybugfern Landscapes for 8 years; Master Gardener; Has done containers for 12 plus years Clyde Lester University of Georgia BS; MSU of Georgia MS; Retired County Extension Agent/Director; Taught and teaching vegetable gardening for forty years Brian Jernigan Auburn University, BS Ornamental Production Horticulture; Interim Director Center for Applied Nursery Research and Production Manager for McCorkle Nurseries Sid Mullis University of Georgia BSA Ag. Econ; Brenau University MPA, Richmond County Extension Agent, Master Gardener Coordinator Virginia Allen, EdD University of Georgia, EdD, Medical College of GA. MHE; Indiana University, BS in OT; Master Gardener; Landscape Design consultant; contributor to garden articles; member of 8 garden organizations 22.

23 Gardening Study School is a series of four courses covering basic botany, soils, annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, fruits and vegetables, lawns, pests and diseases of plants, plant classification, propagation, pruning, and selected topics of local interest. The courses do not have to be taken in order. Garden club members successfully completing all four courses and passing the exams will receive a certificate and the status of Accredited Gardening Consultant. The general public may take the courses and may attain Consultant status by joining a garden club during the course series or shortly after completion. Certificates must be renewed within five years according to NGC procedures. Upon renewing for the fourth time, a Master Status is granted. READING ASSIGNMENT for Course II: The recommended text for all sessions of Gardening Study is Botany for Gardeners, Third Edition, by Brian Capon. It is not available from NGC but can be ordered from Amazon. Living With Plants (chapters 5, 7-9) from Amazon is even better. Also required is a subscription to The National Gardener, published by National Garden Clubs, Inc. A three-year subscription is $ To subscribe, call or write: National Garden Clubs, Inc Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110; or PROGRAM Friday, November 14, 2014 Bring a notebook or folder for handouts. 9:00-9:30 Registration, Welcome, and Announcements *9:30-11:30 Plant Diseases and Garden Pests Suzanne Holmes 11:30-12:15 Lunch *12:15-2:15 Container Gardening --Cindy Grayson 2:15-2:30 Break *2:30-4:30 Techniques for Growing Vegetables--Clyde Lester *These topics will be on exam Saturday. Saturday, November 15, :00-9:30 Registration and Announcements 9:30-11:00 How New Plants are Developed and Evaluated Brian Jernigan 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15-12:45 Techniques for Growing Lawns and/or Lawn Alternatives Sid Mullis 12:45-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Gardens worth Visiting - Ginny Allen 2:30-5:30 Exam (3 hours allowed) 23.

24 GARDENING STUDY SCHOOL COURSE II REGISTRATION: PLEASE PRINT Name Address City/State Zip Phone Address Garden Club Member: Yes No Name of Club Master Gardener: Yes No Total Cost: $80 includes lunch Special dietary needs? PLEASE CHECK CORRECT BOX: ( ) Full Course (with exam) ( ) Refreshing (Gardening Consultant) ( ) Non-credit student Future Courses III, February IV, May 1-2, 2015 Overnight Accommodations ***DoubleTree Hotel 2651 Perimeter Parkway Contact susan.glenn@hilton.com two weeks prior to event for reduced rates ***Hampton Inn & Suites Augusta West; 4081 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, ***Holiday Inn Augusta West 441 Park West Drive **America s Best Inns & Suites 461 Park West Drive **Days Inn Augusta-Wheeler 3654 Wheeler Road For special rates mention GSS TOTAL ENCLOSED I subscribe to The National Gardener MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. Registration Deadline: Wed, November 5 Mail to: Marilyn McDonnell 1311 York Street Evans, GA

25 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL COURSE III Air November 3-4, 2014 Tifton National Garden Clubs, Inc. presents Environmental Studies School Course III - Air November 3rd and 4th, 2014 Sponsored by The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Camellia District Chairman: Virginia Pennington, (229) vpennington@mchsi.com Registrar: Susan Saye (229) susansaye@friendlycity.net Location: NESPAL National Environmental Sound Production Agricultural Laboratory Rainwater Rd Tifton, Georgia General Course Information: Environmental Studies School (ESS) is open to everyone, whether or not they are garden club members. Members of National Garden Club, Inc. (NGC) may take an exam to be an Environmental Consultant and may become members of their home-state Council of Environmental Consultants. Non-Garden Club members may receive a Certificate of Completion through NGC upon successful completing the four courses, taking and passing the exam, and paying the fees. REGISTRATION FORM ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL - COURSE III - Air November 3rd and 4th, 2014 The registration fee includes lunches on both days, as well as refreshments. Name Address Phone If NGC Member: Club District Mail registration form and check to: Susan Saye 4620 Forest Lake Dr. W Tifton, Ga Make check payable to: Camellia District The course fee for students not seeking Consultant recognition is: $55.00 The course fee for students seeking Consultant recognition is $

26 Scholarships GCG s Commitment to the Future GCG Scholarship Program Wins National Award SCHOLARSHIP CYCLE BEGINS AGAIN Dot Williams, Scholarship Chairman Thanks to your generosity, last March $52, in scholarships were awarded to l7 Georgia students majoring in garden-related subjects. Two of these students went on to win additional $4, National Garden Clubs, Inc. Scholarships. A $ check from NGC was presented to GCG for winning the National Garden Club, Inc. Award of Excellence for GCG s outstanding scholarship program. The cycle begins again. The Scholarship Committee will meet March, 2015 to award scholarships to deserving Georgia students who, through no fault of their own, cannot pay the tuition to continue their education. Each of you can do your part in supporting scholarships by purchasing a National award winning calendar, a Bag a Scholarship tote bag, establish or renew a Named Scholarship, donate to the Patron of Scholarship program, become a Life Member or make any donations, large or small, to the General Scholarship Fund. The Bag a Scholarship project is new. These attractive smaller bags with the GCG logo are perfect for handbooks, calendars, yearbooks, books and speaker gifts, as well as numerous other uses and are available for merely $7.50 each. They are available from Mary Denney, Calendar Marketing Chairman, your District Director, and at your Annual District meetings. ALL PROFITS GO TO SCHOLARSHIPS. When all 500 bags are sold, we can award two more scholarships. Fewer calendars are being printed this year making it necessary to supplement the loss of income from the calendar sales to help us reach our goals. What do scholarships mean? Betty Grimes said it best when she was asked to serve on the Scholarship Committee: A scholarship is the opportunity for GCG to change the direction of a young life. It does not stop there but also gives these eager young people the opportunity to change many lives and protect the future of our planet. The following are responses from two of this year s scholarship recipients: Let my appreciation be extended to the donor of my scholarship. Without your help, my last year in college as a Landscape Architecture major would have been impossible. Because of my scholarship, I will be able to focus on my double major of Horticulture and Entomology. I hope that I will one day be able to pay it forward to another student the same way you helped me. WE CANNOT REACH OUR GOALS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT! Please include scholarships in your personal, as well as your club, council or district s budget and remember the old Indian Proverb: All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. Together we can give these seeds a chance to bloom. Named Scholarships of $1, are sent to Dot Williams, Scholarship Chairman, 6521 Rivoli Drive, Macon, GA (dwilliams@imediagroup.biz) All other contributions are sent to Clare Jenkins, GCG Assistant Treasurer, 495 Hunters Ridge, Coleman, GA (clareajenkins@yahoo.com)

27 SAVE THE DATE Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA "Make it gorgeous and they will come. Keep it that way and they will help." - Lynden Miller Please save the date of Wednesday, October 15, 2014, when the Cherokee Garden Library will host Central Park Conservatory Garden Director and Author, Lynden B. Miller, who will discuss her award-winning book, Parks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape. Miller s debut appearance in Atlanta will be based on her 2009 book, winner of the 2010 American Horticultural Society Book Award. It chronicles over 25 years of experience and gives practical guidance on designing and maintaining public gardens as well as how to raise public and private funds to support them. Her message resonates with park lovers, city planners, architects, landscape architects, civic leaders, and elected officials. She makes the case that good parks make good cities and argues that beautiful parks and gardens transform lives, encourage economic development, reduce crime, and change the ways people feel about their city. It s about quality of life, she says. In bad economic times it s even more important that you keep your parks in good shape because people need them so much. Admission pricing for this lecture begins at $25. All lecture ticket purchases are nonrefundable. Make check payable to "Cherokee Garden Library" 27.

28 Please note: The date has changed from April to April 15 17, 2015 The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Cordially Invites You to the Eighty-Seventh Annual Convention To be held at the Convention Center on Jekyll Island A three-day state convention featuring speakers, workshops, awards, vendors, and the opportunity to enjoy the Jekyll Island experience. If you haven t been to Jekyll Island... It s time to come! If you have been to Jekyll Island before... It s time to come back! Experience for yourself Georgia s Coastal Magic Save the Date Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: April 15-17, 2015 Hosted by the Oleander District 28.

29 Have you ever wished you could go back in time and enjoy that wonderful camp experience? Well the time is now. November 5-6 The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. will take over Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center and host an ADULT camp for GCG members, offering hiking, archery, grocery shopping as the Native Americans did it, building bird houses, learning to care for our earth and much more. Enjoy the quiet, yet active two days, packed with fun, great food and fellowship. GCG will now grant your wish, registration for Babes in the Woods is now open. Space is limited so send in your $85.00 registration soon, so you can go to camp and create new camp memories. See you at Camp! Molly Kimler Babes in the Woods Chairman 555 W. Hightower Trail Social Circle, GA (770) Babes in the Woods November 5 & 6 th, 2014 The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. And Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield, Georgia Registration is now open, until full. For all adult GCG members Please complete this form and mail with the $85.00 per person, two per room, camp fee to the address listed below. Checks should be made out to The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Indicating Babes in the Woods Campers Name - Campers Garden Club - District - Campers Mailing Address - City - Zip Code - Home Phone number- Cell Phone Number- - Any Medical or allergic issues we need to know about? Emergency contact - Roommate Preference if applicable - Does your spouse wish to attend? If so, send check for $ Spouse s Name - Send your registration to: Linda Cobb Babes in the Woods Co-Chair P.O. Box 1048, Social Circle, GA (770)

30 The Garden Club of Georgia Wild & Wonderful Experience We are home from camp! The 7th Annual Wild & Wonderful Experience camp at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield has ended with so many new memories for the campers and counselors alike. We had 20 very energetic campers. The campers hiked and learned about Native American lore, fished, visited with endangered species, made a container garden, learned about basic design, painted bird houses, had a lesson in astronomy and many more activities. These activities gave the campers a wonderful new look at the world around us. We are thankful to The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. for your continuous support of the Wild & Wonderful Experience and to all the clubs and individuals that supported this project to make it possible for every child to attend camp. I hope you and your clubs will continue to share this mission with children in your lives. As they prepare to enter 5th or 6th Grades, they too can join us at the 8th annual GCG Wild & Wonderful Experience Camp! Our next date is July 12-14, 2015; mark your calendar and we ll see you at camp! Molly Kimler Susan Turner W&WE Chairmen W&WE Co-Chairmen mkimler@uga.edu glencree@bellsouth.net 30.

31 DISTRICTS DIG YOUTH! Our forty-nine GCG sponsored Youth Garden Clubs are thriving due to your efforts and enthusiasm extended to our young people in all areas of gardening. We love seeing the work being done and the smiling faces as these young gardeners reap their rewards! The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. has a Photo and Video Release for Minors Form available as permission from parents and guardians. This form is vital for us to make use of and have on file for the protection of all parties concerned. Children love to have their photo made and are even more excited to see themselves in print. Whether in a hometown newspaper, your district newsletter or on our GCG website, let us be sure we have this document in hand. Parents are very gracious to allow us use their child s image for the promotion of our youth programs and projects. We need to be respectful that they agree should we choose to show a group or individual photo of their child. The form is simple and self-explanatory. If anyone has any questions or concerns, you may direct them to me. Contest winners, youth clubs, and GCG sponsored events with minors all need to have a Photo Release form signed to allow us to use a child s image in any type of publicity or publication. The form, (copied below), is available on our website via or U.S. Mail from this chairman. Let s continue to: SCATTER JOY as DISTRICTS DIG YOUTH! For additional information contact Susan Turner GCG 2 nd VP / Youth Coordinator Youth Clubs Chairman glencree@bellsouth.net 31.

32 In Ireland, while attending the World Flower Show, I had dinner with a lady who told me the following story that I would like to share with you: I was new in garden club and really didn t know what to do. A member encouraged me to attend a National Convention that was close to home at the time. I made a new friend at the meal like we do so often. She gave me attention and took the time to explain many details about garden clubbing. As we began to leave, she handed me her Business Card. When she left the table, I looked at the card and she was a state president. It made a lasting impression that she took the time for me and has been an encouragement to me over the years. Use the following example of a Business Card- cut out, print out and give out. Have them handy in your purse! It identifies you as a helpful hand to someone. There are also companies on-line that will print 250 cards for just the postage costs. Virginia Pennington 4th Vice President, Membership Vpennington@mchsi.com The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Your Name Your Garden Club Your Your Address Phone State web site: National Garden Club, Inc.: 32.

33 IT's ROUND-UP TIME in GEORGIA We have talked about using alternative bags; we have pledged to use plastic bags only when we must; we have agreed to think before we bag it; we are re-using our bags; we are turning plastic bags into craft projects. Now it is time to get to the dirty work. It is time for us to join together to corral the clutter, BAG-It, and re-cycle it. It's Round- Up time in Georgia. Some people are careless with plastic bags. We all witness this in our communities, our schools, parks, gardens, and along our roads. Some people seem to find trashcans invisible or too difficult to use. Not Garden Club members of course. Maybe we should put out WANTED posters to catch the litterers. The mess is unsightly and detracts from the beauty of our land. Our rivers, lakes, streams, ponds and even our oceans suffer from discarded bags and junk. Our water creatures, wildlife and birds can be caught and injured because of our carelessness in discarding plastic bags and other dangerous and unsightly clutter. The time is here to fight back, to clean up our lands and our waters and to reclaim the natural beauty of our state. President Suzanne Wheeler's special project BAN-the- BAG is intended to not only call our attention to the unsightly clutter caused by plastic bags but to create awareness of the danger to wildlife, birds and aquatic life. The Ban-the-Bag project is intended to cause us to take action. Suzanne needs us all to work to clean up the messes we have made. She needs Garden Clubs, Garden Club Districts, and Garden Club members joining together to make our communities and our state a cleaner less cluttered place to live. For a successful Round-Up, we need some special leaders. Some District Directors and some Garden Club Presidents have appointed Ban-the-Bag chairman and/or recycling chairman. We have received pictures and reports supporting their efforts. If your District or your Garden Club has not appointed these chairmen, we encourage you to do so now. Please send to us the names and contact information. We want to include your efforts in our reports and displays. It's Round-UP time in Georgia. Let's get on our horses, swing our lassos far, corral the clutter and clean up Georgia. Evelyna Keadle Rogers & Barbara Keadle Johnson Ban-the-Bag Chairmen 33.

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36 Wildflowers Dwarf Crested Iris - Iris Pink Lady slipper - Cypripedium acaule Wildflower Chairmen: Evelyna Keadle Rogers & Barbara Keadle Johnson WILDFLOWER AWARD GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA AWARD # 11 Do you remember the bored, sad, and lonely Maytag Repairman sitting there all alone waiting for someone to need washer repair? Please do not let this happen to our 2014 Wildflower Award # 11 judges. We do not want them just sitting there waiting for WILDFLOWER AWARD # 11 APPLICATIONS. It is up to you to ensure our judges are busy and happy judging your entry for the Wildflower Award. We are sure you have many ideas for your Wildflower projects; however, we decided to add to your club's brainstorming with a few of our ideas. 1. WILDFLOWER PLANTING * Garden Club plant a wildflower garden * Add a wildflower section to an existing garden, or park * Individual Garden Club members plant wildflower gardens and invite members to visit garden * Invite community to visit wildflower gardens (public, school, individual gardens) 2. WILDFLOWER IDENTIFICATION * Label wildflowers in garden with botanical and common name * Place signs on roadways identifying wildflowers * Place signs to identify wildflowers in natural settings, or planted settings * Garden Club program, have each member bring in a wildflower cutting, and identify all by botanical and common name *Prepare a wildflower slide show (or video); share with garden club; share with other interested groups; place a copy in library * Garden Club program or workshop on wildflowers 3. WILDFLOWER PROTECTION * Please do not pick rare or endangered wildflowers (putting up signs to protect these wildflowers) * Saving and sharing wildflower seeds * Requesting city/county to adopt wildflower friendly mowing practices * Asking city/county to adopt wildflower friendly spraying practices * Putting up (or in newspaper) request for farmers and landowners to adopt wildflower friendly hedgerow mowing, and spraying practices 36.

37 4. WILDFLOWER OUT-REACH * Plant a wildflower garden or mini-garden at a nursing home or retirement home * Work with a school or classroom to plant a wildflower garden and help students with wildflower identification * Share Wildflower slide (or video) show with school, nursing home, civic or youth organization * Take a Garden Club Road-Trip to visit a wildflower garden * Host a wildflower mini-flower show * Prepare and share posters and/or brochures to direct interested public to wildflower sites 5. WILDFLOWERS OUT OF THE BOX * Press wildflowers, frame and sell to provide additional funds for your next wildflower project * Project combining different suggestions * Purchasing books on wildflowers and donating to public or school libraries * Your club's unique wildflower project HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FOR AWARD # 11 Please refer to the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Guide: For award information, and, rules For Application Form Any questions, contact Wildflower chairmen: rogers2767@bellsouth.net We are charged, as your Wildflower Chairmen, with the duty to promote interest and enthusiasm for Wildflowers, provide wildflower information and to promote participation for Wildflower Award # 11 to all of the Garden Clubs of Georgia. We hope 2014 is the year your Garden Club takes home Wildflower Award # 11. Evelyna & Barbara Fire Pink Silene Toad Trillium - Trillium Indian Paint Brush Castilleja miniata 37.

38 WILDFLOWERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST Through the GCG photographic contest, we hope to create an appreciation of our wonderful Wildflower Heritage. We wish to encourage photographers to go outdoors and view/photograph their beauty and share that with others. ENJOY & SHARE THE WILDFLOWERS! RULES FOR WILDFLOWER DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES MARCH 10, 2015 Wildflower Chairmen: Evelyna Keadle Rogers & Barbara Johnson Autumn is on its way and bringing an array of wildflowers for us to enjoy. It is the perfect opportunity to capture wildflowers on camera to share through the GCG Wildflower Digital Photography Contest. The contest is off to a great start, and if you have not visited the Wildflower web postings at Projects and Programs and scroll to the bottom of Roadside Beautification. This is also the site to get the contest rules and entry forms. Now while the days continue to scorch is a good time to remain indoors and enjoy what is posted. The photographs represent wildflowers across Georgia. A big THANK-YOU to each of the photographers who endured the summer heat to photograph the wildflowers for us all to enjoy. We are so excited about the photographs we have received and posted. We want everyone to look, and to enjoy. The photographs multiply our state's wildflower bounty. Nature paints the world in bold bright colors, and in shimmering muted tones, and we have autumn. After the long hot summer what could be more welcome than the cool crisp colorful days? Autumn brings hunting, fishing, football, softball, and long lists of gardening activities. Autumn also ushers in a variety of colorful wildflowers. As the days grow shorter, but cooler, it is fun to go searching for wildflowers. Barbara and I will take the Mule out to search fields and woods. We will explore rural roads spotting wildflowers all the way. My husband is accustomed to stopping for bright red leaves, or wildflowers peeking from the woods as we travel. We hope you are planning wildflower excursions. And, do not forget to take along your camera. In autumn you will be able to photograph the wildflowers without fearing you or your camera might melt. The WILDFLOWER DIGITAL CONTEST is a way to showcase our wildflowers, to teach each other to appreciate and identify a variety of wildflowers, to enhance our enthusiasm for wildflowers and to scatter joy as we and the wildflowers grow and bloom. Evelyna, Barbara & Barbara DEADLINE for entry, March 15, 2015 For more information, contact Evelyna Rogers at rogers2767@bellsouth.net Or Web Master, Barbara Bourque at b.bourque@comcast.net

39 38. Redbud District s 43 rd Annual Flower Show Yellow Daisy Flower Show Daisy Rocks the Mountain Redbud District s 43 rd Annual Flower Show Redbud District s Yellow Daisy Flower Show is just around the corner September 5-7, 2014! For the past 43 years, Stone Mountain Park has partnered with Redbud District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. to co-sponsor the Yellow Daisy Flower Show during the Yellow Daisy Festival, one of the nation s premiere arts and crafts shows. In 2011, the flower show was the recipient of Southern Festivals and Event s Kaleidoscope award for The best event within an event, and has received national Flower Show Achievement awards numerous times from National Garden Clubs, Inc. for its annual Standard Flower Show at Stone Mountain Park. This year s flower show, once again staged in beautiful Memorial Hall at Stone Mountain Park, is sure to be another winner. Admission to the flower show is free to the public with Park entry. The 2014 Flower Show Schedule: Friday, September 5 th.. 4:00 PM 7:00 PM Saturday, September 6 th...10:00 AM 6:00 PM Sunday, September 7 th..10:00 AM 5:00 PM The theme for this year s show is: Daisy Rocks the Mountain Think poodle skirts, sock hops, pony tails, saddle oxfords, and pink and gray! Daisy will be wearing her best poodle skirt, jitterbugging at the sock hop to Rock Around the Clock, It s My Party and Twist and Shout. Come join the fun as we step back into time and interpret classic Rock and Roll tunes of the 50 s and 60 s with creative designs, functional and exhibition tables, and Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie..petite designs. Dance through the horticulture exhibits to Leader of the Pack and I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Educational exhibits will address water conservation with Bridge Over Troubled Water, and Magic Moments will highlight Fairy Gardens. We ve Got a Groovy Thing Goin as youth, our little Purple People Eaters, 39.

40 create designs that rock and roll. So put on your dancing shoes cause there will be a Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On as Daisy Rocks the Mountain! Pull and Save Tabs for Ronald McDonald House Betty Davis, State Tabs Chairman Please bring your tabs to the District meetings Ronald McDonald Houses are Homes Away from Home for many families that have seriously ill or injured children receiving treatments in a nearby hospital. These homes provide beds, food, a place to do laundry, rest and be with other families in a similar situation, but most important to be near their child. All tabs are taken to the Ronald McDonald Houses or recycle centers in each district. Money collected is used toward items needed to make quests comfortable. Please continue to support this Special Project Be sure to put your Club's Name, Town & District on your containers. Listed below are the district Chairman's name, & phone number. If you need any further information or help, please contact your district Chairman, listed below, or Betty Davis, State Chairman, Phone , bettyboop2315@yahoo.com. Thank you! District Chairman Phone Azalea Rachel Tribble rachaeltribble@att.net Camellia Naomi Gerson gers4177@bellsouth.net Dogwood Nola Hawkinson nolaannh@comcast.net Laurel John Barnett, ThD drb9565@aol.com Magnolia Anne Brock briarwod@windstream.net Oleander Joni Thompson jjthompson@planters.net Redbud Celeste Williams celeste333@gmail.com

41 NGC MEMBERSHIP PHOTOGRAPHY 40. CONTEST Entries must be received by March 15, 2015 NGC MEMBERSHIP IS NGC Membership Photography Contest Award may be awarded to the highest scoring photograph with caption best depicting the theme, NGC Membership is. Entries may originate in any format but must be submitted electronically. All entries must be the original work of a national or international member and free from copyright restrictions. Members are member clubs, groups of member clubs, State Garden Clubs, NGC Regions, and International Affiliates. The photograph should be a.jpeg or.jpg format with the highest resolution possible. The file image Digital manipulation of photograph is permitted. A release form for everyone depicted in the photograph, including minors, must be included. Release forms are available on the NGC website. 1 st Place $ gift certificate to Member Services and Certificate 2 nd Place $ gift certificate to Member Services and Certificate

42 3 rd Place $ gift certificate to Member Services and Certificate All entries must be submitted through NGCMEMBERSHIPIS@GMAIL.COM Include club name, state organization, number of members, location, date, caption, and any required release form with photograph. Scale of Points: Presentation (meets all requirements) 10 points Originality 30 points Technical Excellence 10 points Caption 30 points Promotes NGC Objectives 20 points Total 100 points The entry grants NGC perpetual and unlimited right to publish or otherwise use the elements in any and all media now known or hereafter developed. 41. Judy Kirkland, Bee GAP chairman for GCG, jukirkland@knology.net BeeGAAP news BeeGap Gardeners Adding Pollinators Honey bees are in trouble with colony collapse, but National Garden Club, Inc. has partnered with Crown Bees to supplement pollination with native bees: mason bees and leaf cutter bees. As fall and winter approach (yes, I know it is still hot) it is time to think about what these pollinators need to be ready for next spring and summer. They will overwinter in cocoons inside hollow stems or crevices, if these are available for them. Leave a few hollow stems for the pollinators if you haven t put out pollinator houses. You can also build your own pollinator house for the bees. Joe Lamp l (the author of my favorite gardening book Over the Fence With Joe Gardener) interviewed Dave Hunter (the founder of Crown Bees) on Growing a Greener World ( ) and showed how to build a bee house with scratch paper rolled around a pencil and put into an easilyconstructed box. The interview shows some of the Crown Bee products such as bee houses hanging around Hunter s yard and explains the importance of these bees and the ease of

43 assisting in their good health. It only takes 30 minutes to watch the full interview, but you can fast forward if you are really pushed for time. Want to buy a house instead of build your own? Visit the Crown Bees website and see the variety they offer. There you can get hollow reeds, paper liners, houses, even bees in cocoons to put out next spring or summer all with instructions on what to do when. You can sign up for be to get reminders/directions. Crown Bees also offers fundraising for your club, council, state. They are redesigning the website, so if you have problems finding information there, contact Debbie Skow, d.sk.1159@gmail.com NGC s Crown Bee liaison. She will have everything you need and can get it to you. Want to help publicize this project? NGC needs speakers who are willing to share this information to garden clubs, civic clubs, etc. A PowerPoint is ready to download along with handouts for the audience and tips on speaking to groups. Here is a ready-made program of high quality just waiting for you to find it. Contact me for more information. Judy Kirkland Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. BeeGAP chairman jukirkland@knology.net

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