Azalea Trumpet Early Spring-Summer 2016

Azalea Trumpet
Early Spring-Summer 2016
Hello Amazing Azaleas.
I hope all of you are enjoying the
arrival of spring and have been in
your gardens weeding, pruning
and planting to be able to relax and
enjoy your beautiful landscapes
this summer.
2016 has been a busy year so far and I have enjoyed getting to
know some of you amazing ladies by visiting your clubs. The
State Board meeting in Milledgeville in January was fun and
informative. It is interesting to learn what other districts are
doing and hear from many of the state committee chairman.
On January 20th I attended the Native Plant Symposium at the
Botanical Gardens in Athens and congratulated all the graduates who received their certificates.
Azalea Director’s
In February, I attended the Watkinsville Garden Clubs 75 th
Anniversary at the GCG State Headquarters and enjoyed hearing a wonderful speaker who praised Garden Club ladies for
their diligent work in their communities.
On February 11th the Burkeland GC hosted a wonderful
Azalea Board meeting with a valentine theme and love certainly did abound as everyone attending took home a door
prize.
Message
“Fun with Beautification, Conservation & Education to make a
Better World".
Early Spring-Summer 2016
On March 4th several Columbia County Azaleas were able to meet with State Representative Jodi Lott
to express our thoughts on SB 383 and other bills that concern garden club ladies involving wildlife
and public lands. She was very interested to hear what we had to share. March 17th I attended an Oyster
Roast hosted by the Savannah River Keeper and learned what all this group does trying to keep the Savannah
River clean. March 24th the Augusta Council of Garden Clubs held their Annual Spring Luncheon and State
President, Martha Price was the honored guest. We enjoyed the program presented by James Farmer and I
think the Council did well on their silent auction.
Director’s Message Continued:
Some of your President's reports started arriving as early as January and up unto the end of
March. What amazing things the Azalea Clubs have done.
No wonder we live in such a beautiful area. I am very proud of all clubs and 18 clubs will be
presented the Standard of Excellence certificate at the October Board Meeting at Charlie Elliott
Wildlife Center. I received these certificates and many others at the 88th State Convention in
Macon on April 13-14. And what a fun time we had ringing bells and blowing whistles as
many awards were presented to Azalea District Clubs on Awards Night. Pine Tree, Hartwell
topped the list of 1st place awards by receiving NINE. I am very proud of all “Amazing Azaleas” and your hard work paid off.
The Sacred Heart Garden Festival & ACGC Flower Show was April 22-24th and members from
across the District have entered designs and horticulture specimens and I know everyone will
be a winner.
Mark your Expressions Calendars for the next Board meeting to be held on August 18th in
Madison, Georgia. We have a fun time at these meetings and I would really enjoy seeing all of
you in attendance. Have a relaxing summer.
Betty Davis
Azalea District Director 2015-17
Milledgeville Garden Club has donated two "Caring
for Your Garden" baskets to Georgia's Old Capital
Museum. The baskets will be auctioned off at the
museum's fundraiser, "Moonlight on the Capitol: Salute to Sinclair" being held May 14th in Milledgeville. Pictured are Ann Vinson, Chair for the project,
and Dr. Elizabeth Youngblood, President of the Milledgeville Garden Club
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2016 State President’s Workshop Schedule
Tuesday, June 28
1:00 – 2:00 Registration
2:00 – 2:15 Welcome and Announcements
2:15-3:00 Native Plants in MY OWN Yard (Lauren Muller, UGA grad student)
3:15 – 5:00 The Herbal Way of Life (Rosie Davidson, Dogwood District Director)
5:00 – 5:30 Lodge Check in/Break
5:30-6:15 Social Hour with cash bar
6:15-6:30 The Rumble in our Tummies (Sandra Walker, GCG Environmental: Bees Chairman)
6:30- 7:30 Dinner – Royal Buffet
7:30 – 7:45 Our National President Talks to Georgia (Sandra Robinson)
7:45 – 8:15 The District Directors Present… Georgia on Our Minds—and in Our Hands
8:15 – 10:00 Calling of the Moths and Social Hour with cash bar (Jean O’Shields)
Wednesday, June 29
9:00 – 9:45 Buzzing in the Bee World (Robert Brewer, author, speaker, retired County Agent)
10:00 – 10:45 Beautiful Butterflies (Z Ganaway, former GCG member, butterfly enthusiast)
10:45 – 11:30 Butterfly Magnets activity (Marilyn McDonnell)
11:30 – 12:15 Box Lunch
12:15 – 1:00 Wet and Wonderful (Dr. Gary Hawkins, Water Resource Management and Policy
Specialist, UGA Asst. Professor)
1:15 – 2:00 Beneficial Birds (Park Staff)
2:00 – 3:00 Homes for the Birds activity (Diane Harbin and Peggy Tucker, Deep South/GCG
Garden Therapy Chairmen)
Kids’ Day (Adults Optional)
3:00 – 3:15 Closing Remarks
Wednesday, June 29
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome
Wildflower Seed Bombs Project
9:30 – 10:00 To the Falls Hike
10:00 – 11:15 Creek Splash (Dr. Hawkins)
11:15 – 11:45 Box Lunch at Picnic Shelter
11:45 – 1:15 Silly, Sneaky Salamanders (John Jensen)
1:15 – 2:00 Return Hike to Lodge
2:00 – 3:00 Homes for the Birds
3:00 – 3:15 Closing
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Action Comes Alive! Conserving our World
The Garden Club of Georgia
2016 State President’s Workshop
June 28-29, 2016
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge
Dawsonville, GA
(Check if attending)
(Name) Honey Bee
(Signature)
(Check if attending)
(Name) Monarch Butterfly
(Signature)
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(Name) Herbal Fragrance
(Signature)
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(Name) Bird of Prey
(Signature)
_____(Check if attending) (Printed Name) ________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________________________
Phone _______________________ Email ____________________________________________________
Garden Club(s) __________________________________________________________________________
Regular Meals____ Vegan/Vegetarian _____ Other (specify) ____________________________________
Wednesday options: Remain in Lodge for programs all day _______
OR (check one or both if desired)
Spend am with Kids group/programs ________ and/or spend pm with Kids group/programs _____
Registration fee of $83 enclosed _______ Check # ___________ Deadline June 1, 2016
Kids fee of $8 for Wednesday only.
Mail to: Mrs. Caroline Silcox, 951 East Lake Dr., NE, Gainesville, GA 30506
Room Reservations by May 20, 2016 Contact Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge, 1-800-573-9656
Rates: King ($104.25), 2 Queens ($104.25), 3-bdrm Cottage ($174.25) plus state and local taxes
and $5 Park Pass
For information, contact:
Marilyn McDonnell at mmcdonnell25@comcast.net, 706-863-4992 or
Caroline Silcox at csilcox@bellsouth.net, 770-534-4506
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The first garden club in America
was founded in January 1891 by
The Ladies Garden Club of Athens, Georgia. On May 1, 1929.
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To All Garden Clubs in Georgia:
It is time to make plans for National
Garden Week which will be observed
the first full week in June (5th-11th).
Last year we only had 9 clubs and 2
councils to enter their activities.
That was twice as many as the year
before, so let's double plus some for
this year. Plan and carry out your activities in the community and using
the form report them to me. You don't
have to wait until December to send
them to me. The sooner the better!
And don't forget to make pictures of
what you do.
For more information contact:
Linda Harris
lkh0112@hartcom.net
706-436-6538
Thank You Amazing Azaleas! We delivered 371
pounds of pull tabs to the Augusta Ronald McDonald House between April 1, 2015 and March 30,
2016. You turned in 119 pounds since January 1,
2016 with Pine Needle Lincolnton turning in 61
pounds just this month. Every tab counts. Azalea
ranked third this year (371 lbs) behind Laurel (528
lbs) and Oleander (634 lbs). Now is the time to give
the other 6 districts some real competition. Encourage Azalea District youth to “Bring in the Tabs” and
offer a prize for the top three to bring in the most lbs
of tabs.
RemembeR eveRy Tab counTs!
LeTs make a diffeRence
at Ronald Macdonald House!
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They had a “Passion” for Awards: Pine Tree Garden Club, Hartwell had plenty
to smile about at the 88th GCG Convention Award’s Banquet in Macon. They
brought home 9 (1st place), 2 (2nd place), (Honorable Mention) and 2 youth
awards Watkinsville Garden Club took home 6 (1st Place), 2 (2nd Place) and 5
awards for youth activities. These clubs led Azalea District in awards.
Azalea District Designs
Seated: Martha Price, GCG State President, Peggy Tucker, President of PTCG
2nd row: Sherry Westbury, Linda Marsh, Sandra Brown, Linda Harris
Design honoring Sylvia Gibson
Designers: Beth Wiseman & Barbara Horner
Violet Dawe, Phyllis Rother, Nancy Hargroves ,NGC 1st Vice
President, Gloria Crews, President WGC, Martha Price, GCG
President, Shirley McCorkle
~ Celebrating 88th Annual GCG Convention, Macon GA ~
Honoring Dollie Harper
Designer: Janet Massey
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Sponsored by:
North Georgia Council of Flower Show Judges
In Memory of Suzanne Wheeler
Course III: September 26-29, 2016
Course IV: March 28-30, 2017
Venue: Bellmere Garden House
10777 Bell Road
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Registration Deadline: March 1, 2016
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL, COURSE III
In memory of former GCG President Suzanne Wheeler, North Georgia Council of Flower Show Judges is sponsoring a Flower Show School to be held at
Bellmere Garden House in Johns Creek. Come and join us September 26-29,
2016 for Course III. Learn all about flower shows and how to judge floral designs and horticulture. Penny Decker, NGC Flower Show School Design Instructor, will exhibit and discuss American Creative Designs. If your focus
is on horticulture, then you’ll want to come and hear the very dynamic David
Robson, NGC Flower Show School Horticulture Instructor, talk about combination plantings and container-grown plants, with an emphasis on Coleus
and Begonias, and how to grow, show and judge them. Our very own Carolyn
Hawkins will present Flower Show Procedure and the rules associated with
holding a flower show.
Flower Show School is not only for prospective flower show exhibitors and
judges, but also for all garden club members and all persons interested in
flower design and horticulture. While the primary purpose of these courses
is to train those aspiring to become flower show judges, many people attend
for information only. Each of the four courses, offered approximately six
months apart, includes Horticulture curriculum, Flower Show Procedure
and Design instruction. The cost for each course is $130.00 for full-time students and a judge’s special of $90 for the two-day course. Courses need not
be taken sequentially. For further information, contact Joy Zaidan, GCG
Flower Show Schools Chairman at jzaidan@bellsouth.net or 770-493-8475.
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The Suzanne Wheeler
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL
Course II
Registration Deadline: September 16, 2016
NO REFUNDS AFTER AUGUST 26, 2016
Course III: September 26-29, 2016
(The 2007 Handbook is required for credit)
Name_______________________________________
Address_____________________________________
E-mail_______________________________________
Phone #_____________________________________
Garden Club__________________________________
Make Checks Payable to NGCFSJ Flower Show School
Mail to: Cookie Roland, Registrar & Co-Chairman
2771 Anscot Court, Snellville, GA 30078-3005
r_cookie@att.net
(Check one)
Students, Full Course (with exam)
$130_____
Students, Full Course (no exam)
$115_____
Student, One Day Auditing
$ 65_____
Judge’s Auditing Special, Full Course
$ 90_____
Judge’s Auditing, One Day, Tue., Horticulture $ 55_____
Judge’s Auditing, One Day, Wed., Design$ 55_____
Total Enclosed
$________
Fees include lunch and snacks on Tuesday & Wednesday
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Dear Youth Enthusiasts:
We are already receiving emails and phone calls about our 9th Annual GCG
Wild and Wonderful Experience Camp. Once again The Garden Club of
Georgia, Inc. will be teaming up with the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center for
this exciting, fun-filled three day environmental education camp. Our rising
5th and 6th grade youth will be eligible to attend this camp, July 10-12,
2016.
Do you know a child who would love an opportunity to be surrounded by nature, go fishing, and put together a flower design or a container garden?
Learning more about wildlife conservation, environmental issues and making new friends is all part of the experience as these young people enjoy a
wonderful time this summer!
Check out the 9th Annual GCG the Wild and Wonderful Experience Camp!
We have much fun and exciting programs planned with guest speakers and
of course, all the fun and exploring the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center has to
offer. Space is limited so don’t delay in finding your special camper!
It is easy find on the GCG website under Youth:
http://gardenclub.uga.edu/summercamp.html
You may also contact:
Molly Kimler
Susan Turner
W&WE Camp Chairman
GCG Ass’t. Treasurer
GCG Youth Awards
& Youth Coordinator
mollykimler@gmail.com
glencree@bellsouth.net
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75 Years of Work and Fun for Watkinsville Garden Club
The Watkinsville Garden Club celebrated their 75th Anniversary on February 4, 2016 in
the Terrace Room of the State Garden Club Headquarters at the State Botanical Garden of
Georgia in Athens.
WGC President Gloria Crews presided over the gala event. Watkinsville mayor, Charles
Ivie, welcomed everyone. The Keynote Address was given by Wilf Nicholls, Director of the
State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Lois Kraeling, WGC Historian, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the history of the club.
A Proclamation from the State House of Representatives was read by the wife of Representative Chuck Williams, Beth. A Proclamation from Oconee County Board of Commissioners
was read by Jim Luke.
A Special Guest at our celebration was Martha Price, President of the Garden Club of Georgia. The Azalea District Director, Betty Davis, also attended the event.
The festive occasion ended with a delightful potluck luncheon.
District/State leadership! Violet Dawe
(Youth: Gardens for Children), Virginia Wells (State Headquarters),
Shirley McCorkle (Arboreta, Botanical, Memorial Gardens), Azalea District Director Betty Davis, WGC
President Gloria Crews, GCG President Martha Price, and Janet
Massey (Newsletter Editor: Azalea
Trumpet; Scrapbooks).
WGC President Gloria Crews, Past
Presidents Violet Dawe and Shirley
McCorkle, Azalea District Director
Betty Davis, GCG President Martha
Price, Past Presidents Mary Davis,
Emily Reynolds and Virginia Wells.
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The Monticello Garden Club
invites everyone to the great
Flower Show celebrating 120
120 years of Gardening.
Open to the public and admission is FREE. So plan to be
there with your family and
friends.
The Frightened Frog's on Ferst !!!
With special permission from the Ferst Coordinator, the Monticello Garden Club was
able to incorporate The Frightened Frog into its Seuss on the Loose Booth.
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EVERGREEN GARDEN CLUB
Arbor day, February 19, 2016
To observe Arbor Day this year, our club planted a tree at Felker Park in Monroe, a Walton
County park that is beneficial to all our citizens, offering ball fields and a gym for our youth
sports teams, exercise classes for seniors, an indoor walking track & even some gym equipment.
Pictured are three members of our club, Yonette Rooker, Horticulture Chairman, Julie Barker,
President, and Kathy Oliver, Vice President. Also pictured are Kevin Little, Walton County
Commissioner, and several county workers. (Photo courtesy Brittney Fitzpatrick, Walton Tribune.)
Watkinsville Garden Club received many awards at the
Annual Meeting in Macon. They received first place for:
Scrapbook, Garden Therapy, National Garden Week,
Birds, School Grounds Improvement, Jr./Intermediate
Activities, Jr. Club Leadership. They received second
place for History and Yearbook. In the Poster Contest,
Abbey Pierce received 1st Place, 3rd Grade Smokey
Bear; Johana Medina 1st Place, 4th Grade Woodsy Owl;
Nikaia He 1st Place 5th Grade Woodsy Owl.
Pictured are members attending the Annual Meeting:
Phyllis Rother, Gloria Crews, Violet Dawe, Shirley
McCorkle
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Oak Grove, near Newnan GA in Coweta County, GA, will be the focus of the
HH&G Fundraiser for The Garden Clubs of Georgia, Inc., for 2016. Owned by
George and Liz Tedder since 1983, the GCG tour will include not only the gardens
but also the house itself, built in the early 1800’s and lovingly restored by the Tedders. The house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has a traditional
farmhouse layout, with 4 rooms up and down and central hallway, originally heated
by 4 huge chimneys with their fireplaces. Mrs. Tedder is in the process of writing a
book about the discovery, renewal, and years of living in the house, and the continued growth of the gardens. This property was on the very first GCG Historic House
and Garden tour set up by James Cothran, and the cemetery garden and other gardens have been greatly expanded in the last 20 or so years. Docent-led tours of both
the house and of the gardens, an "interpretive restoration" of a plantation landscape,
will be held all day.
The $35 ticket individual ticket brings you the beauty of the gardens, the uniqueness
of the house, and a boxed lunch at midday on the grounds. Saturday April 30,
2016, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. Advance-purchase tickets are $35, including lunch, and
can be obtained from Emily Wilbert, phone 770-502-8381 Checks made payable to
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., and mailed to E. Wilbert, 206 E. Camp St., Moreland GA 30259. Deadline is April 15.
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Iris Garden Club of Washington, GA
At our Garden Club meeting last week we had an interesting horticulture moment that we
wanted to share. I had a swarm of bees gather in a cedar tree in my back yard. I called Mr.
Bobby Rachels, a beekeeper, to come capture the bees. He did not have all his equipment
with him but said he could manage with a cardboard box. He cut a hole in the side of the box
and taped a piece of screen over it so the bees would have some air circulation while in the
box. Mr. Rachels put on his hood, he didn’t have his full suit with him nor his smoker. The
pictures show what happened next.
1. The swarm of bees in the cedar tree.
2. He cut the limb that the swarm where the swarm was clustered.
3. He gently brought the branch with the bees on in down and put it in the cardboard box.
He left a small slit in the box for about fifteen minutes and the few bees that were not on the
cluster went into the box with the swarm. He never got stung once. He took them home and
introduced them to their new hive.
This was an amazing process to see and get pictures to share.
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Milledgeville Garden Clubs celebrate another successful year with a delicious luncheon and a
great program by Al Woods, Floral Designer. This annual gathering of all four garden clubs
was held at First United Methodist Church and the large crowd enjoyed every moment, with
many taking home flowering plants as door prizes.
Pictured (L/R) are: Kathy Chandler, president Garden Council; Diane Sargent, president Old
Capital Garden Club; Al Woods, guest speaker; Dr. Elizabeth Youngblood, president Milledgeville Garden Club; Cecile Parker, co-president Carrington Woods Garden Club; and Roslyn
Mullis, president Town & Country Garden Club. It was a joyful event.
Milledgeville Garden Club members enjoyed a very interesting program on "Memory Hill
Cemetery's Infamous Graves" as presented by Matt Davis, Executive Director of Georgia's
Old Governor's Mansion. Memory Hill is a historical treasure, with thousands visiting each
year. Also, it has many famous residents, with daily guided tours. Delicious refreshments were
prepared and served inside Rose Hill Plantation, located on the beautiful grounds of Lockerly
Arboretum.
Hostesses pictured (L/R) Polly Echols, Dr. Elizabeth Youngblood, Helen Fetrow, Carolyn Fordham, and Nan Carpenter. Not pictured is Sara Register. It was a delightful and very informative afternoon!
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Mayor Perriman presents a Proclamation to Boxwood Garden Club President,
Steve Poling, in honor of the club’s 50th Anniversary.
Pictured left to right: Bobby Crawford, Terrell Saffold, Carol Ann Moore, Merrill Carter, Faye Carter,
Jim Argo, Steve Poling, President; Anelle Argo, Mayor Perriman, Jim Davie, Julie Davie, Carolyn
Broome and Glynn Broome. Members not present: Nancy Crawford, Irene Paul, Bill and Rue
Player, Barbara Poling, Mary Ellen Price, Janette Saffold, Fred and Ann Zimmermann.
Proclamation
WHEREAS, Boxwood Garden Club, an affiliate of the Garden Club of Georgia, was founded on March 25, 1965
following an organizational meeting comprised of three Garden Club groups; and
WHEREAS, Boxwood Garden Club was the first couples garden club in the state of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Boxwood Garden Club established Boxwood Memorial Gardens, a greenspace honoring their deceased members, and planted it with various plants and shrubs; and
WHEREAS, Boxwood Garden Club sponsored the dedication of the Blue Star Memorial Highway and placed a
marker about the Highway in Boxwood Memorial Gardens; and
WHEREAS, Boxwood Garden Club maintained a garden at the former Morgan County Library and has established a garden at the new library facility with the intention of certifying the garden as a Pollinator Habitat;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Fred Perriman, Mayor of the City of Madison, Georgia, do hereby proclaim on this 10th
day of June, 2015, recognition and support of the efforts of BOXWOOD GARDEN CLUB and wish them continued success.
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NGC Conservation Pledge
I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet
Earth and promise to promote education so we may become better
caretakers of our air, water, forest, land and wildlife.
If you haven’t been repeating this pledge at each club meeting, please consider
this as part of your monthly meeting. It was issued by the National Garden
Club as a reminder of who we are and what we need to be doing to insure a
better world in which we live.
TIDBITS
Interested in NGC’s website? Our latest information is:
User name - member and Password - flight.
If you go to http://gardenclub.uga.edu/links.html You will find a wealth of
information. Look at the fantastic WWW links for our Districts, Councils,
Individual Clubs and GCG Affiliates.
There are many other organizations such as : American Audubon Society,
American Daffodil Society, Cherokee Garden Library, Georgia Wildlife Federation, LaConte-Woodmanston and State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
Look at Pinterest .com for hundreds of ideas for recycling and utilizing scrap
lumber, material, etc.
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
(Conventions and Board Meetings)
2016
May 12-28 - GC Convention - Louisville, KY
June 28-29 State President Workshop –Amicacola Falls, GA
July 14 Azalea District Club Officers Workshop in Athens
These get-togethers are so important to the success of the
Garden Club Of Georgia and all the individual garden clubs
in our great state. Please try to attend as many as you can.
Attention All Azalea District Clubs:
Please have pictures and information to be included in the April
Trumpet to me on or before April 15, 2015. It would even be better if
you email items to me as soon as you have your event, that way I can
avoid the last minute panic!
Newsletters Deadlines are :
Winter/Early Spring
January 15
Spring/Early Summer
April 15
Summer/Early Fall
July 15
Fall/Early Winter
October 15
Suggestions and feedback about Newsletter are always welcomed.
Janet Massey, Newsletter Editor
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jandjmassey@usa.net