Azalea Trumpet Summer-Early Fall 2015

Azalea Trumpet
Summer-Early Fall 2015
Azalea District Director
Report—July 2015
Greetings Amazing Azaleas! I am honored that you have elected me as your
Azalea District Director. I am looking
forward to working with each of you
and having fun as we beautify, conserve and educate our world to make it
a better place for generations to follow.
I thank all of you who have agreed to serve on the Azalea
Board for the 2015-17 term and I know that together we will accomplish much.
We have had a good start to the two year term beginning in
May when several Azalea members along with members from other
districts completed Course IV of the Gardening Studies School in
Augusta and are now qualified as Gardening Consultants.
On May 6th I attended the dedication of a park bench honoring
paralyzed veterans at Evans Towne Center given by the Willow
Wood Garden Club. On May 11th a Blue Star Marker dedication was
held in Lincolnton at the Courthouse sponsored by the Pine Needle
GC of Lincolnton. Blue Star Marker #150 for the State of Georgia
was dedicated at the Columbia County Courthouse in Evans on June
9th by the Augusta Council of Garden Clubs.
In July the Wild & Wonderful Camp was held at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center where fun was had by all attendees and counselors. That same week the Club Officers Workshop was held in Athens
at the Botanical Gardens, taught by Former State President, Sara
Lanier.
Azalea Director’s
Message
“Fun with Beautification, Conservation & Education to make a
Better World".
Summer-Early Fall 2015
On July 30th several Azalea members will attend the CWP
Workshop in Forsyth, joining other joining other district members
out the state. Azalea Awards Workshop will be held on August 19th in Union Point and I'm looking forward
to having all board members together at our 1st Board meeting on August 25th in Norwood. This will be a
good opportunity for you to meet and get to know the Azalea District Board and learn the plans we have for
the next 2 years. Looking forward to seeing you there !.
Betty Davis
Azalea District Director 2015-2017
Save
the
Date
Oct. 14
Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Cherokee Garden Library
Award winning author and America’s Favorite Gardener
Ken Druse
Wednesday, October 14, 7 pm
McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center
AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/CherokeeGardenLibrary
or call 404.814.4150
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Plant Sale Fund Raiser
Evergreen Garden Club in Monroe, GA held a wonderful Plant Sale on May 30th. It was held
at Ian Henderson’s Antique mall. Club members gathered plants from their garden for this
event, happy to show off their gardening skills and raise funds for their club.
The sale was very successful. They also met several people who talked with them about joining Evergreen Garden Club. Items sold were plants and garden whimsy items.
Member Denise Lundy gets her
smile ready to sell lots of bird houses
L-R: President Judy Barker,
Lorraine Payne and Vicki Jones have
their cute aprons on and are ready to
meet the public.
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The Warrenton Garden Club
Cordially invites you
to a Drop-in Reception on
Saturday, September 12, 2015
at the
Warrenton Cultural Center
Gibson Street
Warrenton, GA 30828
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Honoring Warrenton Garden Club’s
50th Anniversary Celebration
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Louisville Garden Club Presents Entertaining Designs
The club held a fundraiser to raise monies for our ongoing courthouse plantings and
Jefferson Hospital Patients' Garden. The event was called Entertaining Designs:
Creative Tablescapes for Today, and was held on May 30, 2015, in conjunction with
the upcoming Garden Week, in the local historic Abbot-Easterlin home.
Garden Club members created 15 tables around a variety of themes, several of which
are seen below. Members designed the tables and did the floral display for each. The
event was attended by approximately 150 people, and was a great success. Garden
Club members are pictured below wearing our trademark pink garden club aprons.
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T he Suzanne Wheeler
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL
Sponsored by:
North Georgia Council of Flower Show Judges
In Memory of Suzanne Wheeler
Four Basic Courses
Course I: September 28-30, 2015
Course II: March 15-17, 2016
Course III: September 27-29, 2016
Course IV: March 28-30, 2017
Fee: Each Course: $125.00
Venue: Bellmere Garden House
10777 Bell Road
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Registration Deadline for Course I is
September 14, 2015
(Registration limited to 30 students)
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 28-30, 2015 for
Course I. Learn the “ins and outs” of flower shows and how to create and judge
award-winning designs. Georgia’s own, Fay Brassie, NGC Flower Show School
Instructor, will exhibit and discuss traditional mass, line, line/mass and still life
designs. If your focus is on horticulture, then you’ll want to come and hear Darlene Newell, NGC Flower Show School Instructor from West Virginia, talk about
chrysanthemums, succulents and cacti, and how to grow, show and judge them.
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 every six months, includes Horticulture curriculum, Design instruction and Flower Show Procedure. The cost for
each course is $125.00. For further information, contact Joy Zaidan, GCG Flower
Show Schools Chairman at jzaidan@bellsouth.net or 770-493-8475.
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Wild & Wonderful Experience 2015
Camp Update
Another three day Wild & Wonderful Experience was enjoyed at our GCG Environmental Education Camp held at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield. All 17 campers had a
great time participating in the many classes held for them July 12th -14th.
On Sunday we started with hiking to learn more about the camp, followed by an interactive
program presented by GCG President Martha Price. She used an inflatable earth ball and apples to teach our campers how much of our water is actually potable. By cutting the apples
and doing a little math, the results are staggering. Jean O’Shields was on hand to add humor
with a lesson on litter. Our campers could recite the water lesson results for their parents on
our last day!
Container gardening, the Lay of the Land Enviro-Scape and identifying frog sounds with
Linda May (Environmental Outreach Coordinator, Nongame Conservation, DNR) rounded out
the afternoon. Star Gazing with the Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club is
always a treat.
Monday morning brought hiking with Mr. Pete, learning about the Native American “grocery
store” and a Stream Study with the CEWC interns. In the afternoon Ranger Pete brought in
“Amazing Animals” birds of prey and reptiles. Next on the agenda was a scavenger hunt of
the Visitors Center, painting birdhouses and an underwater flower/basic design class. Our
evening entertainment began with The Apostles of Bluegrass members Johnny Roquemore
and John Nipper. A campfire and s’mores rounded out day two.
Tuesday we completed our camping experience with Archery, the Brooke Ager Discovery
Center and Fishing. As each camper departs for home, they take along the knowledge to always keep our world better than how it was found. A focus on clean water and our water
supply was the theme of this 2015 environmental education camp.
The W&WE camp continues with the dedication and support of you, The Garden Club of
Georgia, Inc. and the allegiance of the staff at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. Plans are
underway for July 10-12, 2016. Please consider a child who will be entering 5th & 6th grades
that you, your club, council or district would like to sponsor. Registration will open March 1,
2016. Our recovery is assured and we will start making plans for next year!
Molly Kimler, W&WE Chairman & Susan Turner, Co-Chairman
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GCG Headquarters Hosting Design School
Azalea District is happy to announce that once again the Basic Design I series will be
offered at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens, beginning with Unit One
on August 26 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This is for those of you who would like a course
to teach the basic fundamentals of floral design. There are no tests and we always
have a lot of fun in class. There are five units of study which include the following:
Unit 1: Line and Line-mass, the oriental influence, mechanics, conditioning
Unit 2: Mass (including foliage only designs) and color-harmony
Unit 3: Table Designs (including using a tall candleholder as container)
Unit 4: Using fruits and vegetables, plus designs with a featured object
Unit 5: Creative designs and miniature design types
These classes will be spread out over several months in order to allow students time
to practice each new skill learned
To register for the first class please go online to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia website and access the adult education classes from the menu. You will be able to
register online. Or, if you wish call Cora Keeber at the garden 706-542-6156 and leave
a message (she works out of her office much of the time) and she will get back with
you about registering. Cost is $25.00. Friends of the Garden do get a discount on
these classes
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Peek-a-Boo Fall Garden Tour
October 2-3, 2015
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Presented by
The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs
Tickets $10
6 beautiful home gardens in the Augusta – Evans areas
For tickets or additional information contact
Ann Leonard at peekaboogardentour@gmail.com
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Pine Tree Garden Club of Hartwell
Honors their very special member on her
95th birthday. Marjorie Ammons is still active and has prepared horticultural hints for
the monthly newsletter for many years.
Pictured with Miss Margie are PTGC members Sherry Westbury, Louise Ayers, Myra
Cook and Sandra Brown (also president of
Hartwell Council of Garden Clubs).
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)
August 19 -
Azalea District Awards Workshop, Union Point
August 25 -
Azalea District Board Meeting, Norwood
October 21 -
Azalea District Fall Meeting, Augusta
(For All Azalea District Members)
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