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The Azalea Trumpet
Spring 2021
A publication of the of The Garden of Georgia, the Deep South Region,
and the National Garden Club
Director’s Message
Marilyn McDonnell, District Director
What a whirlwind these last two years have been! It’s hard to believe that the term is so
quickly coming to an end. I am so grateful to each and every club, and all of our members,
for your fantastic support and encouragement over the last 22 months. While we had to
miss so many of our in-person activities this past year, it has been encouraging to see how
active our clubs have managed to stay. Show offs! Yes, that’s exactly what we are! We are
showing off all the good work that garden clubs do in their own communities to enhance
lifestyles and make our communities better places to live.
We started this term with a challenge to “Find a One”. Find just one something that will en-
hance the world of garden club. Commit to your One. Do whatever it takes to accomplish
that One within this term.” I would love to hear about all the “ones” our clubs have accom-
plished as I know many of you have been able to do this despite our COVID restrictions. I’ll
keep a list and maybe we can get it published in the first edition of the new term. Also, let
me know how many of your club members found and achieved a personal “one”. Just send
the info to azaleadistrictdirector@gmail.com by May 1. Be sure to give your club name!
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As a District, we certainly worked on our “Plant America: One by One” diligently. Our native
azalea planting garnered at least 318 native azaleas added to our gardens and public places.
You can see the progression of blossoms, each representing one plant put in the ground, on
a page in this newsletter and on our web page. Clubs across the District have added new
members and we helped an enthusiastic group of gardeners in Comer establish their brand
new garden club, Honey Pond, with 29 charter members! Our chairmen and club presidents
have been diligent in submitting information to The Azalea Trumpet, and Ruth Hartzog did a
fantastic job in putting everything together every quarter, garnering a first place NGC award
in 2020. We have added native plants to gardens across the district. Despite the challenges
presented to us this last year of the term, we have made differences in our local communi-
ties and garnered interest and appreciation from friends and neighbors for showing how we
can persevere during such a time.
In honor of this term and our work to add native azaleas, the Executive Committee has ap-
proved the addition of one award which will be given for the first time this coming fall,
2021, at the Azalea District meeting. It will be the Azalea District Native Plant Award and
will recognize the club that demonstrates the best use of native plants in a public setting. I
hope you will keep this in mind as you work in your public gardens this year and take a few
photos to submit with an application for this award this fall.
Even though my term will be ending, our work is not over. With the cancellation of Conven-
tion and all the accompanying activities, the Azalea District will host an Installation Celebra-
tion to be held in the Terrace Room at Headquarters on April 20 beginning at noon. We will
celebrate the installation of our new District officers and the next-day installation of the
new GCG President, our very own Peggy Tucker. The day begins with a nice luncheon fol-
lowed by the Installation ceremony for our District Officers. We will also conduct our Azalea
District Lottery drawing after the installation. (Lottery tickets will be sold until the end of
March when all ticket stubs and funds collected need to be mailed to me in order to arrive
in plenty of time for the drawing.) If you would like to join us for this wonderful get-together
of our garden club friends, please look for the registration form in this newsletter to order
your lunch and reserve your spot. Space is limited to 44 individuals. We will also have a
short tour of headquarters following the lottery drawing for anyone who would like to visit.
This might be a good time for you to enjoy the delights of the State Botanical Garden also.
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For the past month I have been participating in Zoom training classes developed and hosted by the Michigan Garden Clubs. This has been an exciting venture with participants from 46 states and 10 countries! Michigan seems to be a real forerunner in utilizing technology to keep their members connected with things such as weekly Zoom meetings which include a short program. Yes, weekly is correct! We have learned about the efforts NGC is making to establish a resource of on-line speakers that will be available to all member clubs. Can you imagine getting to have a speaker from Alaska, Washington, Florida, etc. for a club pro- gram??? It would certainly provide a new prospective for all of us. We also learned about some fund-raising possibilities on-line such as an auction hosted on Facebook with all pro- ceeds going to the host group. Intriguing, isn’t it! A new way of “doing business”! Yesterday the instructor talked about hosting “hybrid” Zoom meetings as the “way of the future” for keeping members involved. Think about it—we all have some members who can’t attend our meetings for whatever reason. Wouldn’t it be nice to give them the opportunity to “attend” through Zoom while those who can attend in person do so? I walk away from these meetings each week with new ideas and a few new skills, too. As our instructors keep saying, if we can learn to use our smartphones, we can learn to Zoom! Just start with one simple little get- together and learn a little more each time. There are lots of tutorials available on You Tube, so just boot up your computer and explore a bit! This past week I have been reading the reports from our club presidents. Highlights will be given elsewhere in our newsletter, but I just wanted to say how proud I am of the work our Presidents have done in keeping their members connected and active during this time. Some of our presidents have personally called each member several times. Others have been able to plan some different types of meetings for their clubs to enjoy. A number of clubs have car- ried on with community activities taking the necessary precautions to stay safe. We have 21 clubs who earned the Standard of Excellence for 2020!! (Club Presidents, if you have not yet sent in your annual report, please go ahead and do that now. You might find more to report than you thought you had!) With the leadership I have seen throughout our District, I think we are off to a fantastic start for 2021 and to move into the next term. If your club has not been able to meet, I sincerely hope the day will come very soon when you can once again join together with your garden club friends and renew the spirit of your club. 3
Thanks to those individuals who braved the cold rain to attend the District Board Meeting in
Union Point on Feb. 16. The Union Point Garden Club set us up with a delightful spread for
our Mardi Gras themed meeting. This is one of our smaller clubs, but you’d never know it
with the energy they expand! We were able to ratify all of the business we have conducted
electronically since our August Board meeting, so we are set with our budget and officers for
the coming term. Since there has been a slight change in officers due to illness in the family of
one elected person, here is your updated list:
Director - Betty Davis (Augusta)
Co-Director - Molly Kimler (Social Circle)
Recording Secretary - Ina Hopkins (Athens)
Treasurer - Linda Harris (Hartwell)
Asst. Treasurer - Gloria Crews (Watkinsville)
Corresponding Secretary (appointed) - Jane Edmunds
Parliamentarian (appointed) - Doris Blalock
Remember that Garden Week in Georgia is the week of April 18-24. Hopefully most of our
clubs will be comfortable in doing some type of activity visible to the community during that
week. (That‘s also the week of our installation celebration, so coming to the State Botanical
Garden would be a wonderful way to celebrate!) National Garden Week is June 6- 12. Here
are a few suggestions for celebrating the week, directly from the NGC website:
• Plan an educational program and/or workshop at your local library, public garden or gar-
den center.
• Sponsor a hands-on "How Do You Select Flowers/Shrubs for Your Garden" workshop at an
area nursery.
• Plan a garden tour. This is a great time to share your knowledge of growing while sharing
ideas.
• Beautify a manageable blighted area or enhance an existing garden. This would be a good
opportunity to work with other groups.
• Plan an activity with a youth group or school students.
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• Place a plant or flower arrangement at public facilities, along with one of the beautiful
National Garden Week posters. Also on this same website page, you will find the
proclamation in different formats that you can print out and personalize if you would
like. That link is https://gardenclub.org/national-garden-week.
Signing off one last time as your Director and wishing each and every club and member a gar-
dening future filled with lasting blooms!
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2020 Highlights from the Azalea District Presidents’ Reports The following highlights were taken from Presidents’ Reports received to date. A special thanks to all the presidents of those clubs mentioned in this article. Your descriptive adden- dums to your Presidents’ Reports made this section possible! After Six Garden Club – This small club is very active in their community. In January of 2020 they planted 25 native azaleas at Mistletoe State Park with assistance from Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops. A grant from GCG’s State Parks & Public Lands made this project possible. The club also continued to plant two vegetable beds at the local Ronald McDonald House. They also provided table arrangements for the RMH during the scaled-back Christmas decorating season. Athens Garden Club – The club continued their regular newsletters to keep members connect- ed. In November they had a Walking Tour of the State Botanical Gardens where members en- joyed socializing as they toured the grounds. For the holidays this club purchased sweatshirts for the children and staff at a downtown school for inner city children. Azalea Garden Club – Located in Augusta, this club has undertaken an extensive project this year to improve specific areas within Pendleton King Park, the state’s newest Certified Arbore- tum. Club members cleaned up the park entrance and hung a Christmas wreath for the holi- days. They have raked, weeded, watered, mulched and installed 13 bird houses. They have secured a professional landscape plan to upgrade the 5,000 sq. ft. Azalea Walk and will be adding native azaleas, fertilizer, and mulch this spring. They have secured labor assistance from Boys With A Future, The National Guard Youth Challenge Academy, and a local private school in return for a picnic lunch and lessons on the disc golf course at the Park. The club also conducted a “Seeds of Hope” program beginning in March 2020 to deliver food to members who were quarantined or had COVID. This program continues today. Cherokee Rose Garden Club – This club has provided support and encouragement to one of their members who had undertaken an extensive project in her subdivision to create and maintain a pollinator garden under the power lines. Kelly’s project started in 2019 in an over- grown field of bahia grass and is now approximately 4500 sq. ft. of pollinator gardens. The gardens boast of 135 different species with homes for bluebirds, butterflies and native bees, puddlers, and a solar powered fountain. School groups, Scout groups, garden clubs and others have visited and learned how to support pollinators in their own yards. 6
The garden has its own Facebook page—Riverwood Plantation Pollinator Garden! While several club meetings were held via Zoom this year, a visit to the pollinator garden in October was a highlight for the year! Gateways Garden Club – Working closely with the city, this club has established a pollinator garden in Friendship Park in Social Circle. Members assisted with all phases of planning, preparation, and installation. They will continue to support the garden with maintenance. In the middle of COVID, this club held a very successful drive-by plant sale! They also hosted an evening under the stars for an outdoor meeting. Gray Garden Club – In addition to hosting the Azalea District Board meeting in February, the mem- bers of Gray Garden Club have continued their upkeep and maintenance at Round Oak Memorial Gardens and seasonal plantings of containers at the Jones County Animal Shelter. The members celebrated Garden Weeks by hosting a plant sale and a daylily exhibit. Members par- ticipated in Toys for Tots collections and assisted with organization and distribution in the ware- house. Greenbrier Garden Club – In memory of a club member’s daughter, this club arranged for the planting of six native trees at Camp Ivey for Children with Developmental Disabilities. They also deco- rate, fill, and donate gift bags to local nursing homes each Christmas. Heritage Garden Club – This club held hybrid meetings to keep all members connected, with those who were comfortable meeting in person present and those who preferred to attend from home Zooming in to enjoy the fellowship and programs. They established a “garden pod” at Piedmont Ath- ens Regional Hospital. Honey Pond Garden Club – Newly formed in August 2020, members have been very busy working with their local City Council to beautify their downtown area. They have cleaned up the landscaping at the Comer Woman’s Club and have started preparing a median area to be planted with trees, bushes and a clover groundcover this spring. The club has adopted a Standing Rule that any plants used in civic areas will be native to Georgia (exceptions requiring a vote by membership)! Iris Garden Club (Augusta) – held a flower arranging workshop at a local memory care center with patients each making an arrangement to take back to their rooms. During National Garden Week 12 arrangements were furnished to the center to brighten the days for the residents and staff. Mem- bers assisted with clean up along the Savannah River and also helped staff the Smithsonian Institu- tion traveling Water/Ways Exhibit as hosts when it came to the area. Members continued to furnish Fig Leaf items to a local residential facility and provided Christmas stockings to residents at East Cen- tral Regional Hospital. To celebrate the Christmas season, members furnished almost 100 small bed- side decorations for adult patients at a local hospital. Iris Garden Club (Washington) – School grounds are enhanced in this community by this club’s work to maintain a Butterfly Garden and a Wildlife Watch Outdoor Classroom at the Primary School. The 7
Outdoor classroom is utilized throughout the year and includes several garden areas: Entrance Gar- den, Rock Garden, Wetland, Grape Arbor, Gazebo, Soil Station, Animal Track Station, Wildflower Meadow, Sawtooth Oak Circle, Raised Bed Herb Gardens, and Vegetable Gardens. The club also maintains a “Happy Walk Garden” at a local assisted living facility. The club participated in Flip this Square, a gardening contest in their downtown area designed to enhance the beauty of the Square. The club spearheaded a clean up campaign for tackling litter in their town. One warm August day they picked up 26 lbs. of litter. This is a continuing project that also encourages community involve- ment. At Christmas the club furnished poinsettias to area assisted living homes, and decorated Calla- way Plantation and the Robert Toombs House with period décor. Ladies’ Garden Club – informed their members of the issuance from the US Postal Service of a page of “Forever” stamps featuring America’s most beautiful gardens. They made seed bombs with native seeds which were scattered by the A-CC Leisure Services Department. A May Zoom Garden Party showed off member gardens in a slide presentation viewed by 80% of the club members. In the fall the club enjoyed a live visit to the gardens of 3 members living in nearby Lexington, enjoyed a barbe- que lunch, held their business session in an historic church, and visited Goodness Grows for a special treat. December brought the opportunity to play Secret Santa with members selecting a gift for one other member which was picked up and delivered by the club president. Louisville Garden Club – In the southern part of our district, The Louisville club continued to main- tain and refresh a peaceful garden at the local hospital. Complete with fountain, this garden pro- vides a healing spot for patients and family members alike. The club decorates their courthouse on all four sides for the holiday season with wreaths and garlands. Madora Garden Club – continued to maintain The Center of the World (Cherokee tribal council his- toric land) and maintained the landscaping around the Blue Star Marker. They again offered a $500 Scholarship to a local high school senior continuing education in the horticulture field. The club’s sea- sonal newsletter helped keep members connected and offered many gardening-related tips. Milledgeville Garden Club – enjoyed thousands of blooming daffodils as they toured a club mem- ber’s National Register of Historic Places home, Westover Plantation. They assisted children at the local Boys and Girls’ Club in planting raised beds of vegetables in both the spring and fall. They added welcoming planters to the Visitors Center, furnished planters and plants to a local preschool, added trees at a local elementary school, and added planters to the entrance of the Boys and Girls’ Club. This busy club cleaned up the grounds at two local cemeteries where they placed Christmas wreaths and helped decorate the former Governor’s Mansion for the holiday season. Monroe Garden Club – The club decorated stockings for an assisted living center and furnished toiletry items to a local women’s shelter. They decorated a historic home for the holidays. Members spent the majority of 2020 making and distributing masks for local hospital workers, family and friends. Nancy Hart Garden Club – Maintaining “The Triangle” and an area around the county courthouse keeps the members of this club busy. In between those tasks, members enjoyed visiting a local apple farm where they learned about different varieties and taking a road trip to The Atlanta Botanical Garden where they viewed beautiful topiaries and scarecrows 8
Pine Needle Garden Club (Augusta) – While not meeting during the pandemic, members still main- tained the grounds and gardens at a local mental health facility. They also provided flowers to a lo- cal veteran’s nursing home so patients could make small arrangements for their rooms. Pine Needle Garden Club (Thomson) – With the city celebrating its sesquicentennial, this club fo- cused on historical topics this year. One of their special activities allowed each member to bring one antique or vintage item to an outdoor meeting, sharing the significance of the item and its back- ground. Pine Tree Garden Club – Club members showed up in spots all over their county. They purchased and planted native azaleas in March, donated a utility wagon in May toa rehab center to use for wa- tering donated hanging baskets, and made twenty-nine fresh flower arrangements at a June picnic for delivery to a local assisted living facility. They maintained two beds at the county courthouse and a bed at the Nancy Hart Monument, donated three maple trees for landscaping at the new Ag Cen- ter, and planted daffodil bulbs at an assisted living facility. Members planted beds at the local library and planted American flags to honor our veterans on the 4th of July and Veterans Day. They contin- ued maintenance on their 50-box bluebird trail along with painting and selling blue bird houses. Members participated in the Backyard Bird Count in February and the Pollinator Count in August. Rose & Dahlia Garden Club – During a challenging year, this club took on a new project in partner- ship with Habitat for Humanity. They have worked with H4H to provide a planned landscape for an older apartment four-plex that was turned into housing for college students who are homeless due to aging out of the foster care system. The club was unable to continue their after school gardening program with low-income students, but did refresh the flowers at the building’s entrance to wel- come students upon returning. Pumpkins were recycled to feed animals at the Bear Hollow Zoo. The club also refreshed planters at a local hospital and a retirement facility. During National Garden Week, members received a daily link to tour gardens throughout the USA and around the world. The club also maintained their status as a Patron Sponsor for Orchid Madness at the State Botanical Gar- den. Sharon-Raytown Garden Club – What a great support this club has been to community members through their establishment of a community garden. In partnership with Healthier Together Taliafer- ro, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Stewart Center, club members established several raised beds of vegetables for those in need in the community to share. The club planted seasonal flowers at a local church, assisted with potting and distributing trees to residents, participated in flower shows and even hosted a very successful virtual flower show featuring fall mums grown in member gar- dens! They also donated items to the local assisted living center and sponsored a holiday exhibit at their local state park. 9
Spade & Trowel Garden Club – Three garden and planting projects in the local area flourish under the care of these club members. They maintain the gardens at The Alzheimer’s Association and The Lydia Project. For a number of years they have maintained the historical gardens at the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home. They also assist other Council clubs with maintaining the Bonnie McLain Per- ennial Garden at Riverwalk. Club members also planted annuals at Sacred Heart Cultural Center. They support The Art Garden at a local non-profit school. Their recycling efforts include taking used plastic pots and trays from their own plantings to a training center for individuals with disabilities along with collecting pull tabs for the local Ronald McDonald House. For the holiday season they decorated the outside of two historical buildings in the city and donated gift bags to Ronald McDon- ald House residents. The club also donated $682 to the local Hope House to provide Christmas gifts for the children residing there while their mothers work through addiction issues. Seven members gave individual donations to the district’s Blue Star Marker Restoration project. Town & Country Garden Club (Milledgeville) – The club supported local veterans by collecting cloth- ing for residents of the Georgia War Veterans Home in their area. They collected funds for Wreaths Across America and provided 72 stockings to a local nursing home at Christmas. A donation of $600 to the local food pantry provided numerous meals for those in need. Club members participated in the Great Georgia Pollinator Count and planted a butterfly garden in a church bell tower landing. The club president stayed in contact with all members through personal phone calls, emails, and even snail mail! Union Point Garden Club – Members of this club planted masses of daffodils along the newly creat- ed Firefly Trail. On their section of the trail they planned for a butterfly garden and shade gardens. They maintained the planters at the local primary school as well as several public garden areas in town. Members made masks for the senior center participants and distributed them along with a sweet carnation. Maintaining the landscaping at the community center kept members safely dis- tanced while working together. The group also provided felt stocking and Easter Eggs for local nurs- ing home residents. Warrenton Garden Club – Another active community club, this group maintained landscaping around the public library entrance and participated in the Warren County Arts Festival and the Sportsman’s Festival where they sold plants and dispersed much advice on the types and care of plants. They also had a pumpkin bowling activity utilizing soda bottles for pins and pumpkins for balls! Children participating each received a treat bag. They shared flower and garden photos on so- cial media along with seasonal gardening tips. 10
One by One
February 2020
67 Blossoms represent the 67 native
azaleas planted since October 2019.
August 2020
We now have 217 native azal-
eas planted and 217 blossoms
on our bush!
February 2021
318 native azaleas now grace the land-
scape thanks to the efforts of Azalea
District gardeners. The 318 blossoms
on our native azalea bush are thriving!
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Phylis Holiday 12/2020
Phylis was Executive Director of United Way’s Friendship Community Center of Au-
gusta for 31 years. She was a member of the Greenbrier Garden Club, served on
the Mayor’s Committee to End Homelessness, the Augusta Task Force, the Human
Rights Committee, EFSP (formerly FEMA), the Depression & Bi-Polar Advisory
Council, the Grand Rounds Medical College of GA, the Mayor’s Relocation of Gil-
bert Manor, the Prevention of Elder Abuse (Sr. Citizen), the VA Advisory Council,
and the GA Mental Health Planning Council. She fought for those who could not fight for themselves
by turning in Robyn Williams and others in 2005. A scholarship was created in her name and honor
due to her tireless efforts as a mental health advocate, and was awarded at the Bert Yancey Mental
Health Golf Tournament.
Mary (Lehmann) Speir
January 7, 1947 –January 22, 2021
Was a member of Town & Country GC in Augusta and active on the Board of Pendleton King Park,
the newest certified Arboretum in Georgia.
Nancy Lyle Martin
November 3, 1923—January 24, 2021
Was an active member of the Nancy Hart Garden Club in Hartwell, GA . She will be missed by so many.
If your Club should lose a member to death, please notify Mary Byrd, Chaplain, at maryb328@att.net.
12Edwina Tidwell Ferguson
December 23, 1939—August 13, 2020
Edwina Tidwell Ferguson (Dick) passed away in Athens, GA on August 13, 2020. She was
a Charter Member of Heritage Garden Club.
Edwina was President of the Athens Junior Assembly, Secretary of the Heritage Garden
Club and a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State
of Georgia,
Gardening was her hobby and she found great joy in "God's earth."
William “Joel” McRay
September 12, 1955—January 20. 2021
Was President of the Greene County Historical Society and Chairman of the
Historic Preservation Commission for Greensboro and Union Point. He was
also a member of the Sons of the Confederacy, Sons of the American Revo-
lution, and the Union Point Garden Club.
This was the last arrangement he made for Union Point Garden
Club. The theme was “Angels Among Us”
If your Club should lose a member to death, please notify Mary Byrd, Chaplain, at maryb328@att.net.
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“In every gardener, there is a child who believes in the seed fair .”
Diane Adams is our Spotlight Member of Rose and Dahlia Garden Club. Diane
is known for creating beautiful flower arrangements and she shares her talent
with our garden club and many other organizations. She has written a horticul-
ture report for Rose and Dahlia each month since Covid-19. We look forward
to these unique and informative horticulture reports. We are so grateful that
Diane is a member of Rose and Dahlia Garden Club.
Flowers have been a passion of mine for my lifetime. I grew up on a farm out-
side of Athens with old plants and shrubs. My mother had flower beds, and I
learned names like yarrow at an early age. I earned a Girl Scout badge about annuals and perennials
at age ten. Mother had us go into the fields in the Fall to collect specimens for dried arrangements.
I have had pleasure in making flower arrangements for the church and many groups that held fund-
raisers and other events. In 2020, I retired after a thirty-nine year career as a Realtor. During those
years, I was involved in the community, serving on twelve non-profit boards.
A few years ago, I joined Rose and Dahlia, wanting to expand to different activities. This has been a
wonderful experience with longtime and new friends. The Club has had outstanding programs with
such a wide variety of informative speakers. Gardening has been one of the best outlets during this
year at home. The happy days outside and the exercise have given me such pleasure. I believe that
flowers are God’s jewels spread across the earth. It is such a joy to dig in the dirt and watch plants
grow and flowers bloom.
Gray Garden Club is putting the spotlight on our past President; Betty Hotchkiss.
During her first term (2017-2019) she continued pulling the club from the brink of
extinction and got the group back on track. During her second term (2019—
2021), In spite of personal family issues, she continued to move the membership forward.
Covid-19 did curtail some projects and meetings she has kept members informed of
garden club issues.
Betty is a Horticulturist, and has done many programs for the club and has helped educate the “Newbies”
by sharing her knowledge , love for and her plants.
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Chairman Reports
Bren Holder, Chairman: Special Projects GCG; Community Gardens
It is the time of year to PLAN-PLAN-PLAN!
I have been reading articles and doing sketches of what I want my garden to
be this spring and summer. But along with those things, I have been cleaning
plots and trimming spent summer blooms and foliage from my gardens.
My husband had our grandson trimming the other day when I walked around
the front of our house. He had Will trimming back my HYDRANGEA BUSHES!
I know the neighbors through ‘what in the world’ ! I explained to MY HUSBAND for the FIF-
TIETH TIME the MAY RULE-ALL THOSE WHO KNOW JAMES FARMER KNOW THE MAY RULE-IF
A PLANT BLOOMS BEFORE MAY, TRIM RIGHT AFTER THE BLOOMS FADE. HOWEVER, IF A
PLANT BLOOMS AFTER MAY, TRIM IN THE DEAD OF WINTER!
So, MY HYDRANGEAS will have NO blooms this year-SAD TO SAY!
But it is time to TRIM YOUR ROSES! Get in there and get those branches out that cross over
main branches and rub those main stems. Also, get those dead branches out!
Take your time and shape as you trim. I use a small, hand-held pruner with a bucket of alco-
hol water near to dip the tool after cuts. This cuts down on any fungus or rot being trans-
ferred across the plant or plants. But I, also, have loppers just in case a particularly stubborn
or large limb is in my way! Same alcohol bucket for those loppers!
In reading, I have decided on all or several of these hardy perennials this year for my big bed
out front: Lavender Cotton, English Lavender, Yarrow-my Garden Club Friend, Lily has a lot to
share just as her Mom did for years! Tall Garden Phlox and Creeping Phlox, Russian Sage,
Purple Coneflower, Firecracker Penstemon, Pineleaf Penstemon, Catmint are a few of many
suitable Perennials!
But my veggie garden could have: Broccoli, Green Beans-My Garden Club Friend, Peggy,
has lots of BAMBOO to tent my Green Beans! Cabbage, Cucumbers, Tomatoes in My Raised
Bed, Turnip Greens and Mustard Greens - I plant the seeds MIXED together because I
love to cook them together! Bell Peppers, Lettuces on the Plant Wall against Our
Fence, Zucchini and Yellow Squash, Planted in a Big Bucket I made from an Old Tarp, Car-
rots and Garlic & Onions! I always plant Marigolds in different colors throughout my
garden plots to deter insect pests, but they look wonderful blooming until frost!
17With all of the outdoor planning, I looked around my house and decided to research indoor plants that add moisture to the air inside your home. The moisture Prevents Us Having Dry Skin and cuts down on airborne particles-and we all know how important it is to prevent air- borne particles in our environment with all the virus around! Indoor plants from my reading lists are: Hedera Ivy, Peace Lily, Areca Palm, Rubber Plant, Spider Plant. And this is the time for those pesky spiders to find their way indoors, but there are plants that will KEEP SPI- DERS AWAY: Lavender, Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena, Mint, Lemon Grass, Peppermint, Basil, Rosemary, Chrysanthemums, Marigolds, Dill, Green Onions, Catnip, Lemon Thyme, Chives, Osage Orange, Eucalyptus, Geraniums, Petunia. Do not throw away those Christmas Orange Peels! Dry them in the oven or dehydrator and process them in a food processor to make a dust. Add that dust to your garden plots and till to add NITROGEN to give leafy plants a quick boost and they repeal insects, aphids, ants and pests! Lemon Peel dried and processed give a bit of acidity to your soil. A little goes a long way! Some plants do not need so much acidity- check with your extension agent to find which ones! I hope these lists stir you Garden Love! Put your gardens in public places or in your own yard or neighbor- hood! Maybe this year, you can Garden with a Buddy- RELATIVE, FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR! 18
Linda Doiron, The Hokey Gardner 19
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Happy New Year!
It’s Now Officially Scholarships Month!
We continue to share our appreciation to all of our contributors to
Scholarships!
If you have not yet sent a donation, we trust you will make
Scholarships a part of your giving this month.
NOW is the time to send your support for students who will apply by February 11st.
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. provides scholarships to eligible students majoring in garden and envi-
ronmental
related fields of study enrolled in accredited Georgia Colleges & Universities.
Forms and Information available on the GCG website and from your chairman.
http://gardenclub.uga.edu/scholarships.html
So many ways to contribute to our GCG Scholarships Program
▪ Named Scholarships and Patrons of Scholarships.
▪ Contributions for General Scholarships, Brown Thrasher & Cherokee Rose Funds.
▪ All the above may be given as an Honor or Memorial Contribution.
▪ Participation in the Dollars Educate Scholars Fundraiser
▪ Life Memberships
▪ Subscribing Memberships – Comes along with a great gift of Garden Gate-
ways!
▪ Shop with AMAZONSMILE and choose GCG as your Charity of Choice.
Our grant recipients are dedicated to our mission of
Beautification, Conservation & Education.
We are here to help with your scholarships questions~
Susan Turner, GCG Scholarships Chairman - glencree@bellsouth.net
770-922-4411 - 3380 Glencree, NW Conyers, GA 30012
Janet Carn, GCG Scholarships Co-Chairman –jbc0112@gmail.com
706-373-4861 – 8003 Lakeside Drive, Appling, GA 30802
Rosemary Maulden, GCG Assistant Treasurer - rosemarymaulden@bellsouth.net
22Horticulture: Container Indoor Gardening; Sylvia
Moore, Chairman pictured with her Prayer Plant
Although prayer plant houseplant is somewhat tolerant of low light con-
ditions, it does best in bright, indirect sunlight. The prayer plant prefers
well-drained soil and requires high humidity to thrive. Prayer plant
houseplants should be kept moist, but not soggy. Use warm water and
feed prayer plant houseplants every two weeks, from spring through
fall, with an all-purpose fertilizer. During winter dormancy, the soil
should be kept drier. Keep in mind, however, that dry air can also be a
problem in winter; therefore, placing the prayer plant among several
houseplants can help create more humid conditions, misting daily with
warm water. Placing a bowl of water near the plant or setting its con-
tainer on top of a shallow dish of pebbles and water is also helpful. How-
ever, do not allow the prayer plant to sit directly in water. Ideal temper-
atures for the prayer plant are between 60 and 80 F. (16-27 C.).
Doris P. Blalock, parliamentarian Azalea District and GCG
Robert's Rules of order is revised every 10 years.
The 2021 latest edition (12th) is available now. every clubs
needs a copy. Club bylaws should state under Article
of parliamentary Authority, "Robert's Rules of Order,
Newly Revised, shall be the
parliamentary Authority".
23News from Our Clubs
Gray Garden Club
Gray Garden Club celebrated the Holidays
with a party held at the First Baptist
Church of Gray.
Members generously supported .Toys for
Tots, by collecting 2 full boxes of toys and
63 stockings stuffed with $1.00 the for the
Christmas stocking program.
The Club also marked the 60th Anniversary
of the organization of the Gray Garden
Club.
Members enjoyed a catered lunch (served
using CDC guidelines, of course.), fellow-
ship
And spending time together safely.
Gray Garden Club Members are the Best!
Not only did the club collect 2 boxes of toys,
6 Members volunteered at the Toys for Tots
warehouse, Monday December 14, 2020 to
count, sort distribute by sex and age group
and packed, packed and packed bags and
boxes of toys to be distributed to needy fam-
ilies in Jones County by Toys for Tots.
Pictured L-R: Vicki Bilderback, Dot Garrison, Betty Hotch-
kiss, Ruth Hartzog, Brenda Whitworth and Ruth Kramer.
24The Azalea plant is complete with 318 of native azaleas planted throughout the Azal- ea District by district clubs. First photo is Betty Davis with three members of Spade & Trowel Garden Club. From left to right in photo, Sun Sobel Leopard, Fran Weber, Club President, Betty Davis, and Victoria Bedder. Fourth photo: members of Pine Tree/Hartwell. Left to right Linda Harris, Peggy Tucker, Sandra Brown, Sherry Westbury and Jill Walker, Club President. 25
This was Marilyn McDonnell’s last meeting as Director. There were 24 members present and the Mardi Gras theme was carried out wonderfully. As usual the lunch prepared by Union Point mem- bers was fantastic. The masks were given as door prizes. Don't know the names of the ladies at welcome 26
Gray garden Club Install New Officers for 2021 thru 2023
On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, the Gray Garden Club installed the new officers for the 2021—2023 term.
L-R: Betty Hotchkiss; Parliamentarian, Bitsy Howe; Treasurer, Barbara Robinson; Secretary, Alice Farrar; Vice
-President and Vicki Bilderback; President.
Union Point
Union Point Garden Club was honored to host the Feb board meeting.
27Pine Tree Members Sandra
Brown, Kathie Ivester, Jill Walker,
Peggy Tucker and Linda Harris al-
ways enjoy decorating the Sanc-
tuary at First Baptist Church,
Hartwell.
Pine Tree Garden Club, Hartwell
Pine Tree GC purchased three
15 gallon Autumn Blaze Maple
Trees to be planted and main-
tained by FFA students at the
Hart Co. Ag Center. These were
presented to Hart County School
Superintendent Jay Floyd. L-R:
Kathie Ivester, Supt. Floyd, Sher-
ry Westbury, Marcia Powell, Lin-
da Harris.
Kneeling: Peggy Tucker and Jill
Walker
28Honey Pond Garden Club of Comer plants 13 trees downtown The members of the Honey Pond Garden Club of Comer turned out on a really wet and miser- ably cold Saturday, 13 February 2021, to work together to enhance the beauty of the Comer historic business district. Every tree carefully set into the red-clay mud was donated by mem- bers or by local businesses. The Garden Club members provided all labor and equipment, the Comerian Bakery donated cookies, and the Lord provided plenty of water to get the trees started. Please plan to visit downtown Comer when Spring breaks out. The trees, which in- clude Weeping Peaches, Red Buds, Yellow Woods, Crab Apples, and Maples, promise to deliv- er a splash of natural color to Comer. For more information please call: (706) 783-8024 29
Azalea Garden Club 2020-2021 Updates
The Outreach Committee of the Azalea Garden Club is actively sup-
porting the Fig Leaf program of the Garden Therapy Project of The
Garden Club of Georgia through Project Linus. The program pro-
vides handmade blankets for children in crisis. This is our third
year of donating blankets and supplies for the volunteers of our
local Chapter, which includes six nearby counties. The project co-
Project Linus ordinator is a member of our club.
Blankets have been distributed to patients at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia at the Augusta University
Medical Center, a local funeral home and wherever a child needs comforting. Soldiers who are being de-
ployed overseas from Fort Gordon wrap themselves in the blankets and then place them around their chil-
dren. That way the absent parent can send a virtual hug whenever the children feel lonely or sad.
The Outreach Committee also approved a project at Pendleton King Park, a 64-acre bird sanctuary on Troupe
Street in Augusta. The historical park features an Arboretum, an Azalea Walk, a
Camellia Garden, a water garden, a Children’s Sculpture Garden, a Hydrangea
Garden, a Sunken Blue Garden and a Touch and Smell Garden. There’s also a
Bark Park, a playground, Lake Elizabeth, wetlands, Augusta’s first Disc Golf
course and a tank from World War II (?).
The Azalea Garden Club voted to restore and maintain The Azalea Walk, and a
group of interested members have gathered safely outdoors since October to
The Azalea Walk
clear the bases of the plants and to ready them for the springtime care that
they’ll need after they bloom in April. On the four Saturdays in March, two youth groups will expand our vol-
unteer force considerably, as we work together to finish preparing the azaleas, which include many varieties
and native plants. Their work shift will be followed by a picnic and lessons in Disc Golf.
The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs has donated $2,000 towards the cost of fertilizer and mulch. The UGA
County Extension Service is analyzing soil samples so that we be sure to purchase products that will be the
most effective. Friends of our club have donated 13 bird houses and two truckloads of pine straw to im-
prove the appearance of the walk. A local nursery has discounted the cost of ten native azaleas, which our
club has purchased.
Four members are working on additional grant applications so that we can make improvements to the en-
trance and to the safety of the walkway, which is in disrepair. Our goal is to create a place of beauty and
sanctuary, to instill a love of gardening in our young people and to provide fellowship opportunities for our
members during this time of quarantine and isolation.
30Azalea Garden Club
Update on The Azalea Walk Project
Next Workday: Monday, February 15th, 10:30 – 12:30
We’ll continue clearing out from under the plants, creating a “dish” for each one, that
will hold water and, eventually, fertilizer. You’ll need a kneeling pad, trowel, gardening
gloves, water and your favorite tools. Bring a friend you want to introduce to the thera-
peutic effects of digging in God’s earth.
Good news! Help is on the way!
Last spring, Gloria Norwood spoke to our club about Good Neighbor Ministries in Har-
risburg and one of its programs: Boys With a Future, led by Russell Joel Brown. Rus-
sell has agreed to furnish 4-6 of his boys on two Saturdays during March to help us fin-
ish preparing the soil around the base of each plant and on two more Saturdays in April
(after the azaleas bloom) to help us spread the fertilizer and mulch. Yay!!!
In exchange, we’ve agreed to provide a picnic lunch after their labors, featuring all their
favorites: hot dogs and hamburgers and chips. We’re asking for volunteers who won’t
be digging with us on those Saturdays to pick up and deliver the food, drinks, ice, des-
sert and paper products to reward our young heroes.
Be watching for the dates and sign-up opportunities soon, and please save your fast food
coupons for us.
AND that’s not all – Betty Davis, the President of The Augusta Council of Garden
Clubs, has put in writing that our club will receive the $2,000 we requested to cover the
cost of the fertilizer and mulch that we requested – yay!!! We’re delivering a soil sample
to Campbell Vaughn, our County Extension Agent, this week to make sure we use the
right products for our plants.
AND there’s more – cadets from The National Guard Youth Challenge Academy have
promised to help us continue our efforts to improve The Azalea Walk as soon as their
lockdown is over. Right now none of them is allowed off campus. They’ve done the
“heavy lifting” with other projects at Pendleton King Park, and Karen and her crew of
dirt daubers are more than ready to welcome them back to work on ours.
Between Project Linus, The Azalea Walk and The Seeds of Hope, our club has had one
of its most active years ever! I GUESS WE SHOWED YOU, PANDEMIC! Thank you
all
Gardeners should know the Camellia Garden there at Pendleton King Park is scrumptious now. And to
plan an April trip there to see the Azalea Walk! It is truly Augusta’s Botanical Garden
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Rose and Dahlia Garden Club 33
Rose and Dahlia Garden Club The Rose and Dahlia Garden Club (Athens) donated a complete collection of camellias representing the current and last nine First Ladies of Georgia to the State Botanical Garden. Mark Crawford, owner of Loch Laurel Nursery in Valdosta, delivered and planted the camellias on November 4, 2020, along a walkway leading from the upper parking lot to the plaza. The ten, five-gallon specimens were loaded with buds, while two were blooming. A special dedication will be scheduled in 2022 when all can comfortably gather to celebrate. An article by Mark Crawford in The Garden Club of Georgia’s Garden Gateway magazine caught the eye of a Rose and Dahlia Garden Club member. After a conversation with Mark Crawford, a proposal was made that the Club fund a col- lection of the camellias for the State Botanical Garden. Director of Horticulture Shelley Prescott identified a perfect lo- cation for the collection. SBG Director Jenny Cruse-Sanders said the collection will enhance the area and be seen from the drive to the Visitor’s Center and more closely when walking through the shade garden. Staff at the SBG prepared the site by digging holes in advance. Crawford amended the soil using worm castings, stating that the root ball loves this amendment. Members of the Rose and Dahlia Garden Club were present to assist with placing and tagging the beautiful specimens. The first, First Lady to have a camellia named for her was Betty Foy Sanders (1963-1967), a camellia grown and named by Fred H. Smith in Statesboro, Georgia. The second First Lady camellia, chosen by Rosalynn Carter (1971-1975), was grown by the American Camellia Society, after the first proved to be unreliable. The Garden Club of Tifton traveled to Ocala, Florida in 2015 to select a new seedling they would name for Sandra Deal (2011-2019). Crawford grafted from the original camellia ‘Sandra Deal’ to grow a larger plant for the Governor’s Mansion. A First Lady Camellia Garden at the Georgia Governor’s Mansion was dedicated in May 2017 with only three: Betty Foy Sanders, Rosalynn Carter, and Sandra Deal. Following the dedication, Crawford and Deal set out to name new camellias for the other six First Ladies who had lived in the Governor’s Mansion. Marie Dobbs Barnes (1999-2003) and Mary Ruff Perdue (2003-2011) selected their camelli- as while Deal selected ones for Shirley Carver Miller (1991-1999), Elizabeth Carlock Harris (1983-1991) Mary Beth Tal- bot Busbee (1975-1983) and Virginia Cox Maddox (1967-1971). These were registered and planted in 2018. Marty Argo Kemp (2019 -) selected a camellia originating in Cairo, Georgia. Crawford grafted from this seedling. All camellias in the collection are japonicas. The State Botanical Garden is the first site to host a complete collection of First Lady of Georgia camellias. Other collec- tions, soon to be completed, may be found at the Fullwood Garden Center in Tifton, the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, the Columbus Botanical Garden in Columbus, and the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta. The State Botanical Garden is a fitting location for a First Lady of Georgia Camellia Garden given that Athens is the birthplace of current First Lady Marty Kemp. For more information about First Lady Camellias, contact Mark Crawford at Loch Laurel Nursey, 2867 Carroll Ulmer Road, Valdosta, Georgia; craw142@bellsouth.net, 229-460-5922, www.lochlaurelnursery.com. Crawford is also availa- ble for speaking engagements or presentations via Zoom. 34
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S & T at Union Point District Meeting Spade & Trowel Garden Club – Augusta was represented at the final Azalea District Board Meeting for the term 2019-2021, held at Union Point on February 16th. Two new members Vicki Bedder and Sun Sobel Leopard from Spade & Trowel attended with President, Fran Weber. Both new members will serve as officers for 2021-2023 – Vicki as 1st Vice President and Sun as Treasurer. They were impressed with the infor- mation learned from the reports given by other garden club presidents. We were all pleased to see the blooming azalea bush with over 300 blooms representing native azaleas planted by district club members as part of the District “One by One” theme. Fifteen of those were planted by S & T members. Thanks to Marilyn McDonnell, a wonderful and successful District Director. Picture l to r: Sun Sobel Leopard, Fran Weber, Vicki Bedder Betty Davis and Jill Walker, Club President. 37
Spade & Trowel
February Luncheon with – Grocery Store Flowers
Spade and Trowel – Augusta creatively tried to work
around Covid 19, unfortunately luck was not with us for
our December and January meetings. However, we
managed to round up almost two thirds of the club for
our recent February meeting. Our speaker, Karen
Jeffcoat, owns a floral design studio in Aiken SC and is
the current floral director for the Augusta National Golf
Club. The program was entitled “Entertaining at Home,
using Grocery Store flowers.” On the way to the meet-
ing, she purchased at Walmart one dozen roses, 2 packs
of cut tulips, one pot of tulips, a small pot of ivy, leather
leaf, and three ornamental plants in decorative boxes.
She foraged privet with berries on the way and brought
a beautiful amaryllis and some lemon leaves from her
studio. She said her design style is relaxed. All three
designs were asymmetrical. She showed us how to
“reflex” roses and tulips. This was achieved by gently
rolling the outer parts of the blooms downward. .
This greatly changes the appearance of the flower. A rose then looked like a camellia and the tulip like a lily.
She also took the center bud out of the reflexed roses and they looked more like a cabbage rose. All flowers
should be prepped with these techniques before you begin to design
She likes to use three varieties of greens. She cut the tulips and inserted them lower in the arrangement
in groups because they will continue to grow. She clipped the potted ivy for an instant spiller. She prefers to
eliminate several of the lower leaves of the leather leaf fern. She used chicken wire as the frog for the rose and
tulip arrangement, and oasis for the amaryllis arrangement. She recommends putting a rod in amaryllis for sta-
bility; she used a stem from the privet waste. She removed the ornamentals from their decorative boxes and
placed three of them in a tureen for a quick display. The photography below doesn’t do justice to three beauti-
ful arrangements. Our members were glad to be together and really enjoyed the program. We definitely won’t
look at “Grocery Store” flowers the same way again.
38Azalea District Board members were among GCG, Inc. ladies invited to tour the new Porce-
lain and Decorative Arts Museum , at the State Botanical Gardens in Athens
L to R Jan Thiese, Diane Hunter, Julie Peggy Tucker, Marilyn McDonnell, Doris Blalock
Groce, Lisa Hall, Marilyn McDonnell, Sally & Sally Holcombe
Holcombe, Doris Blalock, Debbie Vann,
Edna McClellan, Barbara Bourque, Mary
Denny (behind) Peggy Tucker, Martha
Price, Betty Davis & Janet McGinnis.
Several members of the Azalea District Board were among the group of GCG, Inc. ladies who were
invited to tour the new Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum located at The State Botanical Gar-
den of Georgia in Athens on February 24th. The first exhibit in the Museum was on a porcelain col-
lection of tea, coffee and chocolate pots from the Bellmere Collection of Deen Day Sanders. Anoth-
er section of the Museum features Wildflower Copper Sculptures by Artist Trailer McAuilkin
39Monroe Garden Club deco-
rated the parlor at the
McDaniel Tichenor for the
2020 Christmas Season , and
for their annual Governor’s
Gala fund raise event.
40Announcements
YOU ARE INVITED!
The Watkinsville Garden Club will have a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, March 30,
2021 of a Blue Star Memorial Marker to honor past and present members of the Armed Forces and a Gold
Star Memorial Marker to honor families whose loved ones paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our country.
The ceremony will be held in Watkinsville in front of the Oconee County Courthouse at 11:00 A.M. The ad-
dress is 23 North Main Street, Watkinsville, Ga. 30677. Parking is available behind the Courthouse and to the
right of the Courthouse next to Oconee State Bank.
2021 donation request for GCG good causes
The Garden Club of Georgia supports many worthwhile projects.
This has certainly been an unusual year - and we realize that many clubs have not been able to
meet per usual or hold their normal fundraising events. Yet the many 'good causes' we support still
have needs during this pandemic and they count on us for funding. Therefore, we again send out this
information so you can make wise decisions and support the efforts of your choice. Small clubs may
only have the resources to support a few of these. Larger clubs with more revenue may be able to
do more. Many of our members really don’t know what the various good causes are. They see a
name on a donation request, and a check box on the President’s report - but that is about it. Take
a moment to read about the various projects that GCG asks you to support and share this information
with your club members. (They can make individual tax deductible contributions too!!!} Then you
can make an informed decision about how you wish to allocate your club resources. I’ve heard
many a time that $25.00 isn’t very much and won’t make a difference if ‘we’ don’t donate. But
$25.00 multiplied by hundreds of clubs in our state, really does add up, and so much can be accom-
plished with your donations. We are very proud of the work that is done because of your generosi-
ty. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this whole email.
If your club made donations anytime in 2020, they will count on the 2020 report the Club Presidents
are completing now – due Feb 15.
Your club will get credit on the President’s report for 2021 for any donations made now. March 1st is
generally the deadline in order to receive a certificate at the spring convention in Macon - 2022.
Barbara Bourque, President GCG
41Arboreta/Botanical and Memorial Gardens: Supports the gardens at the State Bo-
tanical Garden in Athens, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, any local botanical garden
of your choosing. and now in particular the new Children’s Garden at SBG. send
$ to the State Treasurer before March 1st of each year in order to receive a certifi-
cate of appreciation.
Cherokee Garden Library The library is located at the History Center in Atlanta
and was founded through efforts of the Cherokee Garden Club, a member of
GCG. It preserves more than 30,000 books, periodicals, documents, materials,
(even garden club histories) and makes them available to the public free of charge for research and enjoy-
ment. It is the premier institution in the Southeast for education and the preservation of southern garden histo-
ry for gardeners, historians, landscape architects, ecologists, writers, students, and nature lovers. GCG part-
nered with the Library in 2003 to develop the Landscape Initiative and Landscape and Garden Grant Program.
The Library contains extensive state-of-the-art archives and is continually expanding its collection of Geor-
gia’s garden club heritage. It hosts a fantastic lecture series every year - Feb 2, 2021 is Doug Tallamy - free
Founders Memorial Garden: supports our historic garden on the grounds of UGA, dedicated to the12 found-
ing Members of the Ladies Garden Club - the first garden club in America. Dean Hubert B. Owens, his staff,
and students of the Landscape Architecture Department, working with funds contributed by Garden Club of
Georgia members, designed and developed the nationally acclaimed Founders Memorial Garden, completing
the project in 1946. The layout of the two and one-half acre series of gardens, the grounds of our former
Headquarters House, consists of a formal boxwood garden, two courtyards, a retrace, a perennial garden, and an arbo-
retum. Their budget has been severely cut and they greatly appreciate our donations.
Historic Landscape Preservation: Donations to this fund support the Historic Landscape Preservation Fund - which
gives matching grants to restore historic public gardens throughout our state. HLP G is a partnership program with the
Georgia Department of Community Affairs-Historic Preservation Division and the Georgia Department of Economic
Development (GDED) $25 contributions garner a “Partner of Preservation” Certificate. For a $100 donation, your club
will be a “Patron of Preservation”.
The goals of the Historic Landscape Preservation Grants are to:
• Promote awareness of Georgia’s historic landscapes and gardens
• Encourage preservation of threatened historic landscapes and gardens
• Provide seed money through grants to assist organizations and communities in developing
sound historic landscape preservation projects, which provide public benefit and access
• Provide financial support and professional expertise for research and documentation of the Geor-
gia Historic Landscape Initiative
Foster partnerships between non-profits, local governments, garden clubs, and other civic organiza-
tions in an effort to create long-term relationships to preserve historic landscapes.
Land Trust: Marshall Forest Supports the historic 312 acre old growth Marshall Forest in Rome managed by the
Nature Conservancy. Recent donations have restored the Braille Trail. Clubs are encouraged to visit the forest. Guided
tours are available.
Natural Disaster Support: This is a fund managed by NGC to give grants to clubs throughout our nation who are
doing projects to recover & restore parks/public gardens following a natural disaster. Georgia clubs received NGC
grants several times following tornadoes and hurricanes that damaged our state.
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