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#GivingTuesday – a message from Nancy

Subject: National Garden Club BLAST – Thanksgiving Greeting   TO:  2017-2019 Board of Directors FROM:  Nancy Hargroves, 2017-2019 NGC President DATE:  November 20, 2017 SUBJECT:  Thanksgiving Greeting Dear Members of the NGC Board of Directors, I want to let you know of a new initiative by the NGC Social Media Committee.  Perhaps many of you are familiar with “#GivingTuesday.”  It is…

¡HOLA! Mexican Sunflowers North of the Border

by Teresa Stoker Tithonia Mexican Sunflowers Many summer flowers are beginning to fade as we reach September and October, yet the Tithonia Mexican Sunflower is stunning from mid-summer until frost.  Like the sunflowers we are most familiar with, this one grows between five and six feet in height.  There are also varieties that are shorter. The major difference is the…

Tasty treats and lessons learned too

Benjamin Franklin said “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. Learning new and exciting skills, acquiring knowledge from any source, and meeting the fabulous people willing to share their knowledge and skills and stories is what the Norcross Garden Club members hope to offer each and every person encountered. In October we had the pleasure of hosting Amanda Dew…

Winter beds alive and growing

Members from the club have had the exciting opportunity to plant in dedicated raised beds at the Discovery Garden Park this season. Witness the progress already made in just a few weeks. First plantings went in October 14th and included Osaka Mixed Ornamental Cabbage, Rainbow Swiss Chard,  Chives, Lettuce ‘Sandy’ Oakleaf type, Lemongrass, Cilantro, Emperor Red Lake, Pac Choi, Goji Berry…