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2020 Garden Diary

What’s in your garden? Let’s build a 2020 garden diary Submit pictures of what you’re doing in your garden, inspiration you find when walking around your neighborhood, or let us see what’s budding in your garden. In a recent email from GCG president, Barbara Bourque, mentions: “My own club started a Garden Diary – club members submit photos/captions of what…

Rivers Alive 2019 attracts record numbers – combats Dirty Dozen

Record turnout for Rivers Alive! Norcross Stream Trash Bash today! Thanks to amazing and energetic students from Norcross High SchoolSouth Gwinnett High School Friends and Radloff Middle School, plus hardworking volunteers from InternationalPaper and Norcross Garden Club = we collected 45 tires, 53+ bags of trash and beaucoup miscellaneous stuff….an estimated 2500lbs of trash pulled from a tributary of Beaver Ruin Creek (near the gateway sign on…

GCG Participates in ABG Scarecrows in the Garden

During the month of October, the Atlanta Botanical Garden (ABG) presented “Scarecrows in the Garden”, an exhibit created by local artists, crafters, youth groups and more. Wandering ABG’s fall beauty, visitors enjoyed dozens of randomly placed sculptural creations that didn’t adhere to a particular theme, other than they may or may not keep the crows away. Giant owls peeked around the skirts…

The Norcross Garden and Civic Improvement Clubs: Over a Century of Progress, and Still Growing!

by Gene Ramsey The Norcross Garden Club, founded in 1931 [1],has worked over its 88 years in existence to promote beautification, conservation and education in the Norcross area. The club’s bylaws [2]state that its purpose is to: promote the appreciation of gardening and the study of horticulture; protect our native trees, wildflowers and birds; encourage civic planning; and further the…

Youth Sculpture Contest and the Market

The Garden Club will once again call for kids to participate in this year’s youth sculpture contest. To get a start, please join us at the Norcross Community Markets July 27th and August 17th. Let’s encourage fun and creative ways to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle through art. Save small and interesting recyclables to spark 4th to 8th graders creative juices. Colorful…

Rewards and awards

Another year and more awards. 2020 is the best year EVER. First…yes that’s us. The Norcross Garden Club won number ONE garden club in the state of Georgia. Check out the blog where the 2020 awards are highlighted. Awesome job everyone. It’s only been a year in the Dogwood District club but there’s no mistaking the presence the Norcross Garden…

Holiday 2018 gathering – more than just a party

The 2018 holiday gathering held at Kudzu Art Gallery is another example of the generosity of our members. Once again the club asked for donations to pass along to the Norcross Co-op Ministry. This year many members dropped off slippers, mittens, socks, and scarves. The group enjoyed some light jazzy music once we were seated for our meal. The food…

The Enchanted Forest

An Environmental Education Experience for Young Children The Sunday after Halloween is reportedly the only time that fairy portals are visible to the human eye, (or so we are told.) Thus, on the glorious afternoon of November 4th, members of the Norcross Garden Club (NGC) offered fairy lovers of all ages a rare opportunity to engage with the wee folk…