Diane Waters It with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of long time member and loving soul, Diane Waters. Her sudden passing is a shock to all. The Norcross Garden Club wishes all the best to Diane’s family and friends. Her request: Please send a card to someone you love. She will be missed. Remembering Diane Waters
If a few, consecutive, warm days have caused your bulbs to nose out from under protective mulch, plan to thicken the mulch layer as soon as cold weather returns to prevent freezing by exposure. Watch for poison ivy when working outdoors. The leafless vine and roots can cause a powerful reaction if accidentally touched even in the winter. Start seeds…
How to Make New Year’s Resolutions When setting New Year’s resolutions – always set SMART goals. This acronym stands for: SPECIFIC: There should be no room for misinterpretation. MEASURABLE: Plan how to track your results objectively. ACHIEVABLE: Set realistic New Year’s resolutions. RELEVANT: Ensure your goal aligns with who…
Spring has sprung in Norcross ~ photo by Jolyn Barrow There’s no doubt that a few can accomplish a lot. Our small group of members have proven this. Here’s a recap: 2019 – We will add 22 more trees to the GCG list for 2019 2020 – Norcross Garden Club members planted 184 trees 2021 – Members have…
Following is an excerpt from the National Garden Clubs ~ Plant America site The theme for President Gay Austin’s administration is Plant America, a singularly focused initiative on gardens and gardening. Both a call to service and a description of what NGC clubs do, Plant America supports the main reason that people say they join a garden club – to learn…
Dear GCG Members, What a year this has been. We sincerely hope you and your family members have maintained good health. Surely we are all anxiously happy to put 2020 behind us and start 2021 with the hope of much better things to come. Despite COVID, many of our clubs have accomplished amazing projects in 2020 and resumed meetings either…
Member Sandy Pagano sent this below video created by her granddaughters. Emily attended LMU film school in LA and Carolyn went to Culinary Art school, CIA in Hyde Park, New York. You may enjoy producing a batch of this Apricot Almond White Chocolate Biscotti. Sandy has many recipes for biscotti cookies. Some of her favorites are chocolate. 😋 Biscotti video
Happy Holiday, Garden Club Members. We wanted to offer to our members the opportunity to give the gift of plants this season and for other gift giving occasions in the upcoming months. The lovely attached certificate was created by member, Julie Fitzgerald. I think you can see what a talented person she is. We do know that we…
We are proud members of the National Garden Club, Dogwood District of the Garden Club of Ga. & Deep South organizations.
