This week in the Garden – Vol 169

May 5, 2026

A sincere THANK YOU to all for a successful Plant Sale! Your efforts and time are very much appreciated. From digs, to potting, labeling, prep, setup, customer service during the sale and takedown, promoting to friends, neighbors, and shopping–it takes all of us to make the sale happen!!!  Our gross sales are approximately $12,000. We will report net sales after expenses very soon.

Tuesday, May 12^th Evening Meeting at the Cottage

6:30pm Summer Potluck Soirée

Come celebrate our successful plant sale with a Summer Potluck Soirée. The club will provide Shrimp and pulled Chicken, water and iced tea. Please bring a salad, appetizer, dessert or a bottle of wine or another beverage to share! Join us as we celebrate our success, plan for the future, and sow seeds of friendship!

Budget Review and Approval

A copy of our budget for 2026-2027 is attached. Please review. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Sumner. We will vote to accept or reject the annual operating budget at the May 12^th meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please respond with your vote to this email by Monday, May 11^th.

Please RSVP to Angela Sarris by Saturday, May 9^th if you can attend. (ladyangelaofwinfield@gmail.com)

What to bring to the meeting?

·        Grocery store plastic bags for Neighborhood Cooperative Ministry

·        Pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House

·        Cash for door prize raffle

Remaining Plants for Sale until Thursday May 7^th

All remaining plants are 50% off. Tally sheets and envelopes are in the drawer of the desk outside the College Street entrance. Cash and checks can be left in an envelope with the tally sheet. Contact Jeanette Shewbert (text or call 770.329.1411) if you wish to pay with a card. There is a 3.5% fee for card payments.

Plant Sale Survey

Attached is a Plant Sale Survey. We are extremely interested in getting your feedback on future plant sales. Please read the survey and give us your honest opinions and suggestions for improvement. If you cannot attend the meeting, please email the completed survey to Jeanette (jmosowski@gmail.com)

Cottage Workday- Friday, May 8^th 10A-Noon–We have a renter this weekend!

Inside tasks: Sweep and wet mop all floors, dust window sills, baseboards, wipe down all kitchen counters, counters are either side of glass table and the glass table. Put away supplies and other stray items. Outside tasks: consolidate remaining plants, sweep concrete patio, clean glass table, put away misc. items in the shed and weeding.

Meals on Wheels

We will have a workday in May to assemble the flower vases for the Meals on Wheels clients.

National Garden Week June 7-13. Stay tuned for more information.

Duluth Garden Club Annual Plant Sale, Saturday May 9^th 10A-1P

At the Southeastern Railway Museum, 3595 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA 30096

Please stop by to support Duluth Garden Club’s Plant Sale. In addition to plants, they will have yard art and cedar bird boxes for sale. They are grateful for the plants we donated to them for their sale.

Ideas to ponder over the Summer. Please think about the following items and give us your feedback. If you have any other ideas, please let us know:

·        Fundraising ideas other than the annual plant sale?

·        April 2027 Plant Sale-chair and co-chair needed.

·        Marketing ideas for renting the cottage?

·        One day plant sale in the Fall after we get the plants from city containers?

·        Could you over-winter plants at your home that will be dug from the city containers?

·        Norcross Christmas Village-sell Plants in decorative pots and small holiday arrangements only?

Summer Cottage Weed Removal and Container Watering

Please think about stopping by the cottage anytime it’s convenient for you to pick up debris, pull some weeds and give the containers a drink of water if needed. Hook up with a garden club friend, neighbor or family member. You will be surprised how much can be accomplished in a short time. If you have any questions about tasks or time commitment, please contact Pam Cammarata (770-314-9541).

Cottage Rental Committee

For over a year we have been asking for members to form a Cottage Rental Committee. We have had no responses or inquiries. Please give us feedback as to how we can make this happen.

1)     We need a committee chair and co-chair to manage the rentals. Responsibilities include:

·        maintain cottage rental calendar to avoid conflicts with club meetings and other rentals.

·        meet with prospective renters and collect completed paperwork.

·        review rental agreement with renter and give instructions for payment of deposit and rental fee.

·        advise Sue Wyatt (treasurer) of rental so she can monitor and track payments.

2)     We also need a rotating team to assist the chair and co-chair with

·        showing the cottage,

·        setup of the cottage for each rental (table and chair placement),

·        and check out when the rental is finished.

Training will be available for all roles. PLEASE consider forming our cottage rental committee. Contact Kathy (678.357.8684) for more information.

Wishing all Moms and Grandmoms a very Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you have time to relax and enjoy the outdoors with your families.