Monday, August 30th Norcross Earth Team Organizational Meeting – Cottage Tixie Fowler, Trudy Rudert and Leanne Penman welcome any new energy to this award-winning youth team. To receive the GCG, Garden Club of Georgia, Standard of Excellence Youth Garden Club award five activities are required throughout the year. All are welcome to attend and to share ideas. If you’re unable to…
Thank You‘s Thank you to all our Pollinator Counters. You made a Difference! And Thank you to our Award-Winning Earth Team for organizing. Twenty-two “census takers” participated in our workshop at Discovery Garden. See Photos at end. Members, please let Leanne know if you participated in the Pollinator Census. (LeannePenman2@gmail.com) Thanks to Rosemary Wickham for the special treat of sharing…
Lizards, not an insect to be observed during the Great Georgia Pollinator Census but yet, an important reptile pollinator, hopping from plant to plant, enthusiastically feeding on the nectar and transporting pollen in the process. Such a beauty to be observed, not camouflaged but, standing “grand” in all his/her glory. the annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census. The earlier group shown…
Cottage Garden Care Team needs volunteers! Beginning in September, the Cottage Garden Care Team will meet in the garden each month on the first Monday evening from 6:30P-8:30P and the third Thursday morning from 9A-11A. Please bring your gloves and favorite tools. The purpose is to weed, trim and cut back as needed. It’s a great opportunity to connect with…
Monday, July 26, 7pm Weeding in the Cottage Garden with our Grounds Chair Pam Cammarata Let’s keep our cottage garden looking good. Just bring your gloves and tools. Can’t make it Monday but wanting to help? There is a list of garden care suggestions in the drawer of the outside table next to the College Street entrance. Please contact Pam…
Monday June 21st Summer Solstice – Cottage Garden 7:00 pm until dark – rain or shine. Bring your wine/water and let’s weed in the garden until the stars come out. Gwinnett Master Gardener program will be on Zoom inside the cottage “Big Splash Small Space: Native Plants for Container Gardeners” By Dr. Juliana Razryadov Wednesday, June 23rd BUCKET BRIGADE -…
Follow Us to the #1 Fb page If you haven’t heard, our social media presence has been awarded and tied for number 1 by the National Garden Club. Way to go!!!! If you aren’t already, follow us on Fb. Click Here
We are very happy to report some great news. When the NGC Awards were announced, it was hard to believe that none of our websites or social media pages were mentioned. Comparing our entries to the posted winners (despite being partial to Georgia), I felt like we were very competitive. So I contacted the awards chairman and politely questioned the…
We celebrated National Garden Week in many different ways. From making beautiful flower arrangements for City Hall and the Public Works office, to making small arrangements for our local Neighborhood Meals on Wheels clients, various members, and small businesses in Norcross, to a fun group traveling to Athens to see The Founders Garden, Garden Club of Georgia Headquarters and Georgia…
Celebrating National Garden Week-June 6-12, 2021 Monday June 7th 10am Change of Location – We will meet at the cottage to design arrangements from our garden flowers. Please gather flowers from your garden or a shop. Betty Williams will be designing a large arrangement for display in Norcross City Hall while other members make mini arrangements for Neighborhood Meals…
We are proud members of the National Garden Club, Dogwood District of the Garden Club of Ga. & Deep South organizations.
