It takes a tremendous amount of effort to put together the ultimate plant sale. Cathy Nelmes’ along with her expertise, guidance, patience, love for plants, and the list goes on, has been helping The Club for so many successful plant sales. This year, 2020, has been a challenge that has tested us as a community of gardeners, members, volunteers, and…
It’s late October and the fun in the garden beds just does not stop. Member volunteers digging up plants for overwintering and the 2021 Annual Plant Sale. Check out the folks getting dirt under their nails. Late October Dig
It’s an understatement to think that a garden club can be number one in the whole state of Georgia without the help of the tribe, community, partners, members, leaders, and the list goes on. Take a peek at the 2019 year in review document that was submitted to the Georgia Garden Club and for which helped us win so many…
We’re number one, we’re number one… With the Norcross Garden Club heading into its 90th year, what better way to make an entrance than with being honored with number ONE garden club in all of Georgia. This prestigious achievement was not easy and the team of hard working and dedicated members made this all possible. We don’t just sit around…
Carol MacGreagor manning her plant sale location The plant sale was delayed due to recent global events. Where there’s a will, there’s a way and the members of Norcross Garden Club helped raise over $8000 without our normal club Plant Sale event. Granted, we spread the plants amongst numerous member homes, but we got members and the public to help…
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…
Members shared their holiday spirit by helping decorate the Cottage for the holidays. Thank you to all those who shared their time to make the Cottage pretty, pretty, pretty.
In November, the Club hosted Posy Hensen who delighted and educated the attendees on holiday mailbox decorating. At the suggestion of member Cathy Nelmes, members have been encouraged to decorate their mailboxes and submit their works of art for posting here on our website. If you’re inspired, send your pics and a brief caption of what foliage you used and your…
Thanksgiving Fun with Flowers by: Marge Willis ~ Fun with Flowers Chairman, GCG I LOVE Thanksgiving! It is about football, counting our blessings, being with family and good food! LOVE decorating for Thanksgiving! You don’t have to know the art of arranging flowers to create a beautiful centerpiece for the dining room table. A thankful walk around your yard, a…
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…
We are proud members of the National Garden Club, Dogwood District of the Garden Club of Ga. & Deep South organizations.
