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This week in the garden – vol 36

Tuesday, December 14th Holiday Party at Norcross Cultural Arts Center, doors open 6:30 pm A few members have asked if they can still join the party … YES! Please confirm to Debbie Boyd (debbie.boyd@comcast.net) if you can attend. Please provide the $20 payment at the Party. If you like, please bring your favorite bottle of wine to share. Two free…

This week in the garden – vol 35

Monday, December 6th  Cottage Garden Care Team, 6:30pm at the Cottage-Cancelled if raining.  Rain Date is next Monday, December 13th. Bring your gloves and favorite tools.  Contact Pam Cammarata if you have questions or need more information. (770-314-9541; pmcsmile@yahoo.com) THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO MAKE THE COTTAGE GROUNDS SO INVITING! Tuesday, December 14th Holiday Party at Norcross Cultural…

This week in the garden – vol 34

‘Tis the Season Take a peek at the cottage Christmas decorations. Joy Penland and her group of “Merry Elves” worked their magic to make it festive. The Christmas Tree in front of the Lawrenceville Street door is lit at dusk-so pretty! Thanks to Joy and the Merry Elves for their hard work to make our cottage sparkle with Holiday cheer….

This week in the garden – vol 33

Wednesday, November 17th Cottage Garden Care Team 10-12 All members are needed for this team effort to maintain our cottage garden.  If you can’t make it on Wednesdays, consider committing 30 minutes per month to working in the garden.  If you have questions or need more information, text Pam 770-314-9541 Thursday, November 18th Decorating Cottage for Christmas, 1:30-3:30pm Tis the Season ….

This week in the garden – vol 25

Thursday, September 23rd Cottage Garden Care Team 9-11 am All are welcome (leader needed). Please contact Pam Cammarata for more information-pmcsmile@yahoo.com;  mobile: 770-314-9541. Ying Khang presents “How to Multiply Your House Plants by Propagation” Please RSVP to Saundy  nanee7@bellsouth.net by Friday, September 24th . Arrange flowers for shut-ins. Please bring cut flowers from your garden or pick up some from…

This week in the garden – vol 26

 Saturday and Sunday October 2nd & 3rd Norcross Earth Team is hosting a Youth Activity during Art Splash.   VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO ASSIST.  1st Shift: 10am to NOON or 2nd Shift: Noon to 2pm Contact LeannePenman2@gmail.com to sign up Wednesday October 6th Garden Therapy – 9-10 am at the Cottage Arrange flowers for shut-ins.  Please bring cut flowers from your garden or…

This week in the garden – vol. 23

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 attend the meeting on the 30th but would love to…

This week in the garden – vol. 22

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 her lovely…

Pollinator count 2021

A SPECIAL thank you to our Norcross Earth TEAM! Many of you took time out of your day to observe and to count pollinators in the Discovery Garden Park. The University of Georgia and the Norcross Garden Club would like to thank our citizen scientists for participating. We can make a difference in the world in which we live. Please join…

This week in the garden – vol. 19

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 other members, spend a little time…