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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…

This week in the garden – vol. 18

  Think baby or wedding shower, birthday party or even a business meeting. The minimum rental is four hours at a rate of $250 which includes 30 minutes on each end for set-up and clean-up.  Click here for the agreement you can fill out and return. Instructions included in the document: Rental Agreement.  For more information and to check availability, contact Clubhouse…

This week in the garden – vol. 14

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 Wednesday, June 23rd BUCKET BRIGADE – Cottage Garden 7-8 pm – rain or shine.   Many hands Make Light work   So bring your bucket and gloves and…

Our Facebook page is #1

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

Awards after the fact

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…