Sprinkler + Volunteers = Success; Thank you very Mulch
With the help of Norcross volunteers, some buckets of mulch, lots of mulch, the garden cottage grounds are looking fabulous after a much needed installation of an in-ground sprinkler system.
Crape Murder?
Since living in Atlanta, I have had my share of the builder’s choice of fast growing trees known as Crape Myrtle. They look fabulous in late Spring and into Summer and come in many shades of color. However, what is the correct way to care for this tree? Don’t get caught in the Crape Murder cycle Fine Gardening offers lots…
VSOP & NGC
Cheerful, happy, joyful, chilled, and ready to spend some money are just a few ways to describe the members at this year’s 2017 holiday party. Members were treated to the delicious dishes made from Norcross’s own Sizzling Peach Chefs Nona and Bri. The group met at VSOP Taproom, Norcross’s premier olive oil and vinegar specialty shop. Members opened their wallets…
Love your Garden, Love Yourself
Take a moment to think about the plants you tend to in your home or outside in the garden. You see a yellowed leaf, what do you do? You see the plant needs water, what do you do? You have developed a fertilizing regimen for your outside plants…why? Why do you care about plants? Maybe it’s because the plant was…
#GivingTuesday – a message from Nancy
Subject: National Garden Club BLAST – Thanksgiving Greeting TO: 2017-2019 Board of Directors FROM: Nancy Hargroves, 2017-2019 NGC President DATE: November 20, 2017 SUBJECT: Thanksgiving Greeting Dear Members of the NGC Board of Directors, I want to let you know of a new initiative by the NGC Social Media Committee. Perhaps many of you are familiar with “#GivingTuesday.” It is…
¡HOLA! Mexican Sunflowers North of the Border
by Teresa Stoker Tithonia Mexican Sunflowers Many summer flowers are beginning to fade as we reach September and October, yet the Tithonia Mexican Sunflower is stunning from mid-summer until frost. Like the sunflowers we are most familiar with, this one grows between five and six feet in height. There are also varieties that are shorter. The major difference is the…
Tasty treats and lessons learned too
Benjamin Franklin said “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. Learning new and exciting skills, acquiring knowledge from any source, and meeting the fabulous people willing to share their knowledge and skills and stories is what the Norcross Garden Club members hope to offer each and every person encountered. In October we had the pleasure of hosting Amanda Dew…
Winter beds alive and growing
Members from the club have had the exciting opportunity to plant in dedicated raised beds at the Discovery Garden Park this season. Witness the progress already made in just a few weeks. First plantings went in October 14th and included Osaka Mixed Ornamental Cabbage, Rainbow Swiss Chard, Chives, Lettuce ‘Sandy’ Oakleaf type, Lemongrass, Cilantro, Emperor Red Lake, Pac Choi, Goji Berry…
Garden in Full Fall Bloom
The day was perfect for weeding and enjoying the bounty of the cottage garden. Fall is a perfect time to enjoy the garden and the Norcross Cottage Garden is no exception. Stop by and enjoy the Fall foliage.
The clean dozen does the 59th Annual Dogwood District Meeting
The Norcross Garden Club has hit the ground running after becoming the newest club to join the Dogwood District. Previously a member of the Laurel District, the move to Dogwood has proven much more advantageous logistically and we could not have been welcomed any better nor made our presence known to other clubs in the Atlanta area than by attending…
