by Shante Hassel The Norcross Garden Club attended the ABG on September 15, 2018 for a docent tour of the spectacular story-book themed exhibition, Imaginary Worlds: Once Upon a Time. The exhibition was created by International Mosaiculture of Montreal. Mosaicultureis the horticultural art of creating giant topiary-like sculptures using thousands of annual bedding plants to carpet steel armature forms. Mosaïcultures…
With volunteers at the ready and the Discovery Garden Park bursting with veggies to pick, the Annandale Villagers, adults with developmental disabilities, came for a visit. It’s always therapeutic for them as well as the many volunteers that show up to assist. This is the third year and everyone had a fabulous time. The group participated with all kinds of…
‘Let it Grow’ was the theme of the 2017-2018 Garden Club of Georgia youth poetry contest. Norcross’ Summerour MS 6th grader, Eyael Mekonnen won second place. Eyael was presented with a $15 prize along with a fabulous certificate. Way to Grow, or is it Go, Eyael! Keep up the great creative writing.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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