This Week In The Garden – vol. 115
October 10th Day Meeting at the Cottage
10:00 am social; 10:30 - 12:00 Speaker and meeting
“Farm in the Corners,” Local produce with a Mission presented by Joe Turner, Peachtree Farm.https://www.peachtreefarm.org/ Please RSVP to Debbie Boyd by Monday, Oct 9th. (Debbie.boyd@comcast.net)
Please bring to the meeting:
- plastic grocery bags for the Neighborhood Cooperative Ministry. They always need bags for packaging food for the clients.
- can pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House.
- glass jars to be used as flower vases for Meals on Wheels clients.
Meals on Wheels Flower Arranging- Tuesday October 10th 12-2 pm
We will make the flower arrangements after our meeting. All are welcome to help. If you can stay to help, please bring snips and a smile! Don’t forget to bring glass jars!
Norcross Discovery Garden Park Presents Seed Swap Saturday, October 14th 9am at Discovery Garden Park
Celebrate the beginning of the Fall growing season. Come share, swap and ask a master gardener.
Gather & meet neighbors, share gardening tips & tricks, seedling raffle, and learn. BRING SEEDS TO PARTICIPATE IN SWAP, HARVESTED OR COMMERCIAL.
Dress for the outdoors.
Dogwood District 65th Annual Meeting-Wednesday October 25, Dunwoody Country Club
All members are welcome to attend the meeting. The cost is $43 for registration and luncheon. The club will pay for a portion of the cost. The amount depends on how many members want to attend. Please let Kathy Sumner know if you wish to attend so we can arrange carpools. (678.357.8684)
Registration deadline is October 11th. See attached registration form. Contact Trudy Rudert if you have any registration questions. (404.713.6934). Registration forms will also be available at our October 10th meeting. All registration forms will be collected at our meeting. If you’re planning to attend the Dogwood District meeting but are unable to attend our October 10thmeeting, please let Kathy or Trudy know your intent.
New request: Please let Kathy know if you have potted thyme or other potted herbs. These will be used in the table arrangements at the Dogwood District meeting.
Registration and Hospitality 9:30A; Business Meeting 10A
Honored Guest: Lisa Hall, President, The Garden Club of Georgia
Featured Speaker: Laura Iarocci, award winning floral designer and author. Owner of Faith Flowers.
Dunwoody Country Club is located at 1600 Dunwoody Club Drive, Atlanta GA 30350
Cottage Garden Care
We encourage members to stop by anytime it’s convenient for weeding in our garden. Bring a friend or family member with you to pick up debris and pull a few weeds! If you have any questions, please text Pam Cammarata (770-314-9541).
Around Norcross
First Friday Concert: October 6, Grains of Sand, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Cultural Arts & Community Center
Norcross Art Splash- October 7th and 8th Event will be set up downtown. Several streets will be closed.
https://www.splashfestivals.com/events-festivals/norcross-art-splash/visitor-information/
Norcross-October Newsletter
https://www.norcrossga.net/DocumentCenter/View/7334/Norcross_OctoberNewsletter_2023_Digital
