This week in the Garden – Vol 141

This week in the garden (TWIG) …Vol 141

September 3, 2024

REMINDER!

Tuesday, September 10^th Evening Meeting 

6:00p Social; 6:30p-8:00p Program and meeting

Lynda Pollock, Gwinnett Master Gardener will present “Woodland Gardening.” 

Please RSVP to Debbie Boyd by Friday, September 6^th if you can attend. (Debbie.boyd@comcast.net)

We hope all members will join us at our first meeting of Fall 2024!!

What to bring? 

·        Please bring your own cup to meetings for beverage or water use. It’s one small “green” step for our meetings.

·        Grocery store plastic bags for Neighborhood Cooperative Ministry

·        Pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House

·        Cash for door prize raffle. 3 items will be in the raffle at each meeting. (Please note raffle tickets are $1 ea or 6 for $5. No free tickets will be given out. Proceeds from the raffle go toward the Norcross Garden Club college scholarship fund awarded to a local student.)

·        Checkbook or credit card if you want to register for the September 24^th Floral Design Workshop

Tuesday, September 24^th 10am

Hands on /Take home Floral Design Workshop

Cost is $25 and includes all supplies and flowers.

Presented by Lynn Fronk, Master Flower Show Judge, National Garden Club qualified instructor for flower show schools and symposiums, and Stonehedge Garden Club president. Space is limited. Please bring payment to the September 10^th meeting to secure your reservation. If you will not be at the September 10^th meeting, please contact Jeanette Shewbert to make payment arrangements. (770.329.1411). At the May 2024 meeting we asked members for meeting topic suggestions. This workshop fits the requests for hands on and flower arranging. We hope you will enjoy it! 

Tuesday, September 3^rd 6:30pm-Norcross City Council Meeting

Agenda item: Resolution to Authorize the Use of Eminent Domain Powers

Concerning 65 North Peachtree, Norcross GA

https://norcrossga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=2613&Inline=True

Monday, September 9^th, 10:30am Fulton Federal Meeting

Northside Drive Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 

3100 Northside Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 

Enter through the handicap door or where the awning is at the office entrance. 

Program: “Feasible Holiday Florals That Dazzle,” presented by David Brown, Hills and Dales Estates.

All are welcome to attend. Kathy Sumner is attending the meeting. Please contact Kathy if you would like to ride with her. (678.357.8684)

Garden Gateways, Fall Edition

The Fall edition of Garden Gateways theme is “Inspiring the Next Generation of Gardeners.”  It features great articles on Youth programs, scholarships and youth contest winners. Linda Doiron’s article “The Arborist-Spotlight on Scholarship” features Shahin Khalili, Norcross City Arborist. (p.11) and a past recipient of a scholarship from our club.

Summaries of our summer youth activities for a group of Vietnamese day campers and with the students at Stripling Elementary are featured on page 19. 

Norcross Events

City of Norcross: https://www.norcrossga.net/Atlanta British Car Fayre, Saturday Sept. 7^th 10A-3P

Lionheart Theatre: https://lionhearttheatre.org/. See website for upcoming performances, times and ticket information. Performances have been selling out! Reserve early if you see something you like!

The Norcross Gallery and Studios is open Thursday-Saturday 11am-4:00pm to view works and exhibits by local artists. https://norcrossgalleryandstudios.org/ 

Peachtree Corners Events

Town Center Events Schedule-https://peachtreecornersga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/561/Full-2023-Event-Calendar-PDF?bidId=   The Forum https://theforumpeachtree.com/