This Week in the Garden – Vol 155
| September 25, 2025 |
| Save the Date for Our Next Evening meeting October 21st at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center |
| We have another great speaker planned for our meeting on October 21st. Keep your eyes and ears open for more information about Sarah Carter, Vice President of Goizueta Gardens and Living Collections / Atlanta History Center and herpresentation, “Embracing the New Perennial Movement in the South” Questions about the meeting? Email Norcross Garden Club Here: NorcrossGarden@gmail.com Use this link to access and download the UGA Extension document, “Starting Plants from Cuttings for the Home Gardener” that Jennifer Petritz mentioned in her presentation at the Norcross Garden Club September 9 meeting. |
Dogwood District Annual Fall Meeting 2025
October 21 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Grace Hall, 3180 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Honored Guest: Diane Hunter, President, Garden Club of Georgia
Featured Speaker: Sarah Carter, VP, Goizueta Gardens, Atlanta History Center
Cost is $45 for registration and luncheon. Please contact Kathy Sumner (678.357.8684) by Friday September 26th if you wish to attend.
Dogwood District’s Annual Bulb and Wreath Fundraiser
Trudy Rudert is a co-chair for this fundraiser. Give her a call if you have any questions,770.446.1428, leave a voicemail if she is not available.
Amaryllis and Paperwhite Bulbs-Order by September 25thhttps://pci.jotform.com/form/252164704376155
Flower Power Fall Bulbs-Order by October 15thhttp://gardenclubofgeorgiadogwooddistrict.fpfundraising.com/
Three River Wreaths-order between October 15th and December 1st. An order link will be sent when it’s available.
SAVE THE DATE, Tuesday, December 9th Our Christmas Holiday Celebration at the Cottage.
We are changing it up this year! There will be a Christmas Luncheon and a Christmas Dinner. Members will have a choice to attend a Luncheon or a Dinner or both! Details and cost will follow soon. Please contact Leanne Penman (770.715.4901) if you would like to be on the planning committee!
Hospitality Committee
Leanne Penman and Cathy Nelmes have stepped up to organize hospitality teams for our monthly meetings. If you have not volunteered yet to assist at a future meeting, please see Leanne at the October meeting or send her a text message (770.715.4901).
Meals on Wheels Flower Arrangements
We are getting closer to our goal of 200 bottles/vases. Kathy Sumner will have an update at our October meeting. Tentatively planning for a November date to assemble the flower arrangements.
Enchanted Forest Event Sunday, November 2nd at Johnson Dean Forest in Norcross
This family-friendly activity has been a popular event for several years and is enjoyed by kids of all ages. Leanne asked Linda Demaris to be the storyteller for this year’s event. Linda is a former club member and local Norcross resident. She has appeared in several LionHeart Theater productions. Let us know if you or a friend wants to create a fairy door to be placed in the forest. See flyer at end of newsletter.
We have 5 bags of Soil3 Compost available. Cost is $15/bag. Contact Jeanette Shewbert to purchase and to arrange payment. (text or call 770.329.1411).
Vacant chairperson positions-Please contact Kathy Sumner (678.357.8684) if you have an interest or have questions.
Please consider donating your time and talents to help in one or more of these areas. If two or more volunteer for each of these areas, our club will continue to grow and flourish.
Cottage organizes periodic workdays to clean up the interior of the cottage. Identify any maintenance issues.
Cottage Rental-monitor email box for rental inquiries. Respond to prospective renters. Show the space and give information about the contract and pricing. Meet the client to open the cottage on rental day and also to lock up after the rental is completed. This needs to be a committee so tasks can be shared.
Garden Therapy-drop off plastic grocery bags to the Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries, identify a holiday activity such as collecting gift cards for the clients at the Co-op.
Publicity-write short articles about our activities for the Dogwood District and other garden club-related publications. Help with posting events or general club info on Facebook and other social media.
Ways and Means-brainstorm ideas for fundraising for big projects, like replacing the stairs. Help look for grants that might be available.
Norcross Events (See https://www.norcrossga.net/) for details and more info and the event calendar: https://www.norcrossga.net/calendar.aspx?CID=22#changeDateMonthDropDown Norcross Art Splash Oct 11-12
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 are open Thursday-Saturday 11am-4:00pm to view works and exhibits by local artists. https://norcrossgalleryandstudios.org/
Peachtree Corners Events and Town Center Events Schedule-https://peachtreecornersga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/561/Full-2023-Event-Calendar-PDF?bidId=
The Forum https://theforumpeachtree.com/
