This week in the garden – vol 49
Thursday, May 10th, 7PM-Norcross Garden Club Annual Meeting and Celebration-at the Cottage and in the Garden-Save the Date!
COTTAGE KITCHEN renovation is underway! Water is shut off and tradespeople are working. Restroom is not available. PLEASE LIMIT VISITS TO THE COTTAGE during renovation. Thank You.
Planting and Growing with Challenges: Plant Stakes for your Garden, by Linda Doiron, Editor
Don't forget about plant stakes this spring as you tend to your garden. The attached article provides the information you need to get started in early spring with your plantings. Stakes come in all different shapes and sizes-find out why.
Linda Doiron is a member of our club and the editor of the quarterly gardening issue of Planting and Growing with Challenges distributed by the Garden Club of Georgia.
Plant Sale – APRIL 22 & 23 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Host a dig in your garden by inviting a friend or two to help. It’s best to pot plants now as it gives the plants time to adapt and grow.
Plant Digs and Member questions about plant donations, please contact Cathy Nelmes/Plant Dig Chair 404.455.9537 (mobile)
Pots and plant tags are ready for pick up. Tags are in drawer of table outside the College Street door. Pots are in the white picket trash enclosure or around the shed and at Dorothy Archer’s driveway. Soil is available at the following locations. Bring your own shovel and bucket.
Dorothy Archer’s front driveway, covered by a brown tarp. 60 Buchanan St, Norcross.
Cathy Nelmes’ gravel driveway, covered by a blue tarp. 3338 E. Whippoorwill Drive, Duluth.
April 1-17. BRING GARDEN TREASURES for the sale to the cottage. PLEASE no drop-offs before April 1st!
MONDAY, April 18th “Plant Sale Prep” Bring your pass-alongs to the cottage. Please save boxes for carrying plants and bring them to the cottage on the 18th. Do Not drop-off plants before this date.
April 18-21 PLANT SALE PREP WEEK. Plan time on your calendar to help prep for our big event.
April 24-25 Plant Sale Clean-up
Use this link for Sign Up Genius to volunteer for specific dates and times for Sale prep and to work at the Sale. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44A8AA22A13-plant
Members are our best Marketers! Please share on social media and pass the word to family, friends, and neighbors.
Other Gardening Events and Information
GWC Capitol Conservation Day Is Back! Thursday March 31 from 8am-12:300pm
This year, the Georgia Water Coalition is returning to in-person lobbying for our annual Capitol Conservation Day. Click here to register to attend an in-person lobby day. After registering, you will receive an email containing information about how to prepare for the in-person lobbying day.
Attendees will meet at the Central Presbyterian Church for a light breakfast and orientation, before heading into the Capitol to talk about important environmental issues with our legislators. It is an interesting and educational experience. Please consider attending on behalf of Norcross Garden Club and to support the Georgia Water Coalition and the water conservation issues. If you cannot make it to the Capitol, then please contact your State Senator and House Representative to express your views on the issues.
March 30th Native Plant and Wildflower Symposium, Valdosta GA
The Valdosta Council in connection with the South Georgia Native Plant Society will be having a Native Plant and Wildflower Symposium in the Reception Hall of The Crescent in Valdosta, Ga. on March 30. Please see TWIG 47 for Symposium information and registration form attachments.
April 14th, Peachtree Garden Club, “Through the Canopy” Flower Show
Registration is required. Click this link for more information.
https://peachtreegardenclub.org/event-4725381
April 16th, 10am-4pm Piedmont Gardeners Annual Garden Tour, Athens GA area
The Piedmont Gardeners annual garden tour is an opportunity to visit four inspirational gardens in the Athens, Georgia area. The tour emphasizes unique styles of gardening by do-it-yourself gardeners who are willing to share their gardens and what they know. They will be following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State Health Department and local guidelines to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Use this link to register for the tour and information for the gardens on tour. Cost is $20 per person.
https://www.piedmontgardeners.org/
April 12-13, 2022-Macon GA-The Garden Club of Georgia Annual Convention
Please see TWIG 43 for Registration forms and other information.
April 19-21, 9A-4P, Gwinnett Tech Plant Sale. Flyer is attached
May 5th Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail and Plant Symposium and native Plant Sale. Cost is $50 per person and includes lunch. For more information, please visit:
www.rosalynncarterbutterflytrail.org
Tuesday, May 10th The Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs Awards at Bellmere Garden House. Fulton Federation Awards Luncheon will be held Tuesday, May 10 at Bellmere Garden House. The speaker is Gretchen Collins, a certified designer. Expect the following: Registration begins at 10:30, meeting and program at 11:00, luncheon 12:30-2:00. Fulton Federation Awards will be given.
