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LAUREL LETTERS
SUMMER, 2014
“REACHING FOR OUR DESTINY AS
WE LEARN AND GROW”
JACKIE’S JEWELS
From a great Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical (“Carousel”), come these words: “June
is bustin’ out all over, all over the meader (sic)
and the hill.” Here’s hoping that your “meaders”
and hills are “bustin” out.
As I take my
morning stroll through my gardens and have a
moment of reverie, I think of so many of you
and wish that you could be walking along beside
me. Since we cannot all be together, I have
decided to include a few photos of these daily
miracles for you to enjoy. Take time to share
your green thumb by posting and sharing on one
of the many opportunities that our garden clubs
give us.
“Learning and growing” is at the top of
our list. Some of us have nearly completed the
four courses of Gardening Study Schools
sponsored by Magnolia District. Don’t miss out
on the next opportunity. You may have to travel
across Georgia (or maybe even cross over state
lines), but you will be glad you did! Just think
of the new friends that you will make not to
mention the vast amount of knowledge that you
will accumulate. It’s not too late to register for
Course III of Environmental Studies Schools
sponsored by Camellia District to be held in
Tifton in November. You need not have taken
Courses I and II. Start in the middle. Laurel
members are attending these schools also.
Look for registration forms for Landscape
Design School to begin in late fall. Your own
district will be sponsoring this school which will
be offered in Marietta. Join the caravan and
travel with us.
Echinacea 'Tomato Soup French Lace Weigela
See other photos on page 6
So much has happened since our May
Convention. Garden clubbers do not slow down
just because those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of
summer”* are here. The Garden Club of Ellijay
will host a flower show on June 27 and 28. Don’t
miss it!
Your Executive Committee will be
attending a retreat to brainstorm ideas for the
remainder of the 2013-2015 administration. Oh, it
is going so fast! So much is yet to be done with so
little time available. If you have ideas, let anyone
on the Executive Committee know. All ideas are
welcome. Clubs are also meeting this summer to
plan their meetings for the 2014-2015 year. A
multitude of materials is available for programs.
Be sure to take advantage of them. Remember to
incorporate learning and growing into your
programs.
Also, don’t forget– “Youth are our future.”
Start a new youth club or work on ideas for existing
clubs. Each club is challenged to sponsor at least
one club. Some clubs are really showing off with
more than one.
And a final note – Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate
and Recharge to be ready to meet and exceed the
challenges of our coming year.
*Words by Charles Tobias
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“REACHING FOR OUR DESTINY AS WE LEARN AND GROW”
Trayletaah Garden Club
The Trayletaah Garden Club donated a copy
of "Garden Insects of North America, the
Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs" by
Whitney Cranshaw to the Hickory Flat
Public Library in honor of Georgia Garden
Week, celebrated April 20-26th. Pictured
are Trayletaah member, Gerry Slaughter (L)
and Hickory Flat branch manager, Rhonda
Broome.
Townview Garden Club, Rome, had a
gardening day with the Montessori
School of Rome. The above pumpkin
vine is on the run. This pumpkin is
from
an
heirloom
seed
that
kindergartens students have had access
to for over 15 years.
GARDEN CLUB OF ELLIJAY
Had a brunch to help new members better
integrate into the club and make new
friendships. Six new members in the Club
The Trayletaah Garden Club held its annual
plant sale during this year's
Canton Festival of the Arts. Pictured (left to
right) are club members.
were able to attend the brunch; we also had
our board members and Senior Chairs for our
large
committees.
Submitted
by:
Kelly
Altman,
President,
Laurel District members were
delighted to have our NCG
President, Linda Nelson, attend the
GCG conference in Macon.
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Anne Hathaway Happenings!
We are just chugging along in 2014. In March, we learned about Indian Marker trees from Don
Wells, President of Mountain Stewards. This is a very dedicated group of people who volunteer
their time and efforts to document and preserve the history of these trees. We were treated to a
snippet of the Documentary Mystery of the Trees. Indian trail trees still exist in many states
throughout the Mississippi Valley and eastward. They seem to be most numerous in Kentucky,
Ohio, Illinois Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Missouri. For more information check out the
website http://www.mountainstewards.org/project/internal_index.html
(First 4 pictures)
April brought a surprise freeze for our annual plant/bake sale fundraiser--it was chilly but the
sky was blue and there were a wide assortment of yummy baked goods for sale, hot coffee and
plenty of plants for the die-hard gardeners who braved the frigid temps! We had a wide
assortment of plants from our very own gardens and Gwen Pennington brought a variety of
vegetable plants she started from seeds. We had local writer for Cobb Living Mark Maguire
stop by to pick up plants for his garden. Thanks to Priscilla Smith for taking the pictures.
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(Pictures
5-10)
May was a delightful field trip to Jack Driskell's garden. It was a glorious morning to tour
Jack's yard. He has quite the eclectic variety of plants layered in a woodland setting. It was
amazing to see what he has accomplished while fending off the deer who like to dine on his
creations! We were treated to an amazing assortment of shade plants and yard art. Jack was a
wonderful sharing his knowledge and design ideas for the shade garden. We sipped on
lemonade and dined "al fresco" on light snacks. Jack shared some seeds and clippings from his
vast collection. Thanks to Debbie Sellier for taking the pictures. We will cap off the season with
a June picnic at member Nancy Martin's house. We will start back up in September after taking
off
July
and
August.
Submitted by Barbara Spryn
Ball Ground Garden Club Spruces Up Downtown
On June 6, the Ball Ground (Anetsa Ga-Da G.C.) q1ycelebrated National Garden Week by
sprucing up & watering all previously planted planters, baskets, and containers in downtown
Ball Ground and at the school. Pictures include three large planters at the ball field; eight hay
baskets on fences throughout Ball Ground; six beautiful planters at Ball Ground Elementary
School & STEM Academy, and two L-shaped planters beneath the American Flag in the heart
of downtown. Ladies present were Diane Smith, Marie Nordest, Evelyn Foster, Hazel Cochran,
Beverly Poag, Paula Dorris, Vivian Little, and Jennie Byers. Many thanks go to Diane Smith,
Beverly Poag, Linda Scrivner, and others who had a part in the planting. Thanks also to the
Ball Ground Business & Community Association for assistance in purchasing flowers. Club
members have signed up to water all locations with watering to be done three times a week,
based on rain received. The ladies finished up the day with a wonderful lunch at Madeline’s
Café and Bakery in Jasper. Our little town looks beautiful! (See photos on page 5.)
Submitted by Evelyn Foster, Publicity Chair
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NGC Week Spruce-Up Ball Ground
(Anetsa Ga-Da)
Downtown
Planters
and Baskets
June 6, 2014
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ANETSA GA-DA G.C CELEBRATE
NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK
WINDER GARDEN CLUB
On June 6, the Ball Ground (Anetsa Ga-Da
G.C.) celebrated National Garden Week by
sprucing up & watering all previously
planted planters, baskets, and containers in
downtown Ball Ground and at the
school. Pictures include three large
planters at the ball field; eight hay baskets
on fences throughout Ball Ground; six
beautiful planters at Ball Ground
Elementary School & STEM Academy, and
two L-shaped planters beneath the
American
Flag
in
the
heart
of
downtown. Ladies present were Diane
Smith, Marie Nordest, Evelyn Foster, Hazel
Cochran, Beverly Poag, Paula Dorris, Vivian
Little, and Jennie Byers. Many thanks go to
Diane Smith, Beverly Poag, Linda Scrivner,
and others who had a part in the
planting. Thanks also to the Ball Ground
Business & Community Association for
assistance in purchasing flowers. Club
members have signed up to water all
locations with watering to be done three
times a week, based on rain received. The
ladies finished up the day with a wonderful
lunch at Madeline’s Café and Bakery in
Jasper. Our little town looks beautiful!
Submitted by Evelyn Foster, Publicity Chair
The Winder Garden Club ended its 2013 2014 year with a sandwich, salad, and
dessert picnic at the Winder City Pavilion.
This was a lovely spot and our first time
there. We had good food, fellowship, and a
wonderful plant auction. This is our main
money-making project for the year, and
there were lots of pass-along plants, plus
some unique ones. We usually don't meet
during the summer, but we decided to do a
"garden stroll" of member's yards. We're in
the process of making plans for that and
feel it might become a tradition!
Pat Tucker
Leucanthemum 'Aglaia'
(Shaggy Shasta Daisy)
(L) Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' Bee Balm
(R) Hemerocalis 'Alabama Jubilee'
Hemerocalis 'Siloam Double Classic'
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Left and Above, more of Jackie’s Flowers
Spade and Trowel Garden Club,
Rome, recently participated in the
Community
Wildlife
Backyard
Habitat certification program. Donna
Barnes, Chairperson for Laurel District
Community Wildlife, earlier presented a
program on Backyard Habitat and
Hummingbird Haven for Certification to
Spade and Trowel Garden Club and
encouraged members to apply for one or
both programs for their yards to be
certified. As a result, the club included
applying for certification as part of its
celebration of Garden Week in Georgia.
Ten members participated in the
Community Wildlife Project completing
the Backyard Habitat survey, and four also
completed the Hummingbird Haven
survey.
Spade and Trowel received awards at the
Garden Club of Georgia Convention in
Macon on May 14 – 15, 2014. The club
won first place and the Trophy Award for
Horticulture Program which is awarded to
the garden club presenting the best single
horticulture program during the year.
Susan Williams’ program on hydrangeas
was the winning program.
(Photo
below). The club’s newsletter, Digging
Up the News, placed second in
Publications, and the Yearbook received
Honorable Mention.
Townview Garden Club had their
May meeting before the summer break at
the beautiful home and gardens of Martha
Berry. Tim Brown, Director of the Martha
Berry Museum gave a tour of the home and
the new additions of pictures from the Berry
family. Also the gardens, esp. the back hill
behind the home is being "taken back" to
the days of Martha. He referred to "Garden
History of Georgia 1733-1933" printed
originally by The Garden Club of Georgia in
1934. Tim Brown's copy is a reprint from
the 70's. The gardens are still laid out the
same, which many of the historical gardens
can't claim. If you are in our area this
summer be sure to include the museum and
home and gardens in your ramblings. You
will be impressed!!!
No instructions needed.
See Photo Below
Have a Safe and Thankful July 4th
OAK HILL TOUR!
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Protecting Our Pollinators, Carol Brody Chair
Summer has arrived and with it come butterflies of all
sorts. In addition to growing vegetables and flowers,
gardeners may also be interested in encouraging butterflies
and pollinators in general, into their garden or backyard. Below are two
ideas for doing so.
1. Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail
In 2013 Mrs. Carter established her butterfly garden to bring awareness to conserving
butterflies, their habitats and for her love of nature. The trail idea emerged after
discussing the garden and Mrs. Carter’s desire to bring public awareness to the declining
number of the monarch butterfly population. A plan was established to promote public,
private and school gardens. Information about plants and garden features to have in
your garden are detailed at http://www.jimmycarter.info/carterbutterflytrail.htm. You
are invited to join the Trail. Joining the trail indicates that you are providing nectar
plants (flowers) as a butterfly food source and host plants (such as milkweed or parsley)
on which butterflies lay their eggs. Jackie Fulmer and I are interested to know how
many Laurel district members are participating in this activity to promote butterfly
habitats. If you join the trail, please email me at [email protected] with your name
and city you live in or garden club you are a member of.
2. Monarchs across Georgia
MAG is a committee of the Environmental Education Alliance and works together with
teachers, students, families, communities and garden clubs to study Monarch butterflies
and restore butterfly habitat across the state of Georgia. Its mission is to inspire future
caretakers of the natural environment by educating about monarch butterflies and other
pollinators. The website http://www.eealliance.org/mag has a wealth of information on
making your backyard pollinator friendly and as well information on volunteering for
Monarchs Across Georgia (http://www.eealliance.org/volunteers)
Just a thought:
Work like you don't need the money
Love like you've never been hurt
Dance like nobody's watching
Sing like nobody's listening
and Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
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COMMERCE
GARDEN CLUB
The Commerce Garden has been busy this spring. On February 25th, the Club met at
The Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens. The members learned the history of the center and
the educational opportunities that the Sandy Creek Nature Center provides for the extended
community. Programs are presented on different plant and animal species, and individual
plants and animals may be observed in the museum displays. The Nature Center also provides
home school science programs and summer camps for the primary grades. The Commerce
Club members toured the museum, observed the indoor displays, and the outdoor plant
habitat.
First photo shows some members of the Commerce Garden Club at the sign that the Sandy
Creek Nature Center welcomed us with. In March, the Commerce Garden Clubs had the Gala
Winds Flute Ensemble perform, “A Musical Journey Through the Garden." This musical trip
included tunes such as, “Edelweiss", "Summertime", “Blue Bells of Scotland", and "Lo, How a
Rose".
One
attachment
showing
the
flute
ensemble
playing.
On April 22nd-Earth Day- the Commerce Garden Club met to learn about Earth
preservation. Speaker Dotti Jones used gardening as a topic for renewing, recycling, and
saving our precious planet. May concluded the Commerce Garden Club's year. This last
meeting consisted of a buffet and a plant sale. Members brought extra garden plants that were
sold through vigorous bidding contests that energized everyone on a hot day.
Amicalola Garden Club
Baltimore Quilt Raffle
Photo (left) of the Caroline Silcox Daylily that was
presented at the 2013 GCG by the Kennesaw
Mountain Daylily Farm, located near Powder
Springs. This lily was sent by Caroline.
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Tickets: $2.00 or 3 for $5.00
Queen-sized, embroidered Baltimore quilt,
made byAmicalola Garden Club Members. To
purchase tickets, call (770) 893-8695; or mail a
self-addressed stamped envelope with payment
to: P.O. Box 25, Tate, GA 30177;
or purchase tickets on November 1, 2014 at
Tate gym during Tate Day. All proceeds are
utilized for community projects. Drawing will
be held November 1, 2014 at 3 p.m. at Tate
Gym.
You do not have to be present to win!
Wanda Wilburn and Janie Carroll,
Members of Dogwood Garden Club of Lawrenceville, Georgia
The Dogwood Garden Club of Lawrenceville, Georgia, recently held a garage and plant
sale to raise funds to purchase a tree to be planted in our new city park, The Lawrenceville
Green. Of course, we plan for it to be a dogwood tree. We have had programs on garden design
and floral design. Our June program took us to a Gwinnett County park, McDaniel Farm,
where one of our members oversees the herb garden.
ENVIROMENT IS IMPORTANT
Members of the Mountain Ivy Garden
Club of Clayton toured State Botanical
Garden in Athens in May. "Fun"
Chairwoman Gwen Fink arranged the
trip. Pictured are Fink, Bev Wilson,
Susan Fisher, Diane Mobley, Bess Green,
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I hope you know our National President, Linda
Nelson, wants us to learn new ways to garden
that protect our earth. One expert I hope you
will come to know is Howard Garrett at
DIRTDOCTOR.COM I believe you will enjoy
his website as well as his radio program. In the
Rome area on 1470 AM and 98.7 FM, I listen
before Sunday School and Church. Hopefully
other stations in Laurel will carry his Dallas,
Texas broadcasts. Howard has years of
experience in using natural rather than
dangerous chemical products and his sick tree
treatment works wonders if a Everything we
put on our yards has the potential to harm us
as well as our air, land and water so I hope we
can all learn new things to help protect our
environment and support Linda.
Georgia Burns
Environmental Team and Air/ Water Chair
Garden Club of Ellijay Flower Show
Cherokee Beauty
Open & free to the public
Location
Gilmer Arts Association
207 Dalton Street, Ellijay, Georgia 30540
Friday, June 27 - 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. (Reception 3:00 to 5:00)
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Saturday, June 28 - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Youth Reception and awards 1:00-2:00)
ELLEN AXSON WILSON AND THE WHITE HOUSE ROSE GARDEN
Press conferences, photography sessions,
official announcements, policy declarations,
celebrations of astronauts and sports
champions, and weddings have all taken
place in the White House Rose Garden.
Over 100 million visitors have explored the
lush grounds that surround the Oval Office.
These gardens, containing diamond shaped
beds, are bordered by boxwood and thyme.
They are flanked by Magnolia and seasonal
plantings; however, the primary focus of the
gardens is the array of roses including
“Queen Elizabeth” grandiflora roses and the
tea roses “Pascale,” “Pat Nixon,” and
“King’s Ransom.” This most prestigious
site in our nation’s capital was established
by former First Lady of the United States
Ellen Axson Wilson in 1913.
Wife of Woodrow Wilson, Ellen grew up in
Rome, Georgia, where her father served as
minister of the First Presbyterian Church.
Ellen thrived at the Rome Female College as
an avid reader and lover of art and flowers;
she later studied at the Art Students’ League
in New York. She painted her entire life
and relied on her artistic talent for solace
and creative inspiration through the years
that she served as First Lady of Princeton,
First Lady of New Jersey and First Lady of
the United States. Her preferred method of
painting, plein-air, reflected her desire to
honor the great beauty in nature on canvas.
As First Lady, Ellen Wilson not only
retained her identity as an artist, she also
became a role model for future First Ladies.
Mrs. Wilson was the first woman to
campaign with her husband, to attend
speeches given to Congress by her husband,
and to represent her own cause rather than
only those of her husband .She fervently
lobbied for the renewal of the inadequate
housing in the alleys surrounding the White
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House; this cause became one of her most
important crusades. As she lay dying in the
White House, the “Alley Bill” that she had
so strongly supported was passed by
Congress. Ellen spent the last months of
her life suffering from Bright’s Disease, a
kidney illness. However she continued to
work on her design of the Rose Garden.
Her design included the famous “Rose
Walk” through which Presidents stroll from
the Oval Office to the living quarters.
According to author Kristi Miller in her
book, Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson’s
First Ladies, “Ellen Wilson transformed the
role of the president’s wife.”
Her hometown of Rome, Georgia is
celebrating her life with several events this
year. As first lady, Ellen Wilson planned to
come back to Rome in September of 1914.
Due to her untimely death, this
homecoming did not take place; instead her
body was brought to Rome to be buried
next to her parents in Myrtle Hill. A
memorial service will take place at The First
Presbyterian Church on August 11 the site
on which her funeral was conducted. On
loan to the Rome Area Council for the Arts
from The Woodrow Wilson House, a
National Trust, Washington D.C., an
exhibition of 21 of Mrs. Wilson’s paintings
will be displayed at the Oak Hill and Martha
Berry Museum from July to October.
Author Kristi Miller will speak at Berry
College on September 11. The Rome Area
Council for the Arts and the Oak Hill
Martha Berry Museum invite you to visit
Rome for this long awaited celebration of
one of our nation’s most influential First
Ladies.
By Emily Hjort,
Four
Seasons
Garden
Club
Cumming Garden Club
Fun with Flowers Program
held May 3, 2014
Taking its lead from the
Spring 2014 issue of Deep
South Matters, Cumming
Garden Club hosted a
flower arranging workshop
for a local Girl Scout Troop.
Ruth Sutton, president of
Cumming Garden Club,
conducted the workshop and
demonstrated making a
traditional design, using the
same materials provided for the
girls.
Parents of the girls
joined in the fun, too.
Six Girl Scouts displayed
their designs. They were
assisted by Club members (L
to R in rear) Sherry
Brownlee, Shirley Thomas
and Ruth Sutton.
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CELEBRATING SOUTHERN STYLE
The
86 th
Annual Meeting of The Garden Clubs of Georgia, Inc.
The Macon Marriot City Center was the
location of the GCG State Convention. The
Rome Federated Garden Club had many
members attend the meeting. Awards
received by the RFGC or member clubs are
listed below:
National Garden Club Awards
#13-2-Ai: Educational Publication 1st
Townview “Tree Talk”
#53B Website (Council)
1st RFGC, GCG
1st RFGC, NGC, Best Overall
Deep South Region Award:
7-i: Litter Control: 2nd Townview
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
Awards
#7: Special Achievement: 3rd Townview
#10 1.A.i Garden Therapy: 2nd Townview
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#16
A Yearbook:
Clubs of 20 – 29: 1st Townview
HM Spade and Trowel
Club of 70 – 99: 1st Seven Hills
Trophy Winner Seven Hills
#16B: 5- 15 clubs: 1st RFGC
#19.i Horticulture Award
1st Spade and Trowel
Trophy Award
#25, A-2 Scrapbook, CD, 2nd Townview
#26, Poem Award, Class B
1st Kathy Donahue, Townview “Joy”
#28B: Publicity Press Book: 2nd RFGC
#37Ai (newsletter): 2nd Spade and Trowel
3rd Three Rivers
HM Townview
#37 B: 1st, RFGC (Newsletter-Council)
#37 b.2.i: Tree Talk Manual
Educational; 1st Townview
#37b5Ai: (Membership Brochure)
1st Three Rivers
2nd Townview
#40 Ai; Gardens for the Challenged:
1st Townview
#43Ai: Litter and Pollution Control Award
1st Townview
#46Ai: Public Relations Awards
1st Townview
#49B: Holiday Decorations Councils2nd RFGC
#53B Website (Council)
1st RFGC, GCG
1st RFGC, NGC, Best Overall
#58 A Junior Club Leadership Activities
2nd Townview, Sharon Norman
#59Ai: High School Gardeners
Activities Award
1st Townview (Trophy Winner)
#60Ai: Garden Week in Georgia
1st Three Rivers (Overall Winner)
3rd Townview
#H2 High School Gardener Yearbook
1st Townview (Trophy Winner)
Check the National Garden
Club winning website at
www.romefederatedgarden
clubs.com
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>
Please save the date
Wednesday, October 15, 2014,
> The Cherokee Garden Library
will host
Central Park Conservatory
> Garden Director and Author,
Lynden B. Miller,
who will discuss
> her award-winning book,
Parks, Plants, and People:
> Beautifying the Urban Landscape
ROADSIDE BEAUTIFICATION
By
KATHRYN LITTON, STATE CHAIRMAN
The Roadside Beautification program is alive and well in the Garden Club of
Georgia, Inc. Again this year the program received national recognition with the
book of evidence presented to NGC and a check for $500.
It is important for each club to budget the $25 or more donation to this project so
we can continue helping make the highways beautiful.
Another exciting bit of news for the beautification program is that the Callaway
Foundation will donate $4,000 per year for the next three years for the planting
of daffodils on the highway leading off I-85 to Callaway Gardens. After the three
years they will consider continuing with the donations. This will make a wonder
daffodil trail all along this highway.
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LAUREL LETTERS
“REACHING FOR OUR DESTINY AS WE LEARN AND GROW”
SUMMER, 2014
STONEHEDGE GARDEN CLUB OF BUFORD ENJOYS FIELD TRIP.
The Stonehedge Garden Club of Buford,
Georgia had a field trip to Historic
Oakland Cemetery in May. The cemetery
is only five blocks east of the State Capitol
in the midst of a revitalized, urban
residential and commercial area. Oakland
is one of the largest and most beautiful
green spaces in Atlanta and is the city’s
oldest landmark in continuous use. It was
placed on the National Register of Historic
Places
in
1976.
The
cemetery
simultaneously functions as an outdoor
art, architecture and history museum; and
invaluable education resource; a botanical
garden; an arboretum; an Audubon
wildlife sanctuary; an events venue; and
an
active
city
park.
We hired a tour bus to drive us down, had
a wonderful Tour Guide take us through
the cemetery, and then enjoyed lunch at a
fun restaurant across the street called
“Six
Feet
Under.”
STONEHEDGE GARDE CLUB ON TPIRS
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Thank you to our Program Chairman Jean
Bowen for organizing this fabulous field
trip for our Garden Club!
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OAKLAND CEMETARY
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THANK YOU FOR SENDING SUCH INTERESTING INFORMATION. OUR NEXT ISSUE WILL
BE IN THE FALL. PLEASE HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE SUMMER.
KATHY DONAHUE, LAUREL LETTERS EDITOR,([email protected].)
SUMMER, 2014
HOE’N IN EUHARLEE
PRESENTATION OF
PROCLAMATION
Sad News from
Hoe’n in Euharlee
Beth Wesley, 11 years old lost her fight
with cancer!!! Beth was one of our youth
members from our Sprouts Garden
Club. She was one of our first sprouts
when we started this club some five years
ago. Her grandmother, Liz King, is a
Amicalola Garden Club Awards
Scholarship
The Amicalola Garden Club is a service
club organization that was established in
1935 in the Tate Community.
We
celebrated our 79th anniversary of active
service in March this year. Our club is
affiliated with the state and national
garden clubs and one of the areas of work
we must fulfill to remain an authorized
club is the inclusion of schools as
beneficiaries of some of our projects. This
year, three of our members, Fran Cathey,
Pam Yeargin and Linda Allred brought a
proposal to the club that we sponsor a
scholarship for a Pickens High student to
further his or her education and was
subsequently approved by the club. The
winning recipient should be seeking a
major in a gardening field-horticulture,
botany, landscaping design, agriculture, or
other related study at a college or
technical college. We asked Mr. Sullivan
and his committee to oversee the selection
process for us. On behalf of the Amicalola
Garden Club and Ms. Jane Griffeth, our
President, I am pleased to announce that
the $500 scholarship is awarded to Miss
Emalee Elizabeth Gentry, who will be
majoring in horticulture at either
Chattahoochee Tech. or Lanier Tech.
member of the Hoe’n In Euharlee
Garden Club.
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