We now have 4,871 tabs and would really like to reach 5,000 or even more by Wednesday (tomorrow!!) afternoon. The pull tabs will be taken to the Federation Meeting on Thursday, so if any of you have not yet turned in those tabs, please do so by Wednesday afternoon, January 27th.
Many, many thanks for your help with this project, which is supported by the DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs and The Garden Club of Georgia.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Greater Atlanta Begonia Society Meeting
The Greater Atlanta Begonia Society will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, January 30, 2010 at Hastings Nature and Garden Center, 3920 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319.
Call Hastings at 404-869-7447 for directions.
The program will be presented by Doug Jensen from the greenhouse at Cave Springs, Georgia. He will bring examples of the begonias he is growing.
The Greater Atlanta Begonia Society is an affiliate member of the Garden Club of Georgia.
Call Hastings at 404-869-7447 for directions.
The program will be presented by Doug Jensen from the greenhouse at Cave Springs, Georgia. He will bring examples of the begonias he is growing.
The Greater Atlanta Begonia Society is an affiliate member of the Garden Club of Georgia.
Improved Cultivars
The following is sent on behalf of Redbud District Improved Cultivars Chairman Vickey Cooper.
Winter is definitely upon us! But we can think spring and explore new plant possibilities. Do you have an area in the garden you would like to try something different? Then I have some new ideas for you.
As you look over your plant catalogs, look for this exciting plant. Zahara Starlight Rose Zinnia is an All America Selection winner. The rose and white bicolor blooms will brighten up your garden. Zahara resists leaf spot and mildew and is heat and drought tolerant. Mature plants are 12 to 14 inches tall and wide. Think about adding Zahara to those large containers for the patio or plant Zahara in the front of the landscape border.
Another fun plant to look for is Heatwave Glimmer Sage. The tall blooms are white and especially good for contrast in the garden. Heatwave has a longer bloom time and quickly reblooms from spring until frost. Plants are disease resistant and drought tolerant. Try Heatwave in perennial borders and patio containers. You will find these plants to be fast-growing. Mature plants reach 30 inches in height and 36 inches in width.
Winter is definitely upon us! But we can think spring and explore new plant possibilities. Do you have an area in the garden you would like to try something different? Then I have some new ideas for you.
As you look over your plant catalogs, look for this exciting plant. Zahara Starlight Rose Zinnia is an All America Selection winner. The rose and white bicolor blooms will brighten up your garden. Zahara resists leaf spot and mildew and is heat and drought tolerant. Mature plants are 12 to 14 inches tall and wide. Think about adding Zahara to those large containers for the patio or plant Zahara in the front of the landscape border.
Another fun plant to look for is Heatwave Glimmer Sage. The tall blooms are white and especially good for contrast in the garden. Heatwave has a longer bloom time and quickly reblooms from spring until frost. Plants are disease resistant and drought tolerant. Try Heatwave in perennial borders and patio containers. You will find these plants to be fast-growing. Mature plants reach 30 inches in height and 36 inches in width.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Garden Club of Georgia Legislation
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
Mission: Beautification … Conservation … Education
Legislation & Governmental Affairs: Mary Lovings, Chairman; Marian Hill, Advisor; Helen Grogan and Johnnie Berry, Committee Club Representatives
Thank you; THANK YOU to all who contacted their Legislators from home on Monday. Thank you; THANK YOU to all who came to the Capitol Monday with its quirky sense of time and action and who weren't rattled by the process and procedures they encountered there. That there were 50+ of us there, especially on an extremely cold day, made a significant statement. Thank you, THANK YOU, Betty Grimes, for leading us and being there with us and to Sara Lanier and to Joy Stuart for their sustained supportiveness ofthe garden we call Georgia. Thank you, Marian Hill and Helen Grogan for your help and support and for being there.
What was especially important was that most of us who came to the Capitol hadn't been there before. The effort spreads. Members came from across Georgia including Atlanta, Gainesville, Macon, Decatur, St. Simons Island, Stone Mountain, Augusta, Avondale Estates, Hiawassee, Sandy Springs, Rochelle, and Milledgeville. Great going, everyone, for helping to Flourish Our Future! The " .... Conservation ..." part of the GCG Mission continues. The air and water and trees and wildlife can't speak for themselves: GCG can and does speak for conservation. As Dr. Seuss wrote,"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues." GCG will need to continue to speak for conservation and to speak for it often and from everywhere in the state. Atmosphere at the Capitol is changing, and a fresh breeze is flowing along its halls and into its chambers. A new House Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem as well as a new Majority Whip who are willing to listen are welcomed.
GCG's since 1928 effort to plant trees and reduce the number of billboards will continue until Georgia's General Assembly realizes the importance of pines and butterflies and air and rabbits and soil and native wildflowers and rivers. If you don't remember GCG's FLOW~, use http://coastgis.marsci.uga.edu/summit/whatbasin.htm as a starting point and move ahead to our partner Georgia River Network http://www.garivers.org/garivers/river_info.html.
Georgia has to be a prime target for those who want to remove beneficial trees.
It's the largest state east of the MIssissippi;
It has three major Interstate Highways that run through it: !-20, I-85, and !-95, and that's a lot of right of way territory to be used.
It has what has been an outdoor advertising dream - a General Assembly that allows unlimited gifts to its members.
Among the many migratory birds that head to Florida for the Winter and then back North in the Spring are the snowbirds that pass along Georgia highways, stopping along the way for rest and food, to replenish their supplies, and to see the sights in a state with mountains, a rolling piedmont, coastal plains and marshes, and a glorious seashore.
Those who understand the benefits of trees on highway rights of way have been successful for three consecutive years. Those who want to remove the trees to use public land for private profit try to convince those with a 3-O winning record to compromise. To continue with words from another classic children's book with a message so simple that even an adult can understand it, "Curiouser and curiouser."
Wednesday, I attended a meeting of those who try to protect Georgia's waters - more on that later and separately. Thursday, I talked with Becky Kelly, State Parks and Historic Sites Director, who appreciates our support of and becoming Friends of State Parks; she and I have known and respected the work of each other since 1978.
The General Assembly will be in recess next week for the MLK birthday and to work on the budget. If anyone took a photo of the group in the House Gallery, please email or post it to me and to Victoria Chandler for Garden Gateways. Please also send Victoria and me your photos of GCG members at the Capitol. I've discovered at least one GCG member who arrived a bit late and who therefore did not get a ticket for the Halcyon box drawing. If there are others, please let me know ASAP.
Most appreciatively,
Mary Lovings
Mission: Beautification … Conservation … Education
Legislation & Governmental Affairs: Mary Lovings, Chairman; Marian Hill, Advisor; Helen Grogan and Johnnie Berry, Committee Club Representatives
Thank you; THANK YOU to all who contacted their Legislators from home on Monday. Thank you; THANK YOU to all who came to the Capitol Monday with its quirky sense of time and action and who weren't rattled by the process and procedures they encountered there. That there were 50+ of us there, especially on an extremely cold day, made a significant statement. Thank you, THANK YOU, Betty Grimes, for leading us and being there with us and to Sara Lanier and to Joy Stuart for their sustained supportiveness ofthe garden we call Georgia. Thank you, Marian Hill and Helen Grogan for your help and support and for being there.
What was especially important was that most of us who came to the Capitol hadn't been there before. The effort spreads. Members came from across Georgia including Atlanta, Gainesville, Macon, Decatur, St. Simons Island, Stone Mountain, Augusta, Avondale Estates, Hiawassee, Sandy Springs, Rochelle, and Milledgeville. Great going, everyone, for helping to Flourish Our Future! The " .... Conservation ..." part of the GCG Mission continues. The air and water and trees and wildlife can't speak for themselves: GCG can and does speak for conservation. As Dr. Seuss wrote,"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues." GCG will need to continue to speak for conservation and to speak for it often and from everywhere in the state. Atmosphere at the Capitol is changing, and a fresh breeze is flowing along its halls and into its chambers. A new House Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem as well as a new Majority Whip who are willing to listen are welcomed.
GCG's since 1928 effort to plant trees and reduce the number of billboards will continue until Georgia's General Assembly realizes the importance of pines and butterflies and air and rabbits and soil and native wildflowers and rivers. If you don't remember GCG's FLOW~, use http://coastgis.marsci.uga.edu/summit/whatbasin.htm as a starting point and move ahead to our partner Georgia River Network http://www.garivers.org/garivers/river_info.html.
Georgia has to be a prime target for those who want to remove beneficial trees.
It's the largest state east of the MIssissippi;
It has three major Interstate Highways that run through it: !-20, I-85, and !-95, and that's a lot of right of way territory to be used.
It has what has been an outdoor advertising dream - a General Assembly that allows unlimited gifts to its members.
Among the many migratory birds that head to Florida for the Winter and then back North in the Spring are the snowbirds that pass along Georgia highways, stopping along the way for rest and food, to replenish their supplies, and to see the sights in a state with mountains, a rolling piedmont, coastal plains and marshes, and a glorious seashore.
Those who understand the benefits of trees on highway rights of way have been successful for three consecutive years. Those who want to remove the trees to use public land for private profit try to convince those with a 3-O winning record to compromise. To continue with words from another classic children's book with a message so simple that even an adult can understand it, "Curiouser and curiouser."
Wednesday, I attended a meeting of those who try to protect Georgia's waters - more on that later and separately. Thursday, I talked with Becky Kelly, State Parks and Historic Sites Director, who appreciates our support of and becoming Friends of State Parks; she and I have known and respected the work of each other since 1978.
The General Assembly will be in recess next week for the MLK birthday and to work on the budget. If anyone took a photo of the group in the House Gallery, please email or post it to me and to Victoria Chandler for Garden Gateways. Please also send Victoria and me your photos of GCG members at the Capitol. I've discovered at least one GCG member who arrived a bit late and who therefore did not get a ticket for the Halcyon box drawing. If there are others, please let me know ASAP.
Most appreciatively,
Mary Lovings
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tucker Library Dedication on January 23, 2010
The new, state-of- the-art Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library will open in January 2010. The dedication ceremony for the new facility is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m. at the library branch's new location, 5234 LaVista Rd. (at the intersection of LaVista Road and Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker). The public is invited to join DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, county commissioners, library trustees, administrators and staff for the ceremony, which will include a ribbon cutting, tours of the new building, and refreshments.
The 25,000-square-foot building, designed by the architectural firm of Leo A. Daly and constructed by the Hogan Construction Group, will hold 82,000 volumes and includes 42 public access computers, a computer lab, special areas for children and teens and a café. Service begins at the branch on Monday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, call 404-370-8450, ext. 2224.
The 25,000-square-foot building, designed by the architectural firm of Leo A. Daly and constructed by the Hogan Construction Group, will hold 82,000 volumes and includes 42 public access computers, a computer lab, special areas for children and teens and a café. Service begins at the branch on Monday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, call 404-370-8450, ext. 2224.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of Tucker High School – Phase I
Tucker High School has been a major part of the Tucker community and prides itself on a longstanding tradition of excellence. We invite you to come celebrate with the staff, students and community of Tucker High School.
January 14, 2010
5 PM‐6 PM: Reception for our community, business owners, and local organizations
6 PM‐7 PM: Guided tours of new school
7 PM‐8 PM: Curriculum Night – Parents, Students & Teachers
(Since parking at the school is still somewhat limited, additional parking is available at First Baptist Church and Tucker First United Methodist Church.)
January 14, 2010
5 PM‐6 PM: Reception for our community, business owners, and local organizations
6 PM‐7 PM: Guided tours of new school
7 PM‐8 PM: Curriculum Night – Parents, Students & Teachers
(Since parking at the school is still somewhat limited, additional parking is available at First Baptist Church and Tucker First United Methodist Church.)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs News
The January Program for the DeKalb Federation will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Courtyard at Callanwolde.The program is “Gardening With Conifers – Four Season Color” given by Mr. Tom Cox, Cox Arboretum and Gardens.
Community Gardening
Hosted by CEO Burrell Ellis and
Commissioner Kathie Gannon
Saturday, January 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus
Interested in starting a garden in your community? Looking for access to fresh, local fruits and vegetables? Join us to find out more about the new Community Gardens initiative in DeKalb County. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to talk to representatives from local farms and gardens, and sign up for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and DeKalb County Community Gardens. This event is free.
Northlake Community Alliance Shred Day
Saturday, January 23, 2010
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Resurgens Bank Building
2300 Henderson Mill Road
(across from Bambinelli’s)
Defend yourself against fraud and identity theft. Take advantage of our on-site shredding of personal information. Bring your sensitive paperwork
such as tax records, credit card statements and canceled checks to be shredded on site. Any donations benefit the Northlake Community Alliance.
Dues Deadline
Dues of $25 are payable NO LATER than the February meeting. If you are planning to go inactive, notify the membership chairman and pay inactive dues of $30. You can turn in your check to the treasurer or leave it in her mailbox.
January Field Trip
The January field trip will be to the Atlanta Civic Center to see Diana: A Celebration, Chronicling the Life of the Late Princess of Wales. This exhibition will feature more than 150 personal objects that chronicle Princess Diana’s life, including artifacts, photos, family jewels, designer clothing and the famous wedding gown from her 1981 Royal Wedding to Prince Charles. For more information, see http://www.dianaexhibition.com
The field trip will take place on Thursday, January 28. Meet at 9:30 at Winding Vista. Lunch will be at Mary Mac’s Tea Room. The cost of the tour is $18.50 for adults and $15.50 for seniors.
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