Dogwood Dialogue

Director: 

Terry Waith 

Co-Director 

Debbie Vann 

Chairmen: 

Adams, Chris 

Benson, Betty 

Berry, Johnnie P. 

Bourque, Barbara 

Brown, Joan 

Bryant, Mary Ann 

Caden-Noble, Dellis 

Capps, Rosa 

Carpenter, Sally 

Catron, Staci 

Cole, Reba 

Collins, Mary 

Collins, Gretchen 

Covington, Pam 

Davidson, Rosie 

Dennis, Martha 

Dost, Jacqueline 

Dunn, Lee 

Edwards, Ann 

Ellis, Beth 

Fawcett, Emily 

Fletcher, Ann 

Grogan, Helen 

Hanlon, Sandy 

Hawkinson, Nola 

Henson, Nan 

Ippolito, Cathy 

Johnson, Sheila 

Jones, JoAnn 

Kirkpatrick, Lisa 

Knight, Martha 

Kuykendall, Gina 

Lifsey, Marion 

McClanahan, Julia 

McGinnis, Julia 

Payne, Jackie 

Rehwinkel, Patti 

Rhodes, Patsy 

Robinson, Lisa 

Roland, Cookie 

Rouse, Dot 

Taylor, Barbara 

Trankina, Bettye 

Wakefield, Pam 

Webb, Marsha 

Werner, Brencie 

Whiteman, Jane 

Dogwood Dialogue 

A newsletter of the Dogwood District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. 

“Dynamic Dogwoods…. Investing in the Future” 

Terry Waith, Dogwood District Director – TWaith@bellsouth.net 

Spring/Summer 2010 Edition 

Dear Dynamic Dogwoods, 

We wish to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who volunteered 

during the May, 2010, National Garden Club Convention in Atlanta. Many of 

our club members read the “plea for help” from Barbara Taylor and Lisa Robinson 

and responded by filling available positions. The NGC members and guests 

enjoyed the Southern Hospitality! Kudos are coming from all over the nation. 

Many of the garden clubs in our District took the time to brag about what they 

had accomplished during the year. Books of Evidence were submitted last fall 

and excitement mounted as awards were presented in May at the One Day Convention 

in Macon for The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. This newsletter has a 

complete listing for Dogwood’s Awards on page 7. 

It was a pleasure reading all the Club President’s Reports of Garden Club 

Achievements. To say our Dogwood District is Dynamic is an understatement. 

At the upcoming August 10th District Board Meeting (at Hastings—10 am) we 

will distribute the Standard of Excellence Awards to all those clubs who completed 

the report and who qualified for the Award. Also, Certificates of Appreciation 

for your club’s 2009-10 donations will be presented. Please review 

the ‘Best Programs of the Year’ on page 18 of this newsletter. This information 

was gleaned from the President’s Reports, and therefore the programs 

listed come highly recommended from other clubs in our district. 

The next newsletter will be published in mid-August— following the District 

Board Meeting. If your club has a function it wishes to promote, please send 

the information to Barbara before August 1st. Email: B.Bourque@comcast.net 

During the summer most 

of the clubs will meet to 

discuss projects and budgets 

for the coming term. 

Please consider including 

donations for some of the 

programs listed on the next 

page as part of your proposed 

budget. For a complete 

description of these 

programs refer to the 2010 

GUIDE, page numbers as 

noted. 

Together we will continue 

to conserve, educate and 

beautify! 

Terry 

Nola Hawkinson of Riverside West GC and RWGC 

President, Jean Azar (right), join Terry Waith in 

admiring the designs created by Gretchen Collins at the 

Fulton Federation Awards Luncheon. 

Dogwood Dialogue—Spring/Summer 2010 1

Arboreta, Botanical & Memorial Gardens 

The purpose is to promote an active interest 

in Arboreta and Botanical Gardens. A listing 

of these gardens and arboretums can be located 

on page 137. 

Garden Therapy 

This program promotes 

the therapeutic 

aspects of gardening 

by providing 

gardening activities 

for clients at Central 

State Hospital and 

Regional Hospitals. 

Pages 150-151 

Historic Preservation 

of Gardens 

and Sites Garden 

preservation is implemented 

through 

three specific programs: 

the Historic 

House and Garden 

Pilgrimage, the Historic 

Landscape and 

Garden Grants and 

the Historic Landscape 

Initiative. 

Pages 155-156 

Land Trust – 

Marshall Forest 

The goal is to 

heighten public 

awareness of the 

critical need to save 

ecologically-unique 

lands. This is an old 

growth urban forest 

in Rome. This past 

year we donated funds through the Nature 

Conservancy of Georgia to repair the Braille 

Trail. Page 159 

Special Causes 

Of The 

Garden Club 

of Georgia 

During the summer. Many clubs 

will be formulating their budgets 

for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. 

Please consider these very 

worthwhile projects as you open 

your check books in the months 

ahead. Additional descriptions 

can be found in the GUIDE—page 

numbers are given. 

Send your donations to the 

appropriate Chairman—see What 

to Send Where on page 359 of the 

GUIDE. Voucher forms are 

available on the GCG website for 

your convenience. 

LeConte-Woodmanston The Foundation’s 

mission is to restore the rice plantation and its 

gardens and to gather documentation about the 

African-American and the LeConte families 

who lived there. For more information on Le- 

Conte-Woodmanston, 

visit www.lecontewoodmanston.org 

or the 

2010 GUIDE, page160. 

Natural Disasters 

Natural Disasters refers to 

devastation created by 

floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, 

earthquakes, ice 

storms, forest fires, etc. 

The purpose of this program 

is to aid states that 

experience such devastation. 

Pages 165-166 

Roadside Beautification 

The Garden Club of 

Georgia, Inc, in partnership 

with the Georgia 

DOT, instituted a program 

to protect Georgia’s 

roadside wildflowers and 

to promote enhancement 

of roadsides with plantings 

of annuals and perennials. 

Pages 167-168 

Garden Club of Georgia 

Scholarships 

Scholarships, awarded 

annually to qualified 

college students in Georgia, 

are funded by the sale 

of Expressions (GCG’s 

Engagement Calendar), 

interest from the Brown 

Thrasher and Cherokee Rose Scholarship 

Funds, State Life Memberships and direct donations. 

Pages 168-169 


NGC Convention “Atlanta Abloom” Highlights 

Many talented Dogwood District members assembled the designs for the 

design banquet Friday night at the NGC Convention. The metal 

sculpture was used to reflect the WAFA logo. Mirrors and candles were 

provided by Deen Day 

Sanders. 

Gloria Ward & Gretchen Collins 

Above: Mary Ann Bryant, Lisa Robinson 

and Sheila Johnson 

Joyce Mortison and JoAnn Jones 

The “Design” 

Michelle Kirk and Ann Fletcher 

Barbara Crank and 

Brenda Brettschneider 

Chairman: Bettye Trankina 

– Alpharetta 

Co-Chairman: Gretchen 

Collins – Roswell 

Committee of Dogwood District 

Volunteers: 

Gail Alligood– Carrollton 

(Spade & Trowel) 

Betty Benson– Douglasville 

(Skint Chestnut) 

Brenda Brettschneider– Dunwoody 

(Spalding) 

Mary Ann Bryant – Marble Hill 

(Spalding) 

Bonnie Campbell–Fayetteville 

(ImaginatiF) 

Barbara Crank – Duluth (Designers) 

Ann Fletcher – Carrollton 

(Spade & Trowel) 

Sheila Johnson – Marietta 

(Sandy Springs ) 

Jo Ann Jones – Roswell 

(Martins Landing) 

Michelle Kirk – Douglasville 

(Town & Country) 

Sarah Ridgeway (worked hard 

but missed the picture) – 

Atlanta (Pine Center) 

Lisa Robinson – Milton 

(Alpharetta GC) 

Gloria Ward– Marietta 

(Sandy Springs GC) 

Gail Alligood 

Betty Benson, Bettye Trankina & 

Bonnie Campbell 


NGC Convention Promoted WAFA 

15 - 19 June 2011 

Seaport World Trade Ctr 

Boston, Massachusetts 

Marsha Webb’s 

WAFA Design 

The 10th World Flower Show: 

Marsha Webb Volunteered as a Hostess at the Design Banquet Friday 

evening. Her WAFA Design is featured in the photo at left. Marsha was 

asked to do this very tall floor design as a welcoming companion to the 

table designs at the banquet honoring Judith Blacklock at the NGC 

Convention and in the manner of the WAFA, 10 th World Flower Show 

Logo. It took over 5 hours to complete this large floor design with three 

globes that were unified by shape, color and repetition into one unit. The 

heights of the globes were approximately 12 feet, 10 feet and 8 feet. She 

could not have done this task without the wonderful help of Carole Smith, 

Eddie Burdette, Frank Webb and Jimmy Ogletree. The mechanics were 

many, many orchid tubes filled with both red gladiolas and white Casa 

Blanca Lilies. These were then wired stem by stem onto wooden dowels. 

These flower covered dowels were then placed on a diagonal inside each of 

the globes on an axis. These three aluminum properties were hand-crafted 

to precise specifications 

and will be seen again 

when used in a new 

manner at the 10 th World 

Flower Show next year in 

Boston. 

Marsha Webb’s 

WAFA Design—close-up 

Nancy Norris, Beth Stockton and Nola Hawkinson 

volunteered at the registration table 

Roswell Garden Club members volunteered at the NGC's 

Member Services booth. L to R:Sandy Hanlon, Debbie 

Vann, King Trousdale, and Carolyn Herndon 


More NGC Convention Highlights - Seminars 

Johnnie Berry gave a presentation on 

African Violets to a gathering at the 

Central Atlantic Regional Luncheon. 

She is seen below with some of the 

beautiful plants she showcased during 

her talk. 

Johnnie’s 

Violets 

"Southern Inspiration and Creativity Collide" was 

the title of the creative abstract design seminar presented by The 

Designers Club. Each design represented an interesting sight 

around Atlanta. These talented ladies from the Designers Club 

presented a Design seminar at the NGC Convention: Jan 

Green, JoAnn Jones, Barbara Crank, Bettye Trankina, Cookie 

Roland and Gretchen Collins. 

The Atlanta Botantical Garden - 

JoAnn Jones 

Children’s Museum by 

Gretchen Collins 

High Museum by 

Cookie Roland 

Fox Theatre 

by Jan Green 

Laser show at 

Stone Mtn by 

Barbara Crank 

Southern 

Caviar , 

“Black 

Eyed 

Peas” by 

Bettye 

Trankina 


More NGC Convention Highlights 

Jane Whiteman, 

Barbara 

Bourque and 

Jane Hersey 

served as 

information 

hostesses, 

Betty Benson 

and Bettye 

Trankina on 

their way to 

the designs 

Barbara Taylor and Dot Rouse share 

a smile for the camera. 

Barbara Bourque, Helen Grogan, 

Johnnie Berrie and Jane Whiteman about 

to enter the Awards Banquet. 

Mrs. Pearl Fryar ( Metra) wife of our guest speaker was greeted 

by Johnnie Berry, Cellestine Jimerson, Jean Austin, (Metra is 

in the center wearing light grey suit,) Evelyn Walthall, Teresa 

Bussey, Sarah Ridgeway and Helen Grogan. 

Cookie Roland and 

her husband sold 

C & T Designs 

in the Vendor Room. 

...and to the many 

other Dynamic 

Dogwoods who 

volunteered and are 

not in a photo… 

Thank you!! 


2009 Awards Announced at 2010 GCG State Annual Meeting 

To All the Dynamic Dogwoods, WOW! 

You did it again. Won at the State level, at Deep South and National! 

Roswell Garden Club 

GCG#1 GCG Trophy (Best Club in GA) 

GCG #4Aii Bird 

GCG#37A 2Aii Publication 

GCG#37B 5Aii Publication- Membership 

GCG#46Aii Public Relations 

GCG#49Aii Holiday Decorations 

GCG#50Aii Gardening 

GCG#51Aii Butterfly Conservation 

GCG#J-4 Horticultural Program 

DSR#5 Public Relations 

DSR#8 Bird Award 

DSR#11 Horticulture 

Third Place 

Second Place 

Third Place 

Second Place 

First Place 

Second Place 

Second Place 

Second Place 

First Place Junior Club 

Third Place 

Hon. Mention 

Third Place 

Debbie Vann 

of Roswell 

GC made 

many trips up 

to the podium 

to accept 

awards for her 

club. 

Spalding Garden Club 

GCG#37 A-2ii Publications (Newsletter) First Place 

GCG#37B-7Aii Publications ( Other ) First Place 

GCG#38Aii -School Grounds Improvement First Place and 

Trophy Winner 

GCG#51Aii Butterfly Conservation First Place - and 

Trophy Winner 

NGC#43 Butterfly Conservation Cert. of Commendation 

Mary 

Ann 

Bryant 

And 

Marion 

Lifsey 

accepting 

awards for 

Spalding 

GC. 

Ama-Kanasta, Skint Chestnut, Sweetwater, Town and Country Garden Clubs— 

for “LIMELIGHT” 

GCG#23A-2 Flower Show Schedule Award 

First Place and Peach Rosette 

GCG#35 Near Club Flower Show Award 

First Place 

GCG#45B-1 Flower Show Staging 

First Place 

NGC # 35 Near Club Standard Flower Show 

Florence Frey of Sweetwater GC, Kathy Henry of Ama- 

Kanasta GC, Michelle Kirk of Town & Country GC, and 

Betty Benson of Skint Chestnut GC accept many awards for 

their 2009 joint flower show, LIMELIGHT, held in 

conjunction with the Annual Penny McHenry Hydrangea 

Festival. Betty Grimes, GCG President, presented their award 

certificates at the One Day Meeting in Macon this past May. 

Dogwood District Board 

Meeting & 

Awards Celebration 

On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, the Board Meeting will begin 

promptly at 10:00 a.m. at Hastings Garden Center. Immediately 

following the business meeting, Terry Waith, Dogwood 

District Director will present the Standard of Excellence 

Awards & Certificates of Appreciation to each garden club 

president or club’s representative who completed the President’s 

Report. We hope everyone will participate in the celebration! 

Invitations will be mailed in July. 


GCG Board Meeting & One Day Annual Meeting - Macon 

Dogwood District members attended the State Board Dinner: Back row: Barbara Bourque, Lisa Robinson, Martha 

Knight, Emily Fawcett, Betty Benson, Bettye Trankina, Cookie Roland, and Johnnie Berry. Seated: Jane Whiteman, 

Terry Waith and Helen Grogan. 

Willie Mae McDaniel and Johnnie Hadley 

enjoy the dinner at the State Board Meeting. 

Kathy Henry of Ama-Kanasta (2nd from right) and Terry 

Waith accept certificates from GCG President Betty Grimes at 

the One Day Meeting in Macon. 

GCG President Betty Grimes, Debbie Vann of 

Roswell GC and Susan Turner (GCG Youth 

Chairman) stand before the meeting as Roswell 

GC is recognized for its work with the 

Junior Club in Roswell. 


2011 Expressions 

Congratulations to the following Dynamic 

Dogwood Members whose designs are 

featured in the GCG’s calendar: 

2011 Expressions: 

Arranger of the Year: 

Barbara P. Bailey – 

Spalding Garden Club 

Co-Editors Award: 

Maidee Spencer – 

Sandy Springs Garden Club 

Marsha Webb – 

Sandy Springs Garden Club 

Helen Grogan – 

Pine Center Garden Club 

Emily Fawcett for Laurel District, 

but she’s our Treasurer! 


GCG 2011 CALENDAR ORDER FORM - Check One Method Of Delivery 

Pick Up Calendars At The Dogwood District Meeting -October 20th - To pick up calendars at our 

Dogwood District meeting, return this form with your payment to OUR District Calendar Chairman : Barbara 

Wilbanks prior to the District meeting. See her address below. 

Mail Calendar Order If you want your calendars shipped, return this form with your payment to 

Naomi Gerson, 718 Allison Park, Macon, GA 31210 478-471-0622 e-mail gers4177@bellsouth.net 

CLUB :_______________________________________________ DISTRICT:__Dogwood_District______ 

PRESIDENT'S NAME:____________________________________________________________________ 

ADDRESS:______________________________________ ______________________________________ 

CITY ____________________________________________STATE__________,ZIP___________________ 

PHONE:______________________EMAIL:___________________________________________________ 

No. of Calendars Standard Size ( 5-1/2"x 8-1/2") 

No. of Calendars Pocket Size ( 4" x 6") 

Shipping and Handling if mailed (see rates below). 

NOTE TAX RATE 

_____________@ $ 8.00 ea. = $__________ 

_____________@ $ 6.00 ea. = $__________ 

$__________ 

Subtotal: $ __________ 

GA. Residents Add 7% Sales Tax............................ $__________ 

Total Amount Due**................................................... $__________ 

**(Enclose Check Made Payable to THE GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA, INC.) 

CALENDAR CHAIRMEN 

Naomi Gerson, State Calendar Marketing Chairman- 

718 Allison Park, Macon, GA 31210 

478-471-0622 e-mail gers4177@bellsouth.net 

LAUREL DISTRICT 

Pamela Kuchler 

6659 Ben Parks Road 

Murrayville, GA. 30564 

770-983-3168 

ptkuchler@bellsouth.net 

CAMELLIA DISTRICT 

Naomi Gerson 

718 Allison Park, 

Macon, GA 31210 

478-471-0622 

gers4177@bellsouth.net 

AZALEA DISTRICT 

Charolette Thompson 

7744 Linton Road 

Sandersville, GA 31082-9534 

478-552-1671 

SouthernStitchin@aol.com 

MAGNOLIA DISTRICT 

Jackie Lampley 

115 Kingsland Road 

Hawkinsville, GA. 31036 

478-987-2981 

J_Lampley@msn.com 

OLEANDER DISTRICT 

JoAnne Furman 

104 Chelsea Circle 4 

Statesboro, GA 30458-5063 

912-681-9900(h) 912-764-8200 (w) 

rattray@furmantech.net 

DOGWOOD DISTRICT 

Barbara Wilbanks 

4030 Fernway Court 

Norcross, GA 30092-1822 

770-448-7948 

barbarawilbanks@yahoo.com 

SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES WITHIN THE U.S. 

Standard or Pocket Size 

1-2 Calendars $ 4.00 11-25 Calendars $ 13.00 

3-10 Calendars $ 7.00 26-49 Calendars $ 16.00 

For postage rates for 50 or more calendars, call Naomi Gerson 

REDBUD DISTRICT 

Carol Weaver 

2427 HWY 36W 

Jackson, GA 30233-5821 

770-775-3205 

bungiecat@bellsouth.net 


TinyTreasures - Dogwood District's Petite 

Standard Flower Show - March 25 - 26, 2011 

Betty Trankina, Petite Standard Flower Show Chairman, and Cookie 

Roland, Staging Chairman, met at the Heritage Sandy Springs Building 

on Thursday, May 27th to discuss the plans for the Flower Show. 

Exciting details will be forthcoming to help you grow your flowers and 

plan your entries. 

Remember Georgia's Children Foundation 

This information is being passed along to Dogwood District clubs that may be interested in 

assisting with this project. 

Christy Zeigler is president of Remember Georgia's Children Foundation which is a not for profit 

organization dedicated to celebrating the lives of all children. The Foundation is carrying out the 

mission by building The Children's Park of Georgia. This park will be unlike any place in Georgia 

to combine beautiful gardens and meaningful writings with the unified purpose of celebrating the 

precious children that bless our lives. 

This park will be located in Metro-Atlanta (in the Southern portion of Cherokee County) with easy 

accessibility to interstates I-75 and I-575. They are very close to finalizing details of a partnership 

with Cherokee County for this park that will serve our statewide community. Their biggest concern 

is perpetual maintenance for the special 

gardens. The county is happy to provide standard 

maintenance that they would do in any other park; 

however, they said they would not be able to 

"prune a single rose". Fortunately, so many of the 

community citizens have a passion for gardening 

and community service. The challenge is to collect 

letters of support and commitment that once this 

special park is built, there will be organizations and 

enough people who will help with the specialized 

gardening. 

For further information please visit their website: http://www.RememberGeorgiasChildren.org 

With Sympathy 

Club Presidents, 

Please advise of any deaths within 

your club. 

Thank you. 

It is with sadness that we report the passing 

of the 

following Dogwood District Members: 

Pat Patterson (Mrs. Edward C.) who had 

been a member of Druid Hills Garden 

Club since 1976. 

Elaine Dowis – Wieuca Garden Club 

Terry— 

twaith@bellsouth.net 

We will miss them. 


Great Happenings at the Georgia Regional Hospital/Atlanta— 

Thanks to Dynamic Dogwoods 

Dogwood District has some hard working 

volunteers. Read what GRHA has to say….. 

Georgia Regional Hospital Garden Club News 

Written by: Gail Raby, Community Resource Officer 

GRHA is having an exciting year. The Fig Leaf projects were 

received with many happy faces. GRHA sends a great big 

thank you to all the clubs for their support. 

In February Terry Waith was instrumental in contacting one of 

DeKalb County’s master gardeners, Willie Mae McDaniel to 

assist in educating the Activity Therapy Staff on the best ways 

to utilize their garden space and also offering gardening tips. 

We not only got to 

have meetings with Mrs. McDaniel and Gary Peiffer but we were 

able to receive a pruning class from Stan Leacock. From there 

we were introduced to Lynwood Blackmon , and Bobby Wilson 

(County Extension Agents ). They along with Johnnie Berry, Helen 

Grogan, Terry Waith and Willie Mae McDaniel assisted us in 

building 3 raised garden beds and they planted vegetables for us. 

Then 

Berry, 

Grogan, 

and Waith 

gave us 

some tips 

on how to 

maintain the crops. Wilson keeps close tabs on the 

garden ensuring we are staying on top of things. 

April 30 th Johnnie Berry, Helen Grogan, and Terry 

Waith came out to assist in cleaning out the Skilled 

Nursing Unit’s flower beds, trimming the wisteria, 

and putting down new wood chips. I call them 

the Awesome Three. It did not just stop with the 

gardening; we were able to get a new sewing 

machine for our Clothing Center thanks to The 

Garden Club of Georgia. 

Note from Terry: On May 12th two extension 

agents installed three raised vegetable gardens 

for the staff and clients. The Dynamic Dogwood 

gardeners shoveled the compost (from the zoo) 

into the beds as the guys built them. Then the 

vegetables were planted: tomatoes, potatoes, 

squash, peanuts, cucumbers and other varieties of 

good things to eat! 


Standard Flower Show in Douglasville 

“Twist-n-Shout “ 

Ama-Kanasta, Skint Chestnut, Sweetwater, 

and Town and Country Garden Clubs of 

Douglasville, in cooperation with the Douglas 

County Master Gardeners presented a 

Standard Flower Show with the title Twist-n- 

Shout on June 5-6. All of the titles for the 

Divisions, Sections, and Classes were names 

of or lines from songs, creating a musical 

theme. The show had 460 beautiful 

horticulture entries, 24 designs, 20 youth 

design designs, 1 youth educational exhibit, 

2 educational exhibits and a commercial 

exhibit. All of the Top Awards offered were 

I Love the Night Life 

placed. 

Catherine Arrendale, at the grand old age of 90, was the 

first entrant in the Design Section. Catherine had a competitive 

spirit, good taste and a flair for creativity. She chose “I Love the 

Night Life”, a Capsule Functional Dinner Table for one, and 

immediately began planning her design. She became ill and while 

hospitalized told a fellow club member where she had stored most 

of the components “in case anything happens”. She also had a note 

regarding the details for her design including the black, white and 

silver color scheme and the container. Included in the box were a 

plate, two glasses, white napkins, a square silver napkin ring and 

silver Christmas ornament balls. 

She also had written a note that two lines from a Harry Lauder’s 

Walking Stick were to be sprayed silver and dipped in diamond 

dust and silver glitter. Sadly, Catherine passed away 

unexpectedly in February. Another fellow club member 

volunteered to execute Catherine’s plans and fill in her entry in the 

show to honor her memory. Her efforts resulted in a blue ribbon 

winning design repeating the blue Catherine had won in 2009 . 


2010 JoAnn Jones Civic Improvement Award 

Spalding Garden Club received the 2009 JoAnn Jones Civic Improvement Award 

for the most outstanding CI project. 

Surely your garden club has completed a civic improvement project during May, 2009 – April 30, 

2010. This could be any project which beautifies, improves, respects and protects the environment 

in a community setting, and benefits all citizens of the community. Now is the time to begin 

working on the application your club will submit to the Dogwood District Awards’ Chairman, 

Marion Lifsey, by October 1, 2010. Find that special person(s) to write the report. Toot your hoot 

and tell the District what your club has accomplished! 

This award does not require a book of evidence! Requirements are listed in the rules below:: 

Rules for the JoAnn Jones Civic Improvement Award 

1. The JoAnn Jones Civic Improvement Award shall be awarded annually to a club 

presenting the most outstanding Civic Improvement project. Applicant should submit a 

report no longer than two pages (typed and double spaced) to the Awards Chairman by 

October 1. 

2. Projects may include landscaping grounds of hospitals, schools, public buildings, 

cemeteries, places of worship, courthouse squares, historic monuments, etc. (Continuing 

projects: Clubs will be judged on what has been accomplished during the awards year). 

3. The awards year is May 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010. 

4. Include before and after photographs with your application. Photo pages do not 

count toward the maximum two page allotment (keep captions short). 

5. The Civic Improvement Award will be presented at the annual Dogwood District 

Meeting which is usually held in October. 

6. The trophy is a traveling trophy. Winners of the award must return the trophy to 

the Dogwood District Director by September 15. 

7. The trophy will be returned in good condition. 

8. Any club that loses or damages a trophy will be required to replace the trophy 

immediately. 

 

Dogwood District Awards 

Send application to: 

2010 Application 

Marion Lifsey, Dogwood District Awards Chairman 

2377 Little Brooke Drive, Atlanta, GA 30338-3162 

770-393-4211 mlifsey@bellsouth.net 

Name of Award ______ JoAnn Jones Civic Improvement Award__________________ 

The JoAnn Jones 

Civic Improvement Award 

Dogwood District Director 

2007-2009 

The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. 

Name of Club_________________________________________City__________________________ 

Year Club Organized ______ ____ Number of members on whom Dues are paid_________________ 

Name of President __________________________________________________ ________________ 

Phone Number ( ______) ___________________ Email ____________________________________ 

Address ___________________________________________________________________________ 

City _____________________________________________State ______Zip ____________________ 

Please refer to the above rules for this award. Applicants should submit a report with this application form to the 

Awards’ Chairman by October 1, 2010. Describe the scope of achievement, public benefit, and community 

and membership involvement. Application should include budget and source of funding information. 

Deadline is October 1, 2010 


Clubs Honored at Fulton Federation Awards Banquet 

Awards Luncheon May 20, 2010 

The Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs held their annual Awards Luncheon on May 20 th at Ansley Golf 

Club. A wonderful program entitled Spring Fling was presented by Gretchen Collins, a Master Flower 

Show Judge for National Garden Clubs and a member of Roswell Garden Club. The program was well 

received by all the garden club members present. Twenty eight garden clubs were presented with 

Attendance Awards for being present at, at least one regular meeting of Fulton Federation. 

The following garden clubs were presented with Awards as follows.. Birds: Riverside West Garden Club; 

Civic Improvement: Alpharetta Garden Club; Conservation Holiday Decorations: Roswell Garden Club;. 

Conservation Roadside Beautification: Roswell Garden Club;. Flower Show :Artistic Dogwood; Garden 

Therapy :Roswell Garden Club; Historic Preservation: Sandy Springs and Riverside West; Long Term 

Project :Camellia Garden Club; Publications: Spalding Garden Club; Landscape Design: Club Estates; 

School Grounds Improvement High School: Spalding Garden Club; School Grounds Improvement 

Elementary School: Brookwood Hills Garden Club; Youth Education: Alpharetta Garden Club; and Plant it 

Pink: Pine Center Garden Club; Special Awards were given to Bowden Golden Magnolia Garden Club for 

their contribution to Crest View Nursing Home and to Garden Arts Garden Club for their inspiration to all 

our Garden Clubs. 

CLUB OF THE YEAR Special mention was given to Sandy Springs Garden Club for all that they have 

achieved. We were delighted to award RIVERSIDE WEST GARDEN CLUB with Club of the Year for all 

they have done in their club for the benefit of their community. 

As President of Fulton Federation, I would like to say a big Thank You to all members of the Federation for 

supplying us with so much 

information on all the wonderful 

things that their clubs have been 

involved in and a special thank you 

to our Awards Committee for 

carefully reviewing all the 

documentation to make the 

important decisions of Awards 

Rosie Davidson 

FFGC President 

NGC Flower Judge, Gretchen 

Collins, shares a smile with 

Dogwood District Director Terry 

Waith as they view some of the 

designs Gretchen presented during 

her program. 

Greater Atl. Begonia Soc. Plant Sale The Greater Atlanta Begonia Society is sponsoring a 

plant sale on July 31st at the Buckhead Men’s Garden 

July 31, 2010 10am—2 pm 

Club Greenhouse on Slaton Drive off West Paces Ferry 

At the BMGC Greenhouse 

Road. Butch McDole is traveling to Florida to obtain 

beautiful plants. GABS Member Stephen Sulli, along 

with the Buckhead Men’s GC are making the greenhouse available for the sale. Please use the the “Service Entrance 

Gate” which is immediately on the right after turning south on Slaton Drive. Park on Slaton Drive, walk to the entrance 

and you will see the Greenhouse. Rain or shine 10 am—2 pm. 


‘Adopt a Plot’ at Oakland Cemetery 

Make a donation to Dogwood District’s ‘Plant it Pink’ 

Donation Amount $______________Check #____________ 

Make check out to the Dogwood District—Memo: “Plant It Pink” and mail to: Emily Fawcett, 

Dogwood District Treasurer, 1361 West Wesley Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30327-1811. 

Complete below if you would like your name or club listed. 

Donors Name_____________________________________________________ 

Garden Club_______________________________________________________ 

Address___________________________________________________________ 

City _____________________________ State _________Zip _____________ 

Phone _______________________ Email __________________________ 

Plant it Pink-If you would like to honor a friend or member, their name will be printed in the 

Dogwood Dialogue Fall issue. (Pink Note will be sent to honoree if included) 

To Honor—Name___________________________________________________ 

Name_______________________________ Garden Club____________________ 

Address____________________________________________________________ 

City ______________________________ State ___________Zip ____________ 

Phone _______________________ Email _________________________________ 

OR Donate to NGC ‘Susan G. Komen for the Cure’ 

100% of all monies received will be forwarded to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 

Make checks payable to National Garden Clubs Inc Memo: ‘Plant It Pink’ 

and mail to: GCG State Chairman Meredith Nicholson, 3460 Stallings Island Road, 

Thank you 

With much appreciation we announce that to date, we have received the following donations: 

Donor’s Name: ImaginitiF Study Club in Memory of Sandy Tamasi 

Donor’s Name: Sandy Springs Garden Club—In Honor of Sandy Springs GC Cancer 

Survivors 

Donor’s Name: Druid Hills Garden Club - In memory of Dan Sweat, husband of club 

member Tally Sweat 

Donor’s Name: Eugenia J. Certain of Pine Tree Garden Club - To Honor Emily C. Fawcett 

Donor’s Name: Pine Tree Garden Club - To support Dogwood District’s “Adopt a Plot” and 

“Plant It Pink” project at Oakland Cemetery 

Roswell Garden Club 

Roswell Garden Club donated $300 to 

the Crossroads Second Chance North 

School for their Greenhouse Project. 

Mary Rogan, Marcia Camp, Florence 

Anne Berna, Debbie Vann, Dr. 

Shirley, & Carolyn Herndon stand 

near the greenhouse sign. This is a 

public high school in Roswell—and 

they appreciate the support of local 

clubs. 


Buckhead Men’s Garden Club—repairs to the BSMM 

(1) Spray Paint Vandalism on BSMM. (2) Buckhead Men's Garden Club President Bob Brown using the enamel 

reducer on the Blue Star Memorial Maker. (3) After much rubbing, the marker looks better on this side. 

This Director was notified that someone had spray painted the stars on the District’s Blue Star Memorial 

Marker which was erected in April, 1988. The following steps were taken: 

• The Blue Star Memorial Marker State Chairman was called and she gave me the name of the 

manufacturing company. 

• The company representative stated the marker would have to be returned to them so it could be 

sandblasted and repaired. Cost - $750.00 including S&H 

• The Garden Club of Georgia’s President was notified about the vandalism. 

• The Atlanta Police Department was notified – no action was taken since it was not an insurance or 

prosecution matter. 

A person who restores cars recommended using an enamel reducer solution. With the help of the Buckhead 

Men’s Garden Club President- this was partially successful. We will try removing the remainder of the spray 

paint when more solution has been purchased. 

LIVING WREATHS for SALE 

Have you visited The Cathedral of St. Philip on a 

Saturday morning to shop at the farmers market? If you 

haven't, you need to add it to your schedule! Be sure to 

stop by the Buckhead Men's Garden Club's booth to see 

the living wreaths they have for sale. You are in for an 

enjoyable morning! 

Landscape Survey 

Above: Brencie Werner, Mr. Hull, 

Barbara Taylor and Lee Dunn. 

Barbara Taylor, 

GCG Historic 

Preservation of 

Gardens and Sites Chairman organized a tour on April 21st of the 

historic landscape of Mr. and Mrs. Hull in Buckhead in order to 

complete a Landscape Initiative Survey of their property. Designed in 

the late 1920's by William C. Pauley, Atlanta's first landscape architect, 

this stunning garden was in full spring bloom and much of the 

landscape is original to the Pauley plan. The completed survey will 

reside in the Cherokee Garden Library of the Atlanta History Center for 

historic landscape architecture students and others interested in studying 

these rare jewels. The day concluded with a tour of the Iris Garden in 

Ansley Park and completing a survey on this beautiful woodland oasis 

in the city. The Iris Garden was the project of the Iris Garden Club of 

Dogwood District and was completed in 1930, winning them a prize in 

1932 from Better Homes and Gardens! 


Best Programs of the Year Compiled from the 2010 Presidents’ Reports 

Program Speaker Telephone E-mail Address 

Hypertufa Containers Nancy Jamison 404.264.1385 nanwhit@bellsouth.net 

Foxgloves & Ivy; 

Trip to Oakland Cemetery 

Larry Hammack 404.892.7272 

Butterflies/Watch Z Ganaway 404.459.0150 adazle@yahoo.com 

Holiday Flower 

Gretchen Collins 678.682.3480 gcollins@aol.com 

Arranging 

Bee…utiful – Benefits of Camile Sudduth 770.993.0699 sudduth250@charter.net 

Bees & Honey 

Arborguard 

Mark Livingston Jeremy 404.299.5555 www.arborguard.com (website) 

Hardison 

Growing African Violets 

for Show 

Johnnie Berry 404.691.8902 johnniepearl@comcast.net 

Monarchs and Gardening 

for Wildlife 

Going Green with Keep 

Carroll Beautiful 

Demonstration and 

Making of Holiday and 

Fall Wreaths 

Legend of the Indian Trail 

Trees 

Pastry Chef from 

Cherokee Town and 

Country (National Pastry Chef 

of the Year) 

Faith Flowers –arranging 

w/grocery store flowers 

Kim Bailey 770.888.2696 kim@eeingeorgia.org 

Jacqueline Dost 678.890.2361 

Designer, Christy Flinn at 

Heeney Company 

404.351.0000 www.heeney.com 

(website) 

Don Walls 770.994.1015 Mountainman93@gmail.com 

Heather Hulbert 404.365.1200 

Victoria Denson 404.578.0950 www.faithflowers.net 

(website) 

Gardening in Small Anna Davis 404.843.8385 annarose@aol.com 

Spaces 

Flower Show Luncheon Jenelle Wilson 404.349.7105 jbrooks98@yahoo.com 

Arrangements From Your 

Yard 

Suzanne Hudson & 

Barbara Woodell 

770.949.0907 sh.designco@yahoo.com 

Blue Heron Nature Nancy Jones 404.814.8228 

Preserve 

Birding & Bird Habitats Gordon Sonderegger 770.214.8333 

Use & Cultivation of Jim Collins of James 404.731.3005 collinsjp@bellsouth.net 

Native Plant Material Collins Landscape 

Designs 

Tour of Hills and Dales 

Estate, LaGrange, GA 

Contact: Suellen Dolan 706.845.9994 sdolan@hillsanddales.org 

Atlanta Women 

Landscape Architects 

Hardscapes – Statues, 

Containers and Fountains 

Staci Catron 404.814.4046 

Four Seasons Pottery 404.252.3411 www.4seasonspottery.com 

(website) 


Spade and Trowel Garden 

Club donates book to 

University Library in 

Memory of Founding 

Member 

Eloise Merrell 

Spade and Trowel Garden Club—Carrollton 

Pictured (L-R) are: 

Sharon McGukin, author 

and floral designer; 

Charlie Sicignano, head 

of technical services at 

the library; Eleanor 

Edwards, club historian, 

and Marilyn Hubbard, 

daughter of Eloise 

Merrell and also a State 

Life Member in the 

Garden Club of Georgia. 

Eloise Merrell was a charter member of Spade & Trowel 

Garden Club, organized in 1949 and Federated with the 

Garden Club of Georgia in 1950. The book Flowers of 

the Heart-A Bride's Guide to Choosing Flowers for Her 

Wedding authored by Carrollton floral designer, Sharon 

McGukin, was donated in Eloise’s memory to the Irving 

Ingram Library at the University of West Georgia. 

Eloise worked at the University for over 25 years. 

Four Douglasville Clubs visit Athens 

Ama-Kanasta, Skint Chestnut, 

Sweetwater, and Town & Country 

Garden Clubs of Douglasville spent 

a wonderful day in Athens touring 

Vince Dooley's Garden and visiting 

their trophy won for the 2008 

Hydrangea Festival Flower Show, 

"Pennies From Heaven", displayed 

at the Garden Club of Georgia 

Headquarters on the grounds of 

the State Botanical Gardens. 

Buckhead 

Men’s Garden Club 

Terry Waith presented members of the 

Buckhead Men’s Garden Club with Certificates 

from National Garden Clubs and the Garden 

Club of Georgia— recognizing and welcoming 

them as New Members of both organizations. 

The Georgian Garden Club in Villa Rica is our 

other new club, and they will be presented with 

their certificates at the August Board Meeting. 



Barbara Bourque, Editor 

B.Bourque@comcast.net 

6445 Holland Drive 

Cumming, GA 30041-4641 


Dogwood Doings— 

Summer/Fall 2010 Dates to Remember 

JULY 

11-13 Youth Camp– Wild and Wonderful Charlie-Elliott Park 

13 GA Native Plant Society Meeting Day Hall ABG 

20 GA Perennial Plant Assoc Mtg 7:30 pm 

“Rain Gardening in the Home” 

Atl. Hist. Ctr. 

31 Greater Atl. Begonia Soc. Plant Sale BMGC Greenhouse 

AUGUST On Slater Drive 

10 Dogwood Dist Board Meeting . Awards Hastings -Atlanta 

17 GA Perennial Plant Assoc Mtg 7:30 pm 

“Uncommon Ferns for Sun and Shade: 

Atl. Hist. Ctr. 

24-26 Flower Show School—Course II Millen 

SEPTEMBER 

10-12 Yellow Daisy Flower Show—Redbud Stone Mtn. 

13 Fulton Federation Meeting Hastings -Atlanta 

14 Atlanta Chptr, Am Ivy Society 10 am Hastings, Atlanta 

14-15 GCG State Board Meeting Callaway Gardens 

25 GA Native Plant Symposium Chatt Tech College 

Acworth 

OCTOBER 

8-9 Landscape Design School, Course I II LaGrange 

15 Yearbook Award Application Due 

19 GA Perennial Plant Assoc Mtg Atl. Hist. Ctr. 

20 Dogwood Dist Fall Mtg Carrollton 

Redbud District is sponsoring a 

series of Landscape Design Classes 

in LaGrange. . 

Course 3: October 8 & 9, 2010 

Course 4: March 11 & 12, 2011 

Landscape Design 

Study Course III 

Course Chairman: Marilyn Mayer, 104 Brittany Lane, 

LaGrange, GA 30240 

State Chairman: Jane Whiteman, 6590 Long Acres Dr. , 

Sandy Springs, GA 30328-3018 jamawhit@bellsouth.net 

Course Registrar: Betty Lester, 100 Pine Tree Drive, 

LaGrange 30240-1030 bettylester@charter.net

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