Parterres to Parties: Elements of Garden Design

Bill Smith joins us to talk about Parterres. He is a Landscape Architect who specializes in residential garden design. He attended the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the School of Environmental Design. He is registered in the state of Georgia, is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and is principal of William T. Smith and Associates in Atlanta.

His commissions include the Georgia Governor’s Mansion and residences throughout the Southeast, both large and small. Mr. Smith has lectured to many organizations including the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, the University of Georgia and Callaway Gardens, and his gardens have appeared in several national publications. Currently, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cherokee Garden Library in Atlanta. Additionally, his work has been listed among the Gardens of the Smithsonian Institution, under the auspices of the Garden Club of America, and his first Atlanta garden was seen on the nationally televised program “The Victory Garden.” His designs not only include landscape master plans, but also garden furnishings such as benches, planters and trellises…indeed whatever allows a garden to be truly individual for his clients.

An avid gardener, he enjoys growing and experimenting with a variety of perennials and flowering shrubs in his own gardens in Atlanta, Georgia and Highlands, North Carolina. https://williamtsmithgardens.com/

Growing and Using Herbs

Our very own Chris Adams will be speaking to us Thursday, covering the topic: “The Joy of Garden Travel”. It is a collection of gardens from 5 different countries. Each country for a special reason, each one quite different from the others, highlighting several gardens from that country.

A very successful Fig Leaf Project for 2023! Many thanks to all who contributed.

Toni Stoughton, Clanci Jordan and Kate Dalba delivered the fleece throws to the Mary Hall Freedom Village. Kristen Posey was thrilled with the amount of throws that SSGC had donated. 

On Thursday December 7th, our club gathered at the Cherokee Town and Country Club to celebrate the holidays. It was a fun lunch and time to just be together. Fleece throw blankets were collected for the Mary Hall Freedom Village for our Fig Leaf project. What a great way to end the year.

We welcomed our very own SSGC Talent to motivate our decorating spirit for the Holidays.

Maidee Spencer demonstrated Transitional Table Arrangements, Anne Sherwood demonstrated Three Petite Arrangements in Mint Julep Cups AND also Easy Bow Making and Shelly Mulick demonstrated a Dinner Table Arrangement. They each demonstrated and shared their thoughts on composing their holiday arrangement along with tips and tricks. It was an interactive meeting so we were all able to ask questions of each designer. What talent we have in SSGC!

What a beautiful October night we had for Wine in the Garden at the home of Sarah and David McKenney. The weather could not have been more prefect for and evening enjoying their beautiful garden. It was also a great opportunity to kick off our Fundraiser. For more photos see the Wine in the Garden 2023 Album.

We had a busy first meeting of the year. Several of our past presidents were in attendance, Minnie Bob Campbell, Lib Thompson and Maidee Spencer. We welcomed Alex Beasley from Trees Atlanta as our speaker. We then had our business meeting that included the installation of our new board for 2023-2025. Members received their new member directories. We also honored Cary for her two years as president and she has signed on for another two year!