Time: 10:00 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Topic: Discussion of upcoming events that impact the Dogwood District and Garden Club of Georgia member clubs. All club officers and interested members are invited to attend.

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Topic: Jack Misiura, Chairman of the Sandy Springs Conservancy will discuss his organization.

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

More about our speaker:

Executive Profile: Jack Misiura is a champion for trails in Sandy Springs

By Douglas Sams – Editor-in-chief, Atlanta Business Chronicle

Sep 6, 2019

As board chairman of the Sandy Springs Conservancy, Jack Misiura will play an important role in long-term plans for Sandy Springs to build a 17-mile network of trails and greenways across the city.

Time: 10:15 AM Hospitality 10:30 AM Meeting

Location: Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305

Speaker: David Brown, Hills and Dales Estates

Topic: “Feasible Holiday Florals that Dazzle”

Time: October 3, 2024 – 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Sara Henderson

Topic: Under Used Bulbs

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328 

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Read about Sara’s time at Oakland Cemetery

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Topic:

 Location: TBD

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:00 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Kyoko Nakagami

Topic: Celebrating the New Year in Ikebana Style

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

What is ikebana in floral design?

Ikebana is the centuries-old Japanese art of arranging flowers. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive,” uses carefully selected blossoms, greenery and other flora to convey a specific feeling or emotion to an observer – just as a painting or sculpture might.

Time: 10:15 AM Hospitality 10:30 AM Meeting

Location: Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305

Speaker: John Scarpucci, President North GA Camellia Society

Topic: “Camellias – Getting Them Show Ready”

Time: TBD

 Location: TBD

Our holiday lunch is always a good time to spend with each other in a more social setting as we all get ready for the upcoming holidays. Each year we visit a beautiful location for this club tradition.

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Charles Andrews

Topic: Native Azaleas & Rhododendrons

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

More About our Speaker:

Charles Andrews

Charles Andrews is a native azalea lover who wants to know everything he can about this wonderful group of plants. He is a member of the American Rhododendron Society and the Azalea Society of America, currently serving as president of the Azalea Chapter, ARS. He spends much time looking for and photographing these plants in the wild and has hundreds of native azaleas in his Forsyth County, GA garden. He and his wife, Mardi, are working to give their garden year-round interest. Another goal is low maintenance gardening. His articles have appeared in the Journal American Rhododendron Society; The Azalean, magazine of ASA; Azalea Blooms, newsletter of the Azalea Chapter; and on this web site. He is current writing a book on native azaleas.

Background:

• MSEE Georgia Institute of Technology (electrical engineering)
• U.S. Air Force, 8 years, Air Force Systems Command
• Retired systems analyst, business analyst, project manager

Time: 10:15 AM Hospitality 10:30 AM Meeting

Location: Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305

Speaker: Susan Meyers, Monarchs Across Georgia

Topic: “Monarch Butterflies, Threats and Strategies to Help Recovery”

Time: 10:00 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Topic: Discussion of upcoming events that impact the Dogwood District and Garden Club of Georgia member clubs. All club officers and interested members are invited to attend.

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Rob Trawick, Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent

Topic: Proper Pruning in your Backyard Garden

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Jeff DuFresne

Topic: The Past, Present and Future of Fungi

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

More about our speaker:

There are some large mushroom farms in Georgia and many small-scale farmers. An example of the latter is Jeff Dufresne who started growing mushrooms on his property in Milton just two years ago, satisfying a lifelong love of the edible fungi. Jeff grows Shiitake, Oyster and Lion’s Mane varieties, while his wife Josephine enjoys experimenting with mushroom recipes.

Jeff’s 4-acre farm is named “Pax Domus,” or House of Peace. Jeff cultivates mushrooms outdoors on hardwood logs and indoors in plastic bags which provide a more sterile environment and better control of temperature, humidity and light. Jeff, who is president of the Milton Historical Society, is happy to share his knowledge with anyone contemplating growing mushrooms.

Time: 10:15 AM Hospitality 10:30 AM Meeting

Location: Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305

Speaker: Janet Wells

Topic: “Environment Sandy Springs”

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Topic: Cups of Joy and our Annual Plant Swap

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

More about our meeting:

Each April we love to bring in some of our favorite garden plants to swap with our fellow members. For each plant you bring, you get to take a plant home.

To make the process go smoothly:

• Identify and pot up your plant or plants you want to swap.
• Print the attached plant card or create your own for identification, be sure to state the name of the plant, a brief description, and important care instructions (sun, shade, or part sun/shade). If you have a photo of it in bloom, that would be appreciated too.
• For each plant you enter in the plant swap, you will receive a raffle ticket to win a plant gift (limited to three raffle tickets).
• Please think about plants you want in your own garden, dividing favorite perennials or bringing special plants you have grown from seed. Please no invasive plants.

Please bring a mug/cup, some foliage, snips, and your creativity!

We will provide all of the flowers.