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GCNC Districts
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| Districts | Counties In Each District |
| 1 | Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Polk, Swain, Transylvania |
| 2 | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancy |
| 3 | Anson, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenberg, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan, Rutherfordton, Stanley, Union |
| 4 | Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, parts of Guilford, Davidson, Randolph and all of Yadkin |
| 5 | Part of Guilford, all of Rockingham, Randolph |
| 8* | Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Roberson, Scotland |
| 9 | Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Warren, Vance |
| 10 | Franklin, Johnson, Wake |
| 11 | Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Greene, James, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Samson, Wayne |
| 12 | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, North Hampton, Perquimans, Pitt, Pasquotank, Tyrell, Washington, Wilson |
* No District 6 or 7
District/Council/Club News |
District 1 News
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Around 1870,
Captain C. W. Pearson, a distinguished civil war veteran later
associated with the Southern Railway System, came upon the falls
while surveying for a railroad route between Tryon and Saluda. He
fell in love with the area and acquired several hundred acres of
land around the falls. For many years Captain Pearson and his heirs
welcomed visitors to their wildlife preserve and encouraged picnics
on the great flat table-rock at the foot of the falls.
Adults $3.00
Picnicking Permitted, No Fires, No
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| Activities of the
Gardenerettes Garden Club, Boone NC,
District 2 Submitted by Susan Oliver Click on small images below to view larger, clearer photographs |
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 Litter Sweep |
 Mother & Daughter members at Christmas Meeting of Gardenerettes GC |
 Planting flower pots for Mother's Day w/challenged children |
 Fashion Show |
 Planting Daylillies on the Boone Greenway |
 Daniel Boone Native Garden Plant Sale |
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Four Seasons Garden Club,
District 3, Gastonia |
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Members gathered at
the Schiele Museum May 3lst to dedicate a white dogwood tree,
planted in honor of Janet Spear for her long years of service to
the club. Joyce McAllister led the ceremony by telling of
Janet's many years of dedication to the club and noting that she
is still an active member.
The honoree joined
the club in 1971 and was later honored with a life membership.
The tree planted in her honor has a plaque placed at the foot
and has been mulched with pine straw and will be cared for by
members of the club.
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| Four Seasons Garden Club,
District 3, Gastonia Honors President, Joyce McCallister, With Service Award |
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| At its March, 2007 meeting the Four Seasons Garden Club of Gastonia presented its president of two years a Service Award. The club also gave her a choice of a tree or a bench to be placed in a school, museum or garden in her honor. |
Garden Lovers of Mountainbrook Garden Club, District 3, Charlotte
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Garden Club members are: Joyce Allen (multi-color striped sweater), Helen Mayhew (yellow sweater), Julia Hite (white turtleneck and checked sweater vest, and Susan Harmon (striped shirt and blue sleeveless vest) |
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Arbor Day in District 3
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Lou Goodman of Statesville Council helped at booth for Statesville
Tree Festival 2. Charline Sims, Terri Meyerhoefer, Elaine Williams, Kazoko Shimamoto, Kimiiko Nodo, Rui-yi Huang help kids at Mooresville Int. School plant trees 3. Barbara Howard and kids |
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| District 5 Fall
Meeting, October 25, 2007, Eden, NC |
 Left to right, Mary Lou Goodman, GCNC 1st VP; Sylvia Bray, District 5 Vice Director; Gail Hill, District 5 Director; Lila Petersen GCNC President; Jenene Smith, GCNC 4th Vice President |
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DISTRICT 7 NEWS Club Activities and Happenings Submitted by Valerie Vaughan Click on thumbnail images below to view larger, clearer pictures |
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| 1. GCNC State Convention - Three Club presidents of District 7 are ready to be introduced at the Parade of Presidents before the Awards Banquet - all represent the Asheboro Council, 2. and 3. President's meeting - GCNC 1st Vice President, Lila Peterson, District 7 Director, Jane Vaughan, club presidents and representatives share info and ideas. From this meeting three committee chairs and a Vice Director were secured, 4. Monroe Garden Club finished off the year with an afternoon tea which included guest Judy Barnes, GCNC 4th Vice President, two youth club leaders and the school principal of the Unionville Gardeners Youth Club and presidents from two neighboring clubs. | |||
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| 5. Monroe Garden Club - A program on Container Gardening for the Tea was given by club members. Notice that all are dressed in their tea finery, including hats. 6. Monroe Garden Club - Incoming club officers were installed by GCNC 4th Vice President, Judy Barnes. 7. Monroe Garden Club celebrates National Garden Club Week with a concert at their Franklin Courts Garden - a continuing project for the club. 8. Band provides an evening of Big Band music. | |||
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| 9. Members of Benton Heights Garden Club receiving their State awards and certificates from Monroe Garden Club. 10. Unionville Gardeners receive their State awards and certificates from Monroe Garden Club. 11. District 7 Co-Chairs of the Annual Meeting, Ruth Goodwin and Martha Wolf are making plans with District Director and Vice Director for the October 26 meeting. Hawthorne Garden Club and Primrose Garden Club in Albemarle are hosting the meeting. | |||
Reinstatement of
Youth Garden Club ("Earthworms")
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The Garden Club of the Country
Club of North Carolina has reinstated a youth garden club
entitled the "Earthworms" in conjunction with primary schools.
The project instigated by CCNC
Garden Club member, Dr. Rebecca Vassallo, was carried out at the
Southern Pines Elementary School a few years ago and won state
awards. Vassalo left the program when she became involved with
her dogs and in particular, Luther, a trained therapy dog. The
current president of CCNC Garden club, Kathleen Oleson, took
over the "Earthworms" in January. Coordinated with the teacher,
the Earthworm volunteers meet at the Pinehurst Elementary
School on the first Friday afternoon of the month. Volunteers
from the garden club work with the kindergarten children in
stories, art work, instruction and the practical aspect of
gardening. In addition to the classroom projects, they have
planted spring bulbs on the school grounds and their March
meeting was a lesson with pansies involving digging the hole,
putting in the fertilizer, securing the plants and watering. The
children mark their planting with a name stick and watch the
growth progress. A few of the bulbs were already sprouting.
The three groups of eight children took turns from the classroom
to the garden and each choose a pansy to plant.
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District 8 President's Meeting Report Submitted by Debra Magee |
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| Pictures from District 9 Meeting hosted by the Garden Club Council of Orange County on October 18, 2007. The Hillsborough Garden Club used materials they had either grown themselves, or had available in their yards. The event was held at the Fearington Barn in Pittsboro. Submitted by Heidi Sawyer-Clark November, 2007 | |
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District 9 News
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The pictures below were taken May 1, 2007 at the dedication of the Garden at the Good Samaritan Inn which was created under the sponsorship of the Durham Council of Garden Clubs. The Garden was dedicated in honor of Rhonda Pollard and Pat Lindsey who truly made the garden a reality. To see larger, clearer pictures click on the small pictures below. |
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Heritage Garden Club, District 9
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 Wreath by Jean Gurtner |
 Arrangement by Marcia Loudon |
.jpg) Liz Danford making cookies |
.jpg) Sharing cookies with ladies at Good Samaritan House |
District 9 News
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The landscape Design Study Course I was
held at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on Feb 11-13,
2008.
This program was co-sponsored by the
Durham Council of Garden Clubs and many of the lectures were
conducted by the co-president of the Durham Council, Alice
LeDuc. Alice is also the Director of Education for the
Sarah P. Duke Gardens. She provided a great group of
lecturers and a very informative program for the series of
classes.
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 Landscape Design Study Course Attendees |
DISTRICT 10 NEWS |
 Freedom Garden completed this fall by the Hoe 'n Hope Garden Club of Wendell NC, District 10 Funded in part by a grant from The National Garden Club and The Principal Financial Group Submitted by Joyce Burroughs and Kathryn Brantley - November 2006 |
Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club, District 11
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Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club Donation
Helps Community Center Go Green
Members of the Boiling Spring Lakes Garden
Club believe "There is more than one way to plant a seed." The
club's motto rang true during its March meeting as president
Anita Handler presented Mary Green, director of the BSL Parks
and Recreation Department, a $200 check. The donation will be
used for the community center's recycling and summer camp
programs. Money for the donation was raised during several of
the club's fundraising events.
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| Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club, District 11 Submitted by JoAn Miller, April 2008 |
| The youth from the BSL After School Program and the Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club worked together on a project at the BSL Community Center on April 26th to celebrate Youth Service Day and Earth Day. The Garden Club Members and youth enhanced the entrance to the Nature Trail by planting decorative grasses and various other plants. Many of them decorated small recycle bins to take home and use. All who participated enjoyed the gardening and craft project as well as the lunch served after all their hard work. |
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DISTRICT 12 NEWS |
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Washington Garden Club, Washington, NC, District 12 |
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| Betty Ingalls, Barbara Gibbs, Steve Ward and Mary Rudbeck work on beautifying a small park at the corner of Third and Market Streets in downtown Washington, NC. The park is a project of the Washington Garden Club with funding from PCS Phosphate, Inc. |
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Lake Gaston Garden Club, Henrico, NC, District 12 LGGC Sponsors KIPP High School Garden Club
Submitted by Mary Lou Stimson,
February 2007 |
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Students at KIPP Pride High School in Gaston, N.C., voiced a desire to form a garden club at their school. The Lake Gaston Garden Club has agreed to sponsor their club with Dolly Robins, master gardener, and a member of the LGGC, acting as liaison between the LGGC and Pride High. One purpose of the LGGC is civic beautification and the students will actively beautify the KIPP Campus. The students have participated in several intersession classes, planting shrubs and ground cover in front of the gymnasium. They have also been instructed in the care of tools and equipment for gardening. The students planted seeds in a mini greenhouse which they will care for within the school. After the seeds have sprouted, they will plant them outdoors. They have already planted bulbs for spring. On January 20, an organizational meeting was held in which the KIPP Pride Garden Club discussed the purpose of the club and named Malcolm Jones as recorder. They explored possibilities for placement of plantings and the care and maintenance of garden tools. |
Lake Gaston Garden Club, Henrico, NC, District 12
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DISTRICT 12 WEBSITE REPORT
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| District 12 has 20 garden clubs in the
Eastern part of North Carolina. Club size ranges from 10-100
members. Our newest club, The Three Rivers Garden Club has formed in the Hertford, Elizabeth City, Edenton areas. They have 64 members including several men and have received their charter. Officers are planning programs of interest for the coming year. This group consists of many “transplants” from other states. So they are particularly working on “What grows in N.C.’s clay soil?” and “What do I plant to keep it from being salad for the deer?” Their spring project was an air layering clinic on camellias. The club air layered many cultivars and will check their work in the fall when they will clip off the new plants and pot them. The new plants will be cared for all year and then the club will hold a plant sale. Other clubs such as Roanoke Island host a Garden Tour to help support THE ELIZABETHAN GARDENS on the Outer Banks. These gardens are beautiful any time of year, and they love to have visitors. Plan a trip to see the beautiful new bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth I. While on the Outer Banks, be sure to visit the Arboretum at milepost 81/2 Kill Devil Hills near the Wright Memorial for a work in progress. Many gardeners from the Dunes of Dare G.C. help maintain this teaching garden. The Wilson Rose Garden is an accredited All American Rose Selections, Inc. public garden growing nearly 1200 rose bushes. If you’re a rose lover, it’s a must see spot in Wilson, NC. The district is working on a quiet garden brochure to help people locate a beautiful garden or spot in or near the location of our 20 garden clubs. With this brochure in hand, you can enjoy a bit of nature wherever you visit in the eastern part of N. Carolina. Our district celebrates not only a new club but also we are blessed to have the Wilson G.C. that has been federated for 71 years and the Edgecombe G.C. for 69 years. Down to Earth G.C. was founded in 1930 and Rich Square GC began in 1940. Summer and early fall are great times to sit, relax, and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us. Watch for butterflies and dragonflies that also enhance our gardens. |
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