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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 |
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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
Pets |
| District 2 News
Activities of the Gardenerettes Garden Club Submitted by Susan Oliver, November, 2009 |
 Arbor Day with Junior Garden Club |
 Garden Therapy at Senior Center- planting marigolds & tomatoes |
 Picnic in the park |
 Design lessons with Ellen |
| Four Seasons Garden Club,
District 3, Gastonia Year End Meeting Submitted by Gladys Ulrich. August. 2009 |
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| Year end meeting at Cup & Saucer Tea Room, Kings Mt. Paper hats were made by two club members. New officers are: Mary Beam, Kathy Jenkins, Susan Heaver, and Janice Gray (President) |
Town and Country Garden Club,
District 3 News
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Statesville, Town and Country Garden Club members, Martha Hazelton and Nancy Saint and her granddaughters, Gabrielle and Honor, maintain the entry gardens at the Iredell County Library. In December it was time to take out the spent annuals and put in the bright yellow pansies. The entry garden at the Library was a project inspired by Lib Rankin and supported by many Statesville gardeners at the time of the library construction |
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5 EVENTS Submitted February, 2010 |
 District 5 Meeting Guest Speaker, Mike Gray, Dist. 5 Director, Dist. Vice Director |
 Registration table at President's meeting at the Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs Bldg |
 District 5 President's 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 9 News Heritage Garden Club Had their annual Christmas Pot Luck Dec 11 at Jean and Ray's home Submitted by Marcia Loudon - December, 2009 |
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| Heritage
Garden Club, District 9
Submitted by Marcia Loudon - December, 2009 |
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DISTRICT 9 NEWS
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Chapel Hill Garden Club, District 9 Submitted September 2009 by Heidi Sawyer-Clark |
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At the first Board meeting of the Chapel Hill Garden Club, Ty Elliott (co-president) presented Peter White (Director) a $2,000 check to help with the new Educational Center of the NC Botanical Gardens. Come and see your North Carolina Botanical Gardens. |
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DISTRICT 9 NEWS
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| DISTRICT 10 NEWS |
| DAISY SCOUT/GARDEN CLUB PROJECT AT MARTHA FRANCK GARDENS |
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Dot Taylor, President of the Laurel Hills Garden Club of Raleigh, volunteers to work at the Martha Franck Gardens at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. Her granddaughter's Daisy Scout Troop wanted a gardening project and Dot offered her services. She bought two flats of Zinnias and she and 7 scouts and their mothers met at the MF Gardens. The scouts, ages 5 and 6 years, planted 4 rows in the "Picking Garden" for the children of the Gov Morehead School. Before they planted they wore blindfolds so they could feel and smell little packs of flowers and herbs that had been prepared for them. Also they were led around the garden with their eyes closed so they could hear the sounds of the fountain, birds, etc and feel the Braille markers in the garden. They really enjoyed the experience and gained a better understanding of what it is like to be blind. Submitted by Dot Taylor, April 2009 |
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DISTRICT 10
Raleigh
Garden Club’s
blue ribbon winning garden at the 2009 NC State Fair shown
below. It is an Herbal Garden of Ancient Pompeii. It was
designed and installed by our club members, and one of our
members who is a talented artist painted the murals. |
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| Raleigh Garden
Club Honored by City of Raleigh Submitted by Beverly Shearon, RGC Awards Chair, September2008 |
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The Raleigh Garden Club was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame on September 9, 2008 at a ceremony in the new Raleigh Convention Center. Thirteen individuals and the RGC were chosen in 2008 because of their significant contributions to the City of Raleigh over a long period of time. Among the nearly nine hundred people attending were forty- plus Raleigh Garden Club members and/or supporters, including the current president, Ginny Parker, and several past presidents. A video featuring immediate past president, Barbara Kennedy, told the RGC’s story. The video, plus the videos about all Hall of Fame winners will be permanently available in the convention center for all visitors to see. In addition, these videos will be added to those from the past three years which feature a total of thirty nine individuals and four organizations. The videos, assembled by the Raleigh City Museum, will become part of a traveling educational exhibit which will be available to schools and others. The traveling exhibit will also feature the Raleigh Centennial Hall of Fame that honors 25 men and women who were significant for Raleigh during the years 1792-1892. What an honor for the Raleigh Garden Club to have been chosen to be in the Raleigh Hall of Fame! |
| Boiling Spring Lakes Garden
Club, District 11 Submitted by Sharon Benson, September, 2009 |
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(pictured below) _The Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club
September meeting included a demonstration and hands on workshop on Flower
Arranging 101 by Marge Comer, noted flower show judge. She showed
us how to make arrangements using greenery from our gardens. The
Woodbine Garden Club were our guests and enjoyed the event as well as lunch provided
by our Garden Club members. We will be using our new knowledge in floral
arranging by participating in the "Art in Bloom" show at Franklin Square Art Gallery in Southport
on October 2nd. We will be using a painting from the gallery as inspiration for the
floral arrangement.
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(pictured below) _The Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club held its installation of officers at our May meeting. Eleanor Sullivan, Charter member and our first President, presided over the event. The new officers are Judith Thuer-President, Jerry Wolf-1st Vice President, Sharon Benson-2nd Vice President, Kathy Banks-Secretary, Anne Boyle-Treasurer. Many new and exciting gardening projects are planned for this year to continue implementing our theme "There is more than one way to plant a seed". |
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| Boiling Spring Lakes Garden
Club, District 11 Submitted by Sharon Benson, August, 2009 |
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Members of the Boiling Spring Lakes
Garden Club participated in the Earth Day Youth Services
Project, along with the BSL Parks and Recreation Department.
Club members assisted the children in planting a "Pizza Garden",
all the plants and herbs used in making pizza. The children
were then responsible with caring for and harvesting the
produce. This was another way to implement our theme "There is
more than one way to plant a seed".
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| Boiling Spring Lakes Garden
Club, District 11 Submitted by JoAn Miller, February, 2009 |
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Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club
Members help Replant Poached Carnivorous Plants.
With the help of volunteers from
the State Forestry and Wildlife staff and members of the Boiling
Spring Lakes Garden Club , the Nature Conservancy returned
nearly 900 exotic, carnivorous plants to the soil on Monday,
February 9th. These plants were poached on February 5th. It
worked out to get the plants quickly replanted because the
soil was wet enough this time of year for replanting. Some of
these poachers are caught repeatedly because the minimum fine is
$35.00 per offense and not per plant and many of them find it
very profitable. The majority of the plants that were poached
were venus flytraps and about 50 pitcher plants. These plants
were replanted at the Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center
where they can be monitored more regularly.
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DISTRICT 11 NEWS |
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EVERGREEN GARDEN CLUB OF
GOLDSBORO CLEANS PARK
Article copied from the Goldsboro
News Argus
Submitted by Sandy Bateman,
September 2008
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Members of the Evergreen
Garden Club recently celebrated National garden Week by cleaning
an assigned area of the Train Station at Herman Park, which the
club has been maintaining since 1983. Nine members, one
husband and one friend trimmed trees and bushes, pulled weeds,
raked the grounds and organized plants in the area. Working in
the hot sun were Bobbie Van Kuren, Virginia Millard, Lisa
Reaves, Marilyn Bateman, Lois Molitor, Betty Slowinski, Pat
Williams, Sandy Bateman, Linda deAraujo, Jim Slowinski and Randy
Parrish.
"Not only is the space more
organized but it is also safer as the bushes and trees are
thinned out so that people can see inside the area as well as
outside," said Evergreen President, Sandy Bateman.
"We are also pleased that
the Parks and Recreation Department is asking for others to
assist in the park as it takes a lot of effort and time to tidy
up all these areas."
"We should celebrate
National Garden Week every week as North Carolina has such
beautiful trees, flowers and shrubs, all of which add beauty to
our city," Mrs. Bateman said.
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Bladenboro Town & Country Garden Club News District 11 Submitted by Judy Bond, September, 2008 |
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The Town & Country Garden Club is working hard to improve the beautification of Bladenboro. Plans are in the works to improve the landscaping at the stoplight garden, as well as continue working the depot and library efforts. Each flower pot downtown on Main Street is maintained by individual members of the group.
In an effort to raise money for these projects, the garden club has two fund raisers going. Rada Cutlery, makers of kitchen knives and utensils, is the best cutlery value for your dollar when it comes to gift ideas for weddings and other special events; contact Lib Evans, 863-3466, if you would like to purchase items at anytime. The club will also have some of the more popular cutlery items on hand at the BEAST FEST, October 25th, in their booth.
The second fund raiser is a raffle for a beautiful Christmas wreath that is being designed by Erica-Dawn Florist. Watch for the wreath to be displayed in the window of the florist. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. Buy as many raffle tickets as you prefer - no limit!! These tickets are available now from any garden club member and will be sold at the Festival also. The big drawing will be held at 4:00 pm that day; the winner does not need to be present.
The Town & Country Garden Club is excited for Bladenboro! We’re appreciating this opportunity to further our skills in making our town one to be proud. Come see us in our booth at the BEAST FEST for fund raisers, and information about the garden club. We would welcome your suggestions for any additional projects you may have in mind. This group has been in existence for 55 years and will continue working for you! Pictures below show T&CGC members at work. |
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 Woodbine GC providing garden gift to Habitat for Humanity new home |
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Woodbine Garden Club,
District 11 Flower Show with "Shell Arrangement" Theme, April 15, 2008 Submitted by Lourdes Garcia-Levis September, 2008 |
 Shell Arrangement Ribbon Winners |
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Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club, District 11
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BSLGC Butterfly Garden Dedication On May 15th the Boiling Spring Lakes Garden Club dedicated and presented the Butterfly Garden and Ella Perry Memorial Rose Garden to the City of Boiling Spring Lakes. The Garden Club along with the BSL Parks & Recreation Youth planted the Butterfly Garden as an Earth Day project in 2007. Since that time the Garden Club has refurbished the Butterfly Garden by adding new plants and mulch, added a new walkway, and added the Ella Perry Rose Garden. Ella Perry was a charter member of the Garden Club and passed away in February. She especially loved roses and family members and friends contributed funds to help the Garden Club establish the rose garden in her memory. Judy Thuer who originally planned the Earth Day Youth Project was the Mistress of Ceremonies. Anita Handler, Club President welcomed all present and asked the youth who had participated in the project to join the Garden Club members for the presentation. She also recognized businesses that had been sponsors of the Butterfly Garden. Members of Ella Perry’s family that were present were introduced and welcomed. Garden Club member, JoAn Miller, then dedicated The Ella Perry Rose Garden. Several members spoke of the hard work and fun had by members and the youth while working on the Garden as well as how the Club’s Motto “There is more than one way to plant a seed” was put into action by the project. Anita Handler, President, then presented the Garden to Mayor, Marty Kesmodel and City Commissioner, Joan Kinney for the enjoyment of the citizens of Boiling Spring Lakes. Mary Greene, Parks and Recreation Director and Ann Hollingsworth of the BSL Beautification Committee then presented the BSL Property Recognition Award to the Butterfly Garden. After the dedication of the Garden all were invited to go inside the Community Center for a presentation by Ms. Gloria Kidd on butterflies and have refreshments. |
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DISTRICT 12 WEBSITE REPORT
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District 12 has 18 clubs ranging in membership from 10 to over 100.
The Wilson GC has been federated for over 72 years while Edgecombe
GC has 70 years of membership. |
 derodendrum thomsoniae |
 container gardening with ruby pennisetum |
 Mesican flame vine 'Sao Paulo' |
 Diamond frost, purple ornamental peppers & other container plants |
 Joe Pye weed |
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