Prelude to Spring Concert Fundraiser – March 2020

PRELUDE TO SPRING
A CONCERT BENEFITTING THE MARIETTA EDUCATIONAL GARDEN CENTER

MARCH 7, 2020 AT 3PM

AT THE MARIETTA EDUCATIONAL GARDEN CENTER
505 Kennesaw Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060

Congratulations to All of Our Flower Show Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered the flower show this year at the N. Georgia State Fair. The entries were fantastic and we appreciate the time you took to grow your horticulture.
The designs were also spectacular and so creative–you amaze us every year! A special congratulations to the many Garden Club members listed below who earned ribbons and top honors:

1st Flower Show – 2019 Top Awards

Award of Merits:
Annual-Flowering:
Bulbous-Flowering: Bridget Horgan – Lycoris Radiata ‘Spider lily’
Perennial-Flowering: Victoria Chastain – Tricyrtis hirta: Toad lily

Grower’s Choice Award:
Container – Flowering: Karin Guzy – Stapelia lepida ‘Carrion flower’

Arboreal Award:
Shrubs: Kathy Griggs – Acuba varigated

Collections: Jack Driskell – Aspidistra: ‘Jade Ribbon’, ‘Spectacular’, ‘Leopard’, ‘Stars & Stripes’,
‘Milky Way’

North Georgia State Fair Sweepstakes Award: Jack Driskell – 37 Total Blue Ribbons

Say Cheese Luncheon

It was a beautiful, sunny day as close to 70 guests gathered at the Garden Center for the “Say Cheese” Luncheon on March 7th. This delightful luncheon featured Brian and Sassy Henry, founders of Palmetto Cheese – The Pimento Cheese with Soul! from Pawley’s Island, SC.