Hanging Of The Greens
Calling All Garden Club Members
Please Join Us for the Annual Hanging of the Greens
Volunteers are needed for a fun morning of decorating and socializing as we get the Garden Center ready for the holidays. Hot chocolate, coffee and many hands will make this a quick effort that will bring much joy to our community!
When? FRIDAY December 5, 2014 9:30 AM
Where? Marietta Educational Garden Center
You may RSVP, but it is not necessary, just come! For more information please contact Katie Sanstead, at [email protected]
Fresh Ideas for the Holidays with Carrie Kennedy and Lexis Hay
You Don’t Want to Miss Our Next Council Meeting!
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 9:30am
In addition to our business meeting, we will have a bake sale. Please bring a baked good to sell and/or come to purchase some Thanksgiving delights! We will also be selling a few garden-themed books that have been donated to our Council. But the fun doesn’t end there! Our speakers Carrie Kennedy and Lexis Hay, Proprietors of Screendoor Events and Design will give us new ideas for decorating our homes for the holidays.
Lexis Hay has been designing events for over two decades after moving to the United States from New Zealand as a part of her late husband Stewart’s business. She and Stewart believed that bringing people together to celebrate life is always appropriate and essential to a life well lived. Now, Lexis intends to carry on this tradition by pouring her creativity and passion for celebration into styling homes and designing extraordinary and unforgettable events. As a mother of four children turned adults, Lexis is a proven multitasker and skilled organizer who is focused on ensuring her clients receive a high quality experience.
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Marietta Educational Garden Center Hosts 2014 Marietta High School Homecoming Court
The Marietta Educational Garden Center was honored to host The 2014 Marietta High School Homecoming Court for their formal photo shoot on Sunday, October 12th. Local photographer, Johnny Walker, executed the shoot with ease. Kibbie DeJarnett, Marietta High School’s faculty advisor to The Student Government and Homecoming Director was so pleased that The Garden Center welcomed the court and their families.
Read More»May Vintage Garden Wedding at the MEGC
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It is October, and as the weather gets colder and the leaves begin to change, most of us in the South are thinking about Football, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the upcoming Holiday Parties of the season. But there is one special group of people who are only thinking about the beauty of May in Marietta, GA – Brides.
May is one of the most beautiful times here at the Marietta Educational Garden Center and brides who want to take advantage of this beauty for their own wedding are planning now. Take a look at some photos from one of our lovely brides who planned a gorgeous garden wedding in May. Photographs courtesy of Roth Photography.
Read More»Landscape Design School | Registration Now Open!
Registration is Now Open for Landscape Design School 12/01 – 12/02
Landscape Design School
This curriculum, offered in a series of four courses, covers a wide range of subjects: landscape design and its history, landscape architecture and horticulture in the landscape. After successful completion of all four courses students will become Landscape Design Consultants. The general public may attend, but only persons belonging to a federated garden club will receive the certificate. These courses comprise a two-day series of classes and are taught by professional instructors. Required text for the series is Stewards of the Land: A Survey of Landscape Architecture and Design in America ($40 plus shipping and handling) published by National Garden Clubs, Inc. Also required is a subscription to National Gardener. Courses do not have to be taken in chronological order; for instance, if you take courses 1, 2, and 4 in one District but miss the 3rd, you can attend that course in another District at a later time.
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