GCKY Yearbook Updates
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A Fresh Look at Flower Shows
National Garden Clubs (NGC) has developed a new program to promote NGC Flower Shows. The program involves the Kentucky Judges Council to encourage and mentor clubs wishing to hold a flower show by providing information and support on schedule writing, awards, and procedures and then to guide the club through the flower show process. This … Continue reading “A Fresh Look at Flower Shows”
Worthy Programs Photo Archiving
The photo archiving of your club’s accomplishments celebrates the projects, events, and activities of the members of National Garden Clubs, Inc. Your club’s photographs will be posted on our website and shared across other platforms such as our Facebook page. You can share your garden club pictures with other garden clubbers and the world! Examples … Continue reading “Worthy Programs Photo Archiving”
Happy 50th Anniversary, Arboretum!
“In the Arboretum” This year marks the 50th anniversary of Nannine Clay Wallis’s bequeathal of her 616 Pleasant Street home to The Garden Club of Kentucky, to be used as its headquarters and to promote gardening. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the garden is a certified arboretum. GCKY is … Continue reading “Happy 50th Anniversary, Arboretum!”
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Let’s Grow
I am so excited that you have given me the opportunity to serve The Garden Club of Kentucky as president. Thank you for this honor. And thank you for the countless hours you have worked in your community to advance our mission. Garden club members are good stewards of the land, and we encourage others … Continue reading “Let’s Grow”
Interested in Environmental School?
Members interested in Environmental Schools can go to the National Garden Club (NCG) website (gardenclub.org) to identify the next school available & the location. Click on “NGC Schools”, then “Find a Course”, and then just follow the prompts. Currently, Course 4 will be available Sep 22-23, 2021, via Zoom. Follow the prompts for details & … Continue reading “Interested in Environmental School? “
Carey Hester Huddleston
Carey Hester Huddleston Sat 18 Feb 1922 – Mon 17 May 2021 Garden Club Member Cumberland Park Garden Club She was State President from 1989-1991. Mountain Laurel District Obituary Carey Francis Hester Huddleston passed away May 17, 2021 at Middlesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born February 18, 1922 in Dyersburg, … Continue reading “Carey Hester Huddleston”
In the Garden – April
Ticks have arrived and are waiting to drop from shrubs and trees onto you. Thoroughly treat clothing with tick spray. Wear light-colored long pants and long sleeve shirt, and hat. Tuck pants into socks, and gloves over sleeve cuffs. Check clothing before entering the house after working in the yard. Daffodils – Daffodils are rapidly fading. … Continue reading “In the Garden – April”
Easter Lilies
If you receive a lily for Easter, you know that lilies as with any true bulb are easy to care for in the house, and then planted out after the last frost. In the meantime enjoy their elegance inside. (WARNING: This plant is poisonous to cats!) Part of its charm is that its pure white petals … Continue reading “Easter Lilies”
