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The South Carolina Gardener | Spring 2018| 1

GCSC | SPRING ISSUE 2018

VOL. 96 NO. 1

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Dear Garden Club Members,

Springtime has arrived!!!

I know you all enjoyed the Spring District Meetings as much as I did! I heard the wonderfully informative speakers and enjoyed the long anticipated fellowship. I know you all have been putting in lots of time and effort into your club programs and projects and beautifying your communities because of all the GCSC State Awards submitted. Thank you so much for all you do to make our state stunningly beautiful. We do have so many beauty spots!

The presentation of GCSC District and State Award started at the Spring District Meetings, continues at the State Meeting and culminates at the summer EXPO in July. It will surely be a great journey to receive, share and celebrate the well-earned honors!

I look forward to seeing you at the GCSC State Meeting, Thursday, April 26th. It will be held at the Embassy Suites in Columbia and we are so fortunate to have outstanding guest speakers: SAR (South Atlantic Region) Director Judy Barnes, from North Carolina, will update us on what the five states are doing (of which we are one) and Dr. Patrick McMillan, Director of the State SC Botanical Garden is excited to tell us all about the plans for new Birding Garden.

I encourage you to attend the GCSC State Meeting! It offers so much information and delightful fellowship, and you will glean much information to help your club year run smoothly and see and speak to other club members in your district and from across the state.

I look forward to seeing you all!

Sincerely,

Donna

President’s Message


The South Carolina Gardener Spring 2018

Mission The Garden Club of South Carolina, Inc., a non-profit organization, is a force for good that promotes all aspects of gardening, focusing on preservation and restoration of historic gardens, conservation and environmental protection of natural resources, education of members and youth organizations, civic beautification, horticulture, and floral design.

The Garden Club of South Carolina, Inc. 501c3 non-profit organizationWebsite: www.gardenclubofsc.org

4896 Members, 199 Garden Clubs,19 Councils, 9 Affiliate Organizations

Donna Donnelly, President

4494 McCords Ferry Rd.

Elloree, SC 29047

[email protected]

GCSC Treasurer

701 Gervais St., Suite 150-142

Columbia, SC 29201

[email protected]

GCSC Headquarters

Located at Riverbanks Botanical Garden

1300 Botanical Parkway

West Columbia, SC 29619

NGC Schools:

Flower Show Schools

Linda Howle [email protected]

Landscape Design Schools

Mary Alice Hall [email protected]

NGC President-Nancy Hargroves

1235 Dover Creek Ln.

Manakin Sabot, VA 23103

[email protected]

SAR Director-Judy Barnes

3616 School House Lane

Charlotte, NC 28226-6640

[email protected]

Table of Contents

Presidents Message 2

President’s Project 4

GCSC Chairmen 6

Feature Articles 8

GCSC Events 15

District News 17

Clubs

Councils

SC Gardener 31

GCSC Affiliates

Audubon SC

Moor Farms and Botanical Garden

Pearl Fryer Topiary Garden

Plant, Food Body, Jenks Farmer

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

SC Bluebird Society

SC Botanical Garden, Clemson

SC Native Plant Society

SC Wildlife Federation

On the Cover

Saucer Magnolia - Home of

President Donna Donnelly

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President’s Projects

‘Feed the Birds’ Chairman Mary Reeves

[email protected]

Winter has passed, we return to our gardens planting, fighting Chickweed and spring onions !! Please remember our birds and their needs and support our Feed the Birds Project.

sc.audubon.org has a great list to remind us of year-round needs for healthy birds and how WE can make a difference:

* Protect Nesting Birds * Speak Up for Birds

* Plant Natives * Visit Bird Sanctuaries and learn

* Restore Habitat

We encourage all clubs to donate to this worthwhile project to benefit education of children and adults at both Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia and SC Botanical Gardens at Clemson.

Call or email me with ideas and programs on Feed the Birds.

Mary Reevees

Chairman (828) 749-9809

Carolina Chickadee


Planned Bird Viewing Platform Garden at

Clemson University

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The Garden Club of South Carolina, Inc. Bus Tour GCSC invites You on a Wonderful 4 Day/3 Night tour, October 9 - 12, 2018

George Washington’s Estate, Mount Vernon The U.S. Botanic Garden, DC - Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

For Information and /or Reservations, Please Contact the Tour Chairman

Nancy O. Rayner [email protected]

Price: $599.00 Per Person - Double Occupancy

$75 deposit due withreservation, blanace due July 1, 2018 Travel Protection: $79.00 per person separate check payable to: PML Travel & Tours

GCSC Bus Tour

GCSC Chairmen News

Girl Scouts - Carolyn S. King, Chairman

There are two Girl Scout Badges available for

your club to sponsor a Girl Scout Troop and help

them earn. They are the GCSC Girl Scout Patch

and the NGC Girl Scouts of South Carolina

Mountains to Midlands native plant badge. Several of the

requirements can be used for both badges such as plant a garden in a

school, park church or community. It could have some native plants.

The GCSC Badge focuses on gardens, design, community and

horticulture.

This chairman will be happy to help your club and will send the

forms with the requirements to you. Please remember our youth are

our future garden club members and choose Girl Scouts as one of

your club’s projects. Contact Carolyn S. King, Girl Scout Chairman,

[email protected] or 843-364-6401.

mailto:[email protected]

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Feature Articles

East Sandhills District Submitted by: Jennifer McCutchen East Sandhills District Director

The East Sandhills District is comprised of

sixteen garden clubs and two Garden Club

Councils. Locations include: Bennettsville,

Bishopville, Darlington, Effingham, Florence,

Hartsville, Lynchburg, Pageland, Quinby and Sumter.

The East Sandhills Co-Director is Radine Tate.

Pee Dee State Farmers Market

Located at 2513 West Lucas Street in Florence is the beautiful Pee

Dee State Farmers Market. You can find fruits, vegetables, plants

and homemade foods

year round but twice a

year the market comes

alive when it hosts the

Spring and Fall Flower

Festivals. Vendors come

from near and far and

bring their beautiful

flowers, trees, shrubs,

handmade creations,

food and of course the

delicious kettle corn that is popped while you wait. This year's Spring

Flower Festival is Thursday April 19 - Sunday April 22. You don't

want to miss this event.

Bishopville Garden Club

The Bishopville Garden Club will sponsor a garden tour on Saturday

May 26, 2018 in Bishopville from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Six beautiful

gardens will be on the tour. Tickets for the tour can be purchased at

the Silver Pearl, located at 208 North Main Street, Bishopville.

Swan Lake Iris Garden

Located at 822 West Liberty Street in Sumter, this garden is the

home of Sumter’s Iris Festival, South Carolina’s oldest continuous


festival and is consistently

ranked among the top festivals

in the Southeast. This year's

event will be held on May 25 -

27 2018, and features live

entertainment, an arts and

crafts show, a flower show at

the Alice Boyle Garden Center,

a plant sale, food vendors,

children's games and much

more. Saturday, May 26 the

Sumter Council of Garden

Clubs sponsors the garden tour

which features 120 varieties

of Japanese iris that will be in

bloom and all eight of the

world's swan species. This is

truly an event for the entire

family.

The Pearl Fryar Topiary

Garden

Located in the heart of

Bishopville is the amazing

topiary garden created by self-

taught artist Pearl Fryar.

Visitors come from all over

the world to stroll through

Pearl's living sculptures. The

garden is open Tuesday

through Saturday 10:00am -

4:00pm. The garden is a sight

to behold.

East Sandhills District (cont.)

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Botanically Speaking….

The Carolina Hedge Nettle - Discovering a New Species

Submitted by:

Harry E. Shealy, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biology, Emeritus

University of South Carolina Aiken

Have you ever thought about whether scientists are still finding new

species? Well, the answer is a definite yes from the lowest to the

highest forms of life. The Carolina Hedge-nettle is one of our new

South Carolina plant species. Dr. Doug Rayner, a botanist at Wofford

College, found the plant in Charleston County in 1977 in the Santee

Coastal Reserve and as botanist often do he pressed the plant for the

herbarium and labelled it Stachys hyssopifolia var. ambigua because

that is what he thought it might be. Dr. Rayner found the plant

growing between a pine flatwoods area and a freshwater marsh. The

plant was collected again in Georgetown County in 1990 on the north

side of the Santee River within the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center by

Dr. John Nelson. Both collections were made in similar habitats of the

Santee River watershed and both areas are managed by the South

Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Dr. John Nelson, Curator of USC’s A. C. Moore Herbarium, is a

known expert on the genus Stachys. Upon close examination Dr.

Nelson recognized that both the plants collected in 1977 and in 1990

were similar to each other but unlike any Stachys that he knew. He

named the new plant Stachys caroliniana with the common name

Carolina Hedge-nettle. So, from the collection in 1977 until the

publication of the article (see below Nelson and Rayner, 2014)

characterizing the Carolina Hedge-nettle in 2014 almost forty years

later, you have a new species.

Now that you know a little about the process of becoming a new

species, let’s look at its extended family of Carolina Hedge-nettle the

Lamiaceae more commonly known as the mint family. (continued next page)


Worldwide it is a family of about 230-250 genera and about 7,000

species of herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees.

Stachys is one of those genera and in the southeast, there are about

forty different species of Hedge-nettles. The Lamiaceae include many

familiar plants such Ajuga, Bee Balm, Lavender, Mint, Oregano,

Obedient Plant, Rosemary, Salvia, Coleus, Basil, Vitex to name a few.

It is a good family! I doubt that your will be able to find any Carolina

Hedge-nettle for your garden, but there are other species that may

look like them that you can find. I have included a photo of the plant

in case you are ever in the Santee Delta; you might be lucky and see

the plant for yourself.

The reference below is to an article in which Nelson and Rayner

describe the Stachys and propose it as a new species.

Nelson, J.B. and D.A. Rayner. 2014. A new hedge-nettle (Stachys:

Lamiaceae) from South Carolina, U.S.A. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 8: 431

-440.

Stachys caroliniana

Botanically Speaking….

The Carolina Hedge Nettle - Discovering a New Species

(continued)

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Welcome to New Affiliate Partner

Jenks Farmer - “Plant, Food, Body, Inc.”

By: Sandie Duerksen, Membership Chairman

Our newest Affiliate member to GCSC is

“Plant, Food, Body, Inc.”…… also known

to us as Jenks Farmer.Plantsman.

I have asked Jenks to share some of his

thoughts with us regarding who he is

and what he represents. He is quoted

directly.

“The quality of our individual lives and

our common culture all boils down to

plants and dirt. Whether you’re talking

about quality food, beautiful flowers, or

f u n c t i o n a l n e i g h b o r h o o d s .

EVERYTHING depends on how we treat the earth.

Today our company is working on a native plant visitor center garden for the

3,000 acre Audubon Society in Silverbluff, SC and volunteering with a

community garden in a community of refugees from around the world.

Tour groups to our farm enjoy the fields of lilies, but they also get a dose of

lessons on taking care of the soil and designing gardens in ways that reduce

the use of water, chemicals, and pollution.

This same philosophy prevails when I design private gardens, currently in

North Augusta, Isle of Palms, Columbia, Aiken, and Wadmalaw. My

background is in classic garden design and architecture, but I mesh that with

a modern understanding of our environmental needs.

I am one of 7 American Horticulture Society book reviewers in the US.

Annually I read about 45 new horticulture, architecture, and landscape

books for AHS. This is an invitation only, volunteer position that is coveted

by public horticulturists in the US.

I believe fervently that young people must be engaged…expose them to how

this multi-disciplinary love that we share (art, science, technology,

environment) can be a career, a lifelong hobby and a passion. Through

internship programs, I have managed students who are now changing the

world. I continue to teach not only in our state of SC, but across the US.”

How fortunate GCSC is to welcome this gentleman to our roster of Affiliate

members.

Welcome aboard, Jenks!


Youth Symposium

April 14, 2018

Alecia Elrod, Youth Symposum Chair

On Saturday April 14th 2018 The Garden Club of South Carolina

invites you to attend the Youth Symposium being held at the

Riverbanks Zoo. The Youth Symposium is a chance to recognize

Students in grades 1-12 in poster, poetry and recycle sculpture

contests. As gardeners we strive to educate our future leaders by

teaching them the dangers to our environment by not polluting or

starting forest fires. We want them to teach them to be good stewards

of the earth by their consumer purchasing so they learn recycling is

not complicated and can be creative. The GCSC will award fifty young

recipients with an awards ceremony, a day at the zoo along with a

complimentary t-shirt and lunch. If you would like to be a part of this

day our ceremony begins at 10:45 with lunch at 11:30. Reservations

need to be made by check of $21.50 to Kay Williams for lunch and

admission by March 9th2018. Hope to see you there!

Kay Williams , 23 Partridge Lane, St. Matthews, SC 29135 email Kay

with questions at [email protected]


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GCSC NEW MEMBER CONTEST 2018-2019

“GROWING OUR FLOCK”

Starts April 26, 2018- Ends April 17, 2019

Club President completes form below and sends to [email protected] or by

post to 165 Double Eagle Ct. Aiken, SC 29803.

Winner will be announced by a drawing at our “National Bird Day Party”!!! at GCSC 2019 Spring Convention.

NO MONEY NEEDED……ONLY GOOD FUN…… so let’s “feather your club’s nest” and send out some bird calls! We need YOU!!!!

PS…. First Prize will fly you out of your nest….your club will thank you…… and so will I!!!!

Sandie Duerksen, Membership Chairman 2017/2019

803-644-5242/803-645-2871

Cut here and send to Sandie

New Member Name ______________________________

Address: ______________________________

Club Name and District ___________________________

President Name and email__________________________

Date Joined_____________________________________

President Signature_______________________________


Master Calendar of Events 2018

April 15 Deadline for SC Gardener Summer Issue

April 25 GCSC Board of Directors Meeting

April 26 GCSC State Meeting, Columbia

May 3 NAJCSC Judges Club Meeting, Columbia

May 20-24 NGC Convention, Philadelphia, PA

June 3-9 National Garden Week

June 17-23 Camp Wildwood, Kings Mountain, SC

July 14 EXPO, Columbia

July 15 Deadline of SC Gardener Fall Issue

July 25-26 Flower Show School Symposium

THE GARDEN CLUB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC

“Birds of a Feather Garden Together!”

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Flower Show Symposium

Nationally Accredited Judges Club of SC 2018

July 25 & 26

Design:

Featured Plant Material &

Low-Profile Designs

Horticulture:

Bromeliads &

Sanseveria

Embassy Suites Columbia Greystone

200 Stoneridge Dr.

Columbia, SC 29210

Local Chairman: Joan Danforth

[email protected]

(803) 738-0240 (h) (803-414-6538 (c)



District News District Meeting Highlights

By: Donna Donnelly

Maida Dantzler (GCSC

President 2011 - 2013)

with current GCSC Presi-

dent Donna Donnelly.

ELC Spring Meeting

Doris Taylor as Ann Pam-

ela Cunningham’s mother

Louisa relates how her

daughter started the first

women's volunteer organi-

zation - Mt. Vernon La-

dies Association which

saved Mt Vernon in 1853.

Bird Houses for sale to support ‘Feed the Birds’ (made by Harold Donnelly).

Mary Reeves ; Feed the Birds’

ANGRY BIRDS!!! At Coastal District Meeting were really friendly and sweet.

Bird Themed table - EP District Meeting

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District News Coastal District

Director: Allyson Hirsch

Co-Director: Susan Carter

Camellia Garden Club

For the November 2017 meeting of Conway's Camellia Garden Club,

President Sims Gasque asked each member to bring a bell pepper

minus its top.

To illustrate how decorative carefully cut vegetables can be, Sims

brought out an acorn squash, an egg plant and a red cabbage which

she had hollowed out and carefully

filled with other vegetables. She had

secured these to the “vases” with

tooth picks and wooden skewers.

Then it was our turn to create “art”

with our peppers. Sims had brought

kale to line the rims of our peppers,

squash cut lengthwise, spring on-

ions, both “flowered” root bottoms

and green tops, parsley, turnip slic-

es, tiny carrot slices, radish roses

and lemon slices.

When we finished, we had lovely ed-

ible adornments for our tables.

Sims's final creation was a cake

stand lined with kale and decorated

with red grapes, lemon slices, and

pomegranate halves. In the center

she had placed a container large

enough to hold a large handful of asparagus spears.


Driftwood Garden Club

In November and December, the Driftwood Garden Club celebrates

the holidays by expanding its activities in service to the community

including Christmas and municipal beautification projects.

With support from the Friends of the Little River Library and its

Librarian, the Club enhanced the entrance to the Little River

Library with the purchase and installation of new planters and

plants. Additionally,

the existing garden

beds were weeded

and beautified with

transplanted flowers.

Nearly 300 yellow

daffodil bulbs were

planted by the Club

at two city

parks: 19th & Edge

Streets and 41st

Avenue South. A

large portion of the

bulbs was donated

by the Club members to aid in the beautification effort.

We held a yard sale to collect stuffed animals and dolls which they

delivered to the North Myrtle Beach Police Department Toy Drive.

They brought gifts and cookies for the senior assisted living and

memory care community Summit Place of North Myrtle Beach,

Jewelry for the women and colorful socks and socks ‘’stuffed with

goodies’ were set up for the residents to select from.

Christmas and Driftwood go together. Emily Stephens is Chairman

of the North Myrtle Beach Christmas Committee. JoAnn Johnson

chairs the Club’s Post Office decorations. It’s a Club tradition to

furnish cookies for the choir and symphony ensemble during the

two-day All City Christmas Cantata. We prepare Christmas swags

and bows for municipal buildings and decorate the 6th Avenue

South Post Office. Along with the North Myrtle Beach Parks and

Recreation Department we conduct a public workshop for making

wreaths. Additionally, we look forward to participating in the

North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex. Christmas tree

lighting.

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East Low Country

Director: Michael Pound

Co-Director: Sue Lawley

Garden Club of Charleston

The Garden Club of Charleston Annual Luncheon held on February

6th at the Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston.

St. Paul’s Garden Club

St. Paul’s Garden Club invites you to explore our private country

gardens. “The Road Less Traveled”. Come spend the day with us

discovering the beautiful water vistas and interesting gardens

hidden in St. Paul’s Parish. Our backroads are peaceful and

picturesque with lovely fenced pastures lined with ancient live oaks.

Explore 10 gardens that hold some of the most unique plants and

designs around.

DATE: APRIL 21, 2018 TIME: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

COST: $20 (includes a map with all 10 garden locations)

LUNCH: Available for purchase for $5, must be reserved in advance

Contact Fran: [email protected] or Ginny: [email protected] ; 843-889-8434. Please see our website: www.stpaulsgardenclub.com




East Piedmont District

Director: Wayne Deal

Co-Director: Elaine Wade

Roses Unlimited:

As we approach spring in the upstate of South Carolina, all

gardeners look to the prospect of returning to their yards with

renewed enthusiasm. The long colder than usual winter, kindles the

desire to flip through garden catalogs and search the web, looking for

the new, the different, and the unusual in garden plants.

We at Roses Unlimited celebrate our 30th year and continue to

enlighten the grower about the hundreds of rose varieties and

especially the Noisette class of roses which had their start in

Charleston, SC. At one time, right before the Civil War, the

Noisettes were grown extensively throughout the South. History has

shown the powerful impact that this class exerted on the rose

industry. Its repeat blooming, along with other outstanding

qualities, Champneys’ Pink Cluster (1811) quickly attracted the

In-Depth Garden Club

Beverly Owensby, member of In-Depth GC speaks to other members

about forcing bulbs to bloom for early Spring enjoyment inside.

Pictured: left to right are Nancy Rayner, Nancy Gibson, Beverly

Owensby, Helen Goforth (V President) Marshall Goforth (President)

& Jane Zollinger. Small bowls, rocks & bulbs were given to In-Depth

members to share the knowledge.

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French hybridizers to this rose.

Soon many seedlings appeared on

the rose market. These gracious

aristocrats were among the most

popular roses of the mid-1800.

They are once again in much

demand as gardeners endeavor to

expand their use of the vertical

elements to bring fragrance,

beauty, and a touch of nostalgia to

their landscape. We invite

everyone to join us as we study roses, share garden design, and enjoy

the greenhouses full of blooms this spring. Please check out our new

website for details. www.rosesunlimitedsc.com

Lancaster Garden Club

The Lancaster Garden Club and Green Gardeners Garden Club

decorate the Lancaster’s Old Courthouse on Nov 28, 2017, in

Lancaster, SC.

The Lancaster Garden Club hosted a

joint meeting with members of Green

Gardeners and Leaf and Petal Garden

Clubs to hear Master Gardener Mike Dubiski tell of the Honey bees

(Apismellifera) crisis. He stated that beekeepers began to notice,

between 2006 and 2007, they had lost 30-40 percent of their hives.

He presented a Home Garden Bee House which he had made to each

attendee. He was most informative.

East Piedmont District (continued)


West Low Country District

Director: Ann Sheets

Co-Director: Nancy Karl

Carolina Hills Garden Club

For many years now the members of Carolina Hills Garden Club

have enjoyed participating in a garden therapy program with

National HealthCare, North Augusta, a business, which provides

long-term and rehabilitative care for patients.

This year when our group arrived at NHC with dozens of roses,

buckets of greenery, and cheerful ribbons we were faced with a

dilemma. The facility was on lockdown made necessary by a virus

among the residents. After much discussion rather than turn us

away, helpful staff members provided us with a room, tables, vases,

and carts where we could construct our arrangements without the

patient’s help. The staff then delivered the cheerful arrangements to

the rooms for the patients to enjoy.

Carolina Hills Garden Club Members - West Low Country

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Beaufort Garden Council

By Sandra Educate

Flower Show - April 21-22, 2017

Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs decided to host a Flower Show.

The Council has seven member clubs, all of whom were enthusiastic

about the idea, so they began searching for a venue.

During the next weeks and months, workshops were held at the

various clubs to familiarize the members with the many rules which

must be followed in order for the show to be accredited by the

National Garden Club.

Committees were formed to oversee the details and invitations were

sent to judges.

The morning of the day before the show, members began showing up

with cut and potted horticulture specimens, table displays,

photographs and various flower designs and arrangements, and in

the afternoon, a panel of 3 photography judges and 9 NGC flower

show judges

assessed the

over 300

entries and

a w a r d e d

ribbons to

the winning

entries.

The next day,

the flower

show was

opened to the

public, free of

charge. The

beautiful day and plenty of parking encouraged people to come and

ooh and aah over the almost overwhelming display. It was such a

success and valuable learning experience that the Council plans on

doing it again!

West Low Country District (continued)


West Piedmont District

Director: Marguerite Warren

Co-Director: Dee LeMay

Greenville Garden Club

As I began my first

year serving as

President of the

Greenville Garden

Club, I quickly realized

I had to come up with a

President’s project.

Having visited the

Kilgore Lewis House,

the home of the

Greenville Council of

Garden Clubs, I

realized that the raised

g a r d e n b e d s

surrounding the patio

were in need of some

improvement. I formed

a c omm it t ee o f

members willing to dig

in the dirt.

After a committee was

formed and with the

help of other volunteer

members, we removed

the existing plants and

enriched the soil and

rototilled the beds.

Once the urge to

replant the gardens

struck, there was no

going back. First, we sketched our dream garden on paper

considering views from inside the patio and from the entrance to the

patio. We chose native perennials to provide food for pollinators.

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West Piedmont District (continued)

Primrose Garden Club

Early in 1952 Sarah Glenn and her neighbor met at the clothesline

and talked about joining a garden club. Even though there were a

couple of clubs in Greer at the time, they decided to get together with

a group of 25 friends to

create a new garden club.

On Valentines Day in 1952,

the Primrose Garden Club

in Greer was born.

On February 20, 2018,

today’s Primrose Garden

Club members met at the

Greer Heritage Museum to

celebrate their 66th

anniversary amid the

memorabilia of a bygone time. Special invited guests included charter

members Sarah Glenn, Polly McElrath (pictured above) and Dot

Owens (who was not able to make it).

Our garden is part shady and part sunny, and we designed so that

our we would have continuous color and compatible color and select-

ed a camellia as the focal point.

We took our project one step further once it was all planted. The Kil-

gore Lewis House had a very generous donation of an Italian marble

fountain which was not being used. It rested for many years in the

basement of the house and a few members who had seen it, fell in

love with it and we decided there had to be a way to bring it outdoors

and find an exceptional place where the entrance to the garden

would be enhanced with its beauty.

After completion, we held a dedication of the fountain and named it

the Massey Fountain in honor of the donor, J. D. Massey, prominent

Greenville philanthropist

And so life begins the day you start a garden. – Chinese Proverb


Susan Burch (2nd Row Left) is the longest

active member. Marie Jackson Moore

(picture to the right) is the daughter of

Kathryn Jackson, an early member of the

club.

Don’t miss out!

The South Carolina Gardener is mailed to dues

paying members according to the roster sent to the

State Treasurer and ECS Datasytems.

Club Presidents please make sure your state roster

is up to date. Send new member info and address

changes to [email protected] Changes

take up to 3 weeks.

West Piedmont District (continued)

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West Sandhills District

Director: Jan Burch

Co-Director: Kay Williams

Gardening Girls Study Club

Christmas Tree in a Bag: Each Gardening Girl Study Club member

paid for her own artificial table-top tree, decorated her own tree (each

one was remarkably different), and delivered the trees to homebound

individuals, or individuals who were confined to nursing homes and

assisted living centers. We also collected socks during the month of

November to help with a Mobile Shower Ministry in our area.

Magnolia Wreaths: Gardening Girls

Study Club met in October, 2017, at

the home of Maida Dantzler to

make Magnolia Wreaths. Dave

Shuler, Floral Designer and

Pharmacist, lead the group on

making the wreaths. Dave

provided the leaves and Oasis

forms. Each member paid for her

own Oasis form. We all were

delighted with our results!


Belize Trip - 2018

Belize Trip 2018

Donna Donnelly

The GCSC sponsored Trip to Belize Central America was a blast!

Fourteen travelers from the garden club and one Carolina Birder

had the time of their lives walking through the lush jungle of Belize

guided by Dr. Patrick McMillan! What a special opportunity it was

for us to have a real pro like Patrick guiding us! He gave us tons of

historical and local information about the Country, the natives and

the 175 outrageously shaped and majestically colored birds we

logged. As we trekked through the Mayan ruins, luxurious flora and

lakes and streams we saw so many birds, butterflies, bugs and

flowers so unique to that part of the world! We even saw spider

monkeys high in the tree tops watching our every move!

The Chan Chich Lodge was beautifully nestled on a Mayan Plaza

surrounded by the rich and succulent jungle and many Mayan vine

covered Pyramids and ruins. We explored several Mayan tombs. An

abundance of beautiful tropical plants were everywhere you looked.

The weather was a comfortable 75-80 and cool in the evenings. The

staff spoiled us, they would greet us with the most refreshing lime

drink ever and the food was fresh from the local farm and gourmet

and we ate like kings and queens. But the best part of the journey

was the friendships we developed with each other. Some were

strangers or mere acquaintances at first, and now we all ‘verdaderos

amigos’ (true friends) especially the ‘Sardines’!

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Belize Trip 2018 (continued)

Donna Donnelly


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Wayne called to ask that I do an

article for "The SCGardener" for EPD

on the "Redbird". The Funny story

about this beautiful Bird began:

Right after Thanksgiving I was in

the Kitchen getting a coffee very

early and looked out the Garage Door

and saw a beautiful Site! The most

beautiful Cardinal was sitting on top

of an old Metal office file cabinet

which I painted an oriental maiden

and which I use to hold tools! I went

to get the iPad to take this picture

but was afraid to open the Door for I

felt he would fly out in a panic He

was so beautiful and I noticed he had

a shadow on the Garage Wall! I

wished I had grabbed the 35 MM but

the IPad was on a charge!

Here is the Photo I took through the

Door Window Panes!

Since I was shooting through glass it

reflected the hummingbird Night

light inside my Kitchen and

superimposed it out in the Garage .

Interesting eh! "Miracles" are a

change in One's perception.

Mary Ann Kirby, Bird Chairman

Birds

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