Blue Star Memorial Marker Dedication

Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

and

Magnolia District

in cooperation with

Beautiful View Garden Club

in Buena Vista, Georgia

Marion County

 

Saturday, November 28, 2015 on the West Side of the Court House.  The Garden Club of Georgia choose Buena Vista as the site for Memorial placement due to the hard work and dedication of Mrs. Sue Duncan provided in the Garden Club of Georgia and Magnolia District.  Mrs. Clarke W Duncan (Sue) was the President of the Garden Club of Georgia between 1977 and 1979.  As with all Blue Star Memorial Markers, this one Honors our Heroes of the Past, the Present and also the Future!!!



 

Members of Boy Scout Troop 2641 Prepare!!

In addition to presenting the Colors this Troop led the Pledge of Allegiance.

"God Bless America" was performed by Anastasis Daniels from Performance Academy

The President of the Garden Club of Georgia, Martha Price Welcomed
everyone to the Marker Dedication!

The Chairman of the Blue Star Memorial Marker Program, Garden Club
of Georgia Janice Marie Thiese presented the History of the Blue Star Marker!

James R. Hagler, Captain, U. S. Navy, Medical Corps (Retired) and Raymond Welch, U. S. Army, SGM (Retired) conducted the Flag Ceremony:  "My Name is Old Glory."

Willie Maxwell, Director Magnolia District Garden Club of Georgia presided over the Dedication and Unveiling of the Marker.

The Unveiling of the Marker!!

Garden Club Members posed for the Official Photograph.

The Scout Troop and Leaders!!

Government Leaders in Attendance also posed for this Photograph!

This Wreath was placed by several of the Honored Veterans!!

The centerpiece for the Reception.  Well Done in Red, White and Blue.

These Veterans from a local Motorcycle Club Laid the Wreath after the Marker was Unveiled!!
 

The Kitchen Crew who presented a very nice reception.

 

Fall Beauty

 

 

During a recent Saturday plant hunting trip we stopped by a local merchant and found two Hibiscus plants in full bloom.  Because the merchant wanted to close out the inventory the potted plants were priced at $5.00 each.  Of course we acquired them both.  Here you see one plant that is placed along side of the driveway with other plants.

 

 

 



Never overlook the possibility of obtaining nice plant/s at great prices when you are out shopping!!!!

Creating Beauty

Update

 

 

On April 10, 2015 I published a Post about Creating Beauty.  Today I publish an update.  The Indian Feather and the May Night Salvia have not performed well.  I suspect there is too much shade in the area I placed them.  However all of the Bush Daisy Plants and the Coleus are doing well as you can see from the following pictures.  The Coleus are three feet tall and when planted they were six inches tall.  They have performed very well.







 



 

Additionally I publish these two pictures which reflect the plantings at our front door as well as the improved mulch, large pine bark nuggets in front of the house.  

 

Blue Star Memorial 

Marker Dedication

Currahee Military Museum

Toccoa, Georgia

May 27, 2015

The Horti-Floral Garden Club of Toccoa, Georgia dedicated this Memorial Marker to remember our past heroes and to honor our current and future heroes. The site for this marker is especially significant because it is at the Currahee Military Museum. The Currahee Mountain near Toccoa is where thousands of US Army Paratroopers received their initial training for the D Day Landings in Europe during World War ll. 

The National Garden Club, Inc. Blue Star Memorial Marker Chairman, Andrea Little participated in this dedication.