Blue Star Memorial Marker

Dedication

Memorial Day 2011

West Point, Georgia

The Wedgewood Garden Club in West Point, Georgia dedicated a Blue Star Memorial Marker at the Rest Stop on I-85 on Memorial Day 2011 - May 30, 2011.

These markers are placed in high traffic areas to remind us all that we must daily hold up our Heroes of the Past, our Heroes of the Present and our Heroes of the Future with the utmost respect.

These Women and Men certainly deserve our respect and love.  

Memorial Day 2011

It is my goal this Memorial Day to place an arrangement of Red, White and Blue blooms at the Church where I worship.

I would suggest that all Garden Club Member place an appropriate arrangement in the Church they attend.  If the Flowers for the Worship Center are already in the scheme, consider placing an arrangement in the Fellowship Hall for everyone to enjoy during the fellowship/coffee time.

All Garden Club Members are also encouraged to place an arrangement at a local business, library or any other place that the public enters during National Garden Week which is 1 through 7 June.

Share the Beauty that abounds in our Gardens.  Thank You!!!

The Garden Club of Georgia

Headquarters

 On April 26th I was part of a Field Trip conducted by the Pine Ridge Garden Club of Macon, Georgia.  We visited the Headquarters and the Botancial Gardens.  It was a delightful day.

Of course I had to capture several images of one of my favorite flowers.  The Angel Trumpets have always impressed me with their unique display of color.

Beauty Surrounds Us All

Macon, Georgia

2011 Cherry Blossom Blooms

 These blooms were on Coleman Hill in Macon on March 25, 2011

These blooms were in Central City Park, Macon, Georgia on March 26th.

Beauty Abounds

in

Middle Georgia

When we purchased our Home shown above we did not realize that we had an abundance of Dogwood Trees on the property.  Each year since 1992 we have enjoyed the beauty of these lovely flowers.  They usually are at their peak for the first weekend of April; however this year they are beautiful on the 22nd day of March. 

Beauty in Middle Georgia

Macon's Cherry Blossoms

Macon Georgia is preparing for the 29th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival which will run from 18 March through 28 March, 2011.

The beautiful Yoshino Cherry Trees are known for their lovely blooms.  They do not bear fruit.



The first Yoshino Tree Bloomed at this address many years ago.  The name of the tree was not known until the property owner was in Washington, D.C. on a business trip.  Mr. Fickling began propagating this plant and today there are over 350,000 Yoshino Cherry Trees in Macon, Georgia.

This series of pictures was taken on Monday, March 14th.  The trees shown here are on Ingleside Avenue.  Trees in other sections of Macon have yet to burst forth in full bloom.

Lovely Blooms

in Middle Georgia

 This Morning as I walked out to retreive my morning newspaper I noted that this Japanese Magnolia was in bloom.  My research on the World Wide Web causes me to believe that this is a Mulan Magnolia.  Specifically it is known as a Magnolia lifiiflora.  They trace back to China and were then cultivated in Japan.   We in this Country acquired them from the Japanese.  Thus our name for them is Japanese Magnolia.  Of course there are various colors but I like these purple ones the best.

Also in bloom are the two Tinus Viburnum shrubs which adorn each side of our Garage.  These lovely plants which are very hardy here in Middle Georgia are Native to the Mediterranean Regions of our Earth.  The are a low maintenance shrub that responds well to severe pruning which will happen after the Spring bloom cycle.  They currently stand eight feet tall and need to be taken back a bit.