A Blue Star Memorial By-Way Marker

Dedication

by the

Oglethorpe Garden Club

Oglethorpe, Georgia

November 12, 2012

The following pictures tell the story of this Veterans Day Weekend 2012 activities in Oglethorpe Georgia as the local Garden Club dedicated a Blue Star Memorial By-Way Marker.



The Macon County High School Navy Junior ROTC unit prepares for Color Guard Duty





Many of the Oglethorpe Young Citizens were in attendance





The Stone Mount for this Marker was donated by a Garden Club Member and was relocated from her farm.




The Ladies That Made This Event Possible





Some of the Local Veterans



Enjoy The Beauty

I received several of these plants from a friend several years ago.  I keep them on the deck on the North side of the house; however when Winter approaches I move them inside.  This is the reward I am enjoying right now.

Blue Star Memorial Marker Dedication

Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery

2 November 2012

Milledgeville Council of Garden Clubs

The Milledgeville Council of Garden Clubs set the standard as once again our Nation prepares to observe Veterans Day 2012.

This Blue Star Memorial Marker Dedication is presented here with a series of twenty-two pictures that tell the story.

I am proud to be a Garden Club Member and appreciate the Blue Star Memorial Marker Program that has honored our Veterans, past, present and future since the program was established in 1945.

Angel Trumpets

Middle Georgia

October 28, 2012

Today I share what may be the last blooms of the 2012 flower season for these plants.  As soon as we have a severe frost I will trim them to ground level and heap plenty of pine straw and leaves over the stubble.  I winter over these plants which I grew from cuttings many years ago in this manner and they always come back.  Enjoy the Blooms.

Roadside Beautification Projects

The Garden Clubs of Georgia

I have been aware that the Garden Clubs of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Transportation have worked together for many years to improve the beauty that surrounds us all.

Last evening as I traveled to Dublin, Georgia from Macon I took the opportunity to take a few pictures near the Rest Stop just Northwest of Dublin.  The scene was beautiful.

I trust that you also enjoy the beauty we have in Georgia because the Garden Clubs are involved.  I would suggest that you visit the Garden Clubs of Georgia website to learn more about Road Side Beautification.

http://gardenclub.uga.edu/beautification.html

If you and/or your Garden Club has yet to participate in this program I would encourage you to do so.  You and the people traveling through Georgia will be grateful for your efforts.  This is just one of the many ways that we can all promote the beauty around us.

Thank You!!!!!