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Community Projects: Beautifying & Promoting Roswell
RGC has a wide range of one-time & ongoing community projects. Our current community-based projects include dedicating our Blue Star and Gold Star Families Memorial Markers at Roswell’s City Hall, participating in the Great Pollinator Census, and giving mini-talks at the Roswell Farmers Market.
2019-2022 Focus Project: National Garden Clubs' Blue Star & Gold Star Memorial Markers for Roswell
A program of the National Garden Clubs, “The Blue & Gold Star Memorials Program honors all men and women that serve in the United States Armed Services.” The Blue Star Marker honors all who have served, the Gold Star Families Marker honors families who have lost a family member in service.
RGC, in collaboration with The Garden Club of Georgia, the Rotary Club of Roswell, the Roswell Memorial Day Committee, and the Roswell Recreation & Parks Department, placed a Blue Star Memorial Marker and a Gold Star Families Memorial Marker at Roswell’s City Hall in June 2020. The placement was approved at the Mayor and Council Meeting Nov. 25, 2019.
The markers flank the Faces of War Memorial. RGC is working with Hall of Fame veterans, Roswell Recreation & Parks, and the Roswell Memorial Day committee to enhance the plantings at the memorial site and to properly maintain the memorials.
The markers were dedicated in a beautiful ceremony on May 30, 2022 at the Roswell Remembers Memorial Day Ceremony. See our Blue Star and Gold Star Families Memorials page for more details.
Great Georgia Pollinator Census
RGC Members participate in this historic citizen-scientist initiative where people all around the state record and report the number and type of pollinators they observe during a 10 minute time period in late August.
The Garden Club Of Georgia's Garden Therapy Through Meals-On-Wheels
RGC’s unique approach to The GCG’s Garden Therapy Projects is through Meals-On-Wheels. Members make seasonal seed holders (stockings in December, eggs & bunnies in March) and add seed packets and small gifts to the seed holders. The seasonal seed holders are distributed to Meals-On-Wheels recipients with their meals.
Mini-lecture on Container Gardens @ The Roswell Farmer's Market
RGC members provided mini-talks on container gardening at the Roswell Farmer’s Market.
Farmer’s Market visitors stopped by the RGC booth for tips, pointers, and answers to their questions.
Adaptive Programs @ ARC
RGC works with the ARC and the Roswell Recreation & Parks Department to design and host several adaptive activities throughout the year. Small school groups, adult night-out activities, and summer camp activities are enjoyed by all those involved in the activities. Adaptive programs are a project of The Garden Club of Georgia.
Focus Project: GreenLife Fairy Gardens Adaptive Activity @ Roswell ARC
RGC members and many young adults had a magical evening creating Fairy Gardens at the ARC. Participants heard about fairies and their preferred habitats, then designed and created their own piece of magic.
Focus Project: High School Adaptive Activities @ ARC
High School adaptive activities occur at the ARC. RGC members develop lesson plans and spend a fun morning helping high school students learn about gardening.
Focus Project: Activities @ Summer Friendship Camp
RGC partnered with the City of Roswell to provide adaptive gardening activities at Roswell’s Summer Friendship Camp. A variety of activities were designed for a wide range of abilities and interests.
Community Beautification: RGC Decorates
RGC members decorate the lobby of the Roswell Adult Recreation Center and design & create centerpieces for holiday luncheons at Roswell’s Adult Recreation Center
Roswell ARC Lobby
RGC decorates the lobby at Roswell’s Adult Recreation Center (ARC)
Centerpieces for ARC Luncheon's
RGC designs & creates centerpieces for holiday luncheons at Roswell’s ARC
Ongoing Community Beautification & Education: RGC Gardens @ Roswell Adult Recreation Center
RGC maintains the front Entrance Gardens of this center located at 830 Grimes Bridge Road. RGC and Roswell’s Recreation & Parks Department recently redesigned the Entrance Gardens to include a peaceful fountain and improved walkways.
RGC built and maintains the Waist-High Garden @ the ARC for visitors’ enjoyment and as a project to work with the ARC’s Young Adult group.
The gardens are planted with themes for our GreenLife mini-lessons for the public.
Focus Project: GreenLife Mini-Lectures @ Waist High Gardens @ Roswell ARC
The waist-high gardens at ARC have evolved into theme-based beds for teaching/learning about different types of plants. RGC & the ARC have scheduled a series of GreenLife horticultural mini-lectures at the gardens.
One bed is planted with succulents, another is planted with herbs. Ground covers and bulbs are featured in another. Pansies and other annuals are colorful and showy throughout the appropriate season. Bulbs and annuals pair up in another bed. In April we refresh the beds and put in some edibles and summer annuals.
RGC first built the gardens in 2007 for the ARC’s Young Adult group with physical and mental challenges. In 2017 the gardens were rebuilt as a Boy Scout’s Eagle Scout Project. These gardens have always been maintained by RGC and the Center’s Young Adult Group.
Community Beautification: RGC Gardens @ Roswell Adult Recreation Center
In late fall 2019, RGC and Roswell’s Recreation & Parks Department completed the redesign of the Entrance Gardens to include a peaceful fountain and improved walkways.
RGC was heavily involved in the funding, design, and implementation of the redesign. Pictures of the design, construction, and completion are from May – November, 2019.
Trees @ Roswell ARC Adult Aquatics Center (in collaboration with Roswell's Tree Planting Partnership Program)
RGC partnered with the City of Roswell to fund the installation of new trees at the Roswell Adult Aquatic Center on Grimes Bridge Road as part of the city’s Tree Planting Partnership Program. The program provides financial support to organizations who want to enhance and beautify Roswell by increasing its tree canopy and density.
Roswell approved the landscaping project for the new Roswell Adult Aquatic Center based on the long-standing relationship RGC has with the ARC. RGC funded River Birch trees from the Tree Planting Partnership Program’s hardwood tree species list.
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In Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation: Old Roswell Cemetery
RGC partners with the Roswell Historic Society to preserve and maintain the Old Roswell Cemetery, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic Preservation is a Garden Club of Georgia program area.
Getting to Know the Cemetery
RGC members tour the Old Roswell Cemetery guided by Roswell Historical Society project chair Janet Johnson
Training on Caring for Iris
Since all work and plantings in the cemetery are historically appropriate, RGC members are trained on proper care of the plants
Working on our plot
Watch out for the fire ants!
Historical Marker Survey
RGC members surveyed each of the 40 plus historical markers in Roswell for the Roswell Historical Society. A plan will be put together to repair/replace markers as needed.
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In Floral Design
Floral Design
RGC members participate in floral design education at meetings, attend and participate in floral workshops, judge flower shows, create unique designs for various community purposes, and teach others about floral design.Floral design and flower shows are a program of the Garden Club of Georgia and the National Garden Clubs.
Boutonnieres of Remembrance
An RGC member designed and created boutonnieres of rosemary and yellow roses for the Roswell Remembers Memorial Day celebration and dedication of our Blue Star and Gold Star Families Memorial Markers.
Floral Design on our Blog
RGC member Gretchen C’s floral design posts on our blog are not only educational, but also inspirational and beautiful. Check them out by choosing Floral Design from the Education pull-down menu or as a search topic on our blog. RGC Blog
RGC Flower Arranging Workshop @ Member Meeting
Each year, floral designers Gretchen Collins& JoAnn Jones teach members key concepts in floral design. We always love our floral design meetings!
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