Projects

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

RGC decorates the lobby at Roswell’s Adult Recreation Center (ARC)

RGC designs & creates centerpieces for holiday luncheons at Roswell’s 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.

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.

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.

RGC members tour the Old Roswell Cemetery guided by Roswell Historical Society project chair Janet Johnson

Since all work and plantings in the cemetery are historically appropriate, RGC members are trained on proper care of the plants

Watch out for the fire ants!

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.

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.

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

Each year, floral designers Gretchen Collins& JoAnn Jones teach members key concepts in floral design. We always love our floral design meetings!