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Organized April 27, 1947

Garden Club of Georgia

Garden Club of Georgia, Laurel District

Marietta Garden Center

Marietta Council of Garden Clubs

 This is a very active garden club, centered in East Cobb County, Georgia.

  • It's members participate each year in the annual North Georgia State Fair Flower Show at Jim Miller Park.
         In addition to numerous design and horticultural entries, the members serve in horticultural classification, placement, and clerking.  Each year, the club brings home hundreds of ribbons and awards.

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  • Members maintain two gardens at McFarlane Nature Park in East Cobb County.

 - A nectar garden surrounds the active bee hive at the park, providing nourishment for the resident bees and educational signage about the bees and plants for visitors.

 - A Memory Garden is home to native trees and shrubs that like "wet feet", and are planted in memory of members no longer with us.

The  North Georgia State Fair flower shows, sponsored by the Marietta Council of Garden Clubs, are a busy two-week project for our members who were active participants, filling the roles of

  • Schedule & Classification chair - Karin Guzy
  • Design chair - Vy Shinn
  • Placement chair - Ruth Rood
  • Classification clerk - Linda Baird
  • Placement clerk - Kathy Griggs
  • Clerks - Pat Weaver, Ellene Brooks
Many Sope Creek members participate as volunteers, exhibitors, and speakers at the Southeast Flower Show, which will be held at the Galleria Convention Center in 2011.

Go to the photo links  to see images from
 "At Home With Flowers"
class

Visit our
Nectar Garden at McFarlane Nature Park

Join Us!

See photos of the  flower shows at the North Georgia 2008 State Fair.

Week 1

Week 2

Sope Creek had lots of winners!

Meetings-1st Wednesday
September through June

Our meetings are held at the
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
3125 Sewell Mill Rd. NE, Marietta

Upcoming:

June 3 A tour of the Fern Garden at Georgia Perimeter College with Dr. George Sanko. Carpool 10 a.m. at the church.

Meetings resume September 2nd after a summer break.

If you are looking for a garden club home in East Cobb, or call 770-955-1303.

The Sope Creek Garden Club visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden on a rainy day in May, but a little rain doesn't stop gardeners!

   

    

photos by Carol Noble

   Click on photos to see larger images.

"At Home With Flowers" design classes are held at the Marietta Educational Garden Center, 505 Kennesaw Avenue, Marietta.   The classes are sponsored by the Marietta Council of Garden Clubs.    

Get your name on the list to be notified of future classes.

Call Karin at 770-955-1303 to add your name to the waiting list!

If you are a registered student, go to the link you received in your  email to access class notes.

SEE PHOTOS from previous classes
  • Our club members support garden clubbing.  Sope Creek members are President, Recording Secretary and Education Chairs of the Marietta Garden Club Council, and our immediate past-president serves as a trustee for the Marietta Educational Garden Center.
  • Members are involved in planning and advising Habitat for Humanity homeowners in the landscape of their new homes.
  • Field trips, pot lucks, flower arranging are all part of the annual schedule.

    To get information about joining the Sope Creek Garden Club or attending a meeting, email one of our co-presidents   or