Return to Froghaven

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.

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

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

Visit our
Nectar Garden at McFarlane Nature Park

 

Meetings-1st Wednesday
September through June

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

Upcoming 2006:

April 5 - Rita Bissell, of the Chattahoochee Unit, Herb Society of America will show us what to do with those strawberry jars sitting in the corner.

May 3 - We will hold a propagation workshop at Ellene's home and Vice President Shirley, who was a Dahlia judge, will teach us how to get the most from our dahlia tubers.

June 7 - Garden tour and picnic.

"At Home With Flowers", a design class held at the Marietta Garden Center. Course II will be scheduled to start Spring 2006.

SEE PHOTOS of the 2005 Spring Classes

Call 770-955-1303 to reserve a spot in this fun class.

 To get information about joining the Sope Creek Garden Club or attending a meeting  
updated 3/10/2006
  • Our club members support garden clubbing.  Sope Creek members are First Vice President, Recording Secretary and Education Chairs of the Marietta Garden Club Council, and our immediate past-president serves as a trustee for the Marietta 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.

Join

Us!