Welcome & call to order.

March minutes approved.

Hostesses thanked: Deborah Childers, Beth Nix, Lindsey Sones, Hallie Crawford

Announcements & Reminders

• Purchase Party tickets TODAY!
• New Members: Mims Bledsoe Hill, Amanda Orr, Genie Ison Gray. Sponsors were asked to call & welcome new members plus invite them to our Garden Party.

Committee Reports

Vice President- Aimee Nix – No report

2^nd VP (Quarry Garden) – Blain Allen & Amanda Brady – Shelby read the report for Blain:

The Quarry Garden steep hillside near the bridge has been fortified from erosion.  A concrete wall was added and plants put back in place. The historic wagon that once marked where the wagons and mules were once used is still out for repair. Native flowers are blooming this spring.  The flowers know how to survive the elements, but to us spring in the Southeast produces color, foliage and natural beauty.  Native plants to Georgia are throughout the path.  All are encouraged to walk through and enjoy.

3^rd VP (Speech School) – Caroline Davis & Kendrick Williams – No report

Corresponding Secretary – Elkin Taylor & Liles Thompson – No report

Treasurer – Jo Phelps – No report

Membership/Dues – Rae Knox – No report

Historian/Scrapbook – Jinny Keough – Jinny announced that she would be happy to add anyone’s old flower show ribbons or memorabilia to the scrapbook. She would prefer they go in our scrapbook versus the trash.

Parliamentarian – Sissy Davis – No report

State Garden Club Liaison – Lindsey Sones – Lindsey read a proclamation from Governor Kemp dedicating the week of April 17 “Georgia Garden Week.”

Party Chairs – Mary Ayres Griggs & Jessica Brown – MA & Jessica reminded all to purchase their tickets. They have secured the caterer, tents, golf carts and valets for the party. They thanked Liles Thompson whose husband has graciously arranged donations from his business, ASW Distillery, for the bar.

-New Business

Shelby presented the slate for 2022-2023, which was approved.

-Program – Lindsey Sones introduced Sandy Kruger, Executive Director of the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance. Sandy introduced speaker Spencer Tunnell II, a landscape architect and co-author of a new book, Olmsted’s Linear Park.  On the occasion of Olmsted’s 200th birthday, we heard about the beginning of planned Druid Hills neighborhood and the evolution of the planned parks.

-Adjourn for lunch

March 2022 Minutes

Welcome & call to order.

Approved minutes.

Thanked Hostesses – Blair Mann, Margaret Warren, Elizabeth Head, Katie Bockstedt & Bess Goff

Announcements & Reminders

• We have 3 candidates for membership. The website will be open for voting April 1-15. New members will be announced at the April meeting.
• Flower Show Fun – Jinny K, Lindsey S, Mary H, Harden P, Guerry R, Aimee N, Amanda T, Alden P, Leslie N & Shelby D
• Peachtree Garden Club Flower Show @ PDC on 4/13 from 9-12. Register!
• Purchase May 11^th Garden Party tickets TODAY – $300 -mail a check to Maysie Beeson or bring payment to the next meeting for those who have not yet purchase their tickets.

Committee Reports

Vice President- Aimee Nix – No report

2^nd VP (Quarry Garden) – Blain Allen & Amanda Brady – Blain will give a report

3^rd VP (Speech School) – Caroline Davis & Kendrick Williams – Kendrick reported: Kendrick reported that the outdoor spaces in the garden at Speech School have been used far more frequently during the pandemic and have been quite the hit! They have decided not only to keep this tradition moving forward, but to add to the hardscape as well.

Corresponding Secretary – Elkin Taylor & Liles Thompson – No report

Treasurer – Jo Phelps – Shelby read report for Jo:

Here’s what I’ve paid to date:
$74.98 for new members to attend The Flower Show
$92.68 for flowers to Nadine Lawton for her 100th birthday
$3000/ Annual Donation to the Atlanta History Center for the Quarry Garden
$2000/Annual Donation to the Atlanta Speech School for the Speech School Garden
$20/Annual dues to Fulton County Federation of Garden Clubs
$1110/Annual dues to The Garden Club of Georgia (110 members)
$100/Honorarium to Agape Youth and Family Center
$185/Reimburse for Christmas Decorations at Historic Oakland
$100/ CEF-Atlanta Fulton (memorial for Sanford Dunklin)
$100/The Lovett School (memorial for Lyn Glenn) 
$2100/ Respite Care Atlanta (in honor of Sarah Kennedy and in memory of Sarah Clarke) funded by a donation from the Keough Foundation to MGC

Membership/Dues – Rae Knox – No report

Historian/Scrapbook – Jinny Keough – No report

Parliamentarian – Sissy Davis – No report

State Garden Club Liaison – Lindsey Sones – No report

Party Chairs – Mary Ayres Griggs & Jessica Brown – MA & Jessica reported: Mary Ayres and Jessica discussed the party set for May 11th. The location has been moved from the Allen’s field to the home of Gayle Alston because of the unpredictability of the weather. The party chairs thought it best not to risk it considering the propensity for bad weather during past parties. Both the Allens and Alstons were thanked for graciously offering to host. The ladies have reserved a tent and have gotten a few bids for the catering and will soon finalize those plans. A Sign Up genius email will be sent out in the coming weeks for volunteers for set-up, clean up, bar, etc. Please be on the lookout for it. It will most certainly be a splendid party!

Program – Andrew Crawford, Andrew T. Crawford Ironworks
Andrew was a delight! He brought an iPad with a slideshow presentation to show us images of his iron work, but realized, unfortunately, that there was no projection screen to hook it up to, so he instead passed it at the end for anyone who wanted to see his beautiful works. He explained how he got into the business, specific projects from the past, as well as the current ones. One of Andrew’s clients commissioned him to create something every year for the client’s wife as anniversary gift. She recently passed and this year Andrew was commissioned to do a piece for the outdoor visiting area at the Shepherd Center in her memory.

-Adjourn for lunch