VENUE: Atlanta Botanical Garden – Mershon Hall

September 26, 2017

HOSTESSES: Michele Mitchell, Nancy Hatcher, Liz Crew, Rawson Grobety

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER: Jinny Keough
Jinny Keough, 2017-2018 Mimosa President, called the meeting to order, welcomed the group, and thanked our hostesses. She looks forward to celebrating Mimosa’s 90th birthday in July 2018 and feels privileged to be supported by a board of such creative, strong women. Jinny thanked Margaret Warren for her leadership as President last year and all the support she’s provided over the summer.

PROGRAM: Chris Hall, Atlanta-native and co-owner of area restaurants 4th & Swift, Local Three, and Muss & Turners. He spoke to our group regarding sustainable farming,  the importance of supporting local businesses and offered up a “Dos and Don’t” of dining out. His restaurant group started the Giving Kitchen, a non-profit that offers financial aid to kitchen and restaurant workers who are faced with sudden hardship.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / MEMBER UPDATES: Jinny Keough
Welcome to our newly elected members Blain Allen, Katie Bockstedt and Jennifer Hill and thank you to Tricia Allen and Mary Ella Hill who arranged a morning coffee so the new members could meet some of the board and start learning about Mimosa.

We are sad to report the passing of Anne Gowen Spalding, a member since 1956. Anne passed away over the summer and is survived by Mimosa members Elizabeth Spalding, Maysie Beeson, Mildred Spalding and Beth Nix. Mimosa made a contribution to the Quarry Garden in Anne’s memory. Mimosa also received a thank you note from the family of Jean Fleming for our donation to the Atlanta Humane Society in her memory.

Honorary member Pattie Boykin has moved to St. Simons Island this summer, just in time to meet Hurricane Irma. Her home and garden sustained minimal damage. She will remain an honorary member with Non-Resident status.

Mimosa members, Deborah Childers, Nancy Hatcher and Claire Marie Huff, have requested to renew their professional membership status.

As a courtesy, please remember to RSVP as quickly and accurately as possible to the emailed meeting invitations. Nell Mitchell is working on an easier way to accurately count the number of lunches needed for each meeting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Jinny Keough
Minutes from the May meeting have been posted on the website. There was a motion to approve the minutes as submitted, a second, and all voted in favor. The minutes stand approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Vice President (Hostess Chart) – Lindsay Sones
The hostess chart is now accepting sign-ups for 2018-2019 meetings.

Membership & Dues – Leslie Morgan
Please remember to sign in each meeting to track your attendance. Membership dues should be mailed or paid online by December 1, 2017.

Treasurer – Jo Phelps
Mimosa is in good financial shape with all of the accounts. (A special thanks extended to Jo for stepping into her role at last minute!)

Speech School – Caroline Davis – No Report

Quarry Garden – Mildred Spalding
The Quarry Garden lost two 100-foot tulip poplars which fell during Irma and damaged two other important trees which the garden only contains one of each: a buckwheat tree and a feverback poinsettia. The smaller plants can be replaced but not sure about the trees. The small bridge over the pond was also damaged and needs to be replaced. In more positive news, 66 people from the Audubon society visited the Quarry Garden since it has officially been certified as a wildlife sanctuary. More developments include three new Connor Brown Discovery Trail attractions; a quarry wagon kids can climb on; metal cutouts of native birds attached to the trees; and amphibian statues.

The next Mimosa meeting will be a work day in the Quarry Garden with a special sneak preview of the newly constructed Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building.

Flower Show – Emily Jordan
The flower show will be held at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens this year and will directly benefit the Gardens. The show is February 23rd – 25th, 2018 and the registration deadline is November 1st, 2017 to participate. The theme is “A Toast to Georgia’s Film Industry”. Mimosa’s newest members will work at the show and discussions will determine whether Mimosa does a group or individual floral design submission.

State Garden Club Liaison – Mary Huntz
Last August She attended a meeting of the Garden Club of Georgia. It focused on awards available to garden clubs throughout the state of Georgia. Believe it or not, there are 61 awards available for application. She received a handbook describing each award and category. The due date for most of these awards is December 1st. In looking through the Awards Handbook, she thinks there are several that would fit Mimosa to a T. If anyone is interested in looking through these categories with her to determine/ or recommend that Mimosa participates, please give her your name at the end of the meeting.

The National Garden Clubs of America is also selling a children’s book called The Saved Seed. It is an early reader book written to educate elementary children about the life cycle of seed plants. A North American based fall staple for thousands of years, the pumpkin is treasured in our society for being not only a food source, but a Halloween favorite. The Saved Seed follows the journey of a smiling pumpkin seed from Halloween pumpkin through the year, becoming a seedling, a vine and then a new pumpkin. Along the way, children learn through beautiful illustrations how to care for their own pumpkin seeds and become successful pumpkin gardeners. It is a perfect gift for a sons and daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, all elementary aged children K-4th to teach them the love of gardening. The books are $10 each but by the time shipping is added it can add up. If we buy a case of 30, the shipping costs drops down considerably. Please sign up if you are interested in buying this interesting little book.

Website – Margaret Glenn
Please review your information listing in the online member directory and contact Margaret Glenn with any corrections or updates. You may also email new or updated photos to marge.glenn@gmail.com.

NEW BUSINESS: Jinny Keough
We will mark our 90th anniversary next May with another fabulous Mimosa garden party. Elizabeth Hogan and Julie Yates will chair the party this year. Stay tuned for details.

Mimosa has three spots available for new members to be elected next year and we will begin accepting the required forms in January 2018. Visit the Member Info section of the website for more information on nominating a New Member.

Mimosa is seeking volunteers for the following opportunities (please contact Jinny Keough if interested):
1. Members to work with Sissy Davis to review and clarify the by-laws.
2. Members to help coordinate the creation and installation of a permanent memorial honoring all past members for the 90th birthday celebration at either the Speech School or Quarry Garden.

Mildred Spalding gave a quick reminder of the Beltline bike ride on October 16th. Members will meet at the Piedmont Driving Club.

ADJOURN: Jinny Keough
The Door Prize drawing was won by Trisha Allen. That concludes our meeting and the meeting is adjourned.

Respectively Submitted,
Mary Ayres Griggs

LUCY’S MARKET

May 16, 2017

HOSTESSES: MaryElla Hill, Molly West, Claire Benedict, Claire Marie Huff

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER:  Margaret Warren
Margaret welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 10:30am; she reminded members to sign in and please put your name in the basket for our door prize.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / MEMBER UPDATES:  Margaret Warren

Unfortunately, we have had another loss in the Mimosa family.  Mary Ann McKinney Frazier passed away on Saturday, May 13^th. Funeral services for Mary Ann will be held this Thursday, May 18^th at the Cathedral of St. Philip at 11:00am.  Please join me in keeping Mary Ann’s family in your prayers.  Mimosa will make a donation in Mary Ann’s memory to Hospice Atlanta.

Margaret introduced and welcomed our three new members: Blain Ashmore Allen, Katie Stembler Bockstedt, and Jennifer Frazier Hill.  We are so excited to have them here, and we welcome them into our Mimosa family.

Lindsey Sones reminded everyone of the rescheduled Urban Bike Tour with Mildred Spalding, Lindsey Sones and Sarah Kennedy.  Email Mildred if interested.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Margaret Warren
Today, we will be approving the minutes from the April meeting, which have been posted on the website.  There was a motion to approve the minutes as submitted, a second, and all voted in favor. The minutes stand approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Vice President (Hostess Chart) – Jinny Keough – The hostess chart for 2017-2018 is filled.

Membership & Dues – Lindsey Sones – dues are 100% paid.

Treasurer – Jo Phelps – no report; Margaret mentioned our sincere appreciation to Jo for stepping into the role of Treasurer for the remainder of this year, and into the 2017-2018 year.

Speech School – Karen Brown, Caroline Davis – no report

Quarry Garden – Parker Tekin, Louise Moore – The garden contains many rare and unusual plants and the largest collection of GA native plants in the state. They offered a huge thanks to Mimosa for our support.

Flower Show (also known as Amaryllis Project) – Leslie Morgan, Sharena Hall – no report

State Garden Club Liaison – Mary Huntz – Be sure to vote for Atlanta Botanical on the Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs website.

Website – Margaret Glenn – no report

NEW BUSINESS:  Margaret Warren
Margaret officially turned gavel over to Jinny.  She acknowledged the committee chairs, and thanked them for their service this year.  In particular, she thanked the recent past presidents (Mary Huntz, Jackie Cushman, and Emily Jordan) and incoming president, Jinny Keough, who she leaned on heavily this year.

PROGRAM:  Shelby Drinkard / Nancy Powell introduced our speaker, Kim Wilson, owner of Lucy’s Market.

1. Lucy’s Market started in a gas station on Roswell Road.
2. Her journey as an entrepreneur has lead to success followed by the new location at East Andrews
3. Creating Memories through holiday décor does not have to be pricey. Just get creative. They have a wide range of options.

ADJOURN:  Margaret Warren

That concludes our meeting.  The meeting is adjourned.

Respectively Submitted,

Elizabeth Hogan

SWAN COACH HOUSE

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

HOSTESSES: Jinny Keough, Eileen Millard, Shayla Rumely

WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER: Margaret Warren
Thank you to our hostesses:  Jinny Keough, Eileen Millard, Shayla Rumely.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Margaret Warren

We have two resignations: Libby Lanier and Margaret Hatcher. We are sorry to lose those members, and wish them well.

It is with immense sadness that I must report we lost two members since our last meeting:

* Betty Mitchell Bowring, loving mother of Lisa Hinson and Sanford Dunklin, passed away on Saturday, April 1st.  Mimosa has made a donation in Betty’s memory to the Historic Oakland Foundation.  Our hearts and prayers go out to Lisa, Sanford and their families.

*  The following day, Sunday, April 2nd, our dear Julie Harlan passed away. Our Mimosa family grieves with her mother, Tee Davis and family, Julie’s husband Chad and their two boys. Mimosa has made a donation to Agape Youth and Family Center in Julie’s memory.

Good news…. The Atlanta Botanical Garden will host its inaugural flower show in 2018.  All of the information on the flower show will also be posted on our website.

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Margaret Warren

• Today, we will be approving the minutes from the March meeting, which have been posted on the website
• Minutes approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Hostess Chart: Jinny Keough
Jinny presented the hostess chart and let the group know that it is full for next year though we may need to revisit a couple of dates due to some of the resignations and loss of two of our members.

Membership and Dues: Lindsey Sones
No updates

Treasurer:                                                                                                                                         Jo Phelps has kindly agreed to be our new Treasurer

Speech School: Karen Brown
The workday was a success!

SolTerra has quoted $3,200 for spring updates and mulch.  There is plenty of money in the account.

Quarry Garden:  Louise Moore
No updates

Flower Show (also known as Amaryllis Project): Leslie Morgan
No updates

State Garden Club Liaison: Mary Huntz
No updates

Website: Margaret Glenn
No updates

NEW BUSINESS: Margaret Warren
New Members – we recently completed the election of three new Mimosa members.  After an extremely close ballot, our three new members are Blain Ashmore Allen, Katie Stembler Bockstedt, and Jennifer Frazier Hill. We are so thrilled to welcome these talented women to our club, and look forward to introducing them in person at our May meeting.

Election of Officers – we need to vote on the slate of new officers for next year.  The slate is as follows:

Ex-Officio – Margaret Warren

President – Jinny Keough

Vice President – Lindsey Sones

2^nd VP-Speech School – Maggie Fischer and Caroline Davis

3^rd VP – Quarry Garden – Mildred Spalding and Louise Moore

Recording Secretaries – Jessica Brown, Mary Ayres Griggs and Molly West

Corresponding Secretary – Nell Mitchell

Treasurer – Jo Phelps

Membership &  Dues – Leslie Morgan

Programs – Parker Tekin and Karen Brown

New Member Mentors – Esther Garges and Mary Ella Hill

Historian & Scrapbook – Sandy Jones

Parliamentarian – Sissy Davis

Flower Show – Emily Jordan

Party Chairs – Elizabeth Hogan and Julie Yates

Website – Margaret Glenn

State Garden Club Liaison – Mary Huntz

Motion passed unanimously and the slate of officers was approved.

PROGRAM:  Tasha Moody of Simply Staged provided the group with a presentation on 10 Simple Ways to Refresh Your Home

DOOR PRIZE WINNER: Sallie Stevens

ADJOURN: Margaret Warren

Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Lucy’s Market.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectively Submitted,
Nell Mitchell

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER

March 28, 2017

HOSTESSES: Nancy Glenn, Betty Glenn, Lyn Glenn and Jean Glenn

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER:  Margaret Warren thanked our hostesses and welcomed everyone.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / MEMBER UPDATES:  Margaret Warren

As we reported via email, our sweet Julie Harlan is undergoing cancer treatment at MD Anderson; please keep Julie and her family in your prayers as they travel through this difficult journey.

We need to take the Treasurer duties off Julie’s plate, so she can focus 100% of her energy on getting better.  I am looking for a volunteer to take over Treasurer duties until further notice.

Lindsey Sones reminded everyone of the rescheduled Urban Bike Tour with Mildred, Lindsey Sones and Sarah Kennedy. Meet at April 3 at 10:30am at Piedmont Driving Club and then head out on bikes at to tour the Belt Line.  Email Mildred if interested.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Margaret Warren

Today, we will be approving the minutes from the February meeting, which have been posted on the website. There was a motion to approve the minutes, and a second; all voted in favor and the minutes stand approved as submitted.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Vice President (Hostess Chart) – Jinny Keough – The hostess chart for 2017-2018 is filled.

Membership & Dues – Lindsey Sones – dues are 100% paid.

Treasurer – Julie Harlan [no report] – the search for a new treasurer has commenced.

Speech School – Karen Brown, Caroline Davis [Margaret Warren reported] – there will be a Speech School Garden workday on Tuesday, April 11 at 10:00am.  She circulated a sign-up sheet.

Quarry Garden – Parker Tekin, Louise Moore – many rare and unusual plants and they also have the largest collection of GA native plants in the state and they offered a huge thanks to Mimosa for our support.

Flower Show (also known as Amaryllis Project) – Leslie Morgan, Sharena Hall [no report]

State Garden Club Liaison – Mary Huntz reported the following:

The Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Garden Associates, is looking for volunteers for the upcoming 2017 Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour.  This self-guided walking tour showcases spectacular private gardens representing the finest in garden design and is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 13 & 14 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Volunteers work with their designated Day Captain to help answer questions, sell tickets, count visitors, and also assist visitors in finding their way around the assigned garden. Below is a list of shift times available:

Saturday, May 13^th:
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Sunday, May 14^th:
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

As a special thank you for volunteering, you will receive one complimentary ticket, valued up to $35, for the Tour.  It is always fun to volunteer with a friend or family member so that both of you will have your free tickets and can visit the other gardens together! The Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour is an annual fundraising event that helps provide vital support for the development and care of the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s plant collections. In addition, the Tour provides critical funds for our engaging educational programs and critical conservation work. If you would like to volunteer, please email me at suzeckert@comcast.net with the following:

• Name
• Shift Day(s)/Time(s) you would be available to work
• Mailing address
• Cell number

Because it takes over 150 volunteers to help during the Tour weekend, please help us recruit volunteers & forward this email to anyone you know who may be interested in volunteering for this very enjoyable and important event for the Garden.

Be sure to vote for Atlanta Botanical on the Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs

NEW BUSINESS:  Margaret Warren

New Members – we will have room to accept three new members this year, and we have four proposed members:  Blain Ashmore Allen, Katie Stembler Bockstedt, Kyle Wilcox Garges and Jennifer Frazier Hill. The proposal forms have all been added to the website, so I encourage you to log on and review the candidates before the voting begins on April 1^st.  You must be logged into the website in order to access the ballot page.  If you have any difficulties logging in, please contact our website chair, Margaret Glenn.

You will receive an email notification on April 1^st letting you know that the ballot page is open, and you may vote (only once!) any time during the first two weeks of April.  The new members will be announced at our April meeting.

We will also vote on the slate of officers for 2017-2018 during the April meeting.

PROGRAM:  Sallie Smith introduced our speaker, Lisa Thompson, President of the American Chestnut Foundation, who discussed “The Chestnut Tree, Race to Save the Species.”

1. Legendary Species
2. Nicknamed “Redwoods of the East”
3. Notorious for wildlife, large canvas and protection, and historical/social
4. Devastating blight
5. 1 in 4 trees would have been a Chestnut
6. White blooms in July – summer Christmas
7. Replanting efforts to original splendor
8. Solution is hybernizing them with Chinese and Japanese chestnuts
9. Jimmy Carter is honorary director

ADJOURN:  Margaret Warren

That concludes our meeting.  Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Swan House.  The meeting is adjourned.

Respectively Submitted,

Elizabeth Hogan

SWAN COACH HOUSE GALLERY

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

HOSTESSES: Libby Lanier, Jean Glenn, Caroline Millican, Amanda Brady and Margaret Glenn

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER:  Margaret Warren
Welcome everyone; please remember to sign in. Also, please put your name in the basket for our door prize. Margaret introduced Karen Touches, creative director for the Gallery, who spoke briefly on the current installation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / MEMBER UPDATES:  Margaret Warren
We received several lovely notes from Honorary members thanking us for the flowers last month.

All Mimosa members are invited to a lecture series at the Atlanta Speech School entitled, “How to Raise Caring, Successful Kids in a Plugged-In, Trophy-Driven World: Practical, Proven Ways to Raise Good Kids.”  The lecture is Thursday, March 16^th at 7:00pm in Love Auditorium at the Speech School.  The lecture is free, but you do need to register online. Info for that is on the Mimosa website.

Member updates:
Mildred Spalding reminded everyone of the upcoming Urban Bike Tour with Mildred, Lindsey Sones and Sarah Kennedy. Meet at 9:30am at Piedmont Driving Club and then head out on bikes at 10 AM to tour the Belt Line.  Eat Lunch at Krog Street at 11 AM.  Email Mildred if interested.

Margaret reminded everyone about the Cherokee Garden Club flower show entitled “Amazing,” on Thursday, April 20^th. Details about the flower show are posted on the Mimosa website.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Margaret Warren
Today, we will be approving the minutes from the January meeting, which have been posted on the website.  There was a motion to approve the minutes as submitted, a second, and all voted in favor. The minutes stand approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Vice President (Hostess Chart) – Jinny Keough – The hostess chart for 2017-2018 is filled. There are three members who had not picked a month, so they have been assigned to the May meeting.

Membership & Dues – Lindsey Sones – dues are 100% paid.

Treasurer – Julie Harlan – no report

Speech School – Karen Brown, Caroline Davis – no report

Quarry Garden – Parker Tekin, Louise Moore – no report

Flower Show (also known as Amaryllis Project) – Leslie Morgan, Sharena Hall – no report

State Garden Club Liaison – Mary Huntz – no report

Website – Margaret Glenn – no report

NEW BUSINESS:  Margaret Warren
New Members – we will have room to accept three new members this year; the new member proposal form is on the website under the “Member Info” tab, and I also have hard copies to hand out today.  The proposal form and supporting letters must be received by March 15th.  We will vote online during the first two weeks of April, and the new members will be announced at our April meeting.

Nominating Committee – the Nominating Committee has been hard at work, and I’m so pleased to announce that we have a full slate!  Mimosa will be in very good hands next year.  We will vote on the slate of officers during our March meeting.

PROGRAM:  Redeem Your Ground

Shelby Drinkard introduced our speakers, Doug Scott and Holly Brooks of Redeem Your Ground.

1. Exterior Design Studio
2. RYG Blog- has won several awards and is featured in Southern Living

• Create outdoor living spaces
• Growing Plants
• Entertaining, play, family
• How do you want to live outside?
• Choosing the right plants and the rights places, then be able to maintain them
• Good drainage systems

ADJOURN:  Margaret Warren

That concludes our meeting.  Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Atlanta History Center.  The meeting is adjourned.

Respectively Submitted,

Julie Yates