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Even with drought and upcoming holidays, we can still garden, carefully, and learn about gardening. So please join us for friendship and knowledge.
Plant Exchanges - Garden Programs
Garden Tours - Garden Friends
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the months of September,
through May.
Wednesday, November 14
Coffee & Social Time 9:30 am, Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Program, 11:00 a.m.
Program: “Winter Arrangements”
with John Burns,
Halls Atlanta Design School
North DeKalb Cultural Center, Room 4
5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
(Adjacent to Dunwoody Library)
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when
our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
"...the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves."
Marcelene Cox, American author
IN THE GARDEN
Despite the drought, gardening is still possible in our area, provided we use gray water, water catchers, lots of mulch and drought-tolerant plants. Besides rain barrels, you can catch water from your downspouts in plastic trash cans, kitty litter pans, and plastic buckets--just be sure to use the water within 5 days (or use mosquito dunks).
Here is a list of plants that survive well in dry soil:
Large trees: Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata), Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda), Hickory (Carya spp.), Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica). One arborist recommends planting only elm trees.
Small trees: Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), Redbud (Cercis canadensis).
Shrubs: Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa), Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum), Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia). Also drought tolerant are Dwarf crepe myrtle, Dwarf Youpon holly, Indian hawthorn and Glossy Abelia.
Perennials (shade): Alum Root (Heuchera americana), Golden Groundsel (Senecio aureus), Lenten Rose (Helleborus hybrids), Hosta hybrids. Bearded iris and Siberian Iris are also good choices.
Perennials (sun): Asters (Aster spp.) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia spp.), Blue Star (Amsonia cilliata), Butterfly Weed (Asclepias spp.), Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa), Blazing Star (Liatris spp.), Coneflower (Echinacea spp.), False Indigo (Baptisia spp.), Goldenrod (Solidago spp.), Red Hot Poker (kniphofia uvaria), Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana).
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DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs
www.dekalbfederation.com
November 8, Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Leading Lights Luncheon and Fashion Show at Callanwolde, 980 Briarcliff Road, N.E., Atlanta. Shopping at the many vendors begins at 9:30 a.m., with luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Whatarig@aol.com.
THE TEN LAWS OF GARDENING
1. Nothing ever looks like it does on the seed packet.
2. Your lawn is always slightly bigger than your desire to mow it.
3. Whichever garden tool you want is always at the back of the shed.
4. The only way to ensure rain, is to give the garden a good soaking.
5. Weeds grow at precisely the rate you pull them out.
6. Autumn follows summer, winter follows autumn, drought follows planting.
7. Evergreens go a funny shade of brown in the winter.
8. The only way to guarantee some colour all year round is to buy a garden gnome.
9. However bare the lawn, grass will appear in the cracks between the patio paving stones.
10. "Annuals" mean disappointment once a year."
(David Heaton, webmaster Organic Gardening From Down Under)
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Our annual Card Party and Fashion Show has been set for Tuesday, February 26, at Kingswood United Methodist Church, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Mary Ann is our Chairman, and Maria will take charge of food. It takes all of us to make this event a success, so please volunteer.
There is no Donaldson-Chesnut workday this month.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
Gloria S. Nov 11
June J. Nov 16
Joyce A. Nov 28
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