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“Bloomin’ in the Heart of Georgia …Y’all Come“

2024 Garden Club of Georgia Convention

Redbud District is hosting  a fantastic event: “ Y’All Come to see us in Peachtree City next Spring”!  Yes, we are heading in a new direction and a beautiful venue awaits us at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Peachtree City for April 16-17, 2024!  The video invitation was recorded live on the grounds of the center and features the convention chairman and the Y’All Come Band!  Details on registering and speakers will be shared later this year and we look forward to welcoming y’all!

We are hoping many of you will join us for the festivities. We promise it will be lots of fun.

Quill Duncan and Bonnie Dudley

Registration is now open! Registration deadline is March 31. See the Convention Schedule below.

2024 Convention Registration Form (print version to mail in)

2024 Convention Online Registration Form 

Book your hotel: Contact IHG Reservations at 1-877-227-6963 or click on the link here.

Provide the specific dates, the GROUP NAME: Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Annual Conference 2024 and GROUP CODE: GCG

Reservation Deadline for Group Rate: March 16, 2024

 

Watch this welcome video!

Convention Schedule

“Bloomin’ in the Heart of Georgia… Y’ All Come”

Tuesday April 16, 2024

8:30 AM    GCG  Board Member Registration

9:00 AM-7:00 PM   Vendors                           Aberdeen  Pre-Function Area  

9:30 AM- 12:00 PM    General Registration

10:00 AM-12:00 PM  GCG Board Meeting        Auditorium

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM  Luncheon                         Aberdeen  Ballroom            Click here for  Speakers Bios

Guest Speaker:  Lynn Fronk  “Floral Design for Fun: A Demonstration

                Introduction of New Clubs

                Raffle Baskets and Door Prizes

2:00 PM- 6:00 PM     General Registration

2:30PM – 3:15 PM     Choice of two workshops:

Staci Catron   “Women Pioneers in Landscape Architecture and Design in Georgia”              

                                                Location:   Auditorium

Jenny Cruse-Sanders     “The Role of Botanical Gardens in Conservation Efforts

                                               Location:  Abington Amphitheatre

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM   Choice of two workshops:

Moe Hemmings      “ Community or Urban Gardening as an Answer to Food Insecurity

                                               Location: Auditorium

Carleton Wood       “From Acer to Ziziphus: 12 Great Trees for Southern Gardens”

                                               Location:   Abington Amphitheatre

5:30 PM – 6:30PM       District Photos                                     Aberdeen Pre-Function Area                   

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM     Cocktails and Conversations               Aberdeen Pre-Function Area

7: 00 PM – 10:00 PM  Awards Banquet                                   Aberdeen Ballroom                     

                     Raffle Baskets and Door Prizes

 

Wednesday April 17, 2024

9:00 AM – 11:30 PM   Registration          

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM   Business Meeting                                     Auditorium

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM   Luncheon                                                 Aberdeen Ballroom

Guest Speaker:  Abra Lee   “The History of the Role of Cemeteries in Southern Gardening  and Why We Need to Preserve Them”

             2025 Azalea District Convention Invitation                         

              Redbud Cash Raffle drawing and Door Prizes

1:30 PM    Adjournment

Post Convention Designers’ Challenge

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM                Aberdeen Ballroom