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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2016 On the 5 12 22 PRIVATE GARDENS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS: PLEASE THE SENSES Tips for a Great Visit in Atlanta . 2 BY KATE COPSEY President’s Message . 3 Executive Director’s Message . 4 n the last few issues GWA 2016 Honorees . 4 of On the QT, we Upcoming Events . 4 have been enticing Photography Column . 5 you to come to the Quick Conversations with Two . 6 GWA Atlanta Confer- Keynote Speakers ence & Expo with Get the Most Out of Your Conference . 8 Iscenes from the diverse Post Conference Tour Heads to Athens . 9 public gardens. Attendees will also Food Column . 10 enjoy seeing private gardens; we Get Your Videos Seen and Made . 11 Sustainability Column . 12 have an amazing variety scheduled. Regional News . 14 Some are designed professionally, Region Events . 16 but only one has full time staff to Business Column . 17 maintain the gardens. Gardeners New & Noteworthy . 18 who enjoy buying fun, new plants New Members . 20 and then finding somewhere to put Hot Off the Press . 21 them maintain other places. Writing Column . .22 Meet Stephanie Cohen . 23 BLANK GARDEN Silver Medal Media Awards . 24 On the high end is the Protect Your Online Privacy . 25 stunning estate of Arthur Blank, Meet James Baggett . 26 co-founder of The Home Depot, GWA Foundation . 27 which has its corporate head- Obituaries . 28 quarters in Atlanta. This property has terraced lawns that spread • • • Can’t log into the website? Visit MyGWA out from the home. These are under Member Resources. A login screen surrounded by shrubs, which give will appear. Click “Forgot your password?” Enter your email address. A message will way to trees that provide privacy be sent with a secure link to set or reset from the road. On one side of the your password. Click the link and choose a new password. Once complete, you may property is a greenhouse where login using your email as username and the children enjoy doing their your new password. For issues, please call 212-297-2198. homework among the plants and One of the private gardens GWA will visit belongs to Arthur Blank, away from the busy household. a founder of The Home Depot. PHOTO COURTESY ARTHUR BLANK COURTESY PHOTO — Continued on page 3 1 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 On the QT is the membership newsletter of the GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators. It is published bimonthly and distributed electronically. © 2016 GWA All rights reserved PUBLISHER DIRECTORS GWA Region I 355 Lexington Ave., Ellen Zachos (2016 N) 15th Floor Acme Plant Stuff New York, NY 10017 Thomas J. Mickey (2016 R) Phone: 212-297-2198 Freelance [email protected] Carmen DeVito (2017 R) Groundworks Inc. EDITORIAL Region II Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Denise Schreiber (2017 N) editor Allegheny County TIPS FOR A GREAT Parks Dept. Cathy Wilkinson Barash Louise Clarke (2017 R) copy editor Morris Arboretum Paul Wilson Kate J. Copsey (2016 R) VISIT IN ATLANTA graphic designer Freelance Region III ADVERTISING Linda Nitchman (2016 N) TRANSPORTATION Ashley Hodak Sullivan Freelance • MARTA – Closest train station is two blocks away at Peachtree 212-297-2198 Sue Markgraf (2016 R) Center, 165 Courtland Street NE, about a six-minute walk to the [email protected] GreenMark Public Relations Susan Martin (2017 R) hotel. It boasts the longest (deepest) escalator in the Southeast. CIRCULATION Gardener Sue’s News Fare from the airport is $2.50 ($1 for seniors with Medicare card). Ashley Hodak Sullivan Region IV • Uber – Fare estimate from the airport to the Atlanta Sheraton with 212-297-2198 Brienne Gluvna Arthur UberX is $11 to $15, and UberXL is $27 to $36. [email protected] (2018 N) • Taxi – Fare estimate from the airport to hotel is $30. Rate may Brie Arthur Consulting Cheval Opp (2017 R) change based on traffic flow. The information contained in Cheval’s Garden Tours articles and advertisements herein represents the opinions Ira Wallace (2016 R) RESTAURANTS of the authors and advertisers, and Southern Exposure Seed although believed to be accurate Exchange There are numerous restaurants in the downtown Atlanta area. Ask and complete, is not represented or the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel’s concierge staff for a list of frequently warranted by GWA to be accurate or Region V complete. GWA disclaims any and Bill Adams (2016 N) requested restaurants in the area. Reservations are typically recom- all responsibility for damages Freelance mended. Enjoy! suffered as a result of reliance Kevin Gragg (2016 R) on information contained herein. Oklahoma State University Bill Johnson (2017 R) SAVINGS IN THE CITY 2015-16 GWA Bill Johnson Nature Stock Atlanta’s Savings in the City has issued a special card for GWA con- BOARD OF DIRECTORS Photographer Inc. ferees. Simply print out the card and show it at the establishments President Region VI making offers. The link also shows which restaurants, retailers, Kirk R. Brown Nan Sterman (2017 N) entertainment and other venues that have offers. The card and its John Bartram Lives Plant Soup Inc. Pat Munts (2016 R) offers are valid Sept. 11-23, 02016. Vice President Spokesman Review Becky Heath Lydia Plunk (2017 R) Brent & Becky’s Bulbs Freelance Treasurer Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Region VII Write for You! LLC Ken Brown (2018 N) gardening-enjoyed.com Secretary Steven Biggs (2016 R) IT’S TIME TO VOTE – GWA ELECTIONS Maria Zampini Freelance GWA members should have received their ballots to vote for National UpShoot LLC Tony Spencer (2017 R) and Region Directors as well as officers for the GWA Board via email. Past President Freelance Have you voted? If not, you will receive a reminder to get your online Larry Hodgson Horticom Inc. ballot in. The deadline for voting is 8 p.m. (EDT) Friday, Sept. 2. If you have not received a ballot or have questions, please contact GWA at 212-297-2198. N = National director • R = Regional director • Date = term expires 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE KIRK R. BROWN — Continued from page 1 The greenhouse is fitted with a wood-burning fireplace, casual wicker furniture and a small FULL EXPOSURE fountain—a lovely area to relax. KNOT GARDEN At the other end of the size spectrum is a RECOMMENDED delightful knot garden in a very urban setting. The postage-stamp-size property is This is the Expo edition of GWA’s On the QT. surrounded at the back by a wooden privacy fence that also provides a In the past 12 months, I have enjoyed traveling to perfect backdrop for growing espaliered fruit. a number of sites that have hosted international Evergreens in contrasting colors are trimmed into ribbons that weave expositions: Barcelona, Spain; Seattle, Washington; around rectangles. Raised domes provide height to the design. Simple Flushing, New York; Genoa, Milan and Rome, Italy; wooden seating areas allow visitors to rest and enjoy the garden whatever Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; Baltimore, the season. The garden designer for this property will be on hand to chat Maryland; Knoxville, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; with attendees. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Jamestown, Virginia. The shared attributes among them are an historic CONTEMPORARY GARDEN sense of place and strong cultural identity. GWA is developing a plan to A landscape has to be in tune with the property. The Pollack home is ultra strengthen our identity and create a space within the gardening industry. contemporary with black windows and large white roof and the garden Atlanta has hosted several international expos: 1881 International Cotton reflects that. It features formal angular ponds surrounded by long white Exposition and 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition. Atlanta edging and terracing with raised vegetable beds. is a celebration of Southern gardening traditions and brash international commerce. It is placed at a crossroads, where modern high-rises intersect SHADE GARDEN with romantic antebellum charm. In 2016 it will host the 68th GWA Annual While gardeners need to address keeping home and garden in tune, Conference and Expo. Are you registered yet? they should not have to fight nature to keep it neat. A perfect example is in the Johnson shade garden where moss was taking over one slope. ON THE TRACK OF PROGRESS Rather than rip the moss out and try to grow grass, the owner decided to On the road to Atlanta, GWA prepares to update and revitalize its bylaws. embrace the moss. Now there is an almost maintenance-free, year-round, In Atlanta, the Board will meet to evaluate our progress over the past nine green, moss “lawn.” The enjoyment of moss has gone beyond the “lawn” months and update strategic initiatives. New committees have redesigned area to include birdbaths and a rock garden where moss creates interest- and invigorated programming: First-timers, Vendor Appreciation Reception, ing features. Membership/Mentor outreach, Defined Meeting Spaces, Educational Formatting! We’ve been busy on every front. Will you meet me in this “Bee SLOPED GARDENS Hive” of activity? Several of our gardens have steep slopes that require terracing. At the This year, Regional and Connect Meetings were held across the U.S. and Davidson garden, where the property faces a slope, the lower terrace Canada. More than 500 members, spouses and friends attended them. has containers and a patio while the upper terraces have a swimming We’ve been a new presence at trade shows and industry events. GWA has pool and shrub areas to wander around. The McWilliams’ garden has a opened doors and initiated outreach to other horticultural associations. We gentler slope that moves away from the home so the terraces are short. hosted a first-ever NextGen Summit, and dedicated a full day of educational Here, steps can be avoided if you take the longer, sloping footpath.
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