Around the West Piedmont District
This lovely Christmas design by Sue Norris of Clarice Wilson Garden Club is part of the holiday decorations at Greenville Woman's Club.
Members of the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. gathered around the display of the SC Memorial Garden which is on display at the Kilgore-Lewis House, headquarters of the Greenville Council. The
Display highlights the state's memorial garden. At the Council meeting there was an "in-gathering" of Club donations which were then sent on to the State. This display will be in place until November 11th in honor of Veteran's Day to honor all who have served in the armed forces of our country and to create awareness of the State Garden.
Pictured L to R.: Charlotte Watson, Dacusville Garden Club, Ruth McDonald,
Greenville Garden Club and former chairman of the Memorial Garden Committee for the GCSC, Sherry Tate, Clarice Wilson Garden Club, Virginia Clarke,
Greenville Council President, and Betty Thacker, Simpsonville Garden Club and West Piedmont District Director.
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The Urban Forestry and Arbor Day Committee Chairmen along with the Grounds Committee Chair for the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs. The combined committees were granted a Horticulture Grant from the Greater Greenville Master Gardener’s organization for botanical identification signs for the trees on the property of the Council Headquarters, the Kilgore-Lewis House in downtown Greenville.
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The Clarice Wilson Garden club had it's semi-annual horticulture exhibit Oct 19th. The judges were Dee Mitchell and Stella Stowe and the exhibit was organized by Betty Thacker.
The Simpsonville Garden Club flower show
was held on September 16 & 17th.The theme
of the show was "Celebrating America".
Members of the Clairice Wilson garden Club are hard at work again...
This project was for the Greenville Humane Society's front entrance in July .
Seen At The GCSC Convention
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"Dogwood Garden Club of Honea Path members toured the
Memorial Garden while at the State Convention."
Dogwood Garden Club, Honea Path, celebrate after winning the SAR and State Awards for their Arbor Day Celebration, by looking at the Crepe Myrtle Trees at the State's Memorial Garden!
Shelby Kay Accepts one of Dogwood Garden clubs' many awards!
Dogwood Garden Club Representatives to the GCSC State
Convention. All gussied up for the big Awards Banquet!
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The dedication of the Plant it Pink Garden at the Cancer centers of the Carolinas was on Friday the 15th of April. The garden was the dream and work of the Clarice Wilson Garden Club of Greenville.
The contributors were:
Betsy Steele, President GCSC...........the wren bird house hanging above the garden
Deborah Varvaro, CWGC, .........garden design
Louellen Davis, LEB Glass.........pink Ribbon Bench
Rhonda Price, Anderson Stamp and Engraving........... dedication Plaque
Michael Arnold, Stone Ave Nursery....................plants
Underwoods Nursery................fertilizer
Christopher Addington and David Hagins, CCC........ lawn care
Jim Williamshere....................Party rentals
Speakers:
Dr. John Brearley, John Knox Presbyterian Church
Ms. Pam Williams, president Clarice Wilson Garden Club
Mrs. Betsy Steele, President GCSC
Mrs. Lori Hoyer, Director, Pink, Partners in Nurturing and Knowledge, a breast cancer support group
Dr. David Drisell Cancer Centers of the Carolinas
Mrs. Diane Gluck, Executive Director , Patients First ; Board of Directors, SC Cancer Alliance
Mrs. Heather Harley, poet , member CWGC
Ms. Katie Brady, vocalist
Betsy Steele and Pamela Williams, CWGC President 
Bench Donation by Louellen Davis of LFB Glass and plaque
by Rhonda Price, Anderson Stamp and Engraving
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Clarice Wilson Garden Club members at work in the garden at Kilgore-Lewis House,
our home in Greenville , S.C.
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Taken at the WPD District Meeting
Pictured L to R: Marguerite Warren, Chairman of the Greenville Council's committee to host the Meeting, Virginia Clarke, Greenville Council of Garden Clubs, President, and Scottie Shirley, Committee Member and Vendors Chairman.
Mary Orr, Clarice Wilson Garden Club and Lake Forest Garden Club member. Gets a big hug from one of her many
admirers. At the WPD Meeting. Mary is a noted designer and has served on the
Greenville Council for many years. ( The admirer is Lynda Hoover, member)
L to R; GCSC President Betsy Steele, Brenda Thompson Anderson Garden Club Council President and Dee LaMay, President Heritage Garden Club, Anderson admire an example of a "Pot a Fleur' design.
This type of design was featured in the design program at the meeting.
Meta Armstrong, Horticulture and Design Chairman for the West Piedmont District, stands beside one of her Artistic Designs she featured at the District Meeting on March, 8th in Greenville. The artistic design is an example of the "Pot a Fleur" classification sometimes featured in Standard
Flower Shows
Patrice Lineberger, Girl Scout Liaison for the GCSC was the
luncheon companion and friend of Irma Thrailkill,a noted Accredited Flower
Show Judge. Both belong to clubs in the WPD and attended the WPD Meeting.
GCSC Litter Control/Recycling Committee Chairman,Liz Parr, had a display at the meeting. The theme of the Meeting was: "Staying Green in our Neck of the Woods," focusing on some of the many areas of environmental improvements happening in the WPD.
Sarah Ann Parler, former GCSC President and Ruth McDowell, former District Director and Member of the Greenville Garden Club share a laugh at the WPD Meeting.
Two of the former GCSC Presidents at the West Piedmont District meeting...Sarah Ann Parler and Marsha Alexander
Betsy Steele, President GCSC, Pam Williams, President Clarice Wilson Garden Club, and Maida Dantzler,President-elect pose with one of Pam's Awards!