On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA February-March 2016
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September 16 - 19
Queen of the South site for
2016 GWA Conference and Expo
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
BY KATE COPSEY
Atlanta is the location for GWA’s
68th Annual Conference and Expo,
which is being held from Sept. 16
through 19. The local arrangements
committee has been busy planning
lots of fun and stunning gardens
for us to visit. Check out our Facebook
page, GWA Annual Conference &
Expo http://on.fb.me/1T3XeHR for the
latest information.
President’s greeting . . . . . 3
Upcoming events . . . . . . . 3
Executive director’s
greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TPIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
GWA Awards Program . . . 6
GWAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Regional news . . . . . . . . . 8
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Business tips . . . . . . . . . . 14
Pollinator initiative . . . . . 15
Sustainability column . . . 16
Food gardening . . . . . . . 18
MANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Marketing tips . . . . . . . . 20
Writing tips . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Photography tips . . . . . . 22
Member profiles . . . . . . . 24
As they are confirmed, we will post
information about the area and
gardens that will be on the tour. Check
back for information and updates
about the hotel, Conference and Expo
registration and educational programs.
HOME OF COCA-COLA AND MORE
Pre-Civil War, Atlanta was the Queen
of the South, with cotton the major
crop. Wealthy landowners created large plantations, mills and other commercial venues. The town was
booming, but was destroyed during the Civil War.
PHOTO COUR TESY O F ER I CA G LASEN ER
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At 292 acres, the Gibbs Gardens is among the country’s largest
residential estate gardens. The Japanese Garden, with a large
Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus), is one of 16 different
gardens on the property.
Today, Atlanta is a thriving modern city, where more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies have their
headquarters, including The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, UPS and, of course, Coca-Cola. It is also home
to CNN and The Weather Channel. CNN was itself news when a tornado hit downtown Atlanta in 2008.
Tours of CNN show the tornado damage and footage from past new stories.
Famous residents of Atlanta who are buried in the historic Oakland Cemetery include Margaret
Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind, six Georgia governors and golfer Robert T. (Bobby) Jones,
who co-founded the Masters Tournament. Martin Luther King was from Atlanta; the Martin Luther
King Jr. Historical Site commemorates his life and his works. There is also Centennial Olympic Park
that comprises 21 acres in the middle of the city. It was the site of the 1996 Olympics, which were
marred by a bomb that injured more than 100 people.
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