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The Major Temple Garden Club
story and photo by Prissi Sullivan
' The Major Temple Garden Club was
organized on June 4, 1935 and was affili
ated with the Garden Clubs of Georgia
in January of 1937. The first president
was Mrs. H. H. Sewell. Through the
years, that position was occupied by Ms.
C. R. Hart, Ms. W. L. Steadham, Sr., Ms.
W. L. Aycock, Ms. G. M. Burns, Ms. C.
A. Truitt, Ms. D. F. Staples, Ms. L. B.
McBrayer, Ruby Reeves, Jenny Mann,
Ivee McGukin, and Rhonda Brock. Patsy
Allgood currently leads the club, which is
still going strong today, as evidenced by
the beautification efforts in the down
town area of Temple and at the entrances
to that city.
Named for Temple founder Major
Robert H. Temple, Chief Engineer of the
Georgia Pacific Railroad, the purpose of
the club is the study and culture of flow
ers, the study of landscapes, gardening
and like subjects; to promote and/or sup
port when possible, movements to
increase general interest in the cultivation
and improvement of the standards of
excellence in gardening; of garden flow
ers, civic beautification, and community
involvement.
The club has undertaken various pro
jects through the years, such as the plant
ing of dogwoods, crepe myrtles, and
roses in the city, and along Bankhead
Highway, the erection and maintenance
of the Chapel at Asbury Cemetery, crea
tion and care of the planters around City
Hall, and beautification of the city limits
signs.
The most current project has been the
design and installation of the garden on
the corner of James Street and Tallapoosa
Street in Temple and the beautification of
the building across the street.
“We got tired of sitting in the gazebo
and seeing wafer-board boarded win
dows, so we decided to do something
about it,” states Allgood. Tt’s a tempo
rary fix for an unattractive situation.”
To raise funds the club hosts two plant
sales a year, spring and fall. The spring
2011 sale will be on April 16 at the gar
den club lot.
The current membership is fourteen,
two of whom (Rhonda Brock and Billie
Perkins) are Master Gardeners. They
meet the third Thursday of every month
at the Temple Senior Center, 280 Rome
Street, Temple, Georgia, at 7:00 p.m.
Dues are $20.00 per member per year.
Allgood invites anyone interested in
joining to come to one of the meetings or
contact her at 770-562-3879, 404-790-
4629, or psmithallgood@yahoo.com.
Citizens are also invited to visit the gar
den club website at templegarden-
club@yahoo.com.
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Shown in photo right are: Back row: Lynn Ford and Rhonda Brock (Master
Gardener). Middle row: Patsy Allgood, Billie Perkins (Master Gardener), Cathy
Austin. Front row: Kathy Baker and Hope Parsons.
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