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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, January 18,1998
Get ready for spring with latest in gardening ideas
Atlanta Garden and Patio Show Jan 29 - Feb 1
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Surround yourself with the sights,
sounds and scents of spring as you
stroll through the nine beautiful
gardens, which are the heart of this
year’s .Atlanta Garden & Patio
Show. ,These sumptuous gardens
will inspire you with ideas for your
own home garden, from remark
able fountains and waterfalls to
exquisite flowers and landscaping.
•Entrance Garden. Garden of
the Foyr Seasons. Winter, spring,
summer and fall, this garden fea
tures flowers and foliage of the
four seasons. The spring quadrant
will feature bulbs, topiaries and
tulips yyhile the summer area fea
tures', wildflowers. For cooler
weather, the fall quadrant will fea
ture mpms, goldenrod and gourds
while the winter section features
hollies and red-twigged plants,
complete with snow. Shirley Marie
Cole her son Shannon of
Marietta-based Cole & Company
are .designers of this year’s
entrance garden and recipients of
the 1997 Atlanta Garden & Patio
Show “People’s Choice Best
Garden Award.”
•Garden of the World. This gar
den brjngs together far-reaching
corners of the world all with
different climates, plants and gar
den styles -in one location. Enjoy a
magnificent Shade Garden,
Japanese Garden, Xeroscape
Garden-(featuring drought and sun
tolerant plants) and English Knot
Garden, all leading to a three-tier,
handcarved fountain in the center.
Garden designers Woodland
Nursery & Landscape specialize in
full service landscape and nursery
needs for both the general public
and the commercial industry.
•Gqne Fishin’ There’s nothing
like an,afternoon spent fishing, as
you’ll discover when you walk
through the Gone Fishin’ Garden.
Complete with an authentic fishing
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Classes begin on January 20
In addition to the monthly art
exhibit, the Sawnee Center will be
holding classes in its new class
room space on the second floor.
The-winter classes promise to be
fun, educational and informative.
Inferior Design Basics for the
Homeowner
Interior designer, Karen
Herstpwski has tailored her classes
specifically for the homeowner
who. needs a little help getting that
new hqme or improvement project
headed down the right road. The
three classes can be taken individ
ually. qr in succession. Each class
is two sessions; Tuesdays from 10
a.m:-12 p.m. or Thursdays from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Classes begin on
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womap, Anita Zeleski Weinraub.
They jwill present the quilt and
wall hangings at a special ceremo
ny pn Jan. 25 at the Zenkoji
Buddhist Temple in Nagano.
“Tliis’ trip brings back the won
derful memories from the Atlanta
games,” said Anderson.
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Emory University has exhibited
rfill’s paintings at the Dobbs
University Center and she has
donated her design talents for T
shirts for the Yerkes Center,
brochures and illustration for pro
jects and posters.
In her spare time - when she
ipn’t working or painting - Hill
volunteers her talent for several
local i charities. The Nature
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shanty and wood-plank walkways,
this garden features a lily pond
bordered by river birch, hemlocks
and lush mosses. Other plants
include wild piedmont azaleas,
mahonias and rhododendron.
Garden designer Luna’s Lilies spe
cializes in water gardens, aquatic
plants and of course lily ponds.
•English Garden. The English are
famous for their gardens, and this
one will certainly live up to those
expectations. Small but quaint, this
garden features all the formal
details of an English garden
right in the heart of Atlanta. You’ll
see trimmed hedges, roses, intri
cate detail, unique containers and
more. Statuary and stone benches
complete the look. Robin
Williams, garden designer and
owner of Friends of the Garden
Landscaping, specializes in con
tainer garden design.
•Serenity Garden. The sound of
water is a natural relaxer, as you’ll
discover when you follow this gar
den’s meandering path alongside
fountains and a koi pond.
Surrounded by evergreens and fra
grant shrubs, the Serenity Garden
illustrates the concept of “garden
retreat,” a place where you can
escape from the outside world
in the comfort of your own back
yard. Now celebrating its 10th
anniversary, Chuck Heastings
Landscape specializes in design,
installation of plant material, irri
gation, lighting, custom walls and
patios.
•The Tranquil Gathering
Garden. Enjoy the pleasures of
moving water from fountains and
streams and the ambiance of nature
in the Tranquil Gathering Garden,
designed as an outdoor gathering
area for family and friends. As you
step off the gently curving walk
way, you’ll enjoy the comfort of
decks and arbors in a four-season
Tuesday, Jan 20 and Thursday, Jan.
22. A supply list will be provided
and the cost is $75 for each class.
• How Much is Enough will
include information on how much
furniture to use, traffic flow, focal
points and space planning. The
first class covers basic rule of
room planning and at the second
session students will plan a room
in their home.
• Wall and Window Magic. Did
you know that every home comes
equipped with the best decorating
accessory on the market? Learn
the correct use of fabrics, color and
trims to properly customize and
maximize your favorite room.
• Accessories and Special
“It’s awesome that the idea has
been continued. I’m very honored
to represent Georgia quilters and
the tradition of friendship.”
Georgia quilters have designed
and created some very unique wall
hangings. One hanging, made by
Barbara Sanders of Watkinsville,
Habitat for Humanity Artfest are
just two of her favorites.
Hill has been a resident of
Forsyth County for two years and
has used the activities on Lake
Lanier as subjects in several of her
new paintings.
Her painting will be on display
during regular Sawnee Center
business hours. Telephone (770)
889-4977 for additional informa
tion.
sitting area, filled with low mainte
nance, adaptable plants. Kennesaw
Landscapes, L.L.C., is a small,
growing company comprised of
landscape architects, horticulturists
and engineers specializing in
design, construction, irrigation and
lighting.
•My Green Heaven. Escape
from the hustle and bustle of
everyday life with a putting green
in your own backyard. Beautifully
landscaped and tastefully present
ed, My Green Heaven is perfect for
both tailored lawns and fun-lovers
at play. Surrounded by topiaries,
ivy and flowering ground covers,
this garden presents a favorite pas
time in a beautiful setting. My
Green Heaven Landscape special
izes in both residential and com
mercial services, from landscap
ing, design and lawn maintenance
to irrigation and fertilization.
•Natural Elegance. Nothing
compares with the elegance of
nature, as you’ll see first-hand in
the Natural Elegance Garden.
Using informal materials in a for
mal arrangement, this garden
brings out the inherent beauty
found in all living things. Intimate
and tranquil, simple and refined,
•A Southern Classic. A
Southern children’s classic pro
vides the inspiration for this enter
taining water garden, complete
with ponds, waterfalls and a dash
of mischief. Feel the thrill and
drama of this Southern adventure
as you stroll along a tree-lined
waterway in this children’s legend.
The Atlanta Garden and Patio
Show will be held at the Cobb
Galleria Centre, across from
Cumberland Mall.. Admission is
$7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $2 for
children (7-12) and free for ages 6
and under. Call (770) 998-9800
for group ticket information.
Effects. Add the finishing touches
just like the pros. Learn about the
secrets of lighting a room, choos
ing art work, plants and other dra
matic effects that will make your
home unique.
Introduction to Drawing
Artist Dianne James will instruct
students in the basics of drawing.
A basic understanding of drawing
is a prerequisite to painting for all
artists. Students will leam “how to
see,” how to create form using line,
value, hard and soft edges and the
elements of composition. Cost is
$75 plus a sl2 supply fee. The
class will meet on Tuesdays from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for six weeks
beginning on January 20.
depicts a branch of dogwood blos
soms and a branch of cherry blos
soms.
For information about the
Georgia Quilt Project, contact
Holly Anderson at (770) 475-6265
or Anita Weinraub at (770) 662-
0444.
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Forsyth County News receives award
The Forsyth County News was presented with the 1997 American Cancer Society Media
Challenge Award, given for outstanding feature stories and coverage of Cancer Society »
programs and events. It is the first time in the state the award has been received by the
same newspaper back-to-back. Pictured above (l-r standing) are American Cancer
Society representatives Eddie Taylor, Mary Quat, Charlene Harrell, Diana Buntin; newspa
per representatives Dennis Stockton, publisher, Michael Kurtz and Sheri Toomey, staff
writers, Leanne Bell, corporate editor; (l-r seated) Allyson Hendrix, cancer society volun
teer and Marica Domian, who as lifestyle editor coordinated much of the cancer society
coverage including a selection of stories on survivors.
Writing competition accepting
submissions through March 15
Paul Cossman, owner of
Humpus Bumpus Books, sponsors
and underwrites a state wide writ
ing competition for new writers.
The competition, called O,
Georgia! is entering its third year
and is designed to give new
Georgia writers their first expo
sure to a mass audience.
Anyone living in Georgia is
invited to submit original work to
the competition. All formats are
encouraged; short stories, poems,
non-fiction, and children’s stories.
Entries are judged by a panel of
writers and educators, indepen
dent of the book store. Winners
will have their work published in
“O,Georgia! volume three.
Several Forsyth County and
North Georgia authors and poets
Furman Bisher and Celestine Sibley
‘Atlanta’s Half-Century’
highlights Atlanta columnists
For nearly 50 years, Furman
Bisher and Celestine Sibley have
been writing award-winning
columns for the Atlanta Journal and
Constitution. Somehow it seems a
fitting tribute to publish a book of
their best work, but the difficulty
was trying to chose 25 columns
from each writer.
The prolific pair have been writing
and commenting about Atlanta for
50 years -a tribute to their talent,
versatility and longevity. “Atlanta’s
Half-Century” brings their best
work together in one volume.
Bisher joined The Atlanta
Constitution as sports editor in 1950
and moved to Tlie Atlanta Journal
in the same role in 1957. He came
to Atlanta with 12 years of journal-
have had their work selected and
published in the two previous vol
umes of “O, Georgia.” 1996 win
ning authors included, Betty
Surtees, Karen Head-Evans, Gary
Leßel, Tracy Walker, Paul
Coenen, Deanne Young, Morgan
James, and Helen Taylor. Karen
Head-Evans, Joe Bagwell and
Li sa Kurth, all residents of
Forsyth County, had work pub
lished in the 1997 volume of “O,
Georgia!”
Simultaneously, Cossman will
be accepting entries for the first
Georgia student writing competi
tion. Known as O, Georgia, Too!,
the competition is for Georgia stu
dents from kindergarten through
12th grade. Entries will be judged
in three divisions; elementary,
istic experience and a three year tour
in the Navy.
Sibley’s long and active writing
career began 10 years before her
arrival in Atlanta in 1941. Sibley
worked her way from beat reporter
to feature columnist. Selecting
columns for the book was particu
larly difficult, as most of her
columns from the 1940 s through the
early 1970 s were pasted in scrap
books headed for Emory
University’s Special Collections.
The book, published by
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Estates Densmore Drive Shadow Creek
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middle school and high school.
Winning selections from all
three divisions will be published
in a book entitled, “O, Georgia,
Too! - An Awesome Collection
of Original Writings by Young
Georgians.
Winning authors for both
publications will be honored at
two separate receptions in ‘
October, 1998 when the books
will be released.
Application forms and contest
rules are available for both com
petitions at Humpus Bumpus
Books or visit the web site at
www.humpusbumpus.com. The
entry fee for both competitions '
is $lO and all submissions must
be received no later than March
15,1998. \
Longstreet Press and edited by Tom
Bennett, includes candid pho
tographs of Sibley and Bisher. Dale
Dodson, AJC staff artist, drew 40
illustrations to accompany selec
tions in the book.
The book demonstrates how good
Bisher and Sibley have been for so
long. Neither Bisher or Sibley show
any sign of slowing down and each
continues to produce four weekly
columns.
“Atlanta’s Half-Century’ is avail
able at all area bookstores.