Clare Schelhammer and Lynda schermerhorn, Co-Presidents 2025-2027
Spring All Year
As your club’s first co-presidents, we certainly feel a sense of responsibility and enthusiasm as we begin our term. our theme “Spring All Year” signifies continuous growth and renewal as our membership maintains our high standard of excellence all year long. Spring is more than just a season—it’s a mindset, a way of seeing the world with heightened energy, possibility, and excitement.
And the next two years will be exciting as we begin with our 2025 Golden Jubilee Celebration, marking 50 years of progress, community, friendship, and creativity. Many events and celebrations are planned throughout the year in honor of our anniversary, including our very special December luncheon organized by our past presidents.
Also, our renowned Butterfly Garden, devastated by a water main break, will finally be restored to being the beautiful landmark that our community has enjoyed for decades.
In addition to the many, many ongoing activities, we have already been planning for our 2026 fundraiser, an affair that allows us to continue contributing to our local community. We are a very busy club!
Thank you for your trust in us to guide you through the next two years. We promise to keep a “Spring” in our steps.
Clare and Lynda
PS- Be sure to click on all the green links on each page to discover more about that subject!
Spalding Garden Club Presents their Biennial Fundraiser
A Floral Affair
Featuring renowned floral designer John Grady Burns
followed by a delicious seated luncheon
October 14, 2026 at City Springs
10:00am-2:00pm
1 GAlambos Way, Sandy Springs
Tickets are on Sale NOW !
All proceeds benefit our community
Spalding Garden Club is pleased to once again bring the finest in floral designers to our community with the renowned John Grady Burns gracing the stage at City Springs City Hall where he will demonstrate his incredible talent in the floral arts. John Grady is a native of Natchez, Mississippi where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Retail Floral Management from Mississippi State University. He has designed flowers for the White House and numerous embassies and other foreign and domestic dignitaries. He taught the art of floral design for 13 years at Kennesaw State University and an additional 10 years with Halls Atlanta Floral Design School. He has created florals for the Atlanta Symphony Ball, Atlanta Ballet Ball, Atlanta’s Swan Ball and for Wynona Judd at the Cecil Scaife Visionary Awards held at the Georgia Governor’s Mansion, among other events. John Grady has published four books and today has a retail shop in downtown Natchez called Hal Garner at Nest where he teaches small private classes. He has been placed on the National Speakers list for the Garden Club of America and is a member of the GCA Chapter “Garden Lovers of Natchez,” and an honorary member of the Natchez Garden Club. Come meet John Grady at our fundraising luncheon. All proceeds benefit our community.
A Live Auction will also be part of the day’s festivities!
TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED BY CLICKING THE QR CODE BELOW:
ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITY
SPALDING GARDEN CLUB CREATED A
XERISCAPE GARDEN
at the Dunwoody Post Office
Our Xeriscape Garden teaches our community how to garden with drought tolerant plants. Click the links in Green to learn more!
Xeriscape gardenS can be beautiful!
Spalding Garden Club took the proceeds of our Candlelight Christmas Tour in 2015 and created a beautiful enhancement to the community post office by planting a xeriscape garden and improving a much needed area of our city (see before and after photos at this link). With the proceeds of our 2017 tour we planted a Native Garden at the Dunwoody Nature Center, along with funding for a walkway to connect several buildings on their campus. Spalding Garden Club continues to maintain the Post Office garden, receiving new enhancements in 2023.
FOLLOW THIS LINK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT XERISCAPE GARDENING AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO GEORGIA GARDENS
SPALDING GARDEN CLUB IS PROUD TO BE A NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AFFILIATE
Spalding Garden Club is a member of Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs, The Dogwood District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc. To find out more about these affiliations click below: