46th Annual Deep South Convention
DEEP SOUTH REGION AWARDS
2006  - 2007


Award # 1  School Grounds Improvement Award

        Class A:  12-30 members   Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    NEW NEIGHBORS GARDEN CLUB; Brentwood, TN
        2nd    Tuscaloosa Garden Club; Tuscaloosa, AL

        Class B:    31 members or more   Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    ALICE BELL GARDEN CLUB;  Greenville, MS
        2nd    Roswell Garden Club; Roswell, GA

       
Award #2  National Gardener Award   Silver Traveling Trophy

    WINNER:    THE GARDEN CLUBS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.

Award #3  Historic Preservation and/or Restoration Award  Silver Traveling Trophy

    WINNER:    PUNTA GORDA GARDEN CLUB; Punta Gorda, FL
        2nd    Brandon Garden Club;  Brandon, MS
        3rd    Roswell Garden Club;  Roswell, GA
        H.M.   Azalea Garden Club;  Enterprise, AL

Award #4  National Gardener Award  Silver Traveling Trophy

WINNER:  THE TENNESSEE FEDERATION OF GARDEN  CLUBS, INC. 
           

Award #5    Public Relations Award    Plaque

    Class A:    State Garden Club Organization – No Entries
    Class B:    Individual Club or Group of Clubs

WINNER:  DISTRICT II, TENNESSEE FEDERATION OF
GARDEN CLUBS, INC.; Nashville, TN
        2nd   Raymond Garden Club;  Raymond, MS
        3rd    Madora Garden Club;  Hartwell, GA
        H.M. Temple Terrace Garden Club; Temple Terrace, FL            
   

Award #6  Membership Award  Silver Traveling Trophy

    WINNER:    THE GARDEN CLUB OF ALABAMA, INC.

Award #7  Litter Control Award  $25 Cash

    WINNER:    SATSUKI GARDEN CLUB; Covington, GA
        2nd    Alice Bell Garden Club;  Greenville, MS
        3rd    Gulf Shores Garden Club;  Gulf Shores, AL


Award #8    Birds Award    $100 Cash

    WINNER:    CANTON GARDEN CLUB; Canton, MS
2nd     Spalding Garden Club; Dunwoody, GA
3rd      Hillside Garden Club;  Huntsville, AL

   
 Award # 9     Tree Planting Award    $25 Cash

    WINNER:    MADORA GARDEN CLUB;  Hartwell, GA
        2nd    Lady Lake Garden Club; The Villages, FL


Award # 10   Special Achievement     Silver Traveling Trophy

        Class A.  State Garden Club Organization 

    WINNER:    FLORIDA FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS, INC.
   
        Class B.    Individual, Club, or Group of Clubs
       
WINNER:  BLAIRSVILLE GARDEN CLUB;  Blairsville, GA
    2nd    Federated Council of New Orleans, LA
     3rd    District VIII, Florida Federation of Garden Clubs;  Winter Park, FL
    H.M. Norwood Garden Club; Powell, TN
    H.M. St. Fiacre Garden Club; Brantley, AL


Award #11   Horticulture Award    $25 Cash

    WINNER:    FLOWER LOVERS GARDEN CLUB;  Amory, MS
        2nd    Valparaiso Garden Club;  Valparaiso, FL
        3rd    Blairsville Garden Club; Blairsville, GA
        H.M.    Flowering Dogwood Garden Club; Henagar, AL


Award # 12    Landscape Design Award    Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    PLANT CITY GARDEN CLUB; Plant City, FL


Award # 13   Historic Preservation and Restoration Award   Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    CORAL GABLES GARDEN CLUB; Key Biscayne, FL
        2nd    Roswell Garden Club; Roswell GA
        3rd    Federated Council of New Orleans, LA
        H.M.    Hillside Garden Club; Huntsville, AL


Award # 14    High School Gardeners    Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    FLORIDA FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS, INC.   


Award # 15  Environmental Education Award   Traveling Plaque

        Class A:    State Garden Club Organization 

    WINNER:    FLORIDA FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS, INC.
       
        Class B:    Club, Council, District, or Group of Clubs


WINNER:    SHADY OAKS GARDEN CLUB; Johnson City, TN
2nd    Nancy Hart Garden Club; Hartwell, GA
3rd    Cocoa-Rockledge Garden Club; Rockledge, FL
H.M. Tuscaloosa Garden Club; Tuscaloosa, AL

Award # 16  Butterfly Conservation Award   Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    PALM HARBOR GARDEN CLUB; Palm Harbor, FL
        2nd    Tupelo Garden Club; Tupelo, MS
        3rd    Gulf Shores Garden Club;  Gulf Shores, AL
        H.M. Roswell Garden Club; Roswell, GA


Award # 17   Junior Garden Club Award    $25 Cash

    WINNER:   THE TRINITY SEEDLINGS; Sponsored by:The Flowering Dogwood Garden Club;  Henagar, AL
2nd    Junior Gardeners Club; Sponsored by: Taylorsville Garden Club; Taylorsville, MS
3rd    Roswell Junior Garden Club; Sponsored by: Roswell Garden Club; Roswell, GA

Award # 18   Adopt-A-Park Award  

    Class A:    Club with 12 – 30 members  - No Entries

    Class B:    Club with 31 or more members    $25 Cash

    WINNER:    SAN MARCO GARDEN CLUB; Jacksonville, FL

Award #19   Community Action Award    Traveling Plaque


    WINNER:    BLAIRSVILLE GARDEN CLUB; Blairsville, GA
        2nd   Garden Club of St. Petersburg; St.Petersburg,FL
        3rd    Garden Club of Picayune; Picayune, MS
      H.M.    Willowbrook Garden Club; Huntsville, AL


Award # 20     Wildflower Award    Silver Traveling Trophy

    Class A:    State Garden Club Organization – No Entries

    Class B:    Club or Group of Clubs

    WINNER:    BLAIRSVILLE GARDEN CLUB; Blairsville, GA
        2nd    Tuckaleechee Garden Club; Townsend, TN


Award # 21  Historic Trails Award  

    Class A:    State Garden Club Organization – No Entries
           
    Class B:    Club or Group of Clubs    $50 Cash

    WINNER:    WINTER PARK GARDEN CLUB; Winter Park, FL


Award # 22   Intermediate Gardeners Award   $50 Cash

Class A:    Intermediate Garden Club

WINNER:    INTERMEDIATE GARDEN CLUBS OF ENTERPRISE
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; Sponsored by Flower Lovers Garden Club; Enterprise, AL
       
Class B:    State Garden Club Organization registering the greatest number of Intermediate Clubs – No Entries

Award # 23   Conservation Award    $25 Cash

    WINNER:    THE GARDEN CLUB OF SWITZERLAND, FL
        2nd    Blairsville Garden Club; Blairsville, GA
        3rd    Blossomwood Garden Club; Huntsville, AL
        H.M.    Greenville Garden Club; Greenville, MS


Award #24   Deep South Garden Club of the Year  Traveling Trophy

WINNER:    SPALDING GARDEN CLUB; DUNWOODY, GA
       2nd    Brandon Garden Club; Brandon, MS
       3rd    Crestwood Garden Club; Chattanooga, TN
       H.M.    Flowering Dogwood Garden Club; Henagar, AL   

Award # 25   Arbor Day Award    Traveling Plaque

    WINNER:    MERIDIAN COUNCIL OF GARDEN CLUBS & FORGET-ME-NOT GARDEN CLUB; Meridian, MS
        2nd    Homosassa River Garden Club; Homosassa, FL
        3rd    Federated Garden Clubs of Albany;  Albany, GA
        H.M.    Fayette Garden Club; Fayette, AL
 
Award # 26      Deep South Region Life Membership Award  Silver Traveling Trophy

    WINNER:    THE GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA, INC.

Special Award  -  Children’s Garden -  $100 Cash

    WINNER:    FLOWERING DOGWOOD GARDEN CLUB;
                 Henagar, AL
        2nd    Palm Harbor Garden Club; Palm Harbor, FL


2006 - 2007 DEEP SOUTH REGION MEMBER AWARD OF HONOR


    WINNER:               Julie Neel              GEORGIA
    Honorable Mention: Novel Skeen          ALABAMA



DEEP SOUTH REGIONAL WINNERS NGC INTERMEDIATE/HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH CONTESTS

“My Garden of Many Colors” - Poetry Contest

    7th Grade    WINNER:    Jessica Singleton; Chipley, FL
            Sponsor:    Chipley Garden Club; Chipley, FL
           
    8th Grade    WINNER:    Kara Miller; Moultrie, GA
            Sponsor:    Magnolia Garden Club; Moultrie, GA


    9th Grade    WINNER:    Jennifer Gurley; Conyers, GA
            Sponsor:    Conyers Garden Club; Conyers, GA

                2nd    Taylor Chargois; Sulphur, LA
            Sponsor:    Lake Charles Garden Club; LA
               
“Preserve the World’s Delicate Tapestry” -  High School Essay Contest

        WINNER:    Caroline Oates;  Athens, GA
        Sponsor:    Green Acres Garden Club; Athens, GA

            2nd    Jake Callegan;  White Castle, LA
        Sponsor:    Plaquemine Garden Club; White Castle, LA

            3rd    Kathryn Sanford;  Georgiana, AL
        Sponsor:    Georgiana Garden Club;  Georgiana, AL


“Preserve the World’s Delicate Tapestry” - High School Speech Contest

            WINNER:    Chris O’Connell; Roswell, GA
            Sponsor:    Sandy Springs Garden Club; Sandy Springs, GA


DEEP SOUTH UNIFIED REGIONAL PROJECT -“Kids Count” Winners

Youth Division – Class I – Youth Club Competition

A-1 Pre School
    Winner    “God’s Little Gardeners”    $25
            Sponsor    Noweta Garden Club; Knoxville, TN

A-2 Grades 1-6   
    Winner    “Seedlings Junior Garden Club”       $25
        Sponsor    Terrebonne Garden Club; Houma, AL

                  2nd    “Crabapple Junior Garden Club”       $15
        Sponsor     Crabapple Garden Club; Gainesville,GA
               
            3rd    “Davis Island Junior Garden Club”  $10
        Sponsor    Davis Island Garden Club; Davis Island,FL

B  Grades 7-12   
Winner    “Red Fern Junior Garden Club”         $25
        Sponsor    Vidalia Garden Club; Vidalia, LA

            2nd    “Bluebells Junior Garden Club”        $15
        Sponsor    Conyers Garden Club; Conyers, GA

3rd    “Intermediate Garden Club of   Enterprise High School”   $10
Sponsor    Flower Lovers Garden Club; Enterprise, AL

Class II – Individual Youth Competition

A-1 Pre School-K
    Winner    Breanna McDonald                        $50
        Sponsor    Dayton Garden Club; Dayton, TN
A-2  Grades 1-6   
    Winner    Brittany Alexus Carroll        $50
        Sponsor    Flowering Dogwood Garden Club;  Henagar, AL

B  Grades 7-12       
    Winner     Denzel Scott        $50
        Sponsor   Aldersgate Garden Club;Cleveland,TN

                2nd     Sarah Samsel
        Sponsor Clarksville Garden Club; Clarksville,GA

Garden Club Division – Class I – Club Competition

A  Individual Club
   
        Flowering Garden Club; Henagar, AL      $50

        Madison Garden Club; Madison, FL          $50

        Roswell Garden Club; Roswell, GA        $50

        Bayou Vista Garden Club; Bayou Vista, LA    $50

        Canton Garden Club; Canton, MS        $50

    *    Norwood Garden Club; Knoxville, TN        $50

  *  Judged the best individual club entry

B  Group of Clubs/District/Council

Winner    Magnolia & Buddlea Circles of Tallahassee Garden Club; Tallahassee, FL    $50

       2nd    District II, Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.; Nashville, TN 
       3rd     Ben Arthur Garden Club & Meridian Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.;Meridian, MS    
      H.M.    District IV, Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
            
Class II – State Competition

        Winner    The Garden Club of Georgia    $100

2nd     The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
3rd          The Garden Club of Alabama, Inc.

DEEP SOUTH REGIONAL WINNERS - NGC PUBLICITY PRESS BOOK AWARD #44


Ai  Small Club

WINNER:    FORT PAYNE GARDEN CLUB; FORT PAYNE,AL
    2nd Starkville Town and Country Garden Club; Starkville, MS 
    H.M.Bayou Vista Garden Club; Bayou Vista, LA


    Aii  Medium Club

        WINNER:    LADY LAKE GARDEN CLUB; LADY LAKE,FL
            2nd    New Albany Garden Club; New Albany MS


    Aiii  Large Club

        WINNER:    GREEN THUMB GARDEN CLUB; SANTA ROSA,FL
            3rd    The Natchez Garden Club; Natchez, MS
            H.M.    Lafayette Garden Club; Lafayette, LA


    B  Group of Clubs

WINNER:    NORTHEAST ALABAMA FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS;  FORT PAYNE, AL


    E   Affiliated Garden Center

        No entries

Director Citations

Convention Co-Chairs Jean Sawyer and Margaret Ballard
stanbery,francher,hintz
Annette Stanbery presents the citation to
DEEP SOUTH UNIFIED REGIONAL PROJECT
 Chairman, Ruth Lamb
 Co-Chairman, Cindy Hintz
 Co-Chairman, Margaret Fancher

Jo Williams DS Habitat for Humanity Landscape Chairman
HABITAT FOR HUMANITIES:
 Landscape Project
      Jo Wiliams




Virginia Whitworth

Deep South Region Awards Chairman
 145 Sylvan Drive; Camden, TN 38320
Telephone: 731-584-7001
jennjoe@charter.net