Desoto County News

Garden club meets at Botanic Garden

Officers from left to right are Sandy Noble, President, Allison Ashmore, Hills & Delta District, Gonda Riggs, 1st Vice President, back row, Andrea Michael, 2nd Vice President, Carla Proctor, Treasurer, Sheila Deese, Corresponding Secretary, Donna Carey, Recording Secretary and Gwen Savage, Historian. (Courtesy photo)

The May meeting of the DeSoto Civic Garden Club was held at the Memphis Botanic Garden in Memphis. 

Allison Ashmore, District Director of Hills and Delta and a member of the Charleston Magnolia Club presented a program on Herbs. Allison used Herbs to identify each officer as she installed them to their 2023-2024 term. 

The program continued when Botanic Garden staff member Mary HePen Bi gave a guided tour of the many beautiful areas of the garden.  Club members were given Dahlia Tubers to plant for beautification of our community.

DeSoto Civic Garden Club is a member of The National Garden Clubs, Inc.,  Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. and The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc.  

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.

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