Flowers
Seen all over Saint Simons, this Native plant has beautiful feathery stems that wave in the breeze and turn pink in fall
What is Muhlenbergia capillaris (Muhly Grass)
LOGC started as a branch of which local organization?
A) Saint Simons Land Trust
B) Saint Simons Island Pickleball
C) Island Newcomers Club
C) Island Newcomers Club
What makes plants green?
A) Cytoplasm
B) Chlorophyll
C) Spindles
B) Chlorophyll
Officially, Saint Simons Island is in the USDA plant cold hardiness zone _________
9 A—our average lowest temperature is 20-25 degrees
We are also classified in the AHS Heat zone map as zone 8, which means we average 90-120 days per year with a temp over 86 degrees.
Flowers and Palms are featured in this beautiful LOGC project that boasts an ocean view.
What is the Pier Planters?
Shakespeare famously asked “what’s in a name?” about this romantic flower.
What is a rose?
At our meetings, what process is used to introduce and get to know a member’s background?
A) Coffee time
B) Member Spotlight
C) Google Search
B) Member Spotlight
What part/s of a plant absorbs water?
A) Leaves
B) Roots
C) Petals
Both A and B
leaves absorb water in humid conditions
roots absorb water through osmosis
What is the state flower and state tree of Georgia?
Cherokee Rose and Southern Live Oak
In support of Forward Brunswick, we donated money towards the planting of 99 trees in Glynn County, one for each ship built in the Brunswick Shipyard during World War II
What is the Liberty Tree Project?
Featured in our Butterfly Garden, this perennial beauty features indigo blue flowers emerging from multiple 2 foot stems.
What is Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’?
Which of these places was NOT a recent field trip destination for our club?
A) Savannah Botanical Garden
B) Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
C) Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
B) Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
What is the process by which plants turn sunlight into food?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Krebs cycle
C) Respiration
A) Photosynthesis
True or False: Plants grow better when you talk to them and play music for them.
Appreciated by everyone during their daily drives around the island, these were planted and watered by club members and are providing shade and beauty as they grow more majestic over time.
What are the live oaks along Demere Road?
Public desire for the beautiful bracts of this Holiday Classic is funding all of our Island Beautification Projects.
What is a poinsettia?
Which of the following LOGC events had the least number of participants?
A) Zoom Secret Santa at Christmastime
B) Spring Cocktail Party at Sydney’s beautiful garden
C) Butterfly Garden workday to prepare for when it was on the Cassina Garden Tour
A) Zoom Secret Santa (It was during Covid—it was really fun, and participants delivered the gifts to each others’ front porches)
True or False:
Plants are the only living organism that can make their own food.
False—-many algae and some bacteria can also perform photosynthesis.
What flower was once more valuable than gold?
Tulips! In the 1630s, Dutch people loved tulips and speculated on bulb prices, driving prices to as much as 10 times the average income for a single bulb.
This very public LOGC project is appreciated by folks from far and wide, made our village more attractive, and caused a chain reaction of planting all along the main tourist thoroughfare of Saint Simons.
What are the Village Pots?