July 2023
Garden of the Month Honors: Sharlene Olejnik
June 2023
Garden of the Month Honors: Coleen Perilloux Landry
May 2023
Installation of Officers
Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs - May 24, 2023
Installation Banquet
Acres of Green Garden Club held its Installation Luncheon at Ormond Plantation on the Great River Road in Destrehan. Incoming officers are Mary Crumb, president; Eleanore Hebert, vice-president; Coleen Landry, recording and corresponding secretary, and Sharlene Olejnik, treasurer. Garden of the Year was awarded to Coleen Landry, outgoing president. Clockwise beginning at left head of table, Mary Crumb, Betty Spurlock, Millie Quick, Sharlene Olejnik, Kay Allen, Coleen Landry, Mary Hebert, Eleanore Hebert, Yvette Gagnet, Madeline Polizzi and Cookie Olivier.
April 2023
Coleen Perilloux Landry's "Born on the Bayou" arrangement at the Spring Garden Show at New Orleans Botanical Gardens, April 1-2.
March 2023
Coleen Perilloux Landry is shown with her entry at the 2023 Art in Bloom at the New Orleans Museum of Art. A committee assigns a painting to an exhibitor who must interpret the painting in flowers.
February 2023
Phyllis Sullivan Stacy
Phyllis Sullivan Stacy departed this life on February 22, 2023 after a long bout with cancer. She stoically travelled through the past eight years, taking chemotherapy and medicine, with style and grace.
A 10 year member of Bissonet Garden Club and a 40 year member of Acres of Green Garden Club, she served as president for each of these Metairie clubs. She represented Acres of Green in NOMA’s “Art in Bloom” for 30 years winning many ribbons for her arrangements. She participated in New Orleans City Park’s “Mr. Bingle Wreaths” and the “Scarecrow Trail” for several decades. As a member of JPCGC she participated in many of the programs, particularly the Christmas programs and decorating the Lafreniere Park Foundation Center. For many years she helped make the arrangements in the urns in the Great Hall at NOMA. At her Church, St. Philip Neri, she arranged flowers for the Altar and was a member of the group that kept up the gardens.
Phyllis was inducted into the LGCF “Circle of Roses” several years ago. She will be missed by all who knew her and especially by her four children and her grandchildren.
A 10 year member of Bissonet Garden Club and a 40 year member of Acres of Green Garden Club, she served as president for each of these Metairie clubs. She represented Acres of Green in NOMA’s “Art in Bloom” for 30 years winning many ribbons for her arrangements. She participated in New Orleans City Park’s “Mr. Bingle Wreaths” and the “Scarecrow Trail” for several decades. As a member of JPCGC she participated in many of the programs, particularly the Christmas programs and decorating the Lafreniere Park Foundation Center. For many years she helped make the arrangements in the urns in the Great Hall at NOMA. At her Church, St. Philip Neri, she arranged flowers for the Altar and was a member of the group that kept up the gardens.
Phyllis was inducted into the LGCF “Circle of Roses” several years ago. She will be missed by all who knew her and especially by her four children and her grandchildren.
January 2023
Stephanie Henning presented an Arbor Day program to the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs. Her topic was "the ten oldest trees in the world". The Council planted a Live Oak Tree at Lafreniere Park in Metairie for Arbor Day.
Coleen Perilloux Landry presented a slide show of her photographs showing the habits of the wild birds, eagles, egrets and limpkins.
Coleen Perilloux Landry presented a slide show of her photographs showing the habits of the wild birds, eagles, egrets and limpkins.
December 2022
For the 44th year members of Acres of Green Garden Club helped make Christmas bright for the clients at the Metropolitan Battered Women and Children's Shelter. Members chose gifts for the mothers as well as for the children and wrapped in bright packages to be put under the Tree and found from Santa Claus on Christmas morning.
President Coleen Perilloux Landry delivered the gifts and is pictured with one of the managers of the Shelter. Coleen's grandson and his wife donated three large bags of stuffed animals to be given to every child who comes in the middle of the night, battered and scared. Every child needs something to hug and hang on to in such times.
President Coleen Perilloux Landry delivered the gifts and is pictured with one of the managers of the Shelter. Coleen's grandson and his wife donated three large bags of stuffed animals to be given to every child who comes in the middle of the night, battered and scared. Every child needs something to hug and hang on to in such times.
November 2022
Acres of Green Garden Club was the host club for the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs meeting in December. Pictured from left are Acres of Green members, Coleen Perilloux Landry, president, Eleanore Hebert, Mary Crumb, Yvette Gagnet, Betty Spurlock and Millie Quick.
September 2022
Acres of Green Garden Club held its September meeting at Don's Seafood Restaurant in Metairie. Seated from left, are Millie Quick, Eleanore Hebert, Coleen Perilloux Landry, Phyllis Stacy, Mary Crumb and Betty Spurlock. The Club maintains three Bird Sanctuaries, Lafreniere Park, Bissonet Plaza Subdivision and Linear Park in Jefferson Parish along Lake Pontchartrain. September Garden of the Month winner is Phyllis Stacy.
May 2022
Acres of Green Garden Club held its awards luncheon at Ormond Manor in Destrehan. The Garden of the Year Award was presented to Coleen Perilloux Landry by Betty Spurlock, Garden of the Month chairman. Sharlene Olejnik won a mention for the Most Improved Garden. Attending were Kay Demange Allen, Yvette Gagnet, Betty Spurlock, President Coleen Perilloux Landry, Mary Crumb, Eleanore Hebert and Mary Beth Bornholdt.
Betty Spurlock, Above
March 2022
Art in Bloom - New Orleans Museum of Art
March 2022
Coleen Perilloux Landry's interpretation won - A blue ribbon. A green rosette of the "Genevieve Munson Trimble Award for Best Use of Color" and the "Museum Director's Award". Congratulations for a job well done!
January 2022
Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs Coleen Perilloux Landry of Acres of Green Garden club presenting Eagles, Egrets and Limpkins January 22, 2022
December 2021
Acres of Green Garden Club of Metairie, in its 65th year, held its Christmas luncheon at Chateau Country Club where members exchanged gifts and poems with each other. For its 47th year, members brought gifts for the women and children of the Metro Centers for Community Advocacy, a "Shelter from the Storm". The gifts will be opened at the Center on Christmas Eve. The prize for the Most Beautifully Wrapped Package was won by Pam Buchler.
Displaying some of the gifts are, seated from left, Yvette Gagnet, Kay Allen, Millie Quick and President Coleen Perilloux Landry. Standing are Pam Buchler, Mary Crumb, Eleanore Hebert, Madeline Polizzi, Betty Spurlock, Liz Bertucci and Phyllis Stacy.
Displaying some of the gifts are, seated from left, Yvette Gagnet, Kay Allen, Millie Quick and President Coleen Perilloux Landry. Standing are Pam Buchler, Mary Crumb, Eleanore Hebert, Madeline Polizzi, Betty Spurlock, Liz Bertucci and Phyllis Stacy.
May 12, 2021
Front row Madeline Polizzi, Yvette Gagnet, Phyllis Stacy . Back row, Millie Quick, Eleanore Hebert, Kay Allen, Pam Gemar and Pam Buchler
Acres of Green held its Awards luncheon at historic Ormond Plantation in Destrehan. Mary Crumb was awarded Garden of the Year and Phyllis Stacy runner-up. Coleen Perilloux Landry was mentioned for her blue ribbon and Best of Show at Art in Bloom at New Orleans Museum of Art. Recycling projects, civic beautification projects and community service projects were given accolades. The highest award given to a club member, "The Marie Bradburn Award" was presented to Mary Ellen Miller.
Lunch in the dining room of Ormond Manor where John James Audubon dined for more than a year in the 1800's
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President Coleen Perilloux Landry, Secretary Stephanie Olejanik, Corresponding Secretary Liz Bertucci, Garden of the Month Chairman Betty Spurlock
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May 5-9, 2021
Coleen Perilloux Landry won a blue ribbon and "Best of Show" rosette for her arrangement in Art in Bloom 2021 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Her painting was "The Blue Kimono".
Coleen Perilloux Landry, president; Liz Bertucci, communications chairman; Eleanore Hebert, scheduling chairman and Betty Spurlock, garden of the month chairman.
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