It's easy to take part in "Daisies for Daisy" in Savannah GA to honor Mrs. Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low in 2012.
Just in time for Mrs. Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low’s birthday (October 31), Presidents’ Quarters Inn announces that the inn will champion Daisies for Daisy to honor the Savannah native. Residents and businesses are being encouraged through word of mouth and social media to add vibrant daisies in landscapes and bouquets as visual applause to the founder of Girl Scouts during the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts in 2012.
SAVANNAH GA (October 31, 2011) — Endearing names like “Daisy” are big in America’s Deep South. Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts, is among the most prominent.
Presidents’ Quarters Inn announces that the inn will champion the grassroots campaign – Daisies for Daisy (TM) – which is sprouting in Mrs. Low’s hometown of Savannah, Georgia, in time for the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts in 2012. In her honor, the top-tier inn is the first business to plant daisies and add them to breakfast table posies.
THIS IS AN IDEA: GIVE A NOD WITH DAISY PLANTS
Without committee meetings or sign up sheets, the Savannah-based grassroots effort is sprouting without a playbook as a social word-of-mouth campaign. “No one will need reports at the end of 2012 about how well city-wide businesses and residents rolled out daisies in grand Savannah style to honor ‘Daisy’ Low,” states Jane Sales, executive innkeeper.
The Daisies for Daisy idea came from marketing executive, Sandy Traub. She received approval from Fran Harold, director, and Katherine Keena, Program Manager of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, before presenting the idea publicly.
WHAT SHALL WE DO TO HONOR DAISY LOW?
“At cookie drive time each January, it is clear how to support the young Girl Scouts and their programs. It is not so clear how to applaud Mrs. Low and Girl Scouts during their 100th Anniversary celebration year,” states Ms. Traub. “When one person then another plants daisies in window flower boxes, sidewalk gardens, and public spaces the swell of visual applause will begin to make the visual statement we hope to see. “
The Daisies for Daisy campaign is a grand reminder to give a nod to great forbearers, on whose shoulders we stand. “As cheerleaders of Girl Scouts, it’s a simple thing for anyone to add daisy flowers in gardens and breakfast tables to show we are thoughtful neighbors, celebrating in a respectful way the centennial year with Girl Scouts,” states Jane Sales, executive innkeeper at Presidents’ Quarters Inn in Savannah.
“In the old South, visitors will notice the quirky southern nod. It’s a dip of the head slightly, and a look straight in the eye (or not). Add the casual wave — a slow raising movement of the hand, only a few inches is more accurate — and you’ll catch the spirit of Daisies for Daisy. It is southern shorthand for “Hello!”, “Welcome!”, “You’re Welcome”, “See you later”, or “Thank you”, states Mrs. Sales.
VISUAL, CONTINUOUS APPLAUSE THROUGH 2012
We are told the highest profile official Girl Scout activities will occur in Savannah during March 2012.
“We think it’s important that Mrs. Low’s hometown do something bold and fresh during the organization’s centennial year. We are hopeful that daisy flowers can reaffirm how proud we are that Girl Scouts began in Savannah,” adds Sandy.
Tidbit: The Juliette Gordon Low mansion is Savannah’s first National Historic Landmark.
LOCAL DAISY RESOURCES
This campaign is born with practicalities, too. “Our efforts will fit the budget of our day-to-day activities,” adds executive innkeeper Jane Sales. “We budget for landscaping and fresh flowers, so we will simply include daisies in our mix.”
The inn’s gardener shares that daisies bloom abundantly in late spring and early summer. Kurt Oelschig, of Oelshigs Nursery (a wholesale-only business), advises that florist-quality daisies are available year around, and he points us to florists as an immediate source.
Sandy found gorgeous potted daisies at Hester and Zipperer last week, and has previously purchased Euryops Daisy Patio Tree (topiary, winter-hardy evergreen) at Fancy Plants in Savannah.
The inn offers a few recommendations: add daisies to storefront wreaths and planters, business and home landscaping, restaurant and cafe tabletop posies, and special occasion bouquets and weddings.
Multiple colors of daisy blossoms can complement the southern gardens of hydrangea, Camellia sasanquas and azaleas, fragrant gardenias, jasmine and honeysuckle, and famed magnolias.
On our Presidents’ Quarters blog we will post where we find daisies locally. We hope you will post comments about your local sources as well.
NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS. NO SIGN UP SHEETS.
Savannah is a wonderfully creative place where old and new come together beautifully! We look forward to being surprised by how showy the Daisies for Daisy blossom-fest will be to honor “Daisy” Gordon Low in our city . Follow along in Twitter — @DaisiesforDaisy. For more information, contact Sandy Traub, 912/398-9828 or email straub@spatior.com
Copyright (2011) Sandy Traub / Presidents’ Quarters Inn, Savannah GA USA.
