Blazers Sunday School Class

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church

This page is to honor and remember those Blazers who have departed their earthly lives. The Blazers have established a memorial fund in their memory, and that fund is providing for the Blazers Memorial Garden on the grounds of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. The Garden is located at the corner of Mathieson Drive and Mathieson Place.

Descriptions of the various trees and plants are given below. And you will find links to the memorial page of each individual on the web site menu at the top of each page.

Hydrangea Macrophylla and Hydrangea Paniculata

 Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub which begins to bloom in June and often continues into the fall. Over 600 Hydrangea cultivars have been selected for garden use, varying in flower color and form. Among the most popular types are ‘macrophylla’ with very large ball shaped flowers, often referred to as ‘mopheads’, and ‘paniculata’ with long cone shaped flowers. Hydrangea macrophylla flowers are pink, white, or blue, depending on soil pH. The flowers will be blue in acid soils and pink in alkaline soils. In neutral soils plants will be purple. White flowered varieties do not change color whether soil pH is alkaline or acid. Hydrangea paniculata flowers are usually white or green and many develop a lovely pink shade as the blooms age, extending their beauty into the fall.

 The Blazers Memorial Garden includes Hydrangea macrophylla ‘and Hydrangea paniculata cultivars ‘Limelight’ and ‘Grandiflora’.

English Rose ‘Graham Thomas’

English Roses were originally hybridized by the British rosarian David Austin in the 1960s. His vision was to cross Old Garden roses, which have superior fragrance and delicate form but bloom only once per year, with Modern Roses which bloom repeatedly throughout the growing season. His results are now found in rose gardens throughout the world and represent some of the most beautiful and fragrant roses available. The brilliant yellow ‘Graham Thomas’ rose, named for the late English horticulturalist, is one of Mr. Austin’s finest creations.

Camellia japonica ‘Pink Perfection’

Camellias are evergreen shrubs that are often the pride of southern gardens for their glossy dark leaves and beautifully formed flowers. Most bloom in late winter during a time when little else is in bloom. One of the most famous and beautiful camellias is ‘Pink Perfection’, with double form flowers and very dark green leaves. Extremely floriferous, Pink Perfection is a beauty to behold on a winter day with delicately shaded blossoms in many shades of pink

Viburnum macrocephalum

Viburnum is a large group of shrubs native to North America. There are more than 150 species that have many attractive garden features. Some have showy blooms in the spring and others have brilliantly colored berries in the fall. Viburnum macrocephalum is known as Chinese Snowball and grows to 12 to 20 feet tall. It has spectacular 6- to 8-inch flower clusters that open in March or April, lime green at first, then changing to white. Flowers are not followed by fruit, but this species often reblooms in late summer or fall.
Click here to see the program for the dedication of the Blazers Memorial Garden