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David Kneipp

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Member of National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc.; Central Atlantic Region; National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Directors Notes

Notice of District I Presidents Meetingand Tour of historic

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens1550 Anacostia Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20019

Saturday, June 11

Meeting - 10a ---- Tour - 11a

hosted by

Eastland Gardens Flower Club

Continental Breakfastprovided by District I

By David Healy, Director, District I

Enjoyment of our gardens, our clubs, and our environment

David Kneipp receives District I and NCAGC honorsCheverly Garden Clubs David Kneipp received District Is Award of Honor

and the National Capital Area Garden Clubs' Award of Recognition in March forhis stellar service to his club, community, and Prince George's County, MD.

Dave is very active with community groups in the Town of Cheverly andpreviously received the Jack L. Wheat Award for contributing to the townsquality of life and, in 2008, received the Mayors Award for ExtraordinaryServices.

In retirement, Dave became a Master Gardener and, recently, a MasterComposter; and, he serves on the Executive Council of Prince Georges MasterGardeners. In 2009, Dave was named their Master Gardener of the Year.

He is active in Grow It Eat It, a collaboration between the MarylandCooperative Extension Service and Master Gardeners to help more Marylander'sgrow more food. He serves as the Grow It Eat It contact person for PrinceGeorges County and gives gardening programs to public and student groups.

(See Kneipp, p. 2)

We all congratulate Shirley Nicolai on her becoming Presidentof National Garden Clubs, Inc. The members of Tanta-CoveGarden Club and of Fergie's Gardeners are particularly proud, asare the members of District I and National Capital Area Garden

Clubs, Inc. I am sure we all wish her the best in the next twoyears. I, for one, hope that she will cut our tethers to the 20

th

century and move us forward into the 21st. It's what we aredoing, not what we have done.

(See Directors Notes, p. 2)


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Dave has held all the offices in his CheverlyGarden Club and is a life member the NCAGC.

He is actively involved with numerous communitygroups in the Town of Cheverly, including beinginstrumental in: The installation of the first Blue StarMemorial Marker in Prince Georges County, MD;the creation of the Cheverly Community VegetableGardens; the creation of a Cheverly Green HomeCertification Program to calculate how green a homeis and how to reduce its carbon footprint; the hands-onwork to restore health to Lower Beaverdam Creek;and leading the effort to locate Cheverlys historicmaterials and put them online to bring the history of

Cheverly into the lives of its current residents.Daves involvement in civic development began as

a boy scout and an Eagle Scout. He was involved inscouting for 25 years. He served as Assistant ScoutMaster for Troop 716, Boy Scouts of America; asUnit Commissioner for the Patuxent District; and asSkipper of Sea Scout Ship 716.

Dave Kneipp continues to be a leader and inspira-tional force in gardening, landscaping, civic involve-ment, youth involvement, and the environment.

Congratulations to David Kneipp

I hope you all take advantage of the offerings atthe National Garden Club convention in DC the lastweek of May. Thank you to Four Seasons GardenClub for providing refreshments for the Shimizu-Boasberg bus tour on May 25, and thank you to the

District I members who volunteered for raffle andmember services sales during the convention. Also,a special thank you to Ann Gardenhour for all of herwork on the Blue Star Memorial dedication atCongressional Cemetery; it would never havehappened without her.

District I reserved a table to promote clubmemberships at Behnke's Garden Day, Saturday,June 4, 10a - 4p, on US Route 1 in Beltsville, MD.(See details, p. 5.) Thank you to the members ofGoddard Garden Club for hosting this event on

behalf of all NCAGC clubs. Its a good day forDistrict I members to drop by as a way to thankBehnkes for their support over the years.

Everyone is invited to District I's annualPresidents Meeting at 10a, Saturday, June 11, atKenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, 1550Anacostia Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20019.(See driving directions below.) Please arrive early. Themeeting will start promptly at 10a in the classroomimmediately beyond the visitors' center so that wecan all make the 11a tour of the only national park

devoted to water lilies and lotus.

DIRECTIONS TO KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS

From ROUTE 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway)

SOUTHBOUND:

Take the EASTERN AVENUE EXIT and continue forward. TurnRIGHT onto DOUGLAS STREET and then RIGHT onto ANACOSTIA

AVENUE. Follow Anacostia Avenue almost to the end to the parkinglot for the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on your left.

If you miss the Eastern Avenue exit, take the NANNIEBURROUGHS STREET exit. Turn RIGHT onto Nannie Burroughsand then turn RIGHT onto DOUGLAS STREET. Turn RIGHT onto

ANACOSTIA AVENUE. Follow Anacostia Avenue almost to the end

to the parking lot for the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on your left. NORTHBOUND:

EXIT toward NANNIE BURROGHS STREET; turn LEFT at bottomof ramp. Turn RIGHT onto DOUGLAS STREET; then RIGHT onto

ANACOSTIA AVENUE. Follow Anacostia Avenue almost to the end.The parking lot for Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens will be on your left.

If you miss the exit for Nannie Burroughs Street, take the EXITfor EASTERN AVENUE.At Eastern Avenue turn LEFT over Route295 and then LEFT again southbound. Turn RIGHT onto DOUGLASSTREET and then RIGHT onto ANACOTIA AVENUE. Follow

Anacostia Avenue almost to the end. The parking lot for KenilworthAquatic Gardens will be on your left.

Visit: www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm

Vickie announces her theme, projects

Knei (from p. 1)

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New NCAGC President Vickie Godwin hopes hertheme, Gardening Our Community, will inspireothers to continue their community gardening, tocreate new projects, to keep books of evidence, and toapply for awards.

Plus, she said with her usual enthusiasm and wit,some awards offer money. Whats not to love?

She said her Presidents Project for her two-yearterm is the support of five new rain gardens on thegrounds of the US Arboretum: One in the center ofthe circle at the front door, one at the trolley stop, andthree in the medium strips of the larger parking lot.

The plan is to get some of the parking lot pollu-tant runoff before it can reach our rivers, creeks, orthe bay, she said.

Vickie asks members to save the dates July 16 30,

2012, and to get their passports ready for possibly aboat trip through Frances waterways in Burgundyand Provence.

I am already excited about this one, she said.Can you imagine 80 people from the NCAGC all onone boat trip? Wheeeeeeeeee!


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Left: Graphics fromthe front cover of the

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Clubs awarded District I the SmallStandard Flower Show ScheduleCitation, No. 9A, for Memories of aLadys Manor held September 25 atDarnalls Chance House Museum, UpperMarlboro MD.

Left: National Capital AreaGarden Clubs awarded the SmallStandard Flower Show Citationto District I for its Fall 2010, smallstandard flower show, Memoriesof a Ladys Manor.


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District I Director David Healy gave Certificates ofAppreciation to honor members of the District IBoard serving with him for the past two years.

Clubs, Board members receive awards at District Is March meeting

Ten District I clubs received award certificates atthe annual District I Awards Meeting hosted byCheverly Garden Club on March 10.

Above: Those accepting awards for their respective clubsare (From left): District I Awards Chairman DanielleBrabazon for Woodmoor Garden Club, Dee Droter forTanta-Cove Garden Club, Donna Aldridge for PaintBranch Garden Club, Norma Hetrick for New CarrolltonGarden Club, Julie Harrison for Mount Airy Clay BreakersGarden Club, Barbara Pejokovich for Cheverly GardenClub, and District I Director David Healy for Capitol HillGarden Club.

Above: Board members honored with Certificates ofAppreciation are: (From left back) Ann Gardenhour,Charmane Truesdell, and Arleen Ankeney next to thepresenters, District I Director David Healy, and DanielleBrabazon, who also received a certificate. (From leftfront) Margaret McKnew, Dee Droter, Christine HambachSonia Johnson, and Norma Merritt.

Source: ncadistrict1.blogspot.comPhotos by Oliver Smith

District I clubs earn NCAGC awards

AWARDS

Think about awards nowwhile planning yourprograms/activities forthe coming year.

The NCAGC nowhas an award NEWfor electronicclub newsletters, AwardNo. B52.

Look for more informa-tion in the PresidentsPackets online in June.All the awards and rulesare listed on theNCAGCs website:www.ncagardenclubs.org

If your club does nothave an Awards Chair-man, appoint one now.Your District I AwardsChairman and I will helpyour club apply for yourclubs awards.

Evalee CiucaNCAGC Awards Chairman

Above: District I club reps with their state awards in March: (Fromleft seated): Poss Tarpley representing Tanta-Cove Garden Club;Shirley Nicolai for Fergie's Gardeners; Ann Gardenhour forCheverly Garden Club; Ellen Spencer for Gardeners of theJuniorLeague of Washington, DC; Julie Harrison for Mount Airy ClayBreakers Garden Club; and Margaret McKnew for NewCarrolltonGarden Club. (From left standing) NCAGC President Mary EllenAlden, District I Director David Healy for Capitol Hill Garden Club,District IAwards Chairman Danielle Brabazonfor WoodmoorGarden Club, and NCAGC Awards Chairman Babs McClendon.

Source: ncadistrict1.blogspot.com

Photo by Harold McClendon

NCAGC CHANGES

The NCAGC now has ablogspot on its website,and District Is DanielleBrabazon is the blogger/historian. When you

have pictures/NEW information to

share, e-mailthem to Danielle at:[email protected]

The Capital Gardenerhasa new editor,

Arlene Stewart NEWin District II. E-mail your news, photos,events, and activities toher at:

[email protected]

Watch for The CapitalGardenerto changeslowly over time to anewsletter format andthen to an electronicdelivery.

Vickie GodwinNCAGC President


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A special-event for gardeners, gardening

clubs and societies; Master Gardeners;

gardening related suppliers and vendors; and

the community to gather at Behnkes Nursery

and Garden Center, 11300 Baltimore Avenue,

Beltsville, MD 20705, (on Route 1) on June 4,

from 10a to 4pDistrict I reserved a table to be hosted by

Goddard Garden Club to represent National CapitalArea Garden Clubs during Behnkes Garden Day onJune 4th in Beltsville, MD.

We appreciate this opportunity to work withBehnkes and to communicate with prospective newmembers, wrote District I Director David Healywhen he made the reservation with Behnkes for

NCAGCs participation in this special event.Goddard clubs Arleen Ankeney, a District I and

an NCAGC Board member, is the Chairman for thispromotion to attract new members and to raise fundsfor FONAs trust to maintain the azalea, boxwood,and other collections at the US Arboretum.

Arleen is providing signage for the theme: ComeGrow With Us along with photographs of District Iclubs various community activitiesall aimed atattracting new members and showing what we do.

NCAGC Membership Chairman Babs

McClendon created new membership and promo-tional materials for handouts at the NCAGC table.

Some of the activities for the special event include:

- Tables for each garden club, vendor, plant society, etc.

- Friends of Brookside Gardens raffles, a fundraiser forBrookside Garden, Wheaton, MD

- Master Gardeners Plant Clinic (from Prince Georges,Howard, and Montgomery counties)

- Behnkes special sales and coupons

- Plant Swap (bring one/take one), starting at 11:30a

- Featured speaker: Perennial expert David Culp fromSunny Border Nurseries, at 3p

- Food by Monte (Bar-B-Q, burgers, fries)

Goddard Garden Club will be representing District I

and the NCAGC to attract new members and to offer

Save the Azaleas tote bags for a $5 minimumdonation. The money goes to the US Arboretumtrust fund organized and administered by FONAto provide an endowment for maintaining the

USNA azalea, boxwoods, and other collections.

Come to Behnkes on June 4. Stop by the NCAGCtable and say hello. Bring your family and friends too.

Tanta-Cove Garden Club President Lydia Barbour reportsthe club is working along with the rest of the NCAGC on thenational convention in DC where their member Shirley Nicolaiwill be inducted as the NGCs president.

We are all very excited for her and will continue to supporther in her new role for the next two years, Lydia said. CarolineCarbaugh, Dee Droter, Jean Rositol, and I are assisting Anne

Bucher with planning, preparing, and arranging the conventionflowers, which will be fabulous.Lydia said that after the clubs May meeting, the entire club

stuffed the bags that will be handed out to each of those attend-ing the convention when they register.

Lydia reports that a number of the clubs members will serveduring the convention and that some husbands will attend thebanquet on the 29th when Shirley is inducted.

Donna Aldridge, President of the Paint Brach GardenClub, reports the clubs guest speaker Janet Draper, Horti-culturist at the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden at theSmithsonian, provided them a history of the SmithsoniansRipley Garden during the clubs last meeting.

Capitol Hill Garden Club took a magical May walk on thegrounds and rooftops of Harbour Square, the Modernist co-operative apartment complex designed by Washington architectChloethiel Woodard Smith as part of the 1950s/60s "urbanrenewal" of the DC waterfront. Club member Edee Hogan andher fellow gardeners at Harbour Square led the tour of therenovated landscaping and gardens. Go to the clubs blogspot to

see the video and many photos that captured the magic taken byBill Dean: http://capitolhillgardenclub.blogspot.com

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Behnkes Garden Day,Saturday,June 4

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