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VOL LIV, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 2009

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JournalEditorial Board2008-2009

Editor and Chairman: Jeanette Cadwallender, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

ExOfficio MembersThe GCV President, Cabell West, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of WesthamptonThe GCV Corresponding Secretary, Meg Clement, Three Chopt Garden ClubThe GCV Director of Public Relations, Lea Shuba, The Hunting Creek Garden ClubChairman, Aileen Laing, The Warrenton Garden Club

JournalAdvertising Chairman, Kay Kelly, The Mill Mountain Garden Club

MembersMason Beazley, The James River Garden Club, The Garden Club of the Northern NeckBetty Delk, The Nansemond River Garden Club

Julie Grover, The Blue Ridge Garden Club, The James River Garden ClubMary Ann Johnson, Roanoke Valley Garden ClubSarah Pierson, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubLaurie Starke, The Warrenton Garden Club

FROM THE EDITORThe Garden Club of Virginia blogs, is on Facebook and you can sign up for

GCV Twitters. With these advanced communication tools you can keep up with

events, discuss gardening and enjoy facets of friendship that our membership

affords us across the state. I was delighted to attend Horticulture Field Day this

year in Orange. A full range of private gardens was on display. To me, it was a

microcosm of our club. To some of us, gardening means that patch of green in thebackyard with our favorite trees, shrubs and perennials. For others, it is the source

of sustenance, whether that is a few tomato plants or acres of crops. Some of us

enjoy sculpting the landscape with formal beds and design, while others are

inspired by flowers to make floral design. For some the call of preservation is

strong and their garden is larger. It is worthy work to preserve open space, restore

historic landscapes and protect woodlands. Conservation calls us to safeguard our

land and water and air for future gardeners. No one aspect is complete without the

others. We are interdependent and our success lies in all that we share. Whether

our discussions are in the woods identifying trees or online sharing tips for cutting

costs for HGW, we are enriching our garden club experience. I hope that this issue

of theJournalprovides you with something to talk about and an avenue of inspira-

tion for more good work in the name of the Garden Club of Virginia.

The Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate

the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of

nature and to challenge future generations to

build on this heritage.


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The Garden Club of VirginiaJournal

The Garden Club of Virginia Journal(USPS 574-520, ISSN 0431-0233) ispublished four times a year for membersby the GCV, 12 East Franklin St.,Richmond, VA 23219. Periodicalpostage paid in Richmond, VA. Singleissue price, $3.00.

Copy and ad deadlines are:January 15 for the March issue

April 15 for the June issueJuly 15 for the September issueOctober 15 for the December issueEmail copy to the Editor and advertisingto the Ad Chairman

President of The Garden Club of Virginia:Cabell West

JournalEditor:Jeanette Cadwallender615 Fauquier StreetFredericksburg, VA 22401Phone: (540) 373-7210Email:[email protected]

JournalAdvertising Chairman:Kay Kelly112 Serpentine Rd., S.W.Roanoke, VA 22401Phone: (540) 343-9089Email: [email protected]

Journal Committee Chairman:Aileen Laing

Vol. LIV, No. 3Printed on recycled paper byCarter Printing CompanyRichmond, VA

ON THE COVER...With this issue of theJournalwe honor the

Warrenton Garden Club host of the Board of

Governors meeting, October 13-15, 2009.Design by Lindsey Dengel.

IN THIS ISSUE...

Surviving the Recession . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Bessie Bocock Carter Conservation Award . . . . . . 3

Back to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Osage Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Roanokes Mill Mountain Star . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Symposium 2010 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Nominations Sought. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rose Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

GVC Symposium 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

51st Annual Conservation Forum. . . . . . . 12

Ruby Lee Norris Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . 13

67th Annual Lily Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

71st Annual Rose Show . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Suffolks Cedar Hill Cemetery. . . . . . . 17

Preparing for a Rainy Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Club Notes LGC of Winchester . . . . . . 19Club Notes Warrenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Talking Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Club Notes Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Lily Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Daffodil Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Annual Meeting Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Flower Arranging School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ex Libris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

O T H E R R E F E R E N C E S . . .Kent-Valentine HousePhone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778Email: [email protected]

Historic Garden Week OfficePhone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778

Email:[email protected]

POSTMASTER send address changes to:Executive Director12 East Franklin StreetRichmond, VA 23219


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Surviving the RecessionBy Suzanne Munson

Executive Director, Historic Garden Week

Despite the gloomy financial news, Historic Garden Week 2009 weathered the

recession in good stead. Forecasts for ticket sales were below the $700,000

mark, and we were thrilled to see total proceeds exceed $728,000.

While not as great as our 75th anniversary last year, income was approximately

$29,400 higher than 2007 proceeds. Except for a few days, Mother Nature cooperat-

ed. Some staycationers decided to visit our beautiful Virginia gardens and homes

rather than those abroad and, after a long winter, everyone seemed to be ready for a

lovely spring outing.

Of the total of $728,300 in this years income, about 44 percent of the sales were

made in advanceapproximately $294,250 in local advance sales and $25,856 in

internet tickets. Clubs are encouraged to conduct strong marketing efforts next spring

at local sales outlets in their areas.

This year, via the internet, a weeklong pass was introduced for all tours, resulting in

nearly $2,000 in income. We expect the popularity of this option to increase. The cost

is $175 per person and $300 per couple.

Income and expense reports for tours are available from our office. Total local

expenses deducted for the 2009 tours were approximately $144,500. This numberincludes the amount shared with Historic Richmond Foundation (Richmonds

Wednesday tour) and participating James River plantations. During the coming

months, clubs are encouraged to seek as much underwriting as possible for expenses.

A talented Richmond producer has created an appealing TV spot for Garden Week,

pro bono. We want to run this statewide next April, but we need sponsors to under-

write the cost. If you can think of a business, school, organization, family or individual

who would like to partner with us as an underwriter, please contact me by this fall.

Interest in our 2010 tours is growing, including plans to visit by the TorontoGarden Club, the Garden Club of Dallas and the Garden Club of Natchez,

Mississippi, among many others. Please invite your friends from other areas and their

garden clubs to visit us next April. The daily schedule is posted on

www.VAGardenweek.org.

Publicity is key to the tours success and was widespread this year, with a growing

Garden Week presence on the internet. Print media coverage was also good. This

message ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on April 18: Today marks the opening

of Historic Garden Week in Virginia. During the coming days, people will have a chance

to tour some of the loveliest gardens in the commonwealth, which means some of the loveli-

est gardens in the nation. Ours is a beautiful world. Gardening enhances a gift. Proceeds

from Garden Week help support Virginias tradition of graceful landscaping.

We couldnt have said it better ourselves! Thank you for your part in making this

wonderful tradition possible for more than seven decades.


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The Bessie Bocock CarterConservation Award

By Anne Beals, GCV Conservation and Beautification Committee

The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

Bessie Carter was interested in conservation before the

subject was a matter of constant public attention.

This was an interest she shared with those of us who

had the great pleasure to know her before, during and after

her tenure as Garden Club of Virginia president. She was a

formative force in Virginias conservation community. Afterher death last year, her family informed the GCV that they

would like to endow a conservation award in her memory to

honor her many accomplishments. They want to emphasize

that the conservation of the Commonwealths resources is an

ongoing responsibility for us all.

The Bessie Bocock Carter Conservation Award was announced during the Annual

Meeting in Virginia Beach in May; its establishment was made possible by a generousgift from her family. At the meeting Bessies son, Jack Carter, spoke of her many

accomplishments and delighted everyone with a story of unusual compost transported

from her farm at Afton Mountain to her yard in Richmond. She was a practical gar-

dener who never wasted anything.

Bessie Carters legacy will be honored every year at the Annual Meeting beginning

in 2010. The intent of the award is to fund a conservation project as a catalyst for

community action. It is a monetary award that will be presented annually to a person,persons, club or organization in concert with a GCV member club for either natural

resource conservation or environmental protection within the Commonwealth. The

deadline for proposals is March 1, 2010. Requirements for presenting a project for

consideration will be made available to individual clubs by their Conservation chairs;

those proposals will then be presented to the Conservation and Beautification

Committee chair for review. The GCV Board of Directors has developed a panel of

present and former members of the C&B Committee which will evaluate the merits ofindividual proposals and make the award.

By keeping Bessie Carters sensitivity to conservation in our thoughts, we are honor-

ing her memory with strong conservation projects in our neighborhoods. Her interest

in conservation and her love of the Commonwealth and the Garden Club of Virginia

all come together in this exciting new award.

Jack Carter speaking atthe Annual Meeting


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Back to SchoolBy Susan Claytor, GCV Restoration Committee

Winchester-Clarke Garden Club

In 2008 the Garden Club of Virginia Restoration Committee undertook a new

project, restoration of the John Handley High School landscape in Winchester.

History, tradition and intense community pride have always been a part of that

school. The landscape has played an extremely important role. When the Restoration

Committee announced that it would take on the landscape renovation at Handley as

its first public high school renovation, William D. Rieley, of Rieley and Associates,

stated, Its a wonderful precedent.

The history of the school began with a gentleman, Judge John Handley, fromScranton, Pennsylvania. The Judge often visited good friends in Winchester and devel-

oped a fond relationship with the community. He bequeathed upon his death in 1895

a sum of money to the city of Winchester to be used to build a library and a school.

The Handley Board of Trustees was established and still exists today. Handley is a pri-

vately endowed public school. The Winchester Public School system controls the aca-

demics but must seek the approval of the Handley Trust to make landscape or struc-

tural changes.

In 1921 a new structure was built on property where a city school already existed.

The brick building, constructed in the neoclassical revival style, has Corinthian

columns gracing its front. The school is sited on a hill and flights of steps lead down

from the Palladian faade to a bowl surrounding a flat area of ground that stretches to

the street.

Architect Walter Roy McCornack was retained to undertake design of the building

and grounds. Mr. McCornack (1877-1961) was known for his work with schools and

public housing. After working in Cleveland for many years, he accepted a position asdean of the School of Architecture and Regional and City Planning at Massachusetts

Institute of Technology and there he remained until his retirement.

Mr. McCornack made the grounds at Handley a city focal point. His intent was to

place a public building, a school, in a park-like area that would be a part of city life all

could enjoy. His original 1924 design model still exists and is evidence of how he

intended to achieve harmony between a school and a public park. Note in the photo

that the bowl area became playing fields for school sports and the beautiful allees of

trees emphasize the feeling of a park. The many varied tree plantings add to the beautyof the school building and at the same time shape the park

Handley is the only high school in the city, and as the community has grown, the

school has had to make accommodations. The School Board, the Handley Trustees

and the City of Winchester decided to renovate Handley rather than build a new

school. After renovation of the school building was completed, focus turned to the


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athletic fields, which needed to be enhanced and enlarged. This meant changes to the

popular park. Some changes had already occurred. Over time plantings had moved

away from the original landscape design. Trees had been removed because of disease,

damage or overgrowth and others planted that did not fit with the original design. It

became the role of the GCVs Restoration Committee to bring the school campus

back to McCornacks design while considering the changing needs of the school and

community.

The Restoration Committee and Mr. Rieley, working with school officials, the

architect for the athletic fields, construction crews, the Handley Trustees, the city of

Winchester and concerned citizens, began the task of designing a landscape plan using

McCornacks plan as a guideline. A sidewalk near the school building was not lined up

on the axis and this has been corrected. The arborvitae along the esplanade, removedlong ago, were replaced this spring and ground cover added. The large rectangular

planters on the Handley Boulevard side of the school and the main entrance are now

planted with serviceberry trees and winter jasmine shrubs. As work is completed on

the bowl that contains the athletic field, the hedge will be replaced and pairs of

arborvitae will be returned to the landscape.

These are the immediate changes in the landscape. The project is a major one for

the Garden Club of Virginia and the Restoration Committee will continue to report

on progress as it is made. John Handley High School is listed on the VirginiaLandmark Register and on the National Register of Historic Places. It is appropriate

that the Garden Club of Virginia help enhance our state by restoring the grounds of

this school within a park.


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Osage OrangeBy Julie Patterson, GCV Horticulture Committee

Rivanna Garden Club

During their westward expedition in 1804 Lewis and Clark sent cuttings of

this curious and fascinating tree from St. Louis to Thomas Jefferson at

Monticello. The Osage orange,Maclura pomifera, is native to the plains

states, particularly Texas, Arkansas and Missouri. When the trees are planted close

together, the thorny limbs can be pruned to create an impenetrable hedgerow for con-

taining livestock as well as marking property lines. The invention of barbed wire ren-

dered the tree less popular as a hedge but the dense wood was still favored for fence

posts. William Maclura (1763-1840), an American geologist, named the tree. The

hard yellow wood was prized by the Osage Indian nation and others for making

canoes, clubs and bows for hunting. The French

called the tree bois darc, a reference to its use as bow

wood.

A member of the mulberry family, the Osage

orange tree is dioecious, distinctly male or female.

The female requires pollination by the male in order

to bear fruit. The trees can reach fifty feet tall and

forty feet wide. A wild looking tree, its limbs are

often tangled with sharp thorns and five inch shiny oval leaves that narrow to a point.

The chartreuse wrinkled fruits appear in September and October and drop to the

ground when ripe. The fruits are popular decorative accents when used in arrange-

ments, wreaths or simply grouped in a bowl. They are not oranges at all but do emit a

citrus scent considered to be a natural insect repellent. Thought by some to resemble a

brain, the fruits are eaten by cattle, deer and small ground mammals only out of

necessity. They secrete a milky white liquid that is thought to lend a bitter taste tocows milk.

Saplings can be bought from commercial nurseries although the sex of the tree is

not known until it reaches eight to ten years old. Only the female trees produce fruit.

For the very patient gardener, the Osage orange can also be grown from seed that has

been soaked in warm water overnight, potted and kept cold for four weeks. It is hardy

in zones 5-9 and adaptable in sun or partial shade.


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Roanokes Mill Mountain StarBy Joyce Moorman, GCV Flower Shows Committee

The Lynchburg Garden Club

There is more than one star in the Roanoke area: The Mill Mountain Garden

Clubs Matilda Bradshaw is a creative star in GCV Flower Shows. She has

won seven Tri-Color awards for Best in Show and six Most Creative awards

since 1988.

As the first winner of the Anne Carter Walker Somerville Bowl for the Most

Creative Arrangement at the 2005 GCV Lily Show, Matilda was so thrilled with the

trophy, which may be kept for only one year, that she purchased a similar bowl, think-ing she might never win again. However, she won again in 2006 and in 2008. She

has her bowl engraved after each successful venture into creative design.

Matildas interest in horticulture and flower arranging

began as a young girl. Her mother raised roses for a local

florist. It was the job of young Matilda and her three sis-

ters to pick Japanese beetles off the rose buds each morn-

ing and evening. Her grandmother, also a flower

arranger, introduced her granddaughter to that art.

Matildas first flower arranging experience at a GCV

event was in the 1970s. She was asked to be water girl

for a house on the HGW tour. With time running short

for the arrangers, she was told, Just do something for

the kitchen. The following year she was asked to be

arrangements chairman.

A secret weapon in all of Matildas success is her hus-

band, John, who holds two civil engineering degrees from

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When Matilda dreams up an idea, John makes

it work. Her inspiration comes from unexpected places: roadside discards, trash piles,

hardware stores, even buckets of steamed oysters at the beach. Ideas often come to her

in the middle of the night. She thinks about what something could be, not what it is

at the moment.

When she was invited to enter the Garden Club of America Annual Meeting

Flower Show, Matilda won a blue ribbon. Asked for a comparison of GCV and GCAshows, she described GCA shows as providing much more opportunity for creativity

because the schedule provides a Class Title, the size limitations, and thats all.

Just imagine what Matildas creativity would produce with few schedule restrictions!

Matildas story reflects the importance of learning about horticulture and floral

design, the value of finding inspiration in unusual places and executing our ideas.

Matilda Bradshaw at the

2009 Daffodil Show


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Symposium 2010 Speakers AnnouncedBy Ann Gordon Evans, GCV Symposium Committee

The Huntington Garden Club

Dr. Allan M. Armitage: Horticulturist. Researcher. Speaker. Teacher. Writer. Dr.Armitage is professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia where he teaches,conducts research and administers the UGA Horticulture Gardens, among the finesttrial gardens in the nation. Among his works, Dr. Armitage produces guidelines forannuals and perennials suitable for heat and humidity and has lectured and traveled

worldwide.

Daniel J. Hinkley: Horticulturist. Nurseryman. Speaker. Writer. In 1987 Mr. Hinkleybegan gardening on the land that would become Heronswood in Kingston,

Washington. By the mid-1990s Heronswood Nursery was thriving, and the displaygarden tours, with 10,000 species, gained international acclaim. Mr. Hinkley contin-ued his work at Windcliff in Washington. He collects, propagates and names varietiesof plants new to the North American nursery trade.

George S. Hawkins, Esq.:Attorney. Environmentalist. Mr. Hawkins serves as theDirector of the District Department of Environment (DDOE), an agency charged

with facilitating clean air and water, greening neighborhoods and building spaces andassisting with management of toxic waste disposal. The DDOE performs environmen-tal functions for the nations Capital.

J. Dean Norton: Horticulturist. Mr. Norton is the Director of Horticulture at GeorgeWashingtons Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.

Peter J. Hatch: Horticulturist. Author. Lecturer. Mr. Hatch is the Director of Gardensand Grounds at Thomas Jeffersons Monticello. He is responsible for efforts to restoreand maintain landscaping, vegetable gardens, vineyards and orchards in the spirit ofThomas Jeffersons own practices. He has lectured nationally and has written booksand articles on gardening.

Joel Salatin: Farmer. Author. Speaker. Mr. Salatin runs the family-owned, pasture-based Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. The farm serves families, retail outlets andrestaurants in Virginia and offers environmentally-friendly farming practices withlocally-grown organic food.

William D. Rieley: Landscape Architect. Author. Teacher. Speaker. Mr. Rieley, a land-scape architect in Charlottesville since 1980, specializes in research and site design forhistoric sites, park roads and public parks. He has served as the landscape architect forthe Garden Club of Virginia since 1998.

Stephanie Fasold, Sue Morris and Marion Zimmerman: Floral Designers. Instructors.Members of the Washington National Cathedrals Altar/Flower Guild, these talented

women are responsible for overseeing the altar, the Cathedral flower arrangements andthe upkeep of the vestments and the altar linens. Since 1900 the 100 members of theGuild have provided support for the preparation of 1,500 worship services held at theCathedral each year.


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Nominations Sought for Awards

T

heMassie Medal for Distinguished Achievementis the oldestand most prestigious award given by the Garden Club of

Virginia. It was inaugurated in 1928 by Susanne WilliamsMassie during her presidency and was given by her until her death in 1952.Since that time it has been given by the GCV in her memory at the Annual Meeting.

The award is given to an individual or a member club of the GCV who has demon-strated outstanding work in horticulture, restoration, preservation or conservation ofthe natural resources of the Commonwealth. Throughout the history of the award,recipients have personified the ideals of the Club in these areas.

Nominations are made by a member club of the GCV and endorsed by two otherclubs. A one-page letter describing the candidate may accompany the nomination.Send nominations to: Mary Bruce H. Glaize, 801 South Washington Street,

Winchester, Virginia 22601. Email: [email protected](Nomination deadline is December 1.)

The deLacy Gray Conservation Medal, a memorial to deLacy Thompson Gray, was givenoriginally by the Dolley Madison Garden Club. It is presented to an individual member ora member club of the GCV. First awarded in 1965, it recognizes outstanding effort tofurther the knowledge of our natural resources and to encourage their wise use.

Nominations for this award should be made in writing with a one-page descriptionof the nominees accomplishments, name and address of proposing club, name and

address of nominee and examples of how the candidate meets the criteria for the award.For more information contact: Anne Doyle, 1415 Cloncurry Rd., Norfolk,Virginia 23505, Email: [email protected] (Nomination deadline is December 1.)

Nomination forms may be found on the GCV website by following links for Awards.

Rose Notesby Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman

The Boxwood Garden Club

Early fall provides some of the most delightful conditions to spend time in the

garden. Temperatures begin to moderate, causing rose blooms to exhibit largersize and more intense color. These optimal conditions provide the impetus for

fall rose shows, which showcase the most spectacular blooms of the season. TheGarden Club of Virginia Rose Show will take place September 30 and October 1 atthe Work Force Center in Franklin, Virginia, hosted by the Franklin Garden Club.

As the summer growing season winds down, roses in central Virginia bloomthroughout October and into November and require gardening chores throughout thefall. It is important to fertilize roses early in September, but no later. This will be thelast feeding of the year so as not to encourage tender new growth that will be killed in

cold weather. If you plan to exhibit at the Rose Show in the Horticulture division,please refer to the show schedule on the GCV website. By reading the schedule wellahead of the show date, you can look for potential entries in your garden and planaccordingly. If a bloom appears almost ready a week before the show, it will not last ifleft on the plant. However, if you cut the bloom and refrigerate it at 37 degrees, thebloom has a chance of staying fresh until the day of the show. Cut blooms when theyare approximately 1/3 open, as they will continue to open after they are cut. The idealphase of beauty at which a rose should be exhibited is between 2/3 and 3/4 open.


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The Ruby Lee Norris Teachers on the BayScholarship

by Ruth ChildressThe Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners whomake our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula is pleased to announce the creation ofthe Ruby Lee Norris Teachers on the Bay Scholarship. This scholarship assiststeachers in the Middle Peninsula area attend a summer graduate-level course

run in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Virginia Commonwealth

University. Over 300 teachers (K-12) have passed through this 20 year old course andhave spread knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay throughout our Virginia classrooms.Our first recipients of the scholarship, two science teachers from King and QueenCounty Public Schools, spent five days this summer on the Chesapeake BayFoundations Bay Watcher. They studied the tidal creeks and marshes of theRappahannock River and the fragile eco-system of the bay.

The formation of this scholarship was the result of our clubssearch for an appropriate recognition of our most senior andcertainly one of our most active members. Ruby Lee Norris

joined the club in 1995, a year after its inception, and broughtwith her thirty-seven years of experience teaching English, jour-nalism and French, as well as a lifetime of backyard gardening,community service and continuing education. Ruby Lee is acontributing writer for Pleasant Livingand Virginia Gardenermagazines.

A few words taken from an article by Ruby Lee in Pleasant Living,September/October 2006titled A Passion for Roses served as inspiration for thisaward. In 2006, several months before our GCVs Rose Show, Ruby Lee visited a

members rose garden. She wrote, As I hear Carolyn and John call the bushes byname, see them stroke special blossoms and bemoan a bough broken by the weight ofa cluster of roses, I am reminded of a book that I read some time ago. Titled Tendingthe Earth, Mending the Spiritby Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler, it put into

words feelings that I recognized but never articulated. I mention the Goldman bookand say that the focus is connecting with the earth and thereby with the universe andthe eternal.

The phrase ...connecting with the earth and thereby with the universe and the eter-nal prompted the idea for an academic scholarship with local but also far-reaching

components. We, The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula, honor Ruby Lee for heryears of patience, love and work, and for the transformations that follow in her wake.Surely, this is one charming gardener who has made us happy and has made our soulsblossom.

For more information contact Bill Portlock, Senior Educator for the Bay,at [email protected].


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The 67thAnnual

LILY SHOWPetersburg: A

Sponsored by The PePhotography and layo

Class 51 Inter ClubBlue Ribbons

51A, Blandford ChurchArt NouveauArrangement

The Elizabeth RiverGarden Club

51B, The CourthouseFederal Arrangement

The WarrentonGarden Club

Best Stem In ShowRonald Chiabotta Award

Royal Sunset, Colleen ZollerThe Little Garden Club of Winchester

52, Violet BankTraditional Line Mass

Betsy Bradford of Hunting Creek Garden ClubBest Artistic Arrangement by Individual

Best Novice Arrangement

For a complete list of Lily Show Winners and more photographs, clickGrateful appreciation is extended to Mary Wynn and Charles McDaniel


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ity Under Seigeersburg Garden Clubt by Lea Shuba

51C, The Exchange BuildingLate Georgian Arrangement

The Williamsburg Garden ClubQuad Blue,

Best Inter Club Arrangement

51D, Centre Hill MansionEarly VictorianThe AugustaGarden Club

Best Asiatic StemTiger Babies,

Kathleen Hoxie

Best Stem by Novice;Kentucky, Nancy Philpott

The Garden Study Club

2009 WinnersNumber of Arrangements: 63

Number of Horticulture Stems: 222

Number of Artisticand Horticultural Exhibitors: 127

on the GCV website at www.gcvirginia.org and access the Lily Show.and Hilldrup Transfer & Storage for support of the GCV Flower Shows.


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Sponsored by The Franklin Garden ClubSanctioned by the American Rose Society

P. D. Camp College Workforce Development Center100 North College Drive, Franklin, Virginia 23851

Show dates: September 30th and October 1st

Entries accepted: Tuesday, September 29 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.mWednesday, September 30 7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

Open to the public Wednesday, September 30, 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. andThursday, October 1, 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

Admission: Free

ARTI S TI C D I V I S I O NInter Club Class

Class 40 A Belle Grove - Middletown - Federal arrangementClass 40 B Wilton - Richmond - Cascade or Waterfall arrangementClass 40 C Monticello - Charlottesville - Late Colonial arrangement for entry hallClass 40 D Woodrow Wilson Birthplace - Staunton - Pillar arrangement -

doric columns

Open ClassesClass 41 Hollins University - Roanoke - Art Nouveau arrangementClass 42 Gunston Hall - Fairfax County - Landscape design style -

naturalistic arrangement

Class 43 Sweet Briar College - Sweet Briar - Tussie Mussie bouquetClass 44 Executive Mansion - Richmond - Tablescape for luncheon for the

first lady of the Commonwealth of VirginiaClass 45 Grace Arents Garden - Louis Ginter Botanical Garden -

Richmond - Use a hat in a creative imaginative arrangementNovice ClassClass 46 Bacons Castle - Surry County - arrangement in a basket

For questions concerning the artistic schedule call: Artistic Chair,Becky Gillette (757) 562-2995. Register on line at: www.gcvirginia.org

Special interest: Discover Downtown Franklin Tour and Gourmet Luncheon,

$10.00, Wednesday, September 30th, 10am-2pm. Reservations required by

September 23rd. Contact Mary Nelson Thompson, 23136 Shands Drive,Courtland, VA 23837 or email: [email protected]

THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

Rose Show71STANNUAL


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Suffolks Cedar Hill CemeteryBy Carleen S. Rollins

The Nansemond River Garden Club

In June we had a picnic in the cemetery. It is a customthat dates back to Victorian times. After church serv-ices, families would gather in the cemetery to tend

graves and then would picnic and visit while the childrenplayed. Continuing this custom was the perfect way forour club, The Nansemond River Garden Club, to endour calendar year and to enjoy our completed Cedar HillProject. With the assistance of a landscape architect weplanned and established a garden we call the Heritage Garden; it is a wonderful place

with Braille signage and walkways that accommodate people with special needs. Thesecond part of the project was the installation of a lovely scatter garden that ensures aresting place for cremated remains. The projects third segment was the restoration ofthe historic fountain at the cemeterys center.

This significant effort to beautify, restore and add to the availability of Cedar HillCemetery has been a labor of love since our club voted in 2002 to undertake thisproject. It has taken a great deal of work and fundraising to get to this point. The highpoint came when our project won the Common Wealth Award in 2006; recognition byGCV member clubs was like the icing on the cake!

Nancy Dempsey, club president, took this opportunity to announce the clubs latesteffort. Thanks to the work of Paige Pollard who spearheaded the preparation of theapplication, the NRGC has been awarded a grant through the Certified LocalGovernment program awarded by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to theCity of Suffolk for a master plan for Cedar Hill Cemetery. Our club has agreed tomatch CLG funds awarded by the state and will be involved in development of thescope of work and will also work with the consultant who will develop the inventoryand master plan for Cedar Hill. What started as a seed, was watered and weeded, hasnow flourished and has sent out new growth.


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Preparing for a Rainy DayBy Catherine Dorsey

Harborfront Garden Club

Visitors lured to the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk bythe promise of exotic animals are often just ascaptivated by the lush, varied landscaping

found throughout the grounds and exhibits. ZooLandscape Coordinator Marie Butler and her stafftoil long hours to create and maintain safe and suit-able animal habitats. These efforts extend to caringfor and educating visitors about the vast diversity ofeco-friendly gardens around the property. Among the many wooded and manicured

sites are the Virginia Barnyard Vegetable Garden, the Rose Collection and the Shade,Butterfly, Tropical and Herb Gardens.

Nearly half of the zoos fifty-three acre grounds are bordered by the Lafayette River,making their commitment to conservation, environmental action and education cru-cial. Until recently rain water runoff from the paths and nearby open spaces wasundermining the Zoo Train railroad tracks and pouring contaminants and silt directlyinto the duck pond beyond. The duck pond feeds into the Lafayette River and on intothe Chesapeake Bay.

During an appropriately wet and rainy week in

June, Harborfront Garden Club of Norfolkworked with the Norfolk Master Gardener WaterSteward Program and zoo staffers to install twoRain Gardens that filter out pollutants, capturerunoff and prevent erosion. Marie Butler moni-tored the flow of runoff when planning the RainGardens flanking the Red Panda enclosure near

the duck pond. Plants were selected based on their location within each garden: thewettest areas require plants that can survive submersion for up to twenty-four hours,

while other areas need perennials with strong root systems for soil retention.Harborfront Garden Club sponsored the Rain Garden projects and worked on theirinstallation and the zoo will maintain them.

Signage explains the importance of the Rain Gardens to visitors. The first gardenand its accompanying information are geared to adult visitors, while the second gardenis designed to catch a childs fancy. In the Childrens Rain Garden finishing touchesinclude a swarm of ladybugs fashioned from thrift store bowling balls, a blue andgreen glass bottle tree and brilliantly colored parrot planters made from old tires. Moretires and rims were carved and painted to become colorful flower shaped planters.

The intimate scale of the Rain Gardens and wealth of accompanying literature ontheir environmental impact should inspire visitors to solve their own drainage issues byinstalling a rain garden. Advice on selecting the proper site and materials is available atthe Virginia Department of Forestry site, http://www.dof.virginia.gov/rfb/rain-gar-dens.shtml. Free design templates that meet any geographical, lighting and sizerequirement can be accessed at http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/raingardendesign/.


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Club NotesThe Little Garden Club of

Winchester

On April 17th the Little GardenClub of Winchester celebratedits 75th birthday. We began in

the summer of 1934 when a group ofwomen met on one of their front porchesand decided to start a garden club. Thename Little Garden Club was chosen assymbolic of the membership and the size

of the members gardens.All current and past members wereinvited to the 75th celebration andencouraged to

wear a hat deco-rated in a stylerepresenting oneof the decadessince our birth.The response

was overwhelm-ing. It was greyand drizzly out-side but insidethe home ofCarolyn Griffinthe ladies of theLittle GardenClub shone in

their brightflower hats as old friends met and hats

were examined.The meeting ended with a power

point presentation. The laughter contin-ued as we saw the clothing and hairstylesof the 50s.

It was a wonderful meeting and wehope all clubs take the time to celebratethese occasions. It reaffirmed our pur-pose, strengthened our bonds as clubmembers and, even more importantly, asfriends, and gave everyone a renewedenthusiasm to continue as a member ofthe Little Garden Club of Winchester.

Suzy Oliver

Shirley Cooper of theLittle Garden Club at the75th celebration wearingthe same hat she wore tothe 50th.


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Club NotesThe Warrenton Garden Club

For 26 years the nature camp,

sponsored by the Warrenton

Garden Club and Piedmont

Environmental Council has worked to

ensure that there is never a last child in

the woods. One measure of its success is

the long line of former campers who

return as junior and then senior coun-selors. Camp is held at the home of pied

piper and camp leader, Virginia Farrar.

Pat Johnson is the indefatigable camp

director. Each year young people, ages 8-

11, discover a world of wonder in nature.

They find special places in the woods to

create a secret spot for their small group,

they build cairns from rocks found in a

stream, they record the wildflowers they

find and identify them in books made

available to them. Last year a baby beaver

decided it was more fun to join the young

people in the Rappahannock River thanto follow his mother. He was finally per-

suaded to go home.

In a world dominated by structured

activities and electronic gadgets, a genera-

tion of young people has found beauty,

awesomeness and enchantment in nature.

Perhaps most importantly they have dis-

covered the freedom to explore and to

exercise their imaginations and they learn

that getting dirty can be fun.

Aileen Laing


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Talking TrashBy Susan A. K. Lindsey

The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

The Northern Neck is rural. We dont have shopping malls, we dont have movie

theaters, we dont have traffic jams other than the backup from a combine

harvester chugging along the highway. And most of us dont have municipal

services. We make regular trips to the dump with our garbage and our recyclables

but sometimes there is a small, nagging doubt: What do they really do with this stuff?

And then there are the questions. Do they throw away jars that still have a metal

cap on them? Do you have to take the little plastic ring (a different sort of plastic) off

the soda bottles? What happens to the newspapers if you leave all the shiny advertising

sections inside?To provide some answers and guide our community through these complex issues,

the Garden Club of the Northern Neck decided to devote its ninth annual

Conservation Symposium to the subject of trash. The regional manager of Recycle

America, David Taylor, came to speak on the subject of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. He

had planned a presentation discussing the goals and achievements of the recycling

industry. But when faced with some 100 people with arms waving to claim his atten-

tion, he devoted most of the morning to providing answers, clarifying procedures and

listening to the concerns of those who rely on the services of his company. The guestsin the audience were informed, educated and reassured; they left with a renewed faith

in their commitment to recycling. And the answer to those questions? Just throw the

lot into the bins and the recycling process

will take care of everything.

A presentation on plastic bags, developed

by the James River Garden Club, then

illustrated the Reduce, Reuse concepts.

Supermarket bags have a negative impact onanimal life, the oceans and the environment

as a whole. The message was clear: Reduce

our dependence on the ubiquitous plastic

bag or suffer increased degradation of our

natural heritage. To reinforce this message,

all attendees were given reusable grocery

bags, donated by stores.

A display of environmentally friendly

products, energy saving guides and creative

recycling projects completed the educational

displays. Community interest in the

Symposium has lead to active discussions

regarding recycling initiatives including

participation with local schools.

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Club NotesThe Garden Club of Danville

Balloons, a cake-in-bloom and historical highlights marked the Garden Club of

Danvilles 90th anniversary celebration at a May garden party and luncheon.Members were bedecked in flower-decorated shoes, hats and pocketbooks.

Selected events noted of the clubs 90 year history included the 1922 return visit to her

birthplace in Danville by Nancy Langhorne Astor, the first woman seated in the British

Parliament.

Among the planned events during her visit was the presentation by Lady Astor of a

rose bush to each of Danvilles two thousand school children. This took place on the

grounds of the Sutherlin Mansion, designated as the Last Capitol of the Confederacy,

later The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. The occasion and the Lady Astor

rose were the subject of a childrens book written in 1998 by a Danville elementary

school teacher. For the planting and care of these grounds the GCD was awarded the

1952 Massie Medal and in 2004 the Garden Club of Virginia restored the nineteenth

century picket fence.

In 2007 the Perkinson Rose Garden was planted on the same grounds in the area of

the Lady Astor give-away. Designed by William D. Rieley, the garden is dedicated to

the memory of Sigie Perkinson, GCV Rose Test Chairman 1975 -1985. Although

the propagation of the Lady Astor rose was unsuccessful, the bountifully planted garden

is a favorite site for weddings and photographs.Nan Freed


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Daffodil NotesBy Joyce Rice

Roanoke Valley Garden Club

Of all the bulb perennials, I think the daffodil is the easiest to grow.

You dig a hole, plant the bulb and for years to come you have beautiful

blooms that are deer, insect, and, for the most part, weather resistant.

There are occasions, though, when seemingly for no reason, a daffodil fails to bloom

or may disappear altogether.

Proximity to trees is one reason that daffodils decline. Daffodils need six to eight

hours of sun daily to develop properly. If your daffodil bed was originally in full sun,

but the trees you planted are now giving shade, limb up the trees to allow

adequate sunlight to reach the bed. If your daffodils are too close to trees, the tree

roots may sap the moisture required for healthy bulbs. The daffodils will become

smaller over time and produce fewer blooms.

If your daffodils are adjacent to your lawn and have turned into foliage plants, the

high nitrogen fertilizer applied to the lawn is the culprit. The bulb will produce abun-

dant foliage, but no blooms. Chose a location that provides less nitrogen runoff. Theold bulbs will be small and not good for replanting.

Overcrowding also causes blooms to disappear. The simple fix is to dig and divide.

Mark the location of the bulbs in the spring so that you will remember where to dig

for fall transplanting. If you prefer to dig earlier, wait at least six weeks after the daf-

fodils bloom, dig the bulbs and lay them out in a cool dry location. Remember to

identify each variety.

If your daffodils have disappeared, your bed is too wet or too warm. Bulbs will rot ifplanted in a soggy area that cannot drain. If you are in doubt about your soil, dig a

hole, add water and see if it disappears. If the water stands in the hole, you will need

to find another location or re-dig your bed and add material for proper drainage.

Daffodil bulbs need cold temperatures to produce blooms. You need a location that

will allow the soil to become cold. Avoid planting close to a stone wall or a paved

driveway that will hold heat throughout the winter. Plant your bulbs appropriately;

two to three times the size of the bulb in depth is recommended.

Keep new bulbs in a cool location until the soil has cooled enough to plant.

In the meantime, prepare your bed and, when the right time comes, dig a hole, plant

the bulb and enjoy the blooms in the spring.


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Annual Meeting reportBy Ann L. Wright

The Virginia Beach Garden Club

Sunshine and sea breezes welcomed club presidents and delegates to the GCVs

89thAnnual Meeting in Virginia Beachs Sheraton Hotel. The streamlined for-mat, a first for the GCV, condensed the schedule into a two-day event, while still

allowing ample time for optional activities, strolling the Boardwalk and socializing.GCV President Cabell West commended the Virginia Beach Garden Club for its

alacrity in implementing the Boards recommendations. By compressing the meetinginto two days instead of three, we hoped to reduce expenses so the host club has moremoney to give back to their community. All the business got done in record time. Wesurveyed all who attended and their response to the new format was overwhelminglypositive.

Recognizing the benefits of a shortened schedule, meeting co-chairs Molly Rueger

and Joan Lyons revamped their planning. The abbreviated format doesnt sacrificeanything of consequence while lessening the demands on the hosting club, Ruegerexplained. We were delighted to accommodate the Boards wishes because the result

was a more efficient and economical meeting. Our club saved a third of the moneywed budgeted and uncounted volunteer hours. Given the economic times, it felt rightto conserve rather than splurge.

Optional activities began the morning before the first scheduled meeting onWednesday, May 13, and continued after adjournment on Thursday afternoon. Inaddition to visiting the Virginia Aquarium, the Contemporary Art Center, FirstLanding State Park or the two museums on the Boardwalk, attendees could tour four

distinctive private gardens. Club president Mac Houfak and members Meg Campbell,Donna Eure and Lynda Strickler groomed their landscapes to a fare-thee-well and wererewarded with visitors raves.

Tidal Treasures was the meetings theme and the inspiration for the oyster shellplanters filled with succulents and the member club horticultural displays. Demaris

Yearick and Lynda Briggs created the tablescapes as a salute to their citys LynnhavenRiver, once again clean enough to produce the tasty bivalves.

Virginia Beach Garden Club president Mac Houfak has reveled in a large stack ofthank-you notes that mention the meetings organization, venue, hospitality, flowerarrangements and keynote speaker. Everything went well and the weather could not

have been better, she concludes with mingled pride and relief.

Flowers, Fun and FancyJust a reminderTuesday, September 22nd is the day for the Flower Arranging School.Tony Todesco is our engaging speaker with over 30 years of experience in floral design.

His Workshop following the School is sold out!

Registration deadline is September 15. Dont tarry! Limited to 250 attendees.Non-members welcome.

$35.00 Registration fee includes box lunch.

Please go on the GCV website to register.Or contact Laura Crumbley at [email protected] or (434) 525-3480,

9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Check in, place silent auction bids, purchase raffle tickets10:00 - 12:00 Flower Arranging School12:00 Lunch


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Ex LibrisTreasures of the Kent-Valentine Library

By Anne Cross, GCV Library CommitteeThe Ashland Garden Club

The library at the Kent-Valentine House is a treasure trove. Its newest treasure

is a gift from Jane Baber White. A few months ago she presented to the GCV

a copy of her recent book, The Book of Attributes for the Living Horticultural

Collections of the Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum. One of only twenty-five

copies, it records in extraordinary detail the horticultural assets of the Old City

Cemetery as of June 2008 and is enhanced by aerial photographs produced by theCity of Lynchburg.

Jane White is Director Emerita of the Old City Cemetery and a member of

Hillside Garden Club. Since 1985 she has personally planted and cared for most of the

plants in the Old Cemetery. The book is the result of a two -year project funded by a

grant to the Southern Memorial Association from the Stanley Smith Horticultural

Trust. Jane White worked closely with Allison Johnson the GIS (Geographic

Information System) manager of the City of Lynchburg. The book is fascinating and

will provide useful information for generations.

The rarity of this book prompted us to make a special area in the Kent-Valentine

for books that are for reference only. These books may be used and enjoyed in the

library, but not checked out. We are reviewing our collection and have already discov-

ered other treasures that we have placed on the non-circulating shelf. These include

rare and limited edition books and prints donated to us by members through the

years. Orchids: the Royal Family of Plants, with Illustrations from Natureby Harriet

Stewart Miner is a stunning portfolio of chromolithographed plates in a hardcoverbinder. It was published in Boston in 1885 and is extremely rare. Joyce and Robert

Richter donated it in 2005. Only single volumes ofPaxtons Magazine of Botany and

Register of Flowering Plantsare usually found for sale. Although we do not have a com-

plete set, we do have 14 volumes in our library. Another coveted rare book is Italian

Villas and Their Gardensby Edith Wharton and illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. A

1904 edition of John Parkinsons Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestrisis one of 30 copies

printed on Japanese vellum. It came to us from the library of Violet Niles Walker.

Many of our own GCV publications have become rare books and copies of those have

been placed in our new reserved section.

Most of our collection still circulates and we encourage you to use our library.

Those who want to read some of our non-circulating books will find the library an

inviting place to spend a little time with them!


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C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 4/1/09 Through 6/30/09

Restoration

Supports GCV Restoration projects across the Commonwealth.Donor

Gabriella Garden Club

The GCV Conservation Fund

Supports GCV clubs in local and statewide conservation projects.

Donor

Dr. John Bocock CarterDr. Robert H. Carter II

Mrs. Mary Buford Hitz

The Hunting Creek Garden Club

The Huntington Garden Club

Donor In Memory of

The Blue Ridge Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bessie Bocock Carter

Jane Henderson and Ed Whitley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bessie Bocock Carter

Mrs. Ronald C. Merrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bessie Bocock CarterCandace Carter Crosby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Page Henderson

The SEED Fund

Supports Events, Education, and Development.

Donor In Memory of

Colonial Webb Contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Trinkle Schott

Mr. George C. Stuckey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Millie Stuckey

The Garden Club of Virginia Endowment

Supports the ongoing preservation of the historic Kent-Valentine House,headquarters of The GCV and Historic Garden Week.

Donor

The Boxwood Garden Club

Mrs. Christopher Thomas Doyle

Delores B. Farrall

Mr. and Mrs. William Kenny

Mrs. Ronald C. Merrell

Ms. Johanna Rucker

Cabell Goolsby West

Timmi Wood


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Donor In Honor of

The Brunswick Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Michael Moorman

The Charlottesville Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patricia Burton

Dolley Madison Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elaine Burden

Jean PerinDonna Hackman

The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. N. Wescott Jacob

Mrs. Benjamin W. Mears, Jr.

The Elizabeth River Garden Club

Cabell Goolsby West

The Franklin Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Donnie Simmons

Harborfront Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robin Ingram

The Hunting Creek Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara Ann LindseyThe Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruby Lee Norris

The Mill Mountain Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Mill Mountain Garden Club

Winchester-Clarke Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Lou Seilheimer

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Lucy R. Ellett

Mrs. Thomas E. Crocker and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucy Rhame von Raab

Mrs. Gregory E. May

Mrs. David H. Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grace and John McKinnon

Mrs. J. Gordon Kincheloe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. William B. Rucker

Mrs. George W. King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dianne Spence

Redwood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Snyder

Donor In Memory of

The Garden Club of Fairfax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zelda Register

Leesburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. James F. Tyler

Mrs. Frederick F. Fleming

The Lynchburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Polly Todd

Frances SteinheimerSusie Massie

Augusta Thompson

Cissy Davidson

The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Kirkpatrick

Rivanna Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eleanor Magruder

Mrs. William D. Bayles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. E. Eisenhart

JoAnn M. Bilbrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Candy Blatt

Mrs. John Watts Bowditch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anne Rawles HuskeSally Guy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily S. Alexander

Mr. and Mrs. R. Burke Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Trinkle Schott

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