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JU N E 2009 Journal@gcvi rgin ia.org 1

T he Garden C lub of V irgin iaJourn al

The Garden Club of Virginia Journal(USPS 574-520, ISSN 0431-02 33) is

published four times a year for members

by The GCV, 12 East Franklin St.,

Richmond, VA 23 219 . Periodical

postage paid in Richmo nd, VA. Single

issue price, $3.00.

Copy and ad deadlines are:Janu ary 15 for th e M arch issue

Apr il 15 for th e June issueJuly 1 5 for th e Sept em ber issueO ctober 15 for th e D ecem ber issue

Em ai l copy to the Ed itor an d ad vert ising

to the Ad C hair m an

President of T he G arden C lub of Virginia:

Cabell West

Jou rnal Editor:

Jeanette Cadwallender615 Fauquier StreetFrederi cksbur g, VA 22401Phone: (540) 373-7210Email : [email protected]

Jour nal Advertising Chairman:

Kay Kel ly

112 Serpentin e Rd., S.W.

Roanoke, VA 22401

Phone: (540) 343-9089

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Jour nal C om mittee C hairman:

Aileen Laing

Vol. L IV, N o. 2

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Carter Pr int i ng Com pany

Richmond, VA

O N T H E CO V ER...T heJournal honorsTheFranklin Garden Club, host

of TheGarden Club of Virginias71st Annual Rose

Show. Artwork by Carol Evans

IN T H I S ISSU E...A Sublime Training G round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

M assieM edal Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Ex L ibris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Common Wealth Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

deLacy Gray M emorial M edal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Goshen Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2009 M aintenance Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8GCV Symposium 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Flower Ar ranging School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2009 H orticultureAward of M erit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

75th Annual D affodi l Show .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Lily N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6

67th Annual L ily Show .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

JudgesSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18CypressBridgeSwamp .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Can I Grow Canna? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Rose N ot es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

Other Daffodi l Winners.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

D affodil N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3

C lub N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4

C o n t r i b u t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7

O T H E R R E F E R E N C E S . . .K ent -Valentin e H ousePhone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778Emai l : [email protected]

H istori c G arden W eek O ff icePhone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778

Emai l : [email protected]

POSTMASTER send address changes to:

Executi ve D irector12 East Frank li n Str eetRichmond, VA 23219


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W W W .G C V IR G IN IA .O RG T H E G ARD EN C LU B O F V IRGIN IA2

A Subl im e Train in g GroundBy C hristoph er St even s, Lan dscape Architect

H istoric Am erican Lan dscapes Surv ey (H A LS), N ational Park Service

During thesummer of 1999, astheFavretti Fellow for TheGarden Club of Virginia, Ilooked forward to leaving Route 15 each day, passing through Bremo's nondescript

entranceand being transported to thenineteenth century. In T he Fruitsand Fruit Trees of

M onticello, Peter H atch, D irector of G ardens and Grounds at M onticello, writes, "Bremo is the

most magical of settings, a testament to the creative im agination and the practical skill of a diversely

talented genius." W hile continuous Cocke family ownership hasprotected the privacy and integri-

ty of the Bremo Recessplantation, ephemeral landscape resourcesare vanishing, and I am grateful

to havehad the opportunity to document thissignificant cultural landscape.

As a landscape architecture student at the University of Virginia, I sought every opportun ityto enhance my historic documentation and preservation ski lls. T he Favrett i Fellowship provid-

ed m e with pertinent training for m y career asa historical landscape architect wit h t he

N ational Park Service. Under the tut elage of The Garden C lub of V irginia's landscape archi-

tect, W il l Rieley, I learned to document a complex historic landscape wi th surveying equip-

ment , computer-aided design (C AD ) and hand drawing.

Im mediately after graduation , I m oved to Boston t o work for t he N PS O lm sted Center for

Landscape Preservation where I documented signi ficant N ational Park Service landscapes. T he

cultural landscape reports I prepared include a wri tten history, an analysis of existing condit ions

and evaluation of historic integrity, treatm ent recomm endations and measured drawings.Examples include Washington's H eadquarters of M orristown N ational H istorical Park and

Charlestown N avy Yard of Boston N ational H istor ical Park

After transferring to Washington to work for the N ational Capital Region, I washired as the

first staff landscape archit ect for the H istoric American Landscapes Survey (H ALS), whose mis-

sion is to record historic landscapes in the Uni ted States through m easured and interpretive

drawings, writ ten histories and large-form at photographs. T he Prin ts & Photographs D ivision

of the Library of Congress preserves the documentation and makes it available to the general

publ ic. Examples of H ALS projects are Washington's M eridian H ill Park and Philadelphia'sJohn Bartram H ouse and Garden. Established in 2000, H AL S joins the H istoric American

Bui ldings Survey, the H istor ic Am erican Engineering Record and Cultural Resources

Geographic In formation Systems in the N PS H eritage D ocum entation Programs.

M y training at Bremo Recesscontributesto my career every day, and thissummer I look

forward to working wit h interns to document the M ount L ebanon Shaker V illage, a N ational

H istoric Landmark. C oincidentally, I recent ly had the privilege of working wi th Jackie Luzar,

2005 Favrett i Fellow, as she worked on the H AL S W hit e H ouse landscape documentation

project. I have no doubt that other form er G arden C lub of V irginia interns are preserving great

landscapesacross Am erica.

T he 2009 Rudy J. Favrett i Fellow shi p is awarded to K aren K enn edy to stu dy

M orven Park in Leesburg and the GCV Fellowship is awarded to M ichael Painton

who will work at Frascati in Orange County.


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T he M assie M edal Aw ard forD istinguished Achievement

By M ary Bru ce H . Glai ze ,T h e M assie M edal Aw ard C om m it tee C hairm an

T he L itt le Garden C lub of W in chester

Margaret Page Bemi ss, t he w in ner o f th e2009 M assie M edal for D istinguished

A chi evem en t , pr esen t s herself as sh epresent s her wo rk , w it h breath takin g fashi on.

She i s as gracefu l an d in for m ati ve as are th e con -tr ib ut ion s she has m ade to T he G arden C lu b of

V i rg in ia and the Com m onweal th of V i rg in ia.

M argaret Page Bem i ss is a gi ft ed schol ar,writer and editor as well as being a gardener and

hort icul tu r ist . As a mem ber of the Restorat ionC om m it tee, she chaired a subcom m it tee to

investigate the re-print ing of H istoric V irginiaGardens by D ott ie W i l l i am s. W hen t he recomm end ati on cam e from prof ession als

not to repri nt the 1975 work , M argaret took an enorm ous leap of fai t h and com -mitted to write her own scholarly treatise, H istoric V irgini a G ardens: Preservation

W ork of T he Garden Club of V irginia 1 97 5-2 00 7.

T hi s docum ent ati on of T he G arden C lu b of V ir gini a's Restor ati on Proj ects hasbeen a labor of love that b egan in 200 2. T he labor was di f f i cult and M argaret ' s

love of the intellectual pursuit never failed. T hrough her perseverance, this ener-geti c hi stor ian and wr it er has given a pri celess gif t to readers in V ir gini a and

across th e nati on . Released th is spr in g, H istoric V irginia G ardens: PreservationW ork of T he Garden Club of V irginia 1 97 5-2 00 7 has had positive reviews.

M argaret is a member of T he James River Garden Club. She has served asPresid en t an d shares her experti se in th e areas of ho rt icu lt ur e, garden design ,

beaut if icati on, restor ati on and hi stor y. She was th e co-edi tor of her club' s cook-

book, A Taste of Virginia .T he C it y of Ri chm ond has also b enefit ed from her desir e to preserve Vi rgin ia's

natural and historical resources. W hile serving on the Board of Visitors ofVirginia Commonwealth University, M argaret was instrumental in the restoration

and preservation of historic propert ies in the vicinity of VCU . She worked t ire-lessly to preserve M onroe Park, a 7.3-acre city park located in the center of down-

tow n Ri chm ond , restor in g it to a place fr i end ly t o t he cit izens. M argaret helpedoversee the creation of a master plan that will ensure stewardship of the majestic

land scape and archi tectu ral t reasur es of hi sto ri c H oll ywo od C em etery.

M argaret Page Bem iss has made signi f i cant contr ib ut ion s to th e comm on-wealt h' s bot ani cal and archit ectural h eri tage th rough her action , w ord and deed.

She has served T he G arden C lu b of V ir gini a wit h un usual dedicati on and di st i nc-t i on. She is th e qui nt essent ial V ir gini an. W e are pleased t o h onor her wi th our

most prestigious award.

M argaret Bem iss, w inn er of theM assie M edal an d G C V

President Cabell West.Photograph by Lea Shuba


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Ex Libris

" T he C ur ious M ister C atesby"By Alice M art in , G C V Library C om m it tee

T he Petersbu rg Garden C lub

It m ay come as a surp rise to you t o k now th at th e li brary at th e K ent -Valent in e

H ouse cont ain s not on ly a superb collecti on of book s but also D V D s. W ell , actu -

ally, there is onl y on e D V D th us far, but it is an excellent one. " T he Cur iou s

M ister C atesby" was recent ly given in hon or of T he Boxwood G arden C lub from an

out -of-t own m em ber, Rosali e Laughli n. Produ ced in 2007 by t he M ark C atesby Trust

in C harleston , S.C., th e D V D tells the fascinati ng stor y of th e eighteent h-cent ur y

artist, adventurer and scientist M ark Catesby.

N ot cont ent wi th th e flora and faun a of h is nati ve England , C atesby set off to

explore the wi der worl d, arrivin g in Am erica in 1720. Europeans saw th e N ew W orld

as an exotic place of dreams, of endless possibilities and of vast wealth, and they want-

ed to know all they could about this land. Catesby would provide the answers. H e set-

tl ed fi rst in th e W il li am sburg area where he had fr iends. W estover Plant ati on , where

th e hospi talit y w as alw ays gracious, w as a part icul ar favori te. But th e wil d beaut y ofthe land was the real attraction.

H e began to collect seeds, pods, plants anything he could transport to England.

T hen h e began to draw, capt ur in g on paper th e str ange new creatu res and plant s he

saw. T he fellows of L ondon 's Royal Society were deli ghted wi th th ese early tr easures he

brought back. H ungry for more, several of the fellows agreed to sponsor Catesby as a

tr ain ed observer. O n hi s retu rn tri p, h e headed for th e Carolin as wh ere the un tamed

beauty held even more variety and natural wonders.

Several years later he was back in London to begin the monumental task of assem-

bli ng h is work . T he engraving and h and colori ng w as tediou s, ti m e-consum in g work ,

and wi th no m ore m oney from hi s spon sors, C atesby had to do it all. T he result was

T he N atural H istory of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing 225 figures

of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants. It was a book th at w ould be own ed

by Catherine the Great, consulted by Lewis and Clark and serve as an inspiration to

Audubon.

T hi s excellent D V D has stu nn in g phot ography and in form ati ve comm ent ary rein-

forced by i nt ervi ews wit h expert curators on M ark C atesby at b oth th e Lon don

N atural H istory M useum and the Smithsonian Institute. It is an excellent companion

to our own copy of hi s fam ous book and our lovely collection of pr in ts. U sed f or a

club pr ogram or sim ply f or a quiet afternoon viewi ng, thi s D V D is a deli ght.


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C om m on W ealth AwardBy Linda L . C onsolvo, C om m on W ealt h Aw ard C hairm an

T he N ansem ond River G arden Clu b

The 2009 Common Wealth Award will be presented to the H illside Garden Club atth e Board of G overnor s' M eeti ng i n O ctober.

The Anne Spencer GardenSubm it ted by th e H il lsid e G arden C lub

In a poem, noted H arlem Renaissance writer Anne Spencer described her garden at 1313 PierceStreet as, "half my world." An amateur horticulturist and landscape designer, Anne displayed atalent for garden structure and plant selection at her home in Lynchburg. T he property hasbeen

designated a Virginia H istoric Landm ark and is included in the N ational Register of H istoric Places.

H illside Garden C lub undertook its restoration of the garden in 1983, providing financialassistance and labor. Current ly the club has comm it ted funds and m anpower for a two-yearproject. Following recommendations from T he Garden Conservancy assessment, we proposefurther commitm ent to the garden.

O ur p lans include: restoration of the fish pond and adjacent bench; replacement of the per-gola wi th original turned-post design; redesign of t he bed in front of t he garden cottage; andinstallation of a digit al audi tory system. T hese projects wi ll enrich the experience of visitors toa garden that was once frequent ed by such notables as George Washington Carver, LangstonH ughes, T hurgood M arshall, and W.E.B. D uBois.

To complement earlier restoration and with recommendations from T he Garden

Conservancy Assessment in September 2008, H il lside seeks funds from the Common W ealthAward for implementation . It is our club's mission to preserve Anne Spencer's "world" as aninspiration for future generations of creative wri ters and horticulturists.

T he text f or T he Com m on W ealt h Award is present ed as subm it ted.


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2009 deL acy G ray M em orial M edalfor Conservation

By Ann e D oyle, G C V C onserv at ion an d Beau tif ication C hairm an

T he G arden C lub of N orfolk

Suzanne W escoat, a member of T he Garden C lub of t heEastern Shore sin ce 1974, w as awarded the deLacy G rayM emorial M edal for C onservation at T he Garden Club

of Virginia'sAnnual M eeting in Virginia Beach. Attending theaward ceremony were her fam ily m embers and loyal f riendsfrom her club.

Suzann e has dedicated her li fe to preservi ng and prot ecting

the Eastern Shore's natural resources, includ ing it s beaut ifulcoastl in es, f ragile ecosystem and tradi ti onal, rural econom y.H er involvement began in 1988 in response to real estatedevelopers from outside the region buying up waterfron tfarm s. Suzanne led residents of N orthampton Count y, t hesouthern half of V irginia's Eastern Shore, to address concernsabout their comm uni ty's future. H er campaign led t o the for-mation of a non-profit organization entitled Citizensfor aBetter Eastern Shore (CBES), and Suzanne served tirelessly as

itsfirst president.W ith her inspiration , C BES current ly represents V irgin ia's ent ire Eastern Shore wi th over800 m embers and m anages work ing partn erships wi th organizations such as T he N atureConservancy, T he W orking Waterm an's Association and the N AACP. T he work of two of itscomm it tees became so signi ficant that they were spun-of f in the 1990s to become separateorganizations, each receiving national recognition and funding through grantsfor communi-ty and sustainable development.

H er leadership continued through her election and twelve-year service to theN orthampton County Board of Supervisors, where fellow Supervisors appoin ted her as theirChairm an. In th is posit ion , she served as an advocate for responsible resident ial and com-mercial development. According to her colleague, Supervisor Richard B. Tankard, "Shebegan her tenure as the lone voice for conservation. H er consensus bui lding talent s changedhow N orthampton County viewed conservation." To the Board of Supervisors' long-rangeplan, Suzann e in cluded conservation easement s to suppor t m arine habitat and agricult ure, aswell as adopti ng the Chesapeake Bay Act for bot h bay and ocean sides of t he Eastern Shore'snarrow peninsula. Suzann e was instrum ent al in t he Board of Supervisors' adoption of LandU se Taxation and Agricultu ral/ Forrestal D istr icts. T hese distr icts help preserve farm s andforests by giving property owners a tax incent ive if their land does not change its usage forten years. Finally, she secured a grant f rom the V irginia D epartment of Transportation to

establi sh the Eastern Shore H eri tageTrail.Suzanne received national recogni tion in 1996 when T he N ature Conservancy present ed

her with it s highest conservation honor, the O ak L eaf Award. Suzanne's inspi red leadershiptruly exempli fies the spiri t of the deLacy Gray M emorial M edal. H er dedication to conserva-tion offersGCV membersthroughout Virginia a most valuable role model asthey pursuethe GC V 's vision of celebrating the beauty of the land, conserving the gifts of nature and chal-lenging future generations to build on this heritage.

Suzanne Wescoat shares herjoy after receiving the

deLacy Gray M emorialM edal for Conservation.Photograph by Lea Shuba


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Goshen PassBy C atharine G illiam an d Ju lie G rover

T he Blue R idge Garden Clu b

Goshen Pass, a hi stori c ri ver gorge near L exin gton , i s th e kin d of natur al areathat remains in the memories and hearts of those lucky enough to have visitedas chi ld ren, col lege stu dent s or outdoor enthu siasts. T hi s special pl ace has been

th reatened by t he quest for m in erals, t im ber and hydroelectri c power, as well asoverzealou s plans to expand tou ri st att racti ons.

N ow 2009 bri ngs news of yet anot her th reat. O n Febru ary 14, we learn ed of plansto m ove th e N ati onal Boy Scout Jam boree, beginn in g in 2013, to th e upper end ofG oshen Pass. Jam borees held every fou r years bri ng i n about 300,000 visit ors . W hi lecarefu ll y emp hasizin g adm ir ati on and respect for th e Boy Scouts of A m eri ca as anorganization , T he Blue Ridge G arden C lub is worki ng hard to point out that G oshen

Pass and th e M aur y R iver could not handl e an event of th e scale of th e jam boree.T he Garden C lub of V irgin ia and T he Blue Ridge G arden C lub have repeatedly

ri sen to th e challenge to prot ect G oshen Pass. In 1929, th e V irgin ia Publ ic ServiceAuthority announced plans to damthe river at the upper end of the passand send water t hrou gh a giant flu m eto a power plant down stream . T heGarden Club of Virginia went tocourt to challenge the proposal. T helocal newspaper reported on Feb. 13,

1930, th at th e G oshen hydroelectricdevelop m ent had been postp oned" due to li t igation by th e G ardenC lubs of V irgini a."

In th e 1930s the state hi ghwaydepartment decided to "improve" theroad th rou gh th e pass. T he newspa-per editor ialized th at " if th e com-

mission puts a steam shovel in the passand cuts a swath straight through it,

th e road m ight as well not be there as far as th e pass is concern ed, f or it wi ll berui ned." T he Blue Ridge Garden C lub helped convince the highway departm ent toinclude landscaping and conservation with road repairs that enhanced the historic roadinstead of altering it.

In 1954, ti m beri ng pl ans th at wou ld have cleared pri vate land caused concern . T hepresid ent of T he Blue Ri dge G arden C lub " laun ched a cam paign for statewi de supp ortof th e preservation eff ort . She alert ed garden clu bs th roughout th e state and sent lettersto every n ewspaper i n V ir gini a." An edi tori al w as in str um ent al i n t he decision of t hePerry Foundation to fund the state's purchase of the land for conservation.

In 1972, plans to develop massive tourist facilities and attractions were announced.

T hese pl ans were consid ered overly " grand iose." O nce again , m em bers of T he Blu eRidge Garden Club successfully advocated for preservation of the natural and historiccondit ion.

Please joi n T he Blue Ri dge G arden C lub i n our eff ort s to protect G oshen Pass fromth e current th reat. See th e websit e www.savegoshenpass.com for ways you can help.

Editor'snote: T he GCV Board of D irectors has passed a resolution and written to the Governorasking for further analysis of the proposed project to ensure prot ection of Goshen Pass.

Goshen Pass in winter. Photograph byAnita Filson, used with permission.


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2009 M aintenance W ork shopBy Su e T hom pson, G C V Restoration Com m it tee

T he Tuckahoe Garden C lub of W estham pton

The Garden C lub of V irgin ia held it s bienni al M ain tenance W orkshop on

February 25, 2009 in the Garden H all at M aymont. T his program was pre-

sent ed b y t he Restoration C om m it tee for th e benefit of h ort icult uri sts and

gardeners of t he Resto ration pro perti es. Sixt y-fi ve att end ees m et to li sten t o f our

in for m ati ve and ent ert ain in g speakers.

N orm an Bur ns, Executi ve D ir ector of T he M aym on t Foun dation , w elcom ed

att end ees and th en in tr odu ced Peggy Sin glem ann , ho rt icul tu ri st. W ill iam D . Ri eley,

landscape archi tect for T he G arden C lu b of V ir gin ia, coordi nated th e day's speakers.

Rob Allen from Bartlett Tree began the program with a lecture that encompassedto pi cs rangin g fro m basic t ree botany t o air spadin g. M r. Al len gave valu abl e ti ps on

pruning, tree care and adequate spacing. H e recommended two excellent resources:

Tree Prunin g Gu idelines, pu bli shed by T he In tern ati onal Society of Ar bori cultu re and

AN SI 300-19 95 Tree, Sh rub and O ther W oody Plant M aintenance, published by the

American N ational Standard Institute. M r. Allen emphasized the importance of

using a certified arborist for tree pruning and discussed the varied types of pruning

t hat are used to add ress di ff erent needs of t rees and th e landscape.

Peter H atch of M onticello and D ean N orton of M ount Vernon each addressed hisproperty's specific challenges, ranging from diseases to deer to heirloom seed har-

vests. Bot h pro perti es now are harvesti ng and eati ng t heir vegetables and fr ui t. Bot h

properties use a turf maintenance program that does not involve chemical treatment.

I f i t i s green, i t i s allow ed t o grow in th e lawn . O th er i m port ant activit ies in cluded

extensive use of com post, m anu res and crop rot ati on. An on goin g issue at bot h

pr operti es has been th e m ain tenance of old tr ees. M r. H atch and M r. N ort on have

agreed to speak at the 2010 Symposium.

Lynn Batd orf, C urator of Boxwood at t he N ati onal Arb oretu m sin ce 1977, ended

th e day w it h a very in form ati ve talk on boxwood culti vars, care and pru ni ng. T here

are ninety-seven different varieties of boxwood, only seven of which grow in our

temperate clim ate. Surp risin gly, our English Boxwood, Buxus sempervirens

'Suff ru it icosa', i s not a dwarf form in it s native habitat but rath er stri ves to a natu ral

height of ten f eet. M r. Batdor f str essed th e im por tance of usin g th e corr ect cul ti var

so t hat nor m al p ru ni ng, rath er t han extrem e sheari ng, could b e don e. M r. Batd orf

stressed that fertilizing of boxwood should be done only in the fall since spring fer-

ti li zati on creates great str ess on root s of th e pl ant s. T he corr ect pH for soil in wh ich

boxwood are plant ed r anges from 6.8-7.5, and lim in g can be done at any ti m e of t he

year. M r. Batd orf str essed t he im por tance of on ly u sin g abou t one in ch of shr edd ed

hardwo od m ul ch u nd er th e plant s. Represent ati ves of th e properti es enj oyed conver-

sati on and com parin g not es at l un ch. Af ter th e pr ogram , M rs. Sin glem ann gave a

tou r of M aym ont 's gardens.

W W W .G C V IR G IN IA .O RG T H E G ARD EN C LU B O F V IRGIN IA


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The Garden Club of Virginia'sSymposium 2010

Quality of Life: Past. Present. Future

Our mission is to educate about the gifts from the past, to cultivate present gifts of nature

and to endow future generations with a good and decent quality of life.

D ate February 22-24, 2010

Locat ion T he H om estead

Speakers D r. Allen M . Armitage (teacher, wri ter, speaker, researcher, hort icult ur ist)Adm in isters research gardens at the U niversity of Georgia w here n ew plan t

m aterial is evaluated from m ost of the flower breeders in the w orld.

D aniel J. H inkley (plantsman, writer, horticulturist, nurseryman, speaker)Established Heronswood (WA) and W indcliff (WA). Collects, propagates

and names varieties of plants new to North American nursery trade.

W illiam D . Rieley (landscape architect, speaker, author)Serves as T he G arden C lub of Virginia's Land scape Architect sin ce 19 98 .

Seminars Washington N ational Cathedral Ladies Flower Arranging

Ad di ti onal speakers and sem in ars wil l be ann oun ced.

Tours Walking tour of N earby H ouses and C hurches

D emonstration by The Homestead Chef

Presentation by T he H om estead H orticulturist

Cascades Go rge H ike led by T he H om estead N aturalist

Attendees may select one of the above tours.

Cost T hree-D ay Registration $225 (includes two lunches, two dinnerswith wine)O ne-D ay Registration $125 (includes lunch)Room Rate $165 per n ight plus 7% taxCash Bar

Contact Jul ie M acK in lay, C hairm an(757) 425-8558jm @m ack in laylaw. com

Sym posium sponsors are welcom e at $10 ,000 , $ 5,00 0, $2 ,500 and $ 1,0 00 .

Registration brochures wi ll be m ailed i n N ovem ber 2009.

Sym posium 20 10 is open to all GC V m em bers and their guests and honors current and

form er presid ents of T he Gard en C lu b of V irgin ia an d her m em ber clubs.


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Flower Arranging School, Sept em ber 2009by Lynn Gas, GCV Flower Shows Committee,

T he H un ting Creek Garden Club

The Flower Shows Com m it tee is thri lled to ann oun ce our speaker for th e

next Flower Arranging School, Tony Todesco. Among his many accom-

pl ishm ent s, Ton y i s a N ati onal G arden C lu b M aster Flow er Show Jud ge

and a close associate of Jul ia C levet t. H e has had t hi rt y-f ive years of experi ence

own in g a pr esti gious design stu di o in Boston , M assachusett s, and has ju dged for th e

N ew York , B oston and Phil adelphi a Flower Show s. I f you pu rchased Designing by

Types, t he book th at was sold at our last school, th ere are m any of Ton y's designs

th rou ghout . H e is on th e cut ti ng edge of new styl es of arr angi ng, and as hi s bi ogra-

ph y says, " he not on ly in terprets current tr end s, h e help s create th em ."

So, l adi es, save th e dat e, Tuesday, Sept em ber 2 2n d, for Fun and Flow ers, an

in str ucti on al p rogram given by our m ost engagin g speaker. T he school wi ll be at

th e L ewi s G in ter Botanical G arden. R egistration wi ll be avail able on t he GC V web-

sit e, and m ore details about th is excit in g program wi ll be forth comi ng.


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2009 H ort icul ture Award of M eri tBy M ary Ead es, G C V H ort icu lture C hairm an

Riv an na Gard en C lu b

T he H ort icult ure Award of M erit was established in 1960 for in divi dual m em bers ofT he Garden C lub of V ir gini a wh o have achieved signi ficant accom pli shm ent s in hor ti -cult ure, both personally and in th e comm un it y at-large. T he awards are present ed atth e Ann ual M eeti ng.

W e are pl eased to repor t th is year' s win ners.

Mary Lou Brown, The Ashland Garden Club

M ary L ou has been her club 's H ort icul tu re Chairm an and is a M aster G ardener.Projects she has been in volved wi th in Ashl and in clude the Root s and Shoot s programat H enr y C lay El em ent ary School, renovati on of th e Cut ti ng G arden, as well as th edesign and in stallation of T he Rector' s G arden at St. Jam es th e Less C hu rch. M aryLou has been a passer at the Philadelphia Garden Show for sixteen years. She takesedu cati onal classes at L ewi s G in ter B otani cal G arden. She pr om otes th e use of nati veplants, organic gardening methods and composting as environmentally sound practicesfor her fellow Ashland G arden C lub m em bers to use.

Vickie Fuquay, The Garden Club of D anville

V ickie is an expert on roses and has held workshops on how to care for them. She hasplant ed and cares for m ore than t wo hundred rosebushes in her own garden. She designeda pam phlet for the planti ng and care of roses and has developed a spray form ula for them .V ickie is the Chairm an of the D anvi lle Science C ent er Com m it tee. She helped establish abluebird t rail along t he D anvill e Riverw alk and works wi th Adopt -A-B ox purchases ofblu ebird houses and the Adopt -A-Box School Program to establish b luebird boxes onschool p roperty. Besides helpin g wi th th e in stallati on and upkeep of the boxes, V ickieholds work shops for the publ ic on how to att ract wi ld birds. She also speaks to gardenclubs across the state about hum m in gbird gardens and bird sanctuaries.

Susan Lindsey, The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

Sin ce m oving f rom th e U .K . t o t he N ort hern N eck i n 1997, Sue has focused herattention on a variety of horticultural and conservation projects. A M aster Gardener,Sue is also a volu nt eer for th e D epartm ent of C onservation and Recreati on and am em ber of th e N ati ve Plant Society. She gives ti m e each w eek teachin g school chil -dren th e basics of composti ng, gardenin g, growi ng and conservi ng. Sue is the G C N N 'sConservation Chairman and has just completed organizing a Conservation Symposiumin Ir vin gton wi th m ore th an one hun dred p eople in att end ance. Sue is an active m em -ber of Just G ardens, an annual t our of pr ivate gardens in th e N ort hern N eck w hoseproceeds benefit a shelter for abused wom en and th eir chil dren. Just G ardens is in it sni nt h year and Sue has been in volved in all aspects, inclu di ng openi ng h er own garden.


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M ary Jac Meadow s, C hatham Garden C lub

M ary Jac plants and m ain tains her gardens wi th m in im al envi ron m ent al i m pact.

She plans th em wi th th e idea of att ractin g f lyi ng p oll in ator s, especiall y h oney-

bees. O n e sum m er she had t wo colon ies locate to tr ees n ear h er gard en. She iscurrently the H ort iculture Chairman for Chatham Garden Club and serves as the

club' s Rose Test C hairm an. H er hor t i cultu re ent ri es have won m any blu e ribbon s

an d awards at th e GC V Rose an d L il y Show s. She gen erou sly shares her k now l-

edge and ent hu siasm wi th her club, T he Garden C lu b of V ir gini a and th e com-

m un it y. M ary Jac i s current ly comp leti ng th e requi rem ent s to be designated as a

G C V Ar t i st i c Jud ge. She serves as th e Flower C hairm an du ri ng H istor ic G arden

Week.

Julie Patterson , R ivann a Garden C lub

Juli e is a M aster G ardener and is curr ent ly th e H ort icult ure C hairm an of Ri vann a

G arden C lu b. She ent hu siasti call y shares gardenin g t ip s at th e meeti ngs, and year-

ly she does a shor t pro gram on th e proper w ay t o exhib it specim ens. She is a fabu-

lous arranger and won the Rivanna President's Bowl for greatest number of points

in Specim en C lasses for 200 7-2 008 . H er exhibi ts at t he Ann ual and Board of

Governors' meetings are well thought out and presented and are met with wonder-

fu l com m ent s. Jul ie, th e "com m on gardener," as she has referred t o herself, is th eweeder, pl ant er and design er of her ow n pr operty, in clud in g perenn ials, shr ub s and

tr ees. A visit or to Jul ie's garden wi ll no ti ce a necklace of shells str un g on a gate.

T hese shells were collected many years ago confirming that a reverence for nature

is second nature to Julie.

U ta Rowe, T he Elizabeth River Garden C lub

U ta has served on her club 's H ort icult ure C om m it tee for seven years. A s th e cur -

rent C hairm an of the comm it tee, she began a mon th ly hort icul tu re display a hal f

hour prior to each meeting. T he creative exhibits are diverse and include educa-

tional fliers and articles that are available for members to review and study.

Committee members are available before and after the meeting to answer ques-

tions. Uta has successfully developed her own garden to reflect her knowledge

and th e appr opr iate use of trees and plants. H er att ent ion to plant s th at att ract

birds and butterf l ies has been a part of her ongoing attention to al l things natu-

ral. By sharin g not onl y h er expert ise but also h er exam pl e of gardenin g at hom e,

U ta has prom oted in terest in hort icul tu re and conservat i on am ong h er club m em -

bers. A s a Por tsm ou th M aster G ard ener, she cont in ues to stu dy and to give self -

lessly of her t im e to d evelop programs for T he Elizabeth Ri ver G arden C lu b.


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Lucy Rhame von Raab, The Hunting Creek Garden Club

Lucy, current ly t he GC V D affodi l C hairm an, i s also t he M id-A tlantic Regional D irectorin the Am erican D affod il Society. She is especially in terested in naturalizin g daffodi ls andhas recent ly plant ed t en thousand bulbs on h er f arm in order t o contin ue the stud y of cul-

ti vating daffodils. L ucy wri tes arti cles for the Am erican D affodi l Society Journal, theG C V ' sJourn al and the Washington D affodil newsletter. Lucy freely and enthusiasticallyshares her kn owledge and her daffod il s wi th others. She is an accredi ted AD S judge. Sheregularly cuts her daffodi ls for club m em bers who create arrangem ent s and brin g goodcheer to resident s of G oodwin H ouse a local reti rem ent facili ty. She is a past President ofT he H untin g Creek G arden C lub, was C o-chair of t he 2008 AD S D affodi l convent ion inRichm ond and is current ly t he club C hairm an of H istori c Garden W eek.

Augusta Pollard Watson , T he B lue Ridge G arden C lub

Augusta "Biddy" Pollard Watson, current H orticultu re Chairman of her club, h as a wealth ofknowledge that she generously shares wi th her fellow club members, her communit y andbeyond. She is the founder and first President of the Valley of V irgini a H erb Guild, w hosecurrent project isdeveloping an herb garden for the City of Lexington. She lead the effort toestablish a rain garden on W oods Creek. Current ly, Biddy is Chairm an of the Jordan's Pointcomm it tee, m eeting wi th city offi cials and landscape archit ects to research and design anappropri ate native garden for the M il ler's H ouse, which has been proposed for renovation asa transportation museum. A former president of The Blue Ridge Garden Club, Biddy servesas an herb judge for T he Philadelphi a Flower Show and she is an honorary m ember of the

Philadelphi a Un it of t he H erb Society of A merica for whom she has worked as the edit or oftheir Bot ani cal Reference Guide. H er current research topic is Poisonous Plant s.


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T he 7 5 th Ann ual

D AFFO D ILSH O WC elebrate the

Sponsored by T he Gard enPhotos by Lea Shuba

Class 219 Inter Club ArtisticA. Ear ly 20th-Century Line

The Warrenton Garden Club

B. L ate G eorgian

Roanok e Valley G arden C lub

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For m ore W in ners, p lFor a complete li st of D affodi l Show W in ners, g

Grateful Appreciation Extended to M ary Wynn and Charles M

Best Standard Stem in Show

'Tuscaror a' and

Best Interm ediate Stem

'Sweet Paprika'Karen Cogar AbramsonT he H un ti ng C reek G arden C lub

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Best Test Collection

T he H un ti ng C reek G arden C lub


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Placem ent an d T ext by Fleet D avi s

2 0 0 9 W inners

orthern N ecklub of the Northern N eck

N um ber of Arrangements: 77N um ber of H orticulture Stems: 1,981

N um ber of Artistic and H orticultural Exhibitorrs: 255

C . ParallelLeesburg Garden Club

D . U nderwater

T he M il l M ountain G arden C lubQ uad Blue

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ease turn to page 22o to www.gcvirginia.org and access Flower ShowscD ani el and H ill dru p Transfer for Supp ort of th e G C V Flower Shows

Best Vase o f T hree Stem s

'Pink Silk'Ginger WallachD oll ey M adi son G arden C lu b

C

Best Miniature

'L it tle Becky'Karen Cogar Abramson

T he H un ti ng C reek G arden C lub


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L ily N otesBy M ary N elson T hom pson, G C V Lily C hairm an

T he Frank lin Garden Clu b

Lily Bulb Q uick C ulture G uide

Bulb s requi re sun (at least six h ours) or dappled shade. Provid e aft ern oon shade.

Bulbs do best in a raised bed with well-drained soil.

Avoid water and nu tri ent -robbi ng trees, p lant s or ground covers aroun d bul bs.

Place bulbs 8-12 inches apart before planting in rich soil.

Prepare plastic ID labels.

Plant ing D epth var ies: Asiat ics: 4-6 inches

Trum pets and O rientals: 6-8 in ches

L ili um Species: 2 x the bulb size

Place bi ts of gravel-l ik e materi al in hol e to d eter m oles and voles.

Always water after planting to firm soil and remove air pockets.

M ulch newly p lant ed beds wi th 1 t o 2 in ches of porous materi al.

Fert il ize wh en sprout s em erge wit h one tablespoon of low ni tr ogen fert il izer scatt ered

arou nd each sprout . Ap ply again ju st before buds open.

C lean up in th e fall by cutt in g and discardi ng yellow ed stem s. D on' t com post th em ,

as th is spreads the fungus Bot ryt is. M ulch well to prevent wi nt er freezin g.

Rem em ber:

T he beauti ful G C V 2009 L ily C ollection is for sale unt il July 1. Six fantastic bulbs

cost $28 .00, wh ich in cludes shi pp in g. Please see your websit e for pi ctures and details.

T he Potom ac Li ly Society Show is Jun e 26-28 in Fair fax. T he show wi ll be held at

th e M erri field G arden C ent er on L ee H ighw ay. C ont act Tricia Ki ncheloe (trix-

[email protected] ) or www.potomaclilysociety.org for detail s.


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T H E G ARD EN C L U B O F V IRGI N IA

67th A nnual L ily S howJune 17 - 1 8 , 2 0 09

"Petersburg: A C it y Und er Siege"

Spon sored by T he Petersbur g G arden C lu bAssisted by th e N ort h Am eri can L il y Society

Entries Accepted:

Tuesday, June 16, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.(H orticultu re unt il 5:00 p.m.)

W edn esday, Jun e 17, 8:00 a.m . - 9:45 a.m .

Show Open:

W edn esday, Jun e 17, 2:30 p.m . - 7:00 p.m.T hu rsday, Jun e 18, 10:00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m .

Union Train Station1 0 3 River Street in O ld Town

T he Aw ard C erem ony w ill be held 2:30 p.m . Wednesday, June 17 .

Inter Club ClassesT he theme: " Petersbur g: A C it y U nd er Siege" hon ors th e lon gest and costl iest siege of

th e C ivil W ar f rom Jun e 1864 to Apr il 1865. T he classes sym boli ze th e m ost im por-tant archi tectu re of Petersbur g th en and now.

C lass 51A: Blandford C hurch: An Art N ouveau arrangem ent to com plem ent i tsT iffany w ind ows.

C lass 51B : T he Cou rt hou se: A Federal arrangem ent to celebrate thi s classical revivalcourthouse, whose dominating clock informed both Union andC onfederate t roop s.

C lass 51C : T he Exchange Bui ldi ng: A L ate G eorgian arrangem ent t o ill ustr ate th is

financial center whose accountant and cashier led the Petersburg Calvary.C lass 51D : C ent er H ill M ansion : An Early V ictori an arrangem ent for th e pedestal in

the formal parlor of this opulent residence which survived the siege tobecome U ni on headquarters.

O pen to the Public


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Judges SchoolBy Joyce M oorm an , G C V Flow er Sh ow s C om m it tee

T he Lynchburg Garden Clu b

Jul ia C levett was in her elem ent as she f ir m ly stood on her pri ncip les wh il e

present in g a wor kshop to T he Garden C lu b of V ir gini a judges and stu dent

j udges on M arch 23rd at t he K ent -Valent i n e H o use. T h e w ork sho p fu l f i l l ed

one of th e goals of a j udges' onl y present ati on every oth er year, as out l i ned i n th e

G C V Flower Show's Sit uation al An alysis. El izabeth M orchow er prepared th is ana-

ysis to add ress on e of t he shor t- term goals of t he Str ategic Pl an.

A N ati on al D esign I nstr uct or and a M aster Fl ower Show Jud ge, Jul ia C levett is

well known throughout the United States and other countries. She has taught two

of th e G C V Flower A rr angin g Schools and has deli ghted att end ees wi th th e cre-

ati on of her f l oral art . She said , " T he concept of Elem ent s and Pri ncip les can be

comp ared wi th a cooki ng r ecipe in wh ich we have th e ingredi ent s (i .e. Elements)

for m aki ng t he dish and the m eth od b y w hich we br in g the in gredients together

(i.e. Principles) for a successful result."G C V ju dges are very fami l i ar wi th th e Elem ent s of design: color, l ight , space,

li ne, patt ern , t extu re, f orm an d size. T hey are also k now ledgeabl e in regard to th e

Pri ncip les: b alance, d om in ance, cont rast, rhyt hm , p ropor t i on and space. T he

challenge for a judge is to comm un icate constr ucti ve advice for im provem ent to

th e design usin g th e term in ology of Elem ent s and Pri ncip les.

Jul ia's wi t and hu m or l ed th e ju dges and stu dent ju dges th rough th eir appl ica-

t i on as they crit iq ued her six D esigner's Ch oice arrangem ent s, o r m ore appr opr i-

ately named, Floral Art. She presented updated ideas on point scoring, design

classes and schedule writing.

A ju dges m eeti ng w as held fol l owi ng l un ch t o d iscuss new ways of accredi t i ng

judges, n ew desi gn cl asses, updat i n g T he G C V Flow er Sh ow s H and book and ideas

relat i ng to th e GC V Flower Show s. I t was str essed th at comm ent cards mu st be

wr it ten on all arrangem ent s and m ust contain posit ive com m ent s, as well as con-

str uct ive advi ce.


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19JU N E 2009 Journal@gcvi rgin ia.org

Cypress Bridge Swam pN atural Area Preserve

By M ary N elson T hom pson

T he Frank lin Garden Clu b

Afew m iles down the N ottoway River fr om m y hom e in Southampton C ount y

is the state's newest nature preserve. Located about 60 miles west of N orfolk,

th is rem ot e forest is 380 acres of m oss-covered swam p, m ostl y accessib le on ly

by canoe. In viewing the area, naturalists are amazed to see sights older than existing

old growth swamp forests in Florida or South Carolina. The centerpiece of the preserve

is 40 virgin acres with some of the largest trees in Virginia and in the United States.

T he largest docum ent ed tree in V ir gin ia, called Big M am a, t owers above the rest. At

least 1,000 years old, the bald cypress is 123 feet tall, 36 feet around and 200 years

older t han m ost of th e neighbori ng t rees. T he virgin forest is also h om e to a nation al

champion Carolina ash tree and a state champion swamp cottonwood tree.

C hamp ion tr ees are bigger th an oth ers of th at sam e species, as defi ned b y th e com -

bi ned m easurem ent s of height, wi dt h and canopy spread. Sadly, Bi g M am a can no

lon ger be call ed a champ ion tr ee, b ecause she off icially di ed a year or tw o ago. She w il l

probably remain standing tall for at least another one hundred years. H er trunk andbranches will remain a home for owls, woodpeckers, bats, squirrels, wasps, raccoon,

and m aybe even bear. H eron s, egrets, eagles and tu rk eys m ay also enjoy her hospi tali ty.

H ow was such a noble tree saved from the perils brought by civilization?Byron

C arm ean, a local natur ali st and tr ee cert if ier, w as searchi ng for giant trees in 200 5

wh en he fi rst di scovered th e natu ral t reasures wi th in th e Cypress Bri dge tract. O n th at

sam e day, t im ber was bein g cut wi th in one hun dred yards of th e area in wh ich Big

M am a stands. C arm ean qui ckly called t he N atu ral H eri tage program , a divi sion of th e

state D epartm ent of C onservation and Recreati on . A ft er nearl y f our years, t he state

fi nally pu rchased th e Cypress Bri dge property from Sustainable Forests LL C , a comp a-

ny linked to International Paper for the price of $573,197.

Al so w it hi n th e tract i s a large tu pelo tree, shaped lik e a dom e, w it h a woody hand le

on top . T he back of th e tree spl it , creati ng a cave-l ik e openi ng. T he tree has been

called the Teapot Tree, where seventeen people once had their picture taken standing

sid e by side wi th in th e openi ng.

T hi s rare ecological comm un it y becam e the fif ty-sevent h natur e preserve m anagedby th e state. D arren L oom is, t he chief steward of th e preserve, states th at protecti ng

the integrity of the land is the main goal. Public access is limited to those explorers

wh o contact hi m at hi s Suff olk offi ce. T here wi ll be no boat ram ps, or park facilit ies.

See www.PilotOnline.com to take a guided tour of the Cypress Bridge Swamp Preserve.


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Can I Grow Canna?By C arol Stran ge, H orticu lt u re C om m it tee

T he G arden Clu b of D anville

When I was growin g up n ear C harlot te, N ort h C aroli na, my f ath er w ho

loved bi g bold flowers want ed C ann as (cann aceae) i n m y m ot her's gar-

den. M y m oth er d id not want t o spoil her En glish cott age garden w it h

it s deli cate hues of pi nk , blu e and yellow by p lant in g orange or red C ann as.

N ow, how ever, C ann as come in som e un ique and pleasin g selections and fi t ni cely

in to m ost gardens. M y garden i s large and I enj oy usin g the tall C ann as alon g wi th

grasses, Salvias and tall Verbena (verbena bonariensis). A favorit e C ann a is 'C leopatr a',wi th not onl y yellow flow ers th at are m ott led and streaked i n red, but wi th variably

color ed leaves, som e green and som e str eaked in bu rgundy.

A paler p alett e can be had by usin g Canna 'C onsti tu ti on' wi th it s pale pink flow ers

and grey-pur ple leaves or t he new C ann a 'T hai O ne O n' wi th it s flesh pin k flow ers.

C ann a 'Prim rose Yellow ' and C ann a 'Erm in e' wi th cream y w hi te flow ers are also good

in thi s groupin g.

I f your garden is sm all, C ann a 'Lu cifer' wh ich f lowers red wi th yellow spots orCanna 'Tropical Salmon' are good shorter varieties and do not try to take over the gar-

den. O n t he other h and , C ann a 'I nt ri gue' w it h i ts hand som e dark leaves is a bul ly i n

m y garden and has to be dug out sin ce herbi cides don 't seem to work on it .

Cannas love sunshine and delight in our baking hot summers but they are very

heavy feeders and requi re extra fert il izer over th e sum m er. A heavy m ul ch aft er t he

leaves have died dow n in th e fall wi ll usually in sure that t he plant s sur vive through th e

wi nt er, at least here in Sout hsid e V ir gin ia. I n colder parts of th e state the tub ers can

be dug and stored in above freezing temperatures packed in dry peat moss.

So i f you ask, " C an I grow a C ann a in m y V i r g in ia garden?" th e answer is

y es. G i v e i t a t r y !

Luncheons meet ings cocktai l par t iesgraduation parti es wedding receptions

Ease and elegance in entertaining at the Kent-Valentine H ouse.For availability contact (804) 643-4137or [email protected]

G C V m em bers and fri ends receive a 25% discount .

K E N T - V A L E N T I N E H O U S E


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The GCV Conservation Fund

Supports GCV clubs in local and statewide conservation projects.

Donor: In Honor of:

The Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Barbara Holland

Donor: In Memory of:

Mr. and Mrs. George F. Neff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bessie Bocock Carter

For the Establishment of a Conservation Award in Memory of Bessie Bocock Carter

Anonymous

The Restoration Committee

RestorationSupports GCV Restoration projects across the Commonwealth.

Donor: In Honor of:

The Hunting Creek Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Rieley

Mrs. Cleveland A. Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. McDaniel


Mr. and Mrs. Jon Bolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Comer

The SEED FundSupports Events, Education, and Development.


The Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Rawles Huske


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