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J ournal T H E G A R D E N

C L U B O F V I R G I N I A

VOL LIII, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 2008


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WWW.GCVIRGINIA.ORG T HE G ARDEN CLUB OF V IRGINIA

Journal Editorial 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 Club Journal Chair, Aileen Laing, The Warrenton Garden Club Journal Advertising Chairman, Kay Kelly, The Mill Mountain Garden Club

Members

Mason Beazley, The James River Garden Club, The Garden Club of the Northern Neck Fleet Davis, The Garden Club of the Eastern ShoreBetty Delk, The Nansemond River Garden Club

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

FROM T HE EDITOR The summer tomato harvest in my garden has been wonderful. Certainly the bees

we introduced to our backyard Eden have helped. We have eaten tomatoes every day and every way. Now I have plenty to can and pickle. When my calendar turns toSeptember, I like to reflect on the summer and see where the new took me and to bask in the comfort of the familiar. I love an opportunity to go to the same beach, visit sum-mer camp and catch up with family and friends. Travel to a new place is always wel-come and I find I am also renewed. I feel that this issue of the Journal is like my September reflections. There are articles reporting on familiar activities, up-coming GCV events, exciting new plants, a well-loved cookbook and a profile of our new President. Carrying forward the theme 'Tradition in Transition' from our AnnualMeeting, our committees are working hard to bring a new energy to the familiar.

Don't forget to share events and reflections with your Journal . We look forward tohearing from you.

Te Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebratethe beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of nature and to challenge future generations to

build on this heritage.


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SEPTEMBER 2008 [email protected] 1

The Garden Club of Virginia Journal

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 issue July 15 for the September issueOctober 15 for the December issueEmail copy to the Editor and advertising to the Ad Chairman

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

Journal Advertising Chairman:Kay Kelly 112 Serpentine Rd., S.W.Roanoke, VA 22401Phone: (540) 343-9089Email:[email protected]

President of The Garden Club of Virginia:

Cabell West

Journal Committee Chairman: Aileen Laing

Vol. LIII, No. 3Printed on recycled paper by Carter Printing Company Richmond, VA

ON THE COVER...The Elizabeth River Garden Club welcomes TheGarden Club of Virginia to Portsmouth for the Boardof Governors' meeting next month. Jean Knapp'ssketch of the Lightship Portsmouth symbolizes thebeacon of welcome and safe passage for the visitors toPortsmouth.

IN THIS ISSUE...Mountaintop Removal. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 2

45th GCV President. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. 4

Historic Garden Week . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . 6

The New GCV Directory . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 7

Developing Beautiful GardensTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 William D. Rieley . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. 10

deLacy Gray Memorial Medal. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 12

The Distinguished Achievement Medal. .. .. .. . 13

Rose Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

70th Annual Rose Show . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . 15

66th Annual Lily Show . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 16

GCV Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Lily Notes. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . 20

Ex Libris ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Daffodil Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 23

Club Notes .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. . 26

Face of the K-V House Retiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

e-Journal ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Contributions ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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) 644-7778Email: [email protected] www.VAGardenWeek.org

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


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Mountaintop Removal & Coal-Fired Power: What Every Virginian Should Know

By Merry A. Outlaw, 2008 GCV Conservation Forum Chairman

The Williamsburg Garden Club

In celebration of the 50th Annual Garden Club of Virginia Conservation Forumthe Conservation and Beautification Committee has heightened activities this year.The forum will be held at the new Virginia Museum of Natural History in

Martinsville, Virginia, on November 6-7, 2008. Entitled "Mountaintop Removal &Coal-Fired Power: What Every Virginian Should Know," the forum will address theimpacts of mountaintop removal and coal-fired power and alternatives and solutions

offered by energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy.Special activities planned for forum attendees on Thursday, November 6 will include

outdoor field trips and indoor activities at the museum. A Southwestern Virginia-themed dinner, as well as outstanding exhibits, will be at the museum on Thursday evening. The evening's highlight will be live blue grass entertainment by Robin andLinda Williams, whose "voices can melt cheese...," according to Garrison Keillor of "Prairie Home Companion."

The speakers will include: Mary Ann Hitt, Executive Director of Appalachian Voices, an environmental

organization that defends natural and cultural resources of Appalachia

Activist Kathy Selvage, Vice President of Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards

Retired miner Pete Ramey

Former coal inspector Larry Bush who will review the impacts of mountaintopremoval and coal-fired power

Filmaker and activist Jeff Barrie, best known for his award-winning "Kilowatt Ours," who will present conservation and renewable power alternatives to coal-fired power

The Conservation Forum is open to the public. Consider inviting friends and bring-ing your husbands to learn more about this important subject. The Elizabeth CabellDugdale Award for Conservation, named for Mrs. Dugdale who initiated the firstConservation Forum, will be presented at the forum's conclusion. Box lunches will beavailable for sale Friday at the end of the forum.

For more information and online registration, visithttp://www.gcvirginia.org ; orcontact Merry A. Outlaw, at (757)253-2419 or [email protected]. Rooms are being held at The Jameson Inn, 378 Commonwealth Blvd., Martinsville, for the night of November 6. Call 276-638-0478 for reservations. Mention The Garden Club of Virginia for a special rate of $66 before tax.


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What is MountaintopRemoval?

Mountaintop removal is a

commonplace coal min-

ing practice in Southwest

Virginia. In this procedure, mountains

are systematically blown up, and valleys

are filled in with tons of spoil consisting

of trees, rocks, and soil. This process is

cheaper and easier than underground

mining, however the constant blasting

spews dust and debris into the air, dam-

ages property, causing air and noise pol-

lution for area residents.

By law, the proposed Wise County

power plant must burn only Virginia

coal waste coal, and biomass.

Proponents of the plant say it will create

1,200 jobs and significantly improve the

depressed Southwest Virginia economy.

Opponents say the CO2 emissions (over

5.3 million tons annually), mercury (72

pounds annually) and increased health

problems that this process will create,

as well as the potential expansion of

mountaintop removal, make the eco-

nomic benefits negligible.



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Cabell West Becomes 45th President of The GCV

By Mason Beazley, Journal Editorial Board

The James River Garden Club

It would be impossible to find a more com-

mitted volunteer or more able leader than the

recently inaugurated 45th president of The

Garden Club of Virginia, Cabell Goolsby West.

Cabell has made her mark, both in her native

Richmond and beyond, with her dedicated service

to those organizations in which she believes. The

GCV is indeed fortunate to be one of them.

Cabell was educated at St. Catherine's School, where she claims to have fol-

lowed in Sally Guy's tracks literally. Their class was lined up according to heightand Sally Guy was always at the head of the line and Cabell at the end! She did

a year of post graduate studies at The Franklin College in Switzerland before

graduating cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in

business. Her professional career spanned fourteen years with Miller and Rhoads

department store in Richmond. She retired in 1983. Cabell credits her years at

Miller and Rhoads, as well as The Junior League, with her training for leadership.

After all, she says, "Every non-profit is a business." Since her retirement Cabell

has served on numerous boards and received many accolades, including honors

from the YWCA and the Junior League and an award from St. Catherine's School

given in honor of her mother, Adelaide Rawles Flippen. She has received The

Garden Club of America's Medal of Merit for her leadership.Cabell's roles in The Garden Club of Virginia have been extensive. She has

been on The GCV Board, serving as Investment Committee Chairman, Kent-

Valentine House Chairman, Finance Chairman and First Vice-President. She has


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served as president of The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton for the past

two years. While she was president her club hosted the annual meeting at which

she accepted the gavel of The GCV this May. The theme of the meeting,

"Tradition in Transition," could well be the theme of Cabell's presidency, for

honoring the past while dealing with the realities of the present is one of Cabell's

many strengths.

Cabell says that her goal for her presidency is to work toward closure of the

Strategic Plan, continuing to study and implement it. In acknowledging her debt

to her predecessors, Cabell says "It is all about the team, not me. Without this

team of brilliant women I could not do my job."

Cabell and her husband, John, live in a house overlooking the James River

Canal with their son, John. It is hard to imagine that Cabell has any spare time

but she can often be found doing agility training with her Bouvier, Annie,

antiquing with her sister,

Anne Rawles Huske, gar-

dening or even down by the

canal bottom fishing! She

loves her favorite form of

exercise, spinning, because

it is both exhilarating and

quick. The Garden Club of

Virginia is in for a rare treat

as we try to keep up with

our energetic new

President!


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Historic Garden Week Business Report: A Stellar 75th Anniversary

By Suzanne Munson

Historic Garden Week Executive Director

Historic Garden Week in Virginia's 75th anniversary season was celebrated in superb style,

with record-breaking ticket sales, outstanding tours, international publicity and many thousands of admiring visitors. Our guest lists this year included addresses from Paris to

Pasadena and New Zealand to New England.The year began with a commendation by the Virginia General Assembly and with The GCV's

excellent 75th anniversary-themed Symposium in Fredericksburg, featuring visits to lovely area restorations funded by Historic Garden Week tours.

Despite inclement weather for some events, 2008 Garden Week proceeds surged to an all-timerecord of $814,100. This remarkable report exceeded last year's income by $115,218 and the previ-ous record by $65,357. Over the last seven decades, Historic Garden Week ticket sales have totaledmore than $14.5 million.

Early predictors of a successful week included substantial increases in the number of online ticketspurchased via our website(www.VAGardenweek.org). E-ticket income nearly tripled, from $11,470

last year to this year's total of $33,127. Although our tours have long attracted visitors from throughout the U.S. and abroad, this was the

year that we truly went international, with press coverage in Quebec, France, Germany, the UnitedKingdom and Mexico. Historic Garden Week in Virginia was singled out in a British travel advisory as one of the "Hip and Historic" things to do this year on America's East Coast.

The English Gardener, Southern Living, Preservation, The Washington Post, Country Living and GroupTours all gave us publicity. Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and an Honorary Member of The GCV, wrote an Op/Ed article published in theRichmond, Norfolk, Roanoke, Fredericksburg and Newport News newspapers.

Additional publicity was provided via the Garden Week website, with more than 100,000 visitsannually, featuring guidebook tour copy as well as selected images and tour highlights. Look atwww.GCVirginia.org (Historic Garden Week section) for links to several of the fine articles thatappeared last spring.

Clubs are to be congratulated for containing their expenses by having printed materials underwrit-ten by sponsors and other items donated for the tours. Thanks also go to those loyal volunteers who

served as guidebook advertising chairmen last year, helping to increase revenue by $5,500 over theprevious year. More ad sales for the guidebook will be even more critical in the future, as weencounter substantially higher costs for printing and shipping.

Plans are well underway for a successful celebration of Historic Garden Week's 76th season nextspring, April 18-25. Congratulations and grateful appreciation to all clubs for your continued supportof this wonderful program that is so important to the preservation of Virginia's beautiful heritage.


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The NEW Garden Clubof Virginia Directory and

Handbook By Nina Mustard, Online Chairman

The Williamsburg Garden Club

The Register has a new look and a new name. It is now called The Garden Club of Virginia Directory and Handbook. It has beenexpanded to combine the former Register andGCV Member Handbook.

Looking for a list of upcoming GCV events, policies and procedures, updatedRestoration information, Inter Club assign-ments for the upcoming two years or updat-ed lists of Flower Shows hosts? NeedHistoric Garden Week information?Interested in a brief history of The Garden

Club of Virginia or information about theKent-Valentine House? Want to look up theaddress or phone number of any member? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions,you will definitely cherish your very owncopy of The GCV Handbook. You will keepit close at hand.

Pick up a copy at your first club meeting in September. Otherwise, contact your clubpresident who will have one set aside for you.


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Developing Beautiful GardensTMPlants of DistinctionBy Linda Pinkham, Horticulture Committee

The Elizabeth River Garden Club

The Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association started the PlantDistribution Program to provide members with new plants to grow andevaluate for their production programs. In the early twenty-first century, a

committee was formed to expand this idea. Fred Duis, a nurseryman fromBedford, headed the project. I was among those from various agencies calledtogether to brainstorm on how to evaluate and promote new and/or underusedplants to the gardening public in Virginia. Eleven agencies and groups are partici-pating partners.

Subsequently, five test sites were set up across the state, representing all of the winter cold hardiness zones (6a-8a) in Virginia and all but one of the heat zones.The sites are: Norfolk Botanical Garden; Claytor Nature Study, Bedford; GladeSprings Agricultural Research Experimental Center (AREC); Paul Edmunds Park,Halifax and the Urban Horticulture Center, Blacksburg. Plants have been planted

at these sites to see how they perform compared to similar plants already in themarketplace. All sites have been equipped with weather stations, shade whereneeded, uniform growing conditions and irrigation. Evaluation of the plants at thesites is performed by Virginia Master Gardener groups. The director of theBeautiful Gardens program is Dr. Rumen Conev, a plant breeder with Virginia Tech.

The other aspect of the program is selection and promotion of worthy plants. Ihave been on the Plant Selection Committee and spring of 2009 will bring thefirst group of Beautiful Gardens plants of distinction. All of these plants can begrown across the state of Virginia and have some characteristic that makes themstand out in comparison to similar plants on the market. Look for these plants atyour favorite garden center next spring.

Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf' Chinese Redbud. This redbud was selected by the National Arboretum and named for Don

Egolf, an internationally known Hybridizer of the USDA. Itis superior in that it does not produce any seeds. It matures atabout 12-15 feet and is such a prolific bloomer that thebranches are covered with flowers in the spring.

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Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake' Oakleaf Hydrangea. This undoubtedly is thequeen of the Oakleaf hydrangeas, which are native to the South. The bloom truss-es are often twice as long as other Oakleaf hydrangeas with the individual flowersstacked one atop another giving it the appearance of being double. It is truly mag-

nificent in the summer garden. The blooms dry easily. The fall leaf color is a beau-tiful maroon.

Buxus x 'Green Velvet' Boxwood. This hybrid gives you the shape and look of oldEnglish boxwood without all the trouble.

Musa basjooHardy Banana. You can grow this anywhere in Virginia and it will come back in the spring. Unlike other banana trees, youdon't have to take it indoors. The fruit are not edible. It adds a

wonderful tropical look to the landscape.

Ilex x 'Virginia' Holly. While you can see a twenty year oldspecimen at the VA Tech Research Station in Virginia Beach,this is new to the trade. It was hybridized by Dr. Eisenbachof the USDA and named by two Virginia nurserymen. It

does not have prickly leaves and is loaded with red berriesfor Christmas.

A

gapanthus x 'Monmid' Midknight BlueLily Of The Nile. We all love agapanthus for flower arranging. This is coldhardy, so it does come back and bloom in our climate.

Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' Stokes Aster. This is a good blue summer flower forthe perennial garden. It starts blooming a little later than other Stokesias, butcontinues to bloom until fall. It's not peach colored, but was found in the SC gar-den of Peachie .

Thuja x 'Steeplechase' (PP) Arborvitae. A fast growing evergreen hedge plant, butmore dense than 'Green Giant'.

Helleborus x hybridus Pine Knot Strain Lenten Rose. Known by many as the per-fect perennial, Lenten Rose is truly a joy to have in the garden. This seed strainfrom the Tylers in Clarksville, VA, is the result of years of their breeding program.Many colors, patterns and even doubles included.


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B.

William D. Rieley, Landscape Architect forThe Garden Club of Virginia

Founded in History - Master of Technology By Mary Hart Darden, Chairman of the Restoration Committee

The Nansemond River Garden Club

T

he essays you have enjoyed over

the past year have been brilliant

tributes to those professional

men who have worked for and with The

Garden Club of Virginia. William D.

Rieley, author of those essays, is a writer

who paints landscapes with words. Our

very own Will is the final entry in the series.

As a 1998 candidate for the position of Landscape Architect for The Garden Clubof Virginia, Will came to the interview with copious commendations from the most

respected in his profession. A member of that selection committee stated, "Mr. Rieley

was an instant fit with the Restoration Committee." His philosophy of design was

honed from his studies of landscape architecture, architecture and history.

While Albemarle County Planning Commissioner, Will worked on regulations to

protect the county's mountain view shed, established the Neighborhood Model pro-

gram and developed rural area guidelines. This understanding of city and county

bureaucracy has smoothed the way for all the publicly owned restoration properties.

He can out wait almost any code variance. Even a city ruling that the same brick wall

was too high, yet not high enough, brought humor to finding a solution.

To prepare himself for each proposed restoration project, Will has become a brilliantstudent of the people and events directly involved. The time span in Virginia history

that Will covers stretches from the early 17th century at Historic St. Luke's Church

through the 20th century at the John Handley High School. In each project his

Mary Hart Darden and Will Rieley


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knowledge of the earliest days gives him depth in his designs for tomorrow. Drawing

on his twenty-one years at the University of Virginia, this natural-born teacher super-

vises, guides and inspires graduate students selected as Favretti and The GCV Fellows.

Will spends his summers visiting their study sites, working beside them in his office

and giving these young people the opportunity of a lifetime in their field.

The impact of technology is obvious in his work. Whether designing drainage sys-

tems through historic churchyards, using digital scans of old photographs to recreate

just the right fence dimensions or creating three-dimensional conceptual drawings,

Will is ever aware of new technology that can aid in the preparation of working draw-ings. His flexibility in changing plant material that is historically appropriate to more

tolerant cultivars for today's gardens, gives him the distinction of being a realist.

However, he will not accept adjustments if the integrity of the project is compromised.

A mentor once told Will to choose his clients carefully, as it often was a long-term

relationship and the success of any project was almost entirely dependent on the client.

He reports that he is grateful he accepted the offer to serve as our landscape architect,

as it has meant a decade of rewarding

work in the company of extraordinary

people. We of The Garden Club of

Virginia consider ourselves fortunate to

have William D. Rieley as our very ownextraordinary person and professional.

Special thanks to Roxanne Brouse,

Managing Landscape Architect of

Rieley and Associates for help in the

preparation of this article.


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Nominations sought for deLacy Gray Memorial Medal

By Anne Doyle, GCV Conservation and Beautification Committee Chair

The Garden Club of Norfolk

Nominations for the deLacy Gray Memorial Medal for Conservation are due by December 1, 2008. This Conservation Medal is a wonderful way to honor a fellow member or a member club of The Garden Club of Virginia for outstanding effort infurthering the knowledge of our natural resources and encouraging their wise use.

Member clubs or an individual may propose names to the Chairman of theConservation and Beautification Committee. Nominations must be made in writing

with a one-page description of the nominee's accomplishments. Please include the fol-lowing:

Name and address of proposing club

Name and address of nominee

Examples of how nominee met the required criteria

The award is presented during The Garden Club of Virginia's Annual Meeting in May of each year. Last year, the award was given posthumously to Eve Fout.


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The Distinguished Achievement Medalof The GCV By Mary Bruce H. Glaize

The Garden Club of Virginia Massie Medal ChairmanThe Little Garden Club of Winchester

The Massie Medal for Distinguished Achievement, the oldest and mostprestigious award of The Garden Club of Virginia, is awarded whenmerited to a member or member club of The GCV. Recent recipients

Mary Lou Seilheimer, Genie and David Diller, Bessie Carter, Betty Schutte,Dot Montgomery, Barbara Catlett, Helen and Tayloe Murphy, Marty

Whipple and Katty Mears have brought the Mass ie Medal into the twenty-first century. Their devotion, determination and ability to dream are inspira-tional. The GCV thrives through such inspiration and leadership. Eighty years ago Susanne Williams Massie awarded the fi rst Distinguished

Achievement Medal of The GCV. Mrs. Massie was a member of the Albemarle Garden Club. She continued to award the medal unti l her deathin 1952. Since that time it has been given by The GCV as a memorial toMrs. Massie.

Consider the ladies of The GCV today. Consider the member clubs. Thereare those worthy of The Massie Medal. The recipient must have served TheGarden Club of Virginia with unusual dedication and distinction and havebeen effective in promoting the betterment of The GCV. The recipient musthave demonstrated excellence in horticulture, restoration, preservation orconservation of the natural resources of our commonwealth.

A member club of The GCV must propose the candidate. The proposalmust be accompanied by the endorsement of two other clubs. A one pageaccompanying letter further describing the candidate is appreciated. The pro-

posals and endorsements must be submitted in writing to the chairman of the committee before December 1st. The guidelines and nomination formmay be found on the GCV website. Click on Members Only, Awards, MassieMedal. Send nominations to: Mary Bruce H. Glaize, 801 South WashingtonStreet, Winchester, Virginia 22601. The 2009 Massie Medal will be present-ed at The GCV Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach, May 13, 2009.

For eighty years this award has recognizedthe work, wealth and wisdom of The GCV.Find the member or club you admire, focus-ing on dedication to and distinction in TheGarden Club of Virginia, and encourage your clubto make the proposal. You will inspire other mem-bers and clubs with this recognition.


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Rose Notes By Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman

The Boxwood Garden Club

The 70th Annual GCV Rose Show, hosted by The Franklin Garden Club, will beheld October 1 and 2, 2008, at the Workforce Development Center in Franklin,Virginia. Co- Chairmen Mary Nelson Thompson and Jane Beale have worked

diligently to assure a delightful experience for all. Please refer to the Rose Show scheduleon the GCV website for details.

Some basic rules applying to cutting and storing roses for entry into the Artistic orHorticulture Divisions include:

1. Water roses generously the day before cutting them to assure maximumsubstance in the blooms.

2. Cut roses in late afternoon or early morning when the stems contain themost moisture.

3. Pick roses when they are about 1/4 to 1/3 opened, as they will continueto open.

Roses may be stored in the refrigerator for several days at 37 degrees. Rose growers withseveral hundred bushes have the luxury of cutting blooms the day before the show.However, those of us with smaller gardens must resort to cutting roses up to one week before the show and storing them in the refrigerator. Remove fruit and vegetables beforestoring roses, as the ethylene gas emitted from these foods hastens the demise of the bloom.

When exhibiting roses in horticulture, it is helpful to know what the judges are look-ing for. Judges evaluate roses on the following 100-point scale: Form- 25; Color- 20;Substance- 15; Stem and Foliage- 20; Balance and Proportion- 10; Size- 10.

Horticultural entries will be disqualified if roses are misnamed, misclassified, mis-placed, unlabeled or mislabeled. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to read the show schedule carefully and fill out entry tags correctly.Disqualification will also occur if roses are shownstem-on-stem or are touched-up with any foreignsubstance. According to the rules, an exhibitor may and should, if necessary, "take away" from the rose(i.e., disbud, trim damaged leaves, etc.), but oneshould never "add" anything, as this would consti-tute a foreign substance.

It is time now to consider which roses you willplant next spring. Information for the 2009 GCV Rose Collection can be found on the Rose Page of the GCV Web site. The member club rose chair-men will provide necessary information for order-ing at the September club meetings. Please contin-ue to care for your roses throughout this month,then cut your best blooms and join us in Franklinfor a fabulous Rose Show.


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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: October 1st and 2nd

Entries accepted: Tuesday, September 30, 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 1, 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Show is open to the public Wednesday, October 1, 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 2, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Admission: Free

A RT I S T I C C L A S S E SInter Club Class Class 40A St. Luke's Church- Isle of Wight Smithfield - Altar arrangementClass 40B University of Virginia- Charlottesville - Hogarth CurveClass 40C Washington and Lee University- Lexington - Early VictorianClass 40D Montpelier- Orange - Crescent arrangementOpen Classes Class 41 Burwell- Morgan Mill- Clark County - Oriental mannerClass 42 Maymont- Richmond - Line arrangementClass 43 Kent Valentine House- Richmond - Contemporary MassClass 44 Oatlands- Leesburg - Phoenix DesignClass 45 Woodlawn- Fairfax County - Parallel arrangementNovice Class Class 46 Prestwould Plantation- Clarksville - Demi-tasse cup arrangement

For questions concerning the artistic schedule call: Artistic Chair, Becky

Gillette (757) 562-2995. Register on line at:www.gcvirginia.org Special interest: Tour and Luncheon, Wednesday, October 1st ,10:00 am- 2:00 pm.

Visit the Rochelle-Prince House, the Heritage Village with lunch at St. Luke's EpiscopalChurch ($10.00) in Courtland. Reservations required by September 24th. Contact

Mary Nelson Thompson 767-653-2211 or email:[email protected]

THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

Rose Show 70TH ANNUAL


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The 66 th Annual

LILY SHOW Ex

Sponsored by The WinchPhotos by Lexi Byers

Class 51 Inter Club A. Poetry

Modern Mass Design

The Boxwood Garden ClubQuad Blue, Best Inter Club Arrangement

B. Science FictionFree FormThe Hunting Creek Garden Club

B

For a complete list of Lily Show Winners, click on the GCGrateful appreciation is extended to Mary Wynn and Charles McDaniel

Best Stem in Show Ortega, Brenda WilliamsThe Garden Study Club

Best Asiatic StemBali Hai, Rachel Hollis

The Spotswood Garden Club

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Placement and Text by Fleet Davis

2008 Winners

ibris ster-Clarke Garden Club

Number of Exhibitors: 114Number of Arrangements: 62Number of Horticultural Exhibits: 150

C. Drama Italian Renaissance

Hillside Garden Club

D. FictionMid-VictorianThe Little Garden Club of Winchester

D

website atwww.gcvirginia.org and access the Member Page.nd Hilldrup Transfer & Storage for support of the GCV Flower Shows.

Best Species StemLilium regale, Rachel HollisThe Spotswood Garden Club

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Three GCV Members to Receive AwardsBy Martha S. Wingfield

The Ashland Garden Club

The Virginia Conservation Network is pleased to announce that three

members of The Garden Club of Virginia will be receiving the net-

work's Blue Ridge Award on September 26, 2008. This award is given

to individuals who exemplify volunteer excellence in pursuit of environmental

goals.

Sallie Sebrell of The Nansemond River Garden Club, Marsha Merrell of The

James River Garden Club and Catharine Gilliam of The Blue Ridge Garden Club,

were instrumental in leading the efforts to preserve Virginia's environmental citi-

zen boards during this past General Assembly Session. These boards were threat-

ened by legislative proposals to silence the voices of ordinary citizens in the

Commonwealth's process of issuing air, water and waste permits.

By working in a tight-knit coalition, affectionately referred to as The Green

Team, that included current and former gubernatorial appointees as well as envi-ronmental groups, these women helped educate lawmakers and rally Virginians in

defense of the boards. Their victorious efforts protected the integrity of Virginia's

environmental permitting boards, safeguarding democracy in decisions that

impact our shared natural resources.

Members of the team met with the editorial boards of newspapers to explain

the importance of citizen boards as a forum for average Virginians to have theirsay in environmental permitting decisions. They also met with legislators and

businesses to build support for modest reforms that would reduce red tape with-

out creating a rubber stamp for polluters.

"These three gifted women were part of a vital 'brain trust' that oversaw every

step of our campaign," said Nathan Lott, executive director of the Virginia

Conservation Network (VCN). "We are pleased to celebrate their contribution,and the contributions of every GCV volunteer who wrote a letter or made a

phone call, at our September 26 gala."

Recipient Marsha Merrell served as GCV Conservation Chair during the two-

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decisions regarding an aging coal plant in Alexandria and a reservoir in Newport

News. Under her leadership, GCV and VCN held a joint Conservation Lobby

Day with record turnout. Because of turnout that day and subsequent displays of

support for the citizen boards, the General Assembly re-wrote a bill to eliminatethe boards and passed modest streamlining instead.

The Honorable W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., husband of past GCV President Helen

Murphy, and Honorary member of The GCV, will also be receiving an award that

evening. Having the support of a former legislator and Secretary of Natural

Resources helps lend creditability to the concerns of the environmental communi-

ty. His participation was invaluable to this effort.

The Blue Ridge Award will be presented at The Virginia Conservation

Network's Awards and Auction Gala on Friday, September 26, 2008, in the

Commonwealth Ballroom at Virginia Commonwealth University. For more infor-

SEPTEMBER 2008 [email protected]

The GCV Horticulture CommitteeInvites you to a tourfollowing The GCV Flower Arranging School

Rose Garden and Beyond at

Lewis Ginter Botanical GardensTuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:15 p.m.

Guided tour of the new Rose Garden and three additional gardens,including the Conservatory

Registration: $12 per person. Deadline September 15. Limit 100 attendeesRegister online

OR

Send registration form and non-refundable check, payable to GCV Rose Garden Tour to: Julie Patterson

715 Flordon DriveCharlottesville, VA 22901

Contact: Mary Eades,[email protected] 434.979.5829


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Lily Notes By Mary Nelson Thompson, The GCV Lily Chairman

The Franklin Garden Club

The 66th Annual GCV Lily Show hosted by the Winchester-Clarke

Garden Club was spectacular. Beautiful lilies, fabulous arrangements,

educational opportunities and gracious hospitality greeted those who

attended the show, co-chaired by Jean Gilpen and Susan Claytor.

In spite of adverse weather, the horticulture section was bountiful. Viewers will

never forget the Best Lily Stem in Show, 'Ortega', grown by Brenda Williams of

The Garden Study Club, Martinsville. The Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club won The Garden Club of Virginia Lily Chairman's Cup for the Best Inter Club

Test Collection. Rachel Hollis of The Spotswood Garden Club received The

Garden Club of Virginia Cup for the highest number of blue ribbons and Pat

Turner of Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club won for the second highest num-

ber. The Blue Ridge Garden Club Cup for the Best Stem Grown by a Novice was

won by Peggy Heyden of The Garden Club of Warren County.

The schedule, "Ex Libris," was skillfully, creatively and beautifully interpreted in

the artistic section of the show. The Boxwood Garden Club with arranger Missy

Buckingham won the coveted Quad Blue Award and The Past Presidents of The

Garden Club of Virginia Trophy for the Best Inter Club Arrangement. Other Inter

Club section winners included The Hunting Creek Garden Club, Hillside Garden

Club and The Little Garden Club of Winchester. Beverly Morrison of The Garden

Club of Warren County won The Georgia Vance Award for The Best Novice Arrangement. Once again, Matilda Bradshaw displayed her creative talents to win

The Ann Carter Sommerville Memorial Bowl. Most surprising was my TriColor

Award for The Best Arrangement Other Than Inter Club.

Thank you, GCV members, for the support you give to our flower shows. I am

pleased to announce that we have almost 400 Lily Collections ordered. The club

chairmen will receive them in mid-October. Should you wish to order more, view

the catalog online at www.bdlilies.com. In the fall the GCV Lily Committee will

present a workshop at the Kent-Valentine House for all chairmen. Look for the

details in the Lily section on the website. I hope to see every chairman and any

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The envelope, pleaseThe envelope inserted in your Journal is there for you to use to make donations

to The Garden Club of Virginia. The Garden Club of Virginia Endowment, TheCommon Wealth Award Fund and The GCV Conservation Fund rely on yourcontributions. Making a donation is a wonderful way to honor a friend, speakeror event in your club's history while at the same time allowing the work of TheGCV to prosper. It is now possible to make contributions online also. Look on theleft of the Members' page for Support Us. You will find the steps to make contri-butions through the mail, via stock gifts and online with PayPal. Descriptions of each of the funds can be found there also. Take that envelope out and send it in

with your donation today.

Cabell West flanked by the co-chairmen, Jean Gilpin andSusan Claytor

Genie and David Diller

The club collections


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Ex Libris The Garden Club of Virginia Cook Book

By Anne Cross

The Ashland Garden Club

Have you ever heard of The Garden Club of Virginia Cook Book ? I had notuntil last fall when I was cleaning out my late mother's house and cameacross it. It is a spiral-bound book and her copy has many loose pages.

Mother had placed it in a plastic bag and neatly shelved it with her numerouscookbooks. Its fragile condition made it clear that it had been used and loved overthe years.

The copyright date is 1942 and each recipe in it is reproduced in the handwrit-ing of its contributor. Every GCV officer and former president was invited to sendone recipe. Each club was asked for three recipes from its members. The recipesrange from old family favorites to exotic foreign dishes. Among the selections are:"Montebello Plum Pudding" contributed by deLacy Gray of the Dolley MadisonGarden Club; "Berkshire Soup" from Mrs. Clarke Worthington of the Augusta Garden Club; "Terrapin" from Elisabeth P. Joyner of The Garden Club of theEastern Shore; "Old Fashioned Sticky Sponge Cake" from Mrs. Fairfax Harrison of the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club; and "Potage St. Germain" from Mrs.Zach Toms of The James River Garden Club. My mother's copy of this book belonged to my great-aunt, Martha Lane Dovell, of The Williamsburg GardenClub. She contributed a recipe for "English Chopped Pickle". Her friend, Nora Hall, also from Williamsburg, sent in her recipe for "Sally Lunn."

The cookbook was published to raise funds for the war effort.Follow the Green Arrow explains that after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Dec. 1941, the GCV aban-

doned its statewide flower shows. Members turned their attention to raising money for war efforts. A member named Susa Snider designed Christmas cards.Their sale raised $4,000 which was "used for patriotic purposes." Mrs. Sniderthen suggested publishing a manuscript cookbook. The Garden Club of Virginia Cook Book raised $812.88 from its first printing, and a second edition of 1,000

was ordered. All profits from the book were used for famine relief. The book dedication reads as follows: "To the Long-suffering Husbands of all Garden ClubMembers this book is remorsefully dedicated." Beneath that is a quote from A.A.

Milne; "Nobody, my darling, could call me a fussy man, but I do like a little bit of butter to my bread."

This charming little cookbook has become a collector's item. My copy now resides in the Kent-Valentine House Library so that all members of the GCV canhave access to this wonderful part of our heritage.


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Daffodil Notes Thanks to Glenna Graves

By Lucy Rhame von Raab, GCV Daffodil Chairman

The Hunting Creek Garden Club

Each year those of us throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region who grow and show daffodils look forward excitedly to The GCV DaffodilShow. We cannot wait to clean, groom and fuss over blooms we have

planned for since the day we planted our bulbs. At the show teams of ladies help to identify, stage and place flowers on the

bench. But who is the woman behind the show, organizing the horticulture,

advising on space, assisting the hostess club, overseeing the properties,reviewing the horticulture schedule and coordinating awards with The GCV and the American Daffodil Society? For the past eight years, Glenna Gravesof The Spotswood Garden Club has graciously and competently chaired TheGCV Daffodil Committee.

Originally from Highland County, Glenna started growing daffodils in1993 after her club hosted The GCV Daffodil Show. In 1995 she joined TheGCV Daffodil Committee, assuming its leadership in 2001. In this capacity

she created a more active role for the Daffodil Committee, benefiting allexhibitors. Glenna revised the daffodil horticultural and artistic sections of The GCV Flower Shows Handbook.

Glenna has pursued her commitment to the education of GCV members indaffodil horticulture and has encouraged everyone to enter the GCV show. Inaddition to compiling over 400 collections distributed throughout the stateeach year, Glenna promoted the "Tried and True Collection," a reasonably priced garden and show worthy collection of blooms that many of us have

enjoyed. Each year Glenna's barn was filled with 7,000 bulbs in crates thatneeded cleaning, inspecting and bagging.

Glenna organized workshops in Richmond and toured the state to teachmembers the art of showing daffodils. She also ensured that GCV DaffodilCommittee members make themselves available at the shows to assistexhibitors. Through her efforts, Glenna has made growing and showing daf-fodils more accessible and fun for many people who might otherwise beintimidated. As a result The GCV Daffodil Show continues to grow and

prosper. It is regarded as one of the premier shows in the world, as well asone of the largest.

We al l owe Glenna a great debt of appreciation as she steps down from heryears of selfless, tireless and gracious service to The GCV as its DaffodilChair and to one of our state's best loved flowers.


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ClubNotes Gabriella: 75 and Going Strong

Gabriella Garden Club

W ho in the world was Gabriella? A garden club in Danville was named forher 75 years ago and still proudly bears this identity.

Known as Danville's first horticulturist, Gabriella was Mrs. Sydney RutherfordDula, a charter member and first president of the Garden Club of Danville in 1918.The organizational meeting of the Gabriella Garden Club in 1933 was held in her gar-den and her leadership is honored by the club's annual gift of a book on gardening tothe Danville Public Library.

The Gabriella Garden Club had a nucleus of daughters and daughters-in-law of members of the Garden Club of Danville as its charter members and became affiliated with The Garden Club of Virginia in 1938. The club received the Common Wealth Award in 1994 for the roof garden at Danville Regional Medical Center.

The club's interest is now focused on landscaping Danville's Interchange GardenNumber Nine. The celebration this September of their 75th birthday will include thegift of a collection of dogwood trees for the garden.

A Rain Garden to Help Purify the Chesapeake Bay Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club and

Leesburg Garden Club

W hen you think of a Rain Garden, what comes to mind? If you envisiondrops falling from large tropical plants, think again. A Rain Garden is alsoa filtration system for runoff that can hold contaminants.

Members of the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club were aware of the large num-

ber of cars on the hairpin turns sloping down to the Potomac River north of Leesburg, waiting to board White's Ferry. Club members realized this was a source of seriousundesirable runoff consisting of motor oil, grease, and chemicals. These pollutants

would flow into the Potomac River, and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay.Research on the Internet determined the appropriate layers of gravel, sand com-

bined with leaf mulch and soil. Clay which would fill the hole to be dug to catch therunoff was also included to absorb heavy metals and hydrocarbons,. Native plants wereselected to be planted in the containment area since they thrive without chemical fer-tilizers and pesticides. The plants will include Red Osier Dogwood, Low Bush

Honeysuckle, Pussy Willow, Ostrich Fern, Virginia Bluebells, Cardinal Flower, withSwitchgrass and other grasses at the runoff entrance point.The Leesburg Garden Club offered to join in the effort and their assistance was

gratefully accepted. As part of the education effort, they decided to enlist local scouttroops for help with digging and planting. A sign was envisioned to spread awarenessof Rain Gardens to all those motorists waiting for the Ferry. Planting is scheduled forearly September 2008.


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ClubNotes Paper or Plastic

The James River Garden Club

Paper or plastic? The next time you are asked this question at a gro-

cery store, stop and consider the potential impact of plastic on our

environment. The process of plastic bags breaking down into small-

er pieces can take up to 1,000 years and these small pieces remain non-

biodegradable. As a result, drainage and sewer systems become blocked,

causing potential bacterial and waterborne diseases. Cows, goats, sea birds,

turtles, dolphins, fish and sea mammals can die from ingesting plastic.

Plastic bags can kill plants if they wrap tightly around them.

After becoming aware of these dangers , James River Garden Club

Conservation Chairmen, Chamie Valentine and Aurelia Lewis, were inspired

to create a bag of their own that would deliver an "anti-plastic bag" message.

They met with Sarah Rowland, a local designer, and a bag was created that is

attractive, over- the- shoulder, deep, and made of recyclable materials. A

bright blue card attached with a ribbon explains why plastic bags are bad for

the earth and that proceeds from sales will go towards increasing public

awareness of potential problems. The Conservation committee voted to order

1000 bags for the 2007 Christmas season. These sold and 500 more were

then ordered and sold. Another 500 are

on order. Phase two of this effort is to

continue to educate the public and the

Richmond businesses.

Let's applaud and support the current

battle cry: "Stop using plastic bags!"


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The Face of the K-V House Is Retiring By Cabell Goolsby West

President of The Garden Club of Virginia The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton

R oberta Hughes, our House Manager of the

Kent-Valentine House, is retiring at the end

of July after 8 years of service. Roberta

always greeted us at the door with the brightest smile

on her face. Her cheerful attitude started every day

on a positive note. Each meeting and special event

was meticulously presented while she also kept our

headquarters spotlessly clean. One former President

said after learning of Roberta's retirement, "My worst

fear as President was that Roberta would retire."

Another member said, "I could weep, I love that lady,

she was a gracious hostess and a warm, lovely lady." In her retirement she will

have more time for herself and family. Please join me in wishing her good healthand happiness in her retirement. How we will miss her beautiful smile at the

other side of the door.


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Te GCV Flower Shows Committee announces

Flower Arranging School uesday, September 23, 2008

Lewis Ginter Botanical GardensRichmond, VA

Don't Miss the Program

Registration form may be downloaded from the GCV website and sent to:

uesday, September 238:30: Optional Judges Exam

Contact Joyce Moorman, [email protected] or 540-586-2231

9:30 10:30: Check in, Place Silent Auction Bids, Purchase Raffle ickets10:30 Noon: Flower Arranging School

$35.00 Includes a Box lunch

Back by popular demand, Julia Clevett,Design consultant and the Accredit ing Chairman for the Pacic and South Atlant ic Regions

Flower Show Schools, will demonstrate modern styles of arranging.Her fabulous arrangements will be the door prizes.

Raffle tickets may be purchased for $1.00 each during Check In,and there is no limit to the number of raffle tickets a participant may purchase.

We will also feature a si lent auct ion for a fabulous container, donated anonymously.

Laura Crumbley, Registrar1045 Presidential Circle, Forest, VA 22669

[email protected] or 434-525-3480

Stay informed of GCV events with the new e-Journal . This occasional publication isa combined effort from the Online Committee and the Journal . Updates sent via email will enhance communication to all members. One click and you can sign up formost planned programs. Look for thee-Journal in your inbox.

Luncheons meetings cocktail partiesgraduation parties wedding receptions

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

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


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Common Wealth Award FundProvides monies to individual clubs for local civic beautification efforts.

Donor: In Memory of:Mary Wynn McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Walker Austen

Kent-Valentine HouseDonor:

Ann Taliaferro Bailey

Kent-Valentine Library

Donor: In Memory of:Pamella B.F. Binder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith McLean Hudson

RestorationSupports GCV Restoration projects across the Commonwealth.

Donor: In Honor of:The Garden Club of Warren County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Ann Harmon

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 Hunting Creek Garden ClubMill Mountain Garden ClubSpotswood Garden ClubMargaret W. TalmanMrs. Hunter H. McGuire, Jr.Di Cook Dr. & Mrs. Powell Dillard, Jr.Pam Hoag Mary K. Hubard TrustDonna LawhonMrs. John A. Nolde, Jr.Emma Read OppenhimerMrs. Charles Larus Reed, Jr.Kay Van Allen

Donor: In Honor of:The Ashland Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran BonintiThe Augusta Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Arthur H. NashThe Blue Ridge Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Edgar H. MacKinlay The Garden Club of Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Nelson ThompsonThe Garden Club of the Eastern Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown

Lee SnyderThe Garden Club of Fairfax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Paul C. Kincheloe, Jr.

Mrs. John Turner

C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 3/1/08 Through 6/30/08


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The Franklin Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Walker GilletteThe James River Garden Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa R. HarrisonLeesburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown

Mary Bruce GlaizeThe Lynchburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine MaddenThe Nansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nita Bagnell

Mrs. William CardenMary Hart Darden

Mary Lawrence Harrell Judy Perry

The Garden Club of the Northern Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou SeilheimerThe Rappahannock Valley Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean InceThe Spotswood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monica FrackeltonThe Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou SeilheimerSuzanne W. Bresee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou SeilheimerDeedy Bumgardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret P. Bemiss

Mary Ann and Jim JohnsonMrs. Richard H. Catlett, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cabell Goolsby West

Anne Geddy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownMary Hart Darden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Ann JohnsonGeorge & Bill Flowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Frances FlowersMary Bruce H. Glaize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynne Beeler

Sally Guy BrownCandy Carden

Laura Dansby Karen JamisonNancy Lowry

Kim NashBetty Power

Betsy QuarlesCatherine Whitham

Elizabeth Huffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownMary Lou Seilheimer

Anne L. King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dianne SpenceKimbrough K. Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Brown, Jr.

Whitney & Ellen Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison Godwin SaundersMrs. Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownMary Nelson Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Leland E. Beale, Jr.Cabell Goolsby West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown

Mary Bruce GlaizeMembers of The Tuckahoe Garden Club

Dootsie Wilbur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownMary Ann Johnson

Mary Lou Seilheimer

Donor: In Memory of:The James River Garden Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Bruce Crane Fisher

Mrs. J. McCaw ParrishLeesburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen VandevanterThe Lynchburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Walker AustenThe Spotswood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Hoover


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The Garden Club of Warren County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. W. LeRoy CorronMrs. William C. Trenary III

Mrs. J. Victor Arthur, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Thom W. Henderson, Jr.S. Frank Blocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Dale Page Henderson

Judge & Mrs. Rudolph Bumgardner III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Sackett Walker AustenMary Hart Darden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Sackett Walker Austen

Melba Trenary Cabell Goolsby West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Walker Austen

Melba Trenary Denton Family Charitable Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy HooverMrs. Patrick C. Devine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale HendersonDr. & Mrs. Powell Dillard, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Sackett Walker AustenNani & Tuck Finley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale P. HendersonLouise Lewis Foster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Patton LewisHelen H. Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle Bryan HayesSally C. Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sallie Labouisse Harrison

Julie MacKinlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Sackett Walker AustenDorris Withers McNeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale HendersonKatherine T. Mears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melba Trenary Deane Ferguson Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodward Meredith Sherman, Jr.Helen Turner Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melba Trenary Mrs. Parke F. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Robert S. PrestonMrs. Vincent J. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale Page HendersonElizabeth F. Willcox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale Henderson

Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Worthington III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Walker Austen Anita Yoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Kathryn Hoover

The GCV Conservation Fund 2007-2008

Supports GCV clubs in local and statewide conservation projects.Donor:Huntington Garden ClubMerry Outlaw

Donor: In Honor of:007-08 Conservation Committee et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha MerrellMarsha Merrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Conservation Committee

Donor: In Memory of:Pamella B.F. Binder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith McLean Hudson

Anne Crable Hurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia ShackelfordScottie Thomson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melba Trenary

The SEED Fund

Supports Events, Education, and Development.

Donor: In Honor of:The Spotswood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Lynch


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