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THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

Journal
VOL LIII, NO. 2, JUNE 2008
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The Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate

the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of
nature and to challenge future generations to
build on this heritage.

FROM THE EDITOR

As Editor of your Journal, I wait expectantly like a gardener waiting for a crop. Right
now I want my tomatoes to thrive and I want your articles for the next issue. They are
the substance of the Journal. Some committees have regular space. Also welcome are
independent articles that tell of the interests of our membership. Club Notes will focus
on projects that were unusual and from which new lessons can be learned. Instructions
for Submissions can be found on the website under Journal. Photographs taken at 300
dpi will reproduce clearly. Please take the time to read these instructions. The Editorial
Board under the leadership of former editor, Peggy Federhart, has done extensive
preparation to insure a consistent publication. Just as one would inspect a plant before
planting, we have to edit articles. Criteria have been established and procedures are in
place to insure a Journal that looks good and speaks in one cohesive voice. Now, about
those tomatoes...

Journal Editorial Board

2008-2009
Editor and Chairman: Jeanette Cadwallender, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club
ExOfficio Members
The GCV President, Cabell West, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
The GCV Corresponding Secretary, Meg Clement, Three Chopt Garden Club
The GCV Director of Public Relations, Lexi Byers, The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula
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 Shore
Betty Delk,The Nansemond River Garden Club
Julie Grover, The Blue Ridge Garden Club, The James River Garden Club
Mary Ann Johnson, Roanoke Valley Garden Club
Sarah Pierson, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club
Laurie Starke, The Warrenton Garden Club

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The Garden Club of Virginia
Journal
The Garden Club of Virginia Journal
(USPS 574-520, ISSN 0431-0233) is
published four times a year for members
by The GCV, 12 East Franklin St.,
Richmond, VA 23219. Periodical
postage paid in Richmond, VA. Single
issue 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 issue
October 15 for the December issue
Email copy to the Editor and advertising
to the Ad Chairman
Journal Editor:
Jeanette Cadwallender
615 Fauquier Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Phone: (540) 373-7210
Email: journal@gcvirginia.org
Journal Advertising Chairman:
Kay Kelly 112 Serpentine Rd., S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24014
Phone: (540) 343-9089
Email: KKelly112@aol.com
President of The Garden Club of Virginia:
Cabell West
Journal Committee Chairman:
Aileen Laing
Vol. LIII, No. 2
Printed on recycled paper by
Carter Printing Company
Richmond, VA
JUNE 2008
ON THE COVER...
The cover is dedicated to the Winchester-Clarke
Garden Club, host of The GCV Lily Show.
Cathy Zimmerman, artist.
IN THIS ISSUE...
GCV Officers and Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Massie Medal Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Road Less Traveled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Summertime and the Giving is Easy . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The 2008 de Lacy Gray Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Horticulture Field Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Favretti Fellow Studies Bloomsbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2008 Horticulture Award of Merit . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The 66th Annual Lily Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lily Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Common Wealth Award Nominations . . . . . . . . . 12
The 74th Annual Daffodil Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ex Libris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
New Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Club Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sensational Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rose Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Flower Arranging School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2008 Daffodil Show Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chairmen of Standing Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
OTHER REFERENCES...
Kent-Valentine House
Phone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778
Email: director@gcvirginia.org
Historic Garden Week Office
Phone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778
Email: gdnweek@verizon.net
www.VAGardenWeek.org
POSTMASTER send address changes to:
Executive Director
12 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

Officers and Directors
2008-2010
President Cabell West
The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
desda346@aol.com

First Vice President Kim Nash

The Warrenton Garden Club
granville@blackhawke.net

Second Vice President Ann Gordon Evans

The Huntington Garden Club
agevans@cox.net

Treasurer Joanie Robins

The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
j.robins@comcast.net

Recording Secretary Betsy Worthington

The Lynchburg Garden Club
worthbetsy@comcast.net

Corresponding Secretary Meg Clement

Three Chopt Garden Club
miclement@comcast.net

Directors at Large
2007-09 2008-10
Di Cook Betsy Agelasto
Fauquier and Loudon Garden Club The Virginia Beach Garden Club
pjcook2000@yahoo.com betsyagelasto@mindspring.com

Peggy Bowditch Nina Mustard

The Garden Club of Gloucester The Williamsburg Garden Club
peggyb72@cox.net nmustard@cox.net

Glenna Graves Muff Nolde

The Spotswood Garden Club The Boxwood Garden Club
glennamgraves@comcast.net muffnolde@aol.com

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The Massie Medal Award

for Distinguished Achievement
By Jocelyn Connors, The Massie Medal Award Committee Chairman,
The Lynchburg Garden Club

ary Lou Seilheimer was awarded

M the 2008 Massie Medal Award for

Distinguished Achievement at the
Annual Meeting of The Garden Club of
Virginia which was held at the Jefferson
Hotel in Richmond on May 14th. Mary
Lou's outstanding work in horticulture and
gardening and her steadfast service to The
GCV over the years have eminently qualified
her for this prestigious award.
Mary Lou Seilheimer with her Mary Lou has been an active member of
husband Charlie and son, Charles.
The Warrenton Garden Club for over thirty
Photo: Linda Consolvo
years, holding every major office, serving as
Chairman of Historic Garden Week and the 1992 Board of Governor's Meeting, as
well as twice chairing the Horticulture Committee of her club. She has been equally
engaged with The GCV, serving as Corresponding Secretary, Second Vice President,
Chairman of the Finance Committee, Co-chairman of the Capital Campaign for the
Kent-Valentine House renovation, and Chairman of the Horticulture Committee. She
is presently the Chairman of the Restoration Committee.
Leeton Forest, her previous home in Warrenton, was open numerous times for
Historic Garden Week. The Seilheimers have continued to support the work of The
GCV and other groups by graciously opening the garden at their current home,
Mount Sharon Farm in Orange. Visitors to their homes have commented upon the
wonderful diversity, elegance and charm of their gardens, most especially their exqui-
site roses. GCV Rose Shows have been graced with Mary Lou's outstanding horticul-
ture exhibits and artistic arrangements, and she has received numerous awards and tro-
phies in other flower shows, as well.
A friend used these words to describe Mary Lou, "It is a talented, wise, articulate and
persuasive woman who can carry out so many responsibilities with so great an effect. Mary
Lou is such a woman. Throughout her decades of service, one particular quality she brings
to each job stands out: insightfulness. Ever mindful of others' sensibilities, Mary Lou has an
unsurpassed ability to understand a problem or issue, assess the options and adopt a fair,
far-sighted and effective plan of achievement. Then she gets down to work, with grace,
enthusiasm and good humor........[an] active, loyal, uncompromising and gentle woman."

Mary Lou Seilheimer is truly an inspiration to us all.

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The Road Less Traveled

By Lynne Beeler
The Martinsville Garden Club

he road to Southside Virginia is not as frequently traveled as the road

T to Richmond, but on Tuesday morning, February 26, GCV members

traveled to Danville from Roanoke, Lynchburg, Chatham and
Martinsville to meet with the Danville club members for the premiere of The
GCV New Member Orientation. Having prepared myself for the attendance of
25 members, I was overwhelmed by the 63 enthusiastic ladies entering the
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.
After months of in-depth planning, Mary Bruce Glaize, Corresponding
Secretary and charged with the New Member Orientation, gave a most inform-
ative powerpoint presentation. Following a question and answer period and
much positive feedback, we left the Museum not only with a greater under-
standing of The Garden Club of Virginia, but also with a great sense of pride
in belonging to such a dynamic and vibrant organization.
We had a successful meeting and many suggestions were offered. Myra
Stegall, from The Garden Study Club in Martinsville, noted that club members
in this part of the state often feel isolated. Frequently, GCV sponsored meet-
ings are held in areas too great a distance from our area, making it difficult to
participate. On February 26, however, we discovered that we don't have to
travel to those distant places; The GCV will come to us! Members agreed that
meeting in a location central to many clubs in a particular area increased atten-
dance. A regional flower arranging school was suggested as a way to involve
more members. Clearly members are more willing to be involved if the day is
not tied up in travel.
As the first step has been taken in bringing The GCV to the members, we
hope our members will become active participants not only in their club, but
also in The GCV. Mary Bruce has paved the way to seeing more of The GCV
on the road less traveled.

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Summertime…and the Giving is Easy

By Catherine Whitham, Development Committee
Three Chopt Garden Club

he GCV is proud to report that 26 clubs and 102 individuals have made

T gifts to one of the four GCV Funds over the first three quarters of the
2007-2008 fiscal year. The Garden Club of Virginia Endowment has
received the bulk of the gifts, thanks in large part to the generous Godmothers
who have each given or pledged a major gift toward building for the future of
The GCV. A complete list of donors including clubs will be published in the
GCV Year in Review, which will be received in September. Gifts are reported
through June 30, 2008, so there is still time to make a donation.
A gift to The GCV supports our mission of celebrating the beauty of the
land, conserving the gifts of nature, and challenging future generations to build
on this heritage. Your gifts provide the extra margin of excellence, which is the
hallmark of every GCV project undertaken.
Giving is now simpler than ever. If you do not have a remittance envelope
handy, just go to the website www.gcvirginia.org. Click on the Support The GCV
button on the left side of the page. A few clicks of the mouse will allow you to
either pay online, a new and easy means of making a gift, or to download a
contribution form to include with your check.
Either way, giving is easy and it is a privilege to support the organization we
love. All gifts are deeply appreciated and gratefully accepted.

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The 2008 de Lacy Gray Memorial

Medal for Conservation
By Marsha Merrell, GCV Conservation Chairman
The James River Garden Club

ve Fout of the Fauquier and Loudoun

E Garden Club was posthumously awarded

the deLacy Gray Memorial Medal for
Conservation. Her daughter Nina Fout accepted the
award at the Annual Meeting of The Garden Club
of Virginia.
Eve was a most effective leader in land conserva-
tion, land use policy and protection of Virginia's
most precious natural, historic, cultural and scenic
resources. She led the Piedmont Environmental
Council for ten years as chair of its Board of Directors. During her tenure over
200,000 acres were placed in permanent conservation easements. The PEC has
provided training for hundreds of real estate professionals, lawyers, appraisers and
financial advisors enabling them to assist landowners in land conservation. Her
vision for promoting land conservation led to improved national and state incen-
tives for the donation of conservation easements. Efforts by the PEC led to the
1997 enactment of the American Farm and Ranch Protection Act. In Virginia,
the Land Preservation Tax Credit was established. The results of this legislation
are most impressive: Protection of nearly 300,000 acres in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed, 165,000 acres of prime farmland and many historic sites.
As a founding member of Scenic Virginia, she promoted billboard control and
the protection of our beautiful vistas and sites. Eve promoted and assisted in the
listing of historic districts throughout the Piedmont. She initiated the Journey
Through Hallowed Ground project to bring national recognition to the Route 15
corridor from Gettysburg to Charlottesville.
An individual who led by example, Eve and her family placed over a thou-
sand acres of their land under conservation easement. As a member of the Orange
County Hunt, she encouraged others to do the same. She truly exemplified the
spirit of the deLacy Gray Memorial Medal for Conservation and has left a legacy
that continues to reflect her dedication.

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Misty Tour Delights

By Kay Van Allen, GCV Horticulture Chairman,
The Lynchburg Garden Club

he fragrance of wisteria, the smell of newly trampled grass, the glimpse of a tree

T peony through the mist…is this England? No, it is Horticulture Field Day 2008 in
Leesburg. From the shy beauty of late spring ephemerals to the brazen brilliance of
red poppies, the show is on. Eda Dennis's European garden with her prize tree peonies
and precisely pruned topiaries is a delight…as is her woodland walk out to the bluff over-
looking a lazy stream.
Peggy Rust's fabulous stone house, built by
her husband's father, commands a spectacular
view of the Potomac River and the fauna that
flourish in its environs. The enclosed swimming
pool, hidden from view by a green hedge, is
equaled by her parterres that are planted wisely
in deer-disdained plants such as lamb's ears, box-
wood and salvia. Peggy's woodland walk is love-
ly now, but cries for another visit in the earlier
spring when the Trout Lilies, Dutchman's
Britches and Spring Beauties are in bloom.
Edgehill Farm, even in the rain, is sumptuous.
Cabell West and Kim Nash The spring, not far from the old stone house,
Photo: Linda Consolvo feeds two ponds created by owner, Eleanor
Adams. The first, and larger pond, is surrounded with yellow flag irises, cat tails and other
bog plants, while the smaller pond serves as a swimming hole for the grandchildren.
Eleanor has an array of plants that range from haughty named peonies to hardy pass-a-
long plants whose names have been forgotten
over the years. The spring provides ample water
for flowering beds, raspberry plots and veg-
etable gardens. Her folly is a stunning lattice
half-dome, which is usually covered with New
Dawn roses, and provides a shady lifeguard sta-
tion for the swimming hole.
Along with these unique private gardens,
Field Day in Leesburg offered visits to
Birchwood, a private arboretum where one
could linger for days, as well as an opportunity
to visit Oatlands and Little Oatlands and the
majestic gardens of Morven Park. The weather
Di Cook flanked by deodora cedars.
was chilly, but the welcome in each garden was
Photo: Linda Consolvo
warm and wonderful.

Luncheons Š meetings Š cocktail parties

graduation parties Š wedding receptions
Ease and elegance in entertaining at the Kent-Valentine House.
For availability contact (804) 643-4137or director@gcvirginia.org
K E N T- VA L E N T I N E H O U S E

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Favretti Fellow Studies Bloomsbury

By Betsy Huffman
The Garden Club of Alexandria

" t has been an experience that I will never forget and helped me decide

I this field was what I wanted to pursue after college." These words
were written to thank The Garden Club of Virginia by Carrie Trebil at
the end of her 2007 Rudy J. Favretti Fellowship.
A landscape architecture student at Clemson University, Carrie spent her
summer documenting the history and gardens at Bloomsbury in Orange
County under the direction of landscape architect William D. Rieley.
Carrie researched documents at the Orange County Courthouse, records
in the National Register of Historic Places as well as doing a great deal of
on site research at the gardens at Bloomsbury. Carrie's report describes
Bloomsbury as a house built by Lt. Colonel James Taylor II in the mid
1700's. Lt. Colonel Taylor was a member of the House of Burgesses and
great grandparent to two presidents, James Madison and Zachary Taylor.
The house was purchased as a wedding present in the 1960's for Helen
Marie Taylor who is a descendant of the original owners.
Carrie writes that there is evidence of a sunken garden, four feet below
the level of the yard, on the western side of the main house. The gardens
may have featured flowers, herbs and shrubs at the corners and edges with
a horseshoe shaped bowling green at the center. Her report also includes
an oral history of the property summarized from interviews with the cur-
rent owner, Mrs. Taylor. Will Rieley comments that "Carrie did a wonder-
ful job distilling and organizing the history of Bloomsbury, its environs
and its place in the Virginia landscape."
Carrie's final report on Bloomsbury joins the eleven previous Favretti
reports at the office of William D. Rieley, the Virginia Historical Society
and the Kent-Valentine House. The work of these Fellows gives The
Garden Club of Virginia a professional and comprehensive record of the
remarkable landscape history that is unique to our Commonwealth. She
concludes her thank you note to The GCV by saying "Keep up the great
work you are doing."

The 2008 Favretti Fellowship is awarded to Hannah Warfield who will

work at Tuckahoe Plantation.

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2008 Horticulture
Award of Merit
By Kay Van Allen,
GCV Horticulture Chairman
The Lynchburg Garden Club

he Horticulture Award of

T Merit was established in

1960 for individual mem-
bers of The Garden Club of
Virginia who have achieved sig-
nificant accomplishments in hor-
ticulture, both personally and in
the community at large. The
awards are presented at the
Annual Meeting.
This year Mary Ann Gibbons
of the Fauquier and Loudoun
Garden Club has been honored
with a Horticulture Award of
Merit. Mary Ann is an avid con-
servationist and a zealous advo-
cate of native plants. She grows,
promotes, shares and urges other
gardeners to go native. It is her
belief that no one should spend
our natural resources mowing and
removing valuable habitat. She
will take on all comers when it
comes to promoting native plants
and battling invasive intruders,
from eradicating invasive English
ivy on the Theodore Roosevelt
Island to convincing VDOT to
change the path of its highway to
save the Loretta Oak. We com-
mend Mary Ann for her success-
ful pursuits and honor her with
this award.

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The
The Garden
Garden Club
Club of
of Virginia
Virginia
The 66th Annual Lily Show
Ex Libris
Sponsored by The Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Assisted by The North American Lily Society

E NTRIES A CCEPTED :
Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Horticulture until 5:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 18, 8:00 - 9:45 a.m.

O PEN TO THE PUBLIC

Wednesday, June 18th, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 19th, 10:00a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Millwood Station
250 Costello Drive, Winchester, Virginia

The Award Ceremony is on Wednesday, June 18th at 2:30 p.m.

INTER CLUB CL ASSES

Class 51A
Poetry
A Creative Line design interpreting the lines from Robert
Frost's The Road Not Taken: "Two roads diverged in a yellow
wood,/ And sorry I could not travel both/ And be one traveler,
long I stood/ And looked down one as far as I could/ To where
it bent in the undergrowth;"

Class 51B
Science Fiction
A Free Form design interpreting the title of Jules Verne's
Around the World in Eighty Days.

Class 51C
Drama
An Italian Renaissance arrangement interpreting the quote from
William Shakespeare's King John (Act III, Scene 1): "Of
Nature's gifts thou mayst with lilies boast…"

Class 51D
Fiction
A Mid-Victorian period arrangement inspired by Margaret
Mitchell's Gone With the Wind. Drapery permitted.

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Lily Notes
By Mary Nelson Thompson
The Franklin Garden Club

our lilies are blooming and you are eager to take them to the Lily

Y Show. Here are a few hints from seasoned growers and show par-
ticipants.
It is best to cut lily stems in the late afternoon when the first flowers
bloom. Leave at least a third of the stem and leaves to provide nourish-
ment for next year's growth. Single buds may be picked just as the color
is beginning to show at the tip. Place stems in tepid water and store in a
cool dark location. Buds will open faster in warm sunny spots. Gently
crumple foil around the stamens, anthers and stigmata to prevent smear-
ing of the pollen.
Lilies may be stored for several days in a non-frost free refrigera-
tor with temperatures at 36 to 40 degrees F. Never put them with
apples. Place a moist towel in the bottom of the refrigerator to pro-
vide humidity.
Secure, spacious transportation is needed to keep specimens from break-
ing, crushing, or bruising. Remove debris with a soft, small art brush. Cut
off brown tips on leaves. Green markers may help disguise brown spots.
Grooming may not alter the typical features of the specimen.
Participants will save time by filling out entry cards and recording
classification information ahead of time. Address labels are preferred.
Show horticulture experts will be on hand to help classify and place the
specimens. One can learn to classify by keeping a notebook with the
pictures and descriptions of the yearly GCV Lily Collections and other
lily bulbs one plants. Photographs of previous lily collections can be
viewed on the GCV website. Go to Flower Shows, Lilies, Lily Collection
Archives and then the year. This is a useful reference for all GCV flower
collections.
Judges consider condition, vigor, placement on stem, substance of
flowers, form of flowers and color of flowers. Don't hold back
entering a specimen because it is imper fect. Often the merits out-
weigh the defects.
Every entry in the show is a success story because it shows that the
entrant is participating. Please join us in Winchester on June 18th and
19th for the 66th Annual GCV Lily Show, sponsored by The Winchester-
Clarke Garden Club. It will be fantastic.

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Common Wealth Award Nominations

By Nancy Lowry, Common Wealth Award Chairman
Rivanna Garden Club

Congratulations to the 2008 finalists for the Common Wealth Award: The Brunswick
Garden Club, The Garden Club of Fairfax and Harborfront Garden Club. Members of
each GCV club will vote for a winner of the Award. Club Presidents will bring the clubs'
preferences to The GCV Board of Governors' Meeting in October.

A Fort Called Christ-Anna and Its Indian Trading Center

Submitted by The Brunswick Garden Club

Established by Governor Spotswood in 1714 as a fur trading center and an exper-

imental Indian School, Fort Christanna, situated on a hill above a bend in the
Meherrin River in Brunswick County, is revered by local citizens and Native
Americans whose ancestors once occupied this sacred historical site.
Funded by on-going annual Christmas auctions and plant sales, The Brunswick
Garden Club has committed assistance to this outstanding restoration project.
Initiated by the Brunswick County Historical Society and the Brunswick/Lake Gaston
Tourism Association, Phase 1 of this community effort to create a historical park at
the site of Fort Christanna has been completed.
Receipt of the Common Wealth Award would allow The Brunswick Garden Club
to create a teaching/seating area at the site, based on the plan of an "Indian Town"
described in John Fontaine's 1716 journal. Rustic authenticity is being implemented
through the design of cement tree stumps for seating and a lectern. Appropriate sig-
nage is being placed throughout the fort area. Student groups and other visitors, who
come to experience its historic significance, will benefit from this seating/lecture site
enhanced by nature's own beauty. Native Americans will be beneficiaries of an
authentic and sacred setting for annual ceremonies to honor their ancestors.
Deprived of its agricultural and industrial life-lines, effective sources of funding in
the area are limited. Therefore, our efforts would benefit substantially from the
Common Wealth Award to assist with this historic restoration, beautification and edu-
cational project. We sincerely seek your support.

The Lake Lina Wetland at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

Submitted by the Garden Club of Fairfax

The Lake Lina Wetland lures people outside where nature can be experienced
by the heart. Lake Lina is a five-acre wetland within Meadowlark Botanical
Gardens. Meadowlark, located three miles west of Tysons Corner in Fairfax
County, includes 95 acres of mature trees, walking trails, lakes, display gardens, a
sensory garden, a log cabin (circa 1755), and plants native to the Potomac River
Valley. This beautiful green jewel creates a natural sanctuary of beauty and serenity
near a bustling urban area and is enjoyed annually by 180,000 visitors. The Lake
Lina Wetland serves as an intergenerational and multicultural classroom for viewing
wildlife indigenous to Virginia.

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In 2008 the Garden Club of Fairfax (GCF) contributed $1,000 for a SOL-com-
pliant learning box to be placed in Meadowlark's electric car which allows easy accessi-
bility to The Lake Lina Wetland. The learning box provides a hands-on experience by
employing such tools as a dissecting microscope, hand-held magnifiers, guide books to
local flora and fauna, seeds and animal skulls, along with local maps identifying nearby
watersheds. The electric car and the dissecting microscope will be charged by solar
panels.
Since 2002, GCF has partnered with Meadowlark and contributed $10,300 for a
variety of projects. In addition, the Boy Scouts have donated over 1200 hours toward
the removal of invasive plants and have begun the planting of many native shrubs and
wildflowers.
To build on these earlier efforts, the GCF now seeks funds to complete The Lake
Lina Wetland. The Garden Club of Virginia's Common Wealth Award will provide
funding for hundreds of herbaceous wetland and native carnivorous pitcher plants,
hands-on outdoor classroom enhancements, an amphitheatre seating 50 visitors with
wheelchair accessibility, and associated educational signage. With this Award,
Meadowlark, GCF and GCV will be able to greatly enhance our common vision…"to
celebrate the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of nature and to challenge future
generations to build on this heritage."

A Living Shoreline at the Hermitage Foundation Museum

Submitted by the Harborfront Garden Club

The Hermitage Museum was built on the Lafayette River in Norfolk as the sum-
mer retreat of William and Florence Sloane in 1908. They established the Foundation
in 1937 to increase awareness of the arts. The Hermitage is renowned for its art col-
lection, architecture, galleries, Arts School and beautiful grounds. Visitation is 35,000
school children and visitors annually.
Installation of a living shoreline at the Hermitage restored 23,275 square feet of
wetlands, acting as a natural filtration system, improving water quality and increas-
ing native wildlife habitats. Educational signage shows pictorial adapta-
tions of the development and the native plants installed. Foundation and
professional staff will assess which plantings are most effective.
Harborfront Garden Club contributed $5,000 for the signage and
hours of labor in planting native plants. The Foundation pledged a conser-
vation easement and staff and volunteer services for maintenance. Total
support exceeded $138,000; $7,826 needs to be raised to complete a board-
walk to access and view the restored area.
This living shoreline will serve as a teaching model for wetland restora-
tion and preservation and provide cultural, horticultural and conservation
research and education, historic preservation and beautification of one of
Virginia's treasures.

The nominations for The Common Wealth Award are presented as submitted.

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A The 74th Annual

DAFFODIL
SHOW
“Ports of Call: Th
Sponsored by The Garden C
Photos by Linda Consolvo

B
Class 199 Inter Club Artistic Classes
A. Leedstown
Late Colonial
The Hunting Creek Garden Club

B. Historic Christ Church

Traditional Line Mass
The Mill Mountain Garden Club

Best Standard Stem in Show

Kay Justice Ridinger,
The Williamsburg Garden Club

For a complete list of Daffodil Show Winners, go to

Grateful Appreciation Extended to Mary Wynn and Charles McDaniel

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2008 Winners C

Number of Exhibitors Artistic and Horticultural Exhibitors: 187

Number of Arrangements: 78
Number of Horticultural Stems: 191

he Northern Neck”
Club of the Northern Neck
Placement and Text by Fleet Davis

C. Reedville
Mid-Victorian
The Virginia Beach Garden Club
Quad Blue

D. Sharps
Art Nouveau
The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

Class 200, White Stone Beach

Best Artistic In Show
Caroline Parrish,
The Warrenton Garden Club

www.gcvirginia.org and access Flower Shows

and Hildrup Transfer for Support of The GCV Flower Shows

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Ex Libris
By Mary Lloyd Lay
The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

" ureka, I found it!" All August I had been looking at a tall striking

E purple aster in front of a nearby bed and breakfast. I thought, "I must
find that for my new sun garden." I happened to be browsing through
Armitage's Garden Perennials in the library at the Kent Valentine House when
it just popped out at me.
The aster is Aster tataricus. It's a beauty. It stands strong and tall unlike
some other asters. It blooms in late summer through fall with hundreds of
light lavender flowers with yellow centers. Armitage says, "The good thing
about this species is that plants multiply rapidly: the bad thing is that plants
multiply rapidly." I will have many to pass on.
The first thing that caught me about the book was the variety of plants I
had not seen in many other perennial books, and the nearly 1,500 photo-
graphs are beautiful. Armitage's writing is engaging and humorous. The book
is chock-full of information to help us not waste money on poor performers
in the South.
Next I dug into Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
What a treat. It has excellent photos and Dirr's usual pithy candid remarks,
either positive or negative about the plants. He gives you all you need to
know about which plants will suit your site, climate and color pallet. While
browsing, I decided I must have two plants for my new garden, Physocarpus
'Diablo' with its awesome purple foliage to go behind some the medium pink
Knock Out roses and another Spiraea 'Ogon'. What a fabulous pale green,
early spring plant.
Last but not least, I went though Pamela Harper's marvelous book for this
area, Time-Tested Plants : Thirty Years in a Four Season Garden. The pictures
taken in her garden are sumptuous and her writing is entertaining. She not
only shares a wealth of information but also her love of gardening. Her book
covers bulbs, vines, grasses, ferns, berries, perennials and annuals, plants for
fall and winter as well as trees and shrubs. If there is any one reference book
for Zone 8, I would pick this one above any other. I refer often to my own
copy.
If you are planning a garden or redoing a garden you cannot do better
than study these three books. They are there for the browsing or borrowing
at the Kent-Valentine House Library. Come visit. You will have a very pleas-
ant time just as Suzanne Wright and I have had over these last years.

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New Acquisitions
The K-V House Library has recently received a number of books as gifts from
generous GCV members. These books cover all aspects of the world of gardening,
horticulture, and flower arranging and greatly enhance our collection.

The American Horticultural Society Flower Finder by Jacqueline Heriteau

The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening by Christopher Brickell
Color Echoes by Pamela Harper
Time-Tested Plants by Pamela Harper
The Border Book by Anna Pavord
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust
The Complete Guide to Flower Arranging by Jane Packer
The Flower Arranging Expert by Dr. D.G. Hessayon
Successful Flower Gardening by Ortho Press
The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse
Taylor's Guide to Herbs by Rita Buchanan
On Gardening by Penelope Hobhouse
The Collector's Garden by Ken Druse
The Natural Shade Garden by Ken Druse
The Gardener's Dictionary of Horticulture Terms by Harold Bagust
Gardens to Go by Sydney Eddison
The Complete Book of Flower Design by Paula Pryke
Flower School by Paula Pryke
Table Flowers by Paula Pryke
Gardens of Britain by John Gilbert
The Well Placed Weed by Ryan Gainey
English Gardens by Peter Coats
The Exuberant Garden by William H. Frederick, Jr.
Color Encyclopedia of Garden Plants & Habitats by Peter Menzel

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Club Notes
The Mill Mountain Garden Club
n a cold, blustery January morning, 17 members of The Mill Mountain

O Garden Club completed a 30-minute community service project that

piggybacked with the City of Roanoke's "Clean and Green" campaign.
The MMGC Conservation committee, led by Janet Frantz and Whitney Feldman,
planned the community service project to last less than one hour. Members met
in front of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, on city-owned property near
the bus stop, a popular spot for smokers since the hospital has gone completely
smoke free. The group cleaned up the area by picking up hundreds of discarded
cigarette butts keeping them out of our waterways, rivers, and streams.
Interestingly, there were at least two municipal ash tray/trash cans located within
ten feet of the area. MMGC President Jane Coulter noted "what a difference we
could make in a record twenty-seven minutes of time."

The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

biennial fundraiser allows our garden club to participate in community out-

A reach efforts through a grants program established in 2000. The program

makes money available to local non-profit organizations or individuals located
in the region whose projects meet the goals of The GCNN: restoration of historic gar-
dens, conservation of natural resources, beautification of the Northern Neck, promo-
tion of horticulture and education. In 2006 grants went to The Menokin Foundation
for landscaping, the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society for a
demonstration garden at the Old Courthouse in Heathsville and to Morattico Baptist
Church for its cemetery project. The GCNN is also interested in educating children
about the Chesapeake Bay and has sponsored eight scholarships to The Chesapeake
Bay Foundation's Teachers on the Bay program over the last seven years.
The GCNN reaches out to the community by presenting an annual Conservation
Symposium. Begun in 2001, the symposium brings experts to the Northern Neck to
discuss locally important issues, i.e. rural landscape preservation and wildlife habitat
preservation to name a few. The 2008 program was "Building green in the Northern
Neck," given by Elizabeth Gruben, an expert in sustainable design.

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Club Notes
The Nansemond River Garden Club
" 've got one!" shouts the excited nine year old as he examines his net and discovers a tiny

I crab, pulled from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay at First Landing Seashore State Park
in Virginia Beach. The discovery is one of many during the week of Ecology Camp in
June, sponsored by The Nansemond River Garden Club for children ages eight through ten.
Started over 25 years ago by Ellen Godwin, Past President of The GCV, Ecology Camp
has introduced hundreds of young conservationists to the wonders of nature through explo-
ration, games, arts and crafts and field trips. The camp has been held on the banks of the
Nansemond River, in private yards, and for many years at the home of Helen and Tim
Johnson of Suffolk. The 2000 recipient of The GCV Dugdale Award and local school
teacher, Georgie Morgan, directs the activities with help from the Johnsons and members of
The Nansemond River Garden Club.
During the week, the children might watch bees in their hives, talk to a parrot, touch
lizards and snakes, hike through the woods, ride a pontoon boat for a lesson on wetlands, and
climb a 200 year-old live oak tree. The Johnsons' garage is turned into a lively classroom
where the children hear stories and do arts and crafts, including such things as making con-
crete stepping stones with their handprints in them.
The week's finale is a picnic for the campers and their families and a chance to swim in
the Johnsons' pool. Full of fried chicken, fruit and cookies, younger siblings declare that they,
too, will come to Ecology Camp when they are old enough. It is a joyful week where children
are taught to be good stewards of the environment, and the reward is the many children who
return for another year.

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Sensational Symposium
By Deedy Bumgardner, Past President, GCV
The Augusta Garden Club

ith the theme "Celebrate 2008 - The 75th Anniversary of Historic Garden

W Week", over 500 members of The Garden Club of Virginia and their guests
did just that February 11-13, 2008 in Fredericksburg. The Symposium's
success was evident in the number of participants, the contagious esprit de corps and
the fact that it was financially self-sustaining. It surpassed all expectations and we owe
the success to the determined leadership of GCV Past President Mina Wood. She is to
be commended for her vision, adept leadership and steadfast resolve. She was charting
a course in unknown waters for The GCV and her path lead to success. This event
grew out of the results of the Strategic Plan that The GCV undertook just three years
ago. Hats off to Mina for enabling us to check off the goal: "Hold a symposium and/or
convention for all members". Many others worked hard by serving on committees, lend-
ing financial support and encouraging attendance.
As a preface to the Symposium, complimentary trolleys allowed the attendees to
visit Fredericksburg's four restorations that were open for special tours. The hospitable
guides at these properties made the chill of the February day disappear. Also, preceding
the formal program, the Restoration committee was able to link their ceremony high-
lighting new work at the Mary Washington Monument to the Symposium. Speeches
and a wreath-laying confirmed the value
of GCV Restoration efforts. Vendors
provided wonderful shopping opportuni-
ties for orchids, jewelry, garden supplies,
antiques, pottery, art and many other
items from the opening registration
throughout the event.
Tuesday was filled with outstanding
speakers. Those who heard Amy
Stewart's talk will never look at commer-
cial flowers the same way and Warren
Byrd enlightened and inspired the audi-
ence with his work in sustainable gardens
around the world. Horticulture enthusi-
asts were energized by Linda Pinkham's
plants for Beautiful Gardens ™. The pop-
ular presentation by ladies from the
National Cathedral Flower Guild was a
standing room only event. Writers and
photographers were glad for the lessons
taught by Fleet Davis and Ann Wright.

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Restoration day began with Nancy Campbell's inspiring talk that was followed
by a Restoration panel composed of Rudy Faveretti, Calder Loth, Tom Savage
and Phillip Watson. These nationally recognized men spoke to the challenges of
garden restoration and honored the work that The GCV has done with proceeds
from HGW for 75 years. The program closed as Will Rieley, Landscape Architect
for The Garden Club of Virginia, fascinated the audience as he took them
through the steps of a restoration project.
The opening night event honoring past chairmen of HGW was a well-received pat
on the back for these ladies and the work they have accomplished. Photographs of
club leaders, state chairmen, historic properties and beautiful flower arrangements
played continuously on a large screen. Tuesday night an energized group enjoyed the
cocktail buffet proving that fun and fellowship are primary benefits of The GCV.
Participants responded positively to a survey of the event. Comments and sugges-
tions will be incorporated into the next Symposium now being planned. Under the
leadership of energetic Julie MacKinlay, a theme will be decided, committees formed,
location determined and all the other aspects addressed so we will have another out-
rageously successful Symposium. Please volunteer to help us do it again in 2010!

Hats off to the 2008 Symposium Committee chairmen

Deedy Bumgardner, Seminars
Jeanette Cadwallender, Liaison to Conference Center
Meg Clement, Sponsorship
Tricia Garner and Nancy Lowry, Secretary
Marietta Gwathmey and Lee Snyder, Vendors
Karen Hedelt, Fredericksburg Tourism representative
Elizabeth Johnson and Suzanne Wright, Cocktail Buffet
Kay Kelly, Brochure
Aileen Laing, Speakers
Julie MacKinlay, Publicity
Mary Wynn and Tricia McDaniel, Hotels and Trolley Tours
Susan Mullin, Opening night reception
Twig Murray, Logo design
Nina Mustard, Registrar
Betsy Quarles, Hospitality
Grace Rice, Liaison to the Board
Dianne Spence, Treasurer

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Rose Notes
By Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman
The Boxwood Garden Club

oses are heavy feeders, requiring three components: organic fertilizer,

R inorganic fertilizer and water. Rose beds should be enriched with

organic fertilizers such as fish meal, alfalfa meal and bone meal to
feed the soil. These ingredients can be conveniently applied by purchasing
products such as Mills Magic Rose Mix or Fertrell which contain a mixture
of organic matter. Organic matter breaks down slowly in the soil and benefits
the rose for several months.
Inorganic fertilizer is also important because it gives the plant a boost for
several months. Try to find a product such as 10-10-10 that contains trace
elements (manganese, boron, copper, etc.) in addition to the basic elements
of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
The most immediate source of nutrients can be delivered through Miracle
Grow 15-30-15 or Peter's 20-20-20 added to a gallon of water. Always follow
label directions carefully. By adding Osmocote or another slow release fertil-
izer to the soil, you can rest assured your roses will be fed even if you are
unable to do so. Feeding only slow release fertilizer will not net you show-
quality roses, but it is certainly better than no feeding at all. Most rosarians
intent upon competing in shows utilize all of the above techniques to feed
their plants.
Water is the most critical element in rose care. Water provides the delivery
system that transports nutrients from the soil to the plant's tissue. Always
water your roses the day before you fertilize or spray, and then repeat water-
ing the day after. Failure to water
both times can result in burning.
Top dress your rose garden with
several inches of organic mulch.
Not only does mulch help to con-
serve water and prevent weeds, but
as it breaks down it enriches the
soil on a continual basis.
Beautiful roses make garden
chores worth the effort. Your well-
cared-for roses just might win a
trophy at the 70th Garden Club of
Virginia Rose Show on October 1,
2008 in Franklin.

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The GCV Flower Shows Committee announces

Flower Arranging School
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Richmond, VA

Don't Miss the Program

Back by popular demand, Julia Clevett will demonstrate modern styles
of arranging. Her fabulous arrangements will be the door prizes.

9:30-10:30: Registration and Coffee

10:30-Noon: School followed by box lunch

Members: $35 (subtract $5 if you do not want lunch)

Guests: $40 (subtract $5 if you do not want lunch)

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

Laura Crumbley, Registrar

1045 Presidential Circle
Forest, VA 22669
(434) 525-3480

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2008 Daffodil Show Recap

By Glenna Graves, GCV Daffodil Chairman
The Spotswood Garden Club

he 2008 season for horticulture exhibition and artistic creativity

T got off to a great start at the April 2-3, 2008, Daffodil Show
hosted by The Garden Club of the Northern Neck. The White
Stone Church of the Nazarene was a great location for exhibition space
and the personnel were very helpful. The GCNN performed as if this
were their second year of hosting the show!
Our Daffodil show had 1750 blooms, down in number from last year,
but of great quality. The Hunting Creek Garden Club was the blue rib-
bon winner of the club collection; Kay Ridinger, The Williamsburg
Garden Club, won the gold ribbon and silver cup for the best stem in
the show; Karen Cogar, The Hunting Creek Garden Club, was the win-
ner of multiple classes taking home four beautiful silver trophies, as well
as ribbons and cups; Bill Pannill was the Horticulture Sweepstakes win-
ner and Elizabeth Brown, Garden Club of Gloucester, runner-up. The
Pat Lawson Award, given for the first time, was won by Lucy Wilson of
The Martinsville Garden Club. Jane Vaughn, Dianne Spence, Catherine
Gillespie, Anne Cross and Elizabeth R. Brown were also award winners.
I was very pleased to see a few of the artistic arrangers entering the hor-
ticulture section for the first time and congratulations to Lynn Gas for
winning the Pat Crenshaw silver trophy
for Novice winner.
Daffodils seem to get ever yone in an
optimistic, happy mood and ready for
spring. If you have never attended a
show, pick a bloom and come. If you
are uncertain of its identity, we will
help. Thanks to all of you for the won-
derful help and cooperation during the
past eight years. I feel sure that Lucy
Rhame the new GCV Daffodil
Chairman will enjoy working with you
as much as I have.

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Garden Club of Virginia

Chairmen of Standing Committees
May 2008

Admissions Boo Compton

Annual and Board of Governors Meetings Anne Harrison Harris
Common Wealth Award Linda Consolvo
Conservation and Beautification Anne Doyle
Development Martha Wertz
Daffodil Chairman Lucy Rhame
Finance Marsha Merrell
Lily Chair Mary Nelson Thompson
Rose Chair Pat Taylor
Flower Shows Betty Michelson
GCV Online Nina Mustard
Historic Garden Week Tricia Sauer
Historian and Custodian of Records Judy Kidd
Horticulture Mary Eades
Investment Anne Baldwin
Journal Advertising Kay Kelly
Journal Chair Aileen Laing
Journal Editor & Editorial Board Jeanette Cadwallender
Kent-Valentine House Jody Branch
Massie Medal Mary Bruce Glaize
Nominations Deedy Bumgardner
Parliamentarian & Editor of the Register Dianne Spence
Personnel Missy Buckingham
Public Relations Chair Lexi Byers
Restoration Chair Mary Hart Darden
Symposium Julie MacKinlay

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CONTRIBUTIONS
Report Period From 01/01/2008 through 03/31/08
Common Wealth Award Fund
Provides monies to individual clubs for local civic beautification efforts.

Donor: In Honor of:

Marie E. Sarsten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
The Williamsburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Ford

The Garden Club of Virginia Endowment

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

Donor:
The Boxwood Garden Club
Di Cook
Mrs. Edward C. Eisenhart
Mary Frances Flowers
Judith Kidd
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Nash
Kay Van Allen

Donor: In Honor of:

The Garden Club of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
Will Rieley
The Ashland Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran Boninti
The Augusta Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Arthur H. Nash
The Boxwood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Nelson Thompson
The Charlottesville Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
The Nansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nita Bagnell
Mary Hart Darden
Mary Lawrence Harrell
Judy Perry
The James River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa R. Harrison
Leesburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
Mary Bruce Glaize
The Lynchburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
The Virginia Beach Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BoBo Gentry Smith
The Warrenton Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
Anne G. Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance Committee Members
Deedy Bumgardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay Van Allen
Charlotte Benjamin
Gail Braxton
Mary Lou Seilheimer

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Jeanette Cadwallender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynne Rabil

Ann Gordon Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
The Garden Club of Virginia Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleet Davis
Ann Wright
Sara Scott Hargrove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. William Cabell Moore
Pembroke Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Gordon Evans
Betty Pat Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown
Cabell West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mina Wood

Donor: In Memory of:

The Charlottesville Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Peter C. Manson
The James River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgina M. Rawles
Roanoke Valley Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Margaret W. Dressler
The Garden Club of Warren County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Virginia McCormick
Trish Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Manson (Mrs. Peter C.)
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Dodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. Parsons
Mr. & Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Joseph C. Carter, Sr.
Hanna & David Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby West
Mary Parsley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. William Rainey

The GCV Conservation Fund

Supports GCV clubs in local and statewide conservation projects.

Donor:
Celie Harris
Kay Van Allen

Donor: In Honor of:

The Hunting Creek Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha Merrell
The James River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Sladen
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Bruce Glaize
Anne G. Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vici Boguess
Sally Guy Brown
Betty Byrne Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Peyton B. Winfree, Jr.

Donor: In Memory of:

Rivanna Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suan Woodward
Mrs. W. David South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Steven D. Moore

The SEED Fund

Supports Events, Education, and Development.

Donor: In Honor of:

Three Chopt Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Wight
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The Garden Club of Virginia Journal Periodicals

(USPS 574-520) Postage Paid
12 East Franklin Street At Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia 23219 And Additional Offices
5/23/2008

THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

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CALENDAR 2008
June 17-18 Lily Show, Winchester-Clarke
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July 15 Journal Deadline

Sept. 23 GCV Flower Arranging School,

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Sept. 30 Rose Show, Franklin

Oct. 15 Journal Deadline

Nov. 6-7 Conservation Forum,

Martinsville, Museum of Natural History

Dates and events as posted on the GCV website. See website

for further additions.
www.gcvirginia.org