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WWW.GCVIRGINIA.ORG The Garden Club of Virginia

The Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of nature and to challenge future generations to build on this heritage.

From The EditorImpact. The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it

as it was when you came in.—James Arthur Baldwin

For nearly 100 years, the Garden Club of Virginia has worked to make a difference, to leave the world a better place. Two new initiatives have been announced, efforts that will further our impact and significantly benefit the commonwealth. The first, our Centennial project, assists the Partnership for Parks. Additionally, the new Conservation and Environmental Studies Fellowship will support research into our natural world. Read more about these exciting new projects and GCV’s continuing impact in this issue.

We look forward to receiving your articles. Write to us at [email protected]. Submission guidelines may be found on the GCV website.

Journal Editorial Board2015-2016

Editor and Chairman: Karla MacKimmie, The Warrenton Garden Club

ExOfficio MembersGCV President, Jeanette Cadwallender, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubGCV Corresponding Secretary, Linda Consolvo, The Nansemond River Garden ClubJournal Cover Editor, Jeanette McKittrick, Three Chopt Garden ClubGCV Photographer, Esther Carpi, The Hunting Creek Garden Club GCV Communications Coordinator, Ann Heller

Journal Advertising Chairman, Anne Beals, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

MembersBetty Anne Garrett, The Garden Club of the Middle PeninsulaLyn Hutchens, The Huntington Garden ClubAileen Laing, The Warrenton Garden ClubSusan Morten, The Martinsville Garden ClubHelen Pinckney, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton

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ON THE COVER...

An early sign of spring, the sweet-scented Viola odorata is commonly known as the wood violet or sweet violet. Consider yourself lucky if these edible flowers invade your lawn. The Journal welcomes this charming intruder, beautifully rendered by Marcia Long of the Williamsburg Garden Club.

IN THIS ISSUE ...Significant Gift .................................... 2History of the Garden

Club of Norfolk ................................ 381st Annual Daffodil Show ................... 4Daffodil Notes ......................................5Welcome New Faces .............................7Speaking as a Grandmother ....................... 8Follow the Green Arrow Online ............9Directors at-Large Nominations ...........9Lily Notes ........................................... 10Not Just for Lilies Anymore ................ 11Rose Hill .............................................12In Memorium ......................................13Historic Garden Week ........................ 14Club Notes ......................................... 15HGW Calendar .................................. 15Ex Libris ............................................. 17Club Notes ......................................... 19Horticulture Field Day .......................20A Trip to India .................................... 21Tips for Success ..................................22Conservation Fellowship ....................23Rose Notes ..........................................24Contributions ......................................26

OTHER REFERENCES...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]

Postmaster, please send address changes to:Garden Club of Virginia12 East Franklin StreetRichmond, VA 23219

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, $5.00.

Copy and ad deadlines are: January 15 for the March issueApril 15 for the June issueJuly 15 for the September issueOctober 15 for the December issueEmail copy to the Editor and advertising to the Ad Chairman

President of the Garden Club of Virginia:Jeanette Cadwallender

Journal Editor:Karla MacKimmie8505 Lees Ridge RoadWarrenton, VA 20186Phone: (540) 341-3432Email: [email protected]

Journal Advertising Chairman:Anne Beals801 Hanover Street #1Fredericksburg, VA 22401Phone: (540) 226-2841Email: [email protected]

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Significant Gift Announcedby Jeanette Cadwallender, GCV PresidentThe Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

andAnne Geddy Cross, Centennial Committee Chairman

The Ashland Garden Club

At its January 2015 meeting, the Board of Directors voted to make a gift of $500,000 to the Partnership for Parks. This will be made as five gifts of $100,000

over the next five years from the net proceeds of Historic Garden Week. It is our Centennial project and will be completed by 2020.

The Garden Club of Virginia was instrumental in the establishment of Virginia State Parks (along with the Izaak Walton League and the Virginia Academy of Science) in 1929. This project harkens back to our history and informs our future. The first HGW tour included Natural Bridge, slated to become a State Park in 2016.

Our new partnership is with State Parks and the Virginia Association for Parks, a 501 (c)(3). The VAFP advocates for both state and national parks and will be the repository for all gifts. Our goal is to raise $5 million to put interactive exhibits in thirteen parks within the Virginia State Park system. The gift from the GCV is the lead gift and will infuse and energize the fundraising efforts of the partnership. Because HGW has been so successful in the last few years, we are able to provide this gift without diminishing our significant restoration efforts.

More information will follow about how clubs can be involved. This is big news and we hope that each member of the GCV will be as excited as we are and make an effort to become more familiar with our state parks. There are a total of 36 (soon to be 37) parks in all and there is one within an hour of each of our clubs. There are many ways to become involved. The Parks Subcommittee of the GCV Centennial Committee is developing plans to assist clubs.

Our mission statement is: to restore historic gardens and landscapes; conserve Virginia’s natural resources; inspire a love of gardening and provide education for our members and the general public. The Partnership for Parks enables us to fulfill that mission in a way that benefits the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. More than 120,000 acres are preserved in our parks and more than 8.8 million people visit each year. The state of the art educational exhibits for the 13 parks will ensure that today’s young people are attracted to and learn about the great outdoors and nature. As we approach our centennial, our founders would be pleased that the GCV is finding new and innovative ways to carry out the mission they envisioned. ❁


History of the Garden Club of Norfolkby Pam Combs

The Garden Club of Norfolk

On February 24, 2015, The Garden Club of Norfolk will convene to commemorate its founding one hundred years ago to the

day. A celebratory champagne brunch will herald the start of the centennial year. GCN was organized on that February day in 1915 at the home of Mrs. Frederic Killam, the first president. The roster numbered 40 charter and 2 honorary members. The chosen motto was T.E. Brown’s “a garden is a lovesome thing!” The club picked the pink Radiance Rose as its floral symbol and this lovely flower graces its logo today. The announced purposes of the club were to stimulate and encourage a love of gardening among amateurs, to aid in the production and preservation of native plants and birds, and to encourage civic planting. While today’s mission may be stated differently, it adheres to the principles defined a century ago.

The Club, as it was known for a number of years, experienced many firsts. It was the first garden club of Tidewater and the third in the state. It held the first public flower, fruit and vegetable show of the region far in advance of any established guidelines for exhibiting and judging. In 1918, GCN played a leading role in establishing the dogwood as the floral emblem of Virginia. In 1922, GCN persuaded the city council to name the crepe myrtle as Norfolk’s official tree and these beauties still line many of the city streets and boulevards today.

In 1920, GCN became one of eight charter clubs of the Garden Club of Virginia and in 1922, was admitted to membership in the Garden Club of America. As the 1920s drew to a close, the first Historic Garden Week was held by GCV with GCN sponsoring the first Norfolk Home and Garden Tour. In addition to supporting both GCA and GCV projects, GCN has given time, talent and resources to numerous community and regional programs and organizations such as Norfolk Botanical Garden, Chrysler Museum of Art, Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Virginia Zoo, Moses Myers House, Paradise Park, the Elizabeth River Project and Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The Garden Club of Norfolk hosted the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of Virginia and this May will proudly host GCV’s 95th Annual Meeting. In recognition of our centennial, the theme is Seeds of Service. As we celebrate this milestone in 2015, the membership looks forward to planting the seeds for another century of service in the region and beyond. ❁

The Garden Club of Virginia’s 95th Annual Meeting hosted by the Garden Club of Norfolk May 12-14, 2015 ~Waterside Marriott Hotel

Registration begins February 15, 2015, at www.thegardenclubofnorfolk.org Co-Chairmen: Pam Combs [email protected]; Pam Reed [email protected]


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Sanctioned by The American Daffodil Society

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Open to the Public Tuesday, March 31st 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Wednesday, April 1st 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

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DaffodilNotesNew Perpetual Trophy for the Daffodil Show

by Janet G. Hickman, GCV Daffodil Committee ChairmanHillside Garden Club

The Garden Club of Virginia Daffodil Committee is pleased to announce the establishment of the Elizabeth Clopton Brown Member Sweepstakes

trophy which will be awarded to the GCV member receiving the most blue ribbons in the horticulture section at the annual daffodil show.

Mrs. Brown was a member of the Garden Club of Gloucester from 1953 until 2014. She was a former president of that club, a past chair of the club’s daffodil show, as well as a winner of the GCV Horticulture Award in 1971 and 2005. She also received the Edith Harrison Walker Perpetual Award of Merit in 1995 for outstanding work as daffodil test chairman. Often referred to as the “Queen of Historics,” she is well remembered for her love of daffodils, especially the historic varieties. She was an American Daffodil Society accredited daffodil judge for 43 years, having attended the first daffodil judging school offered in Virginia in 1971. She grew an extensive collection of daffodils, including the GCV Collections. A dedicated exhibitor for over 60 years, she won many GCV Member Sweepstakes and Historic awards. Mrs. Brown was a valuable resource at shows, encouraging new exhibitors and identifying older daffodil varieties. She loved to share what she called “friendship plants” with other gardeners.

The Garden Club of Gloucester has generously donated the silver trophy to be presented with this award. ❁

Elizabeth Clopton BrownThe Garden Club

of Gloucester

GCV Conservation and Beautification Committee members, Legislative Day, January 26, 2015


Welcome New Faces at the Kent-Valentine House

Tori Brock joined the Garden Club of Virginia as marketing coordinator for Historic Garden Week. A native of Richmond, she graduated magna cum laude

from Virginia Tech in 2011 with a degree in Industrial Design. She was active in numerous campus organizations, including Alpha Phi sorority and SAE fraternity, where she was a little sister.

Her work background includes extensive experience in graphic design; she has also worked as an interior designer and an organization specialist. Tori has been actively involved with numerous non-profits over the last two years and is currently the co-chair of the Faison School’s Art for Autism gala, the school’s largest fundraiser.

Tori is the point-person for guidebook advertising and has the distinction of completing the layout for the longest guidebook, at 264-pages, in its history. Tori and Karen work hand-in-hand on all aspects of Historic Garden Week, but Tori is also the lead on its growing social media program.

The love of her life is an adopted Bloodhound/American Foxhound mix named Beau. Tori plays on dodge ball and tennis teams and recently learned how to upholster furniture. Tori enjoys getting to know all the ladies she helps support and knowing that no workday is the same. She feels lucky to work at the beautiful Kent-Valentine House.

Quan McGough has joined the GCV staff as office coordinator. She supports the executive director and the development office, coordinates Kent-Valentine House

rentals, and fields incoming phone calls. Quan grew up in Southern California where she lived until heading off to Georgia State University. While studying Exercise Science, she also played on their Division I volleyball team.

Quan’s background includes logistics, marketing and customer service. In her early career, she worked for an incentive solutions firm in New Jersey that grew from 10 employees to more than 100. In 2005, her family moved to Hong Kong for six years where she worked at the Canadian International School. Fluent in Cantonese, she coordinated extra-curricular activities for the lower school and coached volleyball, basketball, and track and field for the upper school.

Quan enjoys travel, loves the beach and the outdoors. She spends her spare time playing volleyball and watching her children’s sporting events. She is married to William McGough, and they have a daughter, Kali 13, and a son, Colin 11. ❁

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Speaking as a Grandmotherby Jocelyn Sladen

The Warrenton Garden Club

As a full-fledged grandmother, I should have special wisdom to share regarding the Garden Club of Virginia’s challenging horticulture exhibit for the 2015 Annual Meeting, “Grandmother’s Garden.” Somewhere along horticultural byways, I

became more passionate about plants in the wild than peonies and such. My own grandchild will probably think about my gardens in terms of untidy plants better understood in fields. In hopes that he will know about hollyhocks and Bath’s pinks and what roses once looked like, I’d like to share notes from his great and great- great-grandmothers’ gardens.

I clearly recall the pungent smell of the black Iowa soil where my grandmother, his great-great-grandmother, grew phlox and hollyhocks. I also have a book she owned, published in 1877, The American Housewife’s Cookbook, which recommends a whole pharmacopoeia for garden plants. There is burdock tea to strengthen the hair and “a five-cent tin of elder flowers” for weak eyes.

My own mother, Marjorie Arundel, grandmother to eight, was a longtime member of the Warrenton Garden Club. Her gardens on Wildcat Mountain were often open for Historic Garden Week and included many varieties that were becoming lost even then. A paragraph from one of her many articles might spur our imaginations for garden plants to be remembered and shared:

For easily grown and long lasting power in flowering, the tall yarrow with its fine yellow umbels tossing high in the breeze, tansy or bitter buttons, and in the background beautiful seedy fennel heads in the section for seasoning herbs, are favorites with me….Marguerites bloom all summer. Borage is an ancient whose wonderful rough leaves were used for salad, its brew for courage, and its starry blue flowers as a favorite design in medieval tapestries. Nigella, or love-in-a-mist, is a very pretty colonial flower favorite, pale blue. Both borage and nigella come easily from seed. Hyssop has a tiny cobalt-blue flower spikes and blooms for two months….Dwarf iris, vervain, rose campion, flax, rose heliotrope, pinks of various kinds, violets, daffodils, hoop petticoat and other species daffodils, anemone pulsatilla, orris, old roses, the gallicas, damask and china roses, are all authentic flowers of our ancestors’ gardens and contribute that surge of happiness of a summer morning that tells you a page in history has been turned back for you.

Old roses with history, fragrance and wonderful names filled her brick-walled rose garden. None of today’s hyped-up hues found their way in. Moss roses were favorites, and I believe she found her own gardening ancestors in them. A family member always wore a moss rose in his lapel on special occasions. Take note, my grandson. ❁


Follow the Green Arrow Available Onlineby Janet Rosser, GCV Historian and Custodian of Records

The Ashland Garden Club

Follow the Green Arrow details the history of the Garden Club of Virginia and its member clubs from 1920 to 1995. These two volumes have been digitized in PDF format and are now available online to all GCV members. Access the files easily on the GCV website. Click on the volume you wish to research and use links provided in the table of contents to jump to particular sections of the book. By clicking on the “thumbnail” button in the upper left corner of the screen, you can preview pages as you scroll through the volume. In addition, search either volume by clicking “edit” followed by “advanced search.” Type in the name of any club, person, or subject and retrieve a list of every such reference contained in the volume. The ability to search the volumes online should be a helpful tool when preparing club histories or exploring a particular aspect of GCV history. ❁

NominationsNominations for Directors-at-Large

to serve from 2015-2017. The membership will vote

at the 2015 Annual Meeting in May.

District 2: Emily Reed (Augusta Garden Club)

District 5: Kate Williams (Leesburg Garden Club)

District 6: Pam Combs (The Garden Club of Norfolk)


LilyNotesExhibiting Lilies

by Tricia Kincheloe, GCV Lily CommitteeThe Garden Club of Fairfax

I hope to see many of you, along with your gorgeous lily stems, at the Garden Club of Virginia Lily Show in June. To ensure success, whether an experienced exhibitor or a novice, follow the rules and requirements set forth in the horticulture

schedule. To avoid stress, prepare in advance. The rules for horticulture exhibitors provide guidelines for the show. The schedule includes rules for horticulture judges which specify the criteria by which lily stems are judged and also includes the North American Lily Society scale of points. In order to win a blue ribbon, your lily stem must score at least 90 points. If exhibiting a collection of three or more lilies, each lily in the collection must score 90 points. Subclasses are established by the classification committee so that all lilies of the same variety are judged together.

The horticulture schedule is divided into sections and further divided into classes. Only GCV members may exhibit in Section A, and an exhibitor is limited to one entry in each class. Following the format established by NALS, Sections B through I are open to any amateur grower.

Exhibitors may have more than one entry in Sections B through D, provided each is a different cultivar or species. Lilies are divided into nine divisions, eight of which are exhibited in Sections B and C. Named cultivars are entered in Section B, unnamed or unknown lilies in Section C. Each division has a specific class and some divisions are further subdivided by orientation: a-upfacing flowers, b-outfacing and c-downfacing. Sections F through J list specific criteria for entries in each class. For example, Section E (pot grown lilies) specifies 1 to 3 flowering stems in a pot not larger than 12 inches in diameter. If the exhibit doesn’t meet the specific requirements stated in the schedule, it will not be judged.

Please reference the schedule online and bring your lilies, as the GCV Lily Committee members will be there to help with your entries. ❁

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Not Just for Lilies Anymoreby Lucy Rhame

Fauquier and Loudoun Garden ClubThe Hunting Creek Garden Club

Love to grow, but not lilies, roses or daffodils? Enter hosta, foliage from perennials, native plants, branches from shrubs and trees – even herbs – at the Garden Club of Virginia’s 73rd Annual Lily Show in June.

The show marks the first time classes will be offered for plants other than lilies, roses or daffodils, each the featured flower at its own annual GCV show. Welcoming other horticulture at this year’s lily show launches a pilot project intended to widen participation opportunities for club members.

The new horticulture classes celebrate “Growing Green.” They have their own schedule, and they will have their own club awards. Knowledgeable club members will be on hand to help participants get prize specimens ready for the judging table.

The Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club will host this year’s show, scheduled for June 17 and 18, as well as next year’s show. ❁

Contact Lucy Rhame, [email protected], to obtain more information, ask questions, discuss the new classes, or offer suggestions. The new horticulture entry schedule can be found at gcvirginia.org/userfiles/file/GrowingGreen.pdf.

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Rose Hill: A Site to Beholdby William D. Rieley

Landscape Architect for the Garden Club of Virginia

Near the old colonial port of Port Royal, on Route 17, there is a ridge with a view

to the northeast of the Rappahannock Valley. John Hipkins, a successful merchant, built a house there in the early 1800s. His grandson, John Hipkins Bernard, and Bernard’s wife, Jane Gay, enlarged the house and improved the grounds, implementing plans formulated during a grand tour of Europe. By the end of their tenure, the Bernards had built a tree-lined entrance road (the “Avenue”), a falling or terraced garden in front of the house, and a formal, or regular, garden behind it. It is unique for a property to have both types of gardens. John Hipkins Bernard changed the name of the house from Rose Hill to Gay Mont, to honor his wife.

John and Billings Cay purchased the property from Preservation Virginia in 2008, and have worked tirelessly to rebuild the house (once again called Rose Hill) and create a setting that reflects its 19th-century character. The formal garden demonstrates the pattern of the Bernard era. The central walkway is lined with diamond-shaped beds traditional to the garden. A statue ends the perspective. The geometric layout of the paths aligns with an Arthur Shurcliff plan that documents the existing conditions in 1931. The diamond beds also appear in a drawing done by Lila L. Williams for the book published in 1923 by the James River Garden Club, Historic Gardens of Virginia.

The composition within the paths is a new interpretation. While the Bernards probably had a garden with more comestible than ornamental plants, today’s garden is the reverse. Modern plant introductions decorate the garden while only the fruit of vintage trees in the small orchard is edible.

Included within the larger garden are four small geometrically-shaped panels of grass surrounded by beds. These contain green and white plants, flowers for the cutting garden, pastel and silver plants and woodland plants. There is also a large ellipse of grass lined with redbuds that is particularly beautiful when these trees are blooming in April. New structures include a tennis pavilion that overlooks the court and a dovecote that Thomas Jefferson designed but never built. Tumbler pigeons now call it home.

The Cays look forward to opening their house and gardens to visitors during Historic Garden Week this year. Rose Hill is featured on the 2015 guidebook cover. For more information about this property, please visit www.gcvfellowship.org and click on the “Archives” link to find the full report on Gay Mont (now Rose Hill) completed by Courtney Hinson and Penny Heavner in 2005. ❁


In Memoriam 2014

In Memoriam lists the names of Garden Club of Virginia members who have died within the past year, compiled by the Journal from names submitted by club presidents.

Gail BatesBettina BlackfordElizabeth BowlesJoyce BowmanElaine BrandtElizabeth BrownClare ByrdToni CatlettBecky CookeMary Spencer CraddockLois Raines DavenportAnn Brown DavisJane DealJane DresslerRobin Jones EddyLoulie EgglestonSally Clay Estes FinnShirley GarrisMary Jones HelmElizabeth Taylor Dunn HooffJesse Thurecht HookAnn HuntRuth Ellen HurleyHelen Cordier JohnsSusanne JohnsonB.J. JohnsonAmine KellamSarah Law KellerMary Virginia (“Chi Chi”) Steck

Kern

Meade KilduffBarbara LemonAnn LewisJane Forester Sheffield MadduxJune Oxley MarchEmily Ann MasonFlorence MearsRachel MellonJulia Gray Saunders MichauxHillie MillerBill PannillMary Page PettyjohnTrudy PeytonEve PopeWanda PrillamanJean PrintzBarbara RiddlebergerAlyce RoachCatherine Baird Kitsy SmithMargaret SmithJane StubbsMargieanne SuhlingGayle UrquhartKatie VadenJanet WhitehouseEleanor Hopkins WhiteleySandra WhittleJoan WilliamsGladys Wright


Historic Garden Week Brings the Inside Outby Alice Martin, GCV Historic Garden Week Chairman

The Petersburg Garden Club

The 2015 Historic Garden Week guidebook features a first in the statewide tour’s 82-year history: a photograph of an interior on the cover. Many visitors enjoy seeing the interior décor of houses. That knowledge prompted

our decision to highlight the music room of Rose Hill, giving it the place of honor. The photograph, taken by Catriona Tudor Erler of the Albemarle Garden Club, also showcases an arrangement by Betsy Carey of the Rappahannock Valley Garden Club. Arrangements created by club members are another area of major interest for our visitors. The guidebook cover honors these two important aspects of Historic Garden Week.

This year, we welcome back to the tour list three James River plantations: Berkeley, Shirley and Westover. These links to the country’s past will open together for the first time in more than a decade. The three plantations and Westover Episcopal Church will be open on April 19, 20 and 21. A special combination ticket will allow access to all three historic sites, and lunch will be served at Westover Church.

Several clubs have changed their tour days this year to align with those of other area clubs, and with itineraries created and promoted on the state level. Such cooperation creates an opportunity for joint marketing and an opportunity to increase attendance.

With nearly 250 historic sites, homes and gardens open from April 18 to April 25 for this year’s Historic Garden Week, I look forward to visiting as many as possible. ❁

Shirley Plantation Westover Plantation

Photos Courtesy of: Shirley Plantation and Westover Plantation


Club NotesThe English Visitor

by Tata KellamThe Garden Club of the Eastern Shore

Our Eastern Shore tour began on Saturday, April 25, at 9:30 a.m. and everyone was geared up and ready for action. I was a hostess for the Henry and Linda Custis house, but since we were located in the middle of the tour, the traffic

was slow at the opening. One of our first visitors, a young woman wearing a pretty blue dress, was the only

one in the room. I said, “Good morning, how are you?” She replied, “Fine,” with a very English accent so I asked, “Where are you from and what brought you here?” She answered, “I have always wanted to go on the Virginia garden tour. You know Virginia is the beginning of America. I flew from England to Washington, rented a car with GPS and drove to Accomac. Here I am and ready for the day’s events. Tomorrow I drive to Petersburg for their tour and then on for the rest for Garden Week.”

She is now home having had a special Virginia garden tour experience. Not only did she travel alone, but she also realized a dream. Garden clubs across the common-wealth should be proud of their fine international reputation. ❁

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Ex Libris by Joan Pollard and Virginia Cherry

GCV Kent-Valentine House Library CommitteeThe Petersburg Garden Club

Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Book, 1766-1824 by Edwin Morris

Betts, one of the treasures of the Garden Club of Virginia

Library, was an important asset in the GCV’s restoration

project at Monticello. Dr. Betts (1892-1958), professor of biology

at the University of Virginia for thirty-one years, wrote the book

in 1944 with subsequent reprinting in 1966 and 1971. Betts first

became interested in Jefferson’s gardening while studying trees

Jefferson brought from abroad for planting at the University. He captured

Jefferson’s love for nature from the horticultural diaries and the garden books that he

kept from 1766 to 1824. Recorded are accounts of new plants, trees and vegetables

that he planted from seeds, and plants that he acquired while traveling in the United

States and abroad. Also included are growing details: whether they thrived in the

gardens or fared poorly and died. The intensity and energy of Jefferson’s passion for

nature is evident throughout the book, with interesting notes on his interactions with

plantation workers and events in Albemarle County. The gardens were left in disarray

after Jefferson died in 1826, and since 1938, the Garden Club of Virginia has worked

to restore and maintain the gardens with historical accuracy. With the discovery of

Jefferson’s garden books, the Garden Club found Jefferson’s plans for his garden and

planned the restoration of the gardens according to his design. Betts’ book was an

important resource for the restoration project.

The book jacket features the drawing of the Jeffersonia diphylla by Betts’ wife,

Mary Hall. This woodland wildflower was named in Jefferson’s honor by the botanist

Benjamin Smith Barton at a meeting of the American Philosophical Society in 1792.

Interestingly, the wildflower produces white blooms around Jefferson’s birthday and

after blooming, creates seedpods that result in the formation of greenery.

Betts’ book is for the historical gardener and technical in nature, but anyone

interested in gardening and horticulture will find it an enjoyable read and helpful in

understanding the Garden Club of Virginia’s enormous efforts to preserve the splendid

treasure of Jefferson’s gardens. ❁

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Club NotesFloral Creations as Wearable Art

by Dr. Susan MorrisThe Martinsville Garden Club

On November 7, 2014, the Martinsville Garden Club embarked on a road trip to Richmond. This year our November

meeting fell on the same weekend as the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ biennial show: Fine Arts & Flowers. For this exciting meeting, our monthly flower show committee selected the arrangement theme of Floral Creations as Wearable Art. Eleven Martinsville Garden Club members participated with artistic creations including floral earrings, a necklace decorated with acorns and autumn berries, a floral brooch securing a pashmina wrap, floral pins, bracelets and rings. It was an impressive display of the talent and skill of our members.

The ladies enjoyed their tour of the Kent-Valentine House, their business meeting and catered lunch. Many of the Martinsville Garden Club ladies received compliments on their floral accessories while touring VMFA’s Fine Arts & Flowers exhibition.

The Martinsville Garden Club encourages other Garden Club of Virginia clubs to plan trips to Richmond, visit the Kent-Valentine House and bring floral creations. Experiment with wearable creations and find a renewed joy in the beauty of flowers in unexpected and amazing ways. ❁

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Styles of Flower

Arranging

Contemporary Designs

A demonstration of 15 contemporary designs by six talented members of the Elizabeth River Garden Club. This professionally

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India: Mughal Gardens and Moreby Catriona Tudor Erler, GCV Travel Committee Chairman

Albemarle Garden Club

Come to Northern India in 2016 to visit five different cities and to experience the marvels of Mughal gardens. This fascinating 14-day trip to northern India will cost $6,995 without airfare. Open to GCV members and their families and

friends, participants will have the opportunity to visit outstanding Mughal, Rajput, and modern gardens, some dating back to the 16th century. Mark your calendars for February 19 – March 5, 2016. The tour brochure is available on the GCV website.

One of the tour’s highlights in Delhi is Humayun’s tomb. One of the first and largest Persian-style gardens ever created in the region at that time, the tomb complex is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Both the red sandstone tomb and the garden represent a leap in Mughal design and set a precedent for subsequent Mughal construction. The garden is a geometric, enclosed Char Bagh (quartered garden) divided by paved walkways into four squares with two bisecting central water channels. The channels appear to disappear beneath the tomb structure, reappear on the other side in a straight line, and bring to life the Quranic verses describing rivers flowing beneath the Garden of Paradise. ❁

Humayun’s Tomb and surrounding garden was built in a style that set the trend

for future Mughal design.


Tips for Success at the GCV Flower Showsby Lea Shuba, GCV Flower Shows Chairman

The Hunting Creek Garden Club

An individual or team member entering a GCV Flower Show can be frustrated by putting in extra effort and ending up without a ribbon. Do the judges know something you don’t? While judges usually have more experience than

other club members, they rely on tools that are readily available to everyone. The GCV Flower Show Handbook, on our website under Flower Shows, is the definitive guide for arrangers and judges alike. This site is constantly updated based on user feedback. An example is that creative arrangements were featured at a recent show, and numerous arrangers were marked down for not following the rules for creative arranging. Many missed the general guidelines for creative arranging located in the introduction. Don’t make the mistake of using outdated printouts. Changes have been made to help members find this feature. There are also new, convenient links to photographs of all styles. Use caution when referencing them, as not all of the arrangements are perfect. Copying them too closely will be noticed, and scores for originality and distinction will be affected.

Take time to consider point scoring; one need not be an expert to see what counts when being judged. This tool is described in the handbook under Artistic Judging. Note that the design is the most important factor, and distinction counts; together they account for more than half of the points awarded. Interpreting the theme is only ten percent. If nothing else, it may help you realize how emphasizing different priorities may help in the future.

Please read the handbook section called Entering a Flower Show. It has been recently edited for clarity, and it contains information you need to know. For any other unanswered questions, feel free to call the current GCV Judges Chairman, listed as a resource above the schedule in the show guide. She will be more than willing to help, as will any member of the Flower Show Committee. Members of your own club can be helpful, as well.

Finally, enter and attend shows often. Experience is crucial, particularly for developing an eye for good design. To increase your knowledge of principles and elements of design, information may be gleaned from the section Additional Study Material. In addition, the section entitled Hosting a Flower Show has been updated and expanded. Think how much can be learned by reading the handbook and attending the flower shows, particularly if your club is hosting an upcoming show. The Flower Show Committee wishes you luck and would like to continue hearing from you as we move together towards successful flower shows for all. ❁

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Conservation and Environmental Studies Fellowship Announced

by Tuckie Westfall, Conservation and Beautification Chairman The Garden Club of Alexandria

The Garden Club of Virginia has taken action to enrich the body of knowledge about and preservation of the natural world through the creation of the Conservation and Environmental Studies Fellowship. The Conservation and

Beautification Committee proposed the fellowship, and the Board of Directors approved it. The fellowship supports research into conservation of natural resources and/or

environmental studies of flora, fauna or cultural practices that have a direct impact on Virginia. The fellowship will be funded initially with $4,000 for the current fiscal year.

Both graduate and undergraduate students studying at accredited universities in Virginia may apply. Applications and paperwork must be received by March 16, 2015. A committee – the GCV president, the Conservation Committee chairman, an at-large GCV member and a university faculty member in a related field – will select the candidates.

At the project’s completion, the fellow will present the research at a GCV event.Action by the Conservation Committee and GCV directors brings to three the

number of GCV fellowships. The William D. Rieley Fellowship encourages graduate-level research and documentation of historic landscapes that are not privately held. The Rudy J. Favretti Fellowship promotes graduate-level research and documentation of privately held historic Virginia gardens. ❁

Please email [email protected] for more information about the new fellowship.


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RoseNotesSpring Is The Time To Plant Roses

by Sherry Leffel, GCV Rose Chairman The Spotswood Garden Club

Rose collections will arrive soon. When they do, they will arrive bare-rooted, ready and waiting for attention. A few tips follow.

Soak the rose’s roots overnight in a bucket of water. If it rains, snows or sleets the next day, don’t worry; the rose roots can stay in the water.

It helps to have your planting spots prepared ahead of time. To prepare, dig the hole, then mix some peat moss with the soil that will go back into the hole. I also like to add manure (dried from the farm or bagged from the store), along with Rosetone®, to the peat/moss soil mix. If the weather is cold, the soil mix can stay in a wheelbarrow in a garage or shed to prevent freezing.

When ready to plant, make a mound with the soil mix in the hole for the rose to sit on. Spread the roots over the mound. The rose should sit so the graft is at soil level. Start shoveling in the soil, wiggling the rose a bit to help soil get down around all root areas. About halfway through this process, water slowly. This helps tamp down the soil. If the graft gets below bed level, slowly and gently pull up on the rose plant so soil can fill in. When almost finished, step on the soil to compact the filled-in area. Finish putting soil in, but not above the graft. Water well. Add mulch of your choice. Be sure to keep the rose watered.

Now would be an opportune time to look at your other roses, as the time to start pruning is approaching. In fact, miniature roses often start to leaf at about this time. Hybrid teas and other roses growing east of the mountains can usually be pruned at the beginning of April, while those west of the mountains can usually be pruned in mid-April.

No need to baby your roses, but do watch for diseases and insects. Your roses should be ready to take to Danville for the Garden Club of Virginia’s 77th Annual Rose Show, September 30 and October 1, 2015. Until then, happy rose gardening. ❁


Donor

C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 10/1/14 Through 12/31/14

Annual Fund

Dana H. AdamsCathy AdamsKathryn S. Allen Marguerite O. Bacon Dottie G. BallardRebecca BalzerLamar G. BarrTurner BarringerJill P. BeachAnne BealsPage B. BeelerCharlotte S. Benjamin Beverly G. BennerMrs. Ronald W. BevansAnne T. BlandElizabeth Lamar BoetschKae N. BollingMr. and Mrs. John W.

BottgerJane Frost BowdenMerriel BowditchGail Braxton Hannah M. BrewerJessie T. BroskieLaura Y. BrownLisa-Margaret S. BryanJody W. BundyTerry Emory BuntrockSharon ByrdJeanette CadwallenderLisa Caperton Cathy CappsKimberly CareyKathleen M. CarterSusan L. Casey Claire H. CassadaCean CawthornDidi ChapinDody ChaplinSherrie and Gordon ChappellJane D. CheadleDaphne W. CheathamMrs. Margaret R. Christian Melanie F. Christian Mrs. Herbert A. ClaiborneCoates ClarkMrs. Henry C. Clark

Beth ClevelandVirginia CostenbaderMr. and Mrs. Thomas E.

CoulbournJane CowlesTeckla H. CoxMrs. James P. Cox IIICecile A. CoxBerenice D. CraigieAnna M. CraikCarolyn Creasy Cathy CreekmoreAnn K. CrenshawIlona CroftAnne Geddy CrossVirginia Puller Dabney Margaret C. Davis Eeda R. DennisVirginia Stuart DoppAshli J. DouglasAnne DoyleThierry J. DrapanasMartha P. Easton Lucy R. EllettClarkie EppesElizabeth G. EvansAnn Gordon EvansNicole FagerliRebecca FarrarRebecca FassSusan M. FeinourJayne Y. FeminellaLaurel E. FenstererSarah FinneyMarianna Fitz-Hugh Lou FlowersJoe and Ann FosterNina FoutFlorence Bryan Fowlkes

Fund of The Community Foundation Serving Rich-mond and Central Virginia

Rosemary D. FrancisJanet D. FrantzNan C. FreedConnie Walton Fulton Pamela W. GaleJudith S. Garland

Dr. Angeline D. Godwin Preston Lee GomerPhyllis E. GooteeSusan A. GravesMrs. James C. GreeneGreta I. Gustavson Virginia B. HallAnne K. HallSusan Foster HamillSally L. Harris Anne Harrison L. HarrisJil HarrisAnn E. HarryAnna A. HartnettDonna HaycoxAnn HellerAchsah Henderson Susan C. Henderson Dr. and Mrs. HendricksenMrs. Elizabeth T. HerbertLeslie P. HerveyJanet G. HickmanKathleen S. HobsonLynn HooffGugi HooffMary Agnes R. HowardSarah E. Huddleston Pamela HudsonLucy HuffElizabeth HutterHeidi F. JamesMrs. Charles M. JamesMrs. Thomas M. JamisonAnne JenningsMr. and Mrs. Joe L. Jennings IVRobyn Fox JohnsenMary Ann Johnson Alice JuliasLois M. KellerJude Slaughter KellyJudy W. KiddAnn KingtonSally Old KitchinLynn KorffDiane W. Kuon Mary-Mac LaingJoni Lawler


Frances LeaLucy LeeKay C. LePeterVirginia LewisIngrid Hinckley LindsayMrs. Jacqueline M. LockeVirginia B. LorberCalder Loth Bebe LuckDeena LugarMeredith LuncefordBarbara LutonBoyd MacIiverMary L. Mackall Ginni MackenzieJulie W. MacKinlay Catherine Madden Becca MahonKellie MannKatie Mann Alice S. MarshallAlice Squires Martin Sandra L. MartinRebecca White McCoyMary L. McDanielThe Rennie and Richmond

McDaniel Fund of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region

Ann McMurrayKatherine T. MearsRebecca B. MeekerBarbara B. MerchantKate MichaelsElisabeth F. MilesKaren C. MilesMarilyn MillardMary Ann MillerAnn B. MillmanTina Thatcher MinterMaralyn D. MorencySue Ann MorganSusan Morris Pam MoskalJacquelyn MyersKimbrough K. NashCaroline H. NealElizabeth E. NealeMrs. Beth NorfleetMichelle NorrisSuzanne S. ObenshainEmma Read Oppenhimer

Susan B. Overton Frances PaddenSusan W. PannillAnn H. ParrMr. and Mrs. L. Allan Parrott, Jr.Mary Parsley Dr. and Mrs. James Patterson Jean Patteson Judith PeatrossMary Bryan PerkinsLinda PerrielloCatherine R. PhilipsHelen Raney PinckneyMrs. E. Lee Pinney, Jr.Beverly L. PinottiValeta PittmanRidge and DeLane PorterLauren S. PrinceMrs. Russel ProctorPamela PulleyMrs. Kim RainesAnn ReamyMr. and Mrs. Charles L.

Reed, Jr.Rachael RemuzziDenise RevercombJoyce RiceLinda RichardsMary Scully RileySusan H. RipolDeborah RippeElizabeth RobertsonMr. and Mrs. W. Randolph

RobinsMinouche RobinsonMichaela RobinsonCynthia D. RockwellAnn R. Rooker Josiah P. Rowe IIIHelen Jenkins Ryan Rosalie Gamble Funkhouser

SavageBecky SchmitzJan SchulerSallie SabrellSusan ShaughnessyVirginia ShelorLea C. ShubaLaura Daughtry SmartMrs. R. Blackwell Smith Mrs. L. Norfleet Smith, Jr.Kimberly K. SnyderMisti Spong

Mrs. Elizabeth R. StablerAnne Dechert Staley Janice F. StalfortHollis StauberLynda StricklerJane Owen StringerMrs. James A. Stuart, Jr.Judy SullivanGina Sullivan Dr. Anne K. SullivanAnne R. TankardJudy Boyd TerjenElsie Wilson Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Addison B.

Thompson Alice C. TilghmanNancy K. TilmanSherilyn I. TitusDeborah C. TomsMrs. Kathryn Trakas Sheryl P. TwiningDr. Denise UnterbrinkEllen UptonMr. and Mrs. Edward W.

ValentineJane C. VaughanWendy C. VaughnKaren and Edward WachtmeisterSarah U. WadeMarilyn T. Walker Mary T. WamplerBetty Byrne WareMilly Wassum Lelia Graham WebbLinda and Mark J. Wenger Tuckie WestfallMrs. Abbie WhartonBarbara WhelessJanice S. WhiteheadDebi WhittleEllen G. Wilbur Widget WilliamsMary Ballou WilliamsKate S. WilliamsBarbara Pratt WillisVictoria A.B. WillisLucy WilsonDebbie WittMina WoodSuzanne WorshamJudith C. WrightSarah Jane WyattKate Zullo


Donor In Honor ofThe Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara HollandThe Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette CadwallenderAnne G. Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Gordon Evans Kathy KnollmannLynda and Jim Briggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie and Ed MacKinlayPatricia T. Compton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen DavisAlice Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Frances FlowersMrs. William R. Gardner Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Turner Murphy Katherine Turner Mears Loretta MillerJean E. R. Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette CadwallenderEvelyn G. McCashin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Beth WellsMartha F. Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Gordon EvansPiedmont Garden Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Margaret KincheloeJane Purrington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie and Ed MacKinlaySusan and Edward Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann TerhuneSusan F. Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page FitchettVirginia Rocen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownBetty Carol Swinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Therese MinterLouise Tayloe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frances Boninti Cheryl Bradbury Janice Carter Lucy Huff Nancy Lowry Susan McNeely Phyllis RipperSusan P. Tufts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty StriderAnn S. Wentworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma OppenhimerAnne Leddy Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Gordon Evans

Donor In Memory ofFranklin Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayle UrquhartRoanoke Valley Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara LemonLee Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane DresslerMrs. Nina Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzCecilia C. Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Clopton BrownVirginia Dopp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzDana S. Faulconer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzSarah Finney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Clopton BrownMartha Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Clopton BrownSandy Geiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Clopton Brown Julia Gamble Grover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robin Jones Eddy Karmen Payne Gustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aileen BlackLouise Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzCarol Johanningsmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayle UrquhartLois M. Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzJane Walker Kerewich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzDonna McCullough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayle Urquhart


Garden Club of Virginia EndowmentDonor In Honor ofThe Garden Club of Fairfax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Lea Shuba Tegwin SmithThe Williamsburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette CadwallenderJeanette R. Cadwallender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Rhame

Donor In Memory ofAlbemarle Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bettina Blackford Jill Rinehart Trudy PeytonThe Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda McNeil PrillamanThe Hunting Creek Garden Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth T.D. HooffThe Garden Club of the Northern Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann TerhuneRoanoke Valley Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce BowmanSharon Q. Ainslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kitsy SmithDorothy H. Bumgardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzJeanette R. Cadwallender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzThe Hankins Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda BlalockHelen Turner Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean Printz

GCV Conservation FundDonorAnne BealsMadge BemissCandy Crosby

Donor In Honor ofCabell West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie and Ed MacKinlay

Donor In Memory ofLucy Huff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William B. Hunt

Katherine T. Mears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzBecky Meeker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Clopton BrownSusan and Edward Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladys WrightJane W. Rotch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Eckford SmithDianne Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Clopton BrownMary Henley Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lee BlalockSusan P. Tufts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret E. Smith Mary Jean PrintzMartha D. Whipple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean Printz


Gifts-in-KindDonorBetsy Agelasto

RestorationDonorElizabeth Huffman

Donor In Honor ofSusan S. Mullin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mina WoodCynthia P. Roscoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown

Donor In Memory ofEllen G. Godwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzNancy Mastin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. R. Lee MastinSusan S. Mullin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katharine VadenKimbrough K. Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean Printz

SponsorshipDonor In Honor ofUnion First Market Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symposium 2015

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