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JournalEditorial Board2008-2009

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

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

JournalAdvertising Chairman, Kay Kelly, The Mill Mountain Garden Club

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

Julie Grover, The Blue Ridge Garden Club, The James River Garden ClubMary Ann Johnson, Roanoke Valley Garden Club

Jeanette McKittrick, Three Chopt Garden ClubSarah Pierson, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubLaurie Starke, The Warrenton Garden Club

FROM THE EDITOR

There is always a place for another book. If you havent added Historic

Virginia Gardensto your personal library you are missing a treasure. It is a

detailed, scholarly, reference book with beautiful photography. Put it on your

Christmas list. Give it to friends who value the work of the GCV as you do.Donate a copy to your local library, school and alma mater. Read Ex Librisin

this issue for a review of books written by two of the terrific speakers the

Symposium committee has engaged. What a wonderful opportunity the

Symposium holds for us. We will be inspired for the work we do. Meeting

members from clubs across the state with whom we share a passion is always

fun. The three-day program is stimulating and I hope to see you at the

Homestead, February 22-24, 2010.

All of us on the Editorial Board wish you a happy holiday season.

The Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate

the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of

nature and to challenge future generations to

build on this heritage.


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DECEMBER2009 [email protected] 1

The Garden Club of VirginiaJournal

The Garden Club of Virginia Journal(USPS 574-520, ISSN 0431-0233) ispublished four times a year for membersby the GCV, 12 East Franklin St.,Richmond, VA 23219. Periodicalpostage paid in Richmond, VA.Single issue price, $5.00.

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

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

President of The Garden Club of Virginia:Cabell West

JournalEditor:Jeanette CadwallenderP.O. Box 7696Fredericksburg, VA 22404Phone: (540) 373-7210Email: [email protected]

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

JournalCommittee Chairman:Aileen LaingEmail: [email protected]

Vol. LIV, No. 4Printed on recycled paper byCarter Printing CompanyRichmond, VA

ON THE COVER...The American holly, ilex opaca, graces our state

with superb evergreen foliage and red winter

berries. We continue an ancient custom by

bringing holly into our homes to mark the

Winter solstice and Christmas. Birds love thefruit whether in a woodland setting or in an

urban garden.

IN THIS ISSUE...

Nonprofits and Lobbying. . . . . . . . . . . 2

GCV Symposium 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Symposium 2010 Tours Announced . . . . . . 4

Planting for Garden Week. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Native American Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hail to the Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Annual Fund Enables New Vision . . . . . . . 9

Released Restorations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Global Warming Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

71st Annual Rose Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Club Notes Rappahannock Valley . . . . . . 14

Club Notes Leesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Daffodil Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rose Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Lily Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Ex Libris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Club Notes Princess Anne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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

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

Email:[email protected]

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


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Nonprofits and LobbyingAnother Reason to Come to Richmond

on January 18th

By Anne Doyle, GCV Conservation and Beautification Committee ChairmanThe Garden Club of Norfolk

(Lobby vt: To attempt to influence public officials in support ofor in opposition to legislative proposals.)

Aformer GCV president once told me she was glad lobbying was no longer a

dirty word. I realize that she was referring to groundbreaking legislation

passed by Congress in 1976 that gives nonprofits the right to lobby up to

defined percentages of their annual expenditures. Today, 30 years later, it is generally

recognized that nonprofits are often the most appropriate organizations to educate and

inform public policy makers. GCV believes good laws are essential to good public

policies. It is the Garden Club of Virginias obligation to lend its voice to public

debate on Virginias natural resources, because conservation is part of our charitable

mission.

I believe that misconceptions about what nonprofit organizations are permitted to

do have dampened progress and reasonable input by some of Virginias best respected

conservationists. Much of this harkens back to the pre-1976 era when it was thought

improper for charities to attempt to influence legislation. In fact, there is no limit on

lobbying activities that do not require expenditures, such as unreimbursed activities

conducted by volunteers.1 GCV, as a volunteer organization, does impose limits on

lobby activities, however, simply based on what we believe we can most successfully

accomplish. Its wise discernment over the years is what has enabled GCV to be

counted in Richmond as an effective conservation organization.

As members, we think about our actions to help fulfill GCVs charitable mission.

Please consider coming to Legislative Day in Richmond on Monday, January 18,

2010, even if you just want to observe and learn. We will again combine efforts with

the Virginia Conservation Network, a nonprofit that GCV helped to found. We will

learn about environmental issues important to the Commonwealth. Afterwards we

will go in groups to meet with our legislators and explain to them why these issues are

important to us as individuals and as members of the Garden Club of Virginia.

Register online at www.gcvirginia.org, or through your clubs conservation chairman.

1 Worry-free Lobbying For Nonprofits, published by the Alliance for Justice, 11 DupontCircle, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, www.allianceforjustice.org, 1/9/04.


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Garden Club of Virginias Symposium 2010Quality of Life: Past, Present, Future

Honors current and former presidents of the Garden Club of Virginia

and current and former presidents of member clubs.

Date February 22-24, 2010

Location The Homestead

Speakers Dr. Allan M. Armitage: Professor of horticulture at the University ofGeorgia

Peter J. Hatch: Director of gardens and grounds at Monticello

George S. Hawkins, Esq.: Director of the District Department of

Environment, Washington, D.C.Daniel J. Hinkley: Nurseryman, Heronswood Nursery and Windcliff

J. Dean Norton: Director of horticulture at Mount Vernon Estate andGardens

William D. Rieley: Landscape architect for the Garden Club ofVirginia

Louisa Rocker, Marion Zimmerman:Washington National CathedralAltar/Flower Guild

Joel Salatin: Organic farmer, Polyface Farm

Activities Walking tour of nearby historic cottages and churches

Cooking demonstration by the Homestead chef

Presentation by the Homestead horticulturist

Cascades Gorge hike led by the Homestead naturalist

Attendees may select one of the above.

Vendors Sixteen vendor booths open Monday and Tuesday (February 22 and 23)

Workshop Flower Arranging with the floral designers from the Washington NationalCathedral. Forty spaces available for an extra charge of $125, includes con-tainer and all plant material.

Cost Three-Day Registration: $225 (includes two lunches, two dinners with wine)One-Day Registration: $125 (includes lunch)Room Rate: $165 per night plus 7% tax (double occupancy).

Reservations now open at 540-839-1766.Mention the Garden Club of Virginia.

Contact Julie MacKinlay, Chairman(757)425-8558

[email protected]

Symposium 2010 is open to all GCV members and their guests.


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Symposium 2010 Tours AnnouncedBy Mina Wood, GCV Symposium Committee

The Lynchburg Garden Club

The GCV Symposium 2010 Committee will offer a special historic house tourof the cottages in the Homestead area Monday, February 22, from 1:00 p.m. until

4:00 p.m. The tour represents the affluent lifestyle of the early 20th century citizenswho purchased the cottages and took full advantage of the elegant lifestyle in theresort area of the Homestead. The house tour is open only for this event for GCVregistrants and their guests. Two nearby historic churches are also on the tour.

Woodland Cottageis one of the most distinctive cottages of the area, furnished with aneclectic mix of art and collectibles. Built in 1914, the 6,500 square foot house provides

a beautiful view of the Homestead and the nearby mountain ranges.Lantern Cottagewas built as a summer cottage in 1898. The extensive restrictionsplaced in the deed of all of the early Homestead lot sales were adjusted, allowing theowner to use part of the residence for a medical office. The house is surrounded bybeautiful gardens.

The Yard, built in 1925 by Fay Ingalls when the family assumed leadership of theresort, originally had a cobblestone courtyard for horses as well as a kennel and stables.The first floor includes a spectacular library, a living room, dining room, study and anextensive kitchen.

Malvern Hall, originally known as Barton Lodge, was constructed in 1899. It is thelargest of the summer cottages built around the Homestead during the renaissance ofthe resort. The Georgian Revival house with columns and large interior rooms sits onthe side of a steep hill.

Shrine of the Sacred Heartwas built in 1894 on .48 acre of land. It provided anopportunity for visitors to the Homestead and residents of Bath County to attendmass nearby. The church was donated to the Diocese of Richmond in 1922.More than 3,000 people visit each year.

St. Lukes Episcopal Churchwas officially organized in 1899 on land donated by theHot Springs Company. The rectory was built in 1914 and enlarged in 1931. The tubechimes are heard throughout Hot Springs on Sunday mornings.Tea will be served at the church.

Those not participating in the historic house tour may attend one of the following:

The cooking demonstration by the Homestead chefwill feature procedures for storingand pickling summer produce, the challenges of using local produce for the profes-sional chef and information on growing produce. The class is limited to 40 persons.

The presentation by the Homestead grounds superintendentwill feature acomparison of the Homestead landscape from a century ago to the present, describinghow the current landscape is designed and maintained and preparations for the future.

The Cascades Gorge hike by the Homestead naturalistwill be an interactivepresentation to encompass the wonders of the natural world. An outdoor hike will beheld in good weather; an indoor presentation will be featured in inclement weather.


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and a master plant list.

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Planting for Garden Week in VirginiaBy Laura Anne Brooks

The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula

Whether our springtime gardens are knot gardens of herbs and boxwood,

waves of meadow grass and wildflowers or precise geometric patterns,

attention should be given to planting for Historic Garden Week in

Virginia.

The common plant is often overlooked. Consider the viola, violet. Gray

Confederate violets and the deeper blue Union ones fit into porcelain tea cups and

silver tumblers. Violets, planted with their pansy cousins and the common Armenianhyacinth, muscari, are lovely in the garden.

Another combination that creates an extraordinary effect in a shaded border or

wooded area is scilla, English bluebells, overplanted with honesty (money-plant). This

blue-violet mixture adds depth to shallow beds and enhances botanical arrangements.

The popular red honeysuckle, lonicera,will reach high on a trellis and provide

tendrils for arrangements. Its less common yellow counterpart mixes nicely with

daffodils, hybrid spirea, Darwin tulips and azalea for impact in the garden or on thedining table.

Tulips, tulipa, symbolize April. The late Darwins, fringe-style and lily-flowering

varieties bloom latest. The seventeenth century parrot Estella Rynveld is dramatic in

arrangements. For large pots, ledges, doorways and garden steps, try planting the

creamy Maureen over earlier blooming white triumph and cottage favorites.

Daffodils bloom from February until May, but the Division Nine,poeticusvarieties

can often be counted on to bloom the last week of April. Historic Twin Sisters, a

species, narcissus x medioluteus, graces old orchards and roadways, yet masses well in

contemporary designs. Sun Disc and Sun Dial are twin miniature cultivars that

bloom brightly in small designs or the garden.

The ruler of our April gardens should be the tree peony.Moutan, or Emperors

flower as it is called in China. These large showpieces come in a variety of colors from

the yellow High Noon to the peppermint Shima-nishikito the Kamata-nishiki

carpet pattern of lavender and blue.

For gasps and accolades the tree peony takes the prize but the gentle violet, the

drifting honeysuckle and all the other plants have their own places. Just be sure to

plant with Historic Garden Week in mind.


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Native American PoemThe following poem was inscribed around the walls of the historic barn at North

Wales Estate in Fauquier County where our board of governors meeting was held thispast October. Legend has it that Chief Seattle spoke these words in 1854 when askedto sell his tribes land. The English version is attributed to Dr. Henry Smith.

Love the Earth as a newborn loves its mothers heartbeat.We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.

The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.The beast, the tree, the man, they all share the same breath.

What is man without the beasts?If all the beasts are gone man will die from a great loneliness of spirit.

All things are bound together.Whatever befalls the Earth will befall the children of the Earth.

For the wind that gives us our first breath also receives our last sigh.

We must teach our children the Earth is precious.

We are part of the Earth and it is part of us. Every part is sacred.

Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woodsand every humming insect is holy. The rocky crests, the dew in the meadows,

the body heat of the pony and man, all belong to the same family.

The Earth is our mother.The perfumed flowers are our sisters. The rivers are our brothers.The waters murmur is the whispering voice of our fathers father.

All things are connected by the blood that unites all.Humankind has not woven the web of light.

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Hail to the FellowsBy Sally Guy Brown

The Garden Club of Alexandria

The summer of 2009 saw great activity anddiscovery at two historic sites in Virginia.The first was privately owned Frascati in

Orange County. This mansion was built in 1821-23by John M. Perry of Albemarle County for SupremeCourt justice and statesman Philip PendletonBarbour. Perry was one of several master buildersemployed by Thomas Jefferson to work onMonticello and the University of Virginia.

Michael Painton, a graduate student in landscapearchitecture at Ball State University in Indiana, waschosen as the Rudi J. Favretti Fellow to documentthe landscape at Frascati. Under the guidance of

William D. Rieley, Calder Loth and Anne Miller,Painton discovered, among other things, a walledgarden. There are many indications that it couldhave had a serpentine wall similar to those at theUniversity of Virginia. Painton was so inspired byhis work this summer that he may do his graduate thesis on walls of the early 19th

century.The name of the Garden Club of Virginia Fellowship has been changed to theWilliam D. Rieley Fellowship to honor Rieleys extensive and expert work as the land-scape architect of the Garden Club of Virginia since 1998. Karen Kennedy of theUniversity of Washington in Seattle was chosen as the first Rieley fellow.

Kennedys work documented publicly owned Morven Park in Leesburg. This estateand its grounds were the home of Westmoreland Davis, governor of Virginia from1918 to 1922. Before that era the 1780s farmhouse, incorporated into a larger estate,

was owned by Wilson Cary Selden and later acquired by the Swann family ofMaryland who greatly enlarged the mansion. Recently, the mansion has undergone

total renovation. Kennedy gave several members of the GCV a presentation of the his-tory of the place including its role in the French and Indian and Civil Wars. Shedescribed its current use as an equestrian center and its dedication to horticulture andagriculture. Among the discoveries she is investigating are some tantalizing ties to

Andrew Jackson Downing and Frederick Law Olmsted.We have been fortunate to have these two bright young people come to study in

Virginia and add to the richness of our knowledge of these two places. Funds raisedby Historic Garden Week make these fellowships possible.

Luncheons meetings cocktail partiesgraduation parties wedding receptionsEase and elegance in entertaining at the Kent-Valentine House.

For availability contact (804) 643-4137or [email protected]

GCV members and friends receive a 25% discount.

KE N T - VA L E N T I N E H O U S E

Will Rieley and Karen Kennedyat Morven Park


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Annual Fund Enables NewVision for the New Year

By Martha Wertz, Development Chairman

The Hunting Creek Garden Club

It is with great excitement that the GCV board ofdirectors has approved the institution of an AnnualFund for the Garden Club of Virginia. By now youshould have received your letter from Cabell about the

Annual Fund and its importance to the GCV. I hopeyou will consider a gift if you have not given already.Our goal is $50,000 by June 30, 2010.

I speak on behalf of the Development Committeewhen I tell you that the Annual Fund is a place whereevery gift can make a difference. No gift is too smallto help. Your support of the Annual Fund is voluntaryand deeply appreciated. Unless you tell us that you

wish to remain anonymous, we will recognize you(if you have given by April 30) on our donor listing atthe Annual Meeting in May and in the Annual Reportfor Fiscal Year 2010 (recognizing all gifts givenbetween July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010).

On behalf of the Development Committee,I thank you for all that you do for the GCV,and for your consideration ofa gift for our newGCV Annual Fund.

Common Wealth

Winner

Janet Hickman, president ofthe Hillside Garden Clubaccepted the Common Wealth

Award from Linda Consolvo,Common Wealth award com-mittee chairman and GCVPresident Cabell West at theBoard of Governors meeting.The Hillside Garden Club

was awarded $10,000 for therestoration of the AnneSpencer garden in Lynchburg.


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Released RestorationsBy Mary Hart Darden, GCV Restoration Committee Chairman

The Nansemond River Garden Club

Out of respect for the time and effort of each and every GCV member who

works so diligently during Historic Garden Week, the Restoration

Committee takes seriously its responsibility for careful expenditure of the

funds raised. It is as important to realize when it is prudent to terminate a contract as

it is to determine when to initiate one. The Garden Club of Virginia Board voted in

October to release four properties. These releases do not preclude future collaborative

projects between any of these properties and the GCV. Contracts between a property

seeking restoration and the GCV have three provisions that must be adhered to:

1. The property agrees to maintain at an acceptable level, and at their expense, thegift of the design and planting of the landscape or garden.

2. The property agrees not to change any part of the gift without permission from

the landscape architect of the GCV.

3. The property must be open to the public on a regular basis.

These points are non-negotiable. The properties that have been released from their

contracts are listed here.

Gunston Hall, home of George Mason, is governed by the Regents of Gunston Hall

who are in the process of returning the plantation to the Mason era. The GCV garden

has been nibbled away in search of an earlier landscape. In acknowledgement of the

Regents intent for the property, the GCV voted to release it from contract.

At a joint meeting between the Association for the Preservation of Virginia

Antiquities, now referred to as Preservation Virginia (PV) and the GCV it was agreed

that three properties be released from contract. Scotchtown, the home of Patrick

Henry, has suffered years of maintenance problems, largely due to lack of funding.

In addition, unauthorized alterations to the landscape were permitted. Yeardley

House failed to honor the maintenance agreement. Many times we planted this simple

but elegant garden, but no one took responsibility for tending and watering it.PV uses this property as an office so access to the public is impossible.

At historic Smithfield Plantation the rolling landscape of the frontier house is

embellished with examples of fencing used in the early 1700s, and a garden features

period plants. Smithfield recently requested that the Restoration Committee have

Rieley and Associates, prepare a conceptual plan for screening an area to be used for

weddings and receptions. Meanwhile, Smithfield accepted a gift from Virginia Tech of

a dozen streetlights of Victorian design with acorn globes. The GCV had a dilemma.

Mr. Rieley visited to explain that this type of lighting, especially in the front garden

beds, was contrary to the agreed upon lighting policy, which outlines the appropriateway to provide lighting for safety without making an inappropriate visual impact.

They were also advised that they needed to consult the Restoration Committee before

taking action. Smithfield would not consider these requirements. This conscious

breach of contract made it impossible for the GCV to continue the relationship.


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Global Warming WarningBy Sallie Sebrell

The Nansemond River Garden Club and The Blue Ridge Garden Club

Choking Poison Ivy Tendrils? Invasion of the Aphids? Femme FatalePhenologist? Do these sound like the titles of horror films? For the next sevenmonths, current and former members of the Conservation and Beautification

Committee will travel around the Commonwealth to present a new program, GlobalWarning: A Virginians Guide to Climate Change. The presentation addresses thescience and impact of climate change and provides solutions to the problem.

Why should the GCV be involved in this discussion? Our members includeVirginias gardeners, horticulturists and flower arrangers. We are caretakers of ourcommonwealths abundant flora and fauna. We cannot help but notice that lilacs no

longer bloom on Mothers Day and that pests are surviving our milder winters.We have had to move our Daffodil Show to an earlier date because of changes inbloom time.

Unless changes are made in how we produce and use energy, a child born todaycould be living on an earth that is very different from the one we now inhabit. Thediscussion is not political. It is one of air quality, water quantity, economic stabilityand national security. As Sen. John Warner testified before the Senate ForeignRelations Committee on July 21, 2009, Leading military, intelligence and securityexperts have publicly spoken out that if left unchecked, global warming could increase

instability and lead to conflict in already fragile regions of the world.This presentations message is one of optimism: we can make a difference, there are

solutions and we can take action. The time to begin is now.Note: Last Spring the Conservation and Beautification Committee joined the

National Wildlife Federation (NWF) in producing this program. Presenters are AnneBeals, Trisha Garner, Karen Jones, Merry Outlaw, Sallie Sebrell, Marilyn South, NadiaStanfield, Chamie Valentine, Fayetta Weaver and Peyton Wells. To schedule thepresentation e-mail [email protected].

Save the DateMarch 8, 2010 10:30 a.m. 2 p.m.

GCVJournalWorkshopThe Studio/Pavilion at Belmont

Fredericksburg, VA

CultivatingJournalWriters: Tips on how to pruneand arrange your words with style

Speaker: Anna Barron Billingsley, Director of Publications,University of Mary Washington

GCV committee chairmen, club correspondentsand interested writers are encouraged to attend.


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The 71st

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ROSENUMBER OF HORTICULNUMBER OF ARR

NUMBER OF HORTIC

RestorationSponsored by The Fr

Photos, Placement

Class 40 Inter Club ArtisticA. Federal Arrangement

Roanoke Valley Garden ClubQuad Blue(above)

B

For more photographs and a complete list of winners,Grateful appreciation extended to Mary Wynn and Charles McDaniel

Best Floribunda SprayNicole, Frances JonesThe Williamsburg Garden Club

A

Queen of the Show

RaphaelaMr. and Mrs. Howard Jones

B. A Cascade (above)the Franklin Garden Club


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AnnualWinners

SHOWURAL EXHIBITORS: 114NGEMENTS: 82

LTURAL STEMS: 353

and Rosesnklin Garden Club

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C. Late Colonial ArrangementRivanna Garden Club(above)

D

click on the GCV website and access the Rose Show.nd Hilldrup Transfer & Storage for support of the GCV Flower Shows.

42, Best Arrangementby an IndividualThe Virginia Brown Guild TrophyLee Snyder,Harborfront Garden Club

C

Best Modern Shrub

Cherry MeidilandJoyce Moorman

The Lynchburg Garden Club

Best Test CollectionThe Garden Club

of the Northern NeckD. A Pillar Arrangement (above)

The Nansemond River Garden Club


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Club NotesThe Rappahannock Valley

Garden Club

To make flower arranging less

intimidating for new and

inexperienced members alike, a

novice workshop was held prior to the

September meeting. The hands-on work-

shop was titled:Are you afraid to enter a

flower show or exhibit? If you feel like a

novice when it comes to flower arranging,

come and bring your container and oasis,flowers and clippers and you will create a

Line Mass Design.

Leaders of the workshop introduced

participants to the principles and

elements of design. We wanted members

to see that many details in arrangements

are thoughtfully planned before the first

flower is put into place. They weretaught the importance of mechanics,

how to envision a line in proportion to

the container and which flowers, textures

and colors would work in making a stun-

ning arrangement. The class saw the

principles and elements of design come

alive.

We believe that real teaching and

learning occurs best in one-on-oneworkshops. The creative ideas of truly

artistic and talented designers can only

be shared in person, because the anec-

dotes, personal examples, sharing of

flowers, tips and snips create a very

personal and creative environment. Our

members learned how to make a line

mass arrangement and walked away

enjoying both flower arranging and the

pleasure of working with other club

members. To the delight of every single

novice arranger in our club, our circle of

artistic genius is expanding.

Cessie Howell

For information, please contact:(804) 673-7015 or (804) 673-6280

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Club NotesLeesburg Garden Club

Rules for roadside signs in Loudoun County have deep roots. Billboards werebanned in the 1950s when Loudoun became the first rural county in America

to enact zoning laws. Vinton Pickens, chairman of the Planning Commission

and an active member of the Leesburg Garden Club greatly influenced the drafting of

these laws. Although the sign regulations have evolved

over the years, the county retains its reputation as one

of the most restrictive area jurisdictions when it comes

to commercial signage. One supervisor said Our sign

ordinance has been a point of pride and something

that sets us apart from other counties. There is a new

roadside challenge for Loudon County, however.

For the past several years, Loudoun has been one of the fastest growing counties in

the country, resulting in what some have called roadside litter. By this we refer to illegal

real estate and developer signs lining the highways. Earlier this year the Board of

Supervisors endorsed a six-month pilot of a Clean Views Initiative to rid our roads of

illegal signs. The pilot program funded both staff time and the creation of a team of

volunteers to remove signs posted in the VDOT right-of-way. At the first meeting more

than 60 people showed up and receivedtraining in which signs to pick up and

which not to pick up. Monthly reports

showed that almost 8,000 signs were

removed by volunteers in May and June.

One volunteer reports that the number

of signs has been reduced since the pick-

up began. An unfortunate result is that

the signs are beginning to appear justinside the town limits where there are no

volunteer programs. Our next project is

to go to the town councils and urge them

to institute a similar program.

Leesburg Garden Club has been

active in this effort for many years and

boasts several of its members on the pilot

volunteer program to remove illegal signs.Members of our club have been before

the Board of Supervisors on many occa-

sions asking that the sign regulations be

upheld. So it is with great satisfaction

and pride that we have had some success.

Jean Brown

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Daffodil NotesBy Glenna Graves, GCV Daffodil Committee

The Spotswood Garden Club

Daffodils are easy to grow, demand little and the first spring bloom is

undeniably delightful. If you have not grown daffodils before, this basic

information is for you. There are two general types of daffodils: standard

and miniature. Based on their description and size, daffodils are grouped into 13

divisions. There are thousands of daffodils, but they vary as to color, size and basic

configuration. Visit shows or your neighbors gardens and you will soon find your

preference pinks, all whites or perhaps miniatures. Start with what you like best.Daffodil bulbs are planted in the fall, usually October 15th through November,

depending on the need for cool weather in the regions zone. Daffodils prefer good

drainage and a sunny location. Planting time is the most important time to fertilize,

as nutrition is most effective below the bulb where it feeds the root system. Make sure

there is a soil buffer between the bulb and the fertilizer, as it may burn the roots.

Use a low nitrogen fertilizer (5-10-10 or Bulb-tone). N-P-K is what the 5-10-10

represents on the bag. Nitrogen produces good strong leaf growth and extends the

growing season, however, too much will produce all leaves and no blooms. Phosphorus

is essential for strong root system and good growth, provides resistance to disease and

is essential for bloom development. Potassium insures stem strength and substance to

the plants. There are other trace elements in fertilizers that are essential to plant health.

It is always good to have the soil tested for the benefit of all the garden plants in order

to see other elements you may need and also to define the pH of your soil. Daffodils

grow best at about 6.5pH. For the bulbs already in the ground broadcast a low N2

fertilizer and sulfate of potash in late fall to increase color intensity. Miniatures are

generally only fertilized when planted, as they are intended to remain small.

Water is essential to good spring blooms. Apply when planting to stimulate root

growth and then starting again in March, unless there is at least one inch of rain per

week. Water is very important to provide substance and strength to stems and

smoothness to petals, especially if you are showing your blooms. Dont plant within a

water-sprinkling system radius, as during the summer daffodil bulbs need to be dry

and dormant to discourage bulb rot.

Dont cut foliage until 6 weeks after bloom; the leaves are where next years bloom

gains its energy from the sun. If the foliage is cut too soon, this could lead to no

blooms.


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RoseNotesBy Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman

The Boxwood Garden Club

The 71st annual GCV Rose Show in Franklin was extraordinarily successful.The Workforce Development Center at Paul D. Camp Community College

was transformed into a floral paradise, filled with exquisite rose specimens andstunning artistic arrangements. Co-chairmen Mary Nelson Thompson and Jane Bealeand the Franklin Garden Club orchestrated this successful flower show.

Many guests enjoyed the resplendent, rose-filled showroom, as well as the autumn-themed lobby, brimming with pumpkins, gourds and chrysanthemums for sale. Amyriad of gorgeous blooms graced both the horticultural exhibition tables and the

arrangements, as 114 exhibitors entered 353 stems in the Horticulture division and 82arrangements in the Artistic division. Howard and Sara Jones from Virginia Beachcaptured the Horticulture Sweepstakes Award. GCV member Kathy Watson from theTuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton was awarded the runner-up prize for theDr. and Mrs. James R. Hundley Perpetual Trophy for Horticulture Sweepstakes. Thecollection of roses representing the Garden Club of the Northern Neck won the RoseChairmans Cup and the Miss Jean Printz Perpetual Trophy for the best GCV MemberClub Collection. A complete list of winning Rose Show entries, as well as spectacularphotographs, is listed on the GCV website at www.gcvirginia.org.

Those who attended the show left with a wish list of rose varieties to plant in theirgardens. Now is the perfect time to address the requirements to grow good roses forpersonal enjoyment and for entering in next years Rose Show. Plan which roses will

enhance your garden and check the rec-ommended varieties on the Rose Page ofthe GCV web site. Then thoughtfully con-sider the results of this years efforts inyour rose garden.

Three breathtakingly beautiful roseswere recently chosen for the 2010 Rose

Collection. Falling in Love is a warmpink and porcelain-white Hybrid Tea;Lady Elsie May is a disease-resistant coralshrub; Daddy Frank is an Award ofExcellence-winning deep red, disease-resistant Mini-Flora. Information forordering the Rose Collection was postedon the GCV website in August. While theGCV collection deadline has passed, it is

possible to order individually by callingRosemania at 888-600-9665 or orderonline at www.rosemania.com.Photographs of these roses are available onthe GCV website, and on Rosemaniasonline catalog.

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Lily NotesBy Laura Anne Brooks, GCV Lily Committee

The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula

The Violet Niles Walker Memorial Cup is awarded at the

annual Garden Club of Virginia Lily Show for a single

stem grown by the exhibitor from seed, scales or bulbils,

and so labeled. This prize may be won only once for a given

cultivar. In 2009 the LA hybrid lilium, Aladdins Sun, was a

winner, cloned from bulb scales.

Aladdins Sun seems to be disappearing from trade catalogs.

This cultivar does have a tendency for browning on its petals

and may not present the highest, viral-free standard for cloning.

However, its stunning lemon flowers, largely sprinkled with bur-

gundy dots, make it a flower arrangers delight.

Scale cloning may assure perpetuation of an expensive cultivar

and keep GCV club collections flowering in a garden for years. To clone a lily from

scales, break a few healthy bulb scales from the mother bulbs outer ring, near the base

plate. Fall is a good time to clone. Such prolific lilies as the Asiatic Shirley, can heave

out of the soil with small lily bulbs. Once divided, these offshoots can be planted out

immediately in summer or fall.Once a scale is separated, clean away all dirt and dip it in a 4% solution of fungi-

cide. Place the lily piece in a polythene bag, half-filled vermiculite. Sterile medium for

planting lilies can be made from sterile grit, humus or peat. Store the plastic bag in a

dark place at 65-75 F for four to six weeks. Small bulb-like projections will form.

To fatten the small clones, place them in sterile medium in a clean plastic tray and

store in a warm, moist place for a few weeks; a polythene bag will conserve moisture.

Weak solutions of bulb fungicide will deter disease. Once fattened, the new lilies will

start to produce foliage.If scales are taken in fall, the cloned lilies should be stored under refrigeration at

55 F for six to eight weeks. After this vernalization period, transplant the small bulbs

outside, using sterile medium, when all danger of spring frost has passed.

Help prevent the spread of virus and disease by planting new lilies away from the

mature bulb. Use sterile soil and raised beds for all new lily bulbs, remembering that

sterile humus makes a good potting medium. Large, clean pots are portable gardens for

lilies when voles and deer threaten beds. If kept moist and warm, cultivars with hybrid

vigor, such as Aladdins Sun and Shirley will send up foliage almost immediately. TheAladdin series lilies may bloom the first year, producing small flowers. With fertilizer

and restraint in cutting back foliage and stem length, bulbs may produce show blooms

in two to three years.

The author with theViolet Niles Walker

Memorial Cup,Lily Show 2009.


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Ex LibrisBy Anne Cross, Kent-Valentine House Library Committee

The Ashland Garden Club

Two featured speakers at the 2010 GCV Symposium are Daniel J. Hinkley

and Allan M. Armitage. Both are well known horticulturalists who have pub-

lished a number of books which will be available for sale at the Symposium.

Daniel Hinkleys new book, which was published this year, is titled The Explorers

Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World. It is a sequel to The

Explorers Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennialspublished in 1991. In what he

describes as a near lunatic degree, Hinkley has spent the past 15 years exploring

shrubs and vines around the world. He has traveled to several continents collecting

seeds, which he has then propagated. He is not only a plantsman but also a talented

writer. His book conveys the excitement and awe with which he pursues his discoveries

and his awareness of things undiscovered. He does not attempt to include every plant

family, but those which he does are described in detail, with sections on the propaga-

tion of the seed, its hardiness and its cultivation. He has included numerous previously

unknown specimens, some of which challenge the traditional classifications of plants.

Breathtaking photographs of many of these plants in their native habitats illustrate the

book.

At the beginning of the introduction to his new book, Hinkley quotes John Adams:

I find it ever more regularly so that if I take note of even the smallest of natural

wonders, my mind begins to wander the Milky Way. And in response, so say I, Rejoice

Evermore. Rejoice Evermore.

Hinkley goes on to say, What I first came to regard as an insurmountable and

infinite adversary, I have now, in attempting to write this book, come to embrace for

its exquisite munificence, made more beautiful by that fact that I will never know

much of it at all. And in that I will rejoice forever. Readers of Hinkleys latest book

will find themselves rejoicing with him.

Allan M. Armitage is the author of eight books and has written more than 250

articles for gardening magazines and journals. His best known work is the reference

text, Herbaceous Garden Perennials: a Treatise of Identification, Culture and Garden

Attributes. Its 3rd edition was published in 2008. Among his other works are

Armitages Native Plants for North American Gardens, published in 2006, andArmitages

Garden Annuals: A Color Encyclopedia, published in 2004. Allan Armitage has won

numerous awards and the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers has established

the Allan Armitage Leadership Award in his honor.

All of the above mentioned books have been ordered for the Kent-Valentine library.


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Club NotesThe Princess Anne Garden Club

AVirginia Beach landscape project evolved into

a vision for horticultural therapy at Hope

House Foundations Lakewood Apartments.

Hope House Foundation is the only nonprofit agency

in Virginia that provides independent living opportu-

nities for adults with developmental disabilities. Hope

House Foundation aims to build a sense of belonging

in the community for their clients. Outdoor activitiessuch as gardening help to foster that goal.

After assessing various landscape concepts, the

Princess Anne Garden Club designed and created

therapy garden beds at Lakewood Apartments to

promote horticultural skills, enjoyment of the out-

doors and a sense of ownership for Hope House residents. Residents told club

members that they would like to grow their own vegetables.

Members installed 11 raised planting beds, one of which was designed for

wheelchair access, as well as two rain barrels for watering. The nonprofit organization

Eggleston Services Tanners Creek Nursery pledged to provide bedding plants and

planting assistance in the spring and fall of each year on an ongoing basis.

Club members and residents worked together to

plant the crops, use the rain barrels and discuss the

care of the garden. Each resident was given his own

planting box, garden gloves, a trowel, a kneeling pad

and a pair of garden gloves.

This fall a patio with pergola, benches and a grill

will be installed to provide enhanced outdoor living

for the residents of Lakewood Apartments. A celebra-

tion day with residents, parents and members will cap

the project.

Sincere thanks go to the Junior Virginia BeachGarden Club for their generous cash donation to this

project.

Wendy Vaughn

Susan Wight of the PrincessAnn Garden Club shows AlexRipley the accessible planter.

Co-chairman Wendy Vaughand Nancy Baillo with SidVaughn with the new rainbarrels.


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C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 7/1/09 Through 9/30/09

The Garden Club of Virginia EndowmentSupports the ongoing preservation of the historic Kent-Valentine House,

headquarters of the GCV and Historic Garden Week.

DonorLinda Beckett Nancy R. King Di Cook Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.Sarah A. Eisenhart Trust Mrs. Charles H. SchutteMary K. Hubard Trust Dianne N. Spence

The Junior Virginia Beach Garden ClubDonor In Honor of

Deedy Bumgardner Judy and Steve Perry

Rieley & Associates

Chatham Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Holland

Mary Hart Darden Sally Guy Brown

Judy and Steve Perry

The Garden Club of Gloucester Susan B. Wright

The Hunting Creek Garden Club Mrs. A. Slater LamondThe Huntington Garden Club Mrs. J. Gayle Sanford

The Lynchburg Garden Club Donna Hackman

Mrs. Peter Dun Grover The Blue Ridge Garden Club

Betty Michelson Joanie Robins

Dianne N. Spence Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Perry, Jr.

Joanie Robins

Betsy Worthington

Mary Hart Darden

Nina MustardMrs. E. Armistead Talman Sally Guy Brown

Judy Perry

Cabell G. West

C. Dudley Brown Sally Guy Brown

Meg Clement

Mary Hart Darden

Ann Gordon Evans

Linda Holder

Nina Mustard

Kim Nash

Muff Nolde

Joanie Robins

Missy Ryan

Betsy Worthington


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Donor In Memory of Elizabeth Randolph Brown Nannie Frank Mr. and Mrs. Austin T. Darden , Jr. Dr. Lilburn T. Talley Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Davenport, Jr. Jane Dudley GinnIsabel Frischkorn Dudley Emily Snyder Alexander

Frank and Lucy Ellett Dr. Lilburn T. Talley Katty Mears Dr. Lilburn T. Talley Betty Michelson Anne RoweRivanna Garden Club * Eleanor MagruderThe Spotswood Garden Club Candy BlattCabell G. West Mrs. John D. Blackwell

Dr. Lilburn T. TalleyTimmi Wood Emily Snyder Alexander

The GCV Annual Fund

Provides essential ongoing support necessary to maintain GCV operations.DonorMartha Ware Bryan Dianne N. Spence

Ann Gordon Evans Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Tayloe IIMrs. Peter Dun Grover The Garden Club of Warren County Marsha C. Merrell Winchester Clarke Garden ClubNina Mustard Cabell G. WestMr. and Mrs. W. Randolph Robins Betsy Worthington

Restoration

Supports GCV Restoration projects across the Commonwealth.Donor In Honor of The Little Garden Club of Winchester Charlotte Benjamin

Di CookRivanna Garden Club Bessie Carter

The GCV Conservation FundSupports GCV clubs in local and statewide conservation projects.

DonorAnonymous

Donor In Honor of The Garden Study Club Liz Whitehead

Donor In Memory of The Garden Club of Fairfax Nancy deLaskiThe Hon. and Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. Dr. Lilburn T. Talley Rivanna Garden Club Mrs. Daniel J. Meador

The SEED FundSupports Events, Education, and Development.

Donor In Honor of The Little Garden Club of Winchester Janice Whitehead

Donor In Memory of Rivanna Garden Club Mrs. Myron Tremain

* The Development Committee regrets that gifts from Rivanna Garden Club did not appear in GCVsYear In Reviewlist of 2008-09 donors. Rivanna has given generously to GCV over many years,and it is with sincere apologies and deep gratitude that we re-print their gifts here.


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Statement of Ownership

The ownership, management and circulation of the Garden Club of VirginiasJournal,published four times a year in Richmond, Virginia, is hereby stated in the first issue

published after the first of October 2009.

The name and address of the publisher is: The Garden Club of Virginia, Kent-Valentine House, 12 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. The name andaddress of the editor is: Jeanette Cadwallender, PO Box 7696, Fredericksburg, Virginia22404. The owner is the Garden Club of Virginia, Kent-Valentine House, 12 EastFranklin Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. There are no bond-holders, mortgages, orsecurity holders.

The purpose, function, and non-profit status of this organization and the exempt statusfor Federal Income Tax purposes have not changed during the preceding 12 months.

The total number of copies published nearest the filing date is 3400. The averagenumber of copies published in the preceding 12 months is 3400. There are no salesthrough dealers, etc. Paid subscriptions average 3288; the number nearest the filingdate is 3299. Other mailed copies average 5. Free distribution averages 25. The averagenumber of copies not distributed for the preceding year is 82; the number of copies notdistributed nearest the filing date is 66.

TheJournalEditor requests permission to mail the Garden Club of VirginiasJournalat the phased postal rates presently authorized on form 3526 for USPS #574-520(ISSN 0431-0233. I certify that the statements made here are correct and complete aslisted in the Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation.

Jeanette Cadwallender,JournalEditorPO Box 7696Fredericksburg, VA 22404

October 23, 2009

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construed as an endorsement by the Garden Club of the advertised goods or services.


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