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GardenerSUMMER 2011 | www.virginiagardenclubs.org

Old Dominion

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Benjamin Franklins Double Spectaclesby Julia Clevett, one of six American de-

signers interpretingAmericas Firsts at WAFA World Flower Show 2011.

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Summer 2011 Volume 42, No. 2

CONTENTS

FEATURES

Newly Designed Website 5

Blue Gloves for Blue Stars 5

Convention 2011 9

6VFGC Convention Credentials

THE PRESIDENTS PAGE 3

VFGC NEWS

a Youth Grants 6

Cedar Run GC Youth Grant 7

Award Winners 10

Life Members/Book of Honor 26

Awards Changes 28

EDUCATION Flower Show School 16

Flower Show Symposium 18

Landscape Design School 20

Book Revient Sales 30

DISTRICT AND CLUB NEWS

Old Dominion Calendar 14

Hilliard Park GC 22

Rappahannock GC 23Endangered Species Day 23

Club Anniversaries 23

Luray GC Memorial Garden 24

Colonial GC 60th Anniversary 24

Green Meadow Point GC 25

Green Pine GC 70th Anniversary 25

In Memoriam 27

UPCOMING EVENTS 28

Gardener

VFGC, INCLewis Ginter Botanical Garden

1800 Lakeside AveRichmond, VA 23228-4700

804-553-0445www.virginiagardenclubs.org

VFGC PRESIDENTJudy B. BinnsGrow Now

Planting Seeds for [email protected] Newgate Road

Midlothian VA 23113-4199804-794-9073

NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC4401 Magnolia Ave

St. Louis, MO 62110-3492Member Services [email protected]

www.gardenclub.org

NGC PRESIDENTShirley Nicolai

NGC: Proudly ServingOur Members and Communities

[email protected] Hatton Point Rd

Ft. Washiington, MD 20744-7014

301-292-3667

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION DIRECTORMary H. Dixon

Members are the Link to the [email protected] Moonlight Point

Suffolk VA 23434-9300757-934-3420

SUBSCRIPTION RATES Members - Included in Dues Non-Members $3.50

Published quarterly Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Non-Prot Organization postage paid at Richmond, VA USPS 407-420

Old Dominion

Quarterly Publication of Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc

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ContactINFORMATION

OLD DOMINION GARDENER

DEADLINESSpring February 1

Summer May 1

Fall August 1

Winter November 1

Send articles, events and photos

for publication to:

Judy B. Binns

[email protected]

Send Name/Address Changes to:

Barbara Ohmsen

[email protected]

VFGC MISSION STATEMENT

Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.,

provides youth and adult education

resources and opportunities for its mem-

bers to promote the love of gardening,

oral design, civic and environmental

responsibility.

Virginia Federationof Garden Club

Ofcers

PresidentJudy B. Binns

[email protected] Newgate Road1st Vice President

Liaison to Club PresidentsMarilyn J. Mason

[email protected] mt Pleas

2nd Vice PresidentFinance Chairman

Janice M. [email protected]

2261 Donagale DriveR3rd Vice PresidentMembership Chairman

Mary E. [email protected]

P O Box 206ForRecording Secretary

Mary Sue [email protected]

2824 E MTreasurer

Claudia H. [email protected] Mount Hill Drive

Midlothian VA 23113-3923804-794-7798

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Summer 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 3

Presidents PAGE

No one is more optimistic than a gardenerbecause truly to plant a seed is to be-

lieve in the future.

Grow Now . . . Planting Seeds for Tomorrowbuilds on this natural optimism and

encourages garden club members to participate.

The focus for this administration will be on two words in this themeGROW and

PLANTas we look at different ways to attract new members, to better serve our

existing members, and to reach out to the gardening community.

We will GROW in Educational Opportunities

By offering a new series of basic oral design classes. When I joined a

garden club, I just wanted to learn how to arrange owers so that I could

have a centerpiece on the dining room table. I was fortunate that my gar-

den club offered regular oral design workshops, but not all garden club

members have this same opportunity.

By sponsoring lectures in partnership with botanical gardens, districts, and

other organizations

By holding Dig In workshops specically for club presidents and club of-

cers to highlight VFGC Projects

We will GROW in Membership

By connecting with existing non-federated garden clubsthese clubs al-

ready share a similar interest with VFGC, lets convince them that being

part of a larger organization has distinct benets.

By presenting a series of workshops/programs at military bases and other

civic organizations in order to generate interest in garden clubs and to es-

tablish new garden clubs

By providing incentives for members to bring guests to basic oral design

classeseven more incentives if the guest joins a garden club!

We will GROW in Communication

By publishing a digital version ofOld Dominion Gardeneron the website

By communicating bi-monthly with VFGC Board members, district ofcers

and club presidents with a digital newsletter Grow Nowin order to work

together as a whole organizationnot just individual clubs and districts

By making VFGC website more user friendly for mobile devices

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Presidents PAGE

We will PLANT Community Gardens with a new program, Plant Together

This new program will encourage garden clubs, civic groups, youth groups,

etc. to schedule a work day during National Garden Week to plant or

spruce up community gardens.

Each club or group that registers with VFGC will be provided with a public-

ity packet to help spread the word that garden clubs benet the community

with beautication projects.

We will PLANT by establishing a Branching Outgrant program for club community

beautication projects.

We will PLANT seeds for tomorrow by continuing the Keys to the Futuregrants for

youth-centered gardening programs. Since its inception in 2007, over $25,000 hasbeen awarded in these grants and in the past 2 years alone, over 5000 youth in Vir-

ginia beneted from this program.

The time is NOWto generate enthusiasm, to initiate some new programs and to

continue gardening in our communities across the state. I look forward to working

with all of you as we Grow Now . . . Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow.

Judy B. Binns

Meet the President

Judy began her garden club work in 1990. She is a member and former

president of the Salisbury GC, an Accredited-Life Flower Show Judge, and

served as President of Piedmont District from 2001-2003. She has served

VFGC as 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, and Treasurer before being

installed as President in May 2011. She was awarded the NGC Member ofHonor Award for the South Atlantic Region for All-Around Excellence in 2006.

Judy served as the webmaster of National Garden Clubs from 2007-2011

and designed the rst websites for both VFGC and the South Atlantic Region.

She is also a Design Instructor for National Garden Clubs Flower Show School

and has exhibited designs in Fine Arts and Flowers at the Virginia Museum

of Fine Arts and numerous ower shows.

Judy is a native Virginian from the Shenandoah Valley. She graduated

from Bridgewater College with a degree in mathematics and concentration incomputer science. She and her husband, Richard, have two married children

and one grandchild. She also volunteers at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,

including serving as co-chairman for Fine Arts & Flowers in 2007 and 2010.

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NEWLY DESIGNED

VFGC WEBSITE

www.virginiagardenclubs.org

The VFGC website has a new and

exciting look! If you have not visited the

website recently, take the time to browse

the pages and see what garden club mem-

bers across the state of Virginia are doing.

Some of the new features include: Digital version ofOld Dominion

Gardener

How To section with tips on con-

servation, container gardening,

oral design and more

Photo gallery highlighting club

ower shows and projects plus

ideas for your home and garden

YouTube video of a project

awarded a VFGC Youth Project

Grant

More downloadable forms includ-

ing the VFGC Life Membership

Form

Information on applying to be-

come a part of the VFGC Group

Exemption for IRS 501(c)(3)

User friendly layout and menus

for mobile phones and tablet

devices

Send photos, news and events for

posting on the website to:

Nancy Hargroves

VFGC Website [email protected]

Visit the website often to keep up to

date on the latest information for VFGC

members.

BLUE GLOVES

FOR

BLUE STARS

The Blue Star Memorial Program

honors service men and women. In 1945,

the National Council of State Garden

Clubs adopted the program and began a

Blue Star Highway system, which covers

thousands of miles across the ContinentalUnited States, Alaska and Hawaii.

Virginia has some of the oldest Blue

Star Memorial Markers in the US with the

rst one dedicated on August 24, 1949.

Since 1949, VFGC, districts and clubs have

placed over 45 Blue Star Markers along

the highways and byways of Virginia as

well as at national cemeteries, parks,

veterans facilities and gardens.

These oldest Blue Star Memorial

markers have weathered along the road-

sides for over 50 years and now need

some TLC. You can help by participating

in new program, Blue Gloves for Blue

Stars. Plan to attend your district meet-

ing and make a $10 donation to the Blue

Star Memorial Fund and receive a pair of

blue gardening gloves. Your support of

this project will help VFGC refurbish those

markers placed before 1960 as well as any

others in need of repair.

Donate at your district meeting and

wear your blue gloves proudly as you

help make the Blue Stars in Virginia shine

brightly again!For more information, contact:

Gloria Crump

VFGC Blue Star Memorial Chairman

540-234-9300

[email protected]

VFGCNEWS

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The Keys to the Future Youth Project Grants Program, with a simple application

procedure, is sponsored by VFGC for new or existing youth-centered programs.

All VFGC clubs are encouraged to apply for a one-year grant up to $1000 for

the purpose of helping youth realize the rewards and life lessons from gardens and

habitats for becoming good stewards of the earth. The scope of these programs mayinclude benets to the community, environmental awareness/education, plant-to-food

connections, outdoor classroom projects, horticulture education, and the social aspects

of gardening.

PROGRAM CRITERIA

In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize

one or more of these elements:

number of youth participating/reached benets to the community

environmental awareness/education

horticulture educational focus or curricular/program integration

plant-to-food connections

social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building,

community support, or service-learning

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Guidelines and application form may be found at www.virginiagardenclubs.org

under Youth. Contact Phyllis Steele, VFGC Youth Project Grants Chairman, (pbsteele@

earthlink.net, 540-667-7487) for more information.

KEYS TO THE FUTURE

YOUTH PROJECT GRANTS

Visit www.virginiagardenclubs.org

and look under Youth Project Grants

to see a YouTube video

of how the Crestwood Farms Garden Club

partnered with other groups to sponsor

a Nature Fair and Plant Sale with grant funds.

Youth ProjectGRANTS

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Youth ProjectGRANTS

Here is one example of the resource-

fulness of the various gardening projects

implemented by clubs who have received

grant funding from the VFGC Youth Grants

Committee. As you read about these

completed projects, consider starting asimilar project for your community.

In 2009, the VFGC Youth Project

Grants Committee awarded $900 to the

Cedar Run Garden Club in Shenandoah

District. The funds were allocated to sup-

port a Plant Camp for Special Needs

students in partnership with Verdun Ad-

venture Bound.

The one-week camp was attended by

8 11 year olds who gained experience

in all phases of gardening. They learned

to identify, collect and preserve seeds

for the next season; they weeded and

planted cold weather crops in a raised

bed; they decorated aprons and ower

pots and created collages using plants,

leaves and blossoms; they learned about

watering and composting. They made

pizzas from scratch using veggies from

the garden, harvested potatoes to bake

or roast, dyed camp tee-shirts with colors

from garden plants and harvested gourds

to dry for next years birdhouses. The stu-

dents thrived in the outdoor setting. Some

attended with an aid or a counselor and

beneted from the open curriculum and

hands-on teaching experiences.

Funds were spent on materials used

in the various garden and craft themed-

activities that focused on the daily cur-

riculum The Seed; The Sun; The Soil;

The Water and The Whole. Camp activitiesand pictures were shared with garden club

members to keep them apprised of the

wealth of knowledge shared by garden

club volunteers and Verdun Adventure

Bound instructors.

CEDAR RUN GC SUPPORTS

PLANT CAMP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

WITH YOUTH PROJECT GRANT

Submitted by Pat Bickel, VFGC Youth Project Grants Chairman 2009-2011

Campers gather under the outdoor

classroom arbor in the center of the

teaching garden.

Campers make their own pizza dough

which when baked, will include toppings

harvested from the teaching garden.

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PLANT, GROW, BLOOM

CONVENTION 2011

Garden club members from across the statetraveled to Richmond in May 2011 to participate

in the annual VFGC Convention. Highlights of the

convention were:

Design program and workshop by John

Klingel (pictured at right)

Election of Ofcers for 2011-2013

Installation of Ofcers by NGC President,

Renee Blaschke Installation Design Tribute, Wonderfully

Unique by Julia Clevett

Tea at the Governors Mansion

Awards Presentation

Shoppers Venue

Under the leadership of VFGC President Elene

Combs, the convention delegates considered the report of the VFGC Special Commit-

tee on Conventions and approved the recommendations submitted to hold a biennial

convention in the election year and a one day VFGC Meeting in alternate years; that

VFGC would host and plan their own conventions and meetings; and that conventions

be held in a central location in the

state. This change will start iwth the

2011-2013 administration.

Images from Convention 2011

start on this page and continue

through the awards list. To see the

colorful blooms of the convention,

turn to the inside back cover of this

issue or visit the photo gallery at

www.virginiagardenclubs.org.

Installation of VFGC ofcers for

2011-2013 by NGC President Rene

Blaschke. Top photo: Marilyn

Mason, 1st Vice President; Janice

Clem, 2nd Vice President; and

Mary Owen, 3rd Vice President.

Bottom photo: Mary Sue Floyd,

Recording Secretary; Claudia

Cosby, Treasurer.

Convention 2011

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NGC, SAR & VFGCAWARDS

AWARDS

NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS

OVERALL WINNER FIRST PLACE

74 OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS,

NATURE TRAILS

Aii Canterbury GC $1000

CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION

1B CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT

Fincastle GC and Seasons IV GC

20 ROADSIDE BEAUTIFICATION

Aii Moneta GC

Aiii Chesapeake Bay GC

39 LITTER/RECYCLING/

RECLAMATION


44 PUBLICITY PRESSBOOK

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

Small Club: Green Meadow Point GC

Council: Portsmouth Area Council

District: Tidewater District

62 LANDSCAPE DESIGN


STANDARD FLOWER SHOW

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

5B STANDARD FLOWER SHOW

Culpeper GCIts a Celebration!

75 Years & Growing

18A COUNCIL STANDARD

FLOWER SHOW

Bedford Council of GC

Southern Hospitality

Historic Avenel Style

22A HOLIDAY STANDARDFLOWER SHOW

The Madison GC

Christmas in the Air

57A STAGED IN PUBLIC BUILDING

Luray GC June Jubilee

SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECTS -


2nd Place Canterbury GC $50

3rd Place Salisbury GC $25

Cavalier GC $25

YOUTH POETRY

4th Grade 2nd Place

Fields of Daffodils - Henry Trochlil

Old Fredericktown GC

6th Grade 2nd Place

Fields of Daffodils - Charlie Trochlil

Old Fredericktown GC

9th Grade 3rd Place

Amongst the Daffodils

Moira Hulbert, Thomas Jefferson GC


3 CIVIC BEAUTIFICATION

ii Thomas Jefferson GC, P

8 HORTICULTURE ACHIEVEMENT

Lynn Pappas, Thomas Jefferson GC

9 LANDSCAPE

Monticello GC, Charlottesville, SH

10 LITTER/RECYCLING, etc.

i Green Meadow Point GC, T

iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P

VFGC President Elene Combs presents

awards to representatives of the

Southwest District clubs.

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11 THE NATIONAL GARDENERSeasons IV GC, SW

14 PROGRAM

B Nel Stofberg, Fluvanna GC, P

19 VISION OF BEAUTY CALENDAR

SALES

Louisa County GC, P

25 NATIONAL LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs

32 YOUTH POETRY CONTEST

Overall Winner - Charlie Trochlil

4th Grade Henry Trochlil

6th Grade Charlie Trochlil

9th Grade Moira Hulbert

33 SMOKEY BEAR/WOODSY

OWL POSTERS

1st Grade Mary Lynn Aylor

3rd Grade Karley Gronbech

5th Grade Megan Baker

35 NATIVE PLANTS PATCH

PROGRAM

Thomas Jefferson GC &

Dogwood GC, SH

NGC2 PLANT IT PINK

Francis Fauquier GC, SH

PUBLICITY PRESS BOOKS

Ai Green Meadow Point GC, T

B Tidewater District, T

B Portsmouth Area Council, T

GOOD SOIL AWARD

Dogwood GC & Thomas Jefferson

GC, SH

VIRGINIA FEDERATION OFGARDEN CLUBS

STANDARD FLOWER SHOW

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSFS IB STANDARD FS

Culpeper GC (SH)

FS IIB HOME STANDARD FS

Little Neck GC (T)

FS IIIA COUNCIL STANDARD FS

Bedford Council GC (BR)

FS IIIB JUDGES COUNCIL

Lynchburg Council (SC)FS V HOLIDAY STANDARD FS

Madison GC (SH)

FS VIIB DISTRICT STANDARD FS

Tidewater District

FS XIA STAGED IN PUBLIC

BUILDING Luray GC (SH)

DISTRICT AWARDS

4 CONVENTION ATTENDANCE

Piedmont District Blue

Tidewater District - Red

5A DISTRICT FLOWER

SHOW SCHEDULE

Tidewater District Red

6A DISTRICT NEWSLETTER

Blue Ridge District Blue

Tidewater District Red

8 LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL

Piedmont District Blue

9 NGC LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Tidewater District Blue

10 NATURAL DISASTERS

Blue Ridge District Blue

Piedmont District Red

11 SMOKEY BEAR/WOODSY OWLPiedmont District Blue TIE

Shenandoah District Blue

12 VFGC LIFE MEMBER/BOOK

OF HONOR

Southwest District Blue

Blue Ridge District Red

Convention attendees wait to tour the

Governors Mansion.

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13 VFGC PROJECTS

Tidewater District Blue

14 WORLD GARDENING/ECOSEEDS

Blue Ridge District - Blue

CLUB AWARDS

16 BIRD PROTECTION

i Green Pine GC, T Blue

Southside GC, BR Red

Rapid Ann GC, SH HM

ii Westmoreland, P - Blue

18 BLUE STAR MEMORIAL

LANDSCAPE

ii Hanover Towne GC, P - HM

19 CHUCKY CHIPMUNK

Green Meadow Point, T Blue

GC of Bedford, BR - Red

20 CIVIC BEAUTIFICATION/

ACHIEVEMENT

i Woodland Pond GC, P - Blue

Westchester GC, BR Red

ii Thomas Jefferson, P Blue

21 CLUB BROCHURE

i Cedar Run GC, SH Blue

Green Meadow Point, T Red

GC of Bedford, BR HM

ii Fluvanna GC, P Blue

iii Salisbury GC, P - Blue

22A CLUB NEWSLETTER

i GC of Bedford, BR Blueii Fluvanna GC, P - Red

Monticello GC, SH Red

iii Lake of the Wood, SH HM

22B CLUB NEWSLETTER

i Green Meadow Point, T Blue

Amelia County GC, P Red

ii Moneta GC, BR Blue

Hanover Towne GC, P RedMay Farm GC, T HM

iii Chesapeake Bay, P Blue

23 COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE

DESIGN

i Woodland Pond GC, P Blue

ii Monticello GC, SH Blue

24 DISTRICT ATTENDANCE

Green Meadow Point GC, T Blue

Abingdon GC, SW - Red

26 FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE

i Dogwood GC, SH BlueWestchester GC, BR Red

ii Madison GC, SH Blue

Fluvanna GC, P Red

27 FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE

TWO OR MORE CLUBS

Fincastle/Seasons IV GC, SW Blue

28 FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL

ATTENDANCE

Belmont GC, BR Blue TIE

Chesapeake Bay GC, P - Blue

31 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY


Town & Country GC, SW Red

32 HISTORIC PRESERVATION

ii Westmoreland GC, P Blue

33 HORTICULTURE HERBS

i Southside GC, BR Blue

Woodland Pond, P Red

Seasons IV GC, SW HM

Old Fredericktown, SH - HM

ii Rappahannock GC, P Blue

Monticello GC, SH - Red

Little Neck GC, T HM

34 HORTICULTURE THERAPY

i Rapid Ann GC, SH Redii May Farm GC, T HM

iii Salisbury GC, P Blue

35 HORTICULTURE THERAPY/

GARDEN PROJECT

ii Little Neck GC, T Red

Hanover Towne GC, P HM

36 LANDSCAPE DESIGN

SCHOOLWest Hanover GC, P - Blue

37 LITTER/RECYCLING/

RECLAMATION

i Green Meadow Point, T Blue

iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P - Blue

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38 MEMBERSHIP

A Westchester GC, BR Blue

B Salisbury GC, P - Blue

39 NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK

i Louisa County GC, P BlueRippin Run GC, SH Red


Abingdon GC, SW Red

iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P Blue

40A GOLDEN DAYS

Fluvanna GC, P Blue

Salisbury GC, P - Red

Belmont GC, BR HM

40C PLANT IT PINK

Francis Fauquier GC, SH Blue

Fincastle GC and Seasons IV GC,

SW Red

Town & Country GC, BR HM

41 OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS,

TRAILS

ii Canterbury GC, P Blue

42 ROADSIDE BEAUTIFICATION

ii Moneta GC, BR Blue

iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P Blue

43 SMOKEY BEAR POSTERS

Madison GC, SH Blue

Fluvanna GC, P Red

44 THE NATIONAL GARDENER

Seasons IV GC, SW Blue

Chesapeake Bay GC, P RedWoodland Pond GC, P HM

45 TREE PLANTING/ARBOR DAY

ii Town & Country GC, SW Blue

Fluvanna GC, P - Red

iii Lake of the Woods, SH Blue

46 VFGC LIFE MEMBERSHIP/BOOK

OF HONOR

Berkeley GC, T Blue47 VISION OF BEAUTY CALENDARS

Louisa County GC, P Blue

Green Pine GC, T Red

Seasons IV GC, SW - HM

48 VISUAL COMMUNITY

IMPROVEMENT

Moneta GC, BR Blue

Francis Fauquier GC, SH Red

Woodland Pond GC, P Red50 WEBSITE

iii Westham GC, P Blue

YOUTH AND

YOUTH-RELATED AWARDS

J-1 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Cedar Run GC, SH Blue

Chesapeake Bay GC, P Red

May Farm GC, T HM

J-3 YOUTH EDUCATION

Cedar Run GC, SH Blue

Salisbury GC, P Red

J-4 NGC ESSAY CONTEST

11th Grade Katherine Gannon

Old Fredericktown GC, SH

J-5 NGC POETRY CONTEST

2nd Grade Claire Trochlil


4th Grade Henry Trochlil


6th Grade Charlie Trochlil


9th Grade Moira Hulbert

Thomas Jefferson GC, SH

J-6 SMOKEY BEAR POSTERS1st Grade Mary L. Aylor

Madison Primary, Madison GC, SH

2nd Grade Alyissa Staples

Madison Primary, Madison GC, SH

3rd Grade Karley Gronbech

Thoroughgood Elem,

Thoroughgood GC, T

4th Grade Brett PoultneyPoquoson Elem, Poquoson GC, T

5th Grade Megan Baker

Thoroughgood Elem,

Thoroughgood GC, T

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I-F YEARBOOKS (100-299)

Salisbury GC, P Blue

Lake of the Woods, SH Red

II PUBLICITY PRESS BOOKS

Ai Green Meadow Point, T Blue

Aii Town & Country GC, SW Blue

Madison GC, SH - Red

Aiii Chesapeake Bay GC, P Blue

Bi Portsmouth Area Council, T Blue

Bii Tidewater District, T Blue

Blue Ridge District, BR - Red

III SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Ai Louisa County GC, P - Red

Aii Salisbury GC, P Blue

SPECIAL AWARDS

I-A YEARBOOKS (under 20)

Green Meadow Point GC, T Red

Southside GC, BR Red

I-B YEARBOOKS (20-29)Amelia County GC, P Blue

Westchester GC, BR Red

I-C YEARBOOKS (30-44)

Hanover Towne GC, P Blue

Rappahannock Co. GC, SH Red

I-D YEARBOOKS (45-69)

Sleepy Hollow GC, P Blue

Little Neck GC, T Red

Abingdon GC, SW HM

Moneta GC, BR HM


OLD DOMINION CALENDARThe Old Dominion Calendaris a free service listing club, afliate and district

events which are open to the public. The listing should contain the name and

address and/or phone of a contact person for further information. Submitevent details to the ODG Editor for publication. More details on these events

may be found at www.virginiagardenclubs.org under District News.

October 18, 2011 Rosecrest GC presents Holiday Gala at the Coun-

try Club of Petersburg. This event includes luncheon, fashion show by

Anns Dress Shop of Waverly, and a oral presentation by Bob Henkel of

Flowers and Foliage. There will be door prizes and many items to pur-

chase to enhance your holiday decorating. Contact Mona Harrison, Chair-man ([email protected], 804-526-9560) or Barbara Smith, Ticket

Coordinator ([email protected], 804-526-2609) for more informa-

tion. Tickets are $30 each and limited to 200.

November 9, 2011 Violet Bank GC of Colonial Heights is presenting

their annual holiday design show and luncheon event Celebrate Holiday

Magic with Flowersat the Fort Lee Regimental Club. The talented de-

signers of award winning Rochettes Florist in Farmville will be the featured

oral demonstrators. Enchanting holiday arrangements will represent

holiday festivities from Thanksgiving through New Years Day. Tables will

be assigned in the order your ticket request is received, so please order

early. The event begins at 9:45AM and doors open at 9:30AM. Tickets are

$22.00 and include lunch. Place your order and obtain additional informa-

tion by contacting, Eleanor Garrison (804-526-3479).

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Flower ShowSCHOOL

FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IISubmitted by Cindy Rustin, VFGC Flower Show School Chairman

Are you interested in learning about oral designs and ower shows? Join us for

Flower Show School Course II in Williamsburg, VA.

Date: October 3-6, 2011

Location: The Woodlands, 105 Visitor Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA

Adjacent to the Visitors Center with free shuttles to the Historic Area.

Flower Show Procedure and Design: Julia Clevett

NGC Design Instructor, NGC Symposium Chairman and Master Flower Show Judge

Among many design credits and homors, Julia has represented the United States atthe Chelsea Flower Show and at WAFA in Boston, 2011.

Horticulture (Chrysanthemums and Vines): Sandi Piccirillo

NGC Horticulture Instructor, Master Flower show Judge, Master in Landscape Design

Her credentials include 20 years working horticultural retail management, certica-

tion in pesticides in VA and certication in VA as horticulturalist.

SCHEDULE

Monday, Oct 3 4 - 6 pm Flower Show Procedure

Tuesday, Oct 4 9 am - 5:15 pm Design

Wednesday, Oct 5 9 am - 5:15 pm Horticulture

Thursday, Oct 6 9 am - 12 noon Written Exam

Registration opens 30 minutes before each session

HOTEL INFORMATION:

Room rates guaranteed through Sept 9, 2011 at The Woodlands $109/night

double/double and $136/night king suite plus applicable taxes. Continental break-

fast included. May book rooms online at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/16578

any time or call 800-261-9530 Monday-Fridays 8:30 am to 5 pm and ask for Block

16578. If you need to cancel, use the same procedure that you used to book the

room. One nights deposit is required when booking, refundable if room is cancelled

3 days prior to event.

Questions--contact Cindy Rustin ([email protected] 804-276-9220).

Come join us for Flower Show School! Flower Show School is not only for prospec-

tive ower show exhibitors and judges, but also for all garden club members and all

persons interested in ower design and horticulture.

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Flower ShowSCHOOL

REGISTRATION FORM FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IIThe Woodslands, Williamsburg, VA

Name___________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________

City/State________________________________________________________

Zip____________________ Telephone______________________________

E-mail___________________________________________________________

Club_______________________________ District______________________

___________ Credit ____________ Non- Credit ___________ Refresher

Full Course with/without Exam $124 ______

Includes registration fee ($80), emailed manual,

NGC fee and two lunches*

Flower Show Procedure $020 ______

Design (Tuesday, includes lunch*) $062 ______

Horticulture (Wednesday, includes lunch*) $062 ______

TOTAL ** ______

* Timing prevents going out for lunch.

No outside food may be brought into the meeting rooms.

** No refunds AFTER Sept 22, 2011

Make check payable to VFGC FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL and mail to:

Registrar

VFGC Flower Show School

79 Redwood Lane

Weems, VA 23576-2018

[email protected]

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Flower Show Judges SYMPOSIUM

SYMPOSIUM XXXXIII - NOVEMBER 10-12, 2011Submitted by Jenny Boyenga, VFGC Symposium Chairman

Did you know that you can attend Symposium if you arent a ower show judge?

Any garden club member is eligible to attend. Information offered at Symposium ismore advanced than that presented at ower show school.

Design Lecture Driven To Abstraction Julia Clevett

NGC Design Instructor, NGC Symposium Chairman and Master Flower Show Judge

Among many design credits and homors, Julia has represented the United States at

the Chelsea Flower Show and at WAFA in Boston, 2011.

Horticulture Lecture A Fresh Look at Families Dottie Howatt

Accredited Master Judge, NGC Flower Show School/Symposium Horticulture Instruc-

tor, Daffodil Instructor for the American Daffodil Society, orginator of the Prospective

Instructor Program, a member of the new FSS Horticulture book committee.

Thursday, Nov 10 4 - 6:15 pm Allied Subject

Handbook Jeopardy

Julia Clevett and Dottie Howatt

Friday, Nov 11 8:45 am - 2:45 pm Horticulture - Dottie Howatt

3 - 5 pm Point Scoring Exam

Saturday, Nov 12 8:45 am - 2:45 pm Design - Julia Clevett

3 - 5 pm Point Scoring Exam

Registration opens 45 minutes before each session

For complete schedule and brochure, visit www.virginiagardenclubs.org

The Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites 757-253-2277

105 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Special room rate deadline Oct 10, 2011. Room rate of $109 per night plus

taxes includes complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Online reservations

at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/17105. The Woodlands Hotel is located within

walking distance of the Historic Area, free shuttle service is provided. The hotel will

honor the room rate quoted for 3 days prior and up to 3 days after our Symposium.

Lunch Option: Lunch is not included in the registration fee. However, arrange-

ments hae been made with The Woodlands to enjoy lunch on Friday and Saturday at

$22 per day (includes tax and service). Friday: Cup of Tomato Basil Bisque Soup,Half Chicken Chop Salad, dessert and beverage. Saturday: Cup of Cream of Mush-

room Soup, Half Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, dessert and beverage.

For additional information or assistance, contact Jenny Boyenga (804-690-0189 or

[email protected]).

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Flower Show Judges SYMPOSIUM

REGISTRATION FORM - SYMPOSIUM XXXXIII

Name___________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________

City/State________________________________________________________

Zip____________________ Telephone______________________________

E-mail___________________________________________________________

Club_______________________________ District______________________

Please check your status:

______ Accredited Judge ______ Life Judge

______ Master Judge Audit ______ Garden Club Member

All VIRGINIA judges mail credentials to:

Judges Credentials, 5621 Hunters Glen Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059-6970

NO credentials will be accepted at the door

Out of State Judges: Please contact your State Judges Credentials Chairman to

determine your eligibility and have certication mailed to Janet Minock.

Entire Course $80 ______

- or-

Allied Subject $20 ______

Design $40 ______

Horticulture $40 ______

Optional Fees

Mailing Study Manual $05 ______

Lunch/Friday $22 ______

Lunch/Saturday $22 ______

TOTAL ENCLOSED ______

Make check payable to VFGC SYMPOSIUM and mail to:

VFGC Symposium

24405 N. Madison Road

New Canton, VA 23123-9739

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LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL COURSE II, SERIES XXIV

NOVEMBER 3-4, 2011Education/ Library Building, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia

Submitted by Bill Smoot, Landscape Design School Chairman

All interested gardeners are invited to attend landscape design school whose pur-

pose is to develop an appreciation of the environment, both natural and built.

The curriculum, in a series of four courses, covers a wide range of subjects: from

landscape design history to landscape architecture in the year 2000 and beyond. Since

its founding in 1958, professional instructors have maintained the high standards origi-

nally incorporated in the study program. Also offered are many optional programs, such

as conferences, symposia and tours. Students acquire the tools for making their own

gardens more beautiful and easier to maintain. Many students have been motivatedto serve in political decision-making areas where awareness of the impact of a well-

designed landscape can enhance the beauty and enjoyment of life in the public arena.

CHAPTERS COVERED IN COURSE II:

3 Landscape Design Process 19 Landscape as a Learning Experience

4 Site Design and Landforms 22 Development of Landscapes Design

5 Plants in the Landscape 34 Community Landscape Management

11 Structures in the Landscape 35 Preservation of Historic Sites and Structures

13 Plant Selection Special Interest Lecture Healing Gardens

Thursday, November 3

8 - 8:30 am Registration

8:30 - 9 am Welcome/Announcements

9 am - 12:30 pm Morning Classes

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 3:30 pm Afternoon Classes

4:15 pm Daily Test

Friday, November 4

8:30 - 9 am Registration

9 am - 12:30 pm Morning Classes

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 3:30 pm Afternoon Classes

4:15 pm Daily Test

Stewards of the Land: A Survey of Landscape Architecture and Design

in America, published by NCG, Inc. is the text for the entire series of Courses I-IV.Order from NGC, Inc., 800-550-6007 or 314-776-7574. The cost is $40.00 plus ship-

ping & handling.

All classes will be held in the Education/ Library Building at Lewis Ginter Botanical

Garden, 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228, phone 804-262-9887, www.

lewisginter.org.

Landscape Design SCHOOL

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Landscape Design SCHOOL

REGISTRATION FORM

LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, COURSE II, SERIES XXIV

Registration Deadline: October 28, 2011

Name: _________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________

City/State:__________________________________________ Zip ____________

Telephone: ________________________ E-mail ______________________

Club: _________________________________ District: _____________________

Check if Refreshing _________ Master Gardener Yes No (circle one)

Is your garden club a member of VFGC? _______ Yes _______ No

Exam Student $ 80.00 _____________

Non-Exam Student $ 80.00 _____________

Single Day Student $ 40.00 _____________

Thursday Friday (circle one)

TOTAL ENCLOSED $_____________

The cost of your meals is not included in the registration fee.Lunch will be available in the caf at Louis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Please attach your mailing label from The National Gardner

Make check payable: LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, VFGCand mail to:

Landscape Design School Registrar

234 Waterwood Drive

Moneta VA 24121-5228

[email protected]

School Chairman: Bill Smoot 757-393-4617

[email protected]

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Club NEWS

Under the leadership of Vivian Gul-

den, our new Habitat for Humanity

Landscape Chairman, Hilliard Park GC

landscaped two houses in July. The rst

house located at 3405 Reynolds Road, was

landscaped on July 4. The ground was

very hard and had to be tilled rst. Club

members amended the soil and put down

landscape cloth before planting one juni-

per, two Dwarf Burford Hollies, two hos-

tas, one Encore Azalea, one dwarf Crape

Myrtle, one mounding Pocomoke Crape

Myrtle, three Helleborus foetidus and two

begonias. The begonias were in the cor-

ners of the landscaped areas on each side

of the sidewalk and were accented with

large rocks. We not only mulched where

we planted but also mulched around two

existing large holly trees and on each side

of the sidewalk. On the large cement slab

in front of the house, we installed a black

painted half barrel with a black trellis and

Carolina Jessamine. This house was truly

transformed after our landscaping. OnJuly 7, the house received a lot of media

coverage at its dedication largely due to

it being refurbished by Dominion Virginia

Power. We presented the new homeowner

with a large decorated wreath for her front

door and a basket containing small garden

tools and other gifts.

The next house located at 3607 Ron-nie Avenue was landscaped on July 16.

This was also a refurbished house with

a rail porch and concrete slab extending

beyond the porch in front of the driveway.

We placed a black painted half barrel with

a black trellis and Carolina Jessamine on

the concrete slab in front of the large

blank wall of the house. On the left side

of the concrete slab, we dug up all the

grass, amended the soil, put down land-

scape cloth and planted two Dwarf Burford

Hollies and a mounding Pocomoke Crape

Myrtle. In the corner of the concrete slab

and driveway, we prepared the ground as

above and planted a large Encore Azalea

with Asiatic lilies in front of it. There were

existing dwarf canna lilies in the middle

of the front yard which we transplanted

to the ditch bank by the road and added

orange daylilies and Stella de Oro daylil-

ies on either side. In the hole where we

removed the cannas, we planted a maple

tree. We also put a decorated pot with

an elephant ear plant on the porch on the

right side of the front door. In the back

yard, we planted a pin oak tree and in the

right corner of the privacy fence at the

house, we sprayed existing wire grass,put down landscape cloth and planted

a Knock Out rose. On the left side of

the house where the air conditioner unit

sat, we did the same thing and planted a

Knock Out rose on each side of the unit.

Once everything was planted, we mulched

everything except the plants on the ditch

bank. The front and back yards both

looked wonderful.

PIEDMONT DISTRICT

Hilliard Park GC Landscapes Habitat for Humanity Houses

Submitted by Jean Fender

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Rappahannock GC Blue Star

Memorial Highway Marker

Submitted by Aleta Hoffman

On Armed Forces Day, May 21, 2011,

a Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker was

dedicated by the Rappahannock GC at

the roadside on Route 3 in Lancaster Court

House, VA. In early 2010, the Rappah-

annock GC voted to place locally a Blue

Star Memorial Highway marker. The club

started with an anonymous $1,000 dona-

tion that was augmented with Club funds

in order to purchase the marker. With

the help of VA Department of Highways

District Roadside Manager, Larry Morris,

the club selected a lovely site on Route 3

in the historic village of Lancaster Court

House. Next, members of the club met

with Delegate Albert Pollard to enlist his

support. He enthusiastically endorsed our

endeavor and was patron of a bill in the VA

General Assembly-- HB 1735, legislation

to name the entire length of Route 3 in

Lancaster County The Blue Star Highway.

Governor McDonnell signed the legislation

on March 9, 2011.

Club AnniversariesCelebrating Years of

Gardening and Service

SHENANDOAH DISTRICT

60th - Colonial GC

SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT

50th - Keysville GC

TIDEWATER DISTRICT

70th - Green Pine GC

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT

Endangered Species Day

Submitted by Sandy Yun

Southwest Districts Town and Coun-

try GC set in motion a proclamation to

sanction May 20, 2011 Endangered Spe-

cies Dayfor Wise County. With encour-

agement from Michelle Mensinger NGC En-

dangered Species Chairman, the Town and

Country GC was instrumental in launching

a leadership program to educate the

community as well as area schools about

the importance of protecting threatened,

rare and endangered species. Two of the

areas Regional Libraries, Girl Scouts and

K-2 Grade School children were involved

with hands on projects, local experts in

various elds related to the subject were

also enlisted to give presentations. A funtime of learning was received and appreci-

ated by all involved. The members of the

garden club were actively evolved with

this endeavor and truly excited about the

keen interest that was stirred as a result

of their efforts. New venues are presently

being review to enhance the program for

this coming year.

Club NEWS

New Committee

Arbor Day

Geneva H Hunt, Chairman

[email protected]

757-565-1694

When planning your garden clubs

activities for the new year, why not

consider an Arbor Day program:

planting trees, owers, or redo-

ing an area that needs a little TLC.

Send your ideas and accomplish-

ments to this chairman.

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SHENANDOAH DISTRICT

Luray GC Memorial Garden

Submitted by Eleanor Ames

The Luray GC has enhanced the com-

munity over the years through its many

projects, one of which is the development

of a Memorial Garden. Trees and shrubs

have always been planted as a living me-

morial of club members throughout our

town, with club records showing plantings

started in the 1960s. When the new Luray

Hawksbill Greenway was constructed, the

club felt this was the perfect location for

a permanent location for a memorial gar-

den. The town agreed and plans moved

forward to plan and plant the new area.

The Luray Memorial Garden is now

located along Rt. 340 North on the Luray

Hawksbill Greenway, a convenient and

easily accessible location adjacent to the

park & ride lot. The garden was rst

planted with crepe myrtles in 2003. Over

the years, ower beds of daffodils and

daylilies as well as new trees and shrubs

have been planted.

In 2010, funds raised with the clubs

annual auction enabled the club to pur-chase a gazebo. A new landscaping plan

was developed and the rst phase com-

pleted. More plantings and a dedication

ceremony are planned. The town of Luray

helped by arranging for the base for the

gazebo, the installation and plantings.

Over the years, special memorial

ceremonies have been conducted in thegarden for recognition and rememberance

by the club.

In May, the club used the gazebo area

as an educational setting to promote club

membership during the Hawksbill Green-

way Foundations Walk for All Reasons.

Colonial GC 60th Anniversary

Submitted by Brenda Miller

On May 18, 1951 interested friends

met at the home of Mrs. Wyall Richard.

Five days later, the Colonial GC in Win-

chester was organized with 10 charter

members. The object of the club was to

stimulate and encourage the knowledge

and love of gardening and ower arranging

among amateurs.

This year all the former and current

members of the Colonial GC met for a

special luncheon in May at the beautiful

Vaucluse Bed &Breakfast in the Shenan-

doah Valley of Virginia. A DVD, created

from slides dating back to 1951, highlight-

ing many owers show arrrangements,

was shown to members. To celebrate the

60th anniversary , the club has compiled a

recipe book to be sold as the years main

fundraising project.

Club NEWS

New gazebo and landscaping at Luray

Memorial Garden on Rt 340 North on the

Hawksbill Greenway.

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TIDEWATER DISTRICT

Green Meadow Point GC

Submitted by Mary Sue Floyd

The Green Meadow Point GC has con-

tinued for the 4th year to present Chucky

Chipmunk and his Stop Throwing-Start

Stowing message to our local youth.

We returned to the four-year-old class

at the Kinder-Prep at Aldersgate United

Methodist Church. We were also invited

to bring the message and Chucky to the

four-year-old pre-school at Churchland

Baptist Church, the kindergarden class at

St. Christopther Academy, and the third

through fth grade students during Earth

Day celebrations at Western Branch In-

termediate School. At each presentation

we discuss littering, recycling, reusing,

and protecting the environment as well asvocabulary expansion using the meaning

of stowing and steward or stewardship.

We take craft supplies for students to com-

plete and take home as a reminder of their

activities as well as an age-appropriate

workbook. The conclusion of the program

with each group is an appearance from

Chucky Chipmunk allowing any students

to give Chucky a hug or handshake as

they wish. This spring this club reached

a total of 200 hundred intermediate age

youth, 95 pre-school children and 15 kin-

dergarden children, which means over 300

children sharing the message with theirfamilies and friends to Stop throwing-

Start Stowing.

Green Pine GC 70th Anniversary

Submitted by Joan Wedgewood

The Green Pine GC of Portsmouth

is proud to announce that club member,Karin Fleishman, won 3 of the 4 Design

Division Awards at the Tidewater District

standard ower show, Special Interest

Gardens from Tropical to Desert, held at

the Convention Center in Virginia Beach

on March 4-6. She received the Award of

Design Excellence, the Designers Choice

Award and the Table Artistry Award.The garden club also sponsored a

Small Standard Flower Show, Spring is

in the Air, on April 5 at the Churchland

Branch Library. Glenda Knowles was

awarded Best-in-Show in the Horticul-

ture Division for her pink camellia. In

the Design Division, Best-in-Show was

awarded to Bill Smoot.

The Green Pine GC celebrated its 70th

anniversary with a luncheon at the Cedar

Point Country Club in Suffolk on May 10.

The occasion also marked a farewell to

the outgoing president Charlotte Grifn

and a welcome to incoming president

Mary Westfall.

Club NEWS

Chucky Chipmunk greeting students to

promote his environmental message.

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VFGC Life MEMBERSHIP

VFGC LIFE MEMBERSHIPS AND BOOK OF HONOR

Submitted by Geneva Hunt, VFGC Life Membership Chairman 2009-2011

Book of HonorNO. NAME HONORED BY DISTRICT

38 Emily Gordon Fluvanna GC Piedmont

39 Bibbie Fraley Southwest District Southwest

40 Alice Hedrick Southwest District Southwest

41 Jo Snyder Round Hill GC Shenandoah

42 Peg Magtutu Shenandoah District Shenandoah

43 Susan Tatum Shenandoah District Shenandoah

44 Judy ann Fray Shenandoah District Shenandoah45 Loy Holt Berkeley GC, Williamsburg Tidewater

Life Membership

NO. NAME HONORED BY DISTRICT

6937 Marie Seiffert Ragged Robin GC South Central

6938 Pat DeLeon Village GC South Central

6939 Sandy Dove Cohee GC Shenandoah

6940 Susan Edwards Cohee GC Shenandoah6941 Emma Berry Madison GC Shenandoah

6942 Barbara Smith Abingdon GC Southwest

6943 Barbara Ely Abingdon GC Southwest

6944 Barbara Bareham Noland Heights GC Shenandoah

6945 Dell Sasser Hawkins Starwood GC South Central

6946 Jean White Cedar Point GC Tidewater

6947 Susan Moorman Berkeley GC Tidewater

6948 Lillian Clopton Berkeley GC Tidewater6949 Liz Parkhurst Berkeley GC Tidewater

6950 Renee D. Blaschke VFGC VFGC

6951 Elizabeth Sallenberger Shenandoah GC of Woodstock Shenandoah

6952 Joan Cox Shenandoah GC of Woodstock Shenandoah

6953 Mrs. Peter P. Byers Jackson River GC Shenandoah

6954 Jessica OConnor David OConnor Tidewater

6955 Judy Combs Lee County GC Southwest

6956 Janet Shelburne Southside GC Blue Ridge

6957 Melissa Damiano Woodland Pond GC Piedmont

6958 Bonnie S. Baum Westmoreland GC Piedmont

6959 Carolyn Wilson Mt. Jackson GC Shenandoah

6960 Barbara Meeh Culpeper GC Shenandoah

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VFGC Life MEMBERSHIP

6961 Judy Johnson Luray GC Shenandoah

6962 Diane Marchado Town & Country GC Blue Ridge

6963 Charlotte Grifn Green Pine GC Tidewater

6964 Melissa Ray Chester GC Piedmont

6965 Juanita Hardy Town & Country GC South Central

6966 Jo-Ann Larrick Glen Burnie GC Shenandoah

6967 Cynthia Rustin Salisbury GC Piedmont

6968 Ellen Mason Hawthorne GC Shenandoah

6969 Suzanne Conrad Hawthorne GC Shenandoah

6970 Linda Baron Natural Bridge GC Shenandoah

6971 Barbara Gillespie John Mitchell GC Piedmont

6972 Barbara Tennant Westham GC Piedmont

6973 Kathy Rose Dogwood GC, Williamsburg Tidewater6974 Gloria England Dogwood GC, Williamsburg Tidewater

6975 Mary D. Kendall Barbara Dillard Piedmont

6976 Polly Holland Gregg Midlothian GC Piedmont

6977 Wilma Heafner Midlothian GC Piedmont

6978 Anne Meagher Forest Heights GC Piedmont

6979 Janet Minock Thomas Jefferson GC Piedmont

6980 Mary Hartmann Sleepy Hollow GC Piedmont

6981 Linda Threlkel Smith Mountain Lake GC Blue Ridge6982 Zora Jenkins Lexington GC Shenandoah

6983 Joyce Haring Lake of the Woods GC Shenandoah

In Memoriam

PIEDMONT DISTRICT

Joann Reardon

Louisa County GC

Dot Childress

Salisbury GC

SHENANDOAH DISTRICT

Doris Longley

Madison GC

SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT

Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) Bane

Banister River GC

Clara Whitney Moses Herndon

Red Hill GC

NGC President, Renee Blaschke, with

oral design by Jean Ray of Pamunkey

River GC.

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UPCOMING VFGC EVENTS

Sep 19 VFGC Board of Directors Staunton

Sep 20-25 NGC Fall Board Meeting St. Louis, MO

Sep 29 Tidewater District Meeting Newport News

Oct 3-6 Flower Show School Course II Williamsburg

Oct 10 Piedmont District Meeting Richmond

Oct 13 Shenandoah District Meeting

Oct 15 Southwest District Meeting Abingdon

Oct 18 South Central District Meeting Clarksville

Oct 20 Blue Ridge District Meeting Roanoke

Nov 3-4 Landscape Design School Richmond

Nov 10-12 Flower Show Judges Symposium Williamsburg

Dec 1 DEADLINE for VFGC Awards

Upcoming EVENTS

Convention Photos on opposite page:

Top left: Elene Combs, VFGC President 2009-2011, with oral design honoring

her by Rita Leiser, Sugar Loaf GC.

Top right: Ann Benjamin, VFGC Honorary President, and Renee Blaschke, NGC

President 2009-2011Bottom left: Flower Lady at entrance to VFGC Convention, part of staging done

by Susan Bradshaw, Hanover Towne GC

Bottom right: Judy Binns, VFGC President 2011-2013, with design by Julia

Clevett, NGC Design Instructor and member of Salisbury GC. Design was

part of the installation banquet program, Wonderfully Unique.

Convention Photos by Dominique Spinos and Cindy Rustin

Awards Application Changes

Starting this year, many awards will no longer require a book of evidence as we

now know it. The application and requirements will be much shorter and in many cases

the plastic page covers and report folders will no longer be used. The new application

will be limited to just 3 printed pages. No changes have been made to the Book of

Evidence required for Flower Show Achievement Awards.

These changes should make it easier to apply for awards. Look for complete details

in the VFGC Yearbook as well as on the VFGC website.

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