Garden Post Spring 2010

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Noticeof Meeting:Distfict10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 11' 2010

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Diredor's Nrt"tEnjoyment-of our gardens, our clubs, und our environmentBy David Healy, Director, District I

The February snowpocalypse has been hard on gardens, gardeners,and garden clubs. Whatever was stirring in our garden was inundatedwith snow, the2+ feet that fell and another 2+ feet from clearing thewalks and having nowhere else to put it. Our privet was bent overrepeatedly. Several times during the storms we had to dig it out orshake t off.

The storms were generally harsh to budding and blooming

camellias. Many report damage o trees and shrubs, ncluding one ofthe American Hollies that we planted ast fall in the memorial glove at Prospect Hill Cemetery. (We'll waituntil we're more along in the spring thaw to assess hat dxnage and decide whether to replace it.)

Many clubs were forced to cancel or reschedule meetings. Even when the streets and roads were opelLthere was ice to contend with and a general lack of parking.

At its December meeting, the board of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc., accepted my motionfor a review of the state's expenditures and revenue. This review process s underway this spring and onelikely result will be The Capital Gardener becoming an e-mail attachment in the same manner as TheGarden Post.

The District I Awards Meeting is scheduled or 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 11, n the auditorium of theUS National Arboretum. With any luck, the snow will be gone and spring will be afoot.

The District I bus trip to Nemours on May 23 is sold out, but Ann Gardenhour is still making a waiting listfor any reserved seats hat become available before then. Please be in touch with any suggestions for otherpossible bus trip destinations for next fall or next spring.

A dedication of the memorial grove at Prospect Hill Cemetery s being scheduled or the afternoon ofMemorial Day, Monday, May 31. Please save he date.

See the calendan on page 8 fon upcoming plant sales, tours ,f l-owen shows, meetiflgs, and

other places o go and hings to see and o do. ffi


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97"'9..+*Fa Sprr7&o1oDistrict I hosted luncheon ollowing NGAGC'sGeneral Meeting in September

ThirteenDistrict I clubs provided salads, andwiches, nddesserts or the uncheon t the National CapitalArea Garden Club's General Meeting n September tthe US National Arboretum. District I,s board providedcoffee and ea. Charmane ruesdell reated nartistic arrangement f gourds, lowers, and ruits for the buffet.

Photos eourtesy of District I's blogspot

Updates on deadlines, hanges, bus stops, other needed nformationOur Nemour's our chairman Ann Gardenhour rovided in-

formation needed or our bus rip on Sunday, May 23. The bus sfull, and a number of District club's will be represented.Payment-in-full of t7S/person s due n to Ann by Aprit IS.

If you paid he $I0/person eposit, ou still owe Ann $65/perperson or palnnent n full by April l5 to fully cover he$75lperson ost of the rip.Lunch selectionsdue withpayment nfult, April 15Kobe Beef Burger; Smoked Chicken Sandwich; Grilled BrazilianSalad chicken); r a Crab Cake on Kaiser Roll. Everyone,sdessert ill be Cheesecake rulee.Lunch ncludes non-alcoholicbeverage.

Send your total amount due and unch selections or you andeach of your guests y April 15 o: Am Gmdenhour, 019Parkway, Cheverly, MD 20785.Refunds

Refunds n $10 depositsmade n advance ill not bereimbursed nless:

l) You notif Ann by May 1 that you want a reflrnd, and2) Your seat an be illed.

Nemours tour

Time ehangesfor tour, lunchBecause Nemours changed the time of our tour to noon, other

changes had to be made. Now, hmch at the Dupont CountryClub will not be served until2:30 p.m. There will be snacks,but eat a good breakfast.

En route home, we stop for a visit with Carol Wamer to seeand buy her superb irises at Draycott Gardens in Upperco, MD.Bus

stops, timesPick up will be 8:30 a.m. at Tantallon Country Club and 9:30a.m. at Cheverly Community Center off Forest Road. The buswill leave right away at pickup and not hold for anyone.

Everyone will be dropped offlocations by 7:30 p.m.More chances to see Nemours' renewal

If you miss this District I trip in May, stay tuned. you maybe able to go with a District I club considering their own trip.And, you can always book reservations to go on your own, butplan ahead because eseryations are not easy to get.

Want a look-see at Nemours' renewal now? Read the 8-pagearticle on Nemours in the March issue of Architectural Disestmasazine. .

USNA Director Elias etires; InterimBirector appointed

After over 16 years as the fifth Director of the US NationalArboretum, Dr. Tom Elias retired as of December 31, 2009.

District raised $240at the November 7 undraiser t

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interest, see Capitol Hill club's news, page 6.

The Garden Post is published try District INational Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs. Inc.

Central Atlantic Region, National Garden Clubs, Inc_Arleen Arikeney, Editor

7632 Quicksi lver Court , Bowie, MD 2072030 1-805-4970 - aankeneyl@comcast .net


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97"tr9..1.*F*Garden Gentral websitesto close; District I'sblogspot not affected

District I Director David Healy said neither District I'snor Capital Hill Garden Clubs'blogspots, which areoperated via Google, will be affected when GardenCentral, the free website and webmaster provider, closesits operations at the end of March.

Bryan Thomlison, Garden Central Free WebsiteProgram Director, announced Garden Central is shuttingdown its operation of free websites with free web-mastering on March 31. He cited the inability to generaterevenue to continue funding the expense of its many sitesas the reason.

Garden Central has been providing the websites free tomany garden clubs and state and regional gardeningorganizations, including our National Capital AreaGarden Clubs and Central Atlantic Region's sites andNational Garden Clubs' site.

This past sufllmer, when District I joined the inter-active, publishing world of the blogosphere on the web,David Healy chose o use the services of Google.

The District I blogspot provides us virtually unlimitedspace o post text and photographs of news and activitiesat nearly up-to-the-minute speed. Our blogspot allows usto share much more information and in a more timely

manner than we can within the space imitations of ournewsletter with its long intervals between issuesthroughout the year.

Visit District I's blogspot

E-mail your submissions to our blogger:

What s a blog?Blog-a contraction of the term nweblogu-isa website usually maintained by individuatswith regular entries af commentary, de-scriptions of events, or other matefial such asgraphics or video. Entries are commonlydisplayed or logged n a rcverse-ehronologicalorder. t'Blogu also csn be used as u verb,meaning to maintain or udd content to u blog

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oolsFrom the NCAGC website-lollect your club members'unwanted, usable gardening tools and donate them to anorganization that will make sure they reach recipients whocan really use them. Two such organizations are affiliatedWith NCAGC:

F'riends of the National Arboretum GONA) who putsthem to work in the Washington Youth Garden. ContactKaifa Anderson-Hall at 202-544-8733 or visitKadaAnders on-Hall@,ars. usda. gov

Green Spring Gardens in Northern Virginia. (Friends ofGreen Spring Gardens s an affrliate ofNCAGC.) Contact703 -642-5 173 or visit www..fairfa\c oun1v. ovbarl$/gs g)

Aid to HaitiCaring Members Gan Reach Out to Aid Haiti

Fromthe NGC website-1he devastating earthquake inHaiti leaves many NGC members wondering how they canhelp. Donations are now being collected for Haiti throughNational Garden Clubs, Inc. This is a special fund, separatefrom the waterprojects NGC is supporting in Guatemala.

This NGC World Gardening project is in conjunction wittrGlobal Partners Running Waters. The focus is on pro-

viding biological filtration to several sites serving Haitianchildren, including the Port au Prince Orphanage and sevenschools in the mountainous, Amazones area. These simplefilters remove harmful bacteriaand will bring clean, life-giving water to some of the people who need t mostdesperately. All funds earmarked l{aiti will be able to get tothe Global Partners Running Waters organization quickly.

To participate:Make donation checks payable to: NGCEarrnark checks: World Gardening - IlaitiMail checks o: NGC Ileadquarters

4401 Magnolia Avenue

St. Louis. MO 63110

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Above, R and L: A neighbor's unsightly maintenance ard across he ence rom Prospect Hill Cemetery o be screened rom view bya planting of trees and shrubs along the Centetery's side of the fence.

District I Director David Healy repofis 30 volunteerscompleted he planting of the memorial grove project athistoric Prospect Hill Cemetery on September 9. Thegrove is a oint project of District I, National CapitalArea Garden Clubs, and Prospect Hill Cemetery.Seventeen members rom eight District I garden clubswere oined by volunteers rom the cemetery and theScingerbund German choir), on planting day.The 32trees and shrubs were donated by Montpelier GardenClub and installed along a portion of the cemetery'snofthern boundary. The planting is designed o matureinto a screen hat will block views of an unsishtlv.abutting property.

Below,L - R: Mount Airy ClayBreakers' SoniaJohnson ndJulie Harrisonflankthe ngel hatwillgrace he newly planted memorial rove.

I volunteers pose.for a group photo.

Above: Mantpelier Garden Club president Charmane Truesdell stakesthe spot or the well-worn angel resurrected into service in the grove.

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Photos y Dean, Courtesy f District 's blogspot


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Gardeners of the Junior League of Washington, DC,presented a small standard lower show, ',Gardeners Go Green,"at the Sumner village community center in Bethesda n Januarvfeaturing

the bounty of the winter gardens.

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For more extensive coverage f club and District I news, photos, graphics, etc., go tor http://ncadistrictl.blogspot.com

Prince George's County ifth grader Mary Rourke, sponsoredby Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden CIub, won a FirstPlace n National Garden Club's youth poetry contest. Si_rthgrader Thomas eonard, lso sponsored y the club, eceivedpoehy cerlificate n the same ontest. Thomas s the son ofLorraineLeonard, member f the club and previousRecordingSecretary or both District and National CapitalArea CardenClubs.

Thomas s picturedbelow with another wardhe receivedthis fall for his ongoingmaintenance f his award winninegarden t his home entered n the prince Georses Countv-Beautification ommittee's ontest

As a club, he CIayBreakers eceived n award rom thePrince George's CounfyBeautificationCommittee nSeptember or their club's ongoing maintenance f theHollowayPark EntranceGarden n Rosaryville Road n Upper

Marlboro,MD. The club nominated ardens t ConcordiaLutheranChurch and St. Mary of the Assumption School nUpper Marlboro.Both of those gardens lso eceived wards.

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HORTICULTURE"From Your Outdoor and ndoor Garden,,

Best in Show went to Joy Vig6Oxalis wood-sorrel r shamrock)

ARTISTIC DESTGN"Using the Winter Bounty of the Garden to Decorate the Home,'

Best n Show went to Jane Batde

L to R: Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club presidentJulie Hsrrison, Thomas Leonard, qnd Arminta Donovanholding awards receivedfrom the Prince George's CountyBeautification Committeefor gardens in the Committee'sbeatification contesL

Frederick Douglass Gardens president Dianne Daleprovided a chapter or the second edition of a book coming outin May titled "Washington At Home,, about Washington, DC,neighborhoods. Dianne authored he chapter on Hillsdale,Anacostia, he neighborhood she grew up in.

There will be a book signing for all the authors at politics andProse bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington,DC 20008, on May I at l:00 p.m.

The book is edited by Kathryn Smith and published by JohnsHopkins Press.

Photos on this page courtesy ofDistrict I's blogspot


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For more extensive coverage f club and District I news, photos, graphics, etc., go to: http://ncadistrictl.blogspot.comMother Nature did not spoil winter events or the

Burtonsville Garden Club! Severalmembers oined membersof the Silver Spring Gmden Club for a tour of the NationalAgricultural Library in Beltsville, MD. Early in December, he

club met n Eileen Wilson's garage nd created wintercenterpieces or their homes and gathered n January or asocial hat was well attended at a local restaurant.

Master Gardener Gary Cahn presented progftm on startingyour own seeds. February'smeeting was a.,make and ake',presented y member Sharon Nopper and her husband Bill. Wemade birdhouses nd eeders rom recycled tems. We arelooking forward to our spring meetings eaturing growing fruittrees and other edibles, earning more about conifers, andcreating awater garden n a pot. Sounds ike something oreveryone! We will also be chartering a bus o the philade$hiaFlower Show. We really need o see some ovely andscapesafter his historic winter.

Our club will be participating n a plant sale on Saturday,May 8, at the Paint Branch High School, 4l2l Old ColumbiaPike, Burtonsville,MD. The sale starts t 8:00 a.m.

Join us on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Marilyn J.Praisner Library in Burtonsville, MD.

Sue Stimak

Capitol Hill Garden Club focused on horticulture hiswinter. Club member Lynne Church of Lynne ChurchLandscape Desigr did a program on trees and shrubs hatprovide winter interest. She divided winter horticulture ntoberries, eelingor mottled bark, unusual orms, colorful oliageand early lowers. A slideshow f her exhibitscan be seen nthe club's blogspot: http://chgcdc.blogspot.com

Club member Margaret Missiaen ccused he club ontransplanting mall rees and shrubs She advised singa spadeto cut he oots 6-to-10 nches rom he runk o create rootball, ttren eaving he root ball in place o encourage ew rootgrowth before planting he root ball in its new ocation. Formost small rees, he suggested eginning n September ndleaving he root ball in place until after a month or so of growthin the spring. For shrubs, she advised preparing he root ballshortly after bloom but still allowing time for new root growthbefore elocating he plant. She wamed hat crepe myrtlesshould be transplanted arly n the summer because hey needto be established n their new ocations n time to winter over.

Anacostia Garden Club participated n a communitycookout and plant auction n the fall where very specialcontainers made by club member Preston Williams wereauctioned off. During one Saturday n the fall, The AnacostiaDebutante ocietyassisted he club n planting ulip bulbs nFairlawn Park at Minnesota Avenue and Good Hope, SE, and,then, he club moved o the Barry Fanns community, SE, oplant tulip bulbs with that community at their recreation enter.

The club elected fficers n December nd decorated wotrees n the community or the holidays, a tree n the FrederickDouglass visitor's center and a tree of handmade maments nthe obby of the professional building near a furniture store,sbig chair andmark.

Diane Fleming

Tanta-Cove Garden Club asks you to check the NCAGCwebsite for the fime of their Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May8, at St. John's Episcopal Church, Broadcreek, 9801 LivingstonRoad, Fort Washington, MD. Ample, free parking is available.The Church is an historically significant property and the site ofthe club's Blue Star Memorial.

Cheverly Garden Club scheduled ts annual plant sale forSaturday, May 8, starting at 8 a.m. at the Cheverly Town pavilionadjacent to the Town Community Center, 6401 Forest Road"Cheverly, MD,20785. As always, the best bargains will be thereearly!

The club saw the documentary, "A Man Named pearl,,, inFebruary. In March, previous District I Director who is also aCheverly club past president Ann Gardenhour will lead the club ina floral design demonstration and competition.

The club will take a field trip in April to the patuxent Wildlife

Visitor Center and hold their annual potluck picnic in May.Michael Giese

Paint Branch Garden Club held their January uncheon andbusiness meeting at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring hosted byLouise Schutz. The program, "Garden Memories, PhotographingGardens and Flowers: Seeing Shapes, Colors, and Textures,', wasa slideshow presented by Joshua Taylor, Jr., photographer. Hespecializes in nature, landscape, and garden photography work-shops and teaches at the Smithsonian and the Corcoran School ofArt and Desip, with over 30 years experience in the field. Heincluded an informative critique of photographs taken by clubmembers.

The club had their February meeting at the Riversdale Mansion inRiverdale. MD, with a talk and power point presentation by Dr.Marla Mclntosh, Director of the University of Maryland'sArboretum and Botanical Garden, and professor of wban forestry inthe university's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Shehighlighted the recent designation of the University of Maryland asan Arboretum and Botanical Garden, which promotes awareness ofconservation and preservation ofour natural environment in anurban setting.

Celebrating Women's History Month at their March meeting andluncheon, speaker Anne Pomykala, a modern woman makinghistory, will present a slide show and talk about her experiencesacquiring restoring and developing historic properties in theBaltimore area, most notably Historic Gramercy Mansion,Stevenson, MD; the Carroll Mansion and the Shot Tower indowntown Baltimore; and the reinvention of the former KoinoniaFoundation's organic garden into Koinonia Farm, selling organicherbs commercially to local grocery and health food stores.Anne is an energetic entrepreneur interested in preservingBaltimore's heritage. She is a member of several garden clubs and isthe recipient of the2007 Award of Achievement from the FederatedGarden Clubs of Maryland.

The March meeting is at the Asbury Methodist Village inGaithersburg, MD. Since club members take turns hostinglltsefings, members in assisted or retirement living, such as Asburyor Riderwood, invite the club there when its their furn to host.

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Cluh FrlewsFor more extensive coverage f club and District I news, photos, graphics, etc, go to: http://ncadistrictl.blogspot.com

Floral design for shut-inso bedside ables

Goddard Garden CIub president Christine Hambachdelivered 22 flarcll arrangements for shut-ins to theMagnolia Nursing Home in Lanham, MD, in February.

Christine said the day she delivered the arrangementsthe Magnolia activities chairman was blowing upballoons for a Valentine parfy that afternoon.

Christine reports the surprise floral delivery createdsome excitement with comments ike, 'look atthat," nd"aren't they beautiful."

"We will decorate all the tables for the afternoonValentine par$r," the activities chairman said. "And thenI will give them out."

Christine photographed a step-by-step progression ofhow to make bedside designs. Then, she photographedthe trays of finished arrangements o demonstrate howsimple, inexpensive, and fun it is to bring joy to otherswhile doing something she finds "soul-quenching."

How to Design in 6-Ounce CansR to L: Use 6-ounce tuna or petfood cans. Empty the cans andwash and dry them. You can we the dishwasher. Decorate theclean cans and spray paint, ifyou like. A narrow band ofredribbon is wound around the cans shown Fill cans with oasiscut tofit and soskwithwater. Addfresh plant materialconditioned overnight in tepidwater. Designs shown usebontood trimmedfrom the gardenwith small, purchasedflowers. The Valentine theme shown is set with the use of redand white colors and a small, heart-shaped accessory.

Trays of tuna-can floral arrqngements ready for delivery to a nursing home to brighten shut-ins ' bedside tables or Valentine 's Day.


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District IMarch 11

District I Awards Meeting' 10:30 aContinental breakfast, US National Arboretum Auditorium

April 15Deadline to pay in full for Nemours trip

Sunday, April25Woodmoor Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale and

GardenWalt{,2-5pStart the garden walk with a brochure available at the plant salehosted at 125 and 127 Eastmoor Drive, Silver Spring, MD

May 1Deadline to ask for refund of deposit on Nemours tour

Deadline for club dues payment to NCAGC ExecutiveSecretary Carole Butler

"Washington At Home" book signing for authors,including Dianne Dale, Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015Connecticut Ave., NW, Open free to the public, lp

Spring Farm Festival, Hard Bargain Farm, lla- 4 pA family day in the country. Plant sale, live music, arts andcrafts, hayrides, more! Free admission. 201 Bryan Point Road,Accokeek, NID2A607 [email protected]

May 8Cheverly Garden Club Plant SaleChever$ Town Pavilion, adjacent to the Town CommunityCenter, 6401 Forest Road, Cheverly, MD, 20785,8a

Tanta-Cove Garden CIub plant saleo Check the NCAGC fortimes. St. John's Episcopal Church, Broadcreek, 9801Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD

Burtonsville Garden Club plant sale, Paint Branch HighSchool, l4l2l Old,Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD, 8a

May 20Deadline. The Garden Post fall edition

Submit items to the Editor, [email protected]

l&day23District I Nemours Tour and visit to Draycott GardensReservations required, see page 2

May 31Dedication of memorial grove at Prospebt Hill CemeterySave the date. Details TBA

JuneDistrict I Presidents Meeting, details TBA

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National Capital Orchid Society's 32nd AnnualOrchid Auction, Hundreds blooming or in bud, many rare andunusual. US National Arboretum. Free admission. Checks, VISA,Master Card welcome.Bring your own unch. Preview: Oa -l la; Lively Auction: la - 3p

March 23NCAGC Spring Awards Meeting, ocation and details TBA

March 31AII websites with a Garden Central address hut down

March 31 - Aprit 1Environmental Studies School, Course 3o egisfation ormsonline;301-590-9638. griculturalHistory Farm Park,Montgomery County Agricultural UMD Extension Center, 18410Muncaster oad,Derwood Maryland 20855

April SMorning of Design, 10a Noon, sponsored y the JudgesCouncil and District III, Merrifield Garden Center, Fair Oaks, VA

April l022nd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup, 9a * NoonSponsored y the Alice Ferguson Foundation

www.potomaccleanup. rg/trash

April 16 17 at River Farms793 Easr.. oulevard Drive, Alexandria, YA 22308District II Flower Show, "Carpe Diem" (Seize he Day)Fri, 1:30p 5p; Sat, 9a - 3p;main houseAmerican Horticulture Society Spring Garden Market"Plant Sale, Fri ,9a 6p; Sat, 9a 3p, ront awn

April22District III bus trip to the James River PlantationsReservationsrequired: 03-734-3858 [email protected]

May 4- 5Gapdening Studies School, Meadowlark Botanic Gardens,

DstgilsTBA

May 7- 8Flower Mart 2010 honoring UkraineWashington National Cathedral, Mass and Wisc Avenues, NW.Fri, 10a 6p; Sat, 10a 5p. All HallowsGuild's annual enefitfor the Washington National Cathedral's gardens nd grounds.Special ours, ectures entertainment, lants, herbs, loral displays,boutique tems, children's ides, antique carousel, and specialevents o highlight Ukraine. Free admission.202-s37-3185 www.allhallowsguild.org/frn

May 27Celebration of X'ounding f Fern Valley, save he date.

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