GCV Journal March 2008

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JournalTHEGARDENCLUBOFVIRGINIA

VOL. LIII, NO. 1, MARCH 2008

Annual

HISTORIC

GARDEN

WEEK


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WWW.GCVIRGINIA.ORG THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

JournalEditorial Board2008

Editor: Jeanette Cadwallender, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

Ex Officio MembersThe GCV President, Sally Guy Brown,The Garden Club of AlexandriaThe GCV 1st Vice President & Chair ofThe GCV Communications Committee, Cabell West,

The Tuckahoe Garden Club of WesthamptonThe GCV Director of Public Relations, Linda Consolvo, The Nansemond River Garden ClubJournalChair, Gail Braxton, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubJournalAdvertising Chairman, Betsy Agelasto, The Virginia Beach Garden Club

MembersMason Beazley, The James River Garden Club, The Garden Club of the Northern NeckFleet Davis, The Garden Club of the Eastern ShoreBetty Delk, The Nansemond River Garden ClubMary Ann Johnson, The Roanoke Valley Garden ClubSarah Pierson, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubLynne Rabil, The Franklin Garden ClubLaurie Starke, The Warrenton Garden Club

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear GCV Members:

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the new Editor of the Journal is

Jeanette Cadwallender of The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club in Fredericksburg.

Jeanette brings vast experience to this job. Her mother, Anne Rowe served on this

committee in the past. We are in great hands.

We are most grateful to the members of the JournalCommittee for making it possi-

ble to produce two Journalsover the fall and winter months. Special thanks go to

Laurie Starke of The Warrenton Garden Club who acted as Editor pro tem. when

Peggy Federhart of The Garden Club of the Northern Neck stepped down from the

position as Editor.

Please note that we now have one email address to which all articles can be submitted:

Journal @gcvirginia.org.

I know you will join me in welcoming and supporting Jeanette as the new Editor of

the Journal.

Warmest wishes,

Sally Guy Brown


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M ARCH 2008 [email protected] 1

T he Garden C lub of Vi rgin iaJou rn al

T he Garden C lub of Virginia Journal(USPS 574-520, ISSN 0431-02 33) is

published four times a year for members

by The GCV, 12 East Franklin St.,

Richmond, VA 23 219 . Periodical

postage paid in Richmo nd, VA. Single

issue price, $3.00.

Copy and ad deadlines are:Janu ary 15 for th e M arch issue

Apr il 15 for th e June issueJuly 1 5 for th e Sept em ber issueO ctober 15 for th e D ecem ber issue

Em ai l copy to the Ed itor an d ad vertising

to the Ad C ha ir m an

Jou rnal Editor:

Jeanett e Cadw all end er (M r s. N ich olas J.)615 Fauquier StreetFredericksburg, VA 22401Phone: (540) 373-7210Email : [email protected]

Jour nal Advertising Chairman:

Betsy A gelasto (M rs. Peter A . I I I )

Phone: (757) 428-1870

Emai l : [email protected]

President of T he G arden C lub of Virginia:

Sall y G uy Brow n (M rs. T hom as C ., Jr.)

Jou rnal C om mittee C hairman:

G ail Braxton (M rs. H . H arr ison, Jr.)

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Richmond, VA

O N T H E CO V ER...We recognize the 75th An niversary of H istoric

Garden Week in Virginia.

IN T H I S ISSU E...

General Assembly commendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

GCV Restorations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

D emystifying GCV Flower Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

T he 74th A nnual D affodil Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

D af fod il N ot es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

H istoric Garden Weeks 75th Anniversary . . . . . . 7

From G ill ett e to Favrett i: Landscape Archi tects . . . 10

Symposium photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Rose N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ex Libris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Com postin g is Good Gardenin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Instructionsfor Journal Submissions.. . . . . . . 18

Club N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9

G reen Sh op pin g T ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0

Godmothersof T he GC V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

C o n t r i b u t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2

Slateof Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4

O T H E R R E F E R E N C E S . . .K ent -Valentin e H ousePhone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778Emai l : [email protected]

H istori c G arden W eek O ff icePhone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778

Emai l : [email protected]

POSTMASTER send address changes to:

Executi ve D irector12 East Frank li n Str eetRichmond, VA 23219


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W W W .G C V IR G IN IA .O RG T H E G ARD EN C LU B O F V IRGIN IA2

CO M M O N W EALT H O F VIRGIN IAGEN ERAL ASSEM BLY

H O U SE JO IN T RESO LU TION N O . 361

O ffered February 6, 2008

C om m end ing the G arden Clu b of V irgini a on the occasion of its 75 th ann iversary of

H istoric G ard en W eek in V irgin ia.

W H EREAS, the Garden Club of V irginia each year proudly sponsorsH istoric G arden Week in

Virginia; and

W H EREAS, 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the Garden Club of VirginiasH istoric Garden

Week tours, which haveoccurred every year since1929, except for a period during World W ar I I; andW H EREAS, the popular nine-day H istoric Garden W eek, which wi ll be held April 19 - 27, 2008,

at the peak of springtime color in Virginia, wil l attract over 30,000 visitors to three dozen tours

statewide, featuring more than 250 of the Commonwealths most beauti ful gardens, hom es, and

historic landm arks during Americas Largest O pen H ouse ; and

W H EREAS, proceeds from H istoric Garden W eek tours are used to restore historic gardens and

landscapes throughout the Comm onwealth, including propertiesowned by G eorge Washington,

T homasJefferson, JamesM adison, and Woodrow W ilson and other important Virginia historical

sites; and

W H EREAS, dedicated G arden C lub of Virginia members haveraised m ore than $13 m illion overthe past seven decades to restore historic properties in the Commonwealth; and

W H EREAS, these historic landmarks, together with private homesand gardens on H istoric

Garden Week tours, attract visitorsfrom Virginia, other statesacrossthecountry, and nations

around the world and greatly benefit the economy of the Commonwealth through increased

tourism; and

W H EREAS, widespread publicity for the H istoric Garden W eek tours in leading magazinesand

newspapers, on the Internet, and in other m edia enhances the imageof the Commonwealth as a

major tourism destination; andW H EREAS, in addit ion to historic restoration, the mission of the Garden Club of Vi rginia is to

conserve Virginias diverse natural resources, inspire a love of gardening, and provide education to

club members and the general public; and

W H EREAS, the Garden C lub of V irginiasH istoric Garden Week tours and the clubsmany

exemplary restoration projectshelp to promote and preserve the Commonwealths rich and distin-

guished history; now, therefore, be it

RESO LVED by the H ouse of D elegates, the Senate concurring, T hat the General Assembly com-

mend and congratulatetheGarden Club of Virginiaand itsoutstanding memberson theoccasion

of the 75th anniversary of H istoric Garden W eek in V irginia; and, be it

RESO LVED FURTH ER, T hat the Clerk of theH ouse of D elegatesprepare a copy of this resolu-

tion for presentation to the Garden Club of Virginia asan expression of the General Assemblysgrati-

tude for the clubsnum erous achievementsand best wishesfor a successful tour Apri l 19 - 27, 2008.

Patron T he H onorable W.J. H owell


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G C V Restorat ions - T he I ncredible V isionBy M ar y L ou Sei lh eim er, C hairm an of the Restorat ion C om m ittee

T he Warrenton Garden Clu b

Just as H istoric Garden Week in Virginia is unique and remarkable, so are the

restor ati ons of th e histor ic gardens achieved wi th th e proceeds of t hi s event . T he

G arden C lub of V irgin ia has restored gardens at m ore than 40 hi stor ic pr opert ies

sin ce th e incept ion of H istor ic G arden W eek 75 years ago.

K enm ore was th e fi rst restor ati on , w it h C harles G il lette as landscape archi tect. T he

ladi es coul d have stopp ed and been pl eased wit h a great success, b ut these visionary

ladies reali zed th at restor ati on of hi stor ic gardens could be a m eani ngfu l project for

their new garden club. N ext came Stratford H all and the Woodrow W ilson Birthplace,and the restoration project was established.

Reflect for a mom ent on th e foresight of t hi s fir st Restor ati on C om m it tee. T hey

reali zed th at th e gardens th ey chose for th eir restor ati ons had t o h ave int ri nsic h istori c

valu e. T hey kn ew th at in order t o achi eve th eir goals it was essent ial t o h ir e an accom -

pl ished l and scape archi tect/ garden hi stor ian as th eir profession al consul tant wh o

would carr y ou t the research and design work and oversee the projects. T he very best

were chosen from th e beginn in g and contin ue today.

In addi ti on, t hi s early comm it tee un derstood how easil y a garden could fall in toneglect. T herefor e, th ey requi red each restorat ion t o guarantee perpetual m ain tenance,

and th ey set up peri odic vi sit s by t he com m it tee. T hi s requi rem ent is sti ll in place

today and , in add it ion , a com m it tee m em ber serves as li aison to each propert y.

To wr it e about all of th ese restor ati ons would take a book .or actually tw o. I n

1975, D oroth y H un t W ill iam s, form er President of T he GC V and a m em ber of th e

D olley M adison G arden C lub, wrot e about th e GC V restoration s in H istoric Virginia

Gardens, and M argaret Page Bem iss of th e Jam es Ri ver G arden C lu b has wr it ten th e

sequel to be available in th e spri ng of 2009. L ists of t he Garden C lub of V irgin ia

restor ati ons are avail able on T he G C V websit e and in several G C V publ icati ons. Each

is wor th a visit .

T he outstandin g achievem ent of t he Garden C lub in restori ng m ore th an 40 gar-

dens and land scapes is not th e num ber; it is the hi gh stand ard of work . T he in clusion

of landscapes and gardens of every cent ur y of Am eri can hi story (from Bacon' s C astl e

c. 1680 , t o T he Executi ve M ansion 195 3), th e range of geograph ic areas (fr om th e

M oses M yers H ouse in N orf olk to H istor ic Sm it hf ield in Blacksburg), and th e vari ety

of sit es (from hom es of presid ent s and famou s people, t o churches, t o college cam pus-

es, cit y and ru ral, large and sm all ) i s wh at m akes th is work so rem ark able. I nd eed, t hi s

compilation of gardens is historically significant as a review of the development of

V ir gin ia's, and in fact th is coun tr y's, land scape techn iques. Each garden i ll ustr ates a

chapter of American history and landscape development.



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D em yst i fying th e G C V Flower ShowsBy L exi Byers

T he G arden Clu b of the M iddle Penin sula

The Garden C lub of V irgin ia D affod il, L ily and Rose Shows were insti tu ted t o

educate m em bers of T he GC V in th e art and science of hort icult ure and

flower arranging.

Because H istoric Garden Week relies on capable flower arrangers and horticulturists,

th e flower shows are an im port ant m eans of h oni ng t he art isti c ski lls of m em bers.

Acti ve parti cipation ensures kn owl edge and expert ise for accurate floral i nt erpretation

of th e Com m onw ealt h' s period hom es and gardens.

Educational in nature, GCV flower shows are also fun. Three times each year mem-bers from all 47 clubs have the opportunity to see old friends, meet new friends, dis-

cover beautiful new varieties for their gardens and see examples of the styles of flower

arranging th at are prin ted in T he G CV Flower Shows H andb ook. H ow many t im es

have we overh eard, " W hy, I can do th at!"

I f you h ave not been to a GC V flow er show, resolve to go to one of t he three bein g

held this year: the D affodil Show in W hite Stone, the Lily Show in W inchester and

the Rose Show in Franklin. Go with a group of friends just for fun or go to partici-

pate. It is easy to grab a specimen or two from your garden to enter in a horticulture

class. Volun teer to h elp w it h your club 's In ter C lub arrangem ent or hor ti cultur e col-

lecti on . For a behi nd -t he-scenes experi ence, you wi ll alw ays fi nd th at th e host club

needs assistance.

Stud y all th e arrangem ent s at th e show. Cou ld you p ick t he blue ribbon wi nn er?

Read th e judges' comm ent cards. T hey are in valu able learn in g tools for wh at m akes an

excellent arrangem ent th at confor m s to th e show schedu le.

Perh aps you have been to a show, but have never entered. T hi s is th e year to stopsayin g, "I can' t d o t hat" . Stu dy t he schedu le and decide what h ort icul tu re classes you

woul d l ik e to ent er o r choose one of th e art isti c open classes. I f you have never w on a

blue ribbon in H orticultu re or a ribbon of any color in Art istic, you qualify to ent er

one of the novice classes.

All the information you need is contained in the show schedule, usually available

onli ne at the GC V website three to f our m onth s prior to the show, and T he GC V

Flower Shows H and book. G o on th e G C V websit e and stu dy ph otographs of w in ni ng

arrangem ent s from past flow er shows. At tend one of t he GC V flower arrangingschools that are schedu led pr ior to th e daffodi l and rose show s. O ft en th e school wi ll

featu re a styl e of arrangem ent th at appears in th e upcom in g show 's schedu le.

If you win a ribbon this year, congratulations! If not, be proud of yourself for trying

and see you at the next show.


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You are in vited to tou r H istori c Chr ist C hu rch c.1735. C ostu m ed docent s wi ll

conduct a 45-m inu te tour W ednesday, Apri l 2, 2008 from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.

A $5.00 per person donation is requested.

Reservati on s requ i red.

C ont act: M ary K ier by Fri day, M arch 28 , 2008 .

E-mail [email protected] or (804) 529-7737

T he G arden C lub of V irgin ia present s

T he 74th A nnual

D affodil S howSpon sored by T he G arden C lub of th e N ort hern N eck

Sanct ion ed by th e Am eri can D affodi l SocietyT he W hi te Stone C hu rch of th e N azarene

Entri es accept ed:

Tuesday, April 1st 3-9 p.m.

Wednesday, April 2nd between 7-10 a.m.Show open:

Wednesday, April 2nd 2-8 p.m.T hursday, Apr il 3rd 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

A R T I S T I C C L A S S E SPort s of C all: T he N orthern N eck

199 A Leedstown Late C olonial arrangement199 B H istor ic Christ Church Tradit ional L ine M ass199 C Reedville M id-V ictorian arrangement199 D Sharps Art N ouveau

200 W hite Stone Beach: A Synergistic arrangement201 Riches of the O rient: M oribana arrangement202 N ative American: Free Form arrangement203 Challenge Class: Skipjacks: Traditional Line204 N ovice Class: Pots-et-fleurs

205 C hildren's Entry

For questi ons concern in g t he art isti c schedu le, cont act:Bonni e M orris (804) 333-5192, [email protected]

Sue Ramsey at (804) 394-9784, sram sey2 2 5 4 8 @yahoo.com

Register O nl in e at: www.gcvirginia.org


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D affodil N otesW hat a D affodi l Treat in 2008

By Pet ie M a theson , T h e D af fod il C om m it tee

T he G arden C lub of G loucester

Get your shovels out, ladies, and prepare your daffodi l beds. T he GCV D affodi lComm ittee has a wonderful new collection to offer this year. M uch consideration was

given to the blooming time of this collection for possible entry into T he GCV shows.T he following cult ivars were chosen from M itsch D affodi ls of O regon; Catalyst 2w-r; Jetstart

2w-o; M inute Waltz 6yyw-y and Protocol 6w-w (200 bulbs of first cultivar and remainder of sec-ond wi ll be sent to us); Pink M orn 2w-gwp; Trumpet Warrior 1yyw-wwy; and V ienna Woods9w-

r. Sign up thisspring for thesebeautieswith your club'sdaffodil chairman. TheTried and True

Collection will not beoffered thisyear, but look for it again in thefuture.T he 2006 Tried and True Collection featured a flower named L emon D rops that hascreated

some confusion. T his flower should be labeled in your daffodil bed asD utch Lemon D rops' 5w-y.T he true Lemon D rops' 5y-y is available from M itsch D affodils.

T he D affodil C omm ittee wil l conduct an educational workshop M arch 13th at 10:00 am at theKent- Valentine H ouse in Richmond. T he workshop will be open to anyone interested in learning

more about daffodi ls and will focuson basicssuch as transport ing the flowers, grooming, staging,and showing them. In addit ion, our propertiesand the proper process for fi lling in entry cardswil l

be described. Come to learn and bring lots of questions.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2008 daffodil show hosted by T he Garden C lub of theN orthern N eck, Apri l 1-3. A new award, open to all exhibitors, will be presented. T he Pat

Lawson M emorial Trophy will be given for the best stem in division 7.Also, plan to come to theAmerican D affodil Society's2008 Convention to beheld at the Sheraton

West in Richmond on April 10-13. It will be fun and agreat placeto learn moreabout daffodils.


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H istoric Garden W eek' s 75th A nniversaryTo Be Celebrated in Grand Style

By Su z an n e M u n son

Garden W eek Execut ive D irector

In celebration of

H istor ic G arden

W eek' s 75t h ann iver-

sary, clu bs across th e state

have planned a fabulous

array of t ours for our

guest s. M ore th an 30beaut ifu l event s wi ll be

held fro m th e C hesapeake

Bay t o t he Blue Ridge

M ount ains, Ap ri l 19-27.

I nt eresti ng th em es for

tou rs vary w id ely i n con-

tent and period, from a

focus on V irgini a's proud18th century equestrian

history in rural C arolin e Count y (Ap ri l 22) to a 21st cent ury, N ASC AR-t hem ed

lun cheon tou r of th e M art in svill e Speedway (Apr il 23). Propert ies open span four

centuries of Virginia history, architecture, landscaping and interior design.

N otable hou ses in clud e one previou sly own ed by John L enn on and Yoko O no

(G loucester t our, Apri l 2 6) and m any w it h f ascinati ng li nk s to t he Am eri can

Revolution and C ivi l W ar. T he O ld Town Alexandri a tour (Apri l 19) opens the

home owned by George Washington's physician and another where Robert E. Lee issaid to have accept ed comm and of th e Con federate Arm y of V ir gini a at th e onset of

the Ci vi l W ar.

O ne of th e histori c hou ses hi ghlight ed on th e Petersbur g tou r (Ap ril 22) was

own ed by N ora F.M . D avid son, wh o began th e M em ori al D ay m ovem ent aft er th e

C ivil W ar. Am ong t he extraordinary count ry estates featu red in th e sceni c

G reenw ood area (Albemarle tour, Ap ri l 20 and 21) is Piedm ont , own ed by t he sam e

family for nearly 275 years.

In addition to houses, brand new and old, tours will feature lovely gardens acrossth e state. Som e enj oy panoram ic m oun tain views, w hi le others border pi cturesque

ti dal waterw ays. M oth er N atu re cooperati ng, we hop e to see daffod il s bl oom in g

near th e hi stori c hom e of G C V D affodi l C hairm an, G lenn a Gr aves (H arri sonbu rg

area tour, Apr il 23). T he spectacular tou r in Richm ond 's W in dsor Farm s neighbor -

hood (April 24) will showcase mature gardens originally designed by Charles

The gates of Westover Plantation will welcome visitorsto our 75th anniversary tour (April 24-26) as they didin 1929, our fi rst t our. Photo: Judith Ledbetter


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Gillette, as well as some

of the city's finest houses.

W it h appr oxim ately

200 wond erful propert i es

open on nearly threedozen events, it is impos-

sible to highlight all of

the treats in store. Be sure

to read you r gui debook or

check th e websit e for

details, i nclud in g fl ower

arranging dem onstration s

and many other specialevent s pl ann ed by clubs

across the state.

M edi a int erest in th e

tou rs is hi gh and in cludes in qui ri es from nu m erous m ajor nation al and regional pub -

lications. In D ecember, T he W ashi n gton Post launched our 75th anniversary in an

art icle featu rin g m ajor Am eri can m ileston es to be observed i n 2008. W it h a pi cture

of colorf ul spri ng bl oom s, th e art icle noted th at our state's flow ers, dor m ant th en in

wi nt er, will be "w ide awake, ready t o be prim ped and t ri m m ed l ik e show dogs" dur -in g H istor ic G arden W eek in V irgin ia.

Followi ng th is ent husiasti c n oti ce, ou r websit e www.VAGardenweek.org showed a

spi ke in in terest, and th is year we expect t o see abou t 100 ,000 visit s to th e sit e for

information. Be sure to

check the new Tour

H ighlights pages for

event notes and selected

im ages in rotationfr am es. T he ent ir e

guid ebook is att ached by

tour n am e to t he

Schedu le page.

O rgani zed in 192 0,

T he Garden C lub of

Virginia launched what

was to become its signa-

ture program in the late

1920' s. Volun teers wrot e

personal no tes to th eir

fri end s and in vited th em

to v isi t V irginia during

Aub urn , a highli ght of th e Glou cester-M ath ews tour(April 26), wasonceowned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.Photo: T he Garden Clu b of Gloucester

G arland contains auth ent ic woodw ork and decorativeelements from England' s Tudor period. T he lovely gardenswere originally planned by noted landscape designerCharles F. Gillette. O pen on Richmond' s tour in W indsorFarms(April 24). Photo: T hree Chopt Garden C lub


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th e last week in Apr il for a "pi lgrim age" of h istori c houses and gardens, wi th pro-

ceeds to resto re the hi stor ic grou nd s of K enm ore. T he fi rst to ur was a major suc-

cess, wi th in come above $14 ,000 . I n 2 007 , tot al t icket sales were app roxi m ately

$70 0,00 0, and over th e last seven decades, i ncom e has reached nearl y $ 13 m il li on .

M ore th an 40 im por tant hi stor ic sit es have been restor ed by T he G C V over th e lastseven decades w it h H isto ri c G ard en W eek pr oceeds.

Tou rs have been held

every year sin ce 1929 ,

except for a period dur-

ing World W ar I I when

C lub m em bers tend ed

their Victory Gardens.

T he n am e " H istor ic

Garden Week" reflects

th e pur pose of our

eventsto restore historic

gardens. Al so, th e fi rst

tou rs opened onl y h is-

to ri c pr operti esvenera-

ble V irginia m anorhou ses of th e 18t h and

19th centuries.

Fascinati ng descrip ti ons

of som e of t hese old

pr operti es are con tain ed

in the charming diary, Garden Clu b Pilgrim age to V irginia (1930), available at the

K ent -Valent in e H ouse.

Even th ough som e m ay say t hat it is gett in g h arder t hese days to organi ze tour s,

t here have been challenges sin ce th e begin ni ng. O n ly fi ve years aft er t he fi rst event s,

volunteers in a 1933 Garden Club meeting raised questions regarding whether the

tou rs had reached t heir " satu rati on poin t" and how m uch lon ger t hey could r ecruit

volun teers and fin d houses to op en. T he m in ut es of th e meeti ng conclud ed:

" G arden W eek is ours" and " if we are to k eep it , we shoul d have it ann ually, or w e

shoul d l ose our right to hold it ! T hi s is th e cry of t he Powers th at Be."

O n th at quaint not e, t he ladi es m arched on to establish a powerfu l tradit ion th athas end ured and fl our ished t hr ough succeedi ng generati ons. T hi s is a ri ch and di s-

ti ngui shed legacy, on e in wh ich every m em ber of T he G arden C lub of V irgin ia can

take eno rm ous pri de as we observe H istor ic G arden W eek' s 75t h di am on d ann iver-

sary th is Apri l.

In a depart ure from th e usual G arden W eek lun cheonvenues, M artinsville (April 23) will offer lunch in the

President's Suite at the M artinsville Speedway, a tourof th e N ASC AR tr ack and Presid ent C lay C am pbell' selaborately equi pped m otor h om e. T he tour also fea-tu res pr ivate hom es and gardens and a won derful5,000-square-foot glass greenhouse.Photo: M ike Smith, M artinsville Speedway


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B.

From Gilletteto Favretti:Landscape Architectsand

TheGarden Club of VirginiaBy W illiam D . Rieley

Landscape Architect for T he G arden Club of Virginia

The work of G ill ett e, Shur cliff, H opki ns and Gr iswold hi ghlight ed t hus far

in th is seri es of essays establ i shed th e sound, pr ofessio nal app roach to

proj ects th at rem ain s a hallm ark of T he Garden C lub of V irgin ia's work .

Several others made significant if not longterm contributions that should necessarily

be recogni zed in th is last essay befor e discussin g t he w ork of m y im m edi ate pr ede-

cessor. T hese in di vid uals in clud e M orl ey W ill iams wh ose beaut if ul present ati on pl an

for th e Str atf ord H all garden cont in ues to serve as a m odel, D onald Park er wh o

completed designs for the University of Virginia's East Gardens after Alden

H opk in s' sud den d eath , and M eade Palm er, th e archetyp al V ir gin ia gent leman l and -

scape archi tect, wh ose work at Poin t of H on or ranks am on g th e best exam pl es of hi swork.

An d now to Rud y J. Favrett i wh o served as th e Garden C lu b' s landscape archi tect

from 1978 to 1998 wh en he reti red. T he Garden C lub chose as th eir consult ant an

aut hor and teacher already r ecogni zed i n t he field of h istor ic pr eservatio n. D ur in g

hi s tenu re, he left hi s m ark on m any of t he Garden C lub 's previous un dert aki ngs

and prepared pl ans for m any new p roj ects, m ost sign if icant ly Bacon' s C astl e, Belle

G rove, M ont peli er, C ent re H il l, Belm ont , K er Place, Sm it hfi eld Plant ati on, Gr ace

Arents Garden, and hi s last for th e Garden C lub, M oun t Vern on' s Bowl in g Gr een.

T hese gardens refl ect o ur coun tr y's histo ry spanni ng th e cent ur ies fro m our earl i-

est known and documented garden at Bacon's Castle to the early twentieth century

landscapes of paint er G ari M elchers at Belm on t in Fredericksbu rg and th e D uPont

garden at M ontpelier.

In hi s work , Favrett i appl ied hi s expert ise to changin g prevail in g att it udes. At

Sm it hfi eld Plant ati on, f or exam ple, he raised th e prospect of not planti ng boxw ood,

but rem oving it . H e poin ted ou t, qu it e correctly, that a house of t hi s peri od w ould


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not have had foundation planting at all.

Today, and indeed throughout his career as an author, teacher and landscape

architect, Favretti steadfastly works to promulgate his central philosophy that the

groun ds of hi sto ri c sit es shou ld receive t he sam e carefu l preservation as th e bui ld in gs

they surround.

For h is contri buti ons to i ts

work and to th e larger fields of

historic preservation and educa-

ti on, t he Garden C lub estab-

li shed a fellow shi p i n hon or of

M r. Favrett i. It fun ds stu dent s

wh o spend th ree mon th s docu-

m ent in g a h istori c pr ivate garden

through research and field inves-

t igation . In ensurin g a docu-

mentary record of an important

landscape that might otherwise

have been lost over ti m e, t he fel-

lowshi p conti nu es as a fitt in g

tribute.

W hil e the intenti on of thi s

seri es of art icles has been to hon or th e con tr ib ut ion s of landscape archi tects to th e

G arden C lub, th e cont ri but ion of it s m em bers shoul d be acknowl edged as well.

Every pro ject is a joi nt effo rt betw een consul tant and client. A successfu l p roj ect

results when it is appropriately funded and guided with a sense of purpose and good

judgm ent . W h at Ralph G riswold wrote in 1975 st i l l r ings t rue today: " Progress i n

th e accur acy of hi stor ic preservatio n has advanced concurr ent ly wi th T he G ardenC lub of V irgin ia's accom pli shm ent s . . . . A lt hough th e m eth ods of p reservati on

have changed con sid erably, th e m ot ives have remain ed th e sam e: to pr eserve th e

past for th e enl ight enm ent of t he futu re."

Rud y Favrett i wi th stu dent s at U pperBrandon Plantation. Ph oto: W ill R ieley


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Photos by L ind a C onsolvo

Symposium attendees

H onoring H G W Ch airm en

M ina Wood and Warren Byrd

Sally G uy B rown , N ancy C am pbell and M ina Wood

D ianne Spence and Rose M ari e Tronge

IM AG ES FO R O U RFRED ERIC KSBU RG C O N FEREN

IM AG ES FO R O U RFRED ERIC KSBU RG C O N FEREN C

Sally G uy Brown, M ina W ood and W illiam Rieley,

M embersof TheRappahannock Valley Garden Club with acostumed hostessfrom the Fredericksburg O fficeof Tourism


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Jane Coulter and D enise Revercombenjoying works by Bill Pink ham

Phil li p L . Rod enb erg, M ary L ou Seil heim er and Josiah P. Rowe I I I laying t he wreath

M ary W ashi ngton M onum ent

C elebratin g th e renovati on of T he M aryWashington M onument grounds

Simply Elegant Flowers

FIRST SYMPOSIUME C EN T ER ! FEBRUARY 11-13

Photos by L ind a C onsolvo

IRST SYMPOSIUME C EN T ER ! FEBRUARY 11-13

Suzann e Wr ight and Eli zabeth John sonprepari ng th e ent ry display

C hr isti ne H arri s, Suzann e M unsonand M ary W ynn M cD ani el


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R ose N otesBy Pat Taylor, G C V Rose C hairm an

T he Boxwood G arden C lub

Spring is a welcome time of rejuvenation for both nature and people. Colorful

bloom s that decorate th e landscape are the ant it hesis of wi nt er' s gray ski es.

L onger days and m il der tem peratu res beckon gardeners to go out sid e, allowin g

them to analyze their gardens' growing condit ion s and determ in e what im provem ent s to

m ake in th e com in g season. T he Rose Com m it tee hop es th is garden assessm ent wi ll

in clude roses.

W heth er th is is th e first year you wi ll plant roses or wh eth er you already have an

established rose bed, the criteria to consider remain the same. Roses require six hours ormore of sunlight daily. The site must drain well and contain excellent soil. Less than opti-

m al soil shoul d be am ended wi th a mixture of compost or topsoil, shredded bark and

builder's sand . B e carefu l not to use whi te pl ay sand , as it contain s harm ful levels of salt

due to it s beach ori gin.

Roses grow best in soil wi th a pH of aroun d 6.5. For soil th at is too acidic (low er than

6.2), add groun d lim estone, an alk ali ne substance, t o r aise the soil 's pH . Soil th at is too

alkaline (higher than 6.8) requi res the addi tion of soil sulf ur to lower pH . Late fall andearly wi nt er are th e ideal ti m es to address this task, as it takes several m onth s aft er addin g

lim eston e or sulf ur for the pH to adju st to correct levels. U nfor tunately, li fe in the gar-

dening realm is seldom perfect, so if your pH needs correcting, do it anytime.

Roses thrive in organic-rich soil. Adding bone meal, blood meal, cottonseed meal, fish

meal and alfalfa meal to rose soil

feeds beneficial microorganisms.

T hese, in tu rn , feed the eart hworm

population, wh ich keeps the soil

loose, thus, enabling the roses' ten-

der feeder roots to grow unfettered.

M arch is the mon th to prun e

roses and begin spraying for black

spot. In April begin fertilizing and

continue to fertilize and spray regu-

larly throughout the growing season.

W it h careful att ent ion to am end-

in g soil, pru ni ng, spraying and fer-

ti lizing, your roses shoul d be prolif ic

bloom ers and ready for th e O ctober

Rose Show in Frank lin.


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Ex L ibrisYou N ever K n ow W h at You M i ght Fi n d

B y S u z an n e W r i gh t

T h e Petersb u rg Ga rd en C lu b

Wonderful surprises await you at T he Kent-Valentine H ouse l ibrary.

N ot lon g ago, M ary L loyd L ay and I m et th ere to do l i brary chores

of sort in g, cataloging, and th e shelv i ng o f recent acquisi t ion s. W e

woun d up spendi ng alm ost th e ent i re m orni ng going t hrough books we al ready

had i n th e l ibr ary.

M ary L loyd is put t i ng in a new fu l l sun garden and could not stop p our i ng

over th e extensive col lect i on of book s on perenn ials in th e l ibr ary. A l l iu m s

and columbines really stole her heart, and her wish l ist seemed to just grow and

grow.

As for m e, I got h ooked on f low er arrangin g book s, as th ere is to be a wed-

din g in our fam i ly . I foun d m ysel f d rool in g over Paula Pryke's Flowers, Flowers!

In spired A rra n gem en t s for all O cca sion s, g iv ing m e a gold m in e of i deas for therehearsal di n ner. T he ph ot ographs of ever y i m agin abl e ty pe of arrangem en t are,

qui te sim ply, stu nn in g. M s. Pryk e comb in es not onl y f l owers of every possib le

k i nd ( f rom sim ple wi l d f lowers to th e m ost exot ic f lowers f rom foreign lands) ,

bu t also u ses veget abl es, seed po ds, gour ds, t w i gs, m osses, v i n es, and li chen i n

equally fascinating and unusual arrangements.

Paul a Pryk e shares her art ist r y and kn owl edge of arrangin g wi th not onl y

beaut i f ul p hot ograph s, but also wi th a wi nn in g and readable wr i t in g sty l e. She

presents color schemes, floral themes, special occasions, a vast array of contain-

ers, and techn iq ues, in an i nt eresti ng and easy-t o-u nd erstand way. I was part ic-

ular ly interested in her easy explanat ion of how to make your own natural con-

t ai n ers fr om veget abl es, f ol i age, as well as st i cks of ever y sh ape and si ze. I n

m any in stances, t here is a colo r step-by -step gu id e as well as a l i st of th e materi-

als used in making each arrangement.

Lest you get the wrong idea, we did complete our appointed tasks, but the

books on perennials, and Paula Pryke's Flowers, Flowers! f i red our imaginat ions.

T he K en t- Valent in e H ouse l i br ar y is a pl ace for sur pr isin g d iscoveri es. W heth er

your passion is arrangin g, garden r estor at i on, conservat ion or hor t i cul t ure, you

can f i nd th at special book in your l i brary at T he K ent -Valent in e H ouse.


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B.

C om post in g is G ood G arden in gby H eid i Baldw in

T he Lynchburg G arden C lub

Accordin g to t he

V i rg in ia

Cooperative

Ext en sio n Serv ice,

" com post in g is the m an-

agement of the natural

breakd own of or gani c

m ateri al. V isibl e andmicroscopic organisms

di gest th e rem ain s of

plants and ani m als into

a stable end pr odu ct

called hum us. T hi s

takes pl ace in a m oist,

oxygen-r ich environm ent at a moderate tem peratu re. H um us is dark in color andhas an eart hy sm ell ."

C om posted h um us provides th e ult im ate garden fert i l izer, wit h al l t he nutr ient s

th at your garden needs in a slow release form . I t am end s the soil , and keeps clay

soi l aerated and san dy soi l m oi st. Stu di es show th e average ho useho ld creates 20 0

pou nd s of ki tchen waste a year, so besid es provi di ng free ri ch soil , com posti ng can

help save space in our landfills.

C hoose a locati on for your compost bin th at is away from your house, prefer-

ably on a slope and near a water hose. A nine-foot by three-foot wooden bin is a

suggested size, di vid ed in to th ree section s, op en on th e up-h il l sid e for d eposit in g

composti ng m ateri als and wi th doors on th e down hi l l side t o access th e f in ished

hum us. T hree bins wil l al low th e com post to layer and re-oxygenate, and provid e

a place to m ix th e brown and green m aterials. M any gardeners mi x t he comp ost

haphazardly, deposit in g m ateri als wi th in th e bins. Bin s can be made of any nu m -

ber of m ateri als from heavy w ire to cinder bl ock and th ere are many com m ercially

sold composters th at wi l l faci l i t ate turn in g th e m ixtu re in vari ous ways. T he pho-tographs show id eas present ed by Lyn chbu rg's m aster gardeners at th e C it y

Cemetery.

To start composting, add green materials to brown materials in the selected bin.

G reen m ateri als are n it rogen r i ch grass cli pp i n gs, k it chen scraps, vegetabl e scrap-

ings, dead-headed flowers, spent plants, coffee grounds and egg shells. Brown

Volunt eer cleome surpr ises and delights in one Lynchburgcompost bin. Photo: H eidi Baldwin


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m aterials are carbo n ri ch d ri ed

leaves, pi n e n eedl es, saw du st ,

wood ships, and shredded

newspaper. Sun, water, bacte-ria, fun gi, wor m s and in sects

wi l l create glori ous hum us in

six m ont hs. D o n ot add ani -

mal, dairy or high fat materi-

als, weeds, diseased garden

refu se or m aterials wi th pesti -

cides. Cover all kitchen scraps

wi th leaves to keep ani m als

out . I f th e pile does not heat

up in th e sun shi ne, add m ore

green materials and turn it

m ore f requent ly.

T here are w ays to be m ore

aggressive. Frequent turning of

the pile can create rich coffee-colored crumbly soil in three

months. Small piles and leaves

that have been shredded or

chopped by th e lawn m ower

wi l l break down int o r i ch soi l

faster. M echanical bioactiva-

tors to turn and t i l l the p i le

are available commercially,

and some people even add red

worm s to t heir comp ost to

keep th e air circulat i on going.

Gardeners can start their

compost bins any time of year,

and the new rich soil can be

used to cover spring perennialbeds, summer vegetable gar-

dens or t o w in terize a bed in

the coldest months.

A comp ost bi n can be as sim pl e as a wir e

enclosure.

O pen compost bin s provide room to separatematerial at different stages of decomposing.

Three types of manufactured compost bins.T hese allow for th e turn in g and concent ratedheati ng of th e materi al.

Photos: Lynchburg M aster Gardeners


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Instructions for Journal SubmissionsBy the Edit orial Board

T he Garden C lub of V irgini a

Articles for the Journal must be typed in M icrosoft Word and submitted elec-tronically to the Journal editor at [email protected] as attachments, not

im bedded in em ail . A confirm ati on of receipt of t he art icle wi ll be sent .

Ar ti cles shoul d b e in narrati ve form and m ust be 450 word s or l ess. T he num ber of

word s in th e art icle shoul d b e not ed at th e end of t he art icle. (W ord C oun t is useful

for this.)

T he tit le of t he art icle shoul d be cent ered at th e top of th e page in T im es N ew

Rom an, fon t size 14. T he byline and th e art icle shoul d b e in T im es N ew Rom an, fon t

size 12. T he byline, givin g the aut hor' s name, shou ld be followed by th e name of th egarden club of wh ich t he aut hor is a m em ber and both of th ese li nes shoul d be in it al-

ics. I f it is appl icable her ti tle m ay be in cluded.

C are shou ld be taken t o u se the correct n am e of a garden clu b. Som e clu bs have

T he as part of th eir name, others do n ot. T he G C V Register and the GC V website

provide thi s inf orm ation .

Paragraphs should be indented and there should be no space between lines or para-

graphs. Book and m agazine t it les as well as em ail and websi te add resses shoul d be

un derlined so t hat t he pri nt er can easil y see that t hey are to b e in it ali cs in th e Jour nal.T he use of bold pr in t, capi tal l ett ers or i talics for em ph asis as well as th e use of

exclamation poi nt s, dashes and un necessary quotation m ark s is discouraged. I n m ost

cases these wi ll be edi ted out .

I f i nfor m ati on such as an ann oun cem ent of an event is subm it ted w it h n o art icle th e

Editori al Board wi ll pr int the inform ation in a tem plate form at. If the annou ncem ent

is also on th e GC V websit e that fact shoul d be noted.

Ar ti cles of 200 wor ds or l ess m ay b e accept ed for C lu b N ews as space allows. A

photograph may be included.

Photographs must be submitted to the Journal address electronically in jpeg format.

T he im age size shoul d be 300 dpi wi th 100% resolut ion . T he docum ent size shoul d

be 4 in ches by 6 in ches.

D eadlines are as follows:

January 15 for the M arch issue

Apr il 15 for th e Jun e issue

July 15 for the September issue

O ctober 15 for th e D ecem ber issueT he Style Sheet, foun d on th e GC V websit e in th e Journ al section un der

D own loads, h as special in str uction s for wri ti ng for G C V pub li cati ons as well as oth er

useful information.

T hi s art icle has been wri t ten to resem bl e as closely as possib le a correct sub m ission

to th e Journ al.

word count 438


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Club N otes

T he Augusta G arden C lub has created

educational signage alon g L ewis Creek asa conservation project which was

inspired by a recent Garden Club of

V irginia C onservation Forum . L ewis

Creek runs through Staunt on and

Augusta County and ispart of the

Chesapeake Bay Watershed. After a bus

tr ip to the creek wi th local conservation-

ists who spoke eloquently about thevalue of clean water and th e poor state of

Lewis Creek's watershed, th e ent ire

August G arden C lub w as m oved to edu-

cate the public wi th ill ustrated signs

teaching t he im pact of water quality on

all formsof life. The Augusta Garden

C lub has created a com munit y task f orce

wi th M ary Baldw in College and localpeople to keep the creek clean.

T he first sign was installed and land-

scaped in the Sum m er of 2007 in Gypsy

H ill Park. It explains the importance of

watersheds in general and ou rs in part ic-

ular. Every t wo years signs wi ll be added

along the creek's course that w ill be site

specific t o the flora and fauna of t hat

particular area.

M ARCH 2008 [email protected]

Augusta G arden C lub m em bers picturedtop to bott om : D ebbi e Buckley, K ath yM oore, K ath y Frazier, C hr is Richardson,G race Ri ce. Photo: Dana Krusz


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Green Shopping T ips

Green Shoppi ng T ips is a usefu l conservation docum ent produced as a coll aborati ve

effor t by T he Richm ond garden clubs: B oxwood, Jam es River, T hree C hopt and

Tuckahoe. H ere are some suggestions that work for the environment and save money.

! U se rechargeabl e batteri es.

! U se clot h di apers. You' ll save $600 per chi ld by usin g a laun dr y d iaper servi ce

in stead of di sposable di apers.

! Use a real camera instead of disposable ones. If you take 24 pictures each month

you wi ll save $144 in a year.

! M any families spend over $260 each year on paper towelsand napkins. Swi tch to cloth.

! Use washable plates, cups, and silverware for parties and picnics instead of

disposable products.

! U se an electr ic razor or hand razor w it h replaceable blades instead of disposable razors.

! Buy hi gh qu ali ty/ lon g li fe tires. T hey cost less per m ile tr aveled and reduce th e

problem of di sposin g of used ti res.

! U se a washable comm ut er m ug f or your m orn in g coffee and elim in ate a Styrofoam

or plastic cup every day.

! Bring bags to the market, either cloth or old paper and plastic ones. W hen buying

only a few items, don't take a bag.

Find more at www.gcvirginia.org on the Conservation page, right side, listed under

Related D ownloads.


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G odm others of T he G C VBy C at herin e W hit ham

D evelop m ent C om m it tee; T hree C hopt Gard en C lu b

Most of us thi nk of a God m oth er as a special fr i end wh o h as a deep

affect ion for her godchi ld and stands by fai t hfu l ly d ur i ng th at chi ld ' s

form at i ve l i f e, giv ing addit i onal suppor t and love. A Fair y G odm other

f i l ls another role by popping in and bestowing something wonderful when least

expected. T he G odm others of T he G C V share th e quali t i es of bot h ki nd s of

G odm oth ers. T hey are so n am ed by p ast G C V presid ent L ee Cochran w ho, u pon

hearin g about the project to doub le T he G C V Endowm ent to $3.0 m i l l ion ,

ent hu siasti call y sup por ted th e id ea and suggest ed th e past pr esid ent s becom e

G odm others of T he G C V by m aki ng a special capi tal gif t .

T he 2006 Str ategic Plan set a bold chall enge to raise $1.5 m il l i on by 2 011 for

th e end owm ent . Best busin ess pr actices recomm end an end owm ent of $3.0 m il -

l i on in order t o p reserve and prot ect t he hi stor ic K ent -Valent in e H ouse as well as

bui ld in frastr ucture for a cont in ued vibrant G C V. T he endow m ent is fun ded

solely by members' gifts; dues only cover a portion of the operating expenses and

do n ot suppor t any of th e var iou s

G CV f unds .O ur G CV G odm oth ers have cre-

ated their magic and now encour-

age each of us to joi n th em in

help in g to in crease our end ow-

m ent . L isted on th e next page are

t he G odm oth ers wh o let us kn ow

of t heir gif t or pledge as of

D ecem ber 30 , 2 007 . T he to tal forG odm oth ergift s an d pl edges to

date is a most generous $167,500.

T hese past presidents have made

a profound cont r ibu t ion to T he

G C V, not only by thei r m onetary

gi f t , but m ore so by t heir tangible

expression of abid in g love in th is

wonderful organization. We are

most grateful for these gifts and

especiall y t he spi ri t in wh ich t hey

are given.


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C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 10 / 01 / 20 07 through 12 / 31 / 07

Godm others of T he GC VT he cur rent and past presid ent s li sted below h ave given or pl edged a m ajor gift tow ard

build ing T he G arden C lub of V irgini a Endowm ent since 2005

Common Wealth Award FundProvides m oni es to i nd ivid ual clubs for local civic beaut ifi cati on effor ts.

D onor:

M rs. M uscoe R. H . G arn ett , Jr.D onor: In H on or of:Jam ie O ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Gordon Evans

D onor: In M em ory of:Beverley Wellford Rowland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I da D ul any Beverl ey W ell ford

Kent-Valentine H ouse and Library

D onor:M argaret BemissM rs. Robert W. Forsyth, Jr.

M ary L awrence H arrellM rs. James H . H erbertM r. G ary M art in daleEmm a Read O ppenhi m er

D onor: In M em ory of:Pat Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca C lary H arri sSarah Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Clary H arris

T he G arden C lub of Virginia Endow m entSup por ts the ongoing p rreservation of th e hi stor ic K ent -Valent in e H ouse, headqu art ers

of The GCV and H istoric Garden Week.

D onor:T he Garden Study C lubT he Jam es Ri ver G arden C lubM ary H art D ardenM rs. Edward C . Ei senh artM rs. Jam es C . G odw inH ubard Family TrustsJul ie W. M acK in layM rs. B enjam in W. M ears, Jr.M r. and M rs. Arthur H . N ashM ary Br yan Perk in sG race A. Ri ceM r. and M rs. W. R and olph Robi ns

Cabell WestC atherin e C. W hithamM rs. Robert C . W ood I I I

D on or: In H on or of:The Ashland Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Augusta Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat TaylorThe Boxwood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown

M ary Lou SeilheimerThe Franklin Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patty Simmons

M rs. T hom as C . Br own , Jr.M rs. Rudolph Bumgardner III

M rs. Robert C. CarterM rs. G eorge M . C ochranM rs. Austin T. D arden, Jr.

M rs. George H . Flowers, Jr.

M rs. Jam es C . G odw inM rs. H enl ey L . G ui ld

M rs. B enj am in W. M earsM rs. W . Tayloe M urph y, Jr.M rs. C harles H . Schut te, Jr.

M rs. L il bur n T. T alleyM rs. Robert C . W ood I II


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T he Li ttl e Garden C lub of W inchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally G uy BrownT he Lynchburg G arden Cl ub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce M oorm anThe Garden Club of the M iddle Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann e Bland

Lexi ByersThe Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brantley KnowlesT he Garden C lub of W arren Count y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy Brown

W inchester-C larke G arden C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D r. D avid D il lerSally Guy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T he GC V Board of D irectors 2006-2008Susan Upshur Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn JonesTerry Buntrock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen JamisonM rs. B. Purnell Eggleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T he M ill M ountain G arden C lubVirginia J. H arris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara D ill ard

Sue RamseyKaren A. Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N in a M ustard

D iann e SpenceD r. and M rs. T. M . Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C atherin e C . W hit hamM art y Jon es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K aren Jam isonSusan S. M ullin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M ina W oodN in a M ustard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen JamisonPatricia T. Sauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cabell WestD ianne Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K aren Jam isonPat and D onald A. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cabell WestM rs. C harles C . W entw orth I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emm a Read O ppenhi m erD ootsie W ilbur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M ary H art D arden

D onor: In M em ory of:Chatham Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M argaret M otley BennettT he Jam es Ri ver G arden C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z ayde Renn olds D ott sT hree Chopt G arden C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby WestEllen R. Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C elia L atim er O chsLynne Beeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby West

M r. and M rs. B owl m an T. Bow les, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Clary H arrisAllen Goolsby WestJohn and M atilda Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M rs. T hom pson W . G oodwinM r. and M rs. W illiam W. Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby WestFlorence Bryan Fowlkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . El izabeth Jeff ressM rs. V irgini a B. G unn ell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Em m a T. M ath esonKaren A. Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby WestM rs. Art hur W. L ee II I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M rs. A nd rew H . C hri sti an

M rs. Spotswood B. H all, Jr.M r. and M rs. John A. N olde, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca C lary H arr is

Allen Goolsby West1st Thursday Lunch Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby WestEmm a Read O ppenhi m er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Parr ish Rob ert s

Allen Goolsby WestM r. and M rs. J. T hom as Savage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M rs. George F. ParsonsBetty Schutte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M ary L oui se D am e

Judy D oughteryJud ge and M rs. L loyd C . Sul lenberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C harles Ru egerC abell W est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Brandt

Rebecca Clary H arrisM rs. N orin e Camp bell Gr egory

C atherin e C . W hit ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby West

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

D onor:The Little Garden Club of W inchesterM rs. W ill iam TayloeM rs. W. M cI lw ain T hom pson, Jr.

D on or: In H on or of:T he Augusta G arden C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M arsha M errellT he Garden Clu b of D anvil le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Jiranek D oyleG abriella G arden C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Jiranek D oyleT hree Chopt Garden Cl ub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rossie and Sandy Fisher


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T he G arden C lub of V irgin iaSlate of off icers presented by th e N om in at in g C om m it tee

2008-2010 termPresi den t C abell W est , M rs. John T h om as W est I V

T he Tuckahoe Garden C lub of W esth am ptonFirst V ice President K im N ash, M rs. Ar thur H . N ash

T he W arrent on G arden C lub

Second V ice President An n G ordon Evans, M rs. Russell Sm ith Evans, Jr.T he H untin gton Garden Clu b

Treasurer Joan ie Robin s, M rs. W . Ran dolph Robin sT he Tuckahoe Garden C lub of W esth am pton

Recording Secretary Betsy Worthington, M rs. Richard B. Worthington I IThe Lynchburg Garden Club

C orrespondi ng Secretary M eg C lem ent , M rs. W hit tin gton W. C lem entThree Chopt Garden Club

D irectors at Large Betsy Agelasto, M rs. Peter A. Agelasto I I IT he Vir gin ia Beach G arden C lub

N in a M ustard, M rs. John C . M ustard I I IT he W ill i am sburg G arden C lub

M uff N olde, M rs. John A. N olde, Jr.The Boxwood Garden Club

The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor H uffinesAnn e G. Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vici Boguess

Sally Guy BrownD onn a C lausen

M rs. H orace W. D avis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleet D avisM ary Bruce Glaize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D ottie Ballard

Sally Guy BrownM arsha M errellLu cy Rockwood

M r. and M rs. R. Gordon Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cabell and John West

D onor: In M em ory of:W inchester-Clarke Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah BrandtM rs. T hom as N . C onnors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby WestC laibor ne and C harles D ickin son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C harlye K . ParsonsM onica Frackelt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby WestM r. and M rs. R. G ordon Sm it h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Goolsby West

The SEED Fund

Suppor ts Event s, Ed ucati on, and D evelop m ent .D onor: In H on or of:

Candace Carter Crosby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M rs. H enderson H eyward

O ther GiftsD onor: In M em ory of:Beverl ey H ereford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M r. Lockwood FrizzellGlenna Graves

Friends o f the Sym posium

Roberta Bryan BocockD i C ookK ay H alpi n

T he M cD ani el Fam il y


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