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WWW.GCVIRGINIA.ORG The Garden Club of Virginia

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

From The EditorSomeone has calculated that if a grain of sand represented a star, 94,608,000

railroad hopper cars full of sand would be needed to represent all the stars in the universe. If this train traveled at the speed of one car per second, the trip would take three years.

Staunton River State Park has just been recognized as an International Dark Sky Park. There are only 25 in the world with this designation. Located in Scottsburg, Halifax County, the efforts of this Virginia State Park are protecting the night sky for the important and pleasurable pursuit of stargazing. This is just one of the bright lights in the Virginia State Park system. Garden Club of Virginia members are encouraged to explore the various offerings; cultural, natural and historic throughout these parks.

We hope the summer gave you some time to relax, to see the stars and dream.

Jeanette Cadwallender and Karla MacKimmie

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

Journal Editorial Board2015-2016

Editor and Chairman: Karla MacKimmie, The Warrenton Garden Club

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

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

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

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ON THE COVER...

Mary Page Hickey, a member of The Garden Club of Alexandria, shares her beautiful watercolor painting of a windflower, or Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica. So lifelike, it seems to come off of the page. Welcome late-summer- to early-fall-bloomers and deer resistant, they can become rampant in moist, shady conditions.

IN THIS ISSUE ...

Martinsville Garden Club History ...... 2A Moving Experience ........................... 3Club Notes ...........................................477th Annual Rose Show ........................5Lunch & Learn .......................................... 6Club Notes ............................................8Conservation Forum 2015 ....................8Ex Libris ............................................. 10Daffodil Notes .................................... 1173rd Annual Lily Show.........................12New Name .......................................... 14Historic Henry County Courthouse ..... 15Club Notes ......................................... 16Lily Notes ........................................... 19Rose Notes ...........................................20Flower Arranging School .................... 21Edible Landscaping .............................22Contributions ......................................23

OTHER REFERENCES...Kent-Valentine HousePhone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778Email: [email protected]

Historic Garden Week OfficePhone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778Email: [email protected]

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

The Garden Club of Virginia Journal

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

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

President of the Garden Club of Virginia:Jeanette Cadwallender

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

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The Martinsville Garden Club Through The Yearsby Beth Sibbick

The Martinsville Garden Club

When a group of ladies organized the Martinsville Garden Club in 1923, the Henry County Courthouse was the

epicenter of life in a community of some 4,000 souls and 20,000 more in the county beyond. The area’s claim to fame had been as “the plug tobacco capital of world” and it was becoming a hub of manufacturing furniture that would one day be sold around the country and world.

A decade after the club’s founding, members began planting to beautify the courthouse grounds.

During the second decade of this century, the Garden Club of Virginia graciously agreed to devote proceeds from Historic Garden Week to revive the grounds around the courthouse. No longer the site of court sessions, the red-brick building had become the Historic Henry County Courthouse, home to the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society, and still symbolic of the community. The GCV’s aim, to reshape the courthouse grounds into a civic green space, complements ongoing efforts to revitalize the uptown business district.

Martinsville Garden Club members will welcome the GCV Board of Governors to town for the board’s 96th annual meeting, October 13 – 15. GCV leaders will witness the formal presentation of the courthouse grounds project.

Martinsville Garden Club members will count the opportunity to host the meeting among its proud moments. One of the club’s first proud moments was its acceptance as the 12th GCV member club. Another memorable moment came in 2013 when the club received the Annabel Josephs award, sharing that honor with the Dolley Madison Garden Club.

Most Martinsville Garden Club activities reflect its purpose: to promote interest in and knowledge of gardening, as well as to stimulate interest in civic planning and to aid in the protection of native trees, shrubs, wild flowers and birds.

The results have been and some still can be seen around town and the county. For instance, efforts through the years include:

♣ Beautifying roadways and gateways, with the first such project dating to 1927; ♣ Planting and installing gates at Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville’s oldest public

cemetery, in 1933; ♣ Creating a trillium cove, with walking trails and a bird sanctuary, in 1934; ♣ Landscaping at schools through the years; ♣ Creating memorials with plantings in honor of World War II servicemen and those

lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; ♣ Creating and maintaining a garden at the public library, a 30-year effort; ♣ Landscaping at a number of buildings, from the hospital to the SPCA.

Club members aren’t all work and no play. They kick up their heels on road trips, be it to Richmond bedecked in jewelry fashioned from flowers or to Philadelphia for the flower show. The club hopes to enable the Board of Governors to have a meeting that is both productive and enjoyable. ❁


A Moving Experienceby Alice Martin

The Petersburg Garden Club

The Petersburg Garden Club’s Lee Park herbarium collection is something very special. Consisting of 325 pressed and dried specimens of Virginia wildflowers and accompanied by 238 corresponding watercolors, it is an

important part of Virginia’s horticultural history. The Petersburg Garden Club was the recipient of the prestigious Massie Medal in 1948 to recognize this horticultural treasure collected and assembled in the 1930s and 1940s.

The collection was housed in the Petersburg Public Library until 2009 when our club found a better home for it in the newly renovated Richard Bland College Library. Alas, things change, and in April the college decided to renovate again. This time the new floor plan would have no room for special storage. We had one month to move our valuable collection, which I hasten to mention had expanded substantially. We had framed over 80 watercolors so they could be displayed in museums nationwide, added several reproduction sets, and purchased sturdy cabinets and crates to house everything properly. In addition, Dr. Donna Ware, retired professor of botany at The College of William and Mary and our adviser and friend over the years, generously donated her collection of 800 local wildflower specimens to our club. What to do with these price-less collections?

Herbarium Committee co-chairman Bettie Guthrie immediately began the search. One place would be delighted to have the watercolors, but not the specimens. Another location would take the reverse. We definitely wanted everything to be housed together. Fortunately, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden wanted it all, and we could not have hoped for a better location. Now, we had to get it moved quickly. To the rescue came Hilldrup Moving & Storage. (How would the Garden Club of Virginia manage without this company?) Onto the truck went the multiple crates and the huge cabinets that weigh 460 pounds empty. Herbarium Committee co-chairman Betty Steele made certain everything was organized at the pickup location, and our president Kay Wray gave constant support throughout the ordeal.

The Lee Park herbarium collection, the Ware collection and those spectacular watercolors now reside safely at Lewis Ginter, and we could not be more pleased and grateful. To Lewis Ginter and Hilldrup, we say a heartfelt, “Thank you.” ❁

Bettie Guthrie, The Petersburg Garden Club, waves goodbye to the Lee Park herbarium collection.


ClubNotes

Our Ikebana Teacher by Margaret McLaughlin GroveThe Charlottesville Garden Club

Millie Faucett, a talented member of the Charlottesville Garden

Club, was recently certified as teacher of Sogetsu Ikebana. To receive the teacher’s degree, Millie had to complete four, year-long certificates as a student before she could begin the study for the teacher’s degree which included a written examination. She studied under Riji Jane Redmon.

Inspired by Ikebana while living in Hong Kong in the 1970s, Millie began her study. Sogetsu School teaches a more modern form of Ikebana that lends itself to learning contemporary flower arranging. She was fascinated by the elegance created by using only a few branches and flowers. Millie loved learning about heights, angles, proportions and spaces that give Ikebana its beauty. Space is the characteristic that gives an arrangement energy.

Millie feels that Ikebana has enriched her life by making her more attuned to the seasonal beauty of nature. Also, as her technique uses one to three blossoms and a few branches, she comments that it is a less expensive way to give flowers to others or to enjoy flowers in the home. Millie will be an excellent teacher. ❁

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Gabriella Garden Club invites all to “Lunch & Learn” on Wednesday, September 30,

2015, at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research in Danville. This year’s edition will feature two programs, one on horticulture and one on artistic design, with a box lunch served between the programs.

The first program will begin at 11 a.m. with David Pike of Witherspoon Rose Culture, who will speak on rose garden design and bed preparation. Mr. Pike, a consulting rosarian of the American Rose Society, has recently served as a judge at the Biltmore International Rose Trials. He shares his love of roses and how to care for them as a frequent speaker at garden clubs, rose societies, gardening shows and radio talk shows.

Anne Vanderwarker, a member of the Dolley Madison Garden Club, GCV artistic judge, and member of the GCV Flower Shows Committee, will share her knowledge of floral design beginning at 1 p.m. An artist with a professional background in interior design, Anne developed and continues to produce “Fearless Flowers,” the first website dedicated to flower arranging.

Registration is required by Monday, September 21, 2015. Cost is $25 (includes box lunch) payable by check to Gabriella Garden Club. Register online at gcvirginia.org or by mailing check to Pat Harper, 262 Shoreham Drive, Danville, VA 24541. ❁

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ClubNotesCornerstones

by Tricia GoinsThe Garden Club of Fairfax

It began with a phone call. Karmen Gustin, the Garden Club of Virginia’s Development Director, called one morning. “Does the Garden Club of Fairfax have a community project needing

funding?” she asked. My mind raced as I explained our current projects. We had been looking

for candidates for Nature Camp in Vesuvius. We had discussed a candidate from Cornerstones, a local homeless shelter for individuals and families.

Then it clicked. I wondered if we could do something for the shelter. “Karmen, I will get back to you.”

I called our Community Projects chair, Bonnie Rekemeyer, who began exploring what might be needed. Turns out the homeless shelter had a landscape plan, but no funding to beautify the front entrance. We had a project.

Karmen transformed my project description into a grant proposal. The Garden Club of Fairfax was thrilled to receive a $1,600 grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia.

When spring came, we bought a bench and mulch. We also bought plants to supplement garden club members’ donated ferns, wild ginger and hostas. Work began. Several residents assisted; others admired our work. Eight members, three husbands, and three hired hands planted 127 plants and spread 6 cubic yards of mulch.

The garden provides a shady, green oasis in the middle of an urban area where residents can sit, relax and reflect.

We thank the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia for this opportunity.It ended with a lot of smiles. ❁

Film Festival on the Fourth The Academy of Fine Arts, Warehouse Theatre

600 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA 24502 November 4, 2015

9:00 am to about 2:00 pm

The Conservation and Beautification Committee is presenting a festival of short films on various issues, with a strong emphasis on water.

We will begin with the inspiring film, “Rappahannock: The Story of a Historic and Beautiful River and its People.” This film describes the history and the reclamation of the river from one of pollution to one of beauty. Other short films will be entertaining and eye-opening.

Chris Miller, President of the Piedmont Environmental Council, will be our moderator and guide for the day. He will elaborate on the issues presented in the films, and he will give us the current status on transmission lines, pipelines and view sheds.

We look forward to a fun and informative day of enlightening films. Yes, there will be popcorn!

The Forum is open to all and we encourage all GCV members to come and bring their friends. ❁


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Ex Librisby Joan Pollard and Virginia Cherry, GCV Library Committee

The Petersburg Garden Club

Soirée: Entertaining with Style by Danielle Rollins (Rizzoli, 2012) illustrates how to entertain elegantly at home with step-by-step, easy to follow instructions focus-ing on a variety of events. The 15 chapters cover selecting the menu, recipes,

flowers, linens, music, invitations, lighting, decorations, building a bar, setting the table, and choosing and working with a caterer. Included are over 80 original recipes and over 300 stunning and vibrant pictures which bring the soirée to life. Rollins believes a fabulous party is all in the details, and in these pages she shares her strategies and tips for making any fête unforgettable.

Chapters include: Keep Chic and Carry On, Canapés and Croquet, Birds of a Feather: Springtime Celebration for a Flock of My Favorite Friends, Something Bor-rowed, Something Pink!, Pizza Parlor Al Fresco, I’m Dreaming of a Blond Christmas and A Silver and Gold Celebration. Rollins entertains with non-traditional American recipes in an Indian-inspired late summer dinner and a Vietnamese-inspired lun-cheon.

Rollins says, “Your goal is to create a sense of fantasy and magic, not perfection. After all, it is just a party, and entertaining should be fun.” Soirée is about creating lasting and cherished moments and is recommended for anyone who loves to create elegant occasions at home with ease. ❁

The Boxwood Garden Club hosted “Gracious Living and Stylish Entertaining” with Danielle Rollins on March 17, 2015, at the University of Richmond Jepson Alumni Center. Guests were treated to lively and entertaining tips from Ms. Rollins, a floral demonstration, and shopping in the vendor marketplace. Members of the club created tablescapes which were a highlight of the program. The morning concluded with a giveaway by event sponsor Southern Season, followed by a book signing with Ms. Rollins. Books are available for purchase; contact Cathy Lee at [email protected]. Proceeds from the event benefit the club’s educational and civic projects in the community.


DaffodilNotesPlanting Tips for Daffodils

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

Soon those exciting daffodils we ordered last spring will start to arrive. Is not too late to order a few more. For a list of quality bulb sources go to the website of the American Daffodil Society at daffodilusa.org and click on Growing Daffodils.Depending on the supplier, bulbs may arrive any time from September to late

November. The general advice for planting time is to wait until the soil has cooled, usually after the first frost. Bulbs planted into warm, moist soil are subject to the fungal infection basal rot which will kill the bulb. If your bulbs arrive too early for ideal planting, open the packaging and spread out the bulbs in a cool dry area, not the refrigerator, until time to plant.

Where should you plant? Daffodils like sun while their leaves are above ground, before and after blooming. That means they may do just fine under deciduous trees. Daffodils also do best in soil that drains well. While they need water in the spring, they need to be dry during the summer, so avoid planting in an area that will have automatic sprinklers or watering for other plants all summer. Hillsides and raised beds are especially agreeable to daffodils. If you are blessed with heavy clay soil, consider amending with organic material or sand, not with manure because of possible bulb rot.

Daffodils are easy to plant correctly because “pointy end up” is easy to determine. The standard advice is to get the base of the bulb about six inches deep or, for small bulbs, two to three times as deep as the bulb is high. Do not worry about exact measurements, as bulbs will adjust themselves as they grow.

Some guides say daffodils do not need fertilizer, but most growers of show-winning blooms use some fertilizer at planting time, when the leaf tips emerge, and when they bloom. Do avoid putting fertilizer directly next to the bulb and choose a fertilizer with low nitrogen, medium phosphorus and high potassium (e.g. 5-10-20).

Finally, it is important to label and map. Labels may be cut from old mini blinds, plastic knives or milk carton pieces, marked and buried with the bulb. Above ground a second set of labels in vinyl, plastic or metal should mark each variety; but do not trust the labels to stay legible or in place. Make a detailed map of the location of each variety because you will want to know their names next March when you bring your daffodils to the Garden Club of Virginia Daffodil Show in Hampton. ❁

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“Lions, Tigers and Bears – Oh My!”

The 73rd Annual Lily Show, 2015The 73rd Annual Lily Show, 2015

Inter Club Class 71-C, Construction ArrangementThe Boxwood Garden Club

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Inter Club Class 71-D, Late Victorian Mass ArrangementThe Williamsburg Garden ClubBlue

Inter Club Class 71-A, Creative Mass Arrangement

The Charlottesville Garden ClubBlue and Quad Blue, Past Presidents

of the GCV Trophy

Nageire ArrangementLois Spencer, The Garden

Club of the Northern NeckBlue and The Eugenia and

David Diller Award forBest Artistic Arrangement

Inter Club Class 71-B, Hanging Arrangement

The Ashland Garden ClubBlue

Nageire ArrangementMeredith Lauter, Garden Club of NorfolkAnn Carter Walker Somerville Award for Most Creative Design

Artistic Awards

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Sponsored by Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club NUMBER OF HORTICULTURE STEMS: 400NUMBER OF ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS: 62

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The 73rd Annual Lily Show, 2015The 73rd Annual Lily Show, 2015

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New Name Reflects New Emphasis

by Nancy KaylorGCV Membership Committee, The Garden

Club of Danville

The Garden Club of Virginia’s former Admissions Committee has a new name that better

reflects its outreach efforts. GCV’s new Membership Committee has set its sights on two important initiatives: helping new members better understand GCV and recruiting new clubs.

GCV 101 workshops will offer new and veteran members a brief overview of statewide programs that are available to members. “We know our members have amazing talents. GCV 101 will offer great ways to connect with all that is available. We’re excited.” said Kris Carbone, committee chair. “Newer members are so busy digesting all that their local clubs are doing that they are often unaware of the many resources and opportunities at the state level. No matter how long one has been a member, GCV 101 is a great way to renew and refresh the GCV connection. Two of the upcoming sessions will coincide with GCV flower shows to encourage members to “make a day of it.” A third will give members the opportunity to tour the Kent-Valentine House.

The committee is also looking carefully at adding new member clubs to the GCV. In addition, the committee is responsible for considering honorary memberships. ❁

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Historic Henry County Courthouseby Kim Nash

Chairman, GCV Restoration CommitteeThe Warrenton Garden Club

In 1791, Martinsville became the county seat for Henry County. The original log and

stone courthouse was replaced in 1824 and underwent a major reconstruction in 1929. By the 1940s, the outside steps to the second story courtroom had been removed, and the façade was embellished with an elegant portico. Over the years, plantings and monuments were added. New brick walks were built in the 1970s.

In July 2010, the county gave the building and surrounding grounds to the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society, which had been taking care of the property since 1996. Grants have financed renovation of the courthouse. A portion of it houses the Heritage Center and Museum. The courtroom remains as it appeared in 1929 and will be used for entertainment and meetings.

In 2010, the Garden Club of Virginia was approached by the Historical Society to develop the courthouse grounds into a civic green space, as part of the revitalization of Martinsville’s uptown business district. This led to action by the GCV and later to groundbreaking. The design for the old courthouse grounds is simple and refined, preserving the essential character and key elements of the square, while making it more useful and enhancing its already dignified character. In front of the courthouse, parking has been removed and the brick plaza expanded. A broad walkway with a vehicular drop-off and new disabled access has been added, and the flagpoles have been moved out to the front of the plaza. Concrete ramps have been replaced with broad steps and code compliant brick ramps with iron railings have been installed. Simple plantings flank the plaza and frame the views of the courthouse and its monuments. The new plantings include Princeton elms, redbud, serviceberry, Hophornbeam and St. Johns Wort groundcover.

Cannons donated by the War Department in the early 20th century have been relocated closer to Main Street on metal carriages similar to what would have held them in their original military setting, realigned facing south, and set at the proper vertical angle.

This centerpiece of the uptown renewal has been a cooperative effort between the City of Martinsville and the Garden Club of Virginia. Our contribution to the square, along with improvements to the adjacent areas by funds from Community Development Block Grants has created a beautiful setting for the courthouse and a wonderful gathering place.

The Martinsville Garden Club and the Garden Study Club have been extraordinary liaisons with the city and the local community as the project moved forward. We look forward to thanking the members of the GCV clubs in Martinsville when this latest GCV restoration is presented at the Board of Governors meeting on October 15, 2015. ❁

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ClubNotesA Conservation Symposium:

Conservation, Restoration and Education on a Local Levelby Elizabeth B. Hardy

The Garden Club of the Northern Neckand Marilyn South

The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula

For 15 years, the garden clubs of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck have joined forces to organize an annual free-to-the-public lecture and discussion on conservation. Our goal is to enhance the general public’s understanding

of conservation in the context of our historically rural and waterfront communities. The Chesapeake Bay watershed area is a fragile ecosystem. The creeks and rivers and the centuries-old farms of the Northern Neck and the Middle Peninsula need special handling in order to preserve their history, resources and culture.

Topics for these symposia include such important local issues as safeguarding water quality in rivers and streams and restoring the Bay. Sustainable residential development, “green” building, the Chesapeake Bay oyster and the honeybee have been topics. We have attracted well-known and knowledgeable speakers. The symposium topic for 2014, “The Chesapeake Bay: the Federal and Local Perspective,” was presented by US Congressman Rob Wittman and by Bill Portlock, Senior Educator for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The mid-morning hour and a venue such as a community college or independent school are intended to maximize accessibility for a diverse audience, especially students. We plan to videotape our future presentations for local conservation websites.

The 2015 Conservation Symposium will take place on Thursday, November 12, 10 a.m. to noon, at Christchurch School in Saluda, Virginia. All are invited.

Both clubs are committed to this joint undertaking. We welcome the opportunity to help other clubs start such a forum as a way of giving back to local communities and of honoring GCV’s commitment to conservation, restoration and education. ❁

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Lily NotesInspired

by Carrie Darracott, GCV Lily Committee ChairmanThe Augusta Garden Club

I hope many of you attended the 73rd GCV Lily Show in Middleburg this June. The Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club ladies put on a spectacular show and will host the show again on June 15-16, 2016. Artistic and horticulture entries were stunning,

and entries for the first “Growing Green” general horticulture show were impressive. For me, the best was the new lily class open to all novices. This long table was full of lovely stems that included a lily that won both best novice and best species awards.

The show of beautiful, fragrant lilies possibly inspired novice and experienced exhibitors and spectators alike to plant lilies in their own gardens this fall. If so, what information will help them decide which lilies to purchase? They may have noted likely candidates as they looked at the lilies on display, or perhaps they have ordered the GCV 2015 lily collection offered this spring. The GCV collections, including the newest one, are pictured on gcvirginia.org, and most can be ordered as individual lilies directly from B&D Lilies.

Another option in selecting lilies for your garden is to consider varieties chosen for the Lily Hall of Fame list by members of the North American Lily Society. Starting in 1974, members from both the United States and Canada voted annually and a lily which won three popularity polls was placed on the list. Hall of Fame winners ‘Black Beauty,’ ‘Casa Blanca,’ Leslie Woodriff,’ ‘Silk Road,’ ‘Northern Carillon,’ ‘Red Velvet,’ ‘Scheherazade,’ ‘White Henryi’ and ‘Conca d’Or’ are still widely available. These lilies are hardy and are recommended for gardeners with all levels of experience.

Perhaps the best option is to visit the gardens of friends and club members to see which lilies prosper near you. At the same time, note whether the lilies are growing in full sun or partial shade, whether they require staking to keep them upright, and what sort of soil, mulch, and moisture they enjoy. That information will be extremely helpful when choosing a location in your own garden for a lily bed.

Always purchase lilies from a reputable source so that the bulbs will be shipped in healthy condition and free of disease, then plant them in a prepared bed without delay. Finally, enjoy the show that your lilies put on every year. Perhaps your lilies will be an inspiration to your friends.

I look forward to serving as your GCV Lily Chairman and hope to see you at next year’s show. ❁ Ph

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RoseNotesA New Rose Collection for the New Rose Grower

by Sherry Leffel, GCV Rose ChairmanThe Spotswood Garden Club

The Rose Committee’s latest rose collection reflects the committee’s goal to encourage the beginner and the small gardener to give growing roses a try. Committee members

selected roses for the collection that would be grower-friendly, as well as space-friendly. They chose the miniatures, minifloras and the climber that comprise the collection in large measure because they tend to show well.

The Garden Club of Virginia’s 2016 Rose Show will offer several classes for miniature and miniflora roses. (Miniatures can be easy to grow and

they do not suffer in cold the way some hybrid tea roses do.)One rose in the collection, ‘Rainbow’s End,’ has blooms that

go from deep yellow to blushing orange-red, making the plant a favorite of many committee members. Another new collection member, the miniature ‘You’re the One,’ begins as ivory white and blushing pink, then finishes with ruby. ‘Starla,’ another mini, has crisp white blooms that give off a slightly fruity fragrance. The climber, ‘Zephrine Drouhin,’ dates to 1868. It also has the benefits of being thorn-less, fragrant, and able to take some shade. The cerise pink rose was the “cover girl” on the guidebook

for Historic Garden Week 2013.The new rose collection will be

available this fall. Those interested should contact their clubs’ rose chairmen or GCV for information. ❁

Editor’s note: The 2015 Rose Show, themed “The Poetic Rose,” will be

the GCV’s 77th. For more information about the show, please see page 5.

or visit gcvirginia.org.


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GCV Flower Arranging SchoolFeaturing:

former White House Floral Designer Laura Dowling

Wednesday, October 7, 2015Country Club of Virginia, Richmond

9-9:45 a.m. Check-in and complimentary continental breakfastProgram begins at 10 a.m.

Online registration now open for Garden Club of Virginia members. September 1 for non-members.

Cost is $50 per person and includes a box lunch.Hotel Accommodations

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Mention GCV Flower Arranging School to receive our group rate by September 15.


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Edible Landscaping for Wildlife and Humansby Margaret French, GCV Horticulture Committee, The Virginia Beach Garden Club

and Tuckie Westfall, GCV Conservation Committee Chair, The Garden Club of Alexandria

Join us on a journey to explore the new world of edible gardening at the Horticulture and Conservation Workshop on Monday, September 28, at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond. Today’s gardeners have more opportunities than

ever to choose what they want to grow and for whom. As the popularity of local food has exploded over the last several years, advocates are excited to bring the movement and knowledge to urban areas. Come listen to two pioneers who are leading the way in Virginia with urban farming in the rapidly changing world of horticulture.

Cabell Cox, LEED AP, is the Principle and Founder of The Grow Company in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cox is a Charlottesville native who graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in landscape architecture and a minor in horticulture and landscape management. After working for high-end design/build firms in Charleston, South Carolina, and Charlottesville for five years, he founded The Grow Company. It is a multi-faceted land management, fine gardening, and design/build company that addresses food production, landscape design, maintenance and site planning.

Tanya Denckla Cobb is a writer, teacher and environmental mediator at the University of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation. Her expertise involves a wide range of environmental and community issues including health, food, agriculture, air, water and land use. She co-founded the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute and facilitated the founding of the Virginia Food System Council. She enjoys the restorative energy of gardening and cooking what she grows. She is the author of The Gardener’s A to Z Guide to Growing Organic Food and Reclaiming Our Food: How the Grassroots Food Movement is Changing What We Eat.

We round out this exciting workshop with a viewing of the documentary, A Life: The Story of Lady Bird Johnson. It follows Lady Bird from her humble beginnings to her emergence as an environmental leader.

This workshop will include great vendors from The Grow Company and Edible Landscapes. ❁

The Editorial Board welcomes submissions and reserves the right to edit them.


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Dominion FoundationFlorence Bryan Fowlkes

Fund of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia

GCV Journal Editorial BoardMary Wynn Richmond

McDaniel Fund of The Community Foundation

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Seilheimer, Jr.Inge B. SenEliza SevertSharon R. ShepherdElizabeth SibbickSusan Taylor SimsJocelyn A. SladenLaura Daughtry Smart

Susan Smith Mrs. O. Kendall Smith Gail D. Smith Laraine Smith Gail Doyle SmithAmy V. SmithEllen SoyarsBetsy SpenceLois P. SpencerMary Lew SponskiLizz StanleyHollis StauberCarol StermerMargrete StevensJoan H. StumborgMs. Page D. StylesBetty SundinMrs. Norman E. Tadlock Meg Talley Sue C. TaylorMrs. Nelson S. TeagueBecky Tench Mr. and Mrs. Addison B.

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Thompson Jr.Sherry TwiningKay TylerTiffani Underwood Dr. Denise UnterbrinkMargaret W. ValentineMrs. Cassie Van DersliceWendy C. VaughnBernice WalkerLynn WardMrs. Peter O. Ward, Jr.Judith WareCatherine Jordan WassStuart Windle WebsterJoan K. WehnerKathryn Blackwell West Brooke Coleman Wick Mrs. Fred WilliamsMary WilliamsEileen A. WilsonElizabeth WilsonM. Douglas Wise-StuartLauren E. WoolcottBetsy WorthingtonBetty W. WrightSusan Snodgrass Wynne


Donor In Honor ofThe Garden Club of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Baldwin Sally Guy Brown Jennifer Kelley Tuckie WestfallThe Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Holland Lizz StanleyThe Garden Club of Warren County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Lea Shuba Linda L. ConsolvoNansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane N. Manning Dorothy Bumgardner Nan Ellen Ritsch Bonnalynn PritchardDonor In Memory ofGCV Journal Editorial Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace RhinesmithCeleste Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Turner ReuterMarianna Fitz-Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael BallNan C. Freed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dot MontgomeryElizabeth M. Holsinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda PrillmanLucy Garth Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean PrintzDiane Romano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayle Urquhart

Garden Club of Virginia EndowmentDonorThe Ashland Garden Club The Hunting Creek Garden Club Donor In Memory ofBrunswick Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne ButlerThe Hunting Creek Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Ann Lindsey Wendy Straub

GCV Conservation FundDonorBlue Ridge Garden Club Donor In Honor ofThe Garden Club of Fairfax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Tiani Diane WilkinsonDonor In Memory ofAileen Wilson Kelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Boyle Lemon

Gifts-in-KindDonorFrank HellerBetty Lewis

RestorationDonor In Honor ofThe Nansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette Cadwallender Linda ConsolvoDonor In Memory ofMary Dame Broad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosellen Hoffman Via

SponsorshipDonorBartlett Tree ExpertsDonor In Memory ofGeorge Stuckey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Miller Anderson Stuckey

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