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VOL LIX, NO. 4, DECEMBER 2014
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ONTHECOVER...
This beautiful watercolor of the
pomegranate, Punica granatum, was
rendered by botanical artist Marcia
Long of The Williamsburg Garden
Club. Pomegranates can be grown
in milder regions of Virginia and are
often seen in early Christian art and
Christmas decorations as a symbol of the
Resurrection.
IN THISISSUE ...
Common Wealth Award........................ 2
Ex Libris ............................................... 3
A Winter Surprise .................................. 5
Symposium ............................................6
Kitchen Road Project..............................7
Legislative Day............................................. 8
Daffodil Notes........................................9
Gardening Through Generations.......... 11
Annual Fund Winners ......................... 13
Dugdale Award..................................... 13
The 76th Annual Rose Show................. 14
Lily Notes............................................. 16
Poets Corner........................................ 17
A Trip to India...................................... 18
Teachers on the Bay..............................20
Club Notes...........................................22
Historic Garden Week..........................23
Club Notes...........................................24
Club Notes........................................... 25
Getting Bogged Down.........................26
Contributions.......................................27
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Common Wealth Award recipients: Liz Price, President, the Boxwood Garden Club,
Ashley Wallace, President, Three Chopt Garden Club, Preston Gomer, President,
the Tuckahoe Garden Club, Katherine Knopf, GCV Awards Chaiman, Jeanette
Cadwallender, GCV President, and Janet Rosser, President, the Ashland Garden Club
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Ex Libris
By Joan Pollard and Virginia Cherry,
GCV Kent-Valentine House Library Committee
The Petersburg Garden Club
isa Mason Ziegler, a noted and successful Virginia cutflower farmer, has donated her latest book, COOL
FLOWERS: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming
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A Winter Surprise
By Linda Reynolds, GCV Horticulture Committee
The Warrenton Garden Club
ellebores should be a part of every garden. They are easy to grow, deer
resistant, and bloom when the garden is at its most monotone, or should we
say monotonous? Christmas rose and Lenten rose are the common names for
the best known hellebores. Depending upon the severity of the winter, they can begin
blooming just after Christmas, filling the garden with a wide range of colors from pure
white to dark purple. A mature plant can bloom for up to 10 weeks, enhanced by other
blooms of the early spring garden.
Hellebores are native to Europe, and belong to the buttercup family,
Ranunculaceae. The flower is made up of four parts sepals, petals, stamens and
carpels. What appears to be the petal is actually the sepal, similar to our native
dogwood. All hellebores flower from buds formed the previous summer. They are
pollinated by a variety of bees attracted by the colorful flower. The root system is
produced along a dense rhizome and tends to delve deep into the soil, allowing the
plant to survive drought, but also making it difficult to transplant once mature.
Hellebores tolerate both sun and shade, but prefer to avoid midday and late day
sun or deepest shade. Most soils that have been amended with organic matter are
suitable, and a pH of 7.0 is ideal. As hellebores cannot tolerate wet feet, good drainage
is essential. The only maintenance required is the pruning of old and discolored leaves
in the early spring or late winter. Hellebores, depending on the variety, are hardy from
Zones 4a to 9b.
Classification of hellebores is difficult. When purchasing for the first time, it might
be best to buy a plant in bloom or order online from a reputable breeder. The three
species most easily found at nurseries are H. foetidus, bears foot; H. orientalis, Lenten
rose; and H. niger, Christmas rose. The bears foot hellebore has bright chartreuse
flowers and usually blooms from February to March. The Lenten rose is the most
colorful and floriferous of all the species. Its three subspecies vary in color and native
range, with a variable bloom time starting in late January and continuing through April.
The Christmas rose has white flowers that open as early as January. Many species have
evergreen leaves.
Hellebores make excellent cut flowers if conditioned properly. After they have
produced pollen, they can be cut and the stems immediately plunged into scalding
water. They look particularly nice floating in a bowl, and are lovely in a spring
arrangement.
An excellent source for more information is Hellebores by C. Colston Burrell and
Judith Tyler.
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DaffodilNotes
t is never too early or too late. So goes one of the many lessons learned from
Bill Pannill, said to have been the worlds leading authority on daffodils, but
affectionately known to us as Uncle Bill. Successfully growing and showing
daffodils is an attainable goal, whether one is a new or long-standing garden club
member. Hundreds of varieties are available, over 210 created by Uncle Bill.
Daffodil bulbs should be planted in the fall. Uncle Bill suggested ordering five or
six bulbs of a given variety to ensure a perfect bloom for the GCV Daffodil Show. Yearround watering provides an important edge on competitors. To go the extra mile, soaker
hoses are recommended.
Keeping track of the names of daffodils can cause confusion. Uncle Bill suggested
they be planted in rows in raised beds, and that each row be labeled. A careful diagram
should be drawn and filed until the blooms appear.
Uncle Bill infected people with yellow fever. In our family alone, the number
includes us, another niece, Jane Vaughan, Hillside Garden Club, and our husbands.
Uncle Bill delighted in mentoring novices and coaching exhibitors. A fond memory is
remembering Uncle Bill take a novice under his wing and guide her through the process
of exhibiting her first bloom. Many people greeted and welcomed him, some in awe.
Finally the woman being helped said, Are you somebody famous? Indeed, he was
famous in the world of daffodils, and a favorite uncle, too.
Editors Note: Bill Pannill earned international renown for the daffodil varieties
he hybridized. Over one dozen have been included in past GCV Daffodil Collections.
Look for his Intrigue and Chromocolor in the 2014 Collection.
For more information about Bill Pannill, visit www.daffybill.com.
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Horticulture Awards
Queen of Show
Veterans Honor
Bernice Walker
Dolley Madison Garden Club
The Jane Marshall Broyhill
Memorial Award
King of Show
Crescendo
Bernice Walker
Dolley Madison
Garden Club
Princess of Show
St. Patrick
Grace Rice
Augusta Garden Club
Grace Rice
Winner Horticulture Open
Sweepstakes and the Dr. & Mrs.
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LilyNotes
In the Beginning
By Mary Zocchi, ISA Vice-President the North American Lily Society
Dolley Madison Club
hen one compares the status of lily growing today with that prior to the
formation of the North American Lily Society (NALS), the progress made is
impressive. Prior to its formation, the problems with growing lilies were not
well understood. In general, failure was ascribed to cultural factors such as soil texture,
drainage, physiological problems and obvious disease infection. For the most part, this
research was carried on in a rather haphazard way and was concerned with the basic
species rather than the many hybrids that are now available.
The first important US advance in lily culture began in the early 1930s with
research fostered by the Lily Disease Fellowship. The American Horticultural Society
created a lily committee in 1937and included members from the Garden Club of
America and the Garden Club of Virginia (GCV).
In 1947, NALS was created. The GCV was particularly active in publishing
the NALS yearbooks. The first volumes were concerned with various diseases. It was
planned to have test gardens of lilies under the auspices of the garden clubs and also lily
shows organized in Fredericksburg by the GCV. Mr. L.H. MacDaniels, first president of
NALS, went to the Virginia show as a judge. He recalls that in this show there were very
few lilies. Many of the exhibits were concerned with Hemerocallis and other plants not
now recognized as lilies. The best arrangement in the show was made up of the common
roadside Hemerocallis and leaves of the southern magnolia.
GCV also sponsored a test garden for
THE
lily cultivars. Mrs. Violet Walker chaired
the committee to test the cultivars and
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growing. Over the decades, NALS has
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collection
hybrid cultivars, as evidenced by the present
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lily show schedules in which the greatest
emphasis is given to hybridization of
species initially thought to be incapable of
hybridization.
Many individuals have contributed
their research and their activity to the
organized breeding of lilies. It is with great
satisfaction that NALS and GCV continue
a close working relationship. Members of
GCV continue to have seats on the board
of NALS, the GCV lily show follows the
schedule guidelines set forth by NALS, and
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Phone: 540.832.0552
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Monday thru Friday, 10-5:30
order to see which lilies prosper in our in
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A Lesson from the Woods
By Julie MacKinlay
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Styles of Flower
Arranging
Contemporary Designs
A demonstration of 15 contemporary designs by six talented
members of the Elizabeth River Garden Club. This professionally
produced DVD demonstrates and explains 15 different
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Club Notes
Mentoring, Phase II
By Ann Murchison
The Blue Ridge Garden Club
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Club Notes
Clutter
By Ellen Papetti
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
lutter can be a bad thing or, as our club found out, you can make
clutter work for you. The expression one persons trash can be
another persons treasure was true at our October meeting. At the
September meeting of the Garden Club of the Eastern Shore, our speaker
discussed ways to go back to our homes and efficiently rid ourselves of clutter.
Our program committee decided to make use of that clutter; we would have an
indoor yard sale and raise money. We asked members to bring items that they
no longer used to an intra-club indoor flea market (yard sale) the next month.
There was an amazing array of containers that some of us no longer used but
obviously others found creatively inspirational. Members eagerly scooped up
books on gardening, flower arranging, entertaining and cooking. All leftovers
went to a local charity thrift shop. The camaraderie created by this little project
was great and we raised over $500, a win/win situation for clutter free GCES
gals and our community.
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Annual Fund
Donor
Anonymous
Lynn F. Gas
Mercer OHara
Anne T. Geyer
Patricia Olivieri
Gail Babnew
Elizabeth R. Gordon
Marty H. Patten
Molly Barrow
Mary Pollock
Kathleen Hobson
Charlotte Porterfield
Rachael Remuzzi
Janine Jacob
Harriet T. Reynolds
Jennifer Kelley
Neill Bellamy
Ellen Beville
Susan A. Blackwell
Judith H. Boyd
Virginia C. Savage
Mary Ann Schmidt
Becky Schmitz
Gladys S. Lewis
Anita Shull
Diane B. Liedman
Mrs. Thomas R.
McDonald, Jr.
Lisa M. Cresson
Brenda McGehee
Joan D. Dawson
Louise L. Toms
Carole Decker
Nancy C. Mitchell
Eileen Dickey
Frances Ellis
Martha L. Field
Merrick Murray
Tommi T. Nevin
Harriett M. Condon
Kim Cory
Lauren D. Thompson
Kathryn Kohler Vose
Jessica B. Ward
Fayetta Weaver
Elizabeth J. Witt
Elizabeth Singleton Wolf
Judith Craddock Wright
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In Honor of
Coralee B. Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleet Hurlbatt
Marty and Jim Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie and Ed MacKinlay
Mrs. Robert L. Galloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Gottwald
Jane N. Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Cochran
Josephine Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evelyn R. Zink
Carol Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Gordon Evans
Kathryn Q. Wafle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Madden
Catherine C. Whitham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GCV Management Team
Steve and Ashley Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie and Ed MacKinlay
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Donor
In Memory of
Margaret C. Dillard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Spencer Craddock
Margieanne Suhling
Mrs. Robert L. Galloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Spencer Craddock
Laura Lee Stickley Johnson
Mrs. James C. Godwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Keller
Lucyle H. Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Jones Gentry
Betty Michelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Hidman Leitch
Donor
Elizabeth Holt
Restoration
Donor
In Honor of
Linda Linens Consolvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Madden
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