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VOL LX, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 2015
ONTHECOVER...
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 earlyfall-bloomers and deer resistant, they
can become rampant in moist, shady
conditions.
IN THISISSUE ...
Martinsville Garden Club History ....... 2
A Moving Experience............................ 3
Club Notes ............................................4
77th Annual Rose Show.........................5
Lunch & Learn ........................................... 6
Club Notes.............................................8
Conservation Forum 2015 .....................8
Ex Libris .............................................. 10
Daffodil Notes ..................................... 11
73rd Annual Lily Show.........................12
New Name .......................................... 14
Historic Henry County Courthouse...... 15
Club Notes .......................................... 16
Lily Notes ............................................ 19
Rose Notes............................................20
Flower Arranging School ..................... 21
Edible Landscaping..............................22
Contributions.......................................23
OTHERREFERENCES...
Kent-Valentine House
Phone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778
Email: director@gcvirginia.org
Historic Garden Week Office
Phone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778
Email: historicgardenweek@verizon.net
www.VAGardenWeek.org
Postmaster, please send address changes to:
Garden Club of Virginia
12 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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A Moving Experience
by Alice Martin
The Petersburg Garden Club
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Marthas
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Cornerstones
by Tricia Goins
The Garden Club of Fairfax
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Ex Libris
oire: Entertaining with Style by Danielle Rollins (Rizzoli, 2012) illustrates how to
entertain elegantly at home with step-by-step, easy to follow instructions focusing 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 soire 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 fte unforgettable.
Chapters include: Keep Chic and Carry On, Canaps and Croquet, Birds of a
Feather: Springtime Celebration for a Flock of My Favorite Friends, Something Borrowed, Something Pink!, Pizza Parlor Al Fresco, Im 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 luncheon.
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. Soire is about creating
lasting and cherished moments and is recommended for
anyone who loves to create elegant occasions at home
with ease.
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DaffodilNotes
oon 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 An invitation...
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
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you bring your daffodils to the Garden
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Hampton.
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by Fauquier an
Artistic Awards
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Bears Oh My!
Horticulture Awards
Lilium Longiflora
The Blanche Rohrer Davis
Memorial Bowl
awarded for Best
Single Stem Species,
Joyce Moorman,
The Lynchburg Garden Club
Eurydice
The Sponsors Cup
for Best Asiatic Lily,
and the Members Cup for
Best Stem in the Show,
Glenna Graves, The
Spotswood Garden Club
Midnight Strain
The Vicki Bowen Award for
The Best Trumpet Lily
Joyce Jaeger, The Mill
Mountain Garden Club
Kentucky
The James McKenney Award
for Best Longiflorum/Asiatic
Hybrid Lily,
Nancy Philpott, The Garden
Study Club
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THE
BIZARRE
BAZAAR
presents...
The areas most popular show,
The Bizarre Bazaar is a unique
shopping experience. Gather your
friends and make a day of it!
The 40th
CHRISTMAS
COLLECTION
Forty Years of
Fabulous!
&
The 24th
Spring
Market
April 1-3, 2016
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by Nancy Kaylor
GCV Membership Committee, The Garden
Club of Danville
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ClubNotes
A Conservation Symposium:
Conservation, Restoration and Education on a Local Level
by Elizabeth B. Hardy
The Garden Club of the Northern Neck
and Marilyn South
The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula
or 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 publics 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 GCVs commitment to conservation, restoration and education.
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Lily Notes
Inspired
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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 dOr 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 years
show.
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oin 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. Todays 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
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the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership
Institute and facilitated the founding of
LAURIE HOLLADAY
the Virginia Food System Council. She
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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.
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Annual Fund
Dominion Foundation
Florence Bryan Fowlkes
Fund of The Community
Foundation Serving
Richmond and Central
Virginia
GCV Journal Editorial Board
Mary Wynn Richmond
McDaniel Fund of The
Community Foundation
Blue Ridge Garden Club
The Boxwood Garden Club
The Garden Club of Fairfax
The Hunting Creek Garden
Club
The Huntington Garden
Club
The Garden Club of the
Middle Peninsula
Victoria Alexander
Marsha Amory
Elizabeth Hallock Andrews
Susan Armfield
Gina Ashbrook
Ann Hall Austin
Gail Babnew
Marguerite O. Bacon
Mary Bacon
Erma and Brian J. Baker
Nancy Baker
Zoey Ballenger
Lamar G. Barr
Turner Barringer
Joanne Beck
Lynne C. Beeler
Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Bertles III
Barbara Best
Kirk Bidgood
Jane Booth
Leslie Booth
Nancy Fleshman Bowles
Marianne M. Bowles
Jody Branch
Laura Y. Brown
Judy S. Brown
Sally Guy Brown
Latane Brown
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Lisa-Margaret Bryan
Elaine Burden
Betsy Bickford Burnette
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Paula R. Cameron
Allyson P. Campbell
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Janice Carter
Meredith Caskie
Claire H. Cassada
Joyce C. Childress
Margaret R. Christian
Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne
Coates Clark
Toni Clark
Eva Clarke
Donna B. Clausen
Natalie Coleman
Kim Cory
Virginia Costenbader
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Coulbourn
Jane and Don Cowles
Martha Boxley Creasy
Susan Critz
Bonnie Cuddihy
Linda B. Custis
Elizabeth Darden
Tessa Davis
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Pamela S. DeBerg
Mary L. Denny
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Kelly H. Ellis
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Patricia King
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Mrs. O. Kendall Smith
Gail D. Smith
Laraine Smith
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Lois P. Spencer
Mary Lew Sponski
Lizz Stanley
Hollis Stauber
Carol Stermer
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Joan H. Stumborg
Ms. Page D. Styles
Betty Sundin
Mrs. Norman E. Tadlock
Meg Talley
Sue C. Taylor
Mrs. Nelson S. Teague
Becky Tench
Mr. and Mrs. Addison B.
Thompson
Mrs. W. McIlwaine
Thompson Jr.
Sherry Twining
Kay Tyler
Tiffani Underwood
Dr. Denise Unterbrink
Margaret W. Valentine
Mrs. Cassie Van Derslice
Wendy C. Vaughn
Bernice Walker
Lynn Ward
Mrs. Peter O. Ward, Jr.
Judith Ware
Catherine Jordan Wass
Stuart Windle Webster
Joan K. Wehner
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Mary Williams
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Elizabeth Wilson
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Betsy Worthington
Betty W. Wright
Susan Snodgrass Wynne
Donor
In Honor of
The Garden Club of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Baldwin
Sally Guy Brown
Jennifer Kelley
Tuckie Westfall
The Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Holland
Lizz Stanley
The Garden Club of Warren County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Lea Shuba
Linda L. Consolvo
Nansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane N. Manning
Dorothy Bumgardner
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Donor
In Memory of
GCV Journal Editorial Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Rhinesmith
Celeste Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Turner Reuter
Marianna Fitz-Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Ball
Nan C. Freed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dot Montgomery
Elizabeth M. Holsinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda Prillman
Lucy Garth Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean Printz
Diane Romano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayle Urquhart
Donor
The Ashland Garden Club
The Hunting Creek Garden Club
Donor
In Memory of
Brunswick Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Butler
The Hunting Creek Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Ann Lindsey
Wendy Straub
Donor
Blue Ridge Garden Club
Donor
In Honor of
The Garden Club of Fairfax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Tiani
Diane Wilkinson
Donor
In Memory of
Aileen Wilson Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Boyle Lemon
Donor
Frank Heller
Betty Lewis
Gifts-in-Kind
Restoration
Donor
In Honor of
The Nansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette Cadwallender
Linda Consolvo
Donor
In Memory of
Mary Dame Broad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosellen Hoffman Via
Sponsorship
Donor
Bartlett Tree Experts
Donor
In Memory of
George Stuckey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Miller Anderson Stuckey
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