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.

Albemarle Garden Club

12 East Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23219 www.gcvirginia.org

Non-Profit U.S. Postage Permit #9 Richmond, VA

The Garden Club of Alexandria The Blue Ridge Garden Club The Charlottesville Garden Club Dolley Madison Garden Club The Garden Club of Fairfax Gabriella Garden Club

The Ashland Garden Club The Boxwood Garden Club Chatham Garden Club The Garden Club of

The Augusta Garden Club The Brunswick Garden Club The Garden Club of Danville the Eastern Shore

The Elizabeth River Garden Club The Franklin Garden Club The Hampton Roads Garden

Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club The Garden Study Club The Garden Club of Gloucester

Club Harborfront Garden Club Hillside Garden Club The Hunting Creek Garden Club

The Huntington Garden Club The James River Garden Club The Lynchburg Garden Club

Leesburg Garden Club The Martinsville

The Little Garden Club of Winchester Garden Club The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula The Mill Mountain Garden Club The Nansemond River Garden Club

The Garden Club of Norfolk The Princess Anne Garden Club

The Garden Club of

the Northern Neck

The Petersburg Garden Club

The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club Rivanna Garden Club Roanoke Valley Garden Club The Spotswood Garden Club Three Chopt Garden Club The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton The Virginia Beach Garden Club The Garden Club of Warren County

Warrenton Garden Club The Williamsburg Garden Club Winchester-Clarke Garden Club

Members and Friends,

Since 1920, the Garden Club of Virginia, has been dedicated to the enhancement of the Commonwealth through historic garden restoration, conservation projects and horticultural education. We accomplish this, in part, by operating the largest and oldest statewide house and garden tour in the nation, Historic Garden Week.
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significance of what the Garden Club of Virginia has given to the Commonwealth in just the past twelve months. By virtue of your ongoing commitment, the Garden Club of Virginia has returned paper mulberry trees to Thomas Jeffersons Poplar Forest, is refurbishing the grounds of the historic Henry County Courthouse, and is restoring landscape elements of Green Springs Garden in Alexandria. You have helped GCVs annual award winners preserve habitats and decrease river bank erosion at sites along the James, Rappahannock, Potomac and Elizabeth rivers. With nationally renowned panelists, our 53rd Conservation Forum elevated the level of statewide public discussion on a proposal to lift Virginias uranium mining ban. These are some of our gifts to Virginia. They have grown from your contributions of time and service, your energy and enthusiasm, I am inspired by the impact our combined efforts have had on the preservation of Virginias natural and historic heritage over the last nine decades. The strength of the Garden Club of Virginia has always rested in our membership. Our new President, Ann Gordon Evans, and I applaud you for your achievements which honor the GCV, our members and friends, past and present. It has been my great privilege to serve with you and I am proud of our legacy. Warmly,
Photo: Lucy Brown Armstrong. 2

lease join me in celebrating our ninety-second year

and all we have accomplished together. Consider the

Our 47 member garden clubs and their dedicated members from across the state make our gifts to Virginia possible. Celebrating and preserving the beauty of our Commonwealth are at the heart of all we do.

your expertise and care.

Kimbrough K. Nash President, 2010-2012

Club Highlights
The Brunswick Garden Club (District 1)

Serving the Commonwealth:

GCV celebrates its six districts and the activities of its 47 member clubs.

The Garden Club of Gloucester (District 3)

Celebrating Daffodil Mania

In October 2010, members of the Garden Club of Gloucester began planting the first of three-thousand daffodil bulbs at Ware Academy, where they hosted GCVs 2012 Daffodil Show held in March. The spectacular blooms greeted visitors and will last to bring enjoyment to 2013 Daffodil Show attendees and K-8th grade students. This three-year project is an ongoing club commitment. Visible to those who pass on Route 14, GCG has planted smiles for all to enjoy for many years to come.
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4

Preserving a Native American Landscape

Fort Christianna, built in 1714 on the Meherrin River in Brunswick County, is revered by locals and Native Americans whose ancestors once occupied the site. The Brunswick Garden Club, recipient of GCVs 2008 Common Wealth Award, continues to help develop and maintain the land. Careful to preserve its rustic authenticity, BGC installed a teaching area with cement tree-stump seating and a lectern, added signage and graded grounds at the Learning Center. The Petersburg Garden Club (District 1)

Supporting Watershed Conservancy

Established for the preservation of Lee Memorial Park in Petersburg, the Willcox Watershed Conservancy grew from the cooperative efforts of city representatives and members of the Petersburg Garden Club. Together they have rehabilitated the lake area, cleared trails, and established wildflower areas. Future plans include constructing a nature center. PGC continues its commitment to the Willcox Watershed Conservancy this year with every member making a financial gift of support.
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District Map

District 5 District 6

The Charlottesville Garden Club (District 2)

Creating a Roadside Garden

The lovely roadside garden on Route 29 at Charlottesvilles southern entrance is the creation of the Charlottesville Garden Club, and greets residents and visitors with its cheery aspect. Representing years of work and maintenance, it is thoughtfully landscaped to include plantings that bloom in layered succession year-round. A border of variegated liriope frames large trumpet daffodils in Spring, and Stella de Oro daylilies in early Summer. Rose Glow barberries, white viburnum, Burford holly, and Green Giant thuja anchor the site throughout the seasons. The Lynchburg Garden Club (District 2)

The Williamsburg Garden Club (District 3)

Creating a Childs Garden Oasis

Matteys Garden at the Matthew Whaley School has been a 13-yearlong project and passion for the Williamsburg Garden Club. This complete learning garden for elementary-school children includes vegetables, herbs and flowers, and now features a shade pavilion funded by WGC, given in honor of GCVs 92nd year. A section of the garden includes roses from GCVs recent collection. This educational gem is highlighted annually as part of WGCs Historic Garden Week walking tour.

Restoring a Gillette Treasure

Ongoing garden restoration at the historic 1791 Miller Claytor House is meaningful to the Lynchburg Garden Club. The Charles Gillette garden was planted by the club in 1940. It features an English boxwood parterre, native dogwood, peonies, lilacs and bulbs. A patio was installed using old stone from the city. The garden is highlighted in a public gardens guide of Central Virginia.

Club Highlights
Roanoke Valley Garden Club (District 4)

Serving the Commonwealth:

GCV celebrates its six districts and the activities of its 47 member clubs.

The Elizabeth River Garden Club (District 6)

Restoring Waterway Health in Southeastern Virginia

For too long, the Elizabeth River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, has been infamous for pollution. Partnering with the Elizabeth River Project (ERP) in Portsmouth, the Elizabeth River Garden Club has begun a three-year commitment to ERPs Paradise Creek Project. The club is providing ongoing financial and volunteer support and will assist with tree-planting and returning native plant species to the area.
Photo: Dave Harp

Enhancing Elmwood Park

The Roanoke Valley Garden Club raised thousands of dollars this year in support of Elmwood Park. A very successful public fundraiser, featuring renowned floral designer Ron Morgan, allowed the club to plant new trees and create an attractive pedestrian art walkway leading to the public library located in the park. RVGCs involvement is meaningful to the club they planted Elmwoods original trees 60 years ago. The Garden Study Club (District 4)

Curbing Over-Consumerism
Practical household strategies for recycling, conserving energy and water, and reducing the use of harsh chemicals were highlighted memorably on stage by members of the Garden Study Club. Performing an adapted version of the Stony Brook Garden Club of Princetons award-winning, Does It Come in Green?, GSC actors illustrated that daily choices made at home carry significant impacts environmentally. The characters, Green Goddess and Mrs. Over-Consumer, communicated in a humorous way that small changes support environmental well being. Brava GSC!
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District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4

District Map

District 5 District 6

The Garden Club of Warren County (District 5)

The Greening of Front Royal

Realizing the impact of urban tree planting, the Garden Club of Warren County continues its 20-year partnership with the city of Front Royal and three area garden clubs to enliven and beautify the towns horticulture and entrance corridor. To date, the partnership has made a total investment of $176,000, and planted 630 trees along with numerous shrubs, flowers and bulbs. In addition, GCWC is helping the partnership provide scholarships for undergraduate study in landscape architecture, forestry and environmental studies. The Garden Club of Fairfax (District 5)

The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore (District 6)

Supporting Community Clean-up

For their involvement in restoring Cape Charles Central Park, the Garden Club of Eastern Shore won GCVs 2002 Common Wealth Award, and its commitment to the area continues. Proceeds from a successful in-club orchid sale are helping the Northampton Alliance Against Trash keep the port and shoreline refuse-free. Support of Adopt-A-Highway programs in Accomac and Eastville is keeping roads beautiful. Additionally, GCES assists historic Ker Place, a GCV restoration site and headquarters of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society.

Replenishing Lake Lenas Wetlands

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Northern Virginias largest public garden, collects plants native to the Potomac River Valley. Thanks to the Garden Club of Fairfax, MBGs collection of maturing species on the shores of native wetland Lake Lena is delighting visitors. By funding the purchase of carnivorous pitcher plants (Sarracenia) and trails signs, GCF has contributed to this place of learning, aesthetic beauty and public enrichment.

A spectacular window view of the James River, from a home on Richmonds Ampthill Wilton Tour.

Historic Garden Week revenues are devoted entirely to the restoration of landscapes and historic gardens in Virginia. The 2012 Historic Garden Week introduced a fresh, new look for this 79 year-old statewide event. The introduction of a new HGW logo, a redesign of the website and guidebook, and associated marketing and media-related materials helped underscore HGWs relationship to the Garden Club of Virginia and its mission. These steps were taken to help raise public awareness that tours are part of a statewide event and that proceeds support the restoration of Virginias gardens. Internally, the first version of The Insiders Guide to Producing Americas Largest Open House was compiled and distributed, creating a resource for tour organizers and a way to communicate policy and create consistency. The results were encouraging, with net proceeds up 35% over 2011 tours.

Dolley Madison Garden Club members, from left, Catherine Brooks, Page Sullenberger and Mary Beth Wells greet HGW visitors in Orange County.

Molly Carey, The Boxwood Garden Club, designed a 8 kitchen arrangement to coordinate with living-room colors in the home of Scott and Missy Gullquist, The Boxwood Garden Club. The arrangement includes several varieties of orange roses, pink azaleas, red Bee Balm, purple delphinium, and Queen Annes lace.

HGW visitors queue for entry to the Coke-Garrett House in Williamsburg. Among HGWs greatest attractions are the spectacular, world-class floral arrangements created by GCV members, adorning every home. A delightful example: Virginia Beachs whimsical Peacock arrangement.

Above: Members of The Nansemond River Garden Club, from left, Stephanie Broadwater, NRGC HGW Co-Chair; Pam Pruden, NRGC HGW Chair; and Connie Rhodes. Left: It was a record year for Historic Garden Week, with net proceeds 35% over 2011. Anne Cross, Historic Garden Week Chair 2011-13, at Burgh Westra on the Gloucester-Mathews tour.

Green Spring In the 1940s Beatrix Farrand sketched a plan for the Straight family property, including a semi-circular garden. The Fairfax County Park Authority, now custodians of the house and garden, sought GCVs assistance in restoring the garden to its original vision. Ms. Farrand, best known for her work at Dumbarton Oaks, was a master of proportion and scale whose garden designs remain the subjects of study and admiration. GCV has restored a stone retaining wall, the backbone of the garden, and now begins installing its perennial border.

Restoration

Restoration Committee members explored the Hudson River Valley in Fall 2011 to survey landscapes dating back to the early Federal period. From left, Suzanne Wright, The Petersburg Garden Club; Kay Van Allen, The Lynchburg Garden Club; Deedy Bumgardner, Restoration Chair, The Augusta Garden Club; Mina Wood, past committe member, The Lynchburg Garden Club; Mary Ann Johnson, Roanoke Valley Garden Club; Judy Perry, The Elizabeth River Garden Club; Fleet Davis, The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore; Sally Guy Brown, The Garden Club of Alexandria; and Candy Crosby, Albemarle Garden Club. Poplar Forest

Before

In cooperation with Thomas Jeffersons Corporation for Poplar Forest, GCV has restored the mulberry allee and ornamental clumps of trees and shrubs that Jefferson planted. Careful archaeology revealed the exact mulberry-tree locations and clump outlines. Upon completion of field work at the west allee, paper mulberries were planted precisely where Jefferson had placed them 199 years ago to the month! The third phase will involve the study and restoration of the area north of the house, in the vicinity of the existing turnaround.
Gathering for the tree planting ceremony at Poplar Forest in Bedford County. From left, Kim Nash, Mina Wood, Past GCV President; The Lynchburg Garden Club; Deedy Bumgardner, Restoration Chair and Past GCV President, The Augusta Garden Club; future GCV member Betsy Wood, granddaughter to Mina Wood and Deedy Bumgardner; and Meg Clement, Second Vice President, Restoration Committee, Three Chopt Garden Club.

After
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Historic Henry County Courthouse

The City of Martinsville recently restored the Courthouse that is now the home of the Martinsville Historical Society. The Courthouse occupies a central location in downtown Martinsville and GCV enthusiastically agreed to help with the restoration of its grounds. Work includes a new tree-lined plaza that will make the courthouse accessible and provide an open downtown space for visitors, residents and students of the adjacent New College Institute.

For 80 years, Historic Garden Week income has funded 44 successful major landscape restorations across the state. The Garden Club of Virginia, through its Restoration Committee, works with public properties to support ongoing maintenance efforts years after completion. All tour revenues are devoted to the restoration of landscapes and historic gardens in Virginia.
Adam Thoroughgood House* Bacons Castle Belle Grove Belmont Bruton Parish Church Burwell-Morgan Mill Centre Hill Mansion Christ Church Lancaster County Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History Executive Mansion Capitol Square Fincastle Presbyterian Church Grace Arents Garden Green Spring Gunston Hall* Historic Henry County Courthouse Historic Portsmouth Courthouse Historic Smithfield* Historic St. Lukes Church Hollins University John Handley High School Kenmore Kent-Valentine House Ker Place Lee Hall Mary Washington House Mary Washington Monument Maymont Monticello Montpelier Moses Myers House Mount Vernon Oatlands Point of Honor Poplar Forest Prestwould Plantation* Scotchtown* Smiths Fort Plantation St. Johns Mews State Arboretum of Virginia, Blandy Experimental Farm Stratford Hall Sweet Briar College University of Virginia Washington and Lee University Wilton Woodlawn Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Yeardley House*

The Kent-Valentine House

Every Members Home

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*No longer under contract

A Virginia Garden there is romance in the very words.

Mrs. James Bland Martin, GCV President 1962-64

Richmond, serves as headquarters and home to GCVs 3,400 members and staff. Built in 1845, it stands today as a symbol of GCVs mission to conserve and restore. Preventing its demolition in 1971, GCV launched one of the areas first adaptive-use restorations. Its easement, granted to GCV by the Valentine Family in 1972, was the first that Virginia accepted in the city of Richmond. It is a Virginia Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places. KVH is available year-round for member clubs and for event rental.

ituated at the hub of GCVs statewide activities, the Kent-Valentine House, located in downtown

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Fellowships Since 1996, the Garden Club of Virginia

has offered two annual fellowships to post-graduate students from across the country in landscape architecture and historic preservation. Fellows are helping to create a comprehensive record of historic gardens in the Commonwealth.
Kelly Halpin is the William D. Rieley Fellowship recipient for Summer 2012. The WIlliam D. Rieley Fellowship was created for the purpose of documenting publicly held landscapes and historic gardens. Kelly is researching Shack Mountain, which features commanding views of the wooded hills surrounding Charlottesville.

Gardner Burg, recipient of the 2012 Rudy J. Favretti Fellowship, is researching and documenting the landscapes of Keister House in Blacksburg, owned by Lindsay and David West. The site includes wetlands and springs critical to the water quality of Stroubles Creek. The Rudy J. Favretti Fellowship documents historic properties that are privately owned.

My great wish would be that the

Garden Club of Virginia could be the means of planting and preserving the state to the extent that visitors entering the state over the main highways would exclaim over the beauty and know that they were in Virginias boundaries.
Mrs. William R. Massie, GCV President 1926-28.

Conservation Forum organizers enjoy a successful day. From left, Hollis Stauber, Conservation Committee, The Garden Club of Danville; Peyton Wells, Forum Chair, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton; Karen Jones, Conservation Chair, The Martinsville Garden Club; and Kim Nash.

Conservation Forum The University of Richmonds Jepson

Alumni Center was the venue for the 53rd GCV Conservation Forum in November. Made possible by a generous grant from the Robert and Bessie Carter Foundation, speakers discussed the scientific, environmental and economic implications of the mining and milling of uranium. The General Assembly faced lifting the moratorium on uranium mining in the 2012 legislative session. This annual events record attendance included 15 representatives of the press from across the state. Governor McDonnell asked the General Assembly early in the 2012 session to keep the ban in place. The topic will be considered in 2013.
At the Conservation Workshop, from left, Kim Nash; Bob Lee, Executive Director, Virginia Outdoors Foundation; Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr., Chairman, Board of Trustees, Virginia Outdoors Foundation; and Karen Jones, Conservation Chair.

Conservation
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We are Virginias oldest conservation organization. Instituted in 1921 as GCVs first formal committee, Conservation and Beautification, began with a statewide campaign to end the wholesale decimation of Virginias native holly and laurel. Over the course of nine decades, GCV has been instrumental in safeguarding Rockbridge Countys Goshen Pass from harmful development (1929 and ongoing), helped secure the National Blue Ridge Park for Virginia (1927), helped restore portions of the Great Dismal Swamp (1951), planted 3,700 dogwoods across the state (1967), encouraged stricter strip mining regulations (1970s), and raised awareness on the need for curbside container recycling (1991). Protecting natural landscapes along Virginias highways from the blight of billboards and refuse has been an ongoing effort since GCVs inception. This year, GCVs 53rd Conservation Forum facilitated a balanced, public discussion of all aspects related to the proposed uranium mining and milling in Virginia, a topic GCV has followed since 1982.

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Conservation Workshop The focus of the annual workshop was on state and local conservation success stories and to consider What is Working? Featured speakers included Doug Domenech, Secretary of Natural Resources, who gave an overview of land protection programs in Virginia, and Bob Lee, Executive Director of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, which is recognized as one of the most effective land conservation programs in the nation.

At Legislative Day, Conservation Committee members Catharine Gilliam, The Blue Ridge Garden Club, and Betsy Agelasto, The Virginia Beach Garden Club.

Legislative Day GCV members met with the Virginia Conservation Network in January to learn about issues related to water and land conservation, budget, transportation, land use, uranium mining and public policy at the annual Legislative Day. Specific bills before the General Assembly were discussed, and members kept appointments with their legislators throughout the day, encouraging action on a variety of conservation topics.

Bessie Bocock Carter Award Since 2004,

the Northern Neck Land Conservancy has helped protect more than 30,000 acres of land. It is working with the Garden Club of the Northern Neck to protect the habitats surrounding Cat Point Creek Watershed a 48,000-acre, 19-mile area connecting the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. For this collaborative project, they were named recipients of GCVs 2012 Bessie Bocock Carter Conservation Award.

At the Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Northern Neck members, Lois Spencer, far left, and Carol Hughes far right, celebrate with Kim Nash, Karen Jones and Carter Family member, Carol Carter, Albemarle Garden Club.

Education
Horticulture
Horticulture Field Day featured city and urban gardens along the James River from Goochland to sites in Richmonds west end. Eight hosts welcomed members to their remarkable gardens for tours over a two-day period. The event proves to be one of the most popular for members to attend. 2012 Hosts included: Maymont; Sue Thompson, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton, at Tuckahoe Plantation, Thomas 2012 Horticulture Jeffersons childhood home; Charles Award of Merit Winners and Anne Reed, The Boxwood Jane Cheadle, Garden Club, at Redesville; Carol Mill Mountain Garden Club Price, Three Chopt Garden Club; Caroline Rann Darracott, Peggy Valentine, The James River The Augusta Garden Club Garden Club; Edwin and Susan Kathleen Glass, Estes; Stewart and Lissy Bryan; The Rappahannock Valley and Roger and Anne Boeve. Garden Club

de Lacy Gray Conservation Medal

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Fellow members of the Warrenton Garden Club, Virginia Farrar, deLacy Gray recipient, and Kim Nash at the Annual Meeting awards ceremony in May.

The 2012 recipient of the de Lacy Gray Conservation Medal is Virginia H. Farrar of the Warrenton Garden Club who has generously run a nature camp for children on her property for 30 years. First awarded in 1965, the de Lacy Gray Conservation Medal is presented to an individual member or a member club of the GCV. It recognizes outstanding effort to further the knowledge of our natural resources and to encourage their wise use.
At Novembers Conservation Forum, from left, Karen Jones; Peg Babyak, The Garden Club of Middle Peninsula; Dori Chappell, Delegate Albert Pollard and Tyla Matteson from the Alliance to Save the Mattaponi.

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Top of page: Members take in the beauty of Redesville, home of Ann and Charlie Reed, Member and Honorary Member, The Boxwood Garden Club. Above: Enjoying gorgeous surroundings and the company of friends. From left, Hylah Boyd, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton; Katherine Watson, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton; Meredith Scott, The James River Garden Club; and Betsy Agelasto, The Virginia Beach Garden Club.

The Elizabeth Cabell Dugdale Award for Conservation For

their efforts in halting a proposed reservoir project and saving more than 1,500 acres of a diverse upland/wetland ecosystem, the Alliance to Save the Mattaponi was awarded GCVs 2011 Elizabeth Cabell Dugdale Award for Conservation.

Cynthia D. Hall, The Garden Club of Eastern Shore Joyce Moorman, The Brunswick Garden Club Dana Parker, The Virginia Beach Garden Club Nancy Cann Purcell, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton Jennifer N. Rinehart, Albemarle Garden Club Mrs. Norman J. Smith, Winchester-Clarke Garden Club Myra Stegall, The Garden Study Club Lorraine Warren Strickler, The Spotswood Garden Club Susan Wright, Hillside Garden Club

Flower The Universal points are Shows shrunk into a Single flower.
Elinor Wylie The 78th Annual GCV Daffodil Show was held March 29-30, 2012 at Ware Academy, hosted by the Garden Club of Gloucester. With 2,130 blooms, 1,046 exhibits and 108 exhibitors, this was the largest daffodil show in the history of the GCV and in the nation this year.
Harborfront Garden Club members, Widget Williams and Sheila Jamison-Smith at the 2012 GCV Daffodil Show in Gloucester.

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The 73rd Annual GCV Rose Show was held for the second year at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens Rose Garden Hall, October 4-5, 2011, and hosted by the Harborfront Garden Club. The marvelous venue, 93 exhibitors, 393 horticultural stems, and the added attraction of lectures given during judging made this gorgeous two-day event one of the most enjoyable of the year.

The 70th Annual Lily Show was hosted by the Garden Club of Fairfax at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke, June 20-21, 2012. The Lily Show won accolades in a Washington Post article by Adrian Higgins, Gardening Editor, and was described in the North American Lily Societys Quarterly Bulletin by Jim McKenney, Lily Show Judge, as the best flower show venue in the greater Washington area.

Katherine Beales oriental hybrid daylily, El Condor, won Best Stem in Show. Katherine of Harborfront Garden Club, was named winner of the Eleanor Truax Harris Cup, the Sara Ann Lindsey Award, the Lily Committee Interdivisional Hybrid Lily Award, the Garden Club of Virginia Cup, the Robert S. Picken Memorial Trophy, and the Members Cup!

Above: Rose Shows Quad Blue went to the Mill Mountain Garden Club. From left, Christine Bradshaw, Kim Nash and Matilda Bradshaw. Left: Gladys Lewis receives the Inter-Club 40-D award on behalf of the Leesburg Garden Club.

Inter Club Award Betsy Casteen accepts 18 the 2012 Inter Club Artistic Award on behalf of the Charlottesville Garden Club. Since 2003, the Garden Club of Virginia has awarded a perpetual trophy for expertise in flower arranging to the member club accumulating the greatest number of points during the Inter Club season. From left, Lynn Gas, Flower Show Chair, The Hunting Creek Garden Club; and Betsy Casteen, The Charlottesville Garden Club.
Hilldrup Moving & Storage has stored, transported and provided moving staff in support of our three annual flower shows for a decade. GCV is grateful for the sustained assistance of the Charlie and Mary Wynn McDaniel family whose generosity continues to help ensure the success of this program.

Flower Arranging School Over 250 members flocked to see

Hitomi Gilliam at the Flower Arranging School on September 20, 2011 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. The stunning modern style arrangements and delightful commentary made this an outstanding day. Her instruction in mechanics and techniques for creating modern arrangements along with engaging commentary made this a worthwhile educational event. The Flower Arranging School remains one of the most popular events on the GCV calendar.

Symposium
Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson
GCV members and friends gathered in Hot Springs, VA, this past February for a most enjoyable, restorative three-day program featuring delightful speakers and world renowned floral-design artists. Offered biannually, this three-day educational program is open to all members and was instituted in 2008 to facilitate connection with fellow members across the state. Sponsors and friends spanning Virginia made this important event possible.

GCV Awards
The Virginia Museum of Natural History Foundation in Martinsville awarded its inaugural Thomas Jefferson Award for Conservation to the GCV in February 2012. The award recognizes those committed to significant conservation work statewide. From left, Kim Nash and Dr. David C. Jones, VMNH Foundation Board. Massie Medal for Distinguished Achievement At the Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, the Massie Medal for Distinguished Achievement, first given in 1928 by Susanne Williams Massie, was awarded to Mary Hart Darden. A member of the Nansemond Garden Club since 1984, Mary Hart oversaw the creation of the GCV database and website during her GCV Presidency, 2002-2004. Her vision enabled GCV to institute an attractive web presence and improve internal communication.

Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Clubs Elaine Burden, Symposium Chair, and the exuberant Mathew Dickinson, who is among the U.K.s leading floral designers.

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Loudoun Garden Clubs Elaine Burden, Symposium Chair.

Mathews demonstrations featured his own sumptuous style -- classic English floristry combined with an elegant contemporary edge.

The C. K. Williams Foundation

The Helen Clay Frick Foundation E. V. Williams Estate

Common Wealth Award Established in 1979, the Common Wealth Award provides grants of support to promote the projects of GCV member Clubs. The 2011 Common Wealth Award was presented to Rivanna Garden Club. Its Hatton Ferry project near Scottsville will mitigate erosion at the waters edge, beautify this public site, and conserve both the Albemarle and Buckingham County landings of the countrys last operating hand-poled ferry. From left, Kim Nash; Janice Carter, Rivanna Garden Club; and Betsy Worthington, Common Wealth Award Chair.

Nancy St. Clair Talley

1934-2011 35th GCV President 1988-1990 Winchester-Clarke Garden Club

Honor Roll of Donors

July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012
The Garden Club of Virginia is honored to acknowledge the generosity of our members and friends Regency Terrace $10,000 and above
Hilldrup Moving & Storage Union First Market Bank The C. K. Williams Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. McDaniel Lucy Rhame
Friendships across the state form a strong network supporting GCVs mission. Cabell West, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton; Jeanette McKittrick, Three Chopt Garden Club; and Becky Austin, Roanoke Valley Garden Club.

Boxwood Maze $500-999

American National Bank BB&T Davis Storage Epiphany School The Gardeners Workshop Gardens in a Flowerpot Mary Barnett Gifts Meredith Gravely Dance Studio Nelsen Funeral Home Old Point National Bank Parker Oil Company Parks Orthodontics Protogyrou & Rigney St. Patricks School Terra Firma Virginia Commonwealth Bank Virginia Land and Homes Wells Fargo Advisors Hubard Family Trusts * The James River Garden Club The Kenilworth Garden Club The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton Mrs. FitzGerald Bemiss Ike and Julie Broaddus Barbara LO.Catlett Linda Linens Consolvo Candace Carter Crosby * Mrs. Steven E. Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Farley IV Mary Bruce Glaize * Elizabeth T. Herbert Barbara Luton * Catherine P. Madden Jeanette Felton McKittrick Katherine Turner Mears * The Hon. and Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. * Nina Mustard * Mrs. C. D. L. Perkins * Patricia T. Sauer * Kaye D. Smith * Kathryn Q. Wafle Catherine C. Whitham *
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Alpine Garden $ 5,000-9,999

The Robert & Bessie Carter Foundation The Helen Clay Frick Foundation Oakwood Foundation * The Estate of E. V. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden Mrs. B. H. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. MacKinlay *

Presidents Parterre $1,000-4,999

Allen Crowe Batzli, Wood & Stiles Grelen Nursery Ignatius Hats McEarney & Associates Realtors The Meredian Group Middleburg Bank Sanford Wanner Collaborative The Supply Room Companies Towne Bank KVA Foundation The Garden Club of Fairfax * The Spotswood Garden Club Anonymous Lynn Broaddus and Marc Gorelick Sally Guy Brown * Deedy Bumgardner * Lee Stuart Cochran * Linda Linens Consolvo Mary Hart Darden * Ann Gordon Evans * Kimbrough K. Nash * Mrs. Susan W. Pannill Kathryn M. Quarles * Mr. and Mrs. W. Randolph Robins * Gary and Ann Rodman Shook Mrs. Lilburn T. Talley Betsy B. Worthington *

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Healing Garden $250-499

Bakers Fine Jewelry Mark Battin Realtor Blue Ridge Landscape & Design Coucoon Crown Jewelers Davis Interiors Factory Antiques Mall Fontheim International The Globe Gentle Rain Irrigation Grassroots Jason Dodd Realtors Kitchen DesignWorks Mark Battin Realty McCormack & Puryear Jewelers McDonalds Garden Center McLean Faulconer Realtors Mitchell-Wiggins Mosquito Squad The New Leaf Palladium Partners PNC Bank Ragged Robin Stranges Garden Center SunTrust Bank Towne Bank Village Garden Center Virginia Linens Walnut Hill Pharmacy Weichert Mason Davis Realtors Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas The Augusta Garden Club The Blue Ridge Garden Club The Boxwood Garden Club * The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore The Martinsville Garden Club The Garden Club of Norfolk * Three Chopt Garden Club * Leslie S. Ariail Sheila Eddy Baker * Anne G. Baldwin * Dottie G. Ballard * Charlotte S. Benjamin Missy Buckingham * Jeanette R. Cadwallender * Mrs. Richard Carrington III * Andrew and Liz Carter Catherine H. Claiborne Meg Clement * Fleet G. Davis * Lucy R. Ellett Mary Ross Fisher Florence Bryan Fowlkes Melinda Byrd Frierson * Lynn F. Gas * Jean E. R. Gilpin * Mrs. James C. Godwin Mrs. Kirsti Goodwin Virginia Brown Guild Greta I. Gustavson Celie Harris Mary Beth Horton Lucy Huff *

Enjoying time together in Staunton, from left, Rebecca Fass, President, The Huntington Garden Club; Jane Cooper, President, The Hampton Roads Garden Club; Katya Spicuzza, Albemarle Garden Club and The Garden Club of Northern Neck; and Ann Gordon Evans, The Huntington Garden Club.

Hunting Creek Garden Club members, Lynn Gas, Flower Shows Chairman, and Lucy Rhame, Daffodil Chairman.

* Perennial Donor Three Years of Annual Fund Giving

Healing Garden $250-499 continued

Gay Carpenter Huffman Mrs. William E. Hunt, Jr. * Karen A. Jamison * Missy Janes * Leila Jones Lois M. Keller Beverley G. King Ann A. Kington * Katie Mann * Sandra Markus Martha F. Moore Judy B. Perry DeLane W. Porter Denise Revercomb Mr. and Mrs. J. Sargeant Reynolds, Jr. Susan F. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr. Inge and Ranjit Sen Mary Shockey * Lea C. Shuba * Mrs. Page D. Styles * Britney Sussman Mrs. John E. Tankard, Jr. Susan C. Thompson * Chamie Valentine Mrs. H. Conrad Warlick * Cabell Goolsby West * Janet G. Whitehouse Mrs. Clifton A. Woodrum III * Lauren Elliott Woolcott Susan S. Wynne Page H. Young * Mary Z. Zeugner

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Mrs. Clifford A. Cutchins Nancy Daniel Elizabeth Darden Herb and Carolyn Davis Nancy A. Dempsey * Eeda Dennis * Mary L. Denny * Claiborne Dickinson * Marge Dillard Lis S. Doley * Frances H. Ellis * Clarkie Eppes * Donna S. Ernest Rebecca P. Fass Mary Nolde Foster Anne G. Foster Patricia P. Fox Mary Carter Frackleton Mrs. James S. Frantz Kay C. Freeman Charlotte Frischkorn Paige Frith Elizabeth C. Galloway Roberta T. Garnett John Michael Gonzalez Letitia M. Grant Glenna Graves * Mrs. James C. Greene * Margaret J. Grills * Julie G. Grover * Lucy Gunn Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gustin Bettie H. Guthrie Perry S. Guy Margaret C. Hager Susan Foster Hamill * Elizabeth Hamilton * Patricia Hammond Sara Scott Hargrove Virginia J. Harris * Agnes Gant Harrison Ada S. Harvey Mrs. William C. Haycox, Jr. Dorothy R. Hendricksen * Janet G. Hickman, M. D. * Joy Hilliard Sandra K. Hodge Sally Hodgkin Rachel Hollis Mary Sherwood Holt Elizabeth Dunn Hooff Ann Mari Horkan Mary Horton * Mary A. R. Howard Cessie Howell * Chris Howison * Bunny Hubard Pamela Hudson * Mrs. Charles K. Hutchens III * Heidi F. James * Sheila Jamison-Schwartz Anne M. Jennings * Michelle Jennings Mary Ann Johnson Karen Jones Sarah W. Kellam * Jane W. Kerewich Judy Kidd * Mary T. Kincheloe Betty F. Kipps * Carla Knobloch Mary Mac Laing Susan G. Landin * Judith Landolt-Korns Donna P. Lawhon * Joni Albert Lawler * Sue Lea Grace T. Leach Elizabeth R. Lemon Ingrid H. Lindsay Amy Sandidge Little Ginny Lorber Nancy F. Lowry Georgia H. Luck * Mary Lunger Joan Lyons Linda F. Macdonald Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr. Becca & Bernie Mahon Perry Malouf Martha Manson * Kaye H. Marshall Sandra Lee Martin Tammy V. Mason Anne Mason Francine Brown Mathews Anna Baldwin May * Madeline Hutcheson Mayhood Judy L. Mazzucchelli Kathy McCahill Lynn McCashin Patricia H. McDaniel Willie McDaniel Rennie McDaniel Laura Quinn McDermott Alice Reed McGuire Nancy McWane Whitney D. Melton Barbara B. Merchant Rexanne Metzger Betty M. Michelson * Tina Minter Mrs. Robert T. Mitchell, Jr. Camilla H. Moffatt Jeanne H. Moon Sue Ann Morgan * Margaret C. Moring Susan Morten Susan S. Mullin * 24 Betsy Murphy Lucy S. Neal * Elizabeth Miller Neff Caroline Hooff Norman Steve Norton Suzanne S. Obenshain Rebecca H. OBrian * Kay Outten Sandy Parks Sarah Belle E. Parrott * Mary Parsley Mrs. Blaise Pasztory Doris P. Peery Helen Raney Pinckney * Joan B. Pollard * Marianne Prentiss * Mary Lyall Ramsey * Ann Reamy Ann R. Reed Grace P. Rhinesmith Joyce Rice * Casey Rice Linda Richards * Mrs. Robert W. Robinson, Jr. Virginia Voght Rocen Diane D. Romano

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Capitol Hill Strategies Dominion Foundation H. M. & Company Hanover County Historical Society Luck Chevrolet Mead Associates Stifel Nicholaus Virginia-Carolina Appraisal Co Walmart Wm. H. Talley & Son Insurance Albemarle Garden Club * The Garden Club of Alexandria * The Ashland Garden Club The Brunswick Garden Club The Elizabeth River Garden Club The Garden Study Club The Garden Club of Gloucester * The Hampton Roads Garden Club Harborfront Garden Club Hillside Garden Club The Hunting Creek Garden Club The Huntington Garden Club Leesburg Garden Club The Little Garden Club of Winchester The Lynchburg Garden Club Mill Mountain Garden Club The Nansemond River Garden Club The Garden Club of the Northern Neck The Princess Anne Garden Club The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club Rivanna Garden Club The Junior Virginia Beach Garden Club * The Virginia Beach Garden Club The Warrenton Garden Club Anonymous Dana Adams * Betsy Rawls Agelasto * Victoria Alexander * Kathryn S. Allen * Elizabeth Lamar Allen Martha Smith Anderson Anne Avery Marguerite O. Bacon Glen and Sue Diller Balliew Sugie Battin * Grace Linton Battle Jill P. Beach Anne Beals * Ann W. Beasley Mrs. Ronald W. Bevans * Garland L. Bigley JoAnn Bilbrey * Elizabeth Lamar Boetsch * Nancy F. Bowles * Hylah and McGuire Boyd Matilda and John Bradshaw * Jody Dennis Branch * Gail Braxton * Lynda H. Briggs * Lynn B. Brooke Frances Bailey Brooke * Mrs. Alex G. Brown III Dorothy Browning * Jody W. Bundy * Ann B. Bynum Nancy N. Campbell Lisa Caputo & Rick Mims Martha S. Carden Liz Carden Janice H. Carter Sherrie and Gordon Chappell Melanie F. Christian * Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. * Kay Holcomb Clary * Susan Claytor Beth Cleveland Louisa Hunt Coker Mary Calvert Conger Rachel Cottrell Jane E. Covington Sarah G. Craddock * Berenice D. Craigie * Susan L. Craun Ann Kiley Crenshaw * Elizabeth R. Cronly Anne Geddy Cross *

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Rosen Family Johanna Rucker Molly Reuger Susan T. Ryan Helen J. Ryan * Gail L. Savage Jan Saxman Jane G. Schaubach Betty G. Schutte Virginia W. Shelor Cynthia S. Shook * Anita L. Shull Elizabeth Porter Sibold Jocelyn Sladen Laura D. Smart * Ashlin Smith Isabella Williams Smith Kathryn V. Sparrow Dianne Nea Spence * Ellie Spencer Lois Spencer * Joan Sprinkle
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Cassie Van Derslice Betty Byrne Ware * Jessica Bemiss Ward * Lelia Grahman Webb Jack Wescoat Linda B. Westfall Martha D. Whipple Jane B. White Carole A. White Jane B. White Mary Ratrie Wick * Mrs. Forrest E. Williams Virginia D. Wiseman M. Douglas Wise-Stuart * Libby Wolf * Mina Wood * Nancy Coleman Wood Mary Denny Wray Suzanne Wright Mrs. Richard W. Young Colleen B. Zoller Kate Zullo * Kimberly D. Carey Mrs. Christopher Carey Sharon Carter Helen Carter * Gwendoly B. Carter Judy Cathey Helen V. Catlett Cean Cawthorn Jane D. Cheadle * Sarah P. Chiffriller Joyce C. Childress * Nancy Hubbard Clark Eva Clarke * Billie Clifton Lynn White Cobb Kristen Coffield Deborah Stephens Cole Dr. Elizabeth Compton Jinx Constine Mary Randolph Corbin Ashby C. Cothran Mrs. Tom Coulbourn Margery Couper Barbara B. Cox Cecile A. Cox Kara OBrien Cox Teckla Hilbert Cox Anna Craik Vadl Pat Creech Cathy Creekmore Lynn E. Cross Dianne J. Cunningham Linda B. Custis Mrs. A. Ashburn Cutchin * Kristin B. Dabney Virginia Puller Dabney Jackie H. DAlton Ruth G. Daniels Mrs. Robert Dart Cathy P. Daugherty Coralee B. Davis Margaret C. Davis Martha Davis Barbara Davison Joan Dawson Carol Deaton Elizabeth R. DeBergh Betty Delk Peggy Dent Karen B. Dick Syd Dickenson Nancy K. Dickerson Eileen Dickey Kathleen Foley Dickinson Lit Dodd Ashli Douglas Mimi and Kemp Dozier Patricia M. Dunnington Jaye DuPaul Nell G. Holt Sue Eley Kelly H. Ellis Moonie Etherington Mary Ann Eure Donna Eure Patricia G. Falcon Tabb T. Farinholt Dana S. Faulconer Mrs. Jayne Y. Feminella Mrs. Lolli Fensterer Dee Ferguson Muschi Fisher Cyndi Fletcher Beverly C. Flippo Mary Louise Flowers Jane Ford Rosemary D. Francis Nan C. Freed Tyra Freed Connie W. Fulton Cameron Q. Furber Pamela W. Gale * Elizabeth C. Galloway Tibby Gardner Kitsie Garland Chrissy Garner Patricia Garner * Susan T. Garrett Martha Geiger * Frances and Don Giles Brenda Gilman * Mrs. M. Tyson Gilpin Diane Ginsberg Sally Gladden Dorothy H. Glaize Kathleen B. Glass Liz Savage Goffigon Kay B. Goldberg Patricia A. Goodson Elizabeth Gordon Pamela C. Gottschalk Susan A. Graves Freddie Gray * Susan Grayson Miriam L. Green Dr. and Mrs. John Gregory Mary Anne B. Griffin Mary Ann Griffith Melissa Gullquist Pamela L. Gwathmey Jean F. Haire Susan C. Hall June Hambrick Margaret Hamer Deborah Hamilton Michelle H. Hamner Ann C. Hankins Courtenay P. Hansen Elizabeth Hargrove * Lucy G. Harman Mary Lawrence Harrell Pearl Harrell Gloria D. Harris Gail L. Harris Jil W. Harris * Polly Harrison Ann E. Harry Adele Hatcher Karen Hedelt * Sarah Hellewell * Susan C. Henderson Donna Henderson Jane Sale Henley Peggy M. Heyden Mrs. William Maury Hill Mary Foley Hintermann Kay Hobson * Susan G. Hodges Mrs. Frederick A. Hodnett, Jr. Mary K. Hoerneman Barbara O. Holland Susan Joy Holland Elizabeth M. Holsinger Mrs. Charles R. Hooff III *

Anne Oz Dechert Staley Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stalfort II Nadia C. Stanfield Hollis Stauber * Betty Fulk Strider Jane Owen Stringer Gina Sullivan Nancy McAllister Sutcliffe Mrs. Norman E. Tadlock * Louise and Dickie Tayloe * Mrs. Hubert S. Taylor, Jr. Judith Boyd Terjen * Suzanne F. Thomas Marcia B. Turner Janet B. Tutton Sheryl P. Twining * Laura Ungerman Gayle D. Urquhart Peggy Valentine

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Space Telescope Science Institute Bellevue Forest Garden Club Dolley Madison Garden Club Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club Gabriella Garden Club The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula The Petersburg Garden Club Roanoke Valley Garden Club The Garden Club of Warren County * The Williamsburg Garden Club The Junior Century Club of Winchester Winchester-Clarke Garden Club * Anonymous Pearl R. Adamson Suzanne Aiello * Jackie Anderson Mrs. Phillip G. Arnest Rebecca W. Atkinson Gail Babnew Nita Bagnell Nancy B. Baillio Lee Penny Baker * Bonnie D. Baker Joan M. Baker Erma A. Baker Mari Ann Banks Pam Barber Angela W. Barksdale * Turner Barringer Mrs. John C. Barrow * Sarah Bass Joanne G. Beck Nancy G. Beebe Mrs. Taylor Benson Barbara Best * Mary H. Bivens Susan Blackwell Anne T. Bland Roger and Pam Boles Mrs. Kae N. Bolling * Deborah Bonnewell Leslie Booth Cheryl R. Bradbury Mrs. Holly Braden * Betsy Bradford Beverly B. Branch Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr. Suzanne W. Bresee Mary Dame Broad Stephie Broadwater Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Brooks Catherine Brooks Jessie Broskie Mary Lou B. Brown * Susan Upshur Brown Elizabeth Randolph Brown Martha Ware Bryan * Alice White Burgess Mary Anne Burke Mrs. William R. Burnette Linda H. Butler Mrs. L. David Butler, Jr. Sharon Byrd Maricia Rish Capps Catherine C. Capps * Mrs. Peter O. Carey

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hopkins, Jr. Lynn E. Hornsby Mac Houfek * Patricia R. House Beverly K. Hudson * Mrs. Carlisle Humelsine Charlotte D. Hundley Debbie Hunter Ruth Ellen Hurley Anne Hurt Pat Hutt Diane K. Hynes Ina R. Ingram Jane Ishon Therese Iverson * Kate Jacob Barbara B. Jacob Mrs. T. Christopher Jenkins Elizabeth B. Johnson Jean F. Johnson Nancy C. Johnson Robin Johnson Sara Ann Johnson Lucy K. Jones Lou Jordan Alice M. Julias Holland Kahn Roberta A. Kellam Patricia A. Kellam Mrs. Robert J. Keller III * Jude Slaughter Kelly Ellen B. Kelso * Mrs. R. Calvin Keyser * Patricia Rodman King JoAnne H. Kinnamon * Margia K. Kitts Diane L. Kline Joyce Klingensmith Mary Lois Knight Lynn Korff Alice E. Koziol Lisa Platt Kunz Linda S. Kusior Louise LaBarca Dr. Aileen Laing * Jacqueline Lane Sue C. Lang Meg Laughon Cathy M. Lee Ellen H. Lee Nancy LeHew Rosalie F. Leigh Betty H. Lesko * Ginny Lewis Gladys S. Lewis Bryane Lickson Dannett Lightcap Sara Ann Lindsey Marianne Littel Linda R. Livick * Adele W. Livingston Corinne Llewellyn Kristine D. Lloyd * Lyde Arrott Longaker Mrs. Thomas J. Lyons, Jr. Karla S. MacKimmie Lucyle H. Macon Sharon Maddox Jane Maddux Mrs. Michael S. Malbon Joy Marlowe Ann Martin Matthew Martin Mrs. Brandon C. Martin Elizabeth Lytle Maser * Betsy and Norman Mason Emily Ann Mason * Rebecca P. Mason Massie Medal Committee Judy Matthews Mrs. Philip May * George Lewis and Ann Lewis McDaniel Tricia McDaniel Brenda McGehee * Maureen G. McKnight Ann Harvey McMurray Mary Jac Meadows Gwendolyn S. Meredith * Elisabeth F. Miles * Mary Susan Millar Mary Ann Miller Josephine J. Miller Betsy Mitchell Forrest D. Moore Marty and Temple Moore Katherine M. Morris Nancy E. Morris Beverly Morrison Pam Moskal Susie Mote Jill B. Mountcastle Merrick T. Murray Mary Jane Naismith Kathy Napier Kaye R. Nazarian * Margaret Neale Eileen S. Nelson Mrs. Bruce Nelson Tommi T. Nevin Sylvia Newman Lois M. Nichols Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr. Cleta Norcross Michael OConnell Jamie A. Old * Nancy S. Orme Anne T. Overman * Frances Padden Ann C. Palmore Anne Parker Dana C. Parker Caroline Parrish Catharine Patton Carter C. Paxton Kathleen Pearson Mary Page Pettyjohn Nancy J. Philpott * Mrs. J. Cheairs Porter, Jr. Charlotte Porterfield * Mrs. Lucy G. Powell Walter and Sarah Price Lauren S. Prince Doris Pritchett Pam Pruden Gail F. Pruden Frances M. Purcell Jane M. Purrington * Brenda Quayle Kim Raines Clyde and Carolyn Ratcliffe Katherine Rose Rawls Sally B. Rawls Venetia L. Raines Redd

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Elizabeth B. Reed Mary R. Reed * Rachael Remuzzi Patricia Heaton Harriet T. Reynolds Linda D. Reynolds * Joyce P. Richter Mary Scully Riley Elizabeth W. Robertson Michael N. Robertson Susan G. Robertson Peggy Robins Cynthia D. Rockwell Mrs. J. Thomas Rosch Patricia G. Rosenberg Sue W. Rosser Janet F. Rosser Susan H. Roszel * Blair Johnson Rumney Mrs. John M. Rust Peggy Rust Mary Kay Ryan Molly H. Sammler, Esq. Ann H. Sanders * Virginia P. Sasser Eleanor Savage * Virginia C. Savage * Mary Ann Schmidt Jan Schuler Katherine S. Schulz Sally Seward Jean A. Shivel * Kim Shoemaker Lourene T. Silvey * Marion Simpson Margaret Singleton Isabella Williams Smith * Anne G. Smith Mrs. W. Ware Smith, Jr. Nan Leigh Smith Marianne Spellman Betty W. Spence Mrs. Fred Spencer Brooke Spencer Katya Spicuzza Mary Lew Sponski Cora Sue Spruill Julie K. Stamm Pat Staples Elizabeth S. Steele Myra T. Stegall Elaine Stephenson Carol Wells Stevenson Sharon M. Stiles Maureen D. Stiner Susan Stinson Frances Milam Stoneburner Lisa K. Stuart Mary Hamilton Stuart Mrs. Gary Sturm Page Sullenberger Betty Sundin Suzanne Swain Connie Swanson Patricia A. Tackitt Elizabeth B. Tankard Suzanne V. K. Tankard Suzanne S. Taylor * Linda Taylor Lucha Taylor Jane M. Testerman Patsy L. Thompson Mary G. Thompson Elizabeth L. Thompson Lauren Thompson Mary Henley Thompson * Scottie Thomson Dianne Thorn Nancy Tilman Blanche H. Toms Mary Hodge Topping Kathryn A. Trakas Nancy H. Tucker Kathryn J. Turner Mrs. Robert F. TurnerIII Elsie Upchurch Amy Vanhoose Wendy C. Vaughn Mary Waddill Sarah U. Wade Anne B. Warburton Jessica Bemis Ward * Kathy Watson * Polly Taylor Watson * Sue Forbes Watson Fran and Bobby Watson Jane Webster Stuart Windle Webster Joan Wehner * Mary Beth Wells Mrs. Linda C. Wenger Ann Wentworth Jacqueline Whisman Debi Whittle * Dootsie Wilbur Mary Ellen Wildman Alice R. Wilkerson Beth Oast Williams Kate Williams Kay P. Williams Widget Williams * Mrs. Vann Williams * Victoria Willis Lucy Wilson Susan M. Wilson Eileen A. Wilson Susan Winn * Alvis Winslow Margaret W. Wood Katherine Wray Ann L. Wright Betty W. Wright * Elizabeth Zimmerman Mary Q. Zocchi

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2011-12 GCV Board of Directors

President

A Message from Ann Gordon Evans, GCV President 2012-14

GCV President, Ann Gordon Evans of The Huntington Garden Club, begins her two-year tenure, succeeding The Warrenton Garden Clubs Kim Nash.

Kimbrough Koontz Nash The Warrenton Garden Club

First Vice President

Ann Gordon Evans The Huntington Garden Club

Second Vice President

Margaret Irby Clement Three Chopt Garden Club

Treasurer

Anne Gardner Baldwin The Garden Club of Alexandria

Recording Secretary

GCV Staff
Lynn McCashin Executive Director Karen Miller Director of Historic Garden Week & Editor of the Guidebook
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Jeanette Rowe Cadwallender The Rappahannock Garden Club

Corresponding Secretary

e begin a new year together with an eye toward 2020, our 100th anniversary. For nine decades our greatest

gifts to the commonwealth have come from the hours that members devote to committee service, planning Historic Garden Week and developing educational programming on horticulture and conservation issues. Thank you for your very personal gifts of time and expertise. I am so grateful for all that you accomplish on behalf of the Garden Club of Virginia, and I look forward to serving with you these next two years.
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Nina W. Mustard The Williamsburg Garden Club

Directors at Large

Karmen Gustin Director of Development Ann Heller GCV Communications Coordinator Kathy Knollmann GCV Bookkeeper London Ray Administrative and Marketing Assistant Lee Mondesir KVH House Manager

Charlotte Stump Benjamin The Garden Club of Fairfax Missy Buckingham Boxwood Garden Club Linda Linens Consolvo The Nansemond River Garden Club Jean E.R. Gilpin Winchester-Clarke Garden Club Donna Lawhon The Garden Study Club Dianne Nea Spence The Williamsburg Garden Club
Conservation

Karen Jones The Martinsville Garden Club

Development

Barbara Luton The Blue Ridge Garden Club

Flower Shows

Lynn F. Gas The Hunting Creek Garden Club

Finance

Julie Whitehurst MacKinlay The Virginia Beach Garden Club

Historic Garden Week

Anne Geddy Cross The Ashland Garden Club

Horticulture

At the Staunton Board of Governors Meeting in October, Presidents of Clubs with the highest Annual Fund participation: from left: Lit Dodd, The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore; Laura Smart, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club; Carrie Darracott, The Augusta Garden Club; Karla MacKimmie, The Warrenton Garden Club; Cathy Lee, The Boxwood Garden Club; DeLane Porter, The Dolley Madison Garden Club; Betty Miles, The Virginia Beach Garden Club; Ann Milliman, The Williamsburg Garden Club; Martha Moore, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton; Linda MacDonald, The Ashland Garden Club; and Carter Paxton, The Hillside Garden Club.

Laura Lea Carter Shuba The Hunting Creek Garden Club

Parliamentarian

The Garden Club of Virginia is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization. We gratefully recognize our GCV Photographers, Casey Rice, Harborfront Garden Club, and Jane Cowles, The Boxwood Garden Club. All photos are property of the GCV, unless otherwise credited.

Elizabeth Murden Michelson The Princess Anne Garden Club