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DISTRICT EDITORS
OLD DOMINION GARDENER
DEADLINES
Spring – February 1
Summer – May 1
Fall – August 1
Winter – November 1
Send articles, events and photos
for publication to:
Gayle Class, Copy Editor
gardengirl619@gmail.com
Blue Ridge
Frankie Puckett
flpdare2@gmail.com
Piedmont
Kay Gray
804-320-1279
Shenandoah
Lois Northam
northaml@aol.com
Send Name/Address Changes to:
Barbara Ohmsen
basohmsen@cox.net
South Central
Valerie Virkler
vvirkler@vbengines.com
VFGC MISSION STATEMENT
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.,
provides youth and adult education
resources and opportunities for its members
to promote the love of gardening,
floral design, civic and environmental
responsibility.
Southwest
Anne Newton Dumper
freestone-farm@smyth.net
Tidewater
Joan Wedgewood
flyinwedge@aol.com
Layout Editor
Judy B. Binns
judybinns@me.com

Old Dominion
Gardener
Quarterly Publication of Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc
Fall 2011 Volume 42, No. 3
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Blue Gloves for Blue Stars 4
Youth Grants Awarded 5
6VFGC Convention Credentials
THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE 3
VFGC NEWS
a Penny Pines 4
Poster Chairman Honored 5
College Scholarships 6
LDCC Grants 18
Life Members/Book of Honor 27
Yearbook Corrections 28
EDUCATION
Edible Gardening 10
Design Program 12
Flower Show School 14
Landscape Design School 16
Book Revient Sales 30
DISTRICT AND CLUB NEWS
District Presidents 7-9
Club & District News 22
Club Anniversaries 25
In Memoriam 26
NGC AND SAR NEWS
NGC President’s Project 19
SAR Convention 20
Virginia on Flickr 26
Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems 29
VFGC, INC
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Ave
Richmond, VA 23228-4700
804-553-0445
www.virginiagardenclubs.org
VFGC PRESIDENT
Judy B. Binns
“Grow Now
Planting Seeds for Tomorrow”
judybinns@me.com
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC
4401 Magnolia Ave
St. Louis, MO 62110-3492
Member Services 800-550-6007
headquarters@gardenclub.org
www.gardenclub.org
NGC PRESIDENT
Shirley Nicolai
“NGC: Proudly Serving
Our Members and Communities”
shirleynicolai@verizon.net
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION DIRECTOR
Mary H. Dixon
“Members are the Link to the Future”
mdixon2643@aol.com
UPCOMING EVENTS 29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES Members - Included in Dues Non-Members $3.50
Published quarterly Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Virginia Federation
of Garden Club
Officers
Contact INFORMATION
President
Judy B. Binns
judybinns@me.com
1st Vice President
Liaison to Club Presidents
Marilyn J. Mason
marilynmason@comcast.net
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President’s PAGE
How can we best work together to make our organization grow
What can VFGC do to support the work of garden clubs across the state
These questions are ones that I think about as I travel across the state visiting
garden club members at district meetings, club activities and VFGC sponsored schools.
The accomplishments of our clubs and members are evident wherever I go. As most
of the work of VFGC is accomplished through the garden clubs carrying out projects
all over the state of Virginia, VFGC needs to look at the best way to support the work
of these garden clubs across the state.
The “Keys to the Future” grants for youth-centered gardening programs are one
way that VFGC is “giving back” to its member clubs. Since its inception in 2007, 38
grants have been awarded for a total of $33,828 reaching over 10,000 youth in Virginia.
VFGC reaches out to support students in Virginia through college scholarships.
Thanks to VFGC club members giving to the VFGC Life Memberships/Book of Honor
program, VFGC has been able to supplement interest income from scholarship accounts
and award five $2000 scholarships, for a total of $10,000, each year.
VFGC offers clubs the benefit of participating in the IRS 501(c)(3) Group Exemption
at no cost to your club. This designation allows individuals and corporations to
support club projects with tax-deductible donations.
VFGC is also doing projects to be more visible in communities. The “Blue Gloves
for Blue Stars” program was initiated to raise funds to refurbish the oldest Blue Star
Memorial Markers as well as any others in need of repair. Thanks to VFGC members,
over $2600 was donated at Fall District meetings to make the “Blue Stars” in Virginia
shine brightly again. At a cost of $750 per marker, three markers have already been
sent for refurbishing, and we hope to refurbish at least 3 more markers by the spring
of 2012. If you did not have a chance to support this project yet, you will have one
more opportunity at the Spring District meeting.
VFGC plans to establish a “Branching Out” grant program for club community
beautification projects to support the work that our clubs do across the state. NGC
grant programs such as PETALS are no longer funded by NGC—these grants helped
clubs with civic projects in their communities, and VFGC needs to look at ways to fill
this need for financial support of projects. Your support of the “Bloomin’ Bucks with
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs” will help to fund these grants.
Remember, VFGC is your club’s resource. Please let me know how VFGC can best
help your club be an active and growing part of our organization.
My best wishes to each of you,
Judy
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VFGC NEWS
BLUE GLOVES
FOR BLUE STARS
Submitted by Gloria Crump,
VFGC Blue Star Memorial Chairman
The Virginia Department of Transportation
has been working with VFGC and will remove
three of the Blue Star Memorial Markers from
their posts so that they can be packaged and sent
to Sewah for refurbishing. Our plans are to send
three markers now for refurbishing and when
they are returned, to have three more ready for
Sewah to take back with them. If all goes as
planned, this project will be complete by spring.
Thank you to our members who helped to make this possible by donating $10.00
and receiving a pair of blue gloves to help refurbish the Blue Star markers. VFGC sincerely
appreciates the help of our members as well as VDOT’s dedication to this project.
PENNY PINES
Submitted by Audrey Kelly, VFGC Penny Pines Chairman
Your garden club can participate in a meaningful and practial conservation project
by contributing $68.00 to a Penny Pine plantation as part of the costs of replanting
replacement and/or trees indigenous to a particular damaged area, whether by fire or
by other natural catastrophe (not just pine trees). You may designate a specific state
you wish to have benefit from this contrubution.
For each $68.00 contribution, you will receive a Penny Pines Certificate from
National Garden Clubs, Inc. made “In Honor of” or “In Memory of” a special someone
who has made a difference in the world, just by being in it. Certificates will be issued
according to information listed on the form that can be found on the NGC Website:
www.gardenclub.org.
Contributions may be made from year to year under the original agreement, but
must be minimum of $68.00 (or multiples of) made payable to “NCG-Penny Pines” and
mailed to: National Garden Clubs, Inc, 4401 Magnolia Ave, St Louis, MO 63110-3492.
NGC will present an award at the NGC Convention each year to the States which
have donated the greatest number of Plantations and whose clubs demonstrated the
most ingenutiy in promoting education in conservation by creating public awareness
of the need to protect and manage our National Forest resources. Let’s all publicize
our objectives and establish even more Penny Pines Plantations for the reforestation
of our National Forest!
When you send in your donation for the Penny Pines Project, please contact this
chairman: Audrey Kelly, 757-486-1733, email wmyluv@verizon.net. I would like to
keep track of what Districts/Clubs do on this project.
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Youth PROJECTS
$6000 AWARDED FOR 2011
KEYS TO THE FUTURE
YOUTH PROJECT GRANTS
Submitted by Phyllis Steele, VFGC Youth Project Grants Chairman
The following clubs were awarded VFGC Youth Project Grants:
Blue Ridge Garden Club $700
Cedar Run Garden Club $850
Crestwood Farms Garden Club $800
May Farm Garden Club of Kingston $500
Moneta Garden Club $810
Round Hill Garden Club $800
Salisbury Garden Club $790
Sugar Loaf Garden Club $750
“Keys to the Future” Youth Project Grants are awarded annually to VFGC clubs for
new or existing youth-centered programs. All VFGC clubs are encouraged to apply
for a one-year grant up to $1000 for the purpose of helping youth realize the rewards
and life lessons from gardens and habitats for becoming good stewards of the earth.
Plan now for youth projects--grant applications are due each year by September 15.
VIRGINIA CHAIRMAN HONORED FOR
SMOKEY BEAR AND WOODSY OWL POSTER CONTEST
The National Garden Clubs celebrated
50 years of the Smokey Bear and Woodsy
Owl Poster Contest at the NGC Convention
held in Washington DC in May, 2011.
As part of this celebration, Barbara
Ohmsen, the Virginia Federation of Garden
Clubs Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster
Chairman, was honored for encouraging
the six district chairmen to support this
contest. As a result of her efforts and those
of the district chairmen, Virginia had the
largest number of poster entries reported
for 2011. She received a plaque for the
Virginia efforts.
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College SCHOLARSHIPS
VFGC SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCES AWARDS
FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2012
Submitted by Lisa Robinson, VFGC Scholarship Chairman
• President’s Horticulture Scholarship - $2,000 - Jacob Shreckhise, junior at
Virginia Tech
• Peg Grinus Landscape Design Scholarship - $2,000 - Chelsea Gusler, sophomore
at Virginia Tech
• Minna D. Adams Conservation Scholarship - $2,000 - John Zachary Pittinger,
senior at Virginia Tech
Currently, VFGC offers 5 scholarships annually to students majoring in horticulture
related fields including botany, forestry, agriculture, landscape design, conservation
and environmental science. Most of our applications come from Virginia Tech, with
undeniably, the largest curriculum offerings and number of students in these fields of
study. However, other colleges and Universities in Virginia do offer majors in Forestry,
Biology, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Science.
Per recent VFGC Board vote, the deadline for all VFGC Scholarship applications
is February 1, 2012 which follows the SAR and NGC timelines and will offer an opportunity
for the SAR and NGC Scholarships to more Virginia students. In the current
economy, more students than ever depend on Scholarships to continue their education
and realize their future career plans. Since today’s college students are the future
leaders of the VFGC mission and ideals and the stewards of the future Environmental
Health and Aesthetic beauty in Virginia, we need to encourage them as best we can.
The goal of this committee for the term 2011-2013, is to reach out and motivate
students across the state to apply for our scholarships and increase the number of
scholarships offered. Please help us by encouraging students considering these fields
of study to apply. Also, seriously consider creating a Scholarship, either as a one-time
offering or as a multi-year endowment. What a wonderful way to honor a longtime
member or memorialize that very special person. Anyone can create a scholarship, a
single person or a group of people, such as your Garden
Club or District. A donation, in any amount, can be made
to our VFGC Scholarship account.
Check the VFGC website for the latest updates and
information on the VFGC Scholarship Program under the
YOUTH link or you may contact the VFGC Scholarship
Chairman, Lisa Robinson (gardenlisa@r22sml.com) for
more information.
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District PRESIDENTS
Blue Ridge District - Marty Bowers
Marty joined the Moneta GC in 1996, after retiring
and moving to Smith Mountain Lake. She has served as
Treasurer, Second Vice President, published the Yearbook
since 1997 and has edited the newsletter for the past five
years. She has served Blue Ridge District as Book Review
Chairman, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer before
being elected as President. Marty worked with Nancy Hargroves
and Judy Binns on the 501(c) (3) group exemption
and has served on the VFGC Finance Committee.
Marty’s background and education is in accounting,
which has enabled her to help out volunteer organizations
when asked. She is currently treasurer of the Smith Mountain Arts Council, Friends of
the Library and her church. Marty was also chairman of the Smith Mountain Charity
Home Tour for many years raising funds for charity organizations.
Marty was born in Illinois, lived in Georgia, but has spent the majority of her life
in Virginia. She has worked in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon,
General Services Administration, and The Mitre Corporation. Marty has also served
as Church Organist and Music Director at a northern Virginia Church and organist for
a funeral home.
Marty and her husband, Bert, have two sons. She has finally found time in her busy
schedule to start taking the Landscape Design courses.
Piedmont District - Linda Simon
Linda took the Hanover Master Gardener class in 2001
and sat next to Judy Durant. Judy invited her to visit her
garden club in Mechanicsville. After joining Hanover Towne
GC, Linda took on many jobs including Program Chair and
President from 2004-2006. During her presidency, the club
created a historic garden with plant species from before
1825 at Scotchtown, the residence of Patrick Henry from
1771-1778. Linda is a Landscape Design Consultant and
NGC Accredited Flower Show Judge. As a member of the
Richmond Horticulture Association, she has volunteered
for ten years for the RHA fund raiser plant sale to support
the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond. Linda served as President of
Richmond Council of Garden Clubs from 2008-2010. She is also active in the Virginia
Daffodil Society.
Prior to relocating to Ashland in November 2000, Linda had lived in an 1880’s Victorian
house with 1/3 acre in Newton, Massachusetts. They selected their new house
because it was on three acres, had lots of trees and a field in full sun.
Linda and Rick have been happily married for 25 years. She has one daughter, and
a stepson and stepdaughter. In her spare time Linda enjoys tending to her perennial
gardens and growing annuals to be used in flower design.
Linda Simon passed away on November 30, 2011--she will be missed.
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District PRESIDENTS
Shenandoah District - Mary K. Burke
A proud member of the Valley GC in Front Royal
since 1982, Mary has served as President, Treasurer and
headed most commitees through the years. A member
of Shenandoah District Board for the past fifteen years
has been both an exciting and rewarding experience for
her. She has also found that serving as Treasurer and
Chaplain and chairing several committees was challenging
and satisfying. Mary says that “Garden club
is a wonderful way of life, and I have made so many
cherished friends.”
A resident of Front Royal for fifty-seven years, Mary is a member of the
Front Royal United Methodist Church where she sang in the Sanctuary Choir for
fifty-nine years. She is also on the Board of Trustees and is active in the United
Methodist Women.
Mary’s them for the next two years is “Plant & Bloom . . . with an Emphasis
on Perenial Gardening.”
South Central District - Valerie A. Virkler
Val has been involved in garden club activities since
2009 when she was invited to join Chatham’s Friends
and Flowers Garden Club. She is currently serving as
Vice-President of Friends and Flowers.
Val graduated from Rutgers College where she received
a BA degree with a major in mathematics education.
After teaching for a short time, she was a systems
analyst with Automatic Data Processing and Acxiom. In
1997, she and her husband, Bob, founded a motorsports
engineering business. Val handles the financial aspects
of the motorsports business, and does financial analysis
for other companies on a consulting basis.
Since moving from New Jersey in 2007, Val has delighted in learning about the
flowers, trees and wildlife that thrive in Southside Virginia. She also enjoys cooking,
reading, genealogy projects, travel and hiking wherever the path may lead.
The theme for her administration is Growing Together, and she looks forward to
working and growing with the members of the South Central District garden clubs.
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District PRESIDENTS
Southwest District - Patricia Smith
Pat is a charter member of the Four Seasons GC,
and has served as President for four terms. She is a NGC
Accredited Master Landscape Design Consultant, NGC Accredited
Master Flower Show Judge and Master Gardener.
A graduate of Mary Frye Business School in Abingdon,
she considers herself first and foremost a mother,
grandmother and homemaker. She was an integral part of
many family businesses including gas and oil, car wash,
real estate and many years at the Salina Motel and Restaurant,
catering private parties, wedding receptions and
anniversaries.
Born in Elkhorn, West Virginia she grew up in Chilhowie, Virginia. In 1960 she
married Clarence “Con” Smith and moved across the mountain to become a “Saltvillian”.
Pat has played piano for the Saltville Baptist Church and loves singing with the
community choir for Christmas and Easter cantatas. She enjoys judging flower shows,
doing lovely arrangements for church and tooling about in her own flower garden.
Pat has two daughters, two sons, (one deceased in 1986) and four grandchildren.
She also takes great pleasure in cooking, trying new recipes, and browsing in antique
shops.
Tidewater District - Patsy Cameron
Since 1976 Patsy has held numerous offices including
President of May Farm GC of Kingston for four two-year
terms. She has sponsored junior garden clubs in both
elementary and middle schools.
A graduate of East Carolina College in Mathematics
and French, Patsy arrived in Virginia Beach in 1962. After
several years teaching high school math, she married a
naval aviator and subsequently taught in Orange Park, FL
before moving to Monterey/Carmel, CA. There, a life-long
love of art blossomed as well as first attempts at flower
arranging with yellow roses from her yard. Following the
tragic death of her husband, she returned to the classroom in Virginia Beach. Patsy
earned a Masters Degree in Guidance & Counseling from Old Dominion University,
became a school guidance counselor and remarried. After 37 plus years of a career in
education, she retired in 2003. Active in Tidewater District before retirement, she was
a committee chairman, and more recently, she served as an elected officer, Director of
Programs. Patsy was born and raised near Hertford, NC and has two children and five
lively grandchildren. She enjoys tennis and bridge as often as possible.
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Edible GARDENING
FRESH SALAD FROM THE COLD FRAME
Submitted by Barbara Smith, VFGC Edible Gardening Chairman
The snow is falling and the taste of fresh vegetables are
becoming a distant memory. Does this mean several more
months of bagged salads No! You can soon enjoy fresh
salads by growing great-tasting spinach, radishes, green
onions, lettuce, and other vegetables in a cold frame. A
cold frame works as a miniature greenhouse and with little
care it can add a month to the front end of salad season.
Building a cold frame - A cold frame is easy to construct
and you probably have most or all the materials on
hand. It can be as simple as placing a discarded window sash or shower door over a
group of straw bales arranged to form a rectangular base. More typically, the cold frame
is a floorless box constructed from sturdy 2’ by 8’s or 2’ by 10’s and sized to fit under
glass or similar transparent materials. Don‘t despair if you do not have the materials
or lack basic carpenter skills because seed catalogues and gardening magazines
sell a variety of cold frames (ranging from inexpensive to high tech). You will need to
be sensitive to the size and weight of your cold frame if you plan to move it around.
Placing the cold frame - Ideally, cold frames should butt up against a building
for protection against the elements, slant toward the south for the maximum sunlight
exposure, and be on a slight forward facing slope. Make the most of your existing
conditions. Try a western exposure if a southward one is not available, put up hay
bales on one end for wind blocks, etc. The cold frame should be partially buried in
the ground for insulation and sloped downward for drainage and sun exposure with
the hinges for the transparent cover (such as the window sash) on the highest end.
Soil Preparation - The cold frame should be placed on soil that has been worked
to a depth of 12 inches and enriched with some form of organic humus. This task (and
a weed-free environment) may be easily accomplished by using bags of premixed
commercial planting soil.
Planting the plants - In late winter, you can direct seed the following cool season
plants: arugula, beets, broccoli, cabbage, chard, Chinese cabbage, green onion, kale,
lettuce, mustard, radish, and spinach. The soil inside a frame will warm up much faster
than open ground and a three-day spell of mild weather is often all that is needed for
germination. Add water as needed to keep the soil from drying out and frequently vent
the cold frame to keep the growing plants from damping off. Plants are very tolerant
of cold weather once they start to grow, however, they may benefit from a being
covered by an old blanket in the evening if the weather becomes exceptionally cold.
If seeds are started indoors, cool season plants can be transplanted into a cold
frame six weeks earlier than into an open garden. Track the extended weather forecast
and select a transplanting time when the lows are above 35 degrees for several days.
The seedlings should be well-rooted and have multiple sets of true leaves before being
moved. Peat pots can be planted directly in the cold frame. Flats of seedlings are placed
in the cold frame without transplanting because they need to be gradually acclimated
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to the changes in the environment before they can be replanted. You “harden off” the
seedlings by opening the top of the cold frame for a while during the warmest part of
the day, gradually increasing the opening gap and the length of exposure over a 5 to
7 day period. You may need several different size props for this process.
General Care - The soil in the cold frame needs to kept moist and the venting
needs to increase as the weather warms. More cold frame plants die because of excessive
heat and drought than from cold conditions. A weekend away in early spring or a
several days of forgetting to water can end your wonderful salad greens. Because of
this, some gardeners replace the cold frame cover in spring with one of the new agricultural
fabrics such as Reemay which affords some frost protection, lets in water and
light, and are so lightweight that most plants can grow to their full height under them.
References
1. Hume, Ed. “Growing Vegetables in a Cold Frame or Hot Bed.”
(http://www.humeseeds.com/cldfrm.htm)
2. Pleasant, Barbara. “Use Cold Frames to Grow More Food.” Mother Earth
News Dec. 2007-Jan. 2008.
3. Vargo, Adrianno. “4 Ways to Use a Cold Frame.” Fine Gardening, 100.
p 55-59
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Virginia Flower Show Judges COUNCIL
DESIGN PROGRAM
FEATURING TONY TODESCO
SPONSORED BY
VIRGINIA FLOWER SHOW JUDGES COUNCIL
Submitted by Gloria Crump, President,
VA Flower Show Judges Council
At our VFSJC Meeting held in September 2011, our members voted to invite
multi-talented Tony Todesco of Boston, Massachusetts to do a design program at
our meeting scheduled for February 2012. Since that time our First VP and Program
Chairman, Frances Thrash, has been busy finalizing arrangements for his visit.
Tony Todesco will present to Virginia the newest design that he introduced to the
NGC Board in October - the “Armature.” We will be one of the first to actually watch him
do this new design. Exciting! As a bonus, you may be lucky enough to take home one
of Tony’s fantastic designs. And, there will be other “shopping” opportunities as well.
The meeting will be February 28, 2012 in Richmond. The Virginia Flower Show
Judges Council will be the sponsoring organization, and ALL garden club members
and guests are invited to attend. We will meet in conjunction with the VFGC Board
meeting and since some of you may be traveling with VFGC Board members, who
may not be judges, please invite your friends to join us for the luncheon and program.
Holiday Inn - Koger Conference Center, 1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond VA
Phone: 804-379-3800 800-397-1034
Lodging: $92.00
Please mention Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. for this special rate
February 28, 2012
9:30 - 10 am VFSJC Executive Board Meeting
10:15 - 10:45 am VFSJC Board of Directors Meeting
11 am - 12 noon VFSJC General Meeting
12:15 pm Luncheon and Program
We hope you will invite friends or anyone who may be
interested in this fantastic program and lunch to join us as we
have the capacity to seat over 300 for the program.
For more details on the program as well as registration
forms and cost, check the VFGC website:
www.virginiagardenclubs.org
Tony Todesco with his design
interpreting America’s Firsts at
WAFA World Flower Show 2011.
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Flower Show SCHOOL
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE III
Submitted by Cindy Rustin, VFGC Flower Show School Chairman
Date: March 20-23, 2012
Location: Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center
24 S. Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401 540-885-4848
Flower Show Procedure and Horticulture: Darlene Newell is an Accredited
Master Flower Show Judge, NGC Horticulture & Flower Show Procedure Instructor,
and Symposium Instructor. A member of the Orchid, Daffodil and Chrysanthemum
Societies, she also serves as Society Liaison chairman on the NGC Horticulture Committee.
Darlene is also a Master Gardener and a Landscape Design Consultant.
Design: Frances Thrash is an Accredited Master Flower Show Judge and a NGC
Design Instructor. Frances is a life member of the American Iris Society, The Tidewater/Hampton
Roads Iris Society, and a member of the Virginia Camellia Society.
Frances was invited to enter the WAFA (World Association of Flower Arrangers)
Competition in Washington, D. C. in October 2009, “Excursion Americus”. She won a
gold award (first place) in the class titled “Niagara Falls.”
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 20 5 - 7 pm Flower Show Procedure
Wednesday, March 21 9 am - 3:30 pm Horticulture
4 - 6 pm Point Scoring Test
Thursday, March 22 9 am - 3:30 pm American Creative Design
4 - 6 pm Point Scoring Text
Friday, March 23 9 am - 12 noon Written Exam
Registration opens 30 minutes before each session
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Room rates guaranteed through Feb 29, 2012 at $99/night single or double occupancy
plus applicable taxes. Specify Queen or Queen/Queen. Ask for the Virginia
Federation of Garden Clubs block. Garage parking is available at $4 per day. Please
stay at THIS hotel. We will be charged for the meeting rooms if we do not meet the
minimum nights usage.
Questions--contact Cindy Rustin (cbrustin@verizon.net or 804-276-9220)
Flower Show School is open to all members--you may attend a single day or the
entire course.
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Flower Show SCHOOL
REGISTRATION FORM – FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE III
The Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, VA
Name___________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________
City/State________________________________________________________
Zip____________________
Telephone______________________________
E-mail___________________________________________________________
Club_______________________________ District______________________
___________ Credit
____________ Non- Credit ___________ Refresher
Full Course with/without Exam $120 ______
Includes tuition fee ($80), emailed manual,
two lunches and reserved seating on front rows)
Flower Show Procedure (Tues) $020 ______
Horticulture & Lunch (Wed) $060 ______
Design & Lunch (Thurs) $060 ______
Printed Manual available at Registration $005 ______
TOTAL **
______
** No refunds AFTER March 7, 2012
Make check payable to Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc with Flower
Show Schools in the memo line and mail to:
Jane Denton, Registrar
VFGC Flower Show School
79 Redwood Lane
Weems, VA 23576-2018
denton@va.metrocast.net
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 15

Landscape Design SCHOOL
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL – COURSE III, SERIES XXIV
MARCH 29-30, 2012
Submitted by Bill Smoot, Landscape Design School Chairman
All interested gardeners are invited to attend landscape design school whose
purpose is to develop an appreciation of the environment, both natural and built. The
curriculum, in a series of four courses, covers a wide range of subjects: from landscape
design history to landscape architecture in the year 2000 and beyond.
CHAPTERS COVERED IN COURSE III:
6 Color in the Landscape
12 Landscape Design Accessories
15 Landscape Design for Maintenance
18 Parks, Playgrounds, Conservation Areas
24 Design on the Land - Regional Expression
25 Development of Landscape Architecture from 1840-1940
29 Graphics Interpretation
30 Guidelines for Evaluating Landscape Design
Thursday, March 29, 2012
8:15 - 8:45 am Registration
8:45 - 9 am Welcome/Announcements
9 am - 12:30 pm Morning Classes
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 pm Afternoon Classes
4:15 pm Daily Test
Friday, March 30, 2012
8:30 - 9 am Registration
9 am - 12:30 pm Morning Classes
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 pm Afternoon Classes
4:15 pm Daily Test
Stewards of the Land: A Survey of Landscape Architecture and Design
in America, published by NCG, Inc. is the text for the entire series of Courses I-IV.
Order from NGC, Inc., 800-550-6007 or 314-776-7574. The cost is $40.00 plus shipping
& handling.
All classes will be held at the Hampton Inn - Gloucester, 6638 Forest Hill Avenue,
Gloucester, VA 23061, 804-693-9393. Make your reservations before FEB 28,
2012 and mention “Landscape Design School” to get the $77 per night rate which
includes breakfast. BOOK EARLY--this is the week of the Daffodil Festival and rooms
will fill up fast! Come a day early (Wednesday) and visit the Daffodil Show and Brent
& Becky’s Bulbs.
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Landscape Design SCHOOL
REGISTRATION FORM
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, COURSE III, SERIES XXIV
Registration Deadline: March 26, 2012
Name:
_________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City/State:__________________________________________ Zip ____________
Telephone: ________________________ E-mail ______________________
Club: _________________________________ District: _____________________
Check if Refreshing
_________
Is your garden club a member of VFGC
_______ Yes _______ No
Exam Student $ 80.00 _____________
Non-Exam Student $ 80.00 _____________
Single Day Student $ 40.00 _____________
Thursday Friday (circle one)
TOTAL ENCLOSED
$_____________
The cost of your meals is not included in the registration fee.
Please attach your mailing label from The National Gardener to this form.
Make check payable:
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, VFGC and mail to:
Gay Carpenter, Registrar 540-721-6038
234 Waterwood Drive
Moneta VA 24121-5228
jgcarpen@centurylink.net
School Chairman: Bill Smoot 757-393-4617
213 Derby Road
Portsmouth VA 23702
billsmoot@cox.net
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 17

Landscape Design Consultants COUNCIL
LANDSCAPE DESIGN CONSULTANTS COUNCIL
GRANTS FOR PROJECTS
VFGC Landscape Design Consultants Council is again offering grants for VFGC
member garden club sponsored projects. These are worth applying for! Please pass
on this information. Grants of $150.00 each will be given to the 3 best entries.
Rules for Applying
• The project does not have to be finished, but should be in progress
• Prepare a book of evidence in a 9 x 12 folder
• Include a Title Page (download title page from VFGC website--must include
Project Name; Garden Club; District; City/County; Club President Name,
Address and E-mail; Project Chairman Name, Address and E-mail)
• Application must be submitted by April 16, 2012
• Winners will be announced at the 2012 VFGC Member Meeting
Judging Criteria
IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT 20%
In terms of need and total impact or benefit to the community
START OF AND ANTICIPATED DATE OF COMPLETION 10%
ORGANIZATION OF THEME BINDER 20%
Contents should tell a story of the current year’s program. If available,
include before and after photos, drawings, any newspaper clippings,
letters and other relevant information
LIST COST OF PLANT MATERIAL USED 20%
EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION 10%
Involvement of clubs/club members through work, gifts, etc.
DEGREE OF PERMANENCE 20%
Lasting effects of project on the community, provisions for maintenance
Suggestions for possible projects
1. Public or Semi Public Buildings: Construction or improvement to grounds or
gardens at hospitals, nursing homes, shelters, schools, churches, libraries, etc.
2. Recreation: Outdoor classrooms, play areas, mini-parks, picnic area, gardens,
vacant lot, location used by teachers for instruction or other public areas seen
used by public but not necessarily attached to a specific building or road.
3. Highways and Median Strips: Entrance to city, neighborhoods, boulevards,
drainage ditches, curbs and gutters, beautification, tree planting, safe walkways,
etc.
Deadline: April 16, 2012
Submit Book of Evidence to:
Lu Cavallaro, 6513 Three Chopt Road, Richmond, VA 23226-3118
804-228-7797, 804-928-1016 (Cell), lucavallar@aol.com
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NGC President’s PROJECT
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS
PRESIDENT’S PROJECT 2011-2013
PLANTINGS FOR PUBLIC AND SPECIAL PLACES
Submitted by Betsy Steele, NGC Coordinator, Plantings for Public and Special Places
Plantings for Public and Special Places is a 2011-2013 NGC President’s Project.
Representing three areas of interest; Gardens with Edibles, Container Gardens,
Trees and Shrubs, this project recognizes ALL garden club service to communities
when members provide Plantings for Public and Special Places. These plantings can
beautify, have environmental value or provide sustenance. Possibilities exist for every
garden club, regardless of its size, resources, and energy levels. Clubs, districts
and regions will be awarded Certificates of Appreciation and Participation by the NGC
President. Details regarding categories and monetary awards will be printed on the
NGC website. To receive this recognition, participants are asked to submit an online
form, available on the NGC website, along with a before and after digital photo. Check
the NGC website under the Special Projects section to review updates and TIPS that
will inform and stimulate your creative gardening minds!
Garden clubs may submit online forms for any or all of the three (3) areas of
interest listed below. Application forms are sent to directly to the NGC Chairman
listed below. Submission deadlines are April 1, 2012 and April 1, 2013. Plantings
for Public and Special Places aligns extremely well with other areas of interests of our
garden club outreach: Blue Star Memorial Markers, Habitat for Humanity Gardens,
Penny Pines, Plant It Pink, Sage and Roses, and Arbor Day ceremonies, to name a
few. Imagine the possibilities!
Gardens with Edibles - NGC Chairman: Patricia Rupiper, arupiper@bright.net
Have you heard about Truck Farming This interesting concept has
legs (wheels) that offer a mobile teaching tool, right on the spot! Check the NGC
website for more information.
Container Gardens - NGC Chairman: Susan Robinson, rerob@mac.com
Think outside of the box! Endless opportunities for teaching children to grow their
own greens, right in a pot! Condo dwellers design unique containers and install a
unique drip watering system. Much, much more to think about!
Trees and Shrubs - NGC Chairman: Lissa Williamson, erw510@aol.com
Encourage plantings of shrubs to accent your Blue Star Markers. Research
your state tree and promote plantings in your community and schoolyard
gardens. Consider plantings for erosion prevention. Endless ideas!
Visit the NGC website www.gardenclub.org to review tips and details regarding
Plantings for Public and Special Places. If you have questions, contact your individual
State President or anyone listed in this article for more details. Your State could be
recognized for outstanding participation. It all starts with you and your garden club!
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 19

South Atlantic Region CONVENTION
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION ANNUAL CONVENTION
March 25-27, 2012 The Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, WV
“Timeless Traditions, Unforgettable Experiences”
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Members Are The Link to The Future
11:45 am Former Regional Directors Lunch Drapers Cafe
12 noon Finance Committee Meeting Hayes Room
1:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting Hayes Room
2 - 6 pm Registration Eisenhower Foyer
6 pm Banquet Honoring SAR Life Members Chesapeake Room
Speaker: NGC President Shirley Nicolai
8 pm Reception Honoring Shirley Nicolai and Mary Dixon
Monday, March 26, 2012
Timeless Traditions
9 am Official Opening of Convention Theater
12:30 pm Lunch with Pearl Buck Chesapeake Room
2 - 4 pm Workshop Eisenhower
6 pm Awards Banquet Chesapeake Room
Awards Presentation - Sarah Ann Parler
Speaker: Darlene Newell, The Gifts of Spring
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Unforgettable Experiences
8 am Design Breakfast Eisenhower AB
Designs for the Greenbrier, John Gillespie
Hotel Reservations Reservation Deadline: February 24, 2012
Make reservations directly with The Greenbreir Hotel. Call the hotel directly at
1-304-536-1110 or 1-800 624-6070 and ask for the South Atlantic Region Garden
Clubs room block to receive the established group rate. You must identify yourself
as a member of SAR initially when making the reservation.
www.greenbrier.com Directions: Take I-64 to White Sulphur Springs, WV exit
Room Rates: Resort fee of $20 per room, per day added on to rates listed.
Standard/Intermediate Guest Rooms $159/night per bedroom
Superior Guest Rooms
$199/night per bedroom
Junior Suites
$259/night per bedroom
Spring Row, Paradise Guesthouses $299/night per bedroom
There is a $50 per person, per day charge for third and fourth persons added to
above rates if staying in the same room.
Tours to be arranged with Concierge:
Bunker tour at 9:30 am, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm Cost $30/person
Kitchen tour or tour of grounds
Cost $14/person
Free gourmet cooking demonstration at 11 am and 2 pm at kitchen store
Historical tour of building at 10:30 am
No cost
Free movie in theater at 9 pm
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South Atlantic Region CONVENTION
REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete form, make checks payable to “NGC-SAR 2012 Convention” and
mail both to: Barbara Anderson, 6723 Dupont Road, Washington, WV 26181
email: jaanderson98@yahoo.com, phone: 304-863-8269
Postmark by February 18, 2012 for ON TIME Registration
Last Name _______________________ First_______________ Middle Initial _____
Address ____________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________State_______Zip _____________
Phone ______________________Email address ____________________________
What is your favorite spring flower ______________________________________
Please check ____ if we may email your acknowledgement to the address above
Check ALL that apply:
( ) NGC Officer ( ) SAR Director ( ) SAR Officer
( ) NGC Chairman ( ) Former SAR Director ( ) SAR Chairman
( ) NGC Life Member ( ) SAR Life Member ( ) State President
( ) Club President ( ) Club Member ( ) Elected Delegate
( ) Guest ( ) Spouse
Please mark the plan you want to attend. Registration fee and meals included.
Full Convention beginning Sunday afternoon $250 ____________
WVGCI Member-Full Convention beginning Sunday $240 ____________
Convention beginning Monday lunch $175 ____________
Tuesday Design breakfast and program only $ 55 ____________
Additional Late Registration Fee if space available $ 10 ____________
Please indicate special diet restrictions __________________________________
(these may be for medical reasons only)
Staying at The Greenbrier ______
Roomate (s) ________________________
MEALS: Full Convention includes 2 banquets, 1 lunch, 1 breakfast and reception
Complimentary breakfast coffee and tea are available in lobby
Convention beginning Monday omits Sunday banquet and reception
Afternoon tea begins daily at 4:15 pm. Greenbrier Hour in Casino 5-6 pm.
No requests for substitutions will be accommodated at the time of meal service. We
will make every effort to accommodate your medical allergies but will not be able to
accommodate individual dislikes. Thank you for your cooperation.
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 21

BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT
Club and District NEWS
Dig & Dream GC of Bassett celebrated its 60th Anniversary in April, 2011. Pictured
left to right, Joy Carter, Alice Field, charter member Edna Turner, Margaret Chaney,
Barbara Tatum, Juanita Hale and Becky Camden.
PIEDMONT DISTRICT
Rappahannock Garden Club
Submitted by Judy Ripley
The Rappahannock Garden Club has
had a phenomenal two years. Since the
reign of President Sandra Harris began, all
kinds of wonders have happened.
Sandra’s theme “A Building Year” has
caught on beautifully. With two successful
fund raisers for tickets for theatre and performances
of Tina Turner and their latest
“Wicked” they have been able to support
their community efforts. This helped fund
Nature Camp scholarships, the gardens
at the Free Health Clinic, “Flower Power”
where they assemble and deliver flowers
to patients at Rappahannock General Hospital,
and the Blue Star Memorial.
A recent field trip to Chesapeake
Flower Warehouse and notable speakers
and designers they have increased the
public interest in their club. Their membership
has increased by seven in 2011.
This year they installed and dedicated
a Blue Star Memorial in a moving ceremony
with over one hundred attendees.
On November 10, Linda McConahey,
a Master Gardener for 10 years, spoke
on I-SEA, the Shoreline Assessment
Program. Integrated Shoreline Evaluation
and Assessment is a program that
has been developed for two years by the
Northern Neck Master Gardeners. This
program uses research-based shoreline
assessments and the results of a site visit
and soil samples to determine the optimal
solution for erosion problems along tidal
shorelines.
This garden club is truly moving and
shaking in the Northern Neck!
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SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
Club and District NEWS
Keysville GC 50th Anniversary
Submitted by Velda Agee, President
The Keysville GC celebrated its 50th
Anniversary on June 26, 2011 with a
luncheon at Roxabel in Charlotte Court
House. Those joining the members for
the celebration were former members;
VFGC President, Judy Binns; South
Central District President, Valerie Vickler;
and two former District Presidents,
Myrna Clark and Bunny Eanes. Fifty
years of memories and accomplishments
were highlighted in a powerpoint
presentation. The celebration appropriately
ended with a birthday cake and
homemade ice cream.
South Central District President, Valerie
Virkler, presents 50th anniversary gift to
Velda Agee, Keysville GC President.
BLUE RIDGE AND SOUTHWEST DISTRICTS DEDICATE
BLUE STAR MEMORIAL BY-WAY MARKER
Marty Bowers, Blue Ridge District President, Betsy Klein and Shirley Edillon, former
Blue Ridge District Presidents, Juanita King, Blue Ridge Blue Star Chairman, Elizabeth
Lester, former Southwest District President and Pat Smith, Southwest District President.
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 23

Club and District NEWS
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
Southwest District Offers
Monetary Awards for
Club Projects
Something new in the Southwest
District! The District Board and Finance
Committee would like to give back to the
members. An award outline has been developed
for a creative plan to beautify an
area, town or community. The plan may
be a new project, a revitalized previous
project or the continuation of an ongoing
project. Clubs may apply for the monetary
award. Simple open ended criteria make
this potential award very manageable. A
panel of three garden club members will
be asked to select the best projects from
those submitted. Information on the
award will be sent to the clubs via the
“Mountain Laurel,” the District Newsletter
and through word of mouth. All clubs are
encouraged to apply for the award. It is
hoped that this will be an ongoing award.
Four Seasons GC
Submitted by Toby Cook
The Four Seasons Garden Club has
recently placed their club sign at the three
entries into Saltville; these were given in
honor of our outgoing President, Betty
Griffitts and the 2010-11 Officers.
There has been very good participation
in the mini-flower show that the club
has at each meeting. Pat Smith, Master
Gardener and certified flower show judge
critiques the designs each month. Pat
is a member of Four Seasons as well as
President of the Southwest District Club.
Green Thumb GC
Submitted by Carmen Cantrell
Garnering attention for the different
types of cancer was the theme for the
Green Thumb GC in Norton. It was their
choice to mark the 60th anniversary of
the club with flower arrangements placed
in the reception area at the Southwest
Virginia Regional Cancer Center. Each
month members assembled arrangements
for the reception area which focused upon
the colors of cancer of that month. Special
cancer information was included along
with symptoms and treatments.
Some cancer awareness flower arrangements
included:
• April--Assorted white flowers in a dark
blue vase for colon cancer
• May--Stargazer lilies in a black vase
for melanoma/skin cancer
• June--Daisies, white spider mums and
lemons for cancer survivor awareness
• September--Orange gladiolus for
leukemia
• October--Miniature pink roses for
breast cancer
Town and Country GC-Wise
Submitted by Sandy Yun
Chucky Chipmunk and members of
the Town and Country GC visited with
three primary grades of the Wise County
Schools and with the Girl Scouts. The
anti-litter theme: “Stop Throwing - Start
Stowing” was very popular with both
groups when they participated in an antilitter
discussion. They also participated in
fitting arts and crafts, learning an original
Chucky song, and having their pictures
taken with Chucky. There was also a
spirited question and answer period that
followed to reinforce the anti-litter theme.
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Club and District NEWS
Fincastle and Seasons IV GCs
The Fincastle and Seasons
IV garden clubs worked with the
American Cancer Society to develop
a permanent Garden at the
new Four Seasons Wellness Center/YMCA
in Tazewell (pictured at
right). The garden was designed
by the members of the two clubs,
and includes a special weeping
cherry tree in memory of Kelly
Combs Necessary. This spring
the two clubs received the Kellogg
Civic Achievement Award from the
National Garden Club at the Annual
Meeting held in Washington. D. C.
Lee County GC
Submitted by Anne Dumper,
Corresponding Secretary
The Lee County GC is one of the sponsors
of the Relay for Life Cancer program in
the county. At the Relay for Life the club
members staff a booth, and sell heritage
plants to the general public. All plants
are grown in the members gardens, and
are carefully tended throughout the year.
All proceeds from the plant sale go to the
local Cancer Society.
Also, the members exchange heritage
plants and non heritage plants among
themselves. Both exchanges are very
popular with the members and the public.
The Lee County Community is very
supportive of the plant sale, and many
individuals look forward to expanding
their individual gardens with some of the
most prolific historical and legacy plants
that were brought to the County by the
first settlers.
Club Anniversaries
Celebrating Years of
Gardening and Service
BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT
60th - Dig & Dream GC - Bassett
PIEDMONT DISTRICT
50th - Pamunkey River GC
50th - Windsordale GC
SHENANDOAH DISTRICT
80th - Natural Bridge GC
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
60th - Green Thumb GC
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 25

Club and District NEWS
TIDEWATER DISTRICT
Tidewater District Flower Show
Submitted by Mary Sue Floyd,
Publicity Chairman and
Sam Halvorsen, Show Chairman
The Tidewater District invites you
to a Standard Flower Show, “Tomorrow’s
Designs Today” on January 20-22, 2012
at the Virginia Beach Convention Center,
100 19th Street in Virginia Beach in conjunction
with the Virginia Horticultural
Foundation’s Virginia Flower & Garden
Show. Sam Halvorsen, show chairman,
and her committee have busy preparing
a great show for you. The District Flower
Show is free with admission to the main
flower and garden show. We look forward
to seeing many of our friends from across
the state visiting us.
Miniature designs, table designs and
creative designs including multi-rhythmic
and abstract will be included. Horticulture
will feature conifers, broadleaf evergreens,
and container grown plants, limited to 10
entries per person. Each club president
in Tidewater District has a copy of the
schedule or contact Sam Halvorsen at
bzynana@aol.com for more information.
In Memoriam
BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT
Catherine Lee Gilsdorf (Kitty)
Westchester GC
SHENANDOAH DISTRICT
Virginia Earley
Madison GC
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
VFGC, Inc.
and
Shenandoah District
welcome
the members of the
Middleburg Garden Club
We Want VIRGINIA on Flickr
Submitted by Robin Pokorski,
NGC Flickr Chairman
Share your garden club pictures with
the world. Send pictures of your Blue Star
Memorial plantings and dedications; your
flower shows; your daffodil plantings; your
civic beautification projects; your aquatic
eco-systems projects; your Plantings for
Public & Special Places projects; your
Arbor Day plantings; the list is long. Be
sure to identify the club or district and
the location.
NGC would like a monthly feature of
a garden club’s project – so send a series
of 6-10 pictures of your club’s project.
Mostly NGC wants Virginia garden
clubs represented. Send photos to Robin
Pokorski at RobinP@juno.com. Then visit
the site:
www.Flickr.com/NationalGardenClubs
and find pictures for your newsletters and
Helen Shiflett
flyers and ideas for projects and plantings
Front Royal GC
and staging and, and, and--it’s all there
for you!
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VFGC Life MEMBERSHIP
VFGC LIFE MEMBERSHIPS AND BOOK OF HONOR
Submitted by Renee Johnson, VFGC Life Membership Chairman
Life Membership
NO. NAME HONORED BY DISTRICT
6984 Mary K. Strickley Old Fredericktown GC South Central
6985 Jeanie Hall South Boston GC South Central
6986 Jo Snyder Round Hill GC Shenandoah
6987 Susan Bradshaw Hanover Towne GC Piedmont
6988 Dody Douglas Chesapeake Bay GC Piedmont
6989 Angie Brack Chesapeake Bay GC Piedmont
6990 Sandra Ehlert Chesapeake Bay GC Piedmont
6991 Lorraine Jordana May Farm GC of Kingston Tidewater
6992 Yvonne Smith May Farm GC of Kingston Tidewater
6993 Brenda Kelley May Farm GC of Kingston Tidewater
6994 Elaine Hillers May Farm GC of Kingston Tidewater
6995 Lillian Woolfolk Green Spring GC Tidewater
6996 Ellen Wade Sugar Loaf GC Blue Ridge
6997 Mrs. Thelma Eley Thomas Jefferson GC Shenandoah
6998 Jackie Clark Nelson County GC Shenandoah
6999 Cathy Thompson Rustburg GC South Central
7000 Emily Pendleton Rustburg GC South Central
7001 Martha Maxey Rustburg GC South Central
7002 Carole Foutz North Lake GC Blue Ridge
7003 Joan Patton Lord Fairfax GC Shenandoah
7004 Maria Baber Cartersville GC Piedmont
7005 Margo Ward Monticello GC Shenandoah
7006 Joy M Poole Lois F. Northam Shenandoah
7007 Lois Northam Joy M. Poole Shenandoah
7008 Leigh Anne Rhoads Manassas GC Piedmont
7009 Virginia Dillon Belmont GC Blue Ridge
7010 Peggy Walton Stonehenge GC Piedmont
7011 Karen Joynt Thoroughgood GC Tidewater
7012 Anne M. Colvin Canterbury GC Piedmont
Book of Honor
NO. NAME HONORED BY DISTRICT
47 Bonnie White Season IV GC Southwest
This tax-deductible $50 donation for VFGC Life Membership/Book of Honor, given to
honor club members, friends and associates, supports the VFGC College Scholarship
program. Contact Renee Johnson (rlbldjed@verizon.net, 276-988-9759) for more
information.
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 27

VFGC YEARBOOK
VFGC YEARBOOK CORRECTIONS
Send ALL Directory additions/changes to: Betsy Klein, b.klein@jetbroadband.com
P 7-8
Add NGC Flower Show Judges Handbook Exam (4 dates) to Calendar:
Oct 27, 2011 Apr 26, 2012 Oct 25, 2012 Apr 25, 2013
Change year 2010 to 2012 - middle of page
p 16 Birds - Shenandoah Emma Berry
p 20 Litter Prevention - Shenandoah Carol Flora
Memorial Gardens - Shenandoah
Alana Danko
National President’s Projects - Shenandoah Alana Danko
p 28 Chester GC Betty Beverly 804-543-7215
p 36
p 45
p 68
p 70
p 71
p 71
Add club to Shenandoah District:
Middleburg (42) Linda Taylor 540-687-4176
P O Box 596
Middleburg VA 20118
ponyprod@aol.com
Delete Park View GC and Poquoson GC from Tidewater District
GENERAL INFORMATION, PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING AND DEADLINES,
PUBLICATIONS: Please note that # 3, 12 and 13 are the NGC Award
numbers. They correspond to State Awards # 9, 29, 30.
S-7 CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Change the text so that it reads “between
March 1 of the preceding year and the end of February of the award year”.
S-17 HORTICULTURE THERAPY: Add that this award aligns with
SAR Award #6 and NGC Award #19A.
S-18 HORTICULTURE THERAPY GARDEN PROJECT: This award does
NOT align with SAR Award #6.
p 71 S-21 MEMBERSHIP: Dates listed should reflect 2012 and 2013
p 73
p 75
awards year. Please change this paragraph to read: $20 will be awarded
to the club bringing the most new members into VFGC membership. Send
a list of members new to your club, showing joining date to VFGC
Membership Chairman by Mar 15 of each award year, 2012 & 2013. For
2012 awards, new members joining Mar 1, 2011-Feb 28, 2012. For
2013 awards, new members joining Mar 1,2012-Feb 28, 2013.
S-30 CLUB NEWSLETTER, Section B: Change text to read “publishing a
newsletter of 3-12 pages - at least three issues.”
Under Award Y-5 YOUTH SCULPTURE CONTEST, change the word
“poems” to “entry”.
p 128 COSBY, Claudia Email chcosby@verizon.net
p 133 HUNT, Geneva Email genevahunt@verizon.net
p 133 KELLY, Audrey Email wmyluv@verizon.net
p 126 Add: BERRY, Emma 540-948-5835
492 Sandy Creek Road eleeberry@comcast.net
Brightwood, VA 22715
p 134 Add: MASON, Marilyn 540.972.2861
101 Mt Pleasant Drive marilynmason@comcast.net
Locust Grove 22508-5110
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Upcoming EVENTS
UPCOMING VFGC EVENTS
Jan 25
DEADLINE for Pulicity Press Book
Feb 1
DEADLINE for College Scholarship Applications
Feb 28
Design Program with Tony Todesco
Sponsored by VFSJC
Richmond
Feb 29 VFGC Board of Directors Richmond
Mar 19 Piedmont District Meeting Richmond
Mar 20-23 Flower Show School III Staunton
Mar 25-27 South Atlantic Convention White Sulphur
Springs, WV
Mar 28 LD Consultants Council Gloucester
Mar 29-30 Landscape Design School III Gloucester
Apr 5 Tidewater District Meeting Portsmouth
Apr 12 Shenandoah District Meeting Front Royal
Apr 14 Southwest District Meeting Abingdon
Apr 17 South Central District Meeting Pittsylvania
Apr 19 Blue Ridge District Meeting Roanoke
Apr 30 VFGC Member Meeting Charlottesville
PROTECTING AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS NGC Special Project 2011–2013
NGC President, Shirley Nicolai, has selected Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems as one
of NGC’s Special Projects for 2011-2013. This project recognizes that it is of utmost
importance and urgency that members of National Garden Clubs, Inc., identify and
address critical water issues at local, state, regional and national levels.
Aquatic Ecosystems include: rivers, lakes and ponds, streams and creeks, marshes
and bogs, wetlands, coastal estuaries, aquifers, floodplains and springs.
National Garden Clubs, Inc. will present monetary awards and certificates of recognition
to garden clubs in each NGC Region for projects promoting the protection of
an aquatic ecosystem (upon submission of an award application.)
This award is sent directly to NGC and will be awarded ONLY in 2013.
Award Application: Preferably sent by email. Snail mail acceptable. To be received
no later than March 15, 2013. Send to Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems Chairman:
Mary Sue Colvin jhcolvin2@bellsouth.net
10473 Hwy 562 Fort Necessity, LA 71243-5122
The complete rules and application process can be downloaded from the VFGC
website under AWARDS.
Fall 2011 Old Dominion Gardener 29

The newest Blue Star Memorial By-Way
marker dedicated on September 10, 2011 at
the Veterans Cemetary in Dublin, VA
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, VA 23228-4700
Non-Profit Org.
U. S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 37
Richmond, VA