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Benjamin Franklins Double Spectaclesby Julia Clevett, one of six American de-
signers interpretingAmericas Firsts at WAFA World Flower Show 2011.
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Summer 2011 Volume 42, No. 2
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Newly Designed Website 5
Blue Gloves for Blue Stars 5
Convention 2011 9
6VFGC Convention Credentials
THE PRESIDENTS PAGE 3
VFGC NEWS
a Youth Grants 6
Cedar Run GC Youth Grant 7
Award Winners 10
Life Members/Book of Honor 26
Awards Changes 28
EDUCATION Flower Show School 16
Flower Show Symposium 18
Landscape Design School 20
Book Revient Sales 30
DISTRICT AND CLUB NEWS
Old Dominion Calendar 14
Hilliard Park GC 22
Rappahannock GC 23Endangered Species Day 23
Club Anniversaries 23
Luray GC Memorial Garden 24
Colonial GC 60th Anniversary 24
Green Meadow Point GC 25
Green Pine GC 70th Anniversary 25
In Memoriam 27
UPCOMING EVENTS 28
Gardener
VFGC, INCLewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside AveRichmond, VA 23228-4700
804-553-0445www.virginiagardenclubs.org
VFGC PRESIDENTJudy B. BinnsGrow Now
Planting Seeds for Tomorrowjudybinns@me.com14400 Newgate Road
Midlothian VA 23113-4199804-794-9073
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC4401 Magnolia Ave
St. Louis, MO 62110-3492Member Services 800-550-6007headquarters@gardenclub.org
www.gardenclub.org
NGC PRESIDENTShirley Nicolai
NGC: Proudly ServingOur Members and Communities
shirleynicolai@verizon.net12325 Hatton Point Rd
Ft. Washiington, MD 20744-7014
301-292-3667
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION DIRECTORMary H. Dixon
Members are the Link to the Futuremdixon2643@aol.com132 Moonlight Point
Suffolk VA 23434-9300757-934-3420
SUBSCRIPTION RATES Members - Included in Dues Non-Members $3.50
Published quarterly Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Non-Prot Organization postage paid at Richmond, VA USPS 407-420
Old Dominion
Quarterly Publication of Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc
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ContactINFORMATION
OLD DOMINION GARDENER
DEADLINESSpring February 1
Summer May 1
Fall August 1
Winter November 1
Send articles, events and photos
for publication to:
Judy B. Binns
judybinns@me.com
Send Name/Address Changes to:
Barbara Ohmsen
basohmsen@cox.net
VFGC MISSION STATEMENT
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.,
provides youth and adult education
resources and opportunities for its mem-
bers to promote the love of gardening,
oral design, civic and environmental
responsibility.
Virginia Federationof Garden Club
Ofcers
PresidentJudy B. Binns
judybinns@me.com14400 Newgate Road1st Vice President
Liaison to Club PresidentsMarilyn J. Mason
marilynmason@comcast.net101 mt Pleas
2nd Vice PresidentFinance Chairman
Janice M. Clemtchokie@aol.com
2261 Donagale DriveR3rd Vice PresidentMembership Chairman
Mary E. Owenrxowen@aol.com
P O Box 206ForRecording Secretary
Mary Sue FloydMFloyd3570@aol.com
2824 E MTreasurer
Claudia H. Cosbychcosby@verizon.net3015 Mount Hill Drive
Midlothian VA 23113-3923804-794-7798
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Presidents PAGE
No one is more optimistic than a gardenerbecause truly to plant a seed is to be-
lieve in the future.
Grow Now . . . Planting Seeds for Tomorrowbuilds on this natural optimism and
encourages garden club members to participate.
The focus for this administration will be on two words in this themeGROW and
PLANTas we look at different ways to attract new members, to better serve our
existing members, and to reach out to the gardening community.
We will GROW in Educational Opportunities
By offering a new series of basic oral design classes. When I joined a
garden club, I just wanted to learn how to arrange owers so that I could
have a centerpiece on the dining room table. I was fortunate that my gar-
den club offered regular oral design workshops, but not all garden club
members have this same opportunity.
By sponsoring lectures in partnership with botanical gardens, districts, and
other organizations
By holding Dig In workshops specically for club presidents and club of-
cers to highlight VFGC Projects
We will GROW in Membership
By connecting with existing non-federated garden clubsthese clubs al-
ready share a similar interest with VFGC, lets convince them that being
part of a larger organization has distinct benets.
By presenting a series of workshops/programs at military bases and other
civic organizations in order to generate interest in garden clubs and to es-
tablish new garden clubs
By providing incentives for members to bring guests to basic oral design
classeseven more incentives if the guest joins a garden club!
We will GROW in Communication
By publishing a digital version ofOld Dominion Gardeneron the website
By communicating bi-monthly with VFGC Board members, district ofcers
and club presidents with a digital newsletter Grow Nowin order to work
together as a whole organizationnot just individual clubs and districts
By making VFGC website more user friendly for mobile devices
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Presidents PAGE
We will PLANT Community Gardens with a new program, Plant Together
This new program will encourage garden clubs, civic groups, youth groups,
etc. to schedule a work day during National Garden Week to plant or
spruce up community gardens.
Each club or group that registers with VFGC will be provided with a public-
ity packet to help spread the word that garden clubs benet the community
with beautication projects.
We will PLANT by establishing a Branching Outgrant program for club community
beautication projects.
We will PLANT seeds for tomorrow by continuing the Keys to the Futuregrants for
youth-centered gardening programs. Since its inception in 2007, over $25,000 hasbeen awarded in these grants and in the past 2 years alone, over 5000 youth in Vir-
ginia beneted from this program.
The time is NOWto generate enthusiasm, to initiate some new programs and to
continue gardening in our communities across the state. I look forward to working
with all of you as we Grow Now . . . Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow.
Judy B. Binns
Meet the President
Judy began her garden club work in 1990. She is a member and former
president of the Salisbury GC, an Accredited-Life Flower Show Judge, and
served as President of Piedmont District from 2001-2003. She has served
VFGC as 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, and Treasurer before being
installed as President in May 2011. She was awarded the NGC Member ofHonor Award for the South Atlantic Region for All-Around Excellence in 2006.
Judy served as the webmaster of National Garden Clubs from 2007-2011
and designed the rst websites for both VFGC and the South Atlantic Region.
She is also a Design Instructor for National Garden Clubs Flower Show School
and has exhibited designs in Fine Arts and Flowers at the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts and numerous ower shows.
Judy is a native Virginian from the Shenandoah Valley. She graduated
from Bridgewater College with a degree in mathematics and concentration incomputer science. She and her husband, Richard, have two married children
and one grandchild. She also volunteers at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
including serving as co-chairman for Fine Arts & Flowers in 2007 and 2010.
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NEWLY DESIGNED
VFGC WEBSITE
www.virginiagardenclubs.org
The VFGC website has a new and
exciting look! If you have not visited the
website recently, take the time to browse
the pages and see what garden club mem-
bers across the state of Virginia are doing.
Some of the new features include: Digital version ofOld Dominion
Gardener
How To section with tips on con-
servation, container gardening,
oral design and more
Photo gallery highlighting club
ower shows and projects plus
ideas for your home and garden
YouTube video of a project
awarded a VFGC Youth Project
Grant
More downloadable forms includ-
ing the VFGC Life Membership
Form
Information on applying to be-
come a part of the VFGC Group
Exemption for IRS 501(c)(3)
User friendly layout and menus
for mobile phones and tablet
devices
Send photos, news and events for
posting on the website to:
Nancy Hargroves
VFGC Website Chairmaninbleum@comcast.net
Visit the website often to keep up to
date on the latest information for VFGC
members.
BLUE GLOVES
FOR
BLUE STARS
The Blue Star Memorial Program
honors service men and women. In 1945,
the National Council of State Garden
Clubs adopted the program and began a
Blue Star Highway system, which covers
thousands of miles across the ContinentalUnited States, Alaska and Hawaii.
Virginia has some of the oldest Blue
Star Memorial Markers in the US with the
rst one dedicated on August 24, 1949.
Since 1949, VFGC, districts and clubs have
placed over 45 Blue Star Markers along
the highways and byways of Virginia as
well as at national cemeteries, parks,
veterans facilities and gardens.
These oldest Blue Star Memorial
markers have weathered along the road-
sides for over 50 years and now need
some TLC. You can help by participating
in new program, Blue Gloves for Blue
Stars. Plan to attend your district meet-
ing and make a $10 donation to the Blue
Star Memorial Fund and receive a pair of
blue gardening gloves. Your support of
this project will help VFGC refurbish those
markers placed before 1960 as well as any
others in need of repair.
Donate at your district meeting and
wear your blue gloves proudly as you
help make the Blue Stars in Virginia shine
brightly again!For more information, contact:
Gloria Crump
VFGC Blue Star Memorial Chairman
540-234-9300
gcrump@ntelos.net
VFGCNEWS
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The Keys to the Future Youth Project Grants Program, with a simple application
procedure, is sponsored by VFGC 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. The scope of these programs mayinclude benets to the community, environmental awareness/education, plant-to-food
connections, outdoor classroom projects, horticulture education, and the social aspects
of gardening.
PROGRAM CRITERIA
In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize
one or more of these elements:
number of youth participating/reached benets to the community
environmental awareness/education
horticulture educational focus or curricular/program integration
plant-to-food connections
social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building,
community support, or service-learning
APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Guidelines and application form may be found at www.virginiagardenclubs.org
under Youth. Contact Phyllis Steele, VFGC Youth Project Grants Chairman, (pbsteele@
earthlink.net, 540-667-7487) for more information.
KEYS TO THE FUTURE
YOUTH PROJECT GRANTS
Visit www.virginiagardenclubs.org
and look under Youth Project Grants
to see a YouTube video
of how the Crestwood Farms Garden Club
partnered with other groups to sponsor
a Nature Fair and Plant Sale with grant funds.
Youth ProjectGRANTS
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Youth ProjectGRANTS
Here is one example of the resource-
fulness of the various gardening projects
implemented by clubs who have received
grant funding from the VFGC Youth Grants
Committee. As you read about these
completed projects, consider starting asimilar project for your community.
In 2009, the VFGC Youth Project
Grants Committee awarded $900 to the
Cedar Run Garden Club in Shenandoah
District. The funds were allocated to sup-
port a Plant Camp for Special Needs
students in partnership with Verdun Ad-
venture Bound.
The one-week camp was attended by
8 11 year olds who gained experience
in all phases of gardening. They learned
to identify, collect and preserve seeds
for the next season; they weeded and
planted cold weather crops in a raised
bed; they decorated aprons and ower
pots and created collages using plants,
leaves and blossoms; they learned about
watering and composting. They made
pizzas from scratch using veggies from
the garden, harvested potatoes to bake
or roast, dyed camp tee-shirts with colors
from garden plants and harvested gourds
to dry for next years birdhouses. The stu-
dents thrived in the outdoor setting. Some
attended with an aid or a counselor and
beneted from the open curriculum and
hands-on teaching experiences.
Funds were spent on materials used
in the various garden and craft themed-
activities that focused on the daily cur-
riculum The Seed; The Sun; The Soil;
The Water and The Whole. Camp activitiesand pictures were shared with garden club
members to keep them apprised of the
wealth of knowledge shared by garden
club volunteers and Verdun Adventure
Bound instructors.
CEDAR RUN GC SUPPORTS
PLANT CAMP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
WITH YOUTH PROJECT GRANT
Submitted by Pat Bickel, VFGC Youth Project Grants Chairman 2009-2011
Campers gather under the outdoor
classroom arbor in the center of the
teaching garden.
Campers make their own pizza dough
which when baked, will include toppings
harvested from the teaching garden.
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PLANT, GROW, BLOOM
CONVENTION 2011
Garden club members from across the statetraveled to Richmond in May 2011 to participate
in the annual VFGC Convention. Highlights of the
convention were:
Design program and workshop by John
Klingel (pictured at right)
Election of Ofcers for 2011-2013
Installation of Ofcers by NGC President,
Renee Blaschke Installation Design Tribute, Wonderfully
Unique by Julia Clevett
Tea at the Governors Mansion
Awards Presentation
Shoppers Venue
Under the leadership of VFGC President Elene
Combs, the convention delegates considered the report of the VFGC Special Commit-
tee on Conventions and approved the recommendations submitted to hold a biennial
convention in the election year and a one day VFGC Meeting in alternate years; that
VFGC would host and plan their own conventions and meetings; and that conventions
be held in a central location in the
state. This change will start iwth the
2011-2013 administration.
Images from Convention 2011
start on this page and continue
through the awards list. To see the
colorful blooms of the convention,
turn to the inside back cover of this
issue or visit the photo gallery at
www.virginiagardenclubs.org.
Installation of VFGC ofcers for
2011-2013 by NGC President Rene
Blaschke. Top photo: Marilyn
Mason, 1st Vice President; Janice
Clem, 2nd Vice President; and
Mary Owen, 3rd Vice President.
Bottom photo: Mary Sue Floyd,
Recording Secretary; Claudia
Cosby, Treasurer.
Convention 2011
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NGC, SAR & VFGCAWARDS
AWARDS
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS
OVERALL WINNER FIRST PLACE
74 OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS,
NATURE TRAILS
Aii Canterbury GC $1000
CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION
1B CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT
Fincastle GC and Seasons IV GC
20 ROADSIDE BEAUTIFICATION
Aii Moneta GC
Aiii Chesapeake Bay GC
39 LITTER/RECYCLING/
RECLAMATION
Aiii Chesapeake Bay GC
44 PUBLICITY PRESSBOOK
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION
Small Club: Green Meadow Point GC
Council: Portsmouth Area Council
District: Tidewater District
62 LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Aiii Chesapeake Bay GC
STANDARD FLOWER SHOW
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
5B STANDARD FLOWER SHOW
Culpeper GCIts a Celebration!
75 Years & Growing
18A COUNCIL STANDARD
FLOWER SHOW
Bedford Council of GC
Southern Hospitality
Historic Avenel Style
22A HOLIDAY STANDARDFLOWER SHOW
The Madison GC
Christmas in the Air
57A STAGED IN PUBLIC BUILDING
Luray GC June Jubilee
SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECTS -
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION
2nd Place Canterbury GC $50
3rd Place Salisbury GC $25
Cavalier GC $25
YOUTH POETRY
4th Grade 2nd Place
Fields of Daffodils - Henry Trochlil
Old Fredericktown GC
6th Grade 2nd Place
Fields of Daffodils - Charlie Trochlil
Old Fredericktown GC
9th Grade 3rd Place
Amongst the Daffodils
Moira Hulbert, Thomas Jefferson GC
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION
3 CIVIC BEAUTIFICATION
ii Thomas Jefferson GC, P
8 HORTICULTURE ACHIEVEMENT
Lynn Pappas, Thomas Jefferson GC
9 LANDSCAPE
Monticello GC, Charlottesville, SH
10 LITTER/RECYCLING, etc.
i Green Meadow Point GC, T
iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P
VFGC President Elene Combs presents
awards to representatives of the
Southwest District clubs.
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NGC, SAR & VFGCAWARDS
11 THE NATIONAL GARDENERSeasons IV GC, SW
14 PROGRAM
B Nel Stofberg, Fluvanna GC, P
19 VISION OF BEAUTY CALENDAR
SALES
Louisa County GC, P
25 NATIONAL LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
32 YOUTH POETRY CONTEST
Overall Winner - Charlie Trochlil
4th Grade Henry Trochlil
6th Grade Charlie Trochlil
9th Grade Moira Hulbert
33 SMOKEY BEAR/WOODSY
OWL POSTERS
1st Grade Mary Lynn Aylor
3rd Grade Karley Gronbech
5th Grade Megan Baker
35 NATIVE PLANTS PATCH
PROGRAM
Thomas Jefferson GC &
Dogwood GC, SH
NGC2 PLANT IT PINK
Francis Fauquier GC, SH
PUBLICITY PRESS BOOKS
Ai Green Meadow Point GC, T
B Tidewater District, T
B Portsmouth Area Council, T
GOOD SOIL AWARD
Dogwood GC & Thomas Jefferson
GC, SH
VIRGINIA FEDERATION OFGARDEN CLUBS
STANDARD FLOWER SHOW
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSFS IB STANDARD FS
Culpeper GC (SH)
FS IIB HOME STANDARD FS
Little Neck GC (T)
FS IIIA COUNCIL STANDARD FS
Bedford Council GC (BR)
FS IIIB JUDGES COUNCIL
Lynchburg Council (SC)FS V HOLIDAY STANDARD FS
Madison GC (SH)
FS VIIB DISTRICT STANDARD FS
Tidewater District
FS XIA STAGED IN PUBLIC
BUILDING Luray GC (SH)
DISTRICT AWARDS
4 CONVENTION ATTENDANCE
Piedmont District Blue
Tidewater District - Red
5A DISTRICT FLOWER
SHOW SCHEDULE
Tidewater District Red
6A DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
Blue Ridge District Blue
Tidewater District Red
8 LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL
Piedmont District Blue
9 NGC LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Tidewater District Blue
10 NATURAL DISASTERS
Blue Ridge District Blue
Piedmont District Red
11 SMOKEY BEAR/WOODSY OWLPiedmont District Blue TIE
Shenandoah District Blue
12 VFGC LIFE MEMBER/BOOK
OF HONOR
Southwest District Blue
Blue Ridge District Red
Convention attendees wait to tour the
Governors Mansion.
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NGC, SAR & VFGCAWARDS
13 VFGC PROJECTS
Tidewater District Blue
14 WORLD GARDENING/ECOSEEDS
Blue Ridge District - Blue
CLUB AWARDS
16 BIRD PROTECTION
i Green Pine GC, T Blue
Southside GC, BR Red
Rapid Ann GC, SH HM
ii Westmoreland, P - Blue
18 BLUE STAR MEMORIAL
LANDSCAPE
ii Hanover Towne GC, P - HM
19 CHUCKY CHIPMUNK
Green Meadow Point, T Blue
GC of Bedford, BR - Red
20 CIVIC BEAUTIFICATION/
ACHIEVEMENT
i Woodland Pond GC, P - Blue
Westchester GC, BR Red
ii Thomas Jefferson, P Blue
21 CLUB BROCHURE
i Cedar Run GC, SH Blue
Green Meadow Point, T Red
GC of Bedford, BR HM
ii Fluvanna GC, P Blue
iii Salisbury GC, P - Blue
22A CLUB NEWSLETTER
i GC of Bedford, BR Blueii Fluvanna GC, P - Red
Monticello GC, SH Red
iii Lake of the Wood, SH HM
22B CLUB NEWSLETTER
i Green Meadow Point, T Blue
Amelia County GC, P Red
ii Moneta GC, BR Blue
Hanover Towne GC, P RedMay Farm GC, T HM
iii Chesapeake Bay, P Blue
23 COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE
DESIGN
i Woodland Pond GC, P Blue
ii Monticello GC, SH Blue
24 DISTRICT ATTENDANCE
Green Meadow Point GC, T Blue
Abingdon GC, SW - Red
26 FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE
i Dogwood GC, SH BlueWestchester GC, BR Red
ii Madison GC, SH Blue
Fluvanna GC, P Red
27 FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE
TWO OR MORE CLUBS
Fincastle/Seasons IV GC, SW Blue
28 FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
Belmont GC, BR Blue TIE
Chesapeake Bay GC, P - Blue
31 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
ii Fluvanna GC, P Blue
Town & Country GC, SW Red
32 HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ii Westmoreland GC, P Blue
33 HORTICULTURE HERBS
i Southside GC, BR Blue
Woodland Pond, P Red
Seasons IV GC, SW HM
Old Fredericktown, SH - HM
ii Rappahannock GC, P Blue
Monticello GC, SH - Red
Little Neck GC, T HM
34 HORTICULTURE THERAPY
i Rapid Ann GC, SH Redii May Farm GC, T HM
iii Salisbury GC, P Blue
35 HORTICULTURE THERAPY/
GARDEN PROJECT
ii Little Neck GC, T Red
Hanover Towne GC, P HM
36 LANDSCAPE DESIGN
SCHOOLWest Hanover GC, P - Blue
37 LITTER/RECYCLING/
RECLAMATION
i Green Meadow Point, T Blue
iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P - Blue
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NGC, SAR & VFGCAWARDS
38 MEMBERSHIP
A Westchester GC, BR Blue
B Salisbury GC, P - Blue
39 NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK
i Louisa County GC, P BlueRippin Run GC, SH Red
ii Fluvanna GC, P Blue
Abingdon GC, SW Red
iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P Blue
40A GOLDEN DAYS
Fluvanna GC, P Blue
Salisbury GC, P - Red
Belmont GC, BR HM
40C PLANT IT PINK
Francis Fauquier GC, SH Blue
Fincastle GC and Seasons IV GC,
SW Red
Town & Country GC, BR HM
41 OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS,
TRAILS
ii Canterbury GC, P Blue
42 ROADSIDE BEAUTIFICATION
ii Moneta GC, BR Blue
iii Chesapeake Bay GC, P Blue
43 SMOKEY BEAR POSTERS
Madison GC, SH Blue
Fluvanna GC, P Red
44 THE NATIONAL GARDENER
Seasons IV GC, SW Blue
Chesapeake Bay GC, P RedWoodland Pond GC, P HM
45 TREE PLANTING/ARBOR DAY
ii Town & Country GC, SW Blue
Fluvanna GC, P - Red
iii Lake of the Woods, SH Blue
46 VFGC LIFE MEMBERSHIP/BOOK
OF HONOR
Berkeley GC, T Blue47 VISION OF BEAUTY CALENDARS
Louisa County GC, P Blue
Green Pine GC, T Red
Seasons IV GC, SW - HM
48 VISUAL COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT
Moneta GC, BR Blue
Francis Fauquier GC, SH Red
Woodland Pond GC, P Red50 WEBSITE
iii Westham GC, P Blue
YOUTH AND
YOUTH-RELATED AWARDS
J-1 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Cedar Run GC, SH Blue
Chesapeake Bay GC, P Red
May Farm GC, T HM
J-3 YOUTH EDUCATION
Cedar Run GC, SH Blue
Salisbury GC, P Red
J-4 NGC ESSAY CONTEST
11th Grade Katherine Gannon
Old Fredericktown GC, SH
J-5 NGC POETRY CONTEST
2nd Grade Claire Trochlil
Old Fredericktown GC, SH
4th Grade Henry Trochlil
Old Fredericktown GC, SH
6th Grade Charlie Trochlil
Old Fredericktown GC, SH
9th Grade Moira Hulbert
Thomas Jefferson GC, SH
J-6 SMOKEY BEAR POSTERS1st Grade Mary L. Aylor
Madison Primary, Madison GC, SH
2nd Grade Alyissa Staples
Madison Primary, Madison GC, SH
3rd Grade Karley Gronbech
Thoroughgood Elem,
Thoroughgood GC, T
4th Grade Brett PoultneyPoquoson Elem, Poquoson GC, T
5th Grade Megan Baker
Thoroughgood Elem,
Thoroughgood GC, T
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I-F YEARBOOKS (100-299)
Salisbury GC, P Blue
Lake of the Woods, SH Red
II PUBLICITY PRESS BOOKS
Ai Green Meadow Point, T Blue
Aii Town & Country GC, SW Blue
Madison GC, SH - Red
Aiii Chesapeake Bay GC, P Blue
Bi Portsmouth Area Council, T Blue
Bii Tidewater District, T Blue
Blue Ridge District, BR - Red
III SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Ai Louisa County GC, P - Red
Aii Salisbury GC, P Blue
SPECIAL AWARDS
I-A YEARBOOKS (under 20)
Green Meadow Point GC, T Red
Southside GC, BR Red
I-B YEARBOOKS (20-29)Amelia County GC, P Blue
Westchester GC, BR Red
I-C YEARBOOKS (30-44)
Hanover Towne GC, P Blue
Rappahannock Co. GC, SH Red
I-D YEARBOOKS (45-69)
Sleepy Hollow GC, P Blue
Little Neck GC, T Red
Abingdon GC, SW HM
Moneta GC, BR HM
NGC, SAR & VFGCAWARDS
OLD DOMINION CALENDARThe Old Dominion Calendaris a free service listing club, afliate and district
events which are open to the public. The listing should contain the name and
address and/or phone of a contact person for further information. Submitevent details to the ODG Editor for publication. More details on these events
may be found at www.virginiagardenclubs.org under District News.
October 18, 2011 Rosecrest GC presents Holiday Gala at the Coun-
try Club of Petersburg. This event includes luncheon, fashion show by
Anns Dress Shop of Waverly, and a oral presentation by Bob Henkel of
Flowers and Foliage. There will be door prizes and many items to pur-
chase to enhance your holiday decorating. Contact Mona Harrison, Chair-man (monalangley@gmail.com, 804-526-9560) or Barbara Smith, Ticket
Coordinator (resmith317@comcast.net, 804-526-2609) for more informa-
tion. Tickets are $30 each and limited to 200.
November 9, 2011 Violet Bank GC of Colonial Heights is presenting
their annual holiday design show and luncheon event Celebrate Holiday
Magic with Flowersat the Fort Lee Regimental Club. The talented de-
signers of award winning Rochettes Florist in Farmville will be the featured
oral demonstrators. Enchanting holiday arrangements will represent
holiday festivities from Thanksgiving through New Years Day. Tables will
be assigned in the order your ticket request is received, so please order
early. The event begins at 9:45AM and doors open at 9:30AM. Tickets are
$22.00 and include lunch. Place your order and obtain additional informa-
tion by contacting, Eleanor Garrison (804-526-3479).
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BARLE.
BECAUSE EVERY REE IS A FAMILY REE.
oday, more than ever, property value is as much about your landscape as
it is your home. Te trees and shrubs that grow along with you and your
family are valuable assets that deserve care and protection. For over 100
years, Bartlett ree Experts has led both the science and services thatmake your landscape thrive. No matter the size or scope of your needs,
our arborists bring a rare mix of groundbreaking research, global
resources and a local service approach to every task at hand. rees add so
much value to our lives. And Bartlett adds even more value to your trees.
For the life of your trees.
PRUNING . FERTILIZATION . PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT . REMOVAL
PLEASE CALL 877 BARTLETT 877.227.8538 OR VISIT BARTLETT.COM
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Flower ShowSCHOOL
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IISubmitted by Cindy Rustin, VFGC Flower Show School Chairman
Are you interested in learning about oral designs and ower shows? Join us for
Flower Show School Course II in Williamsburg, VA.
Date: October 3-6, 2011
Location: The Woodlands, 105 Visitor Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA
Adjacent to the Visitors Center with free shuttles to the Historic Area.
Flower Show Procedure and Design: Julia Clevett
NGC Design Instructor, NGC Symposium Chairman and Master Flower Show Judge
Among many design credits and homors, Julia has represented the United States atthe Chelsea Flower Show and at WAFA in Boston, 2011.
Horticulture (Chrysanthemums and Vines): Sandi Piccirillo
NGC Horticulture Instructor, Master Flower show Judge, Master in Landscape Design
Her credentials include 20 years working horticultural retail management, certica-
tion in pesticides in VA and certication in VA as horticulturalist.
SCHEDULE
Monday, Oct 3 4 - 6 pm Flower Show Procedure
Tuesday, Oct 4 9 am - 5:15 pm Design
Wednesday, Oct 5 9 am - 5:15 pm Horticulture
Thursday, Oct 6 9 am - 12 noon Written Exam
Registration opens 30 minutes before each session
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Room rates guaranteed through Sept 9, 2011 at The Woodlands $109/night
double/double and $136/night king suite plus applicable taxes. Continental break-
fast included. May book rooms online at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/16578
any time or call 800-261-9530 Monday-Fridays 8:30 am to 5 pm and ask for Block
16578. If you need to cancel, use the same procedure that you used to book the
room. One nights deposit is required when booking, refundable if room is cancelled
3 days prior to event.
Questions--contact Cindy Rustin (cbrustin@verizon.netor 804-276-9220).
Come join us for Flower Show School! Flower Show School is not only for prospec-
tive ower show exhibitors and judges, but also for all garden club members and all
persons interested in ower design and horticulture.
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Flower ShowSCHOOL
REGISTRATION FORM FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IIThe Woodslands, Williamsburg, VA
Name___________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________
City/State________________________________________________________
Zip____________________ Telephone______________________________
E-mail___________________________________________________________
Club_______________________________ District______________________
___________ Credit ____________ Non- Credit ___________ Refresher
Full Course with/without Exam $124 ______
Includes registration fee ($80), emailed manual,
NGC fee and two lunches*
Flower Show Procedure $020 ______
Design (Tuesday, includes lunch*) $062 ______
Horticulture (Wednesday, includes lunch*) $062 ______
TOTAL ** ______
* Timing prevents going out for lunch.
No outside food may be brought into the meeting rooms.
** No refunds AFTER Sept 22, 2011
Make check payable to VFGC FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL and mail to:
Registrar
VFGC Flower Show School
79 Redwood Lane
Weems, VA 23576-2018
denton@va.metrocast.net
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Flower Show Judges SYMPOSIUM
SYMPOSIUM XXXXIII - NOVEMBER 10-12, 2011Submitted by Jenny Boyenga, VFGC Symposium Chairman
Did you know that you can attend Symposium if you arent a ower show judge?
Any garden club member is eligible to attend. Information offered at Symposium ismore advanced than that presented at ower show school.
Design Lecture Driven To Abstraction Julia Clevett
NGC Design Instructor, NGC Symposium Chairman and Master Flower Show Judge
Among many design credits and homors, Julia has represented the United States at
the Chelsea Flower Show and at WAFA in Boston, 2011.
Horticulture Lecture A Fresh Look at Families Dottie Howatt
Accredited Master Judge, NGC Flower Show School/Symposium Horticulture Instruc-
tor, Daffodil Instructor for the American Daffodil Society, orginator of the Prospective
Instructor Program, a member of the new FSS Horticulture book committee.
Thursday, Nov 10 4 - 6:15 pm Allied Subject
Handbook Jeopardy
Julia Clevett and Dottie Howatt
Friday, Nov 11 8:45 am - 2:45 pm Horticulture - Dottie Howatt
3 - 5 pm Point Scoring Exam
Saturday, Nov 12 8:45 am - 2:45 pm Design - Julia Clevett
3 - 5 pm Point Scoring Exam
Registration opens 45 minutes before each session
For complete schedule and brochure, visit www.virginiagardenclubs.org
The Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites 757-253-2277
105 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Special room rate deadline Oct 10, 2011. Room rate of $109 per night plus
taxes includes complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Online reservations
at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/17105. The Woodlands Hotel is located within
walking distance of the Historic Area, free shuttle service is provided. The hotel will
honor the room rate quoted for 3 days prior and up to 3 days after our Symposium.
Lunch Option: Lunch is not included in the registration fee. However, arrange-
ments hae been made with The Woodlands to enjoy lunch on Friday and Saturday at
$22 per day (includes tax and service). Friday: Cup of Tomato Basil Bisque Soup,Half Chicken Chop Salad, dessert and beverage. Saturday: Cup of Cream of Mush-
room Soup, Half Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, dessert and beverage.
For additional information or assistance, contact Jenny Boyenga (804-690-0189 or
jennyboyenga@boyenga.net).
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Flower Show Judges SYMPOSIUM
REGISTRATION FORM - SYMPOSIUM XXXXIII
Name___________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________
City/State________________________________________________________
Zip____________________ Telephone______________________________
E-mail___________________________________________________________
Club_______________________________ District______________________
Please check your status:
______ Accredited Judge ______ Life Judge
______ Master Judge Audit ______ Garden Club Member
All VIRGINIA judges mail credentials to:
Judges Credentials, 5621 Hunters Glen Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059-6970
NO credentials will be accepted at the door
Out of State Judges: Please contact your State Judges Credentials Chairman to
determine your eligibility and have certication mailed to Janet Minock.
Entire Course $80 ______
- or-
Allied Subject $20 ______
Design $40 ______
Horticulture $40 ______
Optional Fees
Mailing Study Manual $05 ______
Lunch/Friday $22 ______
Lunch/Saturday $22 ______
TOTAL ENCLOSED ______
Make check payable to VFGC SYMPOSIUM and mail to:
VFGC Symposium
24405 N. Madison Road
New Canton, VA 23123-9739
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL COURSE II, SERIES XXIV
NOVEMBER 3-4, 2011Education/ Library Building, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia
Submitted by Bill Smoot, Landscape Design School Chairman
All interested gardeners are invited to attend landscape design school whose pur-
pose 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. Since
its founding in 1958, professional instructors have maintained the high standards origi-
nally incorporated in the study program. Also offered are many optional programs, such
as conferences, symposia and tours. Students acquire the tools for making their own
gardens more beautiful and easier to maintain. Many students have been motivatedto serve in political decision-making areas where awareness of the impact of a well-
designed landscape can enhance the beauty and enjoyment of life in the public arena.
CHAPTERS COVERED IN COURSE II:
3 Landscape Design Process 19 Landscape as a Learning Experience
4 Site Design and Landforms 22 Development of Landscapes Design
5 Plants in the Landscape 34 Community Landscape Management
11 Structures in the Landscape 35 Preservation of Historic Sites and Structures
13 Plant Selection Special Interest Lecture Healing Gardens
Thursday, November 3
8 - 8:30 am Registration
8:30 - 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, November 4
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 ship-
ping & handling.
All classes will be held in the Education/ Library Building at Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228, phone 804-262-9887, www.
lewisginter.org.
Landscape Design SCHOOL
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Landscape Design SCHOOL
REGISTRATION FORM
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, COURSE II, SERIES XXIV
Registration Deadline: October 28, 2011
Name: _________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City/State:__________________________________________ Zip ____________
Telephone: ________________________ E-mail ______________________
Club: _________________________________ District: _____________________
Check if Refreshing _________ Master Gardener Yes No (circle one)
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.Lunch will be available in the caf at Louis Ginter Botanical Garden.
Please attach your mailing label from The National Gardner
Make check payable: LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, VFGCand mail to:
Landscape Design School Registrar
234 Waterwood Drive
Moneta VA 24121-5228
jgcarpen@centurylink.net
School Chairman: Bill Smoot 757-393-4617
billsmoot@cox.net
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Club NEWS
Under the leadership of Vivian Gul-
den, our new Habitat for Humanity
Landscape Chairman, Hilliard Park GC
landscaped two houses in July. The rst
house located at 3405 Reynolds Road, was
landscaped on July 4. The ground was
very hard and had to be tilled rst. Club
members amended the soil and put down
landscape cloth before planting one juni-
per, two Dwarf Burford Hollies, two hos-
tas, one Encore Azalea, one dwarf Crape
Myrtle, one mounding Pocomoke Crape
Myrtle, three Helleborus foetidus and two
begonias. The begonias were in the cor-
ners of the landscaped areas on each side
of the sidewalk and were accented with
large rocks. We not only mulched where
we planted but also mulched around two
existing large holly trees and on each side
of the sidewalk. On the large cement slab
in front of the house, we installed a black
painted half barrel with a black trellis and
Carolina Jessamine. This house was truly
transformed after our landscaping. OnJuly 7, the house received a lot of media
coverage at its dedication largely due to
it being refurbished by Dominion Virginia
Power. We presented the new homeowner
with a large decorated wreath for her front
door and a basket containing small garden
tools and other gifts.
The next house located at 3607 Ron-nie Avenue was landscaped on July 16.
This was also a refurbished house with
a rail porch and concrete slab extending
beyond the porch in front of the driveway.
We placed a black painted half barrel with
a black trellis and Carolina Jessamine on
the concrete slab in front of the large
blank wall of the house. On the left side
of the concrete slab, we dug up all the
grass, amended the soil, put down land-
scape cloth and planted two Dwarf Burford
Hollies and a mounding Pocomoke Crape
Myrtle. In the corner of the concrete slab
and driveway, we prepared the ground as
above and planted a large Encore Azalea
with Asiatic lilies in front of it. There were
existing dwarf canna lilies in the middle
of the front yard which we transplanted
to the ditch bank by the road and added
orange daylilies and Stella de Oro daylil-
ies on either side. In the hole where we
removed the cannas, we planted a maple
tree. We also put a decorated pot with
an elephant ear plant on the porch on the
right side of the front door. In the back
yard, we planted a pin oak tree and in the
right corner of the privacy fence at the
house, we sprayed existing wire grass,put down landscape cloth and planted
a Knock Out rose. On the left side of
the house where the air conditioner unit
sat, we did the same thing and planted a
Knock Out rose on each side of the unit.
Once everything was planted, we mulched
everything except the plants on the ditch
bank. The front and back yards both
looked wonderful.
PIEDMONT DISTRICT
Hilliard Park GC Landscapes Habitat for Humanity Houses
Submitted by Jean Fender
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Rappahannock GC Blue Star
Memorial Highway Marker
Submitted by Aleta Hoffman
On Armed Forces Day, May 21, 2011,
a Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker was
dedicated by the Rappahannock GC at
the roadside on Route 3 in Lancaster Court
House, VA. In early 2010, the Rappah-
annock GC voted to place locally a Blue
Star Memorial Highway marker. The club
started with an anonymous $1,000 dona-
tion that was augmented with Club funds
in order to purchase the marker. With
the help of VA Department of Highways
District Roadside Manager, Larry Morris,
the club selected a lovely site on Route 3
in the historic village of Lancaster Court
House. Next, members of the club met
with Delegate Albert Pollard to enlist his
support. He enthusiastically endorsed our
endeavor and was patron of a bill in the VA
General Assembly-- HB 1735, legislation
to name the entire length of Route 3 in
Lancaster County The Blue Star Highway.
Governor McDonnell signed the legislation
on March 9, 2011.
Club AnniversariesCelebrating Years of
Gardening and Service
SHENANDOAH DISTRICT
60th - Colonial GC
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
50th - Keysville GC
TIDEWATER DISTRICT
70th - Green Pine GC
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
Endangered Species Day
Submitted by Sandy Yun
Southwest Districts Town and Coun-
try GC set in motion a proclamation to
sanction May 20, 2011 Endangered Spe-
cies Dayfor Wise County. With encour-
agement from Michelle Mensinger NGC En-
dangered Species Chairman, the Town and
Country GC was instrumental in launching
a leadership program to educate the
community as well as area schools about
the importance of protecting threatened,
rare and endangered species. Two of the
areas Regional Libraries, Girl Scouts and
K-2 Grade School children were involved
with hands on projects, local experts in
various elds related to the subject were
also enlisted to give presentations. A funtime of learning was received and appreci-
ated by all involved. The members of the
garden club were actively evolved with
this endeavor and truly excited about the
keen interest that was stirred as a result
of their efforts. New venues are presently
being review to enhance the program for
this coming year.
Club NEWS
New Committee
Arbor Day
Geneva H Hunt, Chairman
louis142@verizon.net
757-565-1694
When planning your garden clubs
activities for the new year, why not
consider an Arbor Day program:
planting trees, owers, or redo-
ing an area that needs a little TLC.
Send your ideas and accomplish-
ments to this chairman.
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SHENANDOAH DISTRICT
Luray GC Memorial Garden
Submitted by Eleanor Ames
The Luray GC has enhanced the com-
munity over the years through its many
projects, one of which is the development
of a Memorial Garden. Trees and shrubs
have always been planted as a living me-
morial of club members throughout our
town, with club records showing plantings
started in the 1960s. When the new Luray
Hawksbill Greenway was constructed, the
club felt this was the perfect location for
a permanent location for a memorial gar-
den. The town agreed and plans moved
forward to plan and plant the new area.
The Luray Memorial Garden is now
located along Rt. 340 North on the Luray
Hawksbill Greenway, a convenient and
easily accessible location adjacent to the
park & ride lot. The garden was rst
planted with crepe myrtles in 2003. Over
the years, ower beds of daffodils and
daylilies as well as new trees and shrubs
have been planted.
In 2010, funds raised with the clubs
annual auction enabled the club to pur-chase a gazebo. A new landscaping plan
was developed and the rst phase com-
pleted. More plantings and a dedication
ceremony are planned. The town of Luray
helped by arranging for the base for the
gazebo, the installation and plantings.
Over the years, special memorial
ceremonies have been conducted in thegarden for recognition and rememberance
by the club.
In May, the club used the gazebo area
as an educational setting to promote club
membership during the Hawksbill Green-
way Foundations Walk for All Reasons.
Colonial GC 60th Anniversary
Submitted by Brenda Miller
On May 18, 1951 interested friends
met at the home of Mrs. Wyall Richard.
Five days later, the Colonial GC in Win-
chester was organized with 10 charter
members. The object of the club was to
stimulate and encourage the knowledge
and love of gardening and ower arranging
among amateurs.
This year all the former and current
members of the Colonial GC met for a
special luncheon in May at the beautiful
Vaucluse Bed &Breakfast in the Shenan-
doah Valley of Virginia. A DVD, created
from slides dating back to 1951, highlight-
ing many owers show arrrangements,
was shown to members. To celebrate the
60th anniversary , the club has compiled a
recipe book to be sold as the years main
fundraising project.
Club NEWS
New gazebo and landscaping at Luray
Memorial Garden on Rt 340 North on the
Hawksbill Greenway.
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TIDEWATER DISTRICT
Green Meadow Point GC
Submitted by Mary Sue Floyd
The Green Meadow Point GC has con-
tinued for the 4th year to present Chucky
Chipmunk and his Stop Throwing-Start
Stowing message to our local youth.
We returned to the four-year-old class
at the Kinder-Prep at Aldersgate United
Methodist Church. We were also invited
to bring the message and Chucky to the
four-year-old pre-school at Churchland
Baptist Church, the kindergarden class at
St. Christopther Academy, and the third
through fth grade students during Earth
Day celebrations at Western Branch In-
termediate School. At each presentation
we discuss littering, recycling, reusing,
and protecting the environment as well asvocabulary expansion using the meaning
of stowing and steward or stewardship.
We take craft supplies for students to com-
plete and take home as a reminder of their
activities as well as an age-appropriate
workbook. The conclusion of the program
with each group is an appearance from
Chucky Chipmunk allowing any students
to give Chucky a hug or handshake as
they wish. This spring this club reached
a total of 200 hundred intermediate age
youth, 95 pre-school children and 15 kin-
dergarden children, which means over 300
children sharing the message with theirfamilies and friends to Stop throwing-
Start Stowing.
Green Pine GC 70th Anniversary
Submitted by Joan Wedgewood
The Green Pine GC of Portsmouth
is proud to announce that club member,Karin Fleishman, won 3 of the 4 Design
Division Awards at the Tidewater District
standard ower show, Special Interest
Gardens from Tropical to Desert, held at
the Convention Center in Virginia Beach
on March 4-6. She received the Award of
Design Excellence, the Designers Choice
Award and the Table Artistry Award.The garden club also sponsored a
Small Standard Flower Show, Spring is
in the Air, on April 5 at the Churchland
Branch Library. Glenda Knowles was
awarded Best-in-Show in the Horticul-
ture Division for her pink camellia. In
the Design Division, Best-in-Show was
awarded to Bill Smoot.
The Green Pine GC celebrated its 70th
anniversary with a luncheon at the Cedar
Point Country Club in Suffolk on May 10.
The occasion also marked a farewell to
the outgoing president Charlotte Grifn
and a welcome to incoming president
Mary Westfall.
Club NEWS
Chucky Chipmunk greeting students to
promote his environmental message.
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VFGC Life MEMBERSHIP
VFGC LIFE MEMBERSHIPS AND BOOK OF HONOR
Submitted by Geneva Hunt, VFGC Life Membership Chairman 2009-2011
Book of HonorNO. NAME HONORED BY DISTRICT
38 Emily Gordon Fluvanna GC Piedmont
39 Bibbie Fraley Southwest District Southwest
40 Alice Hedrick Southwest District Southwest
41 Jo Snyder Round Hill GC Shenandoah
42 Peg Magtutu Shenandoah District Shenandoah
43 Susan Tatum Shenandoah District Shenandoah
44 Judy ann Fray Shenandoah District Shenandoah45 Loy Holt Berkeley GC, Williamsburg Tidewater
Life Membership
NO. NAME HONORED BY DISTRICT
6937 Marie Seiffert Ragged Robin GC South Central
6938 Pat DeLeon Village GC South Central
6939 Sandy Dove Cohee GC Shenandoah
6940 Susan Edwards Cohee GC Shenandoah6941 Emma Berry Madison GC Shenandoah
6942 Barbara Smith Abingdon GC Southwest
6943 Barbara Ely Abingdon GC Southwest
6944 Barbara Bareham Noland Heights GC Shenandoah
6945 Dell Sasser Hawkins Starwood GC South Central
6946 Jean White Cedar Point GC Tidewater
6947 Susan Moorman Berkeley GC Tidewater
6948 Lillian Clopton Berkeley GC Tidewater6949 Liz Parkhurst Berkeley GC Tidewater
6950 Renee D. Blaschke VFGC VFGC
6951 Elizabeth Sallenberger Shenandoah GC of Woodstock Shenandoah
6952 Joan Cox Shenandoah GC of Woodstock Shenandoah
6953 Mrs. Peter P. Byers Jackson River GC Shenandoah
6954 Jessica OConnor David OConnor Tidewater
6955 Judy Combs Lee County GC Southwest
6956 Janet Shelburne Southside GC Blue Ridge
6957 Melissa Damiano Woodland Pond GC Piedmont
6958 Bonnie S. Baum Westmoreland GC Piedmont
6959 Carolyn Wilson Mt. Jackson GC Shenandoah
6960 Barbara Meeh Culpeper GC Shenandoah
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VFGC Life MEMBERSHIP
6961 Judy Johnson Luray GC Shenandoah
6962 Diane Marchado Town & Country GC Blue Ridge
6963 Charlotte Grifn Green Pine GC Tidewater
6964 Melissa Ray Chester GC Piedmont
6965 Juanita Hardy Town & Country GC South Central
6966 Jo-Ann Larrick Glen Burnie GC Shenandoah
6967 Cynthia Rustin Salisbury GC Piedmont
6968 Ellen Mason Hawthorne GC Shenandoah
6969 Suzanne Conrad Hawthorne GC Shenandoah
6970 Linda Baron Natural Bridge GC Shenandoah
6971 Barbara Gillespie John Mitchell GC Piedmont
6972 Barbara Tennant Westham GC Piedmont
6973 Kathy Rose Dogwood GC, Williamsburg Tidewater6974 Gloria England Dogwood GC, Williamsburg Tidewater
6975 Mary D. Kendall Barbara Dillard Piedmont
6976 Polly Holland Gregg Midlothian GC Piedmont
6977 Wilma Heafner Midlothian GC Piedmont
6978 Anne Meagher Forest Heights GC Piedmont
6979 Janet Minock Thomas Jefferson GC Piedmont
6980 Mary Hartmann Sleepy Hollow GC Piedmont
6981 Linda Threlkel Smith Mountain Lake GC Blue Ridge6982 Zora Jenkins Lexington GC Shenandoah
6983 Joyce Haring Lake of the Woods GC Shenandoah
In Memoriam
PIEDMONT DISTRICT
Joann Reardon
Louisa County GC
Dot Childress
Salisbury GC
SHENANDOAH DISTRICT
Doris Longley
Madison GC
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) Bane
Banister River GC
Clara Whitney Moses Herndon
Red Hill GC
NGC President, Renee Blaschke, with
oral design by Jean Ray of Pamunkey
River GC.
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UPCOMING VFGC EVENTS
Sep 19 VFGC Board of Directors Staunton
Sep 20-25 NGC Fall Board Meeting St. Louis, MO
Sep 29 Tidewater District Meeting Newport News
Oct 3-6 Flower Show School Course II Williamsburg
Oct 10 Piedmont District Meeting Richmond
Oct 13 Shenandoah District Meeting
Oct 15 Southwest District Meeting Abingdon
Oct 18 South Central District Meeting Clarksville
Oct 20 Blue Ridge District Meeting Roanoke
Nov 3-4 Landscape Design School Richmond
Nov 10-12 Flower Show Judges Symposium Williamsburg
Dec 1 DEADLINE for VFGC Awards
Upcoming EVENTS
Convention Photos on opposite page:
Top left: Elene Combs, VFGC President 2009-2011, with oral design honoring
her by Rita Leiser, Sugar Loaf GC.
Top right: Ann Benjamin, VFGC Honorary President, and Renee Blaschke, NGC
President 2009-2011Bottom left: Flower Lady at entrance to VFGC Convention, part of staging done
by Susan Bradshaw, Hanover Towne GC
Bottom right: Judy Binns, VFGC President 2011-2013, with design by Julia
Clevett, NGC Design Instructor and member of Salisbury GC. Design was
part of the installation banquet program, Wonderfully Unique.
Convention Photos by Dominique Spinos and Cindy Rustin
Awards Application Changes
Starting this year, many awards will no longer require a book of evidence as we
now know it. The application and requirements will be much shorter and in many cases
the plastic page covers and report folders will no longer be used. The new application
will be limited to just 3 printed pages. No changes have been made to the Book of
Evidence required for Flower Show Achievement Awards.
These changes should make it easier to apply for awards. Look for complete details
in the VFGC Yearbook as well as on the VFGC website.
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