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Greetings!
Thank you to Rappahannock Valley Garden Club members for hosting our 97th Annual Meeting. Fredericksburg welcomed 134 representatives of the Garden Club of Virginia with gracious hospitality and lovely venues for our business meeting and social activities. We enjoyed our stay and we thank you for sharing your historic city with us. Scroll down to Quick Links to view photos and read highlights.
Congratulations also to the Rappahannock Valley Garden Club for receiving the 2017 Annabel Josephs Inter Club Artistic Award.
So much news to share....read on!
My best,
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Elaine Abbott
Williamsburg Garden Club
Purple Martin House
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Tuesday, June 6
VA State Parks Grants, KVH 10:30 am
Wednesday-Thursday, June 7-8
Restoration Committee, Winchester
Monday, June 12
Conservation Committee, KVH 11:00 am
Thursday, June 15
BRJDC Garden Open 10:30-11:30 am
Monday, June 19
Horticulture Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Tuesday, June 20
Development Committee, KVH 11:00 am
Thursday, June 22
GCV Lily Show hosted by Middle Peninsula,
Essex High School, Tappahannock
Tuesday-Wednesday, June 27-28
HGW Boot Camp, Richmond
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
~Abraham Lincoln
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Please join me in welcoming the following new members to the Garden Club of Virginia.
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Eastern Shore
Elizabeth Dodd
Conny Needels
Linda Rogers
Ann Hayward Walker
Fauquier and Loudoun
Sheila Harrell
Georgie Watt
Garden Study
Margaret Davis
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Gloucester
Karen Barrs
Cynthia Geisert
Little Garden Club of Winchester
Audrey Alderman
Katy Wiley
Mill Mountain
Meg Carter
Robin Roberts
Sandra Friedlander
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Historic Garden Week News
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The most current estimate for 2017 Historic Garden Week proceeds is $591,017, slightly higher than our six-year state average. Tour attendance is estimated at 24,500. Congratulations!
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Stephie Broadwater
Stephie Broadwater of the Nansemond River Garden Club is our new Historic Garden Week Chairman and will lead the 2018 and 2019 tours statewide. Stephie chaired the Nansemond River/Elizabeth River tour of Smithfield in 2013 and has just completed a two-year term as Historic Garden Week District 6 Chairman.
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Terri Lowman
Terri Lowman has joined staff as Administrative Coordinator of Historic Garden Week. You may have met Terri last fall when she assisted with HGW advertising.
Terri has a degree in Human Resources management from East Tennessee State University and has worked in office settings as a manager and office assistant.
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Boot Camp 5
Plans are underway for Boot Camp 5 in Richmond, June 27-28. Now in its 5th year, Boot Camp has proven invaluable in preparing tour chairman each year. It has also become one of the most popular and FUN annual events.
Boot Camp 5 is a day and a half of training, geared towards incoming 2018 and 2019 Historic Garden Week Tour Chairmen. It includes:
- Lunch on Tuesday
- Cocktail Party on Tuesday evening which includes the reveal of the 2018 HGW signature flower
- HGW materials and goodies (including a pair of Slogger boots!)
- Fun and informative workshops and speakers
Please register now if you plan to attend.
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Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center
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Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center Garden
195 Peregory Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-951-9340
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The Charlottesville and Rivanna Garden Clubs were awarded
2015 Common Wealth Award
funds to expand the garden at the Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center in Charlottesville. The juvenile residents plant and maintain the raised beds and greenhouse. They consume and sell their produce but also donate a portion to the Habitat for Humanity Store, Virginia School for Autism, and Buford Middle School.
The garden
will be open Thursday, June 15, from 10:30 to 11:30.
Rivanna and Charlottesville Garden Clubs invite all members of the Garden Club of Virginia to visit the garden at this time, as this is likely our only opportunity.
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Hosted by
The Garden Club of the
Middle Peninsula
Thursday, June 22
Essex High School
Tappahannock
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September 26-27
2017 Fall Symposium
featuring
Artistic and Horticulture Shows
Speakers
Sip and See
Flower Arranging School
Boutique
General admission is free of charge
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Quick Links to Websites, Publications, Social Media & More
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