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MAY 2016 GCV PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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What a wonderful Historic Garden Week! I loved seeing so many of you as I travelled to 9 beautiful tours. Your hospitality and attention to detail made it possible. I met visitors from all over our country and even the world, who were delighted to 'follow the green arrow' and experience the best of Virginia.
We gather as a Club in Alexandria in one week. I imagine it will be too soon for final figures on the success of HGW, but I am anxious to hear the preliminary numbers. I'm sure it was a blockbuster. The Garden Club of Alexandria has a terrific schedule of events to enrich the meeting. I look forward to seeing all club presidents and hearing what is growing in your community through each club's efforts.
The registration for Horticulture Field Day, May 25-26th, remains open until May 17. Perhaps you are ready for some inspiration for a new garden or are, like me, interested in the lecture, 'Aging Gracefully as the Garden Matures'. Bring a friend. The HFD is now open to the public.
The GCV 74th annual Lily Show takes place in Middleburg on June 15-16th,
hosted by the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club. For the second year the artistic theme is Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Bring your horticultural specimens for the Growing Green section of the show.
This weekend's rain was welcomed in my garden. Despite misty fog, the colors of the flowers and shrubs this morning seem more vibrant as a result of the good soaking they received.
This is my last missive to you as GCV President. At the Annual Meeting, I will pass the gavel to Nina Mustard of the Williamsburg Garden Club. I know the GCV will thrive under her leadership. I won't be far away. Come find me, among the peonies, iris, vegetables and, yes, weeds of my garden.
Fondly,
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