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Greetings!
Did I mention earlier that June was going to be a busy month for GCV committees?
Conservation, Rose, Flower Shows, Horticulture, Restoration and Research Fellowships, HGW and Centennial committees each met to set plans in motion for 2016-2017 activities and in a few cases, beyond. Paul Lacy, new Conservation and Environmental Studies Fellow, presented his plans for summer research "
Native and Invasive Aquatic Plant Species in Native Trout Water." T
he possibility of a GCV centennial daffodil moved a few steps closer to reality, and plans to expand horticulture exhibits at the upcoming Rose Show materialized. Scroll down to Quick Links and select a committee if you would like to read notes from a few of the meetings. It's a great way to learn how new GCV ideas are born.
Fauquier and Loudoun hosted a spectacular Lily Show June 15-16 in Middleburg. So many individuals and committees contributed to the success of the 2015 and 2016 shows in Middleburg, and we offer special thanks to FLGC members who worked so hard under the leadership of co-chairmen Lucy Rhame and Elaine Burden. Your show was perfect.
Thanks to the generosity of The Woman's Club of Richmond, HGW Boot Camp this week moved from the Kent-Valentine House to the Bolling-Haxall House in order to accommodate the largest crowd ever. One hundred attendees were introduced to the Insider's Guide and enjoyed two days of speakers, videos, instructions and fun with fellow tour chairmen. We also welcomed Robert Henkel of the Brunswick Garden Club, our first male HGW Chairman.
My best wishes for a happy July 4th holiday,
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Cosmos
Mixed Media on Paper
Tenley Beasley, James River Garden Club
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Tuesday, July 12
Development Committee,
KVH 11 am
Saturday, July 16
GCV Board Meeting, Warrenton
Wednesday, July 20
Journal Editorial Board, KVH 10:30 am
Thursday, July 28
HGW Advertising, KVH
HGW Finances, KVH
Monday, August 1
Flower Shows Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Wednesday, August 17
Google Drive Workshop, KVH
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The luxury of all summer's sweet sensation is to be found when one lies at length in the warm, fragrant grass, soaked with sunshine, aware of regions of blossoming clover and of a high heaven filled with the hum of innumerous bees.
~Harriet E. Prescott,
The Atlantic Monthly, August 1865
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T
he Centennial Committee is working with Brent and Becky Heath to have a named daffodil in honor of our Centennial. While daffodil growers are developing seedlings, we must select a name. If the growers accept our name, they will select our daffodil and register it with the Royal Horticulture Society.
Our name must be unique (Centennial is taken) and must be "universally" good. The committee has a few ideas but would love to hear from you. Please select the link to help us choose a name!
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A "new" annual Garden Club of Virginia tradition is the HGW poster reveal at Boot Camp. Each year our poster features a signature bloom, having a direct impact on the design of numerous local tickets and brochures.
The 2017 HGW poster features the Dutch Iris 'Nofa Sapphire.'
The flower is named for Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the Olympian gods. With its rich history, the iris has come to have numerous meanings, including royalty, faith, hope, wisdom and valor.
Unlike the tall, bearded iris, Siberian and Dutch iris have no fine hairs or "beards" on their front petals. Dutch iris grow from bulbs and can reach 18 to 22 inches tall. They bloom in May and June. Siberians are even taller, rising to as much as 36 inches. Both types bloom in shades of white, cream, purple, blue-purple and yellow.
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