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Greetings!
May was off to a running start as the Garden Club of Alexandria welcomed us to the 96th Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of Virginia with an abundance of GCV hospitality. Congratulations to Massie Medal winner Bebe Luck, de Lacy Gray Conservation Medal winner Hollis Stauber, Annabel Josephs Award winner Hunting Creek Garden Club, and to all Horticulture Award of Merit winners.
Horti
culture Field Day attracted a crowd last week to the Hahn Horticulture Gardens in Blacksburg. Lecture topics included bees and pollinators, old-growth forests, boxwood blight, perennials, organic gardening and mature gardens. Private garden tours inspired us all, and vendors added to the fun, offering native plants, succulents, bird houses and much more. Field Day photos will be posted soon.
June brings members en masse to the Kent-Valentine House for a number of committee meetings. For those of you who want to know more about state level activities, minutes of committee meetings will be posted online as they become available. Select the link to see what we have posted so far.
Fauquier and Loudoun will host the GCV Lily Show June 15-16 in Middleburg. A new perpetual award in honor of Helen Turner Murphy, GCV President 1992-1994, will be presented for the first time to the blue ribbon winner of the Inter Club Collection.
My best,
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Psychedelic Pears
Acrylic on Canvas
Elaine Abbott, Williamsburg Garden Club
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What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.
~ Gertrude Jekyll, On Gardening
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Wednesday, June 1
Consesrvation and Beautification Committee,
KVH 11 am
Thursday, June 2
Strategic Planning Task Force, KVH 10 am
Monday, June 6
Rose Committee, KVH 10 am
GCV Executive Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Tuesday, June 7
Horticulture Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Wednesday and Thursday, June 8-9
Restoration Committee, Staunton
Tuesday, June 14
Flower Shows Committee, Middleburg 2:30 pm
Wednesday and Thursday, June 15-16
74th GCV Lily Show hosted by Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club, Foxcroft School in Middleburg
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28-29
HGW Boot Camp, Bolling Haxall House
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Wednesday and Thursday, June 15-16
hosted by
Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
Foxcroft School in Middleburg
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Historic Garden Week
Congratulations! Historic Garden Week 2016 was a huge success with numbers coming in higher than previously estimated. While final reports are still arriving, take a look at these numbers... 26,340 visitors toured 146 private homes and gardens in 30 communities statewide, featuring 2,340 flower arrangements created by GCV members. The 83rd Guidebook was supported by 295 advertisers and sponsors. Truly awesome.
Tour proceeds fund our historic garden restorations and our centennial VA State Parks projects.
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Please welcome our new Director of Development Lexie Haglund. Lexie comes to us from St. John’s College, Santa Fe campus, where she was responsible for managing all aspects of the college’s annual fund program including stewardship and special events. A native of Fredericksburg and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Lexie holds a Certificate in Fundraising and Development from the University of Richmond’s Institute of Philanthropy.
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GCV Conservation Educator Award
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Announced at the 96th Annual Meeting, our newly established Conservation Educator Award is designed to recognize individuals or organizations whose work in an educational environment supports the conservation ideals of the Garden Club of Virginia.
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Annual Meeting Photos
Old Town Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Green Spring, colonial inspired
horticulture exhibits, restoration updates, awards and more.
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Quick Links to Websites, Publications and Social Media
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