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Greetings!
According to Wikipedia,
spring fever
is a term applied to various mood, physical, or behavioral changes, which may be experienced coinciding with the arrival of spring. From another internet source, spring fever /spriNG ˈfēvər/ is a noun, defined as 1. a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring.
Surrounded by daffodils and flowering quince and forsythia and camellias, basking in warm weather, I'd guess we all have it. My advice for a cure would be to stay outside and enjoy.
My best,
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Ann Chenoweth
"Dabney"
The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula
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Wednesday, March 1
District 3 Presidents, KVH
Monday, March 6
Executive Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Wednesday-Thursday, March 8-9
Restoration Committee, Williamsburg
Monday, March 20
Horticulture Committee, KVH
Tuesday, March 21
Artistic Judges' Workshop, KVH 10:30 am
Monday, March 27
Flower Shows Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Development Committee, KVH 11:00 am
Wednesday, March 29
Restoration Fellowship Committee, KVH
10:00 am
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It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
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~Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Great Expectations
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Final Announcement! Award Deadlines March 1
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The Bessie Bocock Carter Conservation Award
provides funds for the implementation of a conservation project that will serve as a catalyst for community action. It is a monetary award for natural resource conservation or environmental protection within the Commonwealth.
The Common Wealth Award Nomination
provides annual grants to community projects of Garden Club of Virginia's member clubs. The projects must be in the areas of conservation, beautification, horticulture, preservation or education. Submit p
roposals to Candy Carden at cancarden@gmail.com by March 1.
The de Lacy Gray Conservation Medal re
cognizes an individual member or a member club of the GCV for outstanding effort to further the knowledge of our natural resources and to encourage their wise use.
Horticulture Award of Merit recognizes
individual members of the Garden Club of Virginia who have achieved significant accomplishments in horticulture, both personally and in the community at large.
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Historic Garden Week 2017
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Congratulations to all GCV members and staff who contributed to our 2017 Historic Garden Week Guidebook. It is fabulous from cover to cover and speaks volumes about the quality of our weeklong event. Member clubs have come together during HGW for 84 years to provide funding for historic landscape restorations, and in celebration of our Centennial, to provide grants to VA State Parks.
Spring HGW District meetings will take place around the state throughout March. Tour Chairmen and Treasurers will be provided with supplies (h
ostess ribbons, flower arranging cards, restoration brochures, homeowner gifts, state passes, etc.) and will review policies and procedures concerning ticketing, accounting, social media and more.
Meg Clement, HGW State Chairman, and HGW Staff will lead these meetings and will provide much needed support.
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Conservation News and General Assembly Bills
Uranium Mining
Of the two lawsuits filed by the owners of the Pittsylvania County uranium deposit, the federal lawsuit has been dismissed. The 4th Circuit, in a 2-1 opinion, affirmed Judge Kaiser’s decision to dismiss the case. That case attempted to overturn the uranium mining ban in Virginia. However, this case still may be appealed to the U S Supreme Court. There is still a state suit pending in Wise County, Virginia. This suit claims that the mining ban violated the Virginia Constitution because it “took” their property without adequate compensation. GCV supports continuing the ban.
Fracking
All of the bills in the Virginia General Assembly seeking to exempt Fracking Chemicals from Freedom of Information Act have been either defeated or stricken. GCV opposed those bills.
Coal Ash
Senator Surovell's bill SB1398 Coal combustion residuals unit; closure permit; assessments required, has passed the House and Senate and will go to the Governor for action. The bill was weakened by an amendment that removed a provision requiring Dominion to complete environmental assessments of its coal ash ponds before getting state permits to close them. GCV supported this bill.
James River Scenic River Designation
HB1454 Delegate Terry Austin has passed and is on the Governor's desk. This bill would increase the area of the James River that is protected from dam or other structures that would impede its natural flow. GCV supported this bill.
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Join Us!
2017 Daffodil Show hosted by the
Huntington Garden Club
April 5-6
Hampton Roads Convention Center
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American Daffodil Society Judging School
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American Daffodil Society
Judging School
Daffodil 201
Tuesday, April 4, 8:15 am.-12:30 pm
Hampton Roads Convention Center
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Quick Links to Websites, Publications, Social Media & More
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