Greetings!
This June of 2020 begins a new chapter for the Garden Club of Virginia as we enter the second half of our Centennial year. While we missed the traditional ending to our club year and being together to celebrate Founders Day, be assured that the GCV is cautious, but confident, resilient and determined to carry out our mission into the next 100 years. Over the past few months GCV leadership, club presidents, committee chairmen and staff have had an uncharted path to follow caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this uncertainty has resulted in unparalleled creativity, compassion and collaboration.
Garden club meetings have offered an uplifting distraction to social distancing with virtual flower shows and photography contests. Teleconferencing and Zoom have become the norm for committee meetings, GCV business and for just staying in touch with one another. We have been spending more time in our gardens, with our families, taking care of those we love and those in need. Our outreach in our communities to honor essential workers has taken on a life of its own in GCV club “flower flashes” across the state at hospitals, cancer centers, nursing homes and more.
It is increasingly important that we all work together to chart the path of the Garden Club of Virginia during this uncertain time. There will be challenges to be faced and decisions to be made that will require determination, patience, and the ability to adapt as situations present themselves. This is, after all, how we began 100 years ago and how we are destined to face the challenges of today. I look forward to our journey together.
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Missy Buckingham
GCV President, 2020-2022
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A Landscape Saved: The Garden Club of Virginia at 100
July 1-November 1, 2020
We are excited to announce that the Centennial exhibition,
A Landscape Saved: The Garden Club of Virginia at 100
, will open at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on July 1, 2020. Don't miss this outstanding collection of GCV artifacts, letters and memorabilia from the past 100 years. The reopening and scheduling of visits to the museum will be in accordance with the governor's guidelines. Be sure to look for current information at
virginiahistory.org
when planning your visit.
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Inspired by floral designer, Lewis Miller, famous for his Flower Flashes around New York City, several GCV clubs have discovered a meaningful way to honor essential workers and others in their communities.
The Lynchburg and Hillside Garden Clubs created gorgeous arrangements at the Centra Health Cancer Center in Lynchburg, left 30 bouquets to be taken home by patients and adorned a bus stop shelter by the local grocery store. The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore placed their Flower Flash at the entrance to Riverside Hospital in Onancock.
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Stay tuned for the redesigned Centennial issue of the
Journal
which will premiere in the fall with a larger format and a fresh new design. Look for lively and informative articles with an abundance of photographs.
In the meantime, the June issue of the
Journal
will be abbreviated in length and available on the GCV website.
Remember to support our loyal
Journal
advertisers.
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Welcome to the 48th GCV member club. Officially launched in February 2016, Three Rivers Garden Club has more than 30 members and has assisted the Ashland Garden Club annually with Historic Garden Week tours and co-hosted a HGW tour in New Kent County in 2018.
The addition of this vibrant new member club gives us one more reason to celebrate during our Centennial year.
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Historic Garden Week Boot Camp
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The creativity continues! Get ready to learn, share and interact in a new way. Boot Camp, the Historic Garden Week committee's training for the incoming tour chairs, will take place
June 23-24
in a different way than in years past. Virtual Boot Camp will feature a group kick off and orientation through a web page designed especially for this purpose, break-out sessions in groups, self-paced training via the interactive web page, the “reveal” of the 2021 flower and poster, and a Q&A session with a panel of experienced HGW leaders. The HGW Committee looks forward to welcoming the 2021 Tour Chairs and their teams with a fun and informative agenda. GCV members can view Boot Camp via the Member Area of the GCV website.
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Photography: A New Standing Committee
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Edie Hessberg
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
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The role of photographer for the GCV has been expanded to a committee that will take on the role of growing photography as a dedicated GCV art form. Working with novice and intermediate/advanced photographers, this committee will provide educational workshops, hands-on practice and increased opportunities for showcasing skills through digital and physical shows. Chairman, Edie Hessberg, The Winchester-Clarke Garden Club, and her committee will be making contact with club Photography Chairs soon to start this ball rolling!
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Restoration Committee News
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J. Dean Norton, Garden Club of Virginia Honorary Member, was recognized in May by the Garden Club of America at its 107th Annual Meeting with the Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Medal. This medal is awarded for exemplary service and creative vision in any field related to the GCA’s special interests.
For more than 50 years Dean has worked to recreate an authentic 18th-century landscape at Mount Vernon and has helped reveal the horticultural genius of George Washington for the countless visitors who have come during his tenure. The GCV is proud to add our cheers for Dean's well-deserved recognition.
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Join in the Centennial challenge!
One member from each of our 48 clubs who has visited the most Restoration properties between May 2019 and October 2020 will have a special gift brought back to them by their President from the October Board of Governors meeting. Be sure to report your visits to your President. We look forward to congratulating our 48 winners!
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New Special Committees Formed
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The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors at its May meeting approved the following GCV Special Committees:
Membership News
- This committee will assist in collecting and presenting information for the GCV President’s monthly e-mail message to the membership. Chairman, Molly Ill, Virginia Beach Garden Club.
Please send announcements, photos and suggestions for articles to Molly at
mollyill.vb@gmail.com
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Follow the Green Arrow III
- This committee will collect and record the history of the GCV since 1995 with information provided primarily by former GCV presidents, club presidents, and members. Chairman, Nina Mustard, The Williamsburg Garden Club
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A Chance to Show Your Roses
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The Patrick Henry Rose Society invites GCV members to participate in showing horticulture specimens and arranging artistic designs with roses in their 44th Annual Rose Show. The show will be held on September 19, 2020 at Piedmont Arts Association in Martinsville, Virginia. The artistic design schedule will comply with GCV guidelines and will be judged by GCV judges. Contact Joyce Moorman at
moorjoy@verizon.net
for more information. Horticulture exhibitors should contact Sandy Martin at
leeredtruck@aol.com
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Charlottesville
Shawn Bell
Alison Gulotta
Chatham
Sabrina Dooley
Carol Kennedy
Katie Mitchell
Kathy Tarbet
Dolley Madison
Julia Lyman
Fairfax
Pilar Bell
Jennifer Bressan
Joan D'Agostino
Nancy Perkins
Laura Warren
Gabriella
Stacy Gato
Emma Sellers
Gloucester
Robin Ramsey
Hampton Roads
Samantha Bishop
Martha Kelly
Rita Quinn
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Hunting Creek
Aey Needham
Leesburg
Alyce Rideout
Martinsville
Kathy Long
Middle Peninsula
Harriette Floyd
Paige Garrett
June Howard
Liz Lawrence
Princess Anne
Carolyn Myrick
Rappahannock Valley
Sue Shackelford
Rivanna
Robin Bethke
Ann Lucas
Peggy Mowbray
Jennifer Smith
Barbara Venerus
Virginia
Beach
Ann Darby Rush
Kay Windsor
Warrenton
Reta Rodgers
Williamsburg
Stacy Lendrim
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Food and Flowers
Favorites of the Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula
As an ode to the Garden Club of Virginia Centennial, The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula created this beautiful, hardback cookbook highlighting 339 of their favorite recipes and Historic Garden Week floral designs from throughout the years. Featuring a dedication to GCV, this book comes complete with quotes, comments and hints from over 75 well-seasoned member cooks.
Price - $20 each Mailing $5 per book
Visit our
online shop
to browse GCV and club offerings.
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The Kent-Valentine House will be closed to meetings through the month of June pending further direction from the Governor of Virginia regarding businesses reopening.
Please call (804) 643-4137 with any questions or check the GCV website for updates
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Monday, June 1
Conservation Educator Award and
Dugdale Award Nominations Deadline
Tuesday, June 16 Teleconference
Conservation and Beautification Committee
Tuesday-Wednesday June 23-24 Online
Historic Garden Week Boot Camp
Tuesday, June 30 Teleconference
Restoration Committee
September 24-25 Horticulture Field Day
Norfolk
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