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SUMMER 2012 VOLUME 70, ISSUE 1 President’s Message The Capital Gardener The quarterly publication of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs In this issue Capital Calendar 2 2013 CAR Conference 2 NCAGC Membership Report 3 NCAGC Nominating Committee 3 NCAGC Awards 4 District I 6 District II 7 District III 8 District IV 9 Rock Spring Garden Club 10 Laurel Garden Club 10 Garden Club of Montclair 11 Centennial Garden Club 12 New Mark Common Garden Club 12 Garden Club of Waynewood 13 Judges Council 14 Gardening Consultants Council 14 Environmental Consultants Council 14 Environmental Websites 14 Landscape Design School 15 Flower Show School 15 Conservation 15 Go Green 15 Life Membership 16 Friendship Garden 16 Fern Valley 16 Arbor House 17 Potomac Rose Society 17 About Our Advertisers 18 NGC Awards 18 Seedling Garden Club 18 June will be busy with the President’s coffees for each District and Garden Clubs holding their last meeting or possibility a luncheon somewhere before most of us take a “summer break”. Sweet Summer. We can dig, plant and enjoy all the wondrous things Mother Nature provides for us. We will again send information to everyone via our website under the title of “President’s Package”. Click on the mailbox and read all pertinent information for all of us. Please assist others to these resources if they are not familiar with how to use this website. The Capital Gardener will be delivered via the electronic method from now on. If there is someone who needs assistance in locating the Capital Gardener or perhaps doesn’t have a computer, please be a BUDDY and print it for them. We are in the “future”, folks. We can conserve paper, save trees and time, and once you get the hang of it you will be happy for less clutter and more efficiency! There is still a small amount of time to sign up for the France Riverboat trip. My husband and I have made plans to go early and go to Normandy, France as well as the Claude Monet Garden and House. This is a train ride, about 1 hour, outside of Paris where the trip begins. You will need to add the extension onto the trip to have some time. Extensions are available at both ends of the two week trip. The date is mid July to the end of the month, plus a bit more for extensions. Things are blooming all summer at the US National Arboretum so please enjoy a visit there and don’t forget to stop by the newly refreshed Arbor House Gift Shop. There are many new bright, pretty and great items available. HAPPY SUMMER one and all. Vickie Godwin, President NCAGC, Inc. CAR Director Jeanne T. Nelson with NGC President Shirley Nicolai, and NCAGC President Vickie Godwin. This beautiful design was created by Jeanne T. Nelson. Jeanne traveled to Virginia from NY State to present Springtime! A Special Floral Event! Jeanne demonstrated a variety of floral designs using an interesting selection of containers and flowers. The National Capital Area Garden Clubs was represented at the National Garden Club Convention by Vickie and her friends. Poss Tarpley, Dale DeFeo, Estelle Woodcock, Ellen Spencer, Vickie Godwin, Anne Bucher, Libby Coffey Jo Sellers, Babs McClendon, M’Ellen Alden, and Jeannette Vaughn.
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SUMMER 2012 VOLUME 70, ISSUE 1
President’s Message
The Capital Gardener The quarterly publication of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs
Garden Club of Montclair 11 Centennial Garden Club 12
New Mark Common Garden Club 12
Garden Club of Waynewood 13 Judges Council 14
Gardening Consultants Council 14
Environmental Consultants Council 14 Environmental Websites 14
Landscape Design School 15
Flower Show School 15 Conservation 15
Go Green 15
Life Membership 16 Friendship Garden 16
Fern Valley 16
Arbor House 17 Potomac Rose Society 17
About Our Advertisers 18 NGC Awards 18
Seedling Garden Club 18
June will be busy with the President’s coffees for each District and Garden Clubs holding their last meeting or possibility a luncheon somewhere before most of us take a “summer break”. Sweet Summer. We can dig, plant and enjoy all the wondrous things Mother Nature provides for us. We will again send information to everyone via our website under the title of “President’s Package”. Click on the mailbox and read all pertinent information for all of us. Please assist others to these resources if they are not familiar with how to use this website. The Capital Gardener will be delivered via the electronic method from now on. If there is someone who needs assistance in locating the Capital Gardener or perhaps doesn’t have a computer, please be a BUDDY and print it for them. We are in the “future”, folks. We can conserve paper, save trees and time, and once you get the hang of it you will be happy for less clutter and more efficiency! There is still a small amount of time to sign up for the France Riverboat trip. My husband and I have made plans to go early and go to Normandy, France as well as the Claude Monet Garden and House. This is a train ride, about 1 hour, outside of Paris where the trip begins. You will need to add the extension onto the trip to have some time. Extensions are available at both ends of the two week trip. The date is mid July to the end of the month, plus a bit more for extensions. Things are blooming all summer at the US National Arboretum so please enjoy a visit there and don’t forget to stop by the newly refreshed Arbor House Gift Shop. There are many new bright, pretty and great items available.
HAPPY SUMMER one and all. Vickie Godwin, President NCAGC, Inc.
CAR Director Jeanne T. Nelson with NGC
President Shirley Nicolai, and NCAGC President Vickie Godwin. This beautiful design was created by Jeanne T. Nelson.
Jeanne traveled to Virginia from NY State to present Springtime! A Special Floral Event! Jeanne demonstrated a variety of
floral designs using an interesting selection of containers and flowers.
The National Capital Area Garden Clubs was
represented at the National Garden Club
Convention by Vickie and her friends.
Poss Tarpley, Dale DeFeo, Estelle Woodcock,
Ellen Spencer, Vickie Godwin, Anne Bucher, Libby Coffey Jo Sellers, Babs McClendon,
The venue has been selected for the 2013 Central Atlantic Region Conference, which NCAGC, Inc. is hosting. The North Bethesda Marriott at Pooks Hill will be the site. The hotel, which has recently been renovated is elegant, convenient to transportation and well within our budget. Rooms will be charged at $114 per night, single or double occupancy, and will include free Internet service. There is transportation to and from both Metro stations every thirty minutes and parking is free. C.A.R. will be sponsoring a Symposium immediately following the Conference and the room rate for this event will remain at the $114 level, although as most of you know, room rates in the Metropolitan area are higher during the work week than on week ends. We are looking forward to having all of you in attendance at the Central Atlantic Region in 2013. As the Committee continues to meet, I will keep you posted on our progress. We have been receiving suggestions for program speakers from clubs and we appreciate your input.
Capital Calendar June
1 - District IV ‘Presidents’ Luncheon 10 a.m. at Strathmore
4 - NCAGC Board Meeting 10:30 a.m. at the US National Arboretum 5 - Environmental & Gardening Studies Council
Joint picnic at Mary Corley’s 9 - Garden Club Day at Behnke’s Nursery 11 - District II ‘Presidents’ Luncheon
10 AM River Farm, Alexandria, VA 13 - Landscape Design Council - Details TBA 15 - District III Garden Clubs President’s
Luncheon Meadowlark Garden Park 16 - District I Luncheon at Shirley Nicolai's 20 - Judges Council Picnic at Evalee Ciuca’s
July
16-30 NCAGC Riverboat Cruise. 13 -16 - 3 day Extension in Paris before the Basic Riverboat Cruise.
30 - August 2 - 3 day Extension in Nice at end of the Basic Riverboat Cruise.
August
10 - District II Executive Board Meeting 10 a.m. River Farm, Alexandria, VA
10 & 14 - PW County Fair Standard Flower Shows 27 - NCAGC Executive Board Meeting 10:30 a.m. at the Arbor House
September
1 - Perennial Bloom Award Deadline 4 - Environmental Consultants Council Meeting 6-7 Gardening Study Course at the
U.S. National Arboretum 7 - District IV General Membership Meeting 10 a.m. at Strathmore
12 - Landscape Design Council - Details to be announced 13 - District I General Membership Meeting
14 - District II General Membership Meeting 10 AM River Farm, Alexandria, VA 17 -18 - Garden Studies School at the
U.S. National Arboretum
September
19 - Judges Council Meeting 19 - 21 - Landscape Design School Course III
at Derwood Agriculture Farm. 21 - District III General Membership Meeting Meadowlark Garden Park
21-23 - Potomac Rose Society Convention and Conference 25 - National Capital Area General Membership
Meeting
SUMMER 2012
Volume 70, Issue 1
National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc.
District of Columbia, Maryland & Virginia Headquarters at Arbor House, U.S. National Arboretum
3501 New York Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002-1958 202-399-5958 www.ncagardenclubs.org
NCAGC NOMINATING COMMITTEE Joan Boudreau, Chairperson
A Nominating Committee has been formed consisting of three former NCAGC Presidents who serve as non-voting advisors: Libby Coffey, Ellen Spencer and Mary Ellen Alden. Also, two members from each District were appointed by the District Director: District I: Connie Dalpra and Arleen Ankeney District III: Sandi Piccirillo and Chris Getek District II: Jane Goodman and Babs McClendon District IV: Dianne Gregg and Virginia Render At the March 5 meeting, Personnel Forms were distributed to members who will, in turn, ask possible interested nominees to complete and return before the next meeting on August 27. We have nominees for all positions except 2nd Vice President (who presently serves as the Awards Chairman), and for the Recording Secretary. Please think of potential leaders that you would like to suggest. We've had a tradition of strong and creative people in charge - how about you? Any member of NCAGC may submit a recommendation to the Nominating Committee. Being recommend-ed to the Committee is no guarantee that the member will receive the nomination for office. Potentially, we could have more than one nominee for all the offices, but remember that permission, in the form of the completed Personnel Form, must be obtained. Copies are available from any member of the committee. Please contact me if you have any concerns, questions or comments.
Joan M. Boudreau Nominating Committee Chairman, 2011 - 2013
It is a rare gardener that creates a perennial border and maintains it unchanged for decades. Most of us are willing to give up on something that just has not been working out and to try something new or to make way for new varieties and other introductions into the market place. We should consider treating our clubs like we treat our gardens. Most of our clubs operate on a September to June schedule leaving the summer for gardening and travel. While the club year is winding down, the club leadership is busy planning for next year. The easy way is to do what we have always done. But the better way is to take a good look at ourselves and see how we might make improvements.
Are we trying to do things for which we have lost enthusiasm? Are we moving with the times? Do we need new members with new ideas and new energy? Now is the time to garden our clubs.
David Healy
MEMBERSHIP David Healy, 1st Vice President
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AWARDS Jo Sellers, 2nd Vice President
COUNTRY - COMMUNITY - CHILDREN GARDENING IN THE PAST, PRESENT & THE FUTURE
I am pleased to announce a new NCAGC Flower Show Award. It is the Harlin G. turner Award for the Most Innovative Design and is a rosette of fuchsia ribbons. The intent of this section award is to recognize a design exhibit which incorporates imaginative manipulation of components. It may be offered and awarded to the most innovative exhibit scoring 85 points or above the Design Division, provided all other General and Design Award Requirements are met. An exhibit may have been awarded another Top Exhibitor award and still be eligible for this award. Exhibits in both Standard and Small Standard Flower Shows and in both Creative and Traditional styles are eligible. Only one award may be offered per show. The rosette has been ordered from NGC Headquarters and will be available after May 1, 2012. Contact me if you need one . Hopefully, this award will be included in future flower shows. How wonderful to be the person to win the first Harlin G. Turner Award ribbon. The 2011 Awards that were won and presented at our general meeting on March 29, 2012 are listed in this issue of the Capital Gardener and on our NCAGC website. As I reminded members attending that meeting, garden clubs need to be deciding on candidates for the Perennial Bloom Award. The deadline for entries is September 1, 2012 so decisions should be made before your garden club shuts down for the summer. The form and information about the Perennial Bloom Award is also on our Website. This summer with the help of Springfield Acres Garden Club I will be offering a GENERATIONS GROWING TOGETHER summer flower program. We will be working with students from the 4th grade attending Crestwood Elementary School on this pilot project. Plants will be given to the children and we will meet twice a month to mentor the students and present gardening related programs. Then in the fall when school starts there will be a flower show at the school allowing the participating students to display their successes. Watch for photos in the fall Capital Gardener.
Jo Sellers
NCAGC AWARDS presented to Districts, Councils, Affiliates and Individuals
The Plant Society Flower Show Citation
National Capital Daylily Club, Brookside Gardens
Old Dominion Chrysanthemum Society, Inc. A Blast from
NCAGC Presidential Citation for Outstanding Garden Related Activities
Helen Lindsey with
Shirley Nicolai and
Vickie Godwin
Lois Kays with
Vickie Godwin
and Shirley Nicolai
Rilla Crane:
for her service to the National Capital Area as
2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President,
President, Fern Valley Chairman (3 times),
Garden Club Flower Show Chairman, and
Morning of Design (3 times).
A Presidential Citation to Helen Lindsey
for being a member of Gaywood Garden Club for more than 50
years. She was a founding member, a past president and
produced the yearbook for many years.
Helen recently celebrated her 90th birthday.
A Presidential Citation to Lois Kays
for being a member of the Springfield Acres Garden Club
for 50 years. Lois served as president five times. She has
held various offices and chairmanships and has won the
club's Lucy Brookfield Award (best daffodil) seven times.
Janey Nadler:
Advertising Chairman for The
Capital Gardener since 1995, for
her continuous great work and for
her willingness to continue as we go into the electronic mode and
onto the website.
Garden Club of Waynewood on its 50th Anniversary
District II garden club members are proud
to announce Arlene Stewart as the National
Capital Area Garden Clubs’ Awardof Honor
recipient for her ‘Overall Excellence’ through
her active participation in the NCAGC, Inc. organization. Arlene is currently acting President for District II Centennial Garden Club;
serves on the National Capital Board as ‘The Capital Gardener’
Editor; serves as District II Treasurer; and completed her course
requirements to become a NCAGC Flower Show Judge in April,
2012. Arlene is the proud mother of three children. Arlene also
works outside the home.
Arlene is involved in her garden club’s Civic Development
through her active participation in garden therapy programs for the
elderly, through maintenance of Centennial Garden Club’s commu-
nity garden projects and judging the Youth Flower Show at the
Prince William County Fair. She worked with Prince William
County representatives to design and implement the Blue Star Garden at the Prince William County Complex. She also represents
her garden club at the annual Manassas Arbor Day celebrations.
Currently, she serves as the scholarship chairman for the Prince
William Chamber of Commerce Education Committee.
Through hard work, Arlene has become an accomplished floral
designer and has won top design awards at the District II Standard
Flower Shows. For the past three District II administrations, she
served as a committee chairman for our Standard Flower Shows.
Arlene was a member of the ‘Floral Design Team’ at the NGC National Convention held in Washington, D.C. in May, 2011.
Arlene is a member of the National Capital Area’s Landscape
Design Council and serves as their historian. She served as District
II’s newsletter editor for the past three administrations.
Congratulations from all NCAGC members as we honor Arlene
for her many generous contributions to our family of garden clubs.
District II is proud to have such a valuable member.
National Capital Area Garden Clubs’ Award of Honor Recipient
Arlene Stewart
District II , Centennial Garden Club
Arlene Stewart with her
mother Marie Balboni.
Both enjoy gardening and
spending time together as
members of Centennial Garden Club.
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Enjoyment - in Our Gardens, Our Clubs and Our Environment
District 1 held its annual Awards meeting on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at Behnke’s Nursery in Beltsville, Maryland. We had six former District 1 Directors present (Charmane Truesdell, Billie Stansbury, Connie Dalpra, Dee Droter, Arleen Ankeney, Ann Gardenhour and David Healy) as well as Vickie Godwin and Jo Sellers. Ann Bucher was also present. Many of our clubs received awards. Cynthia Chesley of the Tanta-Cove Garden Club received the Certificate of Recognition. Marge Stembel of the Woodmoor Garden Club received the Perennial Bloom Award and Marian Moreland of the Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club received a Perennial Achievement in a Garden Club Award. David Healy, as past District 1 Director, was presented with a State Life Membership by Charmane Truesdell. The District I Presidents Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 16th at the home of Shirley Nicolai. I am
thrilled to announce that representa-tives from each of the four NCAGC Schools are able to come and share information about the different schools with us. Club Presidents will be receiving an invitation in the mail.
Club Anniversaries Capitol Hill Garden Club - 60th Goddard Garden Club - 50th
The Beatrice M. Coiner Award for Community Projects - $100
Mount Airy Clay Breakers, Concordia Lutheran Church
After School Program
Edith Bittinger Environmental
Improvement Award - $100
Capitol Hill Garden Club, Transformation on 7th Street
Citation for Outstanding Garden Club Achievement Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club ~ Tanta-Cove Garden Club ~
Paint Branch Garden Club ~ Capitol Hill Garden Club
Publication Certificate of Merit -
Outstanding Club Electronic Newsletter
Tanta-Cove Garden Club
The Rae Kimmel Scholarship Citation Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club
Arbor House Service Certificate Cheverly Garden Club ~ Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club ~
Tanta-Cove Garden Club
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Citation Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club ~ New Carrollton Garden
Club ~ Tanta-Cove Garden Club ~ Woodmoor Garden Club
Nature Conservancy Citation Tanta-Cove Garden Club ~ Woodmoor Garden Club
Fern Valley Citation
Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club ~ New Carrollton Garden
Club ~ Tanta-Cove Garden Club ~ Woodmoor Garden Club
Friendship Garden Citation Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club ~ Tanta Cove Garden Club
Community Gardening Citation Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club
Rain Gardens at the US National Arboretum Tanta-Cove Garden Club
National Garden Clubs Certificate for Increased Membership Burtonsville Garden Club ~ Capitol Hill Garden Club ~ Fergie's
Gardeners ~ Paint Branch Garden Club ~ Gardeners of the Junior League of Washington, DC ~ Palisades Garden Association
Chesley has served Tanta-Cove in many capacities. She has been
President from 1973-1974, Parliamentarian from 1985-1988, and has
chaired 14 committees over the years. In 1985 she was voted Tanta-
Cove Garden Club's Most Valuable Member as she has always been a knowledgeable and helpful member of every committee on which she
has served.
Along the Potomac Shore is a historic book about Prince George's
County which is a fascinating read. Chesley was the driving force
behind the book which is still available. This book is responsible for
finding a lost treasure, the town of Aire, in Broad Creek. District 1 is
proud to have such a valuable member.
NCAGC Awards Presented to Garden Clubs of DISTRICT I
DISTRICT I Danielle Brabazon, Director
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Margaret Lancaster Award -
Landscape Design Council - $100
Garden Club of Montclair, Blue Star Memorial Landscape
Flower Show Schedule Citation Centennial Garden Club
Garden Therapy Award - $100
Springfield Acres Garden Club,
Annandale Day Healthcare Center
Citation for Outstanding Garden Club Achievement Mount Vernon Garden Club ~ Centennial Garden Club ~
Springfield Acres Garden Club
Yearbook Certificate of Merit Mount Vernon Garden Club ~ Laurel Garden Club ~
Yacht Haven Garden Club
The Rae Kimmel Scholarship Citation Centennial Garden Club ~ Garden Club of Montclair ~
Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club ~
Springfield Acres Garden Club ~ Yacht Haven Garden Club
Small Standard Flower Show Citation
Centennial Garden Club
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Citation Beverley Hills Garden Club ~ Centennial Garden Club ~
Garden Club of Montclair ~ Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club
Nature Conservancy Citation Garden Club of Montclair ~ Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club
Arbor House Service Certificate Springfield Acres Garden Club
Certificate of Recognition - Arlene Stewart
Fern Valley Citation
Garden Club of Montclair ~ Mount Vernon Garden Club ~ Quantico
Officers' Wives Garden Club ~ Springfield Acres Garden Club ~
Yacht Haven Garden Club
Friendship Garden Citation Centennial Garden Club ~ Garden Club of Montclair ~
Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club ~ Yacht Haven Garden Club
Community Gardening Citation Centennial Garden Club ~ Garden Club of Montclair ~
Mount Vernon Garden Club ~
Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club ~ Yacht Haven Garden Club
Rain Gardens at the US National Arboretum Mount Vernon Garden Club ~ Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club
Trowel Garden Club of Triangle ~ Yacht Haven Garden Club
National Garden Clubs Certificate for Increased Membership Beverley Hills Garden Club ~ Centennial Garden Club ~
Collingwood Garden Club ~ Garden Club of Montclair ~
Mount Vernon Garden Club ~ Oak Hill Garden Club ~
Quantico Officers' Wives Garden Club ~ Red Hill Garden Club ~
Riverwood on the Potomac Garden Club ~ Yacht Haven Garden Club
DISTRICT II Nancy Angelelli, Director
A Garden is a Community Time for Little Celebrations - Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. It takes a village of garden clubs to host a district standard flower show and what a glorious show it was! District II Standard Flower Show, ‘Girls Just Want 2 Have Fun’, was held on April 18th and 19th at River Farms, the Headquarters of the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria, Virginia. The floral designs were breathtaking. The horticulture entries showed our members to be exceptional gardeners. The three educational exhibits, ‘Virginia Native Plants’, ‘Rain Gardens’, and ‘The Soil Food Web’ emphasized the importance of using native plants in our gardens , prevention of harmful rain runoff from entering our reservoirs, and how to create rich nurturing living soil without resorting to harmful synthetic chemicals. The Artistic Crafts - - hats, shoes, and nosegays added interest to the show. I congratulate all our district presidents and mem-bers for hosting such a gorgeous show. Thank you NCA judges for judging our show. Heartfelt love to our sponsors the American Horticultural Society for the beautiful gardens and for your gracious hospitality. Our show qualified to compete for
National Awards! Arlene Stewart, President of District II’s Centennial Garden Club, is the National Capital Area’s 2012 Award of Honor. Arlene has served her garden club, district, and state organiza-tions in an exceptional manner. All of us at District II want to express our sincerest gratitude for the many contributions Arlene has made to make our world a happier place to be. District II Presidents Tea, ‘Are You a Mad Hatter?’ will be held on June 11th at River Farm to celebrate our outstanding women who serve their clubs as garden club presidents. Thank you for serving your club as their president last year and look out 2012/2013--here they come! I am proud of all of you. I am confident that you will plan exciting programs, tours, design/horticulture enhancing events and promote community gardening programs into your club’s schedule for next year. Pure joie de vivre! to those National Capital Area members who are traveling to France as part of the NCAGC Tour on July 16 through the 30th. Happy trails yall!
National Garden Week - June 3-9, 2012…Invite club members over to your garden for tea! Wishing You All A Fun Filled Summer,
Nancy L. Angelelli , National Capital Area’s District II Director
NCAGC Awards Presented to Garden Clubs of DISTRICT II
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The Beatrice M. Coiner Award for Community Projects - $150 Rock Spring Garden Club, 2011 Garden of the Year Award Project
Community Service Award - $100
Rock Spring Garden Club, Holiday Floral Design Event
Gold Seal Certificate for Maintenance of Community Project Rock Spring Garden Club, Meals on Wheels 40th Anniversary
Reception & Arlington Pediatric Clinic Fundraiser
The Youth Gardening Award - $100 Rock Spring Garden Club, Tuckahoe Elementary School
Citation for Outstanding Garden Club Achievement Fairfax Ferns Garden Club ~ Ayr Hill Garden Club
Rock Spring Garden Club
Yearbook Certificate of Merit Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Rock Spring Garden Club
Publication Certificate of Merit - Pamphlet Rock Spring Garden Club
Publication Certificate of Merit -
Outstanding Club Electronic Newsletter Fairfax Ferns Garden Club ~ Ayr Hill Garden Club
The Rae Kimmel Scholarship Citation Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Five Hills Garden Club
Haymarket Town & Country Garden Club ~ Holly Hill Garden Club Rock Spring Garden Club
Arbor House Service Certificate Fairfax Ferns Garden Club ~ Holly Hill Garden Club
Rock Spring Garden Club
Electronic Media Award - Website
Rock Spring Garden Club
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Citation Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Haymarket Town & Country Garden Club
Holly Hill Garden Club ~ Rock Spring Garden Club
Nature Conservancy Citation Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Haymarket Town & Country Garden Club
Fern Valley Citation
Great Falls Garden Club ~ Holly Hill Garden Club
Friendship Garden Citation Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Great Falls Garden Club
Community Gardening Citation Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Holly Hill Garden Club
Rain Gardens at the US National Arboretum Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Five Hills Garden Club
Great Falls Garden Club ~ Rock Spring Garden Club Haymarket Town & Country Garden Club
National Garden Clubs Certificate for Increased Membership Ayr Hill Garden Club ~ Camelot Garden Club ~ Fairfax Ferns
Garden Club ~ Five Hills Garden Club ~ Great Falls Garden Club
Greenbriar Garden Club ~ Holly Hill Garden Club McLean Garden Club ~ Rock Spring Garden Club
Certificate of Recognition
District III - Renee Bayes
DISTRICT III Sandi Piccirillo, Director
Sharing and Helping Each Other Through Gardening District III was the ‘Hostess with the Mostess’ in March thanks to the efforts of our wonderful Hospitality Committee of Pam and Virginia and the contributions of our District Clubs! Our thanks to all who helped us sponsor the Morning of Design with the Judges Council, our District Meeting and the State Meeting. With all of this behind us we look forward to out June 15, 2012 President’s Coffee Meeting. We will be emailing all of the Presidents before the meeting with a questionnaire with the results to be circulated to all. So please watch for it to come and respond promptly! Again thanks to all. See you there. . .
NCAGC Awards Presented to Garden Clubs of DISTRICT III
Renee is a member and past president of
Rock Spring Garden Club in Arlington,
Virginia. Renee grew up in Kinston, NC.
Renee attributes her love of gardening and
flowers to her grandmother. She and her husband moved to Arlington in 1979 and
raised two sons. Renee joined RSGC in
2003 and became very involved in garden
therapy, as well as chairing several committees before becoming
president in 2007. In spite of a difficult bout with breast cancer,
Renee continued her presidency for two full years, became a dynamic
force in RSGC's Garden of the Year program and floral designer for
their Holiday Design Event. Renee, in spite of all she has accom-
plished for her club, does not forget older and infirm members of
RSGC and continually reaches out by phone and through the club's
invitational committee. Rock Spring Garden Club is very proud that
District III recognized a beloved and dedicated member of their club.
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Citation for Outstanding Garden Club Achievement Seedling Garden Club ~ Garden Club of College Gardens
Potomac Village Garden Club~ Bethesda Community Garden Club
Yearbook Certificate of Merit Seedling Garden Club
Publication Certificate of Merit -
Outstanding Club Printed Newsletter Gaywood Garden Club
Publication Certificate of Merit -
Outstanding Club Electronic Newsletter Hoe 'n Hope Garden Club
The Rae Kimmel Scholarship Citation Aspen Hill Garden Club ~ Bethesda Community Garden Club Monocacy Garden Club ~ New Mark Commons Garden Club
Potomac Home & Garden Club ~ Potomac Village Garden Club St. John's Garden Club ~ Woodley Gardens Garden Club
Springfield Garden Club of Montgomery County Westmoreland Hills Garden Club
Arbor House Service Certificate Bethesda Community Garden Club
Small Standard Flower Show Citation Garden Club of College Gardens - 1 st place
Electronic Media Award - Website Bethesda Community Garden Club
Nature Conservancy Citation Westmoreland Hills Garden Club ~ Woodley Gardens Garden Club
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Citation Bethesda Community Garden Club ~ Potomac Home & Garden Club
Potomac Village Garden Club ~ Rockshire Garden Club Springfield Garden Club of Montgomery County
Westmoreland Hills Garden Club ~ Woodley Gardens Garden Club
Fern Valley Citation Bethesda Community Garden Club ~ Potomac Home & Garden Club
Potomac Village Garden Club ~ Rockshire Garden Club St. Johns Garden Club ~ Westmoreland Hills Garden Club
Springfield Garden Club of Montgomery County Woodley Gardens Garden Club
Friendship Garden Citation Garden Club of College Gardens ~ Potomac Home & Garden Club
Little Farms Garden Club of Potomac
Woodley Gardens Garden Club ~ Potomac Village Garden Club
Community Gardening Citation Rockshire Garden Club ~ Westmoreland Hills Garden Club
Woodley Gardens Garden Club
Rain Gardens at the US National Arboretum Garden Club of Chevy Chase ~ Little Farms Garden Club of Potomac
Potomac Village Garden Club ~ Woodley Gardens Garden Club
National Garden Clubs Certificate for Increased Membership Bethesda Community Garden Club ~ Cherrywood Garden Club
Darne Bloomers Garden Club ~ Garden Club of Chevy Chase
Glenwood Road Garden Club ~ Hoe'n Hope Garden Club Kenwood Garden Club ~ Monocacy Garden Club
Potomac Village Garden Club ~ Seedling Garden Club Sumner Garden Club ~ Woodley Gardens Garden Club
DISTRICT IV Bette Lewis, Director
Community Stewardship
District IV had a busy Spring. On April 30 Seedling Garden Club held a Small Standard Home Flower Show at my home. It was open to all garden club members in the NCA area and we had a good cross section of visitors. The next day, May 1st, we took a trip to Annapolis to view the city all decked out in May Baskets. Also on the docket was a luncheon/tea at a historic tavern on the circle and a tour of the William Paca House and gardens. This was another successful event planned by Kathy Viessmann, our Fundraising Chairman, who had just raised $960 at a Silent Auction to support a planned Blue Star Memorial Marker in Bethesda. On May 8th we spruced up the pots and window boxes at Strathmore Hall Mansion with our planting of annuals for the summer season.
On June 1st, the Executive Board hosted our Annual President’s Coffee to thank club presidents for all they do for their communities. A highlight of this meeting is the brief report that each president gives on their clubs civic and philanthropic activities for the year. June 9th is Garden Club Day at Behnke’s Nursery in Beltsville and we again participated, assisted by District I. This annual event provides us with a venue to publicize the NCAGC’s good works throughout the area and to invite interested gardeners to join a club. This has proven to be a successful membership drive for District’s I and IV. The District IV Executive Board contributed a gardening/tea basket as one of the raffle items in support of Brookside Gardens. We will kick off the Fall season on September 7th with our meeting at Strathmore Hall Mansion beginning at 10:00 a.m. very garden club member is invited to attend.
NCAGC Awards Presented to Garden Clubs of DISTRICT IV
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Laurel Garden Club's annual March workshop with senior residents at Burke Lake Gardens increases in popularity every year--19 residents attentively watched quick floral design demos by club members. Coffee mugs filled with floral foam soon sprouted handsome arrangements by proud participants. It is rewarding for club members to see design skills growing each year! A week later LGC members helped residents at Leewood Convalescent Center make their own floral arrangements, too. The Club's annual luncheon on June 9 will be preceded by tours of several member gardens. Then member Esther Pincus will host the club in her lovely wooded gardens and sunroom.
CLUB NEWS, Rock Spring Garden Club
Rock Spring Garden Club Receives Arlington County Annual Award
The members of Rock Spring Garden Club of Arlington, VA, were surprised and pleased this spring to receive the group award for the 2011 Bill Thomas Outstanding Park Service Volunteer Award from the Arlington County Park and Recreation Commission.
This annual award "honors and encourages those residents who also demonstrate a passionate dedication and support for our dynamic programs, natural resources and public open spaces," says Dinesh Tiwari, director of Arlington County Parks and Recreation Department, in announcing the award to RSGC. This award was established in tribute to life-long parks volunteer Bill Thomas. The award was presented to Rock Spring Garden Club at its April 19th meeting, and the club was honored at a reception following the meeting of the Arlington County Board on April 24th.
The 59-year old Rock Spring Garden Club has a long history of volunteerism in Arlington County starting in 1953 with an effort to save three stately oak trees near Rock Spring in north Arlington. The club continued to beautify the Rock Spring area and dreamed of creating a park there. Through the dedicated work of RSGC member Florence Taylor, that "dream became reality" in 1970 when the Arlington County Board approved the establishment of Rock Spring Park at the continuation of George Mason Drive. Since then the club has planted many perennials, shrubs and trees, including a dawn redwood and a Japanese maple donated by member Kathy Diggs, and thousands of spring bulbs in the Rock Spring Park. In 1994, a tot trail, proposed by member Emily DeCicco, was established for the pleasure of walking through the woods that are also part of this park. Each year RSGC members work with students from nearby Marymount University and Arlington Public Schools on educational projects and clean-up efforts in Rock Spring Park. Two years ago the Club's Civic Development Committee decided to focus on planting only native plants in the park. "This award recognizes the legacy of dedication of our past and present garden club members for service to our community,” says Thea McGinnis, RSGC President. “On their behalf, I thank Arlington County for this recognition. We are both humbled and proud to receive this prestigious award." Rock Spring Garden Club is dedicated to gardening through beautification and horticultural education. The programs and activities developed over the years reflect the special interests and diversity of its membership and the club’s strong desire be civically active in Arlington county.
Rock Spring Garden Club members Sheila Moore, center, and Dianne Simmons, far right, co-chair of the Civic Development Committee, with Marymount University students doing spring
cleaning in Rock Spring Park.
CLUB NEWS, Laurel Garden Club
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The Garden Club of Montclair began their 37th Season in March touring the Marine Corps Museum. On March 27 the Club honored past members and friends Barbara Niemi, Jackie Fitzpatrick, Marlene Rule and Sharon Colcombe with the planting of Red Knockout Roses in the Montclair Blue Star Memorial Garden at the MPOA Building. A special Rose was installed as a tribute to the Club’s longest serving “Perennial Bloom” recipient, Barbara Shutt. Kudos to Barbara Shutt, one of our founding Garden Club members. Come Join Us ! It’s therapeutic. People who work with paper and computers need to spend quality time with “living, breathing beings,” like family, friends, pets and YES -- plants! The nursery business is very successful – because we like to get our hands dirty, feel and smell the earth and living plants, and introduce new colors, textures and varieties of plants into our world. You are qualified. You don’t have to be an avid Gardener or a certified Horticulturist to enjoy Gardening. All you need is a desire to learn, energy and time. It’s fun. Join individuals with varying degrees of expertise (or lack thereof) in gardening. We learn, share, exchange and add new perennials to our gardens, and thrill each year when new specimens magically appear in our gardens. Dues are only $20 per year. Call President Kathy Sahlberg @ 703-670-8679, [email protected] for more info
CLUB NEWS, Garden Club of Montclair
Garden Club of Montclair President, Kathy Sahlberg and “Perennial Bloom” Award recipient,
Barbara Shutt.
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On Saturday morning, March 31, five intrepid members of the New Mark Commons Garden Club (ranging in age up to age 97!) arrived at the landscaped area between the County Council Office Building and its parking garage in downtown Rockville. Our aim was to remove English ivy choking a half-dozen trees around a pond. During our clipping, trimming, and pruning, we discovered that the English ivy was also smothering several azaleas and digging into the bricks on some ornamental walls. Our two hours of work took care of these items. We had to leave behind a lot more shrubbery that could still use pruning, but at least we made a definitive dent in helping the county take care of this neglected area.
Linda Silversmith Outgoing Co-President
CLUB NEWS, New Mark Commons Garden Club
Prince William County Fair August 10-18, 2012 “Fun4U”
The 63rd annual Prince William County Fair held in Manassas in August promises fun for all. It is privately owned and is the largest county fair in the state of Virginia. The events include livestock exhibits, home arts exhibits, tractor pulls, a rodeo, demolition derbies, baby contest, live music and a large variety of midway rides and games. There is also a building with baby animals. The fair expects 90,000 to 100,000 people to attend each year. It is the only fair that holds two Standard Flower Shows every year and is sponsored by Centennial Garden Club. This year the first show opens on August 10th and the second show on August 14 th. Centennial offers judges for the two children’s flower shows as well as planning the adult shows. Two sets of three NCAGC, Inc. Accredited Judges, judge each of the adult shows. Ribbons are awarded if merited by the judges in each class. Each section is awarded a “Best in Show” award. In addition to the huge number of horticulture in the schedule, the design section includes a class for the novice designer. A novice is one who has never won a blue ribbon in a standard flower show. You need not live in Prince William County to enter. Youth groups are invited to enter a small garden outside each of the livestock buildings and will be judged as well. The schedule is online and the rules can be found there as well. Bring your children and grandchildren and enjoy the fair. Plan to have a meal or snack at the numerous food vendors. All your favorite fair food will be there for your enjoyment. See you at the fair.
Evalee Ciuca
Centennial Garden Club Flower Show Committee
CLUB NEWS, Centennial Garden Club
Flower Show Judges Joe Sellers & Millie Rever at the 2011 PWC Fair
Centennial Garden Club visited “Endless Summer Harvest”
in Purcellville, VA.
Endless Summer Harvest grows gourmet lettuces and salad greens hydroponically in a high tech controlled agricultural environment.
Garden Club of Waynewood Celebrates Fifty Years of Service
The image of garden club ladies sipping tea and wearing hats to meetings is long gone. The Garden Club of Waynewood, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, is an example of the new direction of garden clubs today. “Our members do so much to help the Waynewood community,” says Marjie Morris, president. “But we are also involved in broader regional and national issues.” She pointed out club member’s involvement in the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture at Woodlawn Plantation. Members are helping with the vegetable garden which supplies food to DC area food banks. As part of the clubs’ fiftieth anniversary activities, a special $500 donation is being made to Arcadia. During the month of May, the Garden Club of Waynewood held a flower show called “Bountiful” which showcased spring flower arrangements and horticulture from member’s gardens. One category of designs featured a flower arrangement on a table setting, complete with tablecloths and dishes and glassware. “Many of our members are skilled floral designers and this is a chance for the public to gain ideas that they can put to use in their own homes,” said Morris. Also during May, a photography exhibit was on display at the Martha Washington Library at 6614 Ft. Hunt Road. The garden club member’s photos exhibit the member’s flowers as well as their activities such as their annual plant sale for the community. Throughout the Garden Club of Waynewood’s 50 years, the club has contributed scholarship money to deserving local high school students. Each year club members maintain flower plantings at the three Waynewood neighborhood signs and decorate them for the holidays. Another annual event is the plant sale at Waynewood’s Fourth of July celebration. The Garden Club of Waynewood established a Youth Garden Club at Ft. Hunt Elementary School, made financial contributions to the National Arboretum’s Washington Youth Gardens, and for ten years maintained flower beds at the Collingwood Library and Museum of Americanism. Other contributions support garden projects in the Alexandria area. The Garden Club of Waynewood belongs to the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, which is a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Contributions from the Garden Club of Waynewood have gone to a forest education partnership with NCAGC and the USDA Forest Service to provide reforestation in national and urban forests. As an important part of the club’s mission, education programs are held at the meetings including such topics and environmental issues, landscaping, and caring for plants and flowers. Currently the Garden Club of Waynewood has 30 members. Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month, Sep-tember to June, at 10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall of Plymouth Haven Baptist Church. “Guests are always welcome and new members do not have to be accomplished gardeners,” said Morris. “One of the benefits of our club is how freely members share their expertise and help each other.”
CLUB NEWS, Garden Club of Waynewood
Garden Club of Waynewood Donates $500 to
Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food
Marjie Morris, President, Garden Club of Waynewood, (yellow sweater front row) presented the donation to
Marureen Moodie, Farm Director, (brown shirt, 3rd from
right) Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
at Woodlawn. The event took place at the Garden Club of
Waynewood's May flower show and was part of the club's
50th anniversary activities and their ongoing commitment
and service to the community.
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At the Judges Council’s General meeting in March a program was given by several of our members on how gourds could be used in Design. A most inspiring program held in conjunction with Estelle Woodcock distributing complimentary copies of the Gourd Book “From Vine to Design” which had been the inspiration behind the program. At this meeting a motion was proposed, voted on and approved for the distribution of funds to secure the Bethesda Marriot Hotel for the October 2013 Symposium, which will be held in conjunction with the CAR Conference. Morning of Design was presented at the Vienna Presbyterian Church on March 8, both M’Ellen Alden and Rilla Crane presented a terrific program which inspired us all. Thanks to Lisa Adelman and Sandi Piccirillo for organizing this wonderful morning. Flower show School is over and was, as always, a huge success thanks to the efforts of Sandi Piccirillo and her team. Many thanks to you all. The Fall Flower show will be held at the Arboretum on October 17, 2012. The Schedule is being finalized and will be given out at our annual Picnic As you are all aware many hands are needed to put on a Flower show. I know that you will all be willing to come forward and do your part in making this a great show. Our Picnic is to be held in conjunction with Floralia on June 20 at the Home of Evalee Ciuca who has once again generously offer her home and garden for this event. Come and enjoy A Farewell Tea for Rilla Crane was held on March 22 at the Old Brogue in Great Falls. Twenty-seven people attended this event to wish Rilla well in her new home in California. She will be missed.
JUDGES COUNCIL Muriel Turner, Chairman
The GCC meeting this spring with Don Hyatt at the National Arboretum brought home the importance of the arboretum’s azalea collection. This unique asset richly deserves the support that the NCAGC community is offering to provide an endowment for its future. Driving by, or better yet walking through, the collection each year is spectacular.
The joint GCC/ECC annual picnic and plant sale will be at Mary Corley’s home in Rockville at a date to be determined. We get to admire the work of a proficient and experienced gardener and interact with fellow council members. I always learn from the auction about unfamiliar plants that will thrive in our zone. The GCC is eager to encourage all gardeners to attend the Gardening Study course on September 6 and 7 at the National Arboretum. Remember that you can bring participants, including spouses, who have not yet seen the benefit of garden club membership.
GARDENING CONSULTANTS COUNCIL Tom Lewis, Chairman
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS COUNCIL Jo Sellers, Chairman
The dates of future meetings are: September 4, 2012 - November 6, 2012 - February 5, 2013 - June 4, 2013
I'm sure our Vice President, Mary Corley, will have some exciting educational programs planned. Watch for information about them in our newsletter.
Karen O'Meara has offered to serve as the Accreditation Person. She is the person members need to contact to see if they need to refresh at the next Environmental School which will be held this fall.
Environmental Websites Do you wish you could contact those
responsible for environmental matters today?
Go to the NCA website to find a list of Environmental Websites that will keep you in touch
with current problems and projects.
For more information, contact Carol Carter, Environmental Concerns Chairman,
I just read about a new green living wall that was designed especially to give healing benefits to recovering cancer patients. It is at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Manhattan. The use of natural elements - biophilac design - is a growing trend in healthcare. It is called Evidence-Based Biophilic Design, which maximizes human health and function. It further beautifies the area and creates a more peaceful communal space.
The living green wall at Hope Lodge was sponsored by the Plant Connection, Riverhead, New York, and PNC Bank. Plant Connection, is a Long Island grower and distributor G-O2 Living Walls. They designed and installed the 10’ X10’ green wall with automatic irrigation.
GO GREEN Dianne Gregg, Chairman
Please designate the organization you wish to receive your donation (Save the Bay and/or The Nature Conservancy) and mail to:
Springfield Acres Garden Club Five Hills Garden Club
Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club Willow Brook Garden Club
Trowel Garden Club of Triangle
The Nature Conservancy
Springfield Acres Garden Club Trowel Garden Club of Triangle
CONSERVATION Save the Bay/Nature Conservancy Catherine Hallmark, Chairman
Thank you for your generous support and commitment to save our Chesapeake Bay, its rivers and streams. While great strides continue to be made, there is still much work to do. Your continuing support is needed to help make clean water a reality.
NCAGC is pleased to announce the following recent contributions:
Landscape Design School, Course IV, will be held September 19-21, 2012, at the Agriculture History
Farm Park in Derwood, MD. The property includes the Award-winning Derwood Demonstration Garden, which has twice earned an Award of Excellence in the Keep Montgomery County Beautiful Landscape Design contest. For those who need to refresh in the next year or so, remember that Course IV is the one that includes the garden evaluation tour. Also keep in mind that the next series starting with Course I will be hosted by the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland outside of the National Capital Area. So mark the dates on your calendars and plan on joining us next September for Course IV. The registration brochure is available on the NCA Website.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL Dianne Gregg & Paula Knepper, Co-Chairmen
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL
Course 4 of Flower Show School incorporated a student planned, run and judged Flower
The NCAGC website has background on and history of Friendship Garden. The NCAGC website also contains more detailed descriptions of the individual gardens that make up Friendship Garden.
Donations January 11 through April 10, 2012
Welcome to our new State Life Member David Healy
New State Life and National Life Members
will have their names listed in the new 2013-2014 Directory of the National
Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. If you are interested in either a State Life
($50) or National Life ($200) Membership, please contact me at
[email protected] or by phone at (301) 762-0970. All of the State Life fee and part of the National Life fee go to state and national scholarship
funds, respectively.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Virginia Render, Chairman
Guests coming to town and wondering what to do with them?
Consider a visit to the National Arboretum and a quiet stroll through Fern Valley. In summer, the wildflowers are blooming, the bees buzzing, the frogs croaking. Take time to rest on the benches and appreciate the natural beauty of this very special spot in our busy city. Fern Valley is a perfect retreat on a hot summer day.
A special thank you to all the garden clubs who support Fern Valley. Since the spring issue of The Capital Gardener, the following garden clubs sent contributions
to Fern Valley. Donations for the continued support of Fern Valley should be sent to Carol Butler, 1505 Auburn Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. Please make checks payable to NCAGC. If the donation is an appreciation or memorial donation, please note “In appreciation of ____” or “In memory of _____.”
Cherrywood Garden Club
Seedling Garden Club
Trowel Garden Club of Fairfax
Willow Brook Garden Club
FERN VALLEY Wanda Cash Ragman, Chairman
Trowel Garden Club of Triangle Jo Sellers In memory of Harlin G. Turner Seedling Garden Club
Gardeners of the Junior League of Washington In honor of Karen Z. Lucas In honor of Ellen M. Spencer
FRIENDSHIP GARDEN Ellen Spencer, Chairman
Our USDA permits allow native species to be shipped
overnight to your door. Complete instructions and personal
attention given to each order. Ten years of butterfly raising
experience. Butterflies are shipped only when temperatures
are warm enough for your area. www.socialbtrflies.com.
Potomac Rose Society/Arlington Rose Foundation Joint Colonial District Fall Convention and Rose Show. Conference is Sept 21-22, at the Fair Oaks Marriott, Fairfax VA. Details to come.
Rose Show is Sept 22-23, at Merrifield Garden Center (Fair Oaks), 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030.
Contact Kathryn George at 301-869-4948 or [email protected] for more information. Free to enter! Free to see roses on display!
Rose Show Exhibitors must place rose specimens by 9:30 am on Saturday; judging follows. Rose Show is open to the public Saturday, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm,
and Sunday, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. Come see beautiful, fragrant blooms! www.potomacrose.org
POTOMAC ROSE SOCIETY
Spring season at Arbor House found us in the GREEN, high season was good! The summer season is hot and so are our RED, WHITE and BLUE items (Made in America). Highlighted for the month of July is George Carruth. Check him out at curruthstudios.com.( we can special order). In August we will feature studio 617, Holly and Brian are a young couple from Baltimore who do a great job turning recycled steel into really nice garden stakes. September our featured artist is Carol Hall of Foster Hall Design, Carol is one of us! Carol is not new to the shop but her jewelry continues to have a new and fresh look. So please plan to visit Arbor House and support the economy, Christmas is only 5 months away. Not an afterthought, but special mention of Lorraine Leonard for not only supplying great volunteers but for jumping in with her mother, Dorothy Yashinski, at the last minute to unpack, check in, price and set out merchandise that otherwise would have remained in the box during peak sale times. Her never ending supply of moral support is priceless. And then there is Casey and Dave Kneipp who never seem to run out of energy or enthusiasm for getting the job done. They make a great team and we are lucky to have them. We need to celebrate our red, white and true blue teams! Many many thanks to all.
Mary Beth Cecil, Manager
ARBOR HOUSE Lorraine Leonard, Volunteer Coordinator and Mary Beth Cecil, Manager
Thanks to Arbor House Volunteers!
A big "thanks" goes out to all our springtime 2012 volunteers! We received help from members of Bethesda Community Garden Club, Centennial Garden Club, Capitol Hill Garden Club, Cheverly Garden Club, Mt Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club, Rock Spring Garden Club, Tanta-Cove Garden Club and Woodley Gardens Garden Club. This spring, we also requested weekend volunteers and Ann Gardenhour, Jo Sellers, Ann
Grace, Kim Diffendal and Maggie Harvey answered the call. Thank you to the new volunteers and hope you to see you again! We're always looking for new helpers--occasionally our manager could use a hand on a short notice basis (like when four big orders all arrive on the same day!) We'll e-mail you the day before we need help, to see who might be free to lend a hand. Let us know if you can help in this way!
As you plan your garden club meetings for 2012 - 2013 here is a new program to consider. The Spring issue of The Capital Gardener ran an ad from NCAGC member, Barbara Glickman, author of the newly published book Capital Splendor - Gardens and Parks of Washington, DC and a member of the Acorn Garden Club. She and Valerie Brown, the photographer, are available to discuss their book at garden club meetings with a 45-60 minute presentation, including slides. The book will inspire ideas for future garden excursions. Barbara can be reached at (301) 580-3651, (301) 652-4521 or [email protected].
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AWARDS
#26 Landscape Design Education, Lorena M. Spillers Award - Silver Platter and Award of Merit to NCAGC
Certificate of Appreciation: Capitol Hill Garden Club Springfield Acres Garden Club Ayres Hill Garden Club Award of Merit to: #8. Youth Horticulture Education - NGC Award and $50 to Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club (Sunset Junior Gardeners)
Certificate of Commendation: #29-3-Aii, Blue Star Memorial Landscaping - Memorial Marker to Garden Club of Montclair
#62B. Landscape Design to NCAGC District III
#54-Aii. Environmental Education to Rock Spring Garden Club Presidents Project Award - 1st Place - Plantings for Public and Special Places & $300 to Bethesda Community Garden Club
Congratulations to the Districts and Garden Clubs that received NGC Awards at the National Garden Club Convention in Buffalo NY. On May 19, 2012
Trophies and/or monetary awards shall be awarded to highest scoring entry among all applicable categories. The winner of a trophy or monetary award is determined from first place entries in each category. (Must score 90 or more to be awarded first place recognition). Certificates of Merit shall be presented to overall winners. Runners-up receive Certificates of Commendation (by category/size/type), and other award submissions receive Certificates of Appreciation. Awards and Certificates shall be presented at the NGC Convention.
