Member of National Garden Clubs
Winter 2016 Volume 82, Number 1
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Westvirginiagardenclub
WVGCI website: www.wvgardenclub.com
National Garden Club website: www.gardenclub.org
South Atlantic Region: www.southatlanticregiongardenclubs.org
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
http://millionpollinatorgardens.org/
A campaign to register a million public and private gardens and
landscapes to support pollinators.
Pollinators Need Your Help
Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day,
and yet pollinators are at critical point in their own survival. Many
reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however,
that more nectar and pollen sources provided by more flowering plants
and trees will help improve their health and numbers. Increasing the
number of pollinator-friendly gardens and landscapes will help revive the
health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators across the
country.
Find more information on the National Garden Club website www.gardenclub.org
2
From left. LaDonne Wetzel, Mon-Cheat District Director; Charter Members Catherine
Benedum, Priscilla Bastin, Luella Everett and Club President, Gwen Kohut
QUIET DELL GARDEN CLUB CELEBRATES
50TH ANNIVERSARY
WITH 3 CHARTER MEMBERS
November 2015 was the 50th Anniversary of the Quiet Dell Garden Club,
Quiet Dell, WV.
( Quiet Dell is located just south of Clarksburg.)
An Anniversary Tea was held in celebration of the event at First UMC in
Clarksburg. State President, Judy Guye attended and spoke at the event
Flower Show Judges Train
Elkins train ride that several garden club members enjoyed
Some of the WV Flower Show Judges on the train. L to R are Jerry Shriver, Patty
Hudson, Vivian Shomo, Helen Heater, Brenda Moore and Darlene Newell.
3
75th Anniversary
The Beverly Hills Garden Club celebrated their 75th Anniversary as an
active club in the Huntington community on Tuesday, December
1, 2015 at The Sentiment in Barboursville. Tom Bell representing
the Huntington Mayor's office presented the club with a Mayoral
Proclamation. The President of the National Garden Club,
Sandra H. Robinson, presented a certificate of Proclamation from the
National Garden Club. Also in attendance, was the President of the WV
State Garden Club, Judith A. Guye, Director of the Ohio-Guyan District
Garden Club, Margaret Pinson, the President of the Huntington Council of
Garden Clubs, June Ashworth as well as many past presidents of the
Beverly Hills Garden Club!
Accepting the 75th Anniversary Proclamations From Left : Beverly Hills Garden Club CoPresident Janet Sheridan, Executive Director of Huntington Municipal Development Authority,
Tom Bell, Vice President Beverly Hills Garden Club ,Kimberly Davis , Co-President Sharon
Gross, and President of the National Garden Club, Sandra H. Robinson
Past Presidents of the Beverly Hills Garden Club and honored guests: Left to right, front
row: June Ashworth President Huntington Council of Garden Clubs, Linda Wichman-Hager
past president, Liz Egnor past president, Nancy Heiner past president, Sandra H. Robinson
President National Garden Club, Mary Harvey Midkiff past president, Avonna Watson past
president, Margaret Pinson Director Ohio-Guyan District Garden Club,Judith A. Guye
President WV State Garden Club. back row: Janet Sheridan past president, Vicki Buell past
president, Mary Ellen Shank past president
4
Volume 82, Number 1
Winter 2016
West Virginia Garden News
95 Clubs
1764 Members
Official Publication of West Virginia Garden Club, Inc.
NGC President
Sandra H Robinson
960 Maple Grove Rd
London, KY
[email protected]
SAR Director
Sarah Parler
PO Box 306
Elloree, SC 29047
[email protected]
WVGCI President
Judith (Judy) Guye
107 Sylvester Dr
Elkins, WV 26241
[email protected]
Editor
Julia Cassells
121 Earle St
Elkins, WV 26241
[email protected]
Circulation Manager
Patricia D. Arndt
3364 Winchester Ave.
Martinsburg, WV 25405
[email protected]
Advertising Manager
Carol Manning
PO Box 1148
Oak Hill, WV 25901
[email protected]
Publication Office
121 Earle St. Elkins, WV 25405
Three publications yearly: Fall, Winter and Summer
Subscription Price
$4.50 per year for members included in $10 dues
Non-members, $6 per year; single copies, $2 each
Advertising Rates
Full page $150, half $90, quarter $60, eighth $40,
One inch $20, Discount 10% for yearly ad
Change of Address
Please notify Circulation via mail or email as soon as possible so you don’t miss
an issue! Include your club name, old address and new address.
Table of Contents
Million Pollinator Challenge
Quiet Dell Garden Club
Beverly Hills Garden Club
Presidents Window
WVGC Convention
SAR Convention
NGC Convention
Landscape Design School
2
3
4
6
7
12
14
15
Flower Show Judges
Conservation Camp
Flower Show School Course III
Garden Tour
Calendar of Events
Loretta Lively Memorial
Club member photo
Stonewall Resort ad
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Facebook: WestVirginiaGardenClub WVGCI website: www.wvgardenclub.com
NGC website: www.gardenclub.org
South Atlantic Region: www.southatlanticregiongardenclubs.org
Cover and back photos were taken by Julia Cassells, Cover is Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, WV
5
Presidents Window
WVGC President Judy Guye
WVGC President Judy Guye
“Plant The Seeds & Grow With Us”
Winter was just ushered in, even though the thermometer is in the 50’s now. My
bulbs are peeping thru the ground, thinking it is spring and I already received a
seed catalogue in the mail. We have continued to plant our seeds over the years
and I was delighted to have attended two Garden Club Anniversaries this fall.
Quiet Dell Garden Club in Monongahela-Cheat District, celebrated their 50th
Anniversary year, November 5th. President Gwen Kohut introduced 3 founding
members of the club that were present – Priscilla Bastin, Catherine Benedum and
Luella Everitt. What a joy to meet these ladies and find them still interested in
their Garden Club. I think that says a lot for our organization.
Beverly Hills Garden Club, Huntington, Ohio-Guyan District, celebrated their 75th
Anniversary December 1st. Sandy Robinson, NGC President attended from
Kentucky. What an honor to have our NGC President attending this celebration.
She was introduced by Beverly Hills Garden Club co-Presidents, Janet Sheridan
and Sharon Gross A review of the Club’s past history was given. It is always
amazing to hear about club projects over the years and realize the impact they have
had in their communities.
I had a tour of the National Garden Clubs Headquarters, located at the Missouri
Botanical Gardens, during the NGC Fall Board meeting in St. Louis. It was nice
to meet the staff at the Headquarters and visit the Members Services store. We had
lunch at the Cardinal Club, Busch Stadium, and a walking tour of Citygarden. I
was able to attend seven of the nine District meetings this past September and
October. Thank you all for your hospitality both to me, Vivian Shomo and Becky
Amorese, who traveled with me. I enjoy hearing about all the programs and
projects each of your clubs are involved in.
I hope you are planning your “planting for pollinator” garden for this summer.
Remember the Million Garden Challenge and register your landscape on the
S.H.A.R.E. map. Visit: http://millionpollinatorgardens.org to learn more and get
started. When asked, be sure and tell them National Garden Clubs, Inc. sent you.
The West Virginia Garden Club, Inc. Convention will be held at Stonewall Resort
on April 1-3, 2016. I hope you and your club are making plans to attend. I look
forward to seeing you all in April.
6
WEST VIRGINIA GARDEN CLUB CONVENTION
April 1 -3, 2016
Eighty-Sixth Annual Convention
“Seeds of Wisdom – Come Grow with Us”
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV
Registration: Please complete for m, make checks payable to “ WVGCI 2016 Convention”
and mail both to Vivian Shomo, 369 Bull Run Road, Parsons, WV 26287
email: [email protected] phone 304-478-1116.
Postmark by March 1, 2016 for ON time Registration.
Last Name________________________First___________________Middle Initial_____
Address__________________________________________________________________
City_____________________________State________________Zip_________________
Phone___________________________Garden Club_____________________________
E-mail address____________________________________________________________
Please check______ if we may email your confirmation to the address above.
Check ALL that apply:
( ) WVGCI Officer
( ) SAR Director
( ) SAR Officer/Chairman
( ) WVGCI Chairman
( ) Former SAR Director
( ) Spouse
( ) WVGCI Life Member
( ) SAR Life Member
( ) Club President
( ) Guest
( ) NGC Life Member
( ) Club Member
Please mark all that you plan to attend. NOTE: Lodge Guests – Meals included on 4/2-3
Registration Fee (all attendees must pay)
$25_______________
Additional Late Registration fee if space available
$10_______________
Rhododendron Dinner (open to all on Friday evening) $30_______________
*Rhododendron Dinner formerly known as Board Dinner – now open to all
Following prices are for day guests only ($55 day pass for members not staying over night)
Registration
$25_______________
Day Guest pass (includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch). $55_______________
Husband’s Lunch on Saturday
$25_______________
Design Banquet on Saturday (after 5 attire requested)
Fee is for Day Guest only.
$32______________
Workshops:
Please indicate which workshops you wish to attend (choose 2)
Making Gardening More Accessible
____________
“Do Orchids hedge their bets?”
____________
West Virginia Botanical Gardens
____________
Small Garden Movement
____________
7
Please indicate special diet restrictions___________________________________
(These may be for Medical reasons only)
(Lambert’s and Stonewall both offer a variety of gluten free pastas, bread and cookies)
Please indicate which events you will be attending and menu choices.
Friday -
Rhododendron Dinner Italian Feast Buffet with wine sales
Tour of winery available – would you like to take the tour
_____________
President’s Reception- open to members arriving early
_____________
Cash bar with crudités and cheese platter – come meet and mingle
Saturday Luncheon
Chicken Caesar Salad
Chicken Salad on Croissant
Herb Pasta Primavera (vegetarian)
__________________
__________________
__________________
Saturday Husband’s Luncheon
Soup, Salad and Sandwich Buffet
__________________
Lunch includes program on Lawnmower and lawn care
Saturday – Design Banquet
Herb Roasted Chicken Breast
Stuffed Pork Loin Chop
Vegetarian
__________________
__________________
__________________
Hotel Reservations: Reservation deadline is March 14, 2016
Make reservations directly with Stonewall Resort. Call the Hotel directly at 1-304-269-7400
and ask for the West Virginia Garden Club room block to receive the established group rate
when you make the reservations.
Full Convention Rates include 3 meals/day/guest on 4/2 & breakfast on 4/3.
Rates: Resort fee of $8 per room, per day added on to rates listed below.
Single King Guest Room
$200/night, per person $260/night with spouse
Double Queen Guest Room
$139/night, per person
Additional day(s) pre- or post- convention $125/room without meals. Guests may use
complimentary bikes, canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, boat cruises, etc.
Driving Directions: Take I-79 to Roanoke, WV exit 91 and follow signs.
8
TENATIVE SCHEDULE:
Friday, April 1, 2016
Seeds of Wisdom
12:00 PM
Registration Desk Opens
1:00 PM
Finance Committee meeting
2:00 PM
District Directors meeting
2:00 PM
Past Presidents Advisory Council meeting
2:00 PM
Set up displays and boutique
3:00 PM
Executive Board meeting
4:00 PM
WVGCI Board meeting
5:30 PM
Meet in Lobby for trip to Lambert’s Winery for Rhododendron Dinner
8:30 PM
Light Reception in Lobby – with cash bar
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Come Grow With Us
8:00 AM
Registration Desk opens
8:00 AM
Buffet Breakfast in Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM
Displays and Boutique open
9:00 AM
Opening Session
12:00 PM
Opening Luncheon – Kaila St Louis speaks on Heirloom Plants
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
7:00 PM
9:30 PM
Workshops (Choice of 4)
Workshops (Choice of 4)
Design Banquet – Lynn Fronk demonstrates new and creative designs
Dessert Reception honoring SAR Director and WVGCI President
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Wisdom Rewarded
8:00 AM
Buffet Breakfast in Ballroom Foyer
9:00 AM
Awards Presentation in Ballroom
Golf Information: Call 304-269-8885 to set up tee times.
A reduced rate of $65 per player includes green fees, shared golf cart and unlimited
use of practice facility.
WORKSHOPS
Making Gardening More Accessible
Carmen Fullmer will pr esent ways that will allow people to gar den even
though they have restrictions. Many people want to garden, but find it tough to do because of a
limitation, disability, illness or aging. This presentation will sow some seeds of wisdom about
assistive technology tools, adaptive methods and resources that can help us grow through
accessible gardening.
Carmen Fullmer is an Assistive Technology Specialist for the West Virginia
Assistive Technology System at the Center for Excellence in Disabilities at West Virginia
University. She earned a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from WVU.
Carmen enjoys developing resources and working on two accessible agriculture projects –
West Virginia AgrAbility and Green Thumbs, Healthy Joints.
9
Do orchids hedge their bets? You Bet!
And our spreading pogonia bet-hedges with the best!
An interesting and colorful explanation of the indigenous wild orchids that grow
in West Virginia. She explains their development and how they grow together – making for
a stronger and more beautiful flower.
Dr. Gregg is Pr ofessor Emer ita of Biology after teaching at West Vir ginia
Wesleyan College for 37 years. She is currently Curator of the George B. Rossbach Herbarium and Director of the Greenhouse. She earned her B.A. degree from Emory University
and a Ph. D. in Biology from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Her course specialties were Plant Systematics, Microbiology, and Experimental Biology, and co-leading
numerous tropical ecology study courses in Jamaica, Belize, and the Peruvian Amazon.
Long interested in the biology of orchids, she has published 20 scientific articles in peerreviewed journals and has presented her work at international, national, and regional meetings. Her orchid research has contributed to the management of orchid populations on the
Monongahela National Forest, at Canaan Valley State Park, in The Nature Conservancy’s
Green Swamp Preserve, North Carolina, and at Morningside Nature Center, Gainesville,
Florida. She continues to explore reproductive and population biology of orchids, and has
recently co-authored a floristic study of a species diverse meadow in Barbour County. With
a grant from WV’s Higher Education Policy Commission Division of Science and Research,
she is data-basing and imaging the 25,000+ specimens in the Rossbach Herbarium.
West Virginia Botanical Garden in the Fourth Dimension
The program will tell us how the West Virginia Botanical Garden has grown and changed
over time and what the plans are for the future. This will include the impacts that many
people and organizations have had, including the West Virginia Garden Club.
George W Longenecker – Executive Director, West Virginia Botanic Garden, Inc.; Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture, West Virginia University. Mr. Longenecker received a B.S. degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Wisconsin and a
Master of Fine Arts degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois. Before coming to West Virginia University in 1966 he was Assistant Director of the John J.
Tyler Arboretum in Lima, PA. He is a licensed Landscape Architect and served on the West
Virginia State Board of Landscape Architects. Mr. Longenecker came to WVU in the first
year of the onset of the Landscape Architecture Program and although he taught many of the
courses over the years, his primary focus was on plant materials, planting design and AutoCAD courses. He developed an Interior Plantscaping course and also an assigned topics
class on Botanic Garden Development that students who were interested could spend time
working with him on the beginnings of the West Virginia Botanic Garden . During several
semesters this class built the Eclectic Garden, the Shade Garden and a shade house for growing plants. The WVBG was actually started in the 1980’s as an organization and for many
years Mr. Longenecker served as Executive Director and President of the Board of
10
Directors. In 2005 he retired from WVU to focus on the realization of the recently completed
master plan for the WVBG as site manager as well as Executive Director. For more information
about the WVBG please visit www.wvbg.org. He has also served as an instructor at the annual
Landscape Design Short Course organized by the West Virginia Garden Club every spring since
it was begun at WVU and is an Honorary Life Member of the WV Garden Club. He has served
as the Landscape Advisor at Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright house, since 1988 where he
has spent one day a week during the summer months working with the Summer Landscape
Interns. His special interests include the study and photographing of Frank Lloyd Wright
architecture and the study of plants and ecology and the proper use of plants in design.
His pet peeve is the improper pruning of plants by those that do not take into account the
individual character of different plants. “When done properly one should not be able to tell a
shrub has been pruned, (with the exception of rigorous renewal pruning).”
Small Garden Movement
A lifelong West Virginian, Commissioner of Agriculture Walt Helmick brings the West
Virginia Department of Agriculture decades of private business and public service experience.
His primary goal in office is to revive local commercial agriculture so that West Virginia can
produce more of its own food - and keep more of its food dollars in-state. Helmick has held five
different elective offices, ranging from the Pocahontas County School Board to
the West Virginia State Senate, where he served as Finance Chair for eight years.
He also sat on the Senate Ag Committee for 24 years. He owns and operates a
water bottling plant and lodge in Minnehaha Springs with his wife, Rita, has been
a licensed auctioneer, and is an expert welder.
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
Luncheon Speaker – Kaila St Louis
My name is Kaila St. Louis and my title for my work at the Sites Homestead at Seneca Rocks is
Heritage Gardener/Interpreter. I am contracted through the U.S. Forest Service to be "keeper of the
gardens" there seasonally from mid-April until mid-September. This season is my 15th one to plant and
maintain all the growing things around the Sites farmhouse.
Design Banquet – Lynn Fronk
New and interesting designs to be demonstrated and discussed – arrangements will be auctioned
at end of evening.
Lynn is a National Garden Club Master Flower Show Judge, Flower Show Schools Design and
Flower Show Procedure Instructor. She has taught in 40 States, Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia,
Ecuador, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She has judged major flower shows in the United States
such as the Philadelphia Flower Show, Newport Flower Show and the Rhode Island State
Flower Show.
Lynn is currently serving as President of Garden Club of Ohio.
She is a member of the Serendipity Garden Club, Creative Arrangers Guild, Great Lake Atelier
Floral Design Group and the National Flower Arranger Guild.
Lynn is a retired nurse from Children’s Hospital and is active in many community activities
such as Beaux Arts of the Columbus Museum of Art, Childhood League Assisting Board IX and
the Columbus Polymer Clay Guild. She is the author of “Merry Christmas from My House to
Yours” A small booklet on Using Natural Materials for Holiday Designs
11
South Atlantic Region Convention
March 13-15, 2016
North Raleigh Hilton
Raleigh NC
Come and enjoy “North Carolina’s Beauty” at the annual SAR Convention. We
hope you will enjoy learning about “North Carolina’s Beauty” given by guest
speakers from the region, shopping with vendors that represent the area and meeting other people that love to garden and want to learn more about how others garden. There will be workshops available during the three days and who knows, we
may even have a garden tour. This year the meeting will be held March 13-15,
2016 at the North Raleigh Hilton/Midtown located at 3415 Wake Forest Road,
Raleigh, North Carolina. Phone Number 844-582-8885.
The room rates will be $119.00 per night for this meeting. Mark your calendar and
save the date to be in Raleigh next March to enjoy North Carolina’s Beauty. Raleigh is just east of the middle of our region, so we hope to have many, many attendees from all five states.
Convention Chairman: Ginny Parker, 919-832-5483, [email protected]
Convention Vice-Chairman: Susan Hooper, 704-552-5673, [email protected]
Hilton North Raleigh Midtown Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina
NO REFUNDS AFTER MARCH 5, 2016
The afternoon workshops are still in the making. Please refer to the January Key
Notes for all the details pertaining to these work-shops.
Hotel Reservations: Reservation deadline for group rate is February 21, 2016.
Make reservation directly with the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, 3415 Wake
Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 919-872-2323 and mention NGC/SAR Convention.
Room rates are $ 119.00 for both singles and doubles. Check in time is 3:00 and
check out time is 12:00 noon. All hotel parking is free.
Travel Information
By Air: Raleigh Durham United International Airport. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport. The hotel is just 15 miles from the
airport.
12
Please complete form, make check to “2016 NGC/SAR Convention” and mail both
to: Ginny Parker, 1801 Ridley Street, Raleigh, NC 27608: email [email protected]
Phone: 919-880-3233 (Cell)
Postmark by February 19 for on time registration.
Name________________________________________Phone________________
Adress_____________________________________________________________
City______________________________State________________Zip__________
Email______________________________________________________________
May we confirm your registration by your email? ______Yes_________No
Check all that apply:
___NGC Officer___ SAR Director ___SAR Officer
___NGC Chairman ___Former SAR Director ___SAR Chairman
___NGC Life Member ___SAR Life Member ___State President
___Club President ___Club Member ___Guest ___Spouse
ALL ATTENDEES MUST PAY A REGISTRATION FEE
Circle Amount(s) being paid.
NC, Out of State members and non- spouse guest ------------------------$200.00
Includes Registration fee, 2 dinners, 1 lunch, 1 breakfast and workshops
Spouse package – full convention----------------------------------------------$175.00
Includes Registration fee, 2 dinners, 1 lunch, 1 breakfast and workshops
One day registration only-----------------------------------------------------—-$25.00
Additional Registration (after March 1) for all attending-----------—---$10.00
(Regular registration rate for everyone attending is $50.00 (included in above on-time packages)
Individual Meals
Sunday Evening $45.00
Monday Lunch
$30.00
Monday Evening $45.00
Tuesday Breakfast $30.00
(Plus the Registration Fee) TOTAL PAID ______________
Please indicate any special needs or dietary requirements: -___Diabetic,
___Vegetarian, ___Vegan, ___Gluten Free, ___Other (medical reasons only)
___Wheelchair Access, __________________________________ Specify
NO REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED AT THE TIME OF MEAL SERVICE.
We will make every effort to accommodate your medical allergies.
13
Bloomin' on the Grand
Join us May 2-6, 2016 for NGC's 87th
Annual Convention!
The theme of our meeting is "Bloomin' on
the Grand" and our meeting location is
Grand Rapids, Michigan. More information,
details and registration forms are online.
Planning your Butterfly Garden
Check with your local nursery, native plant society or master
gardeners for your growing zone, then plant accordingly. You
can research Milkweed profiles at http://monarchwatch.org/
bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/milkweed-profiles aswell as reference
the Milkweed Regions and Seed Needs page of Monarch Watch at http://
monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/milkweed-regionsseed-needs. You can also contact your local Extension Office, County
Naturalist or Department of Natural Resources for information on what
Asclepias (Milkweed) species is native to the area your butterfly garden is
being planted.
Asclepias (Milkweed) plants and seed can be obtained from Monarch
Watch. Nonprofit organizations, schools, garden clubs, etc., can receive
Asclepias plants from the University of Kansas by submitting a request form
at http://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/freemilkweeds/. You may also request seeds from Albert Chang, NGC Monarch
Watch chairman for Seed Savers. He may be reached at
[email protected].
14
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL COURSE II, SERIES IX
MAY 18-19, 2016 WVU, MORGANTOWN, WV
An educational opportunity for WVGC members, Master Gardeners, and anyone interested in
the art of landscape planning and design.
Topics include; Landscape Design Process
Plants in the Landscape
Site Design and Landforms
Structures in the Landscape
Landscapes as Learning Experiences
Landscape Design in Early America
Plant Selection
Community Landscape Management
Preservation of Historic Sites and Structures
Required reading STEWARDS OF THE LAND
“Landscape Design Angle” from National Gardener magazine
READING MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE FROM NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS
MEMBER SERVICES (800-550-6077)
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS INC., 4401 MAGNOLIA AVE., ST. LOUIS.
MISSOURI, 63110-3492 (www.gardenclub.org)
(National Gardener article will be furnished)
Stewards reading—Chapters 3,4,5,13,11,19,23,34,35
TUITION:
WVGC MEMBERS AUDITING FREE
WVGC CREDIT $40.00
WVGC CONSULTANTS AND MASTERS REFRESHING
$5.00
ALL OTHERS, INCLUDING OUT OF STATE GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS $50.00
Make checks to WVGC Landscape Design School
Other information, including housing, will be provided prior to the school
Please detach and return to Jan Mitchell, Registrar 225 South High Street, Morgantown,
WV, 26501 Phone 304 299 8110 [email protected]
Reservation deadline May 9. 2016
NAME_____________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________CITY_____________________
STATE__________________ZIP___________________
PHONE______________________________
E-MAIL___________________________________________________________________
GARDEN CLUB___________________________DISTRICT_ ______________________
WVGC AUDIT (FREE)_________________
WVGC CREDIT $40.00_______________
ALL WVCG NON-MEMBERS $50.00_____________________
15
FLOWER SHOW JUDGES
Linda Wichman,-Hager Judges Credentials Chairman
MASTER JUDGES Expiration Date
Baker, Norma, 22 Willow Lane, Wheeling 26003 12//31/15
Brown, Phyllis, 686 4-H Lake Road, Daniels, 25831 12/31/17
Hager, Linda Wichman, 3 Toll House Way, Barboursville, 25504 12/31/17
Hudson, Patty, 1101 Heatherwood Road, Bluefield 24701 12/31/17
Lundblad, Jane 211 N. Hills, Parkersburg, 26101 12/31/17
Newell, Darlene, P.O. Box 130, Lochgelly, 25866 12/31/18
Shriver, Jerry, 413 Woodlawn Ave., Beckley 25801 12/31/17
Thomas, Leah, 635 Lundale Drive, Oak Hill 25901 12/31/17
Trochlil, Rose, 1324 Ramsever Lane, Winchester, VA 22601 12/31/17
LIFE JUDGES
ACCREDITED JUDGES
Lumsden, Sandra,125 N. 8th St, Martin’s Ferry, Ohio 43935 12/31/16
Heater, Helen, Rt. 1, Box 165-A, Hinkle Ridge Road,
French Creek, WV 26218 12/31/16
STUDENT JUDGES
Law, Diane, HC Bod 10, Meadow Creek,WV 25971
Moore, Brenda, 1709 Edgewood Dr, Oak Hill, WV 25901
Shomo, Vivien, 369 Bull Run Rd, Parsons, WV 26287
JUDGES EMERITUS
Broyles, Mrs. Paul Jr., 208 Springdale Ave., Princeton, 24740
Bush, Mrs. Kyle, 5 Bush Ave., Phillipi 26416
Fast, Mrs. V. R., 1106 First Ave., Charleston, 25302
Kerns, Mrs. C. W., Box 95 Sycamore Rd., Ripley, 25271
Kimble, Mrs. Robert L., 731 Mayflower Dr., Charleston, 25311
McClung, Mrs. Stewart, 2681 Tuscarora Rd., Martinsburg, 25401
Miller, Mrs. Paul, Rt. 1 Box 1-C, Kearneysville 25430
Phipps, Mrs. Paul, 907 Woodlawn Avenue., Beckley 25801
Poling, Mrs. George W., 3919 11th Ave., Parkersburg 26101
Reynolds, Mrs. Guy, 205 Ferndale Dr., Charleston, 25302
Sampson, Ann, 51 Clarion Dr., Fredericksburg, VA 22405
Stacy, Phyllis, 695 Hollywood St., Gilbert, WV 25621
16
WV STATE CONSERVATION CAMP 2016
75th Year
“FULL” or “PARTIAL” Scholarships Appreciated
wvconservationcamp.com
Whether or not you know a youth who would like to attend…
you can still provide scholarship money.
COST: $185.00 Per Person
WHO: Camp is open to all boys and girls aged 14 - 18 years old
(as of January 2016)
WHERE: Camp Caesar (near Cowen, WV)
WHEN: June 13 - 19, 2016
Conservation Camp is supported by the WVDNR, the WV Division of
Forestry, the WV DEP, the WVU Extension Service and
WEST VIRGINIA GARDEN CLUBS
It would be appreciated if your club would send scholarship
money no later than May 1, 2016
Contact:
Gwen Kohut, WV Garden Club Conservation Chairman
583 Benedum Run Rd., Bridgeport WV 26330
email: [email protected]
Home phone: 304-623-1927 Cell: 304-203-2545
Some funding resources for the Camp have been severely reduced, so
now more than ever the scholarships provided by our Garden Clubs
are very important !!
Junior Conservation Camp 2016
June 20 - 24, 2016 at Cedar Lakes Conference Center
Open to any young person 11 - 14 years of age.
Cost: $172 per camper
For more information contact:
Gwen Kohut, WVGC, Inc Conservation Camp Chairperson 304-6231927 or 304-203-2545 and email is [email protected]
17
West Virginia Garden Club, Inc.
Presents
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE III
1338
TOTAL SUBMITTED
$________________
18
61st Annual
House and Garden Tour of Historic Berkeley and
Jefferson Counties, West Virginia
Sponsored by Shenandoah-Potomac Garden Council
www.shenandoah-potomacgardencouncil.org
Saturday and Sunday April 23 & 24, 2016 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CHANGES-ADDITIONS
Mark your WVGC Directory for these changes
Convention Chairman Carolyn Patterson
3492 Waterlou Rd. French Creek 26218
304 924 5505 [email protected]
Appalachian District
Phymosia Garden Club
President Marcie Fairlie 120 West C St. Beckley, 25801
304 253 3166
Blennerhassett District
Mary Jo Ashley
P.O. Box 362 Spencer 25276
Ohio-Guyan District
Assistant Director
Anne Lambright P.O. Box 722 Williamson, 25661
304 235 2200 [email protected]
Beverly Hills Garden Club
Co President Janet Sheridan 138 Woodland Dr. Huntinton 25705
304 523 1207 [email protected]
Sharon Gross 3 Myers Rd. Barboursville 25504
304 237 8878 [email protected]
Indian Rock Garden Club
Diane Foremen 5225 Upper Heath Creek Rd. Barboursville 25504
[email protected]
Old Trails District
District Director Lea Ann Terrell
28 Elm Ave. Moundsville 26041 304 780 9886
Carol Hovermale. Email should be [email protected]
19
CALENDAR of EVENTS
2016
January 1
WV Garden News Deadline
March 13-15
NGC SAR Convention Raleigh, NC
April 1-3
WVGC Convention, Stonewall Resort
April 20-22
Flower Show School Course III Huntington, WV
April 23-24 House & Garden Tour of Historic Berkeley & Jefferson Counties
May 1
WV Garden News Deadline
May 2
NGC Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 5-8
WV Wildflower Pilgrimage Blackwater Falls State Park
May 19 Huntington Council Garden Clubs Flower Show Pullman Plaza Hotel
May 21
Emma Scott GC Small Standard Flower Show
May 18-20
Landscape Design School Course II Morgantown, WV
June 11
Lewisburg House & Garden Tour 11am-5pm
Sept. 1
WV Garden News Deadline
Sept. 9-10
Fall Board Meeting WVGC
Sept. 12
Shenandoah-Potomac District Meeting Shepherdstown
Sept. 22
Mon Cheat District Small Standard Flower Show and
District meeting. Harrison County Recreation Center
Sept. 26-Oct.2
NGC Fall Board Meeting, Portland, Maine
Nov. 15
WVGC Awards Deadline
2017
March 25-28
National Garden Club/South Atlantic Region Convention
Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs, WV
20
Woodland
Oaks Garden
The Woodland Oaks Garden Club, the Country Road Garden Club and West
Virginia State Garden Club President Judy Guye Swanson were in Oak Hill
to help dedicate a bench and memorial garden in remembrance of James E.
and Loretta Ferri Lively at the opening of the Oak Leaf ceremonies on
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at the Lively Family Amphitheater.
Loretta had a love for gardening, beautiful flowers and nature. She was a
charter member of Woodland Oaks Garden Club, which was established in
1959. Because she helped establish the club, the beautification of Oak Hill
continues.
She served as president of Woodland Oaks Garden Club and the West
Virginia Garden Club. At the time of her death, she was serving as finance
chairman, and parliamentarian of the State Garden Club.
She was a member of the Golden Circle of National Garden Clubs, which
means she had served at least 25 years on the national board of directors. As
a tribute to Mrs. Lively’s work, West Virginia Garden Clubs established a
memorial fund for her to create a garden around the bench that was
purchased by Lively Insurance employees for Loretta and Jim Lively.
Country Road Garden Club
21
Beautiful Gardens are a work of Heart!
This photo was summited by Eve Southhall
of Hill and Hollow Garden Club
This photo taken by Eve brought to mind an Emily Dickenson Poem
"Nature" is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse— the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
22
23
24
Address Service Requested
West Virginia Garden Club, Inc.
121 Earle St
Elkins, WV 26241
West Virginia Garden News
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Charleston, WV
Permit #1313