Spectacular fall splendor set the stage for the Garden Club of Virginia’s 103rd Annual Board of Governors meeting. Please join me in offering a special thank you to members of the Roanoke Valley Garden Club for hosting a wonderful meeting. Accommodations at the historic Hotel Roanoke were lovely and attendees remarked on the unique gallery and community tours, inspiring presentations and the GCV camaraderie. View photos and Read the Board of Governors business meeting highlights in the Quick Links below.
Congratulations to our very deserving 2022 Common Wealth Award recipients announced at the Board of Governors meeting: First place, Three Chopt Garden Club for Horticulture Therapy for Pediatric Patients at Virginia Treatment Center for Children, and Second place, The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore for Beautification and Conservation of the Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Onancock Campus.
Also, Harborfront Garden Club, recipient of the 2021 Common Wealth Award, presented a poignant video on its community project, Jill’s Memorial Garden. To view this video and other presentations for GCV members, see our new section below called “Recent Additions to the GCV Website.”
The 64th Conservation Forum is just days away! Don’t forget to register for this virtual webinar featuring Virginia-based experts on PFAS, the Forever Chemical, this Thursday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. until noon. Listen, learn and ask questions about this very important topic.
As we look ahead to Thanksgiving, I send my very best wishes to you for a wonderful holiday with family and friends and I extend my sincerest thanks to you for all that you do for the GCV.
My best,
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Debbie Lewis
GCV President, 2022-2024
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Conservation Forum, Nov. 3, 2022, via Zoom |
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Register now for the Conservation Forum webinar, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. - noon. You can watch from the comfort of your home or gather with friends for a watch party. The webinar will leave you with much to discuss afterwards.
Thank you to our Conservation Forum Sponsor
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Historic Garden Week 2023 Marketing Meeting
The HGW Marketing Meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 211 E. Franklin St., Richmond. Invitations were emailed to the chairmen of tours, social media, publicity/PR and club presidents. Please contact HGW Marketing Coordinator Terri Lowman at Terri@VAGardenWeek.org if you have not received an invitation and would like to attend. RSVP to Terri by Nov. 10.
The marketing meeting will help clubs boost their plans for the 90th anniversary of HGW and will cover resources for producing local promotional materials as well as GCV-produced materials, social media in support of club tours and an overview of HGW’s economic impact. Former GCV President and Restoration Committee Chairman Jean Gilpin will also make a presentation.
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Historic Garden Week 2024 Guidebook Cover
Submissions for the 2024 HGW Guidebook cover property are due Jan. 23, 2023. If your club is working with an extraordinary property that you would like the HGW Committee to consider as the cover property for 2024, please send a proposal to Karen Ellsworth, HGW Director, by Jan. 23, 2023. Learn more about the submission process.
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Movin’ on Up From a Phone to a Camera!
Join David Luria on Nov. 15, 2022, 7:30-9:30 p.m. via Zoom
We love our phones, right? They take sharp, vivid pictures, often with greater color than ones taken by cameras. Why use a camera?
Join Paris-trained architectural photographer David Luria, director of the Washington Photo Safari, in a free, interactive discussion about adding to our photographic options by using a DSLR or mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses in addition to our cell phones.
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Nominations for the Massie Medal for Distinguished Achievement
Due Dec. 1, 2022
The Massie Medal is the oldest and most prestigious award given by the Garden Club of Virginia. It was inaugurated in 1928 by Susanne Williams Massie during her presidency and was given by her until her death in 1952. Since that time it has been given by the GCV in her memory.
Nominations should be sent to: Massie Medal Committee Chairman Candy Crosby, PO Box 7212, Charlottesville, Va. 22906, 434-981-9331, clover8084@gmail.com. The recipient will be announced at the 2023 Annual Meeting in May.
March 1, 2023, Award Deadlines
The Common Wealth Award, established in 1979, provides funds to support community projects of conservation, beautification, horticulture, preservation and/or education. The two-word name Common Wealth describes the "wealth" that is "common" to all Virginians. Nominations may be submitted by GCV members or member clubs. Learn more.
The Horticulture Award of Merit was established in 1960 to recognize individual members of the Garden Club of Virginia who have achieved significant accomplishments in horticulture, both personally and in their communities. Please consider nominating your club’s dedicated and hard-working horticulturalists. Learn more.
The de Lacy Gray Conservation Medal was established by the Dolley Madison Garden Club as a memorial to de Lacy Thompson Gray. The award recognizes outstanding effort by a GCV member or a GCV member club in furthering the knowledge of our natural resources as well as encouraging their wise use. Nominations may be submitted by GCV members or member clubs. Learn more.
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2023 GCV Conservation and Environmental Studies Fellowship Applications Due Feb. 1, 2023
This Fellowship was established in 2014 to support scholars conducting research in areas relating to the conservation of natural resources and/or environmental studies concerning flora, fauna or cultural practices within communities that directly impact the Commonwealth of Virginia. The application process begins in November with the Conservation and Environmental Studies Fellowship announcements distributed to colleges and universities. A Guidelines and Application form will be posted soon on the GCV website.
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Recent GCV Website Additions |
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Several videos and presentations were recently added to the GCV website:
(for GCV members only)
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Natural Bridge State Park, just south of Lexington, hosts a Festival of Trees event every year from Thanksgiving until New Year's Day. This event, free to the public, is held in the Park's Visitor Center and is a fundraiser for local charities.
Information concerning pollinators and the spring 2023 Historic Garden Week will be on display. Join the fun and please bring a canned good for the food pantry and a bag of cat food for the charities being supported this year.
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Leave the Leaves to Save Pollinators
and Help the Soil!
The best thing we can do for our pollinators and other friendly insects, animals, and plants is to leave the leaves! Leaf litter has been home to these important critters for millennia and is necessary for survival and reproduction for so many butterflies, bees, beetles, moths, and more. Leaf litter also restores nutrients to your soil. Please consider not mowing or raking your yards and gardens to help nature do its work. Learn More.
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Dolley Madison Garden Club Presents
John Forti
Nov. 9, 2022
The Barn at Arcadia at Edgewood
Orange, VA
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The Williamsburg Garden Club Presents
Laura Dowling, former chief floral designer at the White House
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022,
10:30 a.m.
Free and open to all
Williamsburg Regional Library Theater 515 Scotland Street
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Daffodil Day
March 29, 2023
Norfolk Botanical Garden
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Horticulture Field Day Williamsburg
June 7-8, 2023
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2023 Lily Show
Orange
June 20-21
Hosted by Dolley Madison Garden Club
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Check out the fun and useful items for sale in our shop!
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The Garden Club of Danville
Kathy Harville
Maria Kelley
The Garden Club of Fairfax
Joan Lillich
Gabriella Garden Club
Debbie Morris
Nancy Riddell
Julie Willoughby
The Garden Study Club
Lori Frise
Dawn Stone
The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews
Vicki Dyer
Janice Hardin
Vicki Hecht
Martha Isaacs
Susan Jenkins
Katherine Mazzocco
Carol Nyce
Anne Wilson
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The Hampton Roads Garden Club
Bobbie Cooke
Mary Hunt Diggs
Sherry Maynard
Hillside Garden Club
Amber Colling
Angela Olmsted
Alaya Sexton
Monica Wiley
The Martinsville Garden Club
Tiffany Anderson
Kara Jo Gilley
Julia Shumate
Mill Mountain Garden Club
Angela Sengson
Martha Shifflett
The Garden Club of the Northern Neck
Constance Majeski
Roanoke Valley Garden Club
Jennifer Cable
Katherine Good
Helen Hill
Three Rivers Garden Club
Sherry Black
Vicki Courrier
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Our Mission:
To conserve the gifts of nature, to restore and preserve historic landscapes of the commonwealth, to cultivate the knowledge and love of gardening, and to lead future generations to build on this heritage.
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