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1 May Officer and Committee News WACGC PRESIDENT Terry Sisto, Ford s Colony Garden Club tes125@cox.net, The month of May has arrived! Yesterday I was at a garden center with half of Williamsburg, you would have thought they were giving everything away. Like me, so many are anxious to fill their flower pots and refresh their gardens for spring and summer enjoyment! May is also meeting month - the WACGC Spring General Meeting is on Thursday, May 24 th. Brandon Woods Garden Club is hosting this meeting at the Sentara Williamsburg Hospital. Gary Streb, Master Gardener and Hospice House Garden Coordinator will be our speaker. Ways & Means will again have wonderful raffle items bring some cash! Get all the meeting details in this newsletter. I first need to say what a fun filled day the Tidewater District Fashion & Flowers fundraiser was. From the fashions (Gloria s knowledge of fashions & models) to the tree and shrub information (Prune in June), the wonderful lunch, the Dueling Designers (competition, tips & humor) and much more everyone in attendance couldn t help but enjoy the event. Congratulations to Glenda Knowles and the Tidewater District! Congratulation to Williamsburg Garden Club for another wonderful Garden Week Tour. It was like two tours in one, 18 th Century and 21 st Century. Gardens of dogwoods, azaleas, viburnum and flowers with homeowners and members creativity on the inside of each home, Inspiration at every turn! Smooth touring even in the rain. I hope you attended the Toano Garden Club s Bake Sale this past Saturday, Yum! Thanks to all who supported their fundraiser. For more inspiration don t forget Tablescapes & Treasures, hosted by Ford s Colony Garden Club on Saturday, May 12 th. You ll get to enjoy fifty theme tablescapes, full of party and entertaining ideas, with fifty treasures you ll have the opportunity to win. All that while supporting Nature Camp scholarships. Details and directions are in this newsletter. I m looking forward to seeing you on the 24 th. We are so very fortunate to have this organization in our community. If you ve not attended a Council meeting before grab a fellow garden club friend and attend this month to learn what your WACGC is all about. Don t just let your club s representative be informed. Happy Gardening! May General Meeting Thursday, May 24 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, Robert Graves Room 9:30am coffee; 10:00am meeting & program Host: Brandon Woods Garden Club Guest Speaker: Gary Streb, Master Gardener & Lead Gardener at Hospice House Page 1 of 10

2 WACGC VICE PRESIDENT Rose Marie Crocco, Colonial Heritage Garden Club The May 24 general meeting of the WACGC will be hosted by Brandon Woods at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, Robert Graves Room. The Council has donated money and time over the years to both the Pansy Project and the monthly floral arrangements for the lobby of the Hospice House. We are proud to announce that Gary Streb will be our featured speaker. He is not only a Master Gardener but also the lead gardener for the Hospice House grounds. He oversees and maintains 11 acres working several days a week. He will share his experiences and the challenges of the Hospice House project. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn what he has learned over the years in the garden. A reminder to Club Presidents: Please send me your Garden Club Membership Rosters, including Officers, Council Representatives, and Arbor Day Representatives by July 1. This information is needed to update the WACGC Handbook. WACGC BLUE STAR MEMORAL MARKER Glenda Knowles, Berkeley and Colonial Heritage Garden Clubs ggknowles@cox.net, The Blue Star Memorial Marker, placed by the WACGC on November 11, 2016, is looking radiant and the plants survived this extreme winter! I took a ride by and the blue Ajuga are blooming as well as the Nandina are alive and growing. I plan to spruce up the area and rake some pine straw into the beds on a warm sunny day soon. Want to help - give me a call WACGC HOSPICE HOUSE Dollie Marshall, The Williamsburg Garden Club dollie.marshall@gmail.com Hospice House Arrangements Schedule: May Kingsmill Garden Club June Toano Garden Club July Williamsburg Garden Club WACGC NEWSLETTER Linda Wenger, The Williamsburg Garden Club lwenger@cox.net Newsletter submissions are appreciated by the 20 th of each month. Please submit your prepared information to lwenger@cox.net. Sincere thanks for your help! WACGC GENERAL MEETINGS AND HOST CLUB DATES FOR Schedule of WACGC General Meetings and Host Clubs: September 27, 2018 Colonial Heritage Garden Club January 24, 2019 Ford s Colony Garden Club May 23, 2019 Green Spring Garden Club Arbor Day, Hosted by York County March 8, 2019 Page 2 of 10

3 VFGC Tidewater District VFGC TIDEWATER DISTRICT PRESIDENT Glenda Knowles, Berkeley and Colonial Heritage Garden Clubs A huge THANK YOU to all Williamsburg garden clubs who supported the District s fundraiser Fashions & Flowers on Thursday, April 19, at Colonial Heritage. Many clubs provided models and theme baskets - it was a memorable day and successful for the District s purse! These clubs provided baskets: Berkeley, Brandon Woods, Colonial Heritage, Green Spring, Kingsmill, and Toano. These ladies did a fabulous job as models: Loy Holt (Berkeley), Pam Hebert, Anne-Marie McCarthy, Maurine Williams (Colonial Heritage), Anne Nielsen (Governor s Land), Marget Bradenham (Green Spring), Terry Sisto (Ford s Colony), Betty Smith (Toano), Karen Jamison (Williamsburg). David Pippin and Al Brockwell entertained us and provided many laughs and ten beautiful floral designs. All were won by attendees. Again, thanks to all Williamsburg clubs for supporting our event! A Rainbow of Colors An NGC Design Specialty Flower Show Presented by: Tidewater Flower Show Judges Council Member of: National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) South Atlantic Region (SAR) Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs (VFGC) Sunday, June 17, 2018 Noon to 4:00 pm Norfolk Botanical Garden, Holly Room 6700 Azalea Garden Road Norfolk, Virginia Free Admission & Open to the Public For more information or to enter the show, contact Sam Halvorsen, , bzynana@aol.com Page 3 of 10

4 VFGC TIDEWATER DISTRICT CALENDAR CHAIRMAN Betty Smith, Toano Garden Club In July, I will be ing Club Presidents to request that they discuss with their club members how many 2019 Vision of Beauty Calendars they can sell. This will help me determine how many calendars I should order for I appreciate the clubs help with this Tidewater District fundraiser. Calendars will sell for $6.00. Around Town TABLESCAPES AND TREASURES Debbie Abrams, Ford s Colony Garden Club dabramshome@hotmail.com Tablescapes and Treasures, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 10 a.m. 4:00 p.m., Ford s Colony Swim & Tennis Clubhouse. Ford s Colony Garden Club members will use their creativity and design skills to create gorgeous, one-ofa-kind tablescapes. Each table will be accompanied with a treasure ranging from the centerpiece, themed gift certificate, or table accessories you can win! Tickets: $20.00 per person and includes: The tour of 50 beautiful tablescapes and designs. Delicious nibbles for you to enjoy as you stroll through the tables that will inspire and stir your imagination. A ticket for a chance to win a door prize worth over $250. Three tickets for chances to win treasure from the tablescape that you select additional treasure tickets available at 3 for $5 or 8 for $10 This event will be at the Ford s Colony Swim & Tennis Club, 165 St Andrews Drive, Williamsburg. This is our club s 2018 Nature Camp Scholarship Fun raiser event. Each year the Ford s Colony Garden Club sends four students from the Williamsburg area to Nature Camp in Virginia. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by contacting Debbie Abrams at dabramshome@hotmail.com. Directions: Enter Ford s Colony Subdivision from Centerville Road onto Manchester. After stopping at Security continue to the stop sign and turn right onto St. Andrews Drive. Take your first left into the Swim & Tennis Club, 165 St. Andrews Drive. WILLIAMSBURG BOTANICAL GARDEN LEARN AND GROW EDUCATIONAL SERIES Judith Alberts, PR Coordinator, wbggardennews@gmail.com Request our enews delivered right to your inbox by texting WBGARDEN to Seating is limited so please register at the specified registration link, or at wbggardennews@gmail.com with your name and phone number. May 19: GROW YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLES IN YOUR YARD, Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 5537 Centerville Road, 10:00 a.m. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so register at to reserve your spot! A suggested donation of $5.00 will help the Garden grow and continue to offer programs such as this. Our speaker, Barbara Gustafson, Master Gardener & Co-Chair of the Historic Triangle Community Garden, will share ways to grow vegetables in raised beds, containers, flower borders and elsewhere. For more information go to or contact Barbara at barbara-sg@cox.net. Weather permitting, after the program Master Gardeners will be in the Garden to answer questions and talk about what is in bloom. Page 4 of 10

5 June 16: THE ART OF GARDENING WITH ROCKS AND PLANTS, Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 5537 Centerville Road, 10:00 a.m. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so register to reserve your spot! A suggested donation of $5.00 will help the Garden grow and continue to offer programs such as this. Our speaker, Joseph Tychonievich, is the author of Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style. His presentation will inspire you to develop this type of garden in your own yard or appreciate it in other yards. Joseph is known as one of the top young horticulturists in the United States. For more information, contact Joseph at gsparrowgardens@gmail.com. Weather permitting, after the program Master Gardeners will be in the Garden to answer questions and talk about what is in bloom. July 21: UNDERSTANDING SNAKES: FEAR NOT!, Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 5537 Centerville Road, 10:00 a.m. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so register to reserve your spot! A suggested donation of $5.00 will help the Garden grow and continue to offer programs such as this. Tim Christensen is a biological scientist who works at the Conservation Branch at Joint Base Langley-Eustis at Fort Eustis. Tim will explain snake biology, their significance, and will explore ways to alleviate fear of snakes. For more information, contact Tim at mtnc066@msn.com. Weather permitting, after the program Master Gardeners will be in the Garden to answer questions and talk about what is in bloom. August 18: TIPS ON GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY, Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 5537 Centerville Road, 10:00 a.m. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so register to reserve your spot! A suggested donation of $5.00 will help the Garden grow and continue to offer programs such as this. John Whistler, local gardener, photographer and owner of Whistler Works Studio, will give those gardeners who want to capture photos of the flora and fauna in their gardens or elsewhere basic and advanced suggestions to improve their images. Examples of his photography can be viewed at johnwhistlerphotos.com. For more information, contact John at jcwhis@msn.com. Weather permitting, after the program Master Gardeners will be in the Garden to answer questions and talk about what is in bloom. Calendars See the following pages for at-a-glance monthly calendars and future Save The Dates. Page 5 of 10

6 Notes. MAY 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat WACGC BOARD MEETING FORD S COLONY GC: Tablescapes & Treasures WBG PROGRAM: Grow Your Favorite Vegetables in your Yard NEWSLETTER submissions due WACGC GENERAL MEETING *Hospice House Arrangements Kingsmill Garden Club See Newsletter for event details. Page 6 of 10

7 Notes. JUNE 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat NGC Design Specialty Flower Show WBG PROGRAM: The Art of Gardening with Rocks & Plants *Hospice House Arrangements Toano Garden Club See Newsletter for event details. Page 7 of 10

8 Notes.. JULY 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat WBG PROGRAM: Understanding Snakes: Fear Not! *Hospice House Arrangements Williamsburg Garden Club See Newsletter for event details. Page 8 of 10

9 Notes. AUGUST 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat WBG PROGRAM: Tips on Garden Photography NEWSLETTER submissions due *Hospice House Arrangements TBD See Newsletter for event details. Page 9 of 10

10 SAVE THE DATE 2018 and 2019! September 2018 September 15, 2018 September 27, 2018 October 2018 October 20, 2018 November 2018 November 17, 2018 November TBD December 2018 January 24, 2019 March 8, 2019 May 23, 2019 Hospice House Brandon Woods Garden Club WBG PROGRAM: The Tiny Wildlife in Your Garden; Insects on Your Side WACGC General Meeting Colonial Heritage Garden Club Hospice House TBD WBG PROGRAM: How to Grow Herbs Hospice House TBD WBG PROGRAM: Bulbs as Companion Plants WACGC 6 th Annual Wreath Decorating Hospice House TBD WACGC General Meeting Ford s Colony Garden Club Arbor Day Hosted by York County Green Spring Garden Club Page 10 of 10