www.wacgc.wordpress.com wacgclubs@gmail.com January 2018 Officer and Committee News WACGC PRESIDENT Terry Sisto, Ford s Colony Garden Club tes125@cox.net, 757-345-2478 2018 Already!! Weren t we just wishing friends and family Happy New Year 2017! I guess that s why we say time flies. I must say thank you and congratulations to Green Spring Garden Club for an inspiring 58 th Annual Christmas Homes Tour. And thank you to all who shared their time and talents to make the tour a success. I know it was greatly appreciated by all the attendees. I hope to see you at the Council s General meeting, Thursday, January 25 th at the James City County Parks & Recreation Center. The meeting will be hosted by Berkeley Garden Club and Floral Designer, Ray Dugan, will be our guest speaker. Way & Means will have raffles don t forget to bring some cash. Check the newsletter for all the details. The Arbor Day committee meets this month to vote for this year s winners. I hope all representatives are planning to attend. If you cannot, please contact Betsy Edwards or Patti Sager. The Board will meet January 12 th, Towne Bank, Monticello Ave, 2 nd floor conference room 9:30am coffee/10am meeting. My wish for all is a Healthy, Happy Gardening Year! January General Meeting Thursday, January 25 James City County Parks & Recreation, Room C, Longhill Road 9:30am coffee; 10:00am meeting & program Host: Berkeley Garden Club Guest Speaker: Ray Dugan, Floral Designer Page 1 of 12
WACGC VICE PRESIDENT Rose Marie Crocco, Colonial Heritage Garden Club swamprmc@cox.net Another great program is planned for the January Council Meeting, so mark your calendars and plan to attend. Ray Dugan, floral designer at Harris Teeter in Lightfoot will be our guest. His program will feature several of his favorite designs, and he will give us tips and suggestions for our own successful designs. A drawing will be held to give away his floral pieces. Let s welcome him to our winter meeting, Thursday, January 25, at the Parks and Recreation Facility on Longhill Road. WACGC ARBOR DAY Chair - Betsy Edwards, justbetsys@aol.com - Colonial Heritage Garden Club Co-Chair - Patti Sager, psager@cox.net - Colonial Heritage Garden Club The Arbor Day Committee will meet Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 1:30pm, second floor meeting room, Towne Bank, Monticello Branch, to vote for the Arbor Day Award winners. WACGC Dollie Marshall, The Williamsburg Garden Club dollie.marshall@gmail.com January Hospice House weekly arrangements will be provided by Fords Colony Garden Club. WACGC Newsletter Linda Wenger, The Williamsburg Garden Club lwenger@cox.net The 20 th of each month is the deadline date for information to be included in the next Newsletter. Please submit your prepared information to lwenger@cox.net. WACGC Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Beverley Smith, Toano Garden Club bbstls4@outlook.com, 757-566-0802 I could not find an article I really thought would be of interest for this month, but I will share with you an article which might be usable in the "reuse" category. "How to make stiff and scratchy towels soft again." Page 2 of 12
Run towels through a hot water wash minus detergent. Add ½ cup of white vinegar to the Wash and Rinse cycles; if your machine has dispensers, pour the vinegar into the detergent and softener sections. Repeat several times until towels get softer. (Keep in mind they'll likely never feel brand-new.) Good Housekeeping, January 2018 VFGC Tidewater District News VFGC TIDEWATER DISTRICT PRESIDENT Glenda Knowles, Berkeley and Colonial Heritage Garden Clubs ggknowles@cox.net, 757-651-0401 Tidewater District will be featuring a standard flower show at the Virginia Beach Convention Center under the umbrella of the Virginia Flower & Garden Expo, January 26-28, 2018. The Convention Center will be hosting the big show, featuring landscape displays, vendors, and special presentations. The District has been invited to feature their show Magical Mirage as part of the Expo. Tickets are $10 for one day at the Expo. You may purchase these at the Convention Center. (There is no charge to enter Magical Mirage and if you volunteer (hostess) you may enter the Expo at no charge.) If you are available to hostess for a few hours at the flower show, please contact Geneva Hunt, genevahunt@cox.net or 757-565-1694. Designers are still needed to enter the Design Division. Pre-registration is required to enter a design. Of course, Horticulture is a separate division with no pre-registration. You may contact show chairman, Frances Thrash, for a copy of the flower show schedule francesthrash@cox.net or Glenda Knowles, ggknowles@cox.net Exhibits may be entered either: Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2018, between 2 and 4pm, or Friday morning, January 26, 2018, between 8 and 9:30am. Entries to be removed on Sunday, January 28, 2018 by 4:15pm. Thursday, April 19, 2018, 10:30am - Surely you have this date on your calendars! Fashions & Flowers Fashions by Chico s, Designs by the Dueling Designers David Pippin and Al Brockwell. Theme baskets, lunch, 10:30am, Colonial Heritage Ballroom, Williamsburg, donation of $30.00 The Tidewater District will feature Fashions & Flowers on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The day will feature fashions by Chico s before lunch and the Dueling Designers following lunch. David Pippin and Al Brockwell will create designs side by side using similar containers and flowers! Clubs are donating beautiful themed baskets that will be offered as a silent auction. Get your tickets soon contact Glenda Knowles, 757-651-0401, or ggknowles@cox.net Checks should be made payable to Tidewater District. Call or email to reserve your tickets! Page 3 of 12
Around Town 85 th HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IN VIRGINIA WILLIAMSBURG TOUR Linda Wenger, Williamsburg Garden Club, Historic Garden Week Publicity Chair lwenger@cox.net Tickets are on sale now for the 2018 Historic Garden Week Tour in Williamsburg. The event is set for Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. Online advance tickets are available now for $40 per person at www.vagardenweek.org/main/tickets. Box lunches will be served at Two Rivers Country Club from 11:30am-1:30pm with a prepaid $17 lunch reservation. Additional advance tour ticket information, general information questions, and lunch reservations may be directed to Cathy Adams, cbtbka@cox.net, 757-220- 2486. The tour will feature colonial to transitional homes, gardens, landscapes, James River and Chickahominy River views. The waterfront golf community of Governors Land will feature four private homes opened for the first time. Complimentary shuttles will be available from designated parking lots. Visit the Lightfoot House c. 1730-1750 and the Tayloe House c. 1755 in Colonial Williamsburg, as well as the award-winning children s garden at Matthew Whaley Elementary School. Free parking is available at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center. Colonial Williamsburg buses will provide transportation for Historic Garden Week tour guests from the Visitors Center to and from the Historic Area. The Williamsburg Garden Club will host the event as part of the 85th Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Tour proceeds fund the restoration and preservation of more than 40 of Virginia s historic public gardens and landscapes, a research fellowship program, and a Garden Club of Virginia Centennial project with Virginia State Parks. THE COLONIAL TRIANGLE OF VIRGINIA UNIT, THE HERB SOCIETY OF AMERICA Donna Pratt, Publicity wareriver@gmail.com, 757-608-8929 The Colonial Triangle of Virginia Unit (CTVU) of the Herb Society of America will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in Williamsburg. The program for the meeting, Saving Myself to Save Others, will feature Keisha Harris, a stage 4 cervical cancer survivor from Richmond. Ms. Harris will discuss the healing benefits of using herbs, foods, extracts and minerals to mitigate illness and disease. This will be the first open meeting the CTVU will hold during 2018. Open meetings provide non-members a chance to learn about the Herb Society s mission, programs, and local volunteer opportunities. The meeting will be held at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 4897 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, beginning at 1pm in the fellowship hall and is free of charge. The CTVU s next open meeting will be in March. For more information, contact Donna Pratt at (757) 608-8929. Page 4 of 12
WGC MERIWETHER H. MAJOR LECTURE SERIES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 10:00A BRIE ARTHUR, FOODSCAPE REVOLUTION - PERENNIAL COMBINATIONS Misti Spong, The Williamsburg Garden Club, Programs Chair spongs5@verizon.net The Williamsburg Garden Club s Meriwether H. Major Lecture Series presents Foodscape Revolution Perennial Combinations, featuring Brie Arthur, on Tuesday, January 16, 10:00a, at the Williamsburg Library. Foodscape design requires a well-balanced mix of flowering and edibles plants. Brie shares her favorite perennials for the seasonal foodscape. Learn how to layer perennials in with your favorite vegetables to increase beauty and pollinator activity. She shares management strategies to make your edible perennial border low maintenance and full of life. This lecture is free and open to the public. Originally from southeastern Michigan, Brie Arthur studied Landscape Design and Horticulture at Purdue University. She was a professional plant propagator at Plant Delights Nursery and Camellia Forest Nursery before transitioning her focus to Green Industry communications through writing, public speaking, film production and consulting. As a professional garden industry communicator Brie is leading the national suburban Foodscape movement; a model of community development that incorporates sustainable, local food production. She writes for Meister and GIE Media about green industry trends and strategies to expand market demographics. She speaks internationally on a variety of horticulture topics ranging from foodscape design to technical propagation methods and marketing. As a correspondent on the PBS television show Growing A Greener World, Brie shares practical advice from her one acre suburban foodscape encouraging everyone to embrace the hobby and lifestyle of home gardening. 2017 brings new ventures, including her first book, The Foodscape Revolution published by St Lynn s Press. Brie serves as GWA (Garden Writers of America) National Director of Region IV representing garden communicators across the southeast US. As founder of Emergent: A Group for Growing Professionals, Brie encourages an open dialogue and networking opportunities between seasoned professionals and rising green industry members. She sits on the Executive Committee for the International Plant Propagators Southern Region and is Marketing Chair for the IPPS International Board. WILLIAMSBURG BOTANICAL GARDEN LEARN AND GROW EDUCATIONAL SERIES Joanne Sheffield, Programs Chair josheffie@yahoo.com, 301-983-1785 January 20: PRUNING WINTER TREE CARE. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. This workshop will provide instruction on early winter tree care. James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardeners will demonstrate the proper use of pruning tools and will discuss the basics of pruning trees and shrubs. Weather permitting, after the program there will be an outdoor demonstration in the Garden. This event is part of the Learn and Grow Educational Series sponsored by the Williamsburg Botanical Garden. The program is free, although a $5.00 donation to help the Garden grow is appreciated. For more information, contact JCCPruners@gmail.com. Calendars See the following pages for at-a-glance monthly calendars and future Save The Dates. Page 5 of 12
Notes. JANUARY 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 HERB SOCIETY OF AMERICA Open Mtg., WACGC Board Meeting 1:00pm, King of Glory 9:30a, Towne Lutheran Church, Bank Keisha Harris, Saving Myself to Save Others 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WGC LECTURE SERIES, 10:00a, Williamsburg Library, Brie Arthur Foodscape Revolution- Perennial Combinations ARBOR DAY Committee Meeting 1:30p, Towne Bank 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TIDEWATER DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW VA Beach Conf. Center WACGC General Meeting 9:30a, Room C, JCC Parks & Recreation TIDEWATER DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW VA Beach Conf. Center NEWSLETTER submissions due WBG Program: Pruning-Winter Tree Care TIDEWATER DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW VA Beach Conf. Center Hospice House Arrangements Fords Colony Garden Club See Newsletter for event details. Page 6 of 12
Notes. FEBRUARY 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NEWSLETTER submissions due 25 26 27 28 ARBOR DAY Committee Meeting 1:30p, Towne Bank WBG Program: Native Orchids in the US with emphasis on Hampton Roads Hospice House Arrangement TBD See Newsletter for event details. Page 7 of 12
Notes. MARCH 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arbor Day Reception Legacy Hall 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WBG Program: Cottage Gardens 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NEWSLETTER submissions due 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Tidewater District Spring Meeting Colonial Heritage Clubhouse See Newsletter for event details. Page 8 of 12
Notes. APRIL 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ARBOR DAY Committee Meeting 1:30p, Towne Bank 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 VFGC Tidewater District Fashion and Flowers Colonial Heritage NEWSLETTER submissions due WBG Program: Gardening for Birds & Butterflies 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 85 th Historic Garden Week: Williamsburg Tour See Newsletter for event details. Page 9 of 12
Notes. MAY 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WACGC Board Mtg. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NEWSLETTER submissions due 27 28 29 30 31 WACGC General Mtg. WBG Program: Grow Your Favorite Vegetables in your Yard See Newsletter for event details. Page 10 of 12
Notes. JUNE 2018 Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NEWSLETTER submissions due WBG Program: The Art of Gardening with Rocks & Plants 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 See Newsletter for event details. Page 11 of 12
SAVE THE DATE 2018! July 2018 July 21, 2018 August 2018 August 18, 2018 September 2018 September 15, 2018 October 2018 October 20, 2018 November 2018 November 17, 2018 December 2018 WBG Program: Understanding Snakes: Fear Not! WBG Program: Tips on Garden Photography WBG Program: The Tiny Wildlife in Your Garden; Insects on Your Side WBG Program: How to Grow Herbs WBG Program: Bulbs as Companion Plants Page 12 of 12