the garden post summer 2013

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District I Summer 2013

Member of National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. - Central Atlantic Region - National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Hello members of District I,We have an exciting two years ahead of us!My theme for my new two-year term as Director of District

I is Growing with Friendsthe goal being to meet asmany members of District I as possible and to continue tocultivate the wonderful friendships made among members ofour garden clubs.

Whether members of my own club, Woodmoor GardenClub, or whether the great people of District I that I have hadthe pleasure to meet, I look forward to us blossoming throughour relationships, and I look forward to being invited to yourclub's meetings and events.

The Presidents Meeting coming up on June 2 at theRiverdale House Museum is for all club Presidents or arepresentative of the club. And, we will tour the Riverdale

House Museum! I will be sharing the calendar for the nextyear then as well as pairing up presidents to start a mentorsystem. There will be discussions of awards and of theupcoming Central Atlantic Region Conference. AMonumental Event, set for October 25 27 in Bethesda.

I welcome any and all suggestions as to how to encouragemore participation at District I and National Capital Areaevents. I also welcome additional venue ideas for fundraisersand meetings.

Heres to Growing With Friends,

Danielle

David Healy, recipient of

District Is

2012 Award of Honorand the first

Mr. President

of the NCAGC

gives us:

Lots to Shout About,Lots to Shout About,Lots to Shout About,Lots to Shout About,his 2013 - 2015 Presidents Project.

(More on p2; click on the email

attachment to access the form.)

Directors Notes

Danielle Brabazon

Director, District I

Growing With Friends

DISTRICT I PRESIDENTS MEETING

AND

RIVERDALE HOUSE MUSEUM TOUR

Sunday, June 2, 2013, 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Riverdale House Museum

4811 Riverdale Road

Riverdale Park, MD 20737

Located on Riverdale Road, two blocks south of East-West Highway (Route 410)between Route 1 and Kenilworth Avenue (Route 201)


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David Healy, District Is Treasurer, formerDirector, blogger, and the newly installed Presidentof National Capital Area Garden Clubs receivedDistrict Is 2012 Award of Honor at the D-1Awards Meeting on March 14.

District Is Board surprised him further bypresenting him with a handcrafted, engravedpewter plate in sincere appreciation for his service.His initials appear on the center front and his titleand term as Director of District I on the back.Another inscription on the back recognizes hisinnovative contribution as a blogger who created ablogspot for District Ithe first blogspot in thefour districts in the NCAGC.

David Healy announces his

NCAGC Presidents Project:

Installations

District Is David Healy becomes

he NCAGCs first Mr. President;

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The installation of David Healy as President ofNational Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc., (NCAGC)took place June 19 during a luncheon in CollegePark, MD, in the clubhouse at the University ofMarylands golf course.

During his remarks, he announced changes he willmake to streamline the conduct of NCAGC businessduring his presidency.

He chose Cultivating Friends and Communitiesas his theme for his presidency.

A member of Capitol Hill Garden Club and aprevious Director of District I, he was elected onMarch 26 during the NCAGCs General Meeting thatincluded elections and award presentations.

Danielle Brabazon takes on two more years on top in D-1

During the luncheon, Danielle Brabazon wasinstalled as Director of District I for another two-yearterm. Her theme for her second term is GrowingWith Friends.

See the NCAGCs installation luncheon photos, news, andslideshow on the NCAGCs blogspot:

http://ncagardenclubs.blogspot.com/2013/05/ncas-new-president-david-healy.html

Incoming Central Atlantic Region Director and

National Garden Club President announce themes

The installations of the incoming Central AtlanticRegion (CAR) director and the National GardenClub (NGC) president take place during the NGCConvention in Seattle, May 24 - 26.

Mary Warshauer, incoming CAR Director choseRally Our Region: Restore, Refurbish, Replant asher theme.

Linda Nelson, incoming NGC President choseMaking a World of DifferenceChoices Matter.

District Is Shirley Nicolais two year NGCpresidency comes to a close during the Seattle

convention where she passes the top job on to LindaNelson.

District I Board welcomes new members

Poss Tarpley, Tanta-Cove Garden Club, joins D-1s Board as Treasurer, filling the vacancy left byDavid Healy. Marge Stembel, Woodmoor GardenClub, joins the Board as the new Awards Chairman.

Director Danielle Brabazon, Woodmoor GardenClub, and Assistant Director Julie Harrison, MountAiry Clay Breakers Garden Club, stay on the Boardto serve another two-year term in their offices.

David Healy receives District Is

2012 Award of Honor plus a

surprise gift from District I

TTTThank You,hank You,hank You,hank You,I wish to thank the members of District II wish to thank the members of District II wish to thank the members of District II wish to thank the members of District I

for their support over the years and especiallyfor their support over the years and especiallyfor their support over the years and especiallyfor their support over the years and especiallyfor honoring me with the Award of Honor forfor honoring me with the Award of Honor forfor honoring me with the Award of Honor forfor honoring me with the Award of Honor for2012.2012.2012.2012. The unexpected engraved pewterThe unexpected engraved pewterThe unexpected engraved pewterThe unexpected engraved pewter plateplateplateplateis displayed on my piano ais displayed on my piano ais displayed on my piano ais displayed on my piano as a dailys a dailys a dailys a dailyreminder of our ties.reminder of our ties.reminder of our ties.reminder of our ties.

Please know that my work as president ofPlease know that my work as president ofPlease know that my work as president ofPlease know that my work as president of

National Capital Area does not dilute myNational Capital Area does not dilute myNational Capital Area does not dilute myNational Capital Area does not dilute myaffection for District I.affection for District I.affection for District I.affection for District I. I look forward to yourI look forward to yourI look forward to yourI look forward to yourcontinued support as we together endeavor tocontinued support as we together endeavor tocontinued support as we together endeavor tocontinued support as we together endeavor tostrengthen our sstrengthen our sstrengthen our sstrengthen our state garden club.tate garden club.tate garden club.tate garden club.

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Lots to Shout About

David Healy believes its time to tell the worldabout all the wonderful work done by gardenclubs. He does not want us to be shy. He wantsus to shout it out and has prepared a form to fillout and submit repeatedly, each time theres beena good deed done or an accomplishmentpastand/or present. Click on the attachment (a form)that comes emailed with this newsletter andfollow the instructions. An interactive version canbe filled in online on the NCAGC website:

www.ncagardenclubs.org/about us


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District I members attend dedication of Garden of Remembrance landscape project

Members of District Is Board and of Cheverly,Woodberry, and Capitol Hill garden clubs attended

the dedication of the Garden of Remembrance atthe Prince George's County Justice Center.The event took place on April 27 in Upper

Marlboro, MD, beginning with the arrival of theceremonial honor guard. The honor guard ap-proached on the brick path of the landscape projectnewly created as a place for peaceful reflection as amemorial site to those who have been taken from usby criminal violence.

District I, several garden clubs in District I, andindividuals in District I each donated $100 for an

inscribed brick for the path. The path is meant torepresent not only those taken from us due tocriminal violence but also to represent ourpersonal journeys of healing and remembrance.

The non-profit Maryland Crime VictimsResource Center, Inc., provided the memorialbricks as a means for obtaining donated funds forthe project.

Source: Photos by Bill Dean http://ncadistrict1.blogspot.com

District Is Assistant Director Julie Harrison,Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club, tookcharge of providing a promotional table for DistrictI this yearthe third year of the Garden Party and

the third year of District Is participation. Shecannot do it alone. Please contact her and volunteerto help: [email protected]

District I is contributing two gift baskets for theraffle at Behnkes to benefit Friends of BrooksideGarden. One basket will contain random pamper-ring items (soap, potpourri, padded hangers, and thelike), and the second basket will be all candles. Ifyou have any of these kinds of items suitable for thebaskets, give them to your club president to bring tothe Presidents Meeting on June 2.

Its a Garden PartyWith raffles of donated itemsto benefit Friends of Brookside Gardens

Saturday, June 8, 10 to 4(9a to 10a submit plants for the plant swap)

Behnkes Nurseries, Rte 1, Beltsville, MD

David Healy met with Dr. Colien Hefferan,Director of the US National Arboretum, and fourothers at the arboretum on May 8.

He reports the good news thatNational Capital Area GardenClubs, Inc., and District I can eachhold two meetings a year rent freebut subject to user fees.

Our meetings generally do notrequire additional security or

staffing, he said. So the userfees will be limited to janitorialand perhaps utility costs.

He reports the fees are being worked on, but heanticipates they will be in the $100-to-$200 range.

In addition, he said, late this summer weshould regain access to the Arbor House basementas a use-free venue for some meetings. Theproblem with that venue is the stairs would be animpediment to a member with mobility issues andthe basement has been known to flood.

Dr. Colien Hefferan

Director

US National Arboretum

Use of arboretum subject to fees


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The Garden PostThe Garden PostThe Garden PostThe Garden Post 4444 SummerSummerSummerSummer 2012012012013333Tanta-Cove Garden Club holds a spring flower show

Its A Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood, a Standard Flower Show

Club News

Photos and award info by Caroline Carbaugh, Flower Show Committee Chairman

Above: A display of the eight top ribbonwinners out of the 137 entries in Division I,Horticulture. Above: First place education exhibit winner

Local and Luscious," Herbs in theNeighborhood, by Carolyn LeCrone

Above: Millie Revers ginger flowerdesign in Fog, a mono-botanic de-sign, won a Blue Ribbon, the TricolorAward, andthe Award of DesignExcellence.

First Place Blue Ribbons went to LydiaBarbour in the reflective design classIce (above) and to Michelle Gishsbasket (below) for Pocket Full ofSunshine in the artistic crafts class.

Above: This mass arrangement entrby Jean Rositol won a Blue Ribbon.Below: Caroline Carbaugh won theDesigners Choice Award for herparallel arrangement entered in Clas6, Icicles.

Above: The Blue Ribbonwinning underwater designdone by Pat Villareale.

Below: Ann Farson won the Blue Ribbon andthe green rosette for her tray design in "Kiss ofthe Morning", Dew class.


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Districts I and II go native, our Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware


Color photos by Carolyn Fichtel, Paint Branch Garden ClubMembers of Districts I and II touredMt. Cuba Centeron

May 4 to enjoy the acres of plants native to the AppalachianPiedmont Region. Mt. Cubas woodland wildflower gardensare recognized as the regions finest.

Paint Branch Garden Clubs Carolyn Fichtel took at least100

photos during the trip, including our tour of historic NewCastle, DE. Many thanks to her for sharing her photos with usand to Ann Gardenhour, David Healy, and Arleen Ankeney inDistrict I and to Arlene Stewart and Nancy Angelelli in DistrictII for working together to put this tour of incredible naturalbeauty and history together for us.

The Copelands mansion today used as a welcome centerfor visitors and as offices for staff.

Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland built this statelyColonial Revival manor house on 600 acres in 1935 nearthe village of Mt. Cuba outside of Wilmington, DE, astheir home and family estate.

I want this to be a place where people will learn to

appreciate our native plants and to see how these plants can

enrich their lives so that they, in turn, will become

conservators of our natural habitats."Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland

(Photo and caption from Mt. Cuba Centers website)

The formal and curvaceous iron cross fountain near themansion shows off a formal planting in full bloom.

Reflections of the foliage around edges of the pondcreate a tranquil waterview along the path. Caretakersweed the moss at the edge of ponds using tweezers!

Members of the Paint Branch Garden Club pause at theornate iron pergola for a photo along a lush path.

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