The President’s Corner Barbara Hollister The autumn leaves have just started to turn. Soon you and I will be raking leaves. It is indeed amazing has this year is “flying by”. Speaking of “flying”, time is moving on and the time for our House Tour and Standard Flower will be here. October 7, 2017 is an exciting time for RCGC. Hope- fully each of you have purchased your ticket for the House Tour. Remember the Laburnum House will have the Horticulture and it is free to the public. You may visit only one (1) home for $7.00 per house, buy your tickets in advance for $30.00 and visit all of the other seven (7) homes. The other option is the day of the tour you may purchase your ticket to visit all the seven (7) homes for $35.00. Any of the tickets may be purchased at the Laburnum House or any of the homes. I sincerely hope each club has sold all 10 tickets in the packet that was given to you. If you have any tickets left over please bring the tickets with you to the Richmond Council of Garden Clubs October 6 , 2017 meeting and give them to JaneVandenburgh, Erica Gilliam or Joyce Parker. The houses on the tour are exciting and certainly represent a time in the history of the City of Richmond. You w sport an updated flair. Lewis Ginter was a man with a vision and knew how to fulfill a dream, by designing the first subdivision in the Richmond area. Remember sell your tour tickets, plan to attend the House Tour and Standard Flower Show, October 7, 2017. Also you may purchase a box lunch through the Ginter Park Women’s Club for $12.00 bycontacting Chris Morris, 804-550-2481 or [email protected]prior to 9-25-2017. Lunches will be served between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm October 7, 2017. You may eat your lunch at the Ginter Park Women’s Club. A Newsletter of the Richmond Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. Organized 1932 Richmond, Virginia October 2017 October Meeting Friday, October 6, 2017 Ginter Park Women’s Club 3016 Seminary Avenue Richmond, Virginia Registration and Coffee 10:00 am Refreshments provided by: Green Acres and Crown Grant Garden Clubs Business Meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Judy Binns “The New NGC Flower Show Handbook: What’s In and What’s Out” ----------------- Open to All Members of Our member Garden Clubs
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The President’s Corner Barbara Hollister
The autumn leaves have just started to turn. Soon you
and I will be raking leaves. It is indeed amazing has
this year is “flying by”.
Speaking of “flying”, time is moving on and the time
for our House Tour and Standard Flower will be here.
October 7, 2017 is an exciting time for RCGC. Hope-
fully each of you have purchased your ticket for the
House Tour. Remember the Laburnum House will
have the Horticulture and it is free to the public. You
may visit only one (1) home for $7.00 per house, buy
your tickets in advance for $30.00 and visit all of the
other seven (7) homes. The other option is the day of
the tour you may purchase your ticket to visit all the
seven (7) homes for $35.00. Any of the tickets may be
purchased at the Laburnum House or any of the homes.
I sincerely hope each club has sold all 10 tickets in the
packet that was given to you. If you have any tickets
left over please bring the tickets with you to the
Richmond Council of Garden Clubs October 6, 2017
meeting and give them to JaneVandenburgh, Erica
Gilliam or Joyce Parker.
The houses on the tour are exciting and certainly
represent a time in the history of the City of Richmond. You will leave the tour knowing what Ginter Park was like in the 20’s and 30’s, and today
sport an updated flair. Lewis Ginter was a
man with a vision and knew how to fulfill a dream, by
designing the first subdivision in the Richmond area.
Remember sell your tour tickets, plan to attend the House
Tour and Standard Flower Show, October 7, 2017. Also
you may purchase a box lunch through the Ginter Park
Women’s Club for $12.00 bycontacting Chris Morris,
February 26-March 1, 2018. Flower Show School Course II in Virginia, Four Points by Sheraton , 4700 S.
Laburnum Avenue, Henrico, Virginia 23231. Advance registration is required. For detailed information on
the program and registration, see VFGC, Old Dominion Gardener, Fall 2017, pages 21-22.
March 7-9, 2018. Oxford Garden Club is sponsoring the Second Annual Trip to Philadelphia Flower Show.
For details see FOOTPRINTS, Volume 30, Number 1, Fall, 2017, page 9.
April 8-10, 2018. VFGC Convention 2018, Westin Hotel, Richmond, Virginia. The featured speakers are
Tony Todesco and Ellen Ogden. For more information see, VFGC, Old Dominion Gardener”, Fall 2017, page
37. Information and registration will be included in the winter issue of ODG.
April 13, 2018. Richmond Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. will hold its annual “Fashions with Flowers” at the
First Baptist Church, Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA. Mark your calendar. Additional information will
be available soon.
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Richmond Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
with the
Ginter Park Garden Club Member of:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
South Atlantic Region Piedmont District
~Present~
Autumn in Ginter Park
Dedicated to the memory of
Mary Jane McIntosh Ruth Moss Lois Williams
An NGC Standard Flower Show and House Tour
Saturday, October 7, 2017
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia 23227
Admission $30 in advance or $35 or $7.00 per house the day of the tour Horticulture Exhibits free & open to the public
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Autumn in Ginter Park
Flower Show and House Tour
(tickets available at all locations)
Horticulture Exhibits
Historic Laburnum House 1300 Westwood Avenue
Houses on Tour
with
Floral Designs & Botanical Arts--Door Wreaths
1. 3819 Brook Road Home of Patrick Held and Neal Tilghman
2. 3203 Hawthorne Avenue Home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Melton
3. 3016 Seminary Avenue The Ginter Park Women’s Club
4. 3319 Gloucester Road Home of Mrs. Clement Woodward
5. 1412 Palmyra Avenue Home of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Foley
6. 1406 Palmyra Avenue Home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCarty
7. 1513 Palmyra Avenue Home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seipel
Ginter Park Women’s Club 3016 Seminary Avenue Box Lunches 11:00 2:00 Chris Miles is the contact person for the lunches. Her phone number is 804-550-2481 and email address is
[email protected]. A box lunch is $12.00 and may be eaten at the Ginter Park Women’s Club