District I District I Meeting

Thursday, September 13 Refreshments at 10:00 am Meeting at 10:30 am

US National Arboretums Main Building or Temporary Trailer

Fall 2012

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

Program: BBG's New Native Flora Garden by Ulrich Lorimer*

Curator of the newly expanded Native Flora Garden Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn, New York Mr. Lorimer will talk about the gardens expansion process from design to finished garden. He is author of a chapter in the book Healthy Soils for Sustainable Gardens, and he was Martha Stewarts guest on her TV show for a segment on soils: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=SG8_DWhkj60 *Mr. Lorimer is the son of our own District I Correspondence Secretary Freia Lorimer.

Directors Notes
Enjoyment of our gardens, our clubs, and our environment
By Danielle Brabazon, Director, District I

I hope everyone had a fabulous summer! I have enjoyed all the fun of having my two children off from school, Danielle Brabazon running swim team carpool, tennis camp, and, of course, lots of gardening! Our Presidents Coffee was wonderfully attended at the home of Shirley Nicolai. I really enjoyed meeting the new club presidents and was thrilled to see representatives from clubs whose presidents could not attend. I hope all learned about the NCAs four schools and are able to share with your clubs this fall. District IV did a wonderful job hosting the NCA table at this past Behnke's day (June 9th). I have been in contact with the perspective garden club members and hope to help them find a club to join.

This is a busy year for the NCA. For a starterthis is the year elections are held. Please, if you have any interest in becoming more involved in the direction of District I, consider joining the District I Board. District directors and assistant directors usually serve two-year terms, and we have a vacancy in the Assistant Director position. Please contact any member of the District I Board to ask questions about the different positions and consider volunteering. A list of District Is Board members appears in this issue. You meet lots of neat people; and I, personally, have learned a lot of great things! District I is busy this fall! Our General Meeting is on Thursday, September 13, and we have a fabulous speaker: Ulrich Lorimer from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens coming to speak to us about its newly overhauled native garden. (See Directors Notes, p2)

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Directors Notes
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Whats coming up?
Thurs, Aug 30, 10:30a District I Board Meeting
Freia Lorimers home

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Please plan to be at the US National Arboretum at 10:00 a.m. as we are not sure the auditorium is going to be ready but we do have the temporary trailer booked as our backup venue. District I is also hosting the Tuesday, September 25, NCAGC General Meeting at the US National Arboretum or at the backup venue in Folly Hall in the Cheverly United Methodist Church. We should know by the 13th which venue will be hosting; but, either way, District I is providing food and beverages. Club presidents will be contacted by a member of the District I Board to see what your club can provide for the event. There will be a sign-up sheet for anyone interested in helping out at the September 13 General Meeting. If you cannot attend on the 13th, please let me know if you are interested in helping in other ways. Our own Acorn Garden Club member Barbara Glickman will present a program on her just published book, Capital Splendor - Gardens and Parks of Washington, DC. Her presentation includes discussion of landscape garden design as a framework for looking at garden features through photos. District I is also hosting a Morning of Design with the Judges Council on Wednesday, October 10, at 10:00 a.m. at St. John's Church in Fort Washington, MD. There will be a $3 admission at the door. Lastly, I would love to attend your club meetings, introduce myself to those I have not met, and share any information about District I and the National Capital Area with your membership. Please let me know when your clubs meet so that we can schedule a visit. Looking forward to seeing you in September! Danielle

Thurs, Sept 13, District I Fall Meeting Refreshments 10:00a Meeting 10:30a
US National Arboretum or its trailer

Tues, Sept 25, NCAGC General Membership Meeting,10:30a, Hosted by District I

Program by Acorn Garden Clubs member Barbara Glickman on her book, Capital Splendor - Gardens and Parks of Washington, DC Location TBA: US National Arboretums main building or Foley Hall in the Cheverly United Methodist Church, 2801 Cheverly Avenue, Cheverly, MD 20785

Wed, Oct 10, Morning of Design, 10:00a

Hosted by District I with the NCAGC Council of Accredited Flower Show Judges, $3 donation at door St. John's Episcopal Church Broad Creek, 9801 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Sun, Mon, & Tues, Oct 28 - 30 Central Atlantic Regional Meeting

Independence, OH Register before September 30 on the CAR website:

http://www.ngccar.org/2012carconference.html

Tues, Nov 13, 11a 9p District I Fundraiser at Franklins

Purchase food, beverages, and/or merchandise and mention District I when paying. 5123 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD

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Save the dates CAR conference 2013

Schools Starting
Find registration forms and info for schools online at:

http://www.ncagardenclubs.org Gardening Studies School, Series VIII, Course III, Sept 17-18 Landscape Design School, Series XIII, Course IV, Sept 19-21
Registration will be available soon for:

Environmental Studies School, Nov 8 & 9 Flower Show Judges School To be announced

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SURPRISE!
NCAGC GENERAL MEETING

Fall 2012
District I Board Members
Director - Danielle Brabazon danielle.brabazon@gmail.com 301-754-2291 Assistant Director - Vacant Treasurer - David Healy davidhealy@dcaccess.net 202-543-5919 Recording Secretary - Sonia Johnson epj3@verizon.net 301-627-8613 Corresponding Secretary - Freia Lorimer district_1_ncagc@comcast.net 301-352-3679 Advisor - Ann Gardenhour acgardenh@aol.com 301-773-1991 Awards - Sally OConnell soconnell44@hotmail.com 301-919-3776 Editor, The Garden Post - Arleen Ankeney aankeney1@comcast.net 301-805-4970 Environmental - Judy Greene jgreene809@verizon.net 301-839-7784 Historian - Charmane Truesdell charmanet@comcast.net 301-490-4478 Special Events - Norma Merritt proper_bostonian.1@juno.com 301-292-3233 Ways and Means - Dee Droter jadroter@yahoo.com 301-292-2408
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WHEN: WHAT: WHO: WHY: WHERE:

September 25, 2012, 10:30 am General Meeting/Lunch/Great Speaker ALL OF US! Come one; come all. Dont miss the fun! To meet, greet, learn A mystery! Surprise!

The U.S. National Arboretum has been under renovation and may or may not be ready for us. We have an alternate location; but, at this VERY moment, we dont know which way to tell you to head on the morning of September 25. I will send a Blast the very moment I know for sure. The Blast will go directly to your District Director. In turn the DD will forward notice to all club presidents who will, in turn, email/call/notify you of where we will be holding our NCA General Meeting. The two choices are: 1. The U.S. National Arboretum main building. 2. Foley Hall, Cheverly United Methodist Church, 2801 Cheverly Avenue, Cheverly, MD 20785 The Surprise location will be announced. Stay tuned. Just plan to be flexible, to come, and to enjoy the morning, the program, and the lunch. Bring a friend. Lets fill the place, wherever that may be. Lets show up in a record number! We can do it. The Daffodil Principle: Just Do It! Dont Wait.

Vickie Godwin NCA President

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Acorn Garden Club author to speak at NCA Meeting on September 25

District Is own Barbara Glickman, Acorn Garden Club, will provide the program at the NCAs General Meeting in September on her recently published book, Capital Splendor Gardens and Parks of Washington, DC. She covers landscape garden design as a framework for looking at garden features through photos and historical information on the gardens, houses, and landscape architects.
You and your club can make contributions to NCA President Vickie Godwins Presidents Project: Five rain gardens at the US National Arboretum. Send donations to: Ms. Carole Butler, NCA Executive Secretary 1508 Auburn Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Clearly indicate the donations are for the rain gardens.

DID YOU KNOW?

Clubs can have a Trunk Show of Arbor House merchandise at meetings. Contact Mary Beth Cecil: 301-868-2224 or Paid4bymyson@aol.com Clubs candidates for the Perennial Bloom Award must be submitted to the NCA Awards Chairman before September 1. The Central Atlantic Region (CAR) now offers a Life Membership for $50. Contact Babs McClendon: 703-360-0920 or babsm@erols.com The latest copy of The Capital Gardener lists all the awards NCA clubs received in May at the National Convention 2012 in Buffalo, NY. You can find issues of The Capital Gardener and The Garden Post on the District I Blogspot:

http://ncadistrict1.blogspot.com/

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NGC President Shirley Nicolai, member of Tanta-Cove Garden Club and of Fergies Gardeners, hosted District Is Presidents Meeting in June with a luncheon at her gracious home along the Potomac River in Fort Washington, MD.

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To advance District I members knowledge of gardening and design and to add to members credentials, District I Director Danielle Brabazon invited representatives of the four schools to speak in hopes of interesting more members in enrolling.

District Is June Presidents Meeting, luncheon held riverside

Cushioned wicker rockers and chairs on a screened porch provides a relaxing vibe for June business.

Poss Tarpley, TantaCove Garden Club, explains the Landscape Design School.

Dee Droter, Tanta-Cove Garden Club, reports on the Garden Studies School.

Left: NGC President Shirley Nicolai welcomes District I to her home and tells of some of her experiences as national President before tending to the lunch prepared for us.

Early into the meeting, on behalf of District I, Charmane Truesdell, Montpelier Garden Club, presented Shirley with a blooming blue hydrangea bush, our hostess favorite plant and color, and a blue ceramic container.
Right: NCAGC President Vickie Godwin highlights her activities as state President and her agenda items of interest to club presidents and members. She is installing five small rain gardens on the grounds of the US National Arboretum as her Presidents Project.

District III Director Sandi Piccirillo tells about the Flower Show Judges School.

Charmane Truesdell, Montpelier Garden Club, covers the Environmental Studies School.

Each club president spoke briefly about current, past, or future plans and activities of their garden clubs. The following are highlights of a few of the presidents remarks.
Right: Ann Gardenhour, President, Cheverly Garden Club, mentions the clubs new, continuing education grants for community members to study gardening interests and return to the club to share what they learned. There will be a committee of three from the club who will decide on the people who will receive these grants. (See Presidents Meeting, p5)

District I Director Danielle Brabazon gave a special welcome to newly inducted presidents: Carol Edwards, Capitol Hill Garden Club; Ann Gardenhour, Cheverly Garden Club; Mary Alice Bartman, New Carrollton Garden Club; and Arvie Atkinson, Woodberry Garden Club. Danielle thanked the Mount Airy Clay Breakers and Woodmoor clubs for sending club representatives in place of their presidents.

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Presidents Meeting
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Fall 2012

Elizabeth Dietel (standing), President of The Gardeners of the Junior League of Washington, DC, discusses her club, saying the League needs younger members. Danielle Brabazon (right) with Betsy Reid President of Fergie's Gardeners. .Betsy discusses her clubs plans for renovating the 1920s country house gardens at The Ferguson Foundation. She invited clubs to take advantage of the teas, tours, and luncheons available to clubs and other groups by contacting her.

Julie Harrison, immediate past president of Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club, reports the clubs next after school youth program will be work on a butterfly garden. The first year the youth made a salad garden, and the second year they made a pizza garden.

Early arrivals helped themselves to coffee and enjoyed the river view on the back porch facing the Potomac River. Later, the porch served as the seating area for the buffet lunch provided by our hostess. Source: ncadistrict1.blogspot.com Photos by Bill Dean

Lydia Barbour, President of Tanta-Cove Garden Club, describes three gardens maintained by its club members in the community. The Tanta-Cove club will host Morning of Design for District I in October at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, MD, held by the NCAs Council of Flower Show Judges.

Learn about more District I clubs; see Club News, p6.

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Club News

Fall 2012

Burtonsville Garden Club sets its own table during Behnkes Garden Party
Burtonsville Garden Club sought to recruit new members by setting up its own promotion table during Behnkes Nurseries Garden Party in Beltsville, MD, in June. This year, District IVs Director Bette Lewis hosted a table for both her District and District I. Last year, the two districts promotion table was hosted by the Goddard Garden Club on behalf of District I and District IV.

L to R: Burtonsville Garden Club members Jeanne Byrd, Sue Stimak, District Is David Healy, and club member JoAnn Mueller. Source: ncadistrict1.blogspot.com Photo by Bill Dean

Capitol Hill Garden Club celebrates its 60th Anniversary

Capitol Hill Garden Club celebrates its 60 Anniversary during its annual June Garden Party, a potluck buffet. This is the first time the club held an event on the US National Arboretums patio, and the arboretums Director, Dr. Colien Hefferan, welcomed the club. She discussed the work of the National Bonsai Foundation, the Friends of the National Arboretum, and the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. in supporting the arboretum. Former presidents Jennie Wren, Lem Hooper, David Healy, Pat Taylor, Tony Pontorno, Jim Shelar and outgoing President Elvira Sisolak each reminisced about the club.

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Outgoing president Vira Sisolak (left) introduces two 50year members: Marie Hertzberg (center) and Edee Hogan. Club President Elvira Sisolak passed the gavel to incoming president Carol Edwards. On behalf of the club, Carol presented Elvira with the Cadillac of wheelbarrows for a job well done. The club meets at the Church of the Brethren, 337 North Carolina Avenue, SE, Washington, DC. Regular meetings are open to the public at no charge. Refreshments begin at 7p and the program starts at 7:30. A list of the clubs programs and meeting dates can be found on the clubs blogspot cited below. Source: http://capitolhillgardenclub.blogspot.com/2012/06/60