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The Garden PostThe Garden PostThe Garden PostThe Garden PostFall 2011District I

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

Directors Notes

By David Healy, Director, District I

Enjoyment of our gardens, our clubs, and our environment

Our annual August heat wave and drought become more in-tolerable each year. I just hate watering and watering to try tokeep plants alive. Nothing thrives in these conditions, and thereare always losses. This year we allowed the volunteer sunflowers

from last winter's bird feeding to take over our garden, and ourreward has been a handful ofgoldfinches that have becomeresident feeders as the sunflowers mature. This is the first time in11 summers that we have seen a goldfinch. I'm thinking youcould do worse than sowing a bag of bird seed in the backyard ormeadow.

(See Directors Notes, p. 2)

Hugs, congratulations to District Is Shirley Nicolai, our new national President

Shirley NicolaiNGC President 2011 2013

Photo from www.gardenclub.org

There was dancing in the streets of Washington, DC, in May followingthe installation of District Is own Shirley Nicolai as the 42nd President

of National Garden Clubs, Inc., the largest organization of its kind in theworld.

Shirley is a member of both District Is Tanta-Cove Garden Club andFergies Gardeners.

She announced her themes for her presidency as service to membersand their communities and support of local garden clubs in meetingspecific needs; and, she is introducing initiatives related to plantings forpublic places and protecting aquatic ecosystems.

Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, National Garden Clubs includes6,300 local clubs, 50 state clubs, our National Capital Area organization,and hundreds of international affiliates.

(See NGC convention photographs, p. 5)

Notice of District I Fall Meeting

Program: Role of Rain Gardens as a Solution to Stormwater Runoffby Kit Gage, Co-Director,

National Capital Region Watershed Stewards Academy

Plus, more about NCAGC President Vickie Godwins five rain garden projectsplanned for the US National Arboretum

10 am,Tuesday, September 13,2011Meeting Room in Temporary Headquarters Trailer

U.S. National Arboretum

Continental Breakfastprovided by District I

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District I's annual fundraiser isTuesday, November 8, at FranklinsRestaurant, Brewery and GeneralStore, 5121 Baltimore Avenue,Hyattsville, MD.

When you eat, drink, and/or shop atFranklins that day, mentionDISTRICT I when paying and ourDistrict will receive a percentage ofthe proceeds.

With any luck they'll have theThanksgiving Dinner sandwich onthe lunch menu as well as stockingstuffers for kids of all ages.

See the flyer at the end of this news-letter for all the details.

The June Presidents Meeting at KenilworthAquatic Gardens was well attended, and thepresidents had a lively discussion about their clubprojects. Almost everybody stayed for a guided tourof the only national park devoted to aquatic plants.

Photographs can be found on District Is blogspot:http://ncadistrictI.blogspot.com/2011/06/

annual-presidents-meeting-at-kenilworth.html

NCA Garden Clubs will celebrate its 60th birthdayat 10:30 a.m., on September 27 at the PlymouthHaven Baptist Church, 8600 Plymouth Road (on FortHunt Road just south of Waynewood Boulevard), inAlexandria, VA. There is an invitation from ourNCAGC President Vickie Godwin herein to each ofyou to attend this celebration.

Make your reservations now for the District IOLDE DOMINION HOLIDAYbus tour, Saturday,December 3, 2011, $85 per person, which includesall but hard spirits at Hanover Tavern.

Our bus leaves Cheverly, MD, at noon and stopsfirst at historic Hanover Tavern where we will enjoytheir FESTIVAL OFTREES and a buffetdinner. Well add a Fort Washingtonpickup, if reservations merit it.

Our second stop will be the

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for anearly bird tour of its GARDENFEST OF LIGHTS.The sun will set shortly after our arrival, leaving

us plenty of time to enjoy the light displays in thegardens, the holiday displays in the conservatory,and shopping in Ginter's fabulous gift shop.

In the early evening, a TACKY LIGHTS TOURguide will board our bus to show us Richmondhomes decorated over-the-top for the season. We'llcome-a-caroling home to Cheverly before midnight.

The reservation form can be found on the tourflyer attached to this newsletter.

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Youre invitedA 60

thBirthday Partyfor the NCAGC

It is also our NCAGC General Meeting.Business will be kept SHORT!

Yes, there will be cake!Dress: Party

10:30 am, Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Plymouth Haven Baptist Church8600 Plymouth Road, Alexandria, VA 22308

(Corner of Fort Hunt and Plymouth Roads)

Visit ncagardenclubs.org for complete directions.

Vickie Godwin, President, NCAGC, Inc.

AWARDS

Important information you need to knowSome changes to the awards program were an-

nounced at the NGCs national convention in May.Some guidelines were changed in an effort to make

applying for awards easier.Application forms and rules are on the NCAGCs

website: www.ncagardenclubs.orgThey are also listed in the upcoming issue of the

2011-2012 NCAGC Directory.

What to submit to whom by what deadline:

Send to your District I Awards Chairman:

Yearbooks and newsletters by

November 4, 2011

Award No. 18 applications, Citation for

Outstanding Garden Club Achievement

by January 23, 2012

Send to your NCAGC Awards Chairman:

Books of Evidence by November 4, 2011

Award of Recognition nominations by

December 1, 2011

Your District I Awards Chairmen will help youwith any questions you may have regarding awards.

Because Evalee Ciucia may be unable to remain inher position as NCAGC Awards Chairman, watchfor an email announcement naming a new NCAGCAwards Chairman.

If you have urgent questions, please call or emailVickie Godwin, President, NCAGC.

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FallFallFallFall 201201201201TheTheTheThe GardenGardenGardenGarden PostPostPostPost 4444Clubs, Board members receive awards at District Is March meeting

Ten District I clubs received award certificates atthe annual District I Awards Meeting hosted byCheverly Garden Club on March 10.

http://capitolhillgardenclub.blogspot.com/

Goddard Garden ClubPresident Christine Hambach(far right) presents a $50,000 check on behalf of thedissolving German Orphan Home Foundation to KaifaAnderson-Hall, FONAs Program Director at theWashington YouthGarden at the US National Arboretum.Thereafter, the children gave Christine a bouquet offlowers. Christine, a Director on the German OrphanHome Foundations Board, worked with Kaifa andFONAs Executive Director Kathy Horan to get the dona-tion for the Washington Youth Garden as the GermanOrphan Home Foundation closed its orphanage andgave away the remaining money to qualified childrens

organizations.

Below: A veggie birthday cake design at a garden fencein the Washington Youth Garden advertises FONAspreparations to host the gardens 40

thbirthday party on

September 17 on the grounds of the US NationalArboretum. Get the details at: www.fona.org

Club News (continues on page 4)Goddard Garden Club hosted a table reserved by District I to

promote membership in National Capital Area Garden Clubswith the theme Come Grow With Us during a special event atBehnkes Nursery and Garden Center in Beltsville, MD, on June4. Behnkes invited garden clubs and gardening-related organi-zations, plant societies, vendors, and others to exhibit and sell at

this event.The Goddard club set up an eye popping, hot pink and bright

green exhibit with large rose balloons waving overhead to attractnew members, to show the public photographs representative ofour District I clubs activities, and to raise funds for the NCAGC,including taking donations for Save the Azaleas tote bags torescue the US Arboretums azaleas, boxwoods, and othercollections. NCAGC Membership Chairman Babs McClendoncreated new promotional materials for the event, includingbusiness cards, brochures, and decals.

District IV Director Bette Lewis, who has several clubs andmembers in her District that patronize Behnkes in Beltsville,spent the entire day at the table working with the Goddard club.

A detectable, energetic vibe at the table attracted visitors andyielded results:

- 16 visitors showed interest in joining a garden club andprovided their contact information and others spent time at thetable and took away handout materials;

- One NCAGC coupon book and five Handbook of Designbooks were sold for a total of $80;- 17 donations at $5 each were collected for the NCAGCs

Save the Azaleas tote bags for a total of $85.

Arleen Ankeney, Chairman

Fergies Gardeners invites you to: 1) Register now for thePotomac Watershed Trash Summit 2011 set for October 19 atGeorge Mason University in Arlington, VA.Get the details at: www.trashsummit.org

2) Mark your calendar now to help clean upthe Potomac River watershed this spring:24

thAnnual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup

April 14, 2012

NCAGC members pose for a photo at Behnkes specialevent in Beltsville in June during a visit by District IDirector David Healy. From left: Goddard membersCharmane Truesdell and Arleen Ankeney, District IDirector David Healy, District IV Director Bette Lewis, andGoddard Garden Club President Christine Hambach.

Photo by Bill Dean on the ncadistrict1.blogspot.com

Photos submitted by ChristineHambach

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Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club tours Jug Bay, museums nearby

Above: ThisGreat Blue Heronis more interested infishing than concerned about the boatload of eco-tourists.

Below: A team of young women head out tofence asection of shoreline to keep Canada geese away. Bykilling off thousands of resident Canada geese andfencing the others away from the shoreline, PatuxentRiver Park hasbeen able to re-establish wildlife alongthe river banks.

Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club and guests,

including District I Director David Healy and photographer Bill

Dean, took an eco-tour of Jug Bay atPatuxent River Parkin

June. They observed the effects of global warming and efforts

to restore the marsh and the wildlife along the river banks.After the boat trip, some people went on a guided tour of the

Patuxent Rural Life Museums where they experiencedthe

history of human habitation along the river.

Left: The first stopafter the eco-tour wasDuckett Cabin(c. 1880),a one-room, tenant

farmer's cabin with aloft at the PatuxentRural Life Museums.

Above: Mount Calvert plantation house andmuseum under renovation, one of the mostsignificant historical and archaeological sites inPrince George's County. Its resources representover 8,000 years of human culture.

Editors Note: Since the groups June visit, the MountCalvert Historical and Archaeological Parkswebsitereports the house sustained substantial structuraldamage from the August 23 earthquake. The house

and museum are closed to visitors until further notice.Regularly scheduled Saturday excavations willcontinue, and the grounds will remain open.

Source:ncadistrict1.blogspot.comPhotos by Bill Dean

Following another successful spring plant sale, Cheverly

Garden Club purchased a park bench and increased its presence

as a good civic neighbor in the Town of Cheverly by working

with Cheverlys Public Works to place the bench in the park near

the Community Center at Town Hall. The club will work withtown officials again to plan a brief dedication ceremony.

Michael Giese, President

Photo by Dave Kneipp

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Capitol Hill Garden Club is giving away free, springflowering daffodils and crocus bulbs for use inpublic spaceson Capitol Hill. The bulbs will be distributed in October forplanting this fall. Individuals and groups are invited to apply.Applications are due by September 15, 2011. The applicationform is on the clubss blogspot:

http://capitolhillgardenclub.blogspot.comThe club held its annual, end-of-the club-year Garden Party

in June.

Shirley Nicolai becomes the NGCs 42ndPresident (from page 1)

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Club News

Left: Capitol Hill GardenClubs extraordinary pho-tographer Bill Dean. Billtakes the fab pics seen onhis clubs and on District Isblogspots and in TheGarden Post newsletter.Thanks to whomever tookBills photo, thereby givingthis Editor a chance tospotlight Bill for his work.

Above: Club President Vira Sisolak addresses theal fresco gathering of about 50 members.

Below: A few of the fresh cut, floral party decorationsbrought by members from their yards and gardens alongwith plenty of potluck party foods.

Source: http://capitolhillgardenclub.blogspot.com

All photos by Bill Dean except the one of Bill Dean

Couples danced in the streets of Washington, DC, the nightof the inauguration of Shirley Nicolai as NGC President.

Incoming president Shirley Nicolai, left,at the podium with outgoing NGCPresident Renee Blaschke

An ah-h-h inspiring, white chocolate Capitol dome dessertprovides the perfect ending to Shirleys inaugural at thegalabanquet in the ballroom at the J.W. Marriott Hotel,Washington, DC.

Source: ncadistrict1.blogspot.com

Photos by Bill Dean

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Logo left, photos above from Elvert Barnes

District I Day at FranklinsDistrict I Day at FranklinsDistrict I Day at FranklinsDistrict I Day at FranklinsTuesday, November 8, 2011

Franklins Restaurant, Brewery, and General Store, Prince Georges Countys onlybrewpub, is foremost a family restaurant. This unique Hyattsville establishment getswritten up in Washington and Maryland media as a place worth visiting. Franklinsserves up inventive dishes and American fare at reasonable prices. The adjoininggeneral store stocks plenty of penny candy, toys, and magic items, and funky, kitschy,and useful finds for all agesa great place to shop for the gifts and stocking stuffersneeded in December.

Ask your club members, friends, and family to visit Franklins on November 8and to mention District I when paying for food, beverages, and/or merchandise.

Making memories at Franklins on November 8 makes money for District I.

Franklins Restaurant, Brewery, and General Store

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL ANN, 301-773-1991

Whenanyone pays for food,drinks, and/or merchandiseat Franklins on November 8and mentions District I,

Franklins donates 20%of the receipt* to District I.

*Excludes tax and tip

Kid friendly

Casual dress

Accepts credit cards

Good food

Full bar

City parking lot at side

of Franklins: 25 cents(free parking at night)

US 1 Southto Washin ton DC

Hyattsville, MD

US 1 Northto Colle e Park

On Route 15123 Baltimore AvenueHyattsville, MD 20781

301-927-2740Restaurant & Store Hours: Tues., 11am - 9pm

Bar closes at midnight.