Welcome to The Garden Study Club web site. We are excited to have a web site to facilitate communications among our members, officers and executive committee, our standing committees and others who may be interested in the common goals of our club. Through the web site, we hope to provide many opportunities for you to explore, learn and become more aware of environmental issues, civic beautification projects, educational programs, GSC projects and other important concerns of our club and community. We will also provide information and club support for the many events and projects of the Garden Club of Virginia, of which we are a member club. We especially want to keep you updated on the GCV Flower Shows: Daffodil, Lily and Rose Shows, GCV Conservation news, Historic Garden Week In Virginia and our local Tour, and Restored Historic Gardens by The Garden Club of Virginia.
Please check the GCV website frequently for upcoming events you may enjoy attending. Please be sure to save the date and check the GCV website frequently for followups on the Symposium 2010:The Garden Club of Virginia’s Symposium 2010 Quality of Life: Past, Present, Future Our mission is to educate about the gifts from the past, to cultivate present gifts of nature and to endow future generations with a good and decent quality of life. February 22-24, 2010 The Homestead Brochures were mailed in November 2009. Online registration was available at that time. Space is limited.
The 76th Annual Daffodil Show April 7-8, 2010 Sponsored by Hillside Garden Club Lynchburg, Sweet Briar College Judges Exam Tuesday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. Kent-Valentine House Update your Judges accreditation: Open Book exam on Styles of Floral Design First exam for Student Judges: General Information sent to you by the GCV Judges Chairman Second exam for Student Judges: Exam on Elements and Principles of Floral Design Third Exam for Student Judges: Open Book exam on Styles of Floral Design The Handbook for Styles of Floral Design is included as a link on the member page of GCV, showing beautiful, color photos of Period Arrangements. ALL GSC MEMBERS PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT! IT WILL BE MOST INTERESTING AND HELPFUL WITH ARRANGING!
For link to Handbook click here:
The 77th Annual GCV Historic Garden Week will be held in 2010 from April 17-25. Please visit the GCV website at the following link where beginning in January, 2010 you may view the Schedule for complete tour information including Highlights.
- The Schedule is already posted at this link: http://www.vagardenweek.org/schedule.htm
The picture below is from the GCV Conservation Forum held Nov. 5-6 in Charlottesville, VA at the Darden School of Business. Pictured below are Anne Doyle, GCV Conservation Chairman, Cabell West, GCV President and Karen Jones, GCV Conservation Committee member and event organizer:
